Summer so far.................

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that describes my summer so far
First off, I predicted that this blog would slow down majorly during the summer....I was right.
It will pick back up in August when school starts. School always brings blog inspiration.

Let's examine my summer so far. At the time of this blog I still have like 2 months left...pretty righteous

OK, my summer....
so big changes have been made. Please read one blog post below to get the full scoop. I am actually excited to go back to school for the first time in a long while. I feel that I may be finally on the right track.

I am also excited to go back to school for another reason all together.

Let me first start this off by saying that I am thankful beyond belief to have a job and an income flowing in...that being said...
I am not a fan of tree work. I got a job at a tree service this summer as a groundsman. I clock in at 6:45 a.m and get home around 5 p.m. Officially I am the do-stuff-nobody-else-wants-to-do guy and I am fine with that. The tree business is like a whole new world opened up to me. These guys are literally suspended by nothing more than a rope and some pulley contraption. This device is the only thing preventing them from a leafy and wooded death. I have to admit that coming in 3 weeks ago I had NO, NONE, ZERO tree/machinery knowledge of any kind.
I pretty much still have no knowledge but I do know how to clean a chainsaw, not all trees are oak trees, and that college is going to benefit me in ways I never imagined.
This job has supercharged the passion for school that I haven't had in years. If anything comes from this job, other than a large sum of money, I'm glad that I have it for that very fact.
On top of that job I am still working at Shop N Save.
It's going to be worth it

I have found myself examining the relationships in my life since this summer has started. It is uncanny that we just got through a series on relationships at church. It's awesome how timely the Lord is. Anyway, I've come to find that there has been clearly a shift in the people who I have in my life. Past relationships have been replaced with new ones, the new friendships gained have been getting stronger, and I believe, without a doubt, this new group of people will help me fulfill who I am supposed to be. I am blessed by the people surrounding me. They bring an incredible amount of joy to my life. Relationships with like-minded friends rock...

Let's see...
Justin was given the opportunity at church to join the worship team. He plays the acoustic guitar on Wednesday nights and both Sunday services. I am so proud of him. His promotion is simply a result of his faithfulness and willingness to serve. What a great example he sets for his younger brothers. He is an incredible brother...One of the best, hands down.
It's been great getting to spend a lot of time with my brothers so far this summer. I've felt a strengthening in our relationship in the past few weeks/months. It's been a while since we've had this time to just be together. Things have been busy for the past year or so and to find this time together has been ridiculously awesome.

I think that's it for now.


When it's really hot outside, think of me lifting logs.
Because that's what I'm doing

Hope everybody is having a great summer.