TONS OF SNOW, Mountains and the like...

Greetings from Colorado! Home of the 18" snow fall, the soon to be "World Champion" Denver Broncos, and the new residence of yours truly. How does that saying go? "The times, they are a changing."

I'm here at my new address in Golden Colorado and have the first wave of settling into my new apartment/condo/basement. Although, both my CPU's are in repair, I'm using this iBook to my everlasting shame.

Reflections:
I've noticed on my ride out here through the long stretch of Nebraska (See also I-80 Offense) that I wasn't really excited about the destination, nor was I upset about leaving my home in Point. I guess you could say I was a little emotionally numb. It wasn't until Ms. Hull called that I realized that the mountains once again felt like home.
For everyone that has moved recently, you'll remember the feelings of frustration, loneliness, and possibly desperation that might have come over you. Though, I'd like to say that I'm STRONG...I'll instead say that I'm human. As my mother called me yesterday, I found myself in tears...not from one thing, but from the holistic stress that has been my life for the last several months. Alone in a new town, no job to speak of, no ministry to run, no friends to spend endless hours doing nothing in particular. It is this stress that caused my frustration and tears.
SO-WHAT HAVE I LEARNED??
That this life as it is played out not only has highs and lows. For those of us that follow the Almighty, we don't understand often times what is being asked of us or why this has happened. Perhaps this is simply the attempt of a loving Father, to be closer to His son without the interruptions of life/ministry? Perhaps this is the next chapter and the journey simply lies before me to walk. Perhaps this is all in my head and I should move along...

Thoughts on Point:
I do miss Stevens Point. As people have asked what is left in Point, my response is simply "Good Friends and Good Memories." Ten and a half years is a long time to be in one place (albeit in two episodes of 5 years). Especially for someone like myself who tends to be mobile. *Back on track* I miss being able to pour life into students at Chi Alpha, esp. Considering the steps the group took at SALT. *Don't know why the rest of my post was dropped.

More to come... LARS