It's nights like these...

[beckstra]

The house smells like blueberry muffins and fruit salad. Tomorrow morning it will smell like cinnamon and sugar. I've been planning this since Wednesday night. I've bought orange juice and milk and styrofoam cups, paper plates, and plastic forks.

I was in charge of the youth group on Wednesday night. We had a Campus Missions night and had a bunch of kids sign up. My kids did the worship and the dramas and gave testimonies. It was awesome when you think that most of them were under 15, most of them 12 or 13 even.

I feel so priviledged to do what I do. What I've got planned for tomorrow makes me feel like I'm giving back in some small way what God has given me in this ministry. I got lucky. I so got lucky.

My mom has been saying a lot of things lately that have just encouraged me to the point of flying, and I know it's God confirming some things in my spirit. Two weeks ago she just looked me in the eyes and told me I was ready. It was like at that moment, God took the training wheels off. Something changed...I haven't figured it out, but yeah. Then earlier this week, my mom and I were talking about "who" I am. She told me that I had nothing to worry about in the spiritual, because I know who I am in Christ...and you know, the more I think about that, the more I know I do. My faith, and my place in the body of Christ is the only thing that doesn't confuse me.

It's been a good night. I'm flying a little high right now. I need to go to bed so I can get up early enough tomorrow to get everything set up at the church on time.

ps...I love y'all. I do. What was your night like?