I haven't posted anything in a while...Christmas was a crazy busy season for me. I don't really think anyone reads this anyway. But, it's the internet, I can write whether people read or not. :)
So, Christmas came and went and work was insane...as is the nature of the retail business during December. We had a really good Christmas this year (as a business) and we stayed really consistently busy after Black Friday.
Went to Gatlinburg for Christmas, which was crazy since I drove up there on Christmas Eve and came back on Christmas Day. The drive back was awful. The weather was really bad and the fog was ridiculously thick coming through the Blue Ridge National Forest (or whatever its called). What had been a beautiful drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains on Sunday, was a potentially treacherous one on Monday. When I came out of the mountains in Cherokee, NC, I stopped at the first gas station and my debit card wouldn't work at the pump. Pretty much, my heart stopped. I knew there was money, but I didn't know how I was going to get home if I couldn't access the money to put gas in my car. Turns out, their at-the-pump debit machine was working...I just had to go in and pre-pay. No worries.
New Years was awesome...had a blast at the Bentley's. Four-square in the basement. Fireworks that almost blew off the dog's head. Guitar Hero 2. Great night...and day after.
This past weekend I was up at Windy Gap in North Carolina. Windy Gap is a YoungLife camp up there. This was the Leader's Weekend for the SC/GA region. (I'm a volunteer leader at South Gwinnett High School.) The weekend was so amazing. The speaker was awesome...he said things my heart had been preparing itself to hear, I think. The speaker, the seminars and just some conversations with people left me with a lot to think about.
So, here I sit, with a lot to ponder and a great deal to pray about. My mind has been running in a million directions since, like, Saturday. I'm not sure where to go or which thought pattern to follow, but God knows...and I'm trying to listen to Him. We'll see where He takes me. :)
Look up, guys!!!
