the next chapter...

(originally posted on my blog at the original groupee.com social networking site.)

words usually come easily to me (just ask my mother), but this is proving more challenging to write than i expected...

today is my last day at groupee. for the last 15 months, i've been directing the kid's ministry at our church, and monday i will start there full-time, continuing my work with the kids and working in the church office as well. three weeks ago, i was offered this position, and knowing that my calling in life is to be a pastor, i knew that this was a step in the right direction.

so there you have it. it feels rather strange still - i've spent so much of my life with groupee (just shy of 8 years). i'll still be "around" of course... i have connections, dontchya know. but here's to new adventures!

25 Things: 11. Sew an article of clothing.

(originally posted on my blog at the original groupee.com social networking site.)

i doubted this one after the list was set in "stone" (ok, ink), recalling the unfortunate fate of past sewing projects, and the grandiose ideas that always fuel the purchase of patterns, but never actually materialize. (heh.)

a few weeks ago, a great idea presented itself - we're going on a cruise in less than two months, and i need "the perfect" top to wear over my swimsuit when we're out and about. a friend helped me pick out the perfect pattern, and the perfect fabric, and in a handful of hours later, i had a perfectly wearable top. i love it!