Sweetness

Ok, I know what you all want to hear, so I'll just get to the point because it's late, and I'm tired.
Yes, I saw Toolman today. He saw me in the lobby area and came up to talk to me, and we talked for quite a bit about classes, our weekends, etc. Real Life was starting before we finally decided to sit down, and yes, we sat together again. :D So Real Life was pretty awesome, it would take a while to tell you all about it, but towards the end they did a slide show from our trip to New Orleans. Right as they were starting it I turned to him and said that I was going back and that I wanted to take a group from the church (for those of you who don't know I'm going to be working on planning a trip to New Orleans for Bethany where the only cost involved is the cost of gas to get down there). So he said, "you would happen to be going around July 16th would you?" So I said, "I don't know. Why?" "Because I'm going back there then with my church. It was one of the first things I did when I got back. I was just like 'I have to go back there.'" So how stinkin AWESOME is that? There were also like three or four times through the course of the evening that we said the same thing at the same time...almost like finishing each other's thought...it was weird. It gets better though.

After Real Life was over, we parted ways for a little bit. He was talking to a friend of his, and I was talking to a couple friends of mine. Then when we were on our way out, he and I were walking together and just talking. He said he wasn't going to go to happy hour because it's been a rough week because of school. Then we started talking about school, and how he likes to do a lot of hands-on work which lead us to talking about Habitat for Humanity (backflash: last week I told him that I applied to volunteer with Habitat because I enjoyed the New Orleans trip so much, and he said that he was thinking about doing the same thing). Well, the Habitat thing doesn't look like it's going to work out too well because they need people during the week and neither of us can do it, so he wants to find some way to raise money to help people out by painting houses or fixing up stuff for them for free (just like we did in New Orleans) around here. Cool, istn't it? That lead us into just talking about how awesome it is to serve the Lord and how when you're doing it in a big way especially (like the trip) all the worries and troubles just fade away because you're not focusing on yourself anymore. All this somehow lead us into talking about Bethany and how much we both like it because it's so personal and everyone is genuine and that kind of stuff. So I'm pretty certain he'll be a regular at Bethany as long as he's here for school. I must say that my interest in him grows everytime I talk to him because everytime I talk to him I discover more and more that he is a strong man of God who wants to serve people and serve Christ. What more can you ask for?

So yeah, even though he said he wanted to go home to get some rest we still ended up talking for like 20 minutes after that, and I'm going to fix a nice lunch for him after church on Sunday. I figured he was tired of campus food, so I thought it be nice to cook a good meal for him plus it's a good chance to spend more time with him. And it's not like I asked him out on a date or anything, so it all works out quite well. By the way, he's growing a goatee...and I like it.

So there it is. There's lots more going on...stuff like planning the New Orleans trip, applying to grad school for marriage and family counseling, classes are going well, roommate relationships are going well. Things are going quite well right now, so I'm just waiting for that attack. I definitely need to spend some more time in the word since it is the sword of the spirit. It's a good weapon for spiritual warfare. In the meantime, I'm doing my best to enjoy what I have now.
I hope all is well with all of my avid readers. I love you all, and I'm praying for everyone. Peace out.

God bless!

Pepto