a story without love is not worth telling

I snapped a few pics today!  ...Of my son running away from me, my clean living room (my vacuum finally works, yay!), and I dressed in something other than jeans for church today (its been a while since I've dressed semi-nice for church), so I snapped a pic of myself too, hehe.  Last night, I totally cleaned our bedroom out too - it looks SO good. haha.  I didn't take a pic though.  I also:

• vacuumed and cleaned Shea's room
• vacuumed the whole house, actually
• did 3 loads of laundry (its still insane how much more I have to do)
• did most of the dishes
• swept the entry way
• learned and practiced a song for a special today at church
• took a bath

Ok, sorry if this might be a little boring, but I have to tell you girls...today is the first Sunday in the longest, longest, longest time, that I have felt joy.  Jeremy and I have both become very burnt out and jaded after our first year of full-time ministry, and it has been really a struggle to keep a good attitude about things.  I think the biggest reason it has been so hard is that we feel very isolated out here in Port Orchard. Sure, his family is up north a little ways and my family isn't far, but we haven't really found the support that we have come to realize that we really need.  We haven't met many young Christian couples or families, because we don't get much a chance to meet them - not like we can go to church on Sunday morning.  Tonight though, we are planning on checking out a young adults service at a church nearby, I hope we make some connections there.


Anyway, its funny, because we went to my sisters fundraiser thing on Friday just really to help out but I actually felt really refreshed by it!  Sure, it was all amateur musicians, but the thing was that these people were really passionate about their gifts and what God had given them to give out to others.  I loved it.  It has been so long since I've seen that...the people we're working with just don't get it.  They are so self-centered and I really don't have much hope that this body of believers will grow outside of what they are right now.  But that shouldn't change who I am and what I do!  


This morning though, someone must have been praying for me, because I feel so especially joyful!  Just to be made, just to live, just to have what I have and go where I go...and Amber - it was so fun to see you!  Its so funny, it felt just like we were at May Valley hanging out at something like we used to, I'm glad you came! :)  And I'm looking forward to spending more time with you on Tuesday!


Thanks for letting me ramble on!  Like I said, I don't get out much, haha.