It has been exactly a year since I talked to my pastor of 17 years for the first time about my departure from the staff there. I never thought I would leave but it was God that I did. What a year this has been! It’s been amazing to watch the Father’s care for me and my family. It’s wild how a step of obedience can be both the best of times and the worst of times. Peace and faith went head to head against wonder and unknown and won. If you had told me this time last year that I would be on staff at a new church, I would be living in Tennessee, giving my leadership club away free to children’s pasters under 30 years old and I would be seeing another dream of mine coming true, launching a 12 month mentoring service, I would have said….naw. It’s been the greatest year of learning, reflecting, evaluation, dreaming, and change I’ve experienced in years. I’ve prayed more, laughed more, cried more, repented more, traveled more and ate more than I should have but it’s been a great year! I’m healthier, happier, and less stressfull. I’ve found myself asking people “How are you doing?” more than “What have you been doing? or “What’s going on?” As I think about the question “What will I be writing in a year?” I don’t have a clue what the new year holds but I know it’s going to be good. I choose to have only 2 kinds of days…good days and better days! And I am committed to spend the rest of my life pouring into the next generation of leaders. Thanks for your prayers and coming with me on the journey.