back in action...

Ahh... I love the internet. We've just returned to the land of the technologically connected. For the first time EVER I am actually paying for both cable and internet. After 2 years of stealing...ahem... borrowing the free wifi internet signal from the blockhouse behind our apartment in greenville, and a month and a half of living in a virtual stoneage (slight exaggeration) - we've been broken down.

It's good to be back, loads has happened. Misti and I have had a baby!!! I got a job in youth Ministry!!! We moved away from all our friends in Greenville to move to Columbia for my youth ministry opportunity. Whooo...

And now you're moderately up to date.

Once in columbia with a 2 week old child, I totaled my car. So we were down to the Subaru... Great. Fortunately in the time between my car getting totaled and Misti's trip to Jacksonville my dad bought a used car from my aunt unbeknownst to both Misti and I. He called me up to say, "I bought your aunt Jan's car, you just need to go pick it up." (Thanks again Dad.) I thought, "Awesome!"

On whim, I went to check out airline tickets to fly out to Atlanta. I found a ticket for 200$, 252$ and then one for 58$. I decided to fly out that tuesday and bought the ticket 4 days earlier. 3 Days before I was scheduled to fly out of Charlotte (2 hr. drive from Columbia) and 5 days before Misti was scheduled to leave for Jacksonville, the Subaru broke down. Now we're down to zero cars.

Fortunately, Sarah Bedi loves us and came to the rescue. While we were trying to get Misti's car fixed we were able to use Sarah's car, so I was able to fly out to Atlanta to pick up my aunt's '97 explorer (which I love!) and drive it back to Columbia. With just two days to spare before Misti left town to Jacksonville, a friend from the church helped me fix the subaru for the cost of parts, another friend from the church who owned the repair shop that I towed it to looked over our repairs and cleared me for take off.

Misti was able to drive down and back to Jacksonville without a hitch, and I was able to drive up 3 students and 1 adult 3 hours north to go white water rafting in my new explorer xlt that very weekend. Needless to say, it's been a busy couple of weeks. Regardless how busy it's been, I am continually being blessed by the Lord through his Church... and continue to be impressed with the results that come from humbling myself and my pride before the Lord and asking for help. Thank you for all these opportunities that allow me to exibit the humility you are teaching me Lord. I'm enjoying the lessons.