End of Summer

Well, things are starting to settle down a little bit. At least for the next week or so. :) The summer has finally come to a close, and with it the end of summer church programming. I always forget just how busy things can be in a youth program over the summer. Usually I think of the warmer months as a period of reduced activity...dare I say, even 'vacation'? That was not the case this year, at least.

In addition to the summer church activities (like Kids Camp, extra preaching duties, lock-ins, retreats, missions), I've also been busy trying to find a new place to live. I was living in Princeton, subletting a seminary apartment, until this past week. Unfortunately, September was my deadline, and I was promptly kicked out. (That's not really true. I was subletting from a friend who would have been happy to let me stick around for a few more weeks.) I was lucky enough to find a really nice place within my price range (which is admittedly laughable for New Jersey--$500/month). The only problem with the place is that it is an hour commute from the church. That's a pretty big time commitment, and Butch protests the increased work load by stubbornly demanding more fuel. Silly girl. Even though I really love the area of my new abode, I'm still going to be looking for something a little closer. I already have one possibility I'm going to check out in Flemmington on Wednesday. I'll let you all know how that turns out. If I do end up leaving my new place, however, I think I will already miss the beautiful country of northwestern Jersey. I have already decided, even after only being out here for a week, that if I ever come to put down roots in Jersey, this will be the place.

Other than the typical news of keeping busy, I am doing well. I have not been able to write nearly as much as I would like, but that's no surprise. I do promise to post up a few more sermons soon. Right now I'm just waiting to get the CDs from our media guy at the church. I would post the transcripts, but I've switched to an outline approach in my sermon prep. I'll eventually get the sermons transcribed, but not in the near, near future.