You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here

The youth are gone for the summer…. and yet I remain.  We are done next Tuesday at noon, which feels unreal, considering that this summer has been so full of experiences and of work.  It has been frustrating, exhilarating, eye-opening, challenging, exciting, and it isn’t over yet.  Now the fun begins–cleaning up the mess we [...]

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ahh mornings

there is something ridiculously satisfying about watching episodes of “weeds” in the youth initiative office…. I know its wrong, but it feels delicious!

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Week Recap

A lot on my mind today.  Things to remember-
-ana’s sharing during the zega exercise about abuse
-”It’s not like everyone in E. Grand Rapids lives right on the lake or anything; I mean I live there and I dont live on the lake…. I live a couple blocks away”
-the Star Wars “blind man” skit
-boundaries in ministry
-frustrations [...]

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