i’m back

Sabbatical is over.  I’m back in the game!

So excited to be working again…full-time in the office with all the coolest peeps in the world.  It is no secret that I am a workaholic, so my fix is back.  I have learned a few lessons while I was on sabbatical that I am ready to incoporate into my life now.

• I am called by God to be a husband and father first.  I get one shot with these little girls, their whole lives will be shaped by how I father them.  My family deserves my attention more than an email, phone call, or random thought.
• No more doing what I am not good at.  I know what I am good at and I will pour myself into that when it comes to pastoring and leading.  What I am not good at…I will pray that God shows me someone who is and put that person in charge.
• I need to take ALL my vacation days every year!  Never done it…must do it.  For my own sanity.
• Elevation, though they took a drop in attendance & money while I was gone, is not MINE.  This is Jesus’ church and he will do as he wills.  I will listen, but I will not carry this on my shoulders, I will place it on his.
• Costa Rican coffee is the best.  (Just saying)
• I miss my friends at Elevation.  I miss your encouragement and your passion to live life.
• I am not going to wait until some time in the future to attempt to do the things that God has placed in my heart to do…I’m going after them now, whether you like it or not.
• I placed too much of my worth on the success or failure of Elevation.

Excited to be back…excited to annoy everyone again with my thoughts.  Excited to teach the Bible and live life with some great people.