today was a great day.

i had breakfast with eric knapp, nuff said.

i spent my first full day really working as the area director, i answered probably 100 phone calls, ran a bunch of errands, processed camp forms, counted money, and filled out deposit slips for over five hours...it was great actually; i could not be more excited about my job.

i got to hang out with some great old friends (tommy was on tonight by the way)...

i had a great bible study with the middletown graduates + eli, 1 john 2:7-12, man.

and then i got to go on a run. i love nightrunning, running while the rest of the world is asleep. i did 4.5 tonight and felt great the whole time, felt like i was flying. the entire time i just kept repeating to myself philippians 4:13, i can do everything through Him who gives me strength.

i just feel especially blessed tonight, i can't really explain it, i just feel it.

and still He leads me on

today is my last day as a teacher.

i am leaving a career in education to pursue a calling in full time ministry with an organization called Young Life.
although there are parts of teaching that i will miss, like the kids, and summer vacation, i could not be more excited to be following what i believe to be God's plan for my life. it is in some ways bittersweet. but mostly sweet.

the Lord has changed my life in so many ways that i simply cannot even begin to thank Him, i am so excited that soon, very soon, i will get to spend my whole days helping to give high school folks the opportunity to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ.

as i close the door to my classroom one last time and begin a new chapter in my life i am reminded that...He has brought me safe thus far, and still He leads me on.