"Innermission"

I stole that term - that's why it's in quotations.

What a crazy last 4 weeks it has been. I don't really have a whole lot to say about the events, probably because I can't really sum up the experience into a blog post. All the weddings and family gatherings made life two times as busy as it already had been, but I'm so glad that they happened. When you really think about it, it's about time that our family begins to move into the next stage of life. For so many years, we were the crew that was large in numbers and large in personalities. I'd probably say that we're not your ordinary family, and I don't think I'd be that far off. We were goofs, but awesome goofs. So seeing three of my cousins get married in the last 4 weeks has been a special privilege and the mark of the next stage in life for our family as we grow older.

I'd imagine that's what heaven looks like: all of our gatherings and celebrations. Pretty much everyone took time off and out of their lives for the plain reason that we can actually live. All the grinding, the hard work, and the hours that we put into our jobs and such were put on hold just so we could do what we were created to do: have fellowship. It was surreal.

With our family and our networks being so big, there was a ton of people that I met and got to converse with. I think a lot of us, when meeting and talking to people, there are always some that you pay special attention to when they speak to you. There are the select few that you key in on when they tell you something. Maybe it's their status, or maybe it's their gifting.

I never intentionally told myself, "oh, I have to listen to what this person says" or anything like that. But of the hundreds of conversations I had in the last 4 weeks, one thing stood out to me and has stuck with me.

"You'll find out in a few years."

Yep. I have no idea what that even implies or that the original context of the conversation even had anything to do with... anything. But that comment has stuck with me since I heard it. Part of it might be because of who it came from. Another part might be because it gave off a similar vibe that I'd felt before when something else had been said to me, to which now has all the meaning in the world because it lead me to my career. Prophetic? Maybe. Maybe I'm just crazy.

Either way, strange how one single comment like that stands out above all else given what had gone down in the last 4 weeks. I'm really happy for my cousins, I really am. However, I don't really know why I was so struck by something like that.

Anyways, I have to head out to our church summer camp. I was able to have a nice and brief "innermission," to reflect a little bit, over the last 24 hours. I'm back to living by myself for now. It's kind of nice, but I also have to cook. Rats!

I'll let you know when I find out in a few years.