02-Apr-2026

A bit of a strange day honestly. I had time earlier in the morning to start work and figured a bunch of admin for work and personal life out. Reimbursements + all our monthly banking done. I was worried about money, but it was partly due to not having looked at it much in April and knowing we spent more on a few things. But it's amazing how just taking a pause and actually dealing with it and looking at it straight on makes it a much smaller issue. That is true in many cases. Taking the issue head on and dealing with it helps a ton. I think money has been on my mind more because of the MPD we have coming up. Have to raise more funds to continue in the ministry work that we do. It is daunting but I know God will provide the way forward.

I pressed my supervisor for the promotion he's been hinting at. I at first thought I might turn it down when the suggestion first came. Sometimes the higher up position is less of what you really want to do. So I may be making a mistake. But I know I'm ready for taking more on so I do want to pursue it. See what happens.

We had our end of semester celebration with the students. It is a time to look back and celebrate all the stories, but also look forward at what will come. I think this pausing to celebrate is really hard for me. I want to keep going, to keep improving. But it is so good for the soul to slow down and just take a look at what has happened. To notice all that God has done and hear the stories of the students. Hear how they have grown and the realizations they have made. It is good. It is key to have these rhythms of slowing, looking back, and seeing the work that has been done.

This is something I think that needs to be incorporated in our Family Discipleship. What will it look like to pause and celebrate as a family all that God has done for us?