So this is Morgan, Lauren, and me last year. I took the girls out for a day 'o' fun with just me and we had a blast.
Well, last night John and I went and had dinner with Morgan's family and truly had a wonderful time. I got to chat with Michelle (Morgan's mom) and talk about life and how I got into Ministry. As I took a trip down memory lane with her, I was reminded of a lot...
I was awake early this morning and just began to think. I have been ministering to junior high students since I was 16. Almost 10 years. It always looked different. from volunteer to intern, intern to staff coordinator, staff coordinator to now pastoring a group of students, plus throw in a few years of being a camp counselor. Although, I felt like a pastor most of the way, God has taught me so much in 10 years. Yet, I have a TON more to learn and I hope I continue until I am old and gray! There were moments along the way where I could have chosen a different direction in my life, but I have to tell you I am so glad God has called me to ministry. And grateful to all the people who helped me get her along the way.
At small group the other night, my girls and I went through this years theme verse...
2 Peter 1:5-9 (the message)
So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.
I pray and hope to live my life this way, and teach our students to as well. And to learn everyday!
