Holy Cow

It's been a long time. I know I've not the greatest consistency with things like this, but this has been ridiculous.

Here are some contributing factors to Why I've Been Bad at Blogging:

4 week-long summer trips with youth, a week of VBS, and a week's vacation with my family

realizing a tad too late that all my relational sensibilities disappear under stress, and that this past/first year I worked alone much of the time and isolated some of my volunteers, rather than relying on them (luckily they are wonderful people who will not hold this against me)

an amazing Youth Mission Sunday where most mission trip participants led all 3 worship services, preaching included, and everyone wrote their own liturgy and prayers

a semi-regular struggle with depression where the shadow has not completely covered me, but it's harder to function regularly outside of work (which means the apartment is filthy and cluttered)

several difficult families fighting against every good thing we've done in the youth ministry this past year - I'm still learning not to take it personally

leaving my planning for this next year until the end of the summer = frantic late nights at the office

my two cats are so fat

Well, that last one really is more of general statement than a contributing factor, but still. I'm hoping to keep this practice up, and be a more visible presence on this blog of mine. It will involve coming out of my head and onto the screen, which is difficult for me, but possible and helpful.

So, thanks for sticking around to see what will happen.

Comments

[Teri]

ah yes, the frantic late nights attempting to make up for the "procrastinating" that isn't really procrastinating because there was a lot of other stuff going on this summer, so there!

I feel that.

:-)

[bethany]

hang in there, sister.

and i want to see a picture of the fat cats.