Some recent highlights

I haven't been able to blog in a while so here are recent happenings.

- Experienced the coldest Easter of my life in Mississippi! It was a great day overall with lots of eating and lots of Jesus, but it definitely required a "Plan B" Easter outfit.

- Andy's Club saw "Dreams" at the Beau Rivage Casino. This was a benefit performance that brought together a bunch of children's performing groups on the Coast. I struggle with these field trips because my kids are in general NOT good. There was lots of yelling across our section of seats and way too many bathroom trips. It helps when I can remind myself how important and rare these events are in their lives. Still, I couldn't help muttering a few "We're never doing anything again"s.

- I spent 10 hours in the Gulfport Airport on Friday because of multiple mechanical failures. When they finally moved our flight to the next day, I was in no mood to wait so I hauled butt to NOLA and got home at 2:30 in the morning- 14 hours later than I had anticipated.

- I am officially an Inquirer! For those unfamiliar with this term, it just means I've taken the first step to becoming a minister and am being looked after so to speak by my Presbytery.

In general, I'm trying to feel connected to God on a daily basis rather than just during really high or low times.

I'm also trying to sort out my feelings on this awful shooting. I heard an interesting comment today from one of the gun control experts. He said that the thing that could stop someone with a gun was another person with a gun. I worry that this is the state of the world we live in. I would hope that honest love could have prevented this, not only someone reaching out to this man and loving him but just more love in our world. When our President endorses irrational killing on a daily basis but two men are not legally allowed to love each other what can those saturated by this media be expected to learn?

I welcome your comments.