Friday, November 20, 2009

Heart and Soul

So here I am in Charleston, SC. Its dark, we arrived around 9 ish to Stephen and Laurie's place. There is just something about arriving at night to a place you have never been to before, and when you wake up its just an awesome feeling, maybe I'm just weird...
There are 8 of us that went.
A pretty stinking awesome group! We are up here to help out a church called River Church.

For those of you who don't know Stephen and Laurie, you really are missing out! They are some of the coolest people I have ever met. Not to mention Stephen by far has the manliest beard I have ever seen.

It just reeks of manhood.

They have four little girls, Charity, Sarah, Chloe, and Hosannah.

Joseph and I spent about forty five minutes on their trampoline tonight with them, they kept talking as if they were my brain. Telling me to do all kinds of things. We also spent about 15 minutes coming up with different alien names. Some of them were...

Fungus Face
Hookie goohoka
Protoevangelion (this is what happens when you are a theology geek's child...)
Yo Momma
Leafakiki
and many more...

Their names changed about... every 6 seconds.

It was one time where I just zoom out and take a google earth perspective on life, and think

Man, life is good.

Although, I have a lot of homework to do this weekend I still came.
While they are out changing the world, I will be writing a paper in a coffee shop down the street.

Awesome.

Tomorrow is gonna be a good day though. I love the people I am with.

Something I have been learning lately is friends really change everything.

Life is never meant to be lived alone, it is best when shared (thanks Chris McCandless).

The guys I have spent the past 2-4 years of my life with are probably some of my best friends in the world. I am reminded of 1st Samuel 14 where Jonathan's armor bearer says to Jonathan

"I am with you heart and soul"

Thats the essence of brotherhood.

And I have been blessed beyond belief throughout my life with men that have been with me heart and soul, and for that I am eternally grateful.

We have walked through a lot of stuff together, I would not have made it through this past season if it wasn't for the men around me. I know they would say the same.

Reminds me of the mini series Band of Brothers. Those guys fought together, laughed together, died together.

Something about that just makes me wanna...

Yea... its good.

So here we are in Charleston, sitting in the living room its 12:28 AM saying the stories we have all heard and experienced a gajillion times laughing harder each time, when we should be sleeping since we are getting up in 7 hours. Yet, God is here. God rejoices in this, I know He does.

Friends.
Brothers.
Sisters.
Heart and Soul.
Yea.