October Newsletter

For today's post, I decided to share my piece of the church's October newsletter. It comes out of much thinking about my last post and about the lives of myself and my students. I hope that, in some small way, it encourages you as well.

"I love October and the excitement and beauty that it brings year after year. The leaves are changing, there’s a hint of snow in the air, and if you’re lucky, it means spiced cider and pumpkins and a celebration of another summer gone while looking forward to the winter ahead. I find it interesting, though, that we always think about autumn in terms of summer and winter. Much like springtime, autumn is an in-between time for the two much more pronounced, longer seasons. Have you ever noticed that?

"I think that this carries over into our lives and our faith as well. How often are we so focused on looking backwards at the past, or forwards towards the next exciting thing, that we miss living in the present? I myself have been looking back at my college and post-college time with longing, but I do this at the risk of missing the awesome opportunity I have right now! It’s now my job to study and to fellowship with some of the coolest teenagers a youth director could ask for. How cool is that? It still hits me most mornings when I jump out of bed, realizing that I am living the vocation to which God has called me! It’s unreal, and I am blessed.

"As you go about your lives this week, take some time to live in the moment; you might be surprised at what you find!"

This is my prayer for you as well, friends. Not only that you would enjoy the autumn season (around here it is way too short to begin with!), but that you would relish where you find yourself right now.

'Til We Meet Again,

Lee