I am slowly going crazy

 

I loved this show as a kid...this is kinda how I'm feeling right now!

I realized that I haven't posted anything in a REALLY long time!  Boy, that must mean I'm super busy with work, which is very true.  I've been so busy, in fact, that I have hardly had time to do important things like doing the dishes, cleaning my living room, and grocery shopping (I'm out of popcorn...gasp!).  Why have I been so busy?  Good question.  Here is a quick rundown of all the things I have been doing that has taken all of my time.

Pretty sure I was on my death bed...
Boy, I was pretty sick this past month!  I got a cold that wouldn't go away.  I even missed a day of work (which I never miss work) because I was just not feeling well.  But now, finally, I'm starting to feel better.  I'm able to breath again, not coughing all day, and haven't used any cold medicine since last Friday! Being sick just makes everything more difficult.

Designers Beware...
Over the past month or so I have been learning how to use the program Photoshop.  It's a very awesome, yet extremely complicated, program.  If you have ever attempted to use Photoshop without any training, you might understand how this could be very frustrating.  There are so many different buttons that do a whole wide range of different things.  While I would say that I'm much more skilled at Photoshop now, I would NOT say that I am proficient at Photoshop.  But I'm excited to continue to use it and learn more about graph design (something that when I was in High School I had actually thought about doing).

Worship...
I have been helping with two different worship groups; one with my church and one with PDXCru.  I was practicing every Tuesday night with my church group (playing the drums) and then Wednesday evenings leading worship for DWTNCRU (PDX Cru's weekly meeting) playing the guitar.  It had been a while since I had played my guitar and lead worship, but now that I'm back to playing on a consistent basis I'm feeling pretty awesome about it, and look forward to it every week.  We're seeing awesome things starting at DWTNCRU and I can't wait to see what God keeps doing.

Retreat from the city...
I got to be a part of the PDXCru fall retreat, leading worship.  It was fun to get out of the city and see something new and smell super fresh air!  I couldn't have asked for a more awesome way to spend my weekend (except for maybe Lucas coming).

Life in General...
Life has just been crazy.  My car has been broken into (which means I have trouble sleeping...gotta keep watch), we've gone to the pumpkin patch with Lucas' family, and my grandma came up to visit.  All in all, well besides the whole car thing, I've been busy, but it's all been worth it.

Although I have been too busy as well, I've now had to let some things go, which is good.  And I want to be able to spend more time with Lucas, the dogs and, most importantly, the Lord.