K...I've been super lazy with updating this, but we had a busy summer and somewhere along the way, I kinda forgot that we had a blog to begin with so...yeah, here we are!
I'm going to recap a few big events from the summer and then quickly discuss more recent events.
1) Fourth of July/Missions trip
For the 4th of July, E and I went down to Bend to be with his folks. It was great just relaxing and eating good food and we even tried paddleboarding! I'm proud to say I'm the only one that didn't go flying into the water. ;)
The missions trip followed this right away and was a fantastic experience for the youth and a growing experience for me. ;) Mostly, I really enjoyed spending more time with the girls on the trip and bonding with them.
2) Portfolio shuffling
Eric and I are no longer officially youth pastors. We are still working with the youth group, but we are no longer co-leading or planning, etc. Instead, we are trying to refocus into growing a group of young adults since there was nothing available for young adults and hasn't really ever been something for young adults at our church, so everyone on staff felt that this area needed to be filled and Eric and I are working on that. Prayers would be appreciated!!
3) Summer camp
Eric didn't go to summer camp because of this, and then the pastor who led our group there caught the bug going around camp and was super sick. :S
4) Labor Day weekend
For the long weekend, E and I went down to Mt. St. Helens to go camping with his family and go huckleberry picking. There were nine of us total, and it was tons of fun. The huckleberries weren't easily found, but it was still a fun weekend. My huckleberries are in the freezer, waiting to be made into a pie at some point. I don't know when I'll get around to it, but every time I see the tupperware they are in, my heart smiles.
5) Grad school!
Eric is currently enrolled in grad school. He is taking online courses from Knox Theological Seminary in Florida through Logos, and so far, he has perfect scores. Yeah, baby! So proud of him. :) The program will take three years, so if you read this, please pray that his motivation will last. :)
While on the topic of grad school, I recently applied as well and am waiting to hear back from the school on whether or not they will accept me. My admissions counselor said they have a pretty high acceptance rate, so that's promising. I just hope that financial aid will be good. If everything works out with finances and acceptance, I'll start my own online courses come January.
I think that's everything for now. Enjoy the random Instagram pics at the bottom of this post. ;)
