i've been home for a few days now and friday i leave for camp.

it's been really good seeing people. seeing how people have changed and grown up is one of my favorite parts of coming back i think. i love my friends from home, but there's something great about seeing the transformation and loving the person someone is becoming.

i'm not sure how ready i am for camp. i'm not really even sure what to prepare myself for. it feels a little like the first day of school.

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Seattle, you have been good to me.

It's been a great week here visiting Berit. Her family has been so welcoming and entertaining and we've been on some great adventures.

and WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS! i still can't get over how much i enjoyed that concert. Slow Runner opened up and put on a great show and then accompanied William during his set which was fun. listening to william fitzsimmon's recordings is wonderful enough, but seeing him live was like a giant, wonderful, musical hug.

and tomorrow i'll be home! i'll only be in town for a few days before i have to leave for camp, but i'm so looking forward to spending some time with my family and celebrating birthdays and seeing the people i love.

as for me, i will preach love.
not easy love- love that loves those that are kind, that smile, and that smell nice.
love that loves those that are crying, that have abortions, that hurt others, and that steal from the innocent.
i will not get this right every time, or even at all.
in truth, i will fuck this up (i use that word not to shock or offend, but because it is the only word that seems strong enough to express how badly i will do this sometimes).
but this is God, this is the gospel, and this is our call.


""Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them! If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? Run-of-the-mill sinners do that. If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal? Garden-variety sinners do that. If you only give for what you hope to get out of it, do you think that's charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers does that.

I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You'll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind."

Luke 6:31-36