On Life, and How It Has Been Lived...

Time to give all of you blog-readers another short update on my life as I've been living it... My work with the summer camp here is mostly over, and for that I am very happy. Two weeks ago (not last week, but the week before) was my last full week of camp. Last week was a quasi-vacation week for me. My parents stopped for three days by as they were driving up I-95, en route from picking up my sister at college. It was nice to see them again, and we enjoyed spending time relaxing here in the area - something that we've not had a chance to do as a family even though I moved here almost a year ago. Actually it will be a year ago, this coming Sunday, that I moved here. Anyways, they were here for church services on Sunday, met a number of my friends (including Kim) over Sunday lunch at Old Country Buffet, went to the National Archives Museum and the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington D.C. on Monday, spent Tuesday relaxing and visiting a railroad museum, and had a nice meal at the Crab Shanty on Tuesday night. Kim came out to eat with us twice in addition to the large group that ate together for Sunday lunch, and I can tell that she and my sister are going to get along great (my parents too, but especially my sister). The rest of last week I spent catching up on some stuff for the church's music program... and I spent a fair amount of time being "pleasantly distracted" by a certain young lady. :)

Speaking of that certain young lady, I'm very happy to say that as of last night (Tuesday) Kim and I are officially dating. Things have gone well this last month as we started to really get to know each other, and I'm thankful to God for what He has allowed us to become. You know, I have to say that the way God works in people's lives is rather interesting. I really wasn't expecting any of this to happen between Kim and me... at least, not expecting it in the way it actually happened... but it's intriguing to see how God has worked things out for us so that we can now take this 2nd step together (the 1st step being the trying-to-really-get-to-know-you step). As Isaiah 55.8-9 (ESV) reads, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." I don't know about you who read this post or this blog, but I know I'm glad that He is the one who arranges the events in history and not me. Truly, we serve a great and omniscient God! And, as I've said before, to Him alone belongs any and all glory for what He has allowed Kim and I to become.