I am now in Portland just about a month and I am beginning to feel like I am home. My apartment is still a bit unkempt – with boxes and varied things still awaiting a home. But my furniture is in place and I now have a kitchen table set, so that means I can have folks over for dinner!
Life at church is fast and furious. I am knee-deep in an experience called, “20 Ways to Get to Know Pastor Kim” and this is a gift, but one that comes with a price. I am running, running, running. I am meeting a lot of people and learning a lot about the life of this place – actual and perceived, which is priceless. But not setting a “routine” is shaking my brain and causing my “J” tendencies to react and try to hold on. I am very excited about the work that I am already doing and the work that is ahead. There are two things I need right now – prayers for stamina and vision, and ultimately a master key to help me remember names and faces.
I am also going to be using this blog a place to reflect on books and bits I am reading, sharing provocative commentary, and observations of life, and asking hard questions.
So change is in the air, even here on this blog, but there is wonderful stuff ahead and I hope you will continue to journey with me in this way.
Peace!
