Sunshine And Snowboards

Today was sunny. This may not seem like a big deal, but let me explain. Here in the northwest there is a little thing called drizzle. It happens every day and every night for the whole winter. However, every now and then the sun seems to have its way for a time. Sometimes it lasts a whole day and sometimes it lasts 10 minutes. It really doesn't matter how long it lasts. The point is, it happens. And it's those small glimpses of sunshine that pull us through the next stretch of drizzle. I'll leave you to your own analogies.

Today was also my second week back to the Alliance church. It was a fairly standard Sunday morning experience. I'm still praying for something to spark in that place. It continues to continue like it has always continued. I wish it would move. I'm trying to figure out how I can be more effective in that place. I'm scheduled to lead worship next Sunday. I'm looking forward to that.

This past week was spent on a mountain of snow and hot tubs. We snowboarded by day and chilled in a gigantic chalet by night. I had never snowboarded previous to this trip, but after a quick lesson and a ridiculous amount of wipe-outs, I'm feeling relatively comfortable with it. The last day I was able to go to the very top of the mountain and ride down without much pain. It was so beautiful to be up there above the clouds, surrounded by mountains. The view is impossible to explain. Unfortunately, the trip managed to give one girl a concussion, break two of the girl's wrists and leave 11 stitches in one guy's finger. However, the injured are all in good spirits.

Now it is time to finish as much as homework as possible before I pass out. This is basically what tomorrow will look like as well. Tuesday we have a class and much needs to be accomplished before then. So here is the end.

Goodbye.