Reference of Time

I look at how a lot of kids are getting excited for summer, and it makes me miss that part of life. As kids growing up, your year is pretty defined by schooling; so whenever summer approached, it was always filled with excitement. Not going to lie, I do miss that feeling of freedom. Summer time meant no school, no homework, no real responsibilities, and it was more about having fun and relaxing. I never really did the summer job thing until post-secondary too, so I just ran around the house and fooled around all day. Haha.

Hearing the kids run around outside this time of day while I am stuck in an office is pretty frustrating. Also, for whatever reason, Vancouver feels really peaceful today. I'm guessing the weather has something to do with it, but it felt a lot like home.

Beginning life as a pastor really seems to just blend all of time together. I have a hard time figuring out what day of the week it is, or what's going on in the upcoming weeks, etc. My only real reference of time is typically Sunday. Every other day of the week just gets mashed and scrambled together.

Since everything just gets blurred, it's crazy to think that I'll be seeing my family next week. The first of three weddings will be taking place next Saturday, and it's going to be one crazy family reunion. I'm actually really excited, as this really allows me to take that pastor hat off for a little bit. I still have to work, but I think the celebration atmosphere will let me loosen up a little bit. In all honesty though, I think it's probably better if I allow my "pastor" life to slip into my personal life. I'm talking strictly in terms of how I carry myself and how I behave on a day-to-day basis. Being a pastor has forced me to be more disciplined as a Christian in general, and I think it's a great benefit of carrying that title. In helping shape others, I also get to shape myself to be able to grow.

With everything else, there isn't a whole lot to report on. I'm just grinding away at the tasks I have to do for the summer and in preparation for the Fall. I've been vision seeking over the last month or so, and I'm starting to get a much clearer picture of where things are to go with my church here in Vancouver. I was asked, not too long ago, on how long I plan to stay with this church. I haven't had to answer that question in a while, but I think what gives me the confidence in knowing I need to be here is that I still get excited for where we're going in terms of our ministry. I feel that as long as that excitement is there, I can keep going. I've spent so much time trying to build a foundation and infrastructure that it'd be a shame if I left before I even got to see it really start to grow. To be frank though, I don't even know why I have to answer that question when I'm not even a year into the ministry.

So there you have it. Apologies for a lame blog post, since I didn't really say much of anything. I saw that I haven't posted in a couple weeks, so I just wanted to drop a few lines.