reflections of an adventure

today i took some students to journey's church in saskatoon. it was a fun and successful adventure. i had 10 students, a big van, and 2 moose that tried to play tag with us on our trip up to the city. i did a good job of avoiding them (i guess i wasn't in a particularly playful mood at the time). lunch also proved to be an adventure as no one wanted to decide where to eat and we ended up getting in and out of the van, and in and out of multiple places before deciding on the option of eating at a food court. crazy kids! (for the record, i never want to have that many children!)


i find it interesting to bring past and present parts of my life together at times and take a step back to see where i have come from and where i am going. today was one of those times. i was at the church that my youth pastor started, talking to his wife, remembering youth events and thinking that youth leaders seemed so old when i was in grades 8-12. i looked around, saw my kids and thought, hey, i am those youth leaders. i have become the people that i looked up to when i was in high school. it was an awe inspiring, God moment. watching my kids light candles and pray, reflect and experience their own God moments was so beautiful. it was very encouraging and exciting to see God's faithfulness and guidance through the past few years of my life, to see what i have been through and how it has brought me to the place that i am so blessed to be at right here, right now.