It's crazy how beginning your working career can change your perspective for you. I'm usually one of those nerds that go all contemplative toward the end of a year and think back on everything that's gone on in the past year, try to analyze all the big and small events, and try to learn from them.
I'm not doing that this time around. There's so much to look forward to in the coming year that I am really not spending much time thinking about 2014. I probably look at my rear view mirror while I drive more than I'm looking back at 2014. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I don't think. It just shows my excitement for all the new things that are going to take place just over the horizon.
With December winding down, I'm really not sure where this month went. I've been so busy that there's been days where I couldn't even find time to go to the washroom. Don't worry, it's mostly an exaggeration, but it gives the sense that there really is a lot of work to do.
I had a great week of Christmas where I decided to intentionally put work aside for a few days. So for Christmas Day, most of Boxing day, and after service on Sunday, I didn't do work. I took a couple hours on Boxing day and a chunk of Saturday to prepare for my sermon; but other than that, I really didn't do anything. I saw just how tired I was when I slept in to 11am or even noon a couple times - granted, that I don't go to sleep until 2 or 3am sometimes. I was thinking to myself yesterday of just how disoriented and dazed I felt after taking 3 or 4 days off completely.
Christmas this year was different, there's no question about it. I didn't see my family, there was no snow, and I was working through the days leading up to Christmas. So I apologize that I didn't really feel much hype for the festivities this time around.
I ended up going to my cousins' on Christmas day for a nice supper and gift exchange. It was good to still have the family time, and we're close enough that they feel very much like immediate family to me.
Other than that, what did I do during my self-inflicted time off? I watched a few movies - Thor 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Elf, and Divergent. I still want to watch The Wolf of Wall Street (I've had this one for quite some time, but haven't gotten around to watching it). I also started to read a few books - Crazy Love (Francis Chan - I started re-reading this one, because we're doing it for my youth group), Walking Through Pain and Suffering (Tim Keller), Gospel (J.D. Greear), and You and Me Forever (Francis Chan). Honestly, I don't think I should be reading so many books at one time. LOL.
On top of all that, of course, I played a bunch of games with my friends. Most people will say that playing games is a waste of time, and I agree to some extent. I think for the group of us that play though, it's been a great way for us to keep in touch after we went our separate ways for school/work. I'll admit that sometimes we spend too much time playing and we even get on each other's nerves, but I'm confident in saying that playing together has kept us together while we're separated by different cities. This really is the main reason I play video games. It's also been interesting to observe how we've changed as people outside of the game taking effect inside the games that we play.
Anyway, I'm getting carried away here. What I really wanted to make of this post was to say that I'm looking forward to 2015. It's going to be like me learning how to ride a bike, after taking the training wheels off. I'm pretty sure I'm going to make a ton of mistakes, but that's going to be how I learn.
Kick off for youth is this Saturday; and I'm beginning my first ever sermon series on Sunday. For me personally, I'm also looking to begin my ordination process soon as well. This really is exciting times, and I'm so glad and thankful that I'm doing this (ministry) now.
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