It's only July...

Teresa and I are on the verge of moving into our partially redone, soon to be new home, in Sailboat Bend, which is in the Downtown Fort Lauderdale area. It's Tuesday night, I'm sitting in Brew becoming overwhelmed at how much we've done this year, and it's only July. I feel like I've forgotten more than I've done. In January we made the difficult decision to make City Church our new home. It's been a blessing becoming a permanent part of a local body. We went to Italy later that month, then it all gets fuzzy from there. In Italy I really began a difficult time of doubt and disbelief in truth. Time as well as peace were misplaced for a bit. I won't even try to list all the following in chronological order, so here it is as raw and random as it comes... I got off Rescue, Praise God! We had a one year anniversary while Raff and Angie walked the grassy aisle. That was amazing. Kevin asked Julia to marry him on dad's sailboat hours before fireworks. I found out that I'd be an uncle in nine months or so. We bought our second home, The Hemingway at Sailboat Bend. Then proceeded to tear it to the studs and build it back, which I'm still in the process of doing. Teresa surprised Kathy in OK to shower a coming babe. Teresa went to Mexico with "the girls" to sit poolside chillin for a couple. I stole Teresa from work to the Keys for a birthday sailboat/throw-up-a-thon weekend. Which means we both turned 25, not 21. Teresa did work a few days this year between her traveling. Then we went to Kentucky for the annual Freeman family reunion in good ole Paducah. My dad turned 50 as David, Steve, dad, and I feel from an airplane. I bought a totally awesome scooter, yeah that's right! I won a trip for two to the Bahamas by not getting plastered during the second annual South Beach Rum Punch Volleyball Tournament. Sadly, Robert and Bridget and Matt Crump moved far, far away to the deep south. Teresa began a second job again at Brew, Urban Cafe, which is owned by our friends with City Church. Becky, Hayden, Kathy, Jenny-Ann, and Kailee got knocked up. First Baptist of West Hollywood and Church of Hollywood Downtown changed drastically. The Shepard was faithful to speak to His sheep, and Christ was honored and glorified through everything in and out of our obedience. We finally got renters for our Hollywood condo, in God's perfect timing. We've begun and continued countless relationships, and found a few amazing friends and co-disciples. The light went on in Jamie's soul, which was the best birthday gift ever. All that and I've forgotten more than I've remembered I'm sure,oh, and it's only July...