Yesterday I drove down a road that I have driven down many, many times. It is an old country road that runs by the Eastern N.C. COG State Headquarters, where my Grandfather is a credentialed minister, and where I spent many summers at Campmeeting and Youth Camp chasing girls under the guise of chasing God. I once used this road as a connecting point to visit my late Grandparents, my Dad’s Mother and Father, but as of late it has just been used for the short trip off of I95 to Kenly, NC to see my Mom’s Mother and Father. As people age it seems that sometimes the aging process can impact one more poorly then the next. Such is my Grandparents case. They said goodbye to their home yesterday and traveled North with my Aunt to PA and will receive much needed living assistance. It is a good thing for them I believe. So as I left their home yesterday, traveled that country road, passed the Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store one last time, a piece of me was lost. It was uncomfortable…but still change comes.
Yesterday I also drove down other roads that I have driven down many, many times. Roads to the Hospital I was born at, to the High School I graduated, to the many Beaches I frequented, and to the places and times that have had some role in shaping my being. Back home, where the Saline in the air just lifts my spirit and passion soars in me, is where I wish to be always as a piece of me is gained back. It is very comfortable…and change is welcome, although a short time it will be.
Published at January 18, 2008
in The Fam.
It’s really hard sometimes…
Published at September 21, 2007
in The Fam.
So this vid is a few weeks old, but this is what happens when you mix Mountain Dew, College Football, and a 5 year old together. My son after coming back from the Terps game.
Published at September 10, 2007
in The Fam.
Man. This has been a crazy time lately. Change, new beginnings, transition…. I have an incredible excitement while at the same time I feel chained down by the unknown future.
I realize that I haven’t blogged in a while and I will pick up the frequency in the future but my mind had been so many miles away that I choose to keep silent rather then spewing forth all this junk that wasn’t meant for you all. Today, I wanted to give you all a brief update and even if no one reads this, writing where one has been, helps one know where to go toward….and maybe where not to go back to.
Biggest change: Ian started Kindergarten two weeks ago. He is doing great and enjoys it very much. Since starting school he has already matured so much and is actually starting to focus and listen to us better. He also started T-Ball at the YMCA and I am an assistant coach for his Team: The Muckdogs.
Tori starts preschool tomorrow. It will be two half days a week. We went to her orientation last week and she is very excited about finally going to school.
Christine has been helping Cornerstone with their worship. We are not sure where it will go, but it is what is before her right now.
The Worship Room: We stopped leading the Friday night watches at MIHOP and are focusing on some other things that we feel we are to work on right now. Most recently we went down to Dumfries, VA and ministered at the opening of Josiah HOP (House of Prayer founded by the Josiah Project). It was an incredible time and I know the relationships that have begun there will have Kingdom implications. Jimmy, Margaret, and the rest of the Project, He is pleased with you all.
Me: I am in a season of sorting, organizing, and searching. I am embarking on new things as well. For the past 5 years I have talked about entering some of my photography work into the Fair. This year I finally did. I entered three pieces that I think speak well. It doesn’t matter if they place, I just needed to move. There are other things that are in the works as well. I will give you some info at a later time. I am continually frustrated with church, but it seems that I am in a time of solitude right now. Just searching for truth and listening to Him. The wilderness is hard at times, but if I continually thirst for truth when not in the wilderness, maybe I haven’t learned what I needed to yet. Funny thing about churches….the water that is sometimes offered doesn’t always quench the thirst; maybe they aren’t always offering the real thing….. hmmmm. Like Mountain Dew….tastes awesome, makes you feel good, and gives you energy to do work, but leaves you dehydrated, feeling like crap, and fat….I see churches like that some times….can I get a Woot! Woot!
Later,
Geno