Community is Everything.

Having face-to-face community is very important. We cannot expect ourselves to be able to lift the heavy weights of this world with have our brothers and sister come around us to support us and even help us lift the weight of the world.

“We need more than the Bible in order to grow; (that is a shocking statement) we need other believers. We grow faster and stronger by learning from each other and being accountable to each other. When others share what God is teaching them, I learn and grow, too” –Rick Warren

Missing You.

It has been almost five months sense I have been to St. Louis. That is an amazing record for me. I didn’t really plan it that way, it just kind of happened. I was home last over Christmas and I got there late on Christmas Eve and came back to Chicago on the 26th. So I wasn’t even there long. But I am really starting to feel the pains of not seeing my family (Kelli, Chris, Joe, Laura, Jim, Alisha, Elle, Rigby…etc.) I miss my parents too, but they live in Cleveland now, so they don’t go into the STL count. But I did visit them a few weeks ago. They have a ‘pimpin’ apartment.

Anyway, I just am really missing them a lot. I do have plans to visit over the Memorial Day weekend. I am really excited about that and I am counting down the days.

It make it even harder that Alisha has been rather sick lately, and I wish I could be there to help her feel better. I feel like the useless family member that nobody ever sees. Also Chris just had his 23rd birthday and I missed that…I think that was the first Earth Day that I have spent away from my bro. Laura is marring Chris and I wish I could be there to hear and talk about the wedding plans. I am really excited about the trip to Colorado this October. It will be Legend…(wait for it)….dary!

Oh, and my job is fine…thanks for asking.

And Amanda is doing well.