So I got a loaded day this Sunday. Really excited. My best friend, Ryan Weatherbee is getting baptized. Its crazy but until a couple weeks ago I always assumed he had been baptized. Makes me wonder, who else am I assuming is baptized? Its gonna be fun. A bunch of friends from my church are taking care of any little responsibilities I had, and I have been freed up to go be part of the party! My friend Ryan is part of a new community of Jesus followers springing up in Kitchener. They have recently decided to meet in a community center on Sunday mornings. You can find some info about them at: http://www.unachurch.org/
It has been awhile since I was part of a church beyond Hillside, on a Sunday morning. Really looking forward to seeing the church from another angle. After the service we are going to be enjoying some potluck action. Classic church thing. If you dont know what a potluck is… basically everyone brings some food and you have a communal meal together. The one scary part is you have no idea how hygienic anyone else is. But I love food, so I usually just dive in and try everything. This may be the cause to my death someday.
After some good eating and conversations, the plan is to go to someone’s house and have a baptism in the hot tub! Wooohooo. Im bringing my bathing suit in hopes I can jump in with my friend, after the dunk! We will see if that’s kosher.
The plan after the big plunge is hang out, relax, and at some point go Donald Miller stalking. That’s because I am getting to hear Donny-M (I hope he is not offended at me calling him that) speak in Waterloo tomorrow night. I have loved Mr. Miller’s writing for many years. The book for me, that has special meaning, is ‘To Own a Dragon: Reflections on growing up without a dad.’ I felt a great connection to Donald Miller and the stories he shared, because I too grew up without a dad. Also, I am excited to learn from Donny-M how to be a better story teller.
So to say tomorrow is gonna be awesome – might be an understatement. I need to go to bed and charge up for the great day ahead.







