I have truly dropped the ball...

I just want to take a brief minute to apologize to my fellow devoted followers of my life. I really do want to keep you updated, but I have really dropped the ball lately. I could go on and make excuses for myself, but you don't want to hear about all of that. So instead I will just give you a brief update of my life...

I have recently enjoyed my spring break by taking a trip to Peru, Indiana to visit a few friends from school. I really enjoyed that, although, I didn't do a whole lot, but that might have been why I enjoyed it so much, it was a nice relaxing times with the ones I am usually doing a lot of not-so-fun stuff with (i.e. schoolwork). We did take a picture, but it wasn't very creative because the Circus Museum was closed, but we did take some pictures, most of which you can see if you go to my Facebook.

Not this weekend, but the next, I have been asked to preach at my roommates church because their youth minister has taken a new job, so they will be out of a youth minister for a short time and they are asking all of our roommates to take turns preaching. I have quite a task on my hands since I am going first, I am the one that has to set the bar! I'm sure it will be fine though.

My roommates and I, along with a few others from school are going to be helping at a Jr. High retreat toward the end of April. I have helped at this retreat for several years now, but this year my friends will be there helping as well! I will basically be doing whatever they ask me to do, but the college students that I am taking are leading several breakout sessions throughout the weekend. We will each be showing a different "Nooma" video, by Rob Bell, and then engaging in about a 15 to 20 minute conversation going deeper into the meaning of the video.

Other than that school is going really well, I am really enjoying my classes this semester. They are for the most part very interesting and rather helpful. I have been both very encouraged and affirmed that I am doing the right thing and on the right track in my quest to lead others closer and deeper with/to Christ. I am excited to see what the next year has in store for me and those around me as well as the longer distant future.

One other thing that is coming up, which I am excited about, is that I am doing camp teams this summer through our school. That means that this summer I will be traveling with 3 other people around to different camps and doing whatever it is that they need, whether it is leading worship or a small group or whatever, but I will also be telling people about the school. For those of you who are wondering whether you will be able to see me or not this summer, rest assured that I believe I get about 3 or 4 weeks off over the course of the summer. If you would like to see me, let me know and I will do my best to let you know if I can work you into my summer schedule.

Other than that, if you have read this far then you must really like me!! but really I hope you all are doing well and I will be letting everyone know how the upcoming events go.

Spring is near and so is the Break that comes with it!

Nothing too exciting has been happening this week, but I just wanted to update my devoted followers of my life.

The exciting news is, next week is spring break! I am really excited about that! One of my roommates, Dave, and I are going to drive out to Indiana to see a few of our other friends for a few days. It's not the typical, "warm weather spring break" location, but nonetheless it will be fun to get away and see people outside of school.

We have a picture contest for our school where we have to take a picture of us in our spring break location with CCU apparel on. There are rewards for people who went the farthest and for the most creative. So, if there are any suggestions of what we can do to be the most creative let me know asap. We were thinking, make a human pyramid and then photoshop it into a picture of the pyramids of Egypt, but I think we can get a little more creative than that. To give you a little help, the place we are going is the Circus Capital of the Nation! So if that helps you think of something crazy that we can do let me know.

Well I hope everyone's life is going well. I can't wait to hear your ideas!

The kind of news I don't like delivering

Just wanted to let everyone know something that I just found out this morning: Bruce's dad, my step grandpa, just died last night. He has been in Hospice for a while and not doing too well. Bruce and my mom went out to see him a couple weeks ago and he talked with them a little more than he had been talking to anyone, but they were told that since they left he hasn't said much to anyone, I don't really know if he has spoken since then. He just wasn't doing well. 

I just wanted to let everyone know a little of what is going on. Just another reminder of the frailty of life. He definitely had an interesting life and enjoyed sharing it with anyone who would listen. He had some wonderful stories and they generally got a little more far-fetched as the evening went on. I enjoyed listening to all of his stories and I am going to miss him very much. 

If you could, say a prayer for his wife, Fern, and Bruce and his sister, Dale, and for the rest of his family and friends. Thank you all.

Illness in the Air

Over the weekend I went to Pennsylvania with Jenn to visit my step brother Mike and his family. I was really excited to see the girls, but when I got there I was saddened to find that all three of them were sick:( This wasn't good, but what was worse was Jenn was sick too. Needless to say it wasn't a very eventful weekend. One thing I did learn is that little girls are very mellow and kinda cute when they are sick, but that is the only good thing about them being ill.

I took some pictures, but it will take me a day or two to post them, so I will just apologize now for that. I hope all ye faithful followers had a good weekend and are having a good Monday! 

Just a reminder

I just thought I would remind you all that I am devoted once again to my blogging! Not much has happened since my last post, but I just wanted to remind everyone that I am thinking about you and I miss and love you all!

I just wanted to let you know that just because you may have felt neglected for a while, I am still thinking about my devoted readers. Thanks again for reading and I will have something important to talk about in my next entry, I promise.

So.. It's been a while!

Ok, so a little catch up.. since new years I have gone to Colfax, IN to lead worship at a jr. high retreat. I started school back up (I'm taking 18 hours this semester). I am enjoying my classes this semester a little more than last semester. I am still dating Jenn, which from what I understand is what some of you want to hear more about, but that will be in a minute. More recently, as in this past weekend, I was in Macomb, IL playing in a worship band for a high school retreat. This was a nice little getaway. This weekend coming up Jenn and I are going out to see my nieces in PA, I am really excited for this, it has been a long time since I have seen them.

I suppose most of you want to hear about Jenn now... Well she is about 2.5 inches shorter than me, she has brown hair, most of the time it's curly, but sometimes she straightens it, she love photography and as I believe I have said is a photography major in a photography and tech school in Dayton. Anyway, we have been dating for almost 2 months now. She has one brother and she lives with her mom. This is weird, I don't really know what else to talk about, so if anyone wants to know anything else, just ask and I will answer!

In other news, if anyone is interested in my classes, I am taking the following classes this semester: Hermeneutics (how to interpret the Bible, just a fancy word for it..), Psychotherapy (counseling), Intro to Ministry, Old Testament Poetry, Old Testament Prophesy, and Acts of the Apostles. My favorite is OT Poetry, it is with one of my favorite professors and I am really getting a lot out of the class. 

Well let me know what you all would like to know more about. I feel like I have been out of the blogging world so long I forget what to talk about. I would just like to apologize once again for the lack of communication, please find it in your heart to forgive me.

Back to School

Well as some of you might know, I am back at school! Not too exciting, but I do really like my class. It is prayer and spirituality with the best theology teacher we have. Today was really good and I expect the rest of the week to be just as good and even better.

Sorry to all that I didn't write much over break, as I was going here and there I wasn't on my computer very much at all. 

As some of you know and others might not, I have a girl friend, and I have been enjoying her company very much. It made going back to school less fun though as she does not go to the same school. Her name is Jenn or Jennifer if you will. She is a photography major and is going to a technical school in Dayton called Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology. She is very skilled at it and has been taking many pictures of us. 

Well that is about all I have to say for now. I will be letting you know how class goes the rest of the week. I am pretty excited to see what we learn this week.