Whoa folks. It’s been awhile hasn’t it? The last couple of
months have really changed for Luke and I. One of the biggest changes lately…we
bought a house. Yeah. What?! I usually don’t believe it either when I pull into
my garage and then walk in my front door. It’s a beautiful place to call home
and we are so excited to not live in the apartment anymore. Someday I will post pictures-I promise!
Another thing we love about having the house is that we have
more room to host fun events. For example, Luke is currently in the basement
watching the NFL draft with a bunch of guys. It’s a blessing to have the space
to have people over whenever.
Some of you may know that Luke and I both lead YoungLife out
here. We absolutely love our high school students! I won’t speak for Luke at
all, but I know that before this current semester, I was pretty half-hearted
about YoungLife. In fact, there were multiple times I thought about quitting. Somehow
I was pretty sure I was better off as “Luke’s wife” rather than a leader. I’ve
got plenty of things I could share with high school girls about things they
should and shouldn’t do in high school and beyond that, but none of it seemed
good enough to share. Maybe that’s because I am a downer on myself and was
confident that none of them would like me and I was just going to be that
outcast girl that none of the girls liked.
I’ll tell you what. They proved me wrong. My girls are some
of the best I have ever met. They are kind, caring, and so willing to be open
and honest. I eagerly look forward to seeing them every Monday and secretly
(well not so secretly anymore) hope that they will want to hang out at some
other time during the week. These girls have convinced me to go backpacking in
Colorado this summer along with numerous other things outside my comfort zone.
They are intelligent and so incredibly talented. I cherish the time I get to
spend with them and appreciate their kind words and compassion on my life.
If I had to guess about what my life would look like when I was
in high school, I can assure you it wouldn’t have been this. I’ll tell you what
though-I still adore a good conversation about who likes who late at night!
Thank you girls for opening up to me and accepting me! You all are wonderful!
