Teenagers, wife, and ministry...how things have changed.

 If I am looking at this date correctly, I think it has been over 10 years since I posted on this blog. I recall I started this as a means to reflect on the things that God has been doing in my life. Since the previous posts, I believe that life has gone past like a blur.

    First of all, I can't believe that this blog still exists. Just goes to show you the internet never forgets. I have spent a good portion of the past few years avoiding to post anything on social media, let alone type anything on a blog, and I think this has existed since the beginnings of seminary. Now I am using it to provide an outlet to see if I am able to heal after so long of challenges and victories, disappointments and successes, highs and lows. I could spend days trying to describe it all, but I think I will summarize because I think my son needs a ride home.

Since 2013....

• Spent 7 years church planting
• Resigned and returned home to Hilo to be with family
• Taught for 3 years at a Christian school
• Reunited and lived with sister's family under a roof
• Separated and lived under our own roof
• Started a job in a school
• Sister and family moved to another state
• Boys grew up and became teens and pre-teens
• Found a church and began serving
• Left a church and found another church to serve

Wow. That's the summary. Even the summary is a lot.

I find myself reflecting on so much that has happened, and I cannot believe it. I am still waiting for my small brain to process it all. And I think the truth is, I never will be able to. These seasons have affected me so much, I think I am beginning to realize that the process of understanding is taking longer than usual for me to figure out. Makes sense, because I do feel rushed and tired. I lack passion and drive, yet I still need to keep going forward. This is the healing time...and I hope to see some relief upcoming. For now, I take the time I have, and press on, knowing my God is good. I am definitely not the same man I was when this blog began, but I am a man who still believes. Let's see what you do God between this post and the next one to come...hopefully not as long as 10 years....