update

this is the last day of my weekend before the work week starts again (my internship is awesome and my weekend is monday and tuesday) and so i thought I would do an update for anyone who actually reads this on life in las vegas.

when looking back at it, last week was a pretty rough week. overall, pretty good at church, but the loss of my old friend max and the loss of $300 out of my bank account which someone else decided they needed much more than me. someone got my credit card information and bought almost $300 worth of stuff from amazon.com. i have no idea how they got it, but let me tell you folks..."identity theft is not a joke! it affects millions of people every year" (thank you dwight schrute). luckily i have gotten the money back but it was a pretty sucky thing to have to deal with.

other than that, i've been getting used to things around here. my internship has been going really well. i preached last week in middle school and high school and will get the opportunity to teach quite a bit this summer. i'm looking forward to this because it will be the most i've ever preached consistantly. i'm also learning a lot about how ministry is done in another culture here in this country. and it's really opened my eyes to how adaptable we need to be in ministry while remaining rooted in truth. i have no idea where God will lead candice and i in ministry, but experiences like this get me excited for where He will take us.

the other big thing i've been getting used to is having my two days off during the week. since we work on saturday and sunday, my "weekend" is on monday and tuesday. its really great because its on these days that it still really feels like summer. i get to sleep in and recharge from the week, but its on these days when i've done most of my exploring in las vegas. but i made a decision today. tuesdays are going to be my reading days by the pool. i went and layed out (i realize how fruity this sounds) by the pool and read about 75 pages while taking breaks in between chapters to hop in for a swim to cool off. this way i kill 3 birds with one stone. i get to utilize having a pool at the house i'm living at this summer, i get tan (which i've always enjoyed being), and i get to do something that i like doing (reading) that i've never really taken the time to do. i've got a short reading list prepared...but i'm taking suggestions. today i re-started jesus of suburbia which tries to answer the question of, have we tried to tame and water-down the message and teachings of jesus to fit the cushy lifestyle we want? next i want to re-read mere christianity by c.s. lewis. then after that i'm open to whatever...so soundoff and let me know what you think.

so that's where i'm at...i miss kansas, the fiance, the fam, and the friends, but i'm having fun out here and growing a lot.