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Courtesy of woodleywonderworks/Creative Commons License Hard to believe I'll be celebrating my 9th Christmas Eve Mass at Church of the Nativity. It's amazing how time has flown by and even more incredible the change I've seen in my life over the years. Personally, I've gone from being single to a ...
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Courtesy of ryanmilani/Creative Commons License There is nothing more rewarding than sitting back during small group and listening to your teens dialogue. A few months ago I got to enjoy that for the first time when one question asked by my co-leader sparked an entire conversation facilitated by the teens. ...
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Courtesy of Swami Stream/Creative Commons License When I was in college I painted houses during the summer. My first two years of doing this I worked for a woman who taught me a lot about prep work, finishing and everything else that goes with painting. As much as I'm thankful ...
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Courtesy of xJason.Rogersx/Creative Commons License A few years back I had immense lower back pain. It was in the midst of marathon training and I remember being concerned that this was a "SIGN" that I shouldn't be running. It didn't make sense because I was eating right, sleeping well and accomplishing ...
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Courtesy of Marcus Povey/Creative Commons License In the middle of a marathon a few years back, I really began to struggle. I was becoming drained physically, mentally, emotionally and even spiritually. One might have thought that I didn't train hard, when in reality I had worked harder than I ever ...
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Courtesy of Andrea_44/Creative Commons License During the summers in between high school and college I made money painting houses. My boss was tough. She made me refold drop clothes that were not folded to her standards. Any paint drips on your hands or excessive paint on your brush deserved a ...
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Courtesy of katerha/Creative Commons License Another Thanksgiving has past us. It's feels like the Autumn is just flying by us in a hurry. Maybe this is all a part of getting older and maybe it's the crazy pace of the holidays. I remember when I was in high school thinking ...
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Courtesy of pasukaru76/Creative Commons License My honeymoon rocked. It was an amazing time getting to know my wife and discovering beautiful Italy. It was a true vacation filled with memories that will last a life time. Between the wedding and two week honeymoon (Yes, two weeks!) I had been away from ...
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Courtesy of Eleaf/Creative Commons License I hate that I do it; however, every time I run in to a senior in my student ministry I have to ask the question, "What colleges are you applying to?". Realizing the agony I've caused them I quickly apologize for being that broken record ...
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Courtesy of takomabibelot/Creative Commons License For some reason my first two years in youth ministry were a lot like my first two years in middle school. I wanted the teens to like me; therefore, I ran my ministry in the way that I thought they would want. Each week was ...