crashing down

It has been a while since we've written and last time I spoke of our faith based kitchen. Well, sadly yesterday it came to an end. There was this one shelf that was unsecured and as Hillary was cooking dinner it came crashing down and shattered some of the tiles on our radiator. Needless to say, Hillary was a little startled and for the rest of the day was a little jumpy. This week has been pretty full for us as we both get ready for tests. Hillary's is this Saturday and she is studying hard. At points she is anxious, but overall she is growing in her trust in Christ.

Here are three other things going on with us:

1. I got a cool video game when I traded some others in and it has been hard to exercise self-control and not play too much. Here are some cool pictures of what it looks like:

This may seem kinda silly, but it brings back some great memories of college.

2. I had a good time in Jackson, MS last week as I traveled to a conference there with Al (Sr. Pastor at our church). It was great to spend time with him and just have a shared experience outside of working together. The conference was focused on encouraging pastors in the use of the ordinary means of Grace. Basically, the idea is that God tells us a few simple things by which we receive his grace (through understanding the bible, taking the sacraments, and praying). We were encouraged to continue in our focus of these and to pursue living which accords with God's character of love and holiness. This may sound simple, and in some ways it is, but it was encouraging to be reminded of my task here in CT. There are all sorts of things I could do, but I need to stick to what God says and trust that he will work. It is actually very freeing.

3. It has been sunny and in the 60's here. I am wearing flip flops, cooking on the grill, and in an overally happy condition.