If I Got to Choose

I got to speak for the first time since my internship started. I'd say it went decently well, given the circumstances. 1 Timothy 6:3-6 was the passage that I spoke on. It was handed to me, so I didn't really get to choose what I wanted to talk about. So I thought it was a pretty interesting way to go about it: having preach one passage of the bigger series rather than just having me pick something I wanted to preach about.

So, yeah, it went pretty well. All in all, it was a different "preaching" experience for me. One, they got me to rehearse not once, but twice. I'm not really one for rehearsing when it comes to these sorts of things. So there was that. The other thing was that for whatever reason, they hyped me up so much. I understand that they want to make me feel good or whatever, but it really is unnecessary. Even though I'm the "intern," it's not required for people to go out of the way to make such a big deal out of me. I'd rather just quietly go about my business. But, at the same time, I do appreciate it greatly. For this instance, I didn't want so much hype because then it started to seem like people came to watch me preach. It was more about me rather than the message. If and when that is ever the case, then the focus is not right. So that's why I thought that I didn't need so much build up. Though I'm pretty sure it's just a one time thing because it was my first time preaching, and I'm just not really a preacher to begin with (at this point in time).

Anywho, June has now concluded, kids are out of school, and it is hot. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last week because I'm not used to sleeping in the heat. I have the basement at home, so it's always cool. When I'm at school, it's usually during the winter months so it's not that warm anyway. This is why I'm making a concious effort to sleep earlier to compensate for my likelihood of waking up a couple times due to the heat in the middle of the night. But, I don't want to complain because I love summer! .. Aside from the bugs, it is the perfect season.

So tomorrow is Canada Day, probably just going to take it easy. And I am excited for the summer months even though there is not a ton that is happening.

Just thought I'd let you know, you looked beautiful today! (=