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- tuesday night was my first fundraising event as i prepare to come on staff with sojourn college ministry.  the night went really well...it was cool to see how deep we (amy and i have) gone already, in just 10 months of craziness, with some of our friends here.  i think that was the thing i was most impressed with...how much we really appreciate the people we got to hang out with. 

- the highlight for me was definitely being introduced by my friend caleb.  i've lucky enough to be honored a couple of times in my life, but i don't know that it has ever been done so well.  aside from being really encouraging caleb included references to high fidelity, dio, and and john cusack.  amazing!

- enojy the pics

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it's been a while...my apologies.  the season is changing rapidly here in boston...winter is long gone and it's feeling a lot like summer will soon be upon us.  which reminds me of what our house felt like when we first moved in...and the warmth makes me think of camp...and i realize it's almost been a year now since i left durango, got married, and made the move to the east coast.  so while we've been going at a breakneck pace for a while there has been some time for reflection in recent days...

...as i make yet another transition (back into full time ministry) i can't help but think about what an incredible year of learning this has been...learning how to be married, how to work in a difficult environment, how to speak up for yourself at work, how to buy a house, how to live in community, how to make new friends, how to budget for two, how to survive in the city, how to love, how to work with kids, how to live on less than 6 hours of sleep a night, how to balance two jobs, how to go to a church you didn't start, how to raise support, how to make decisions as a couple...

...the list could go on and on.  i don't pretend to have learned how to do any of those things well...but i do know that this year has been an education like no other.  i like to call it "how to be a man" and it's the best class i've ever taken!

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we finally made it to opening day...26 hours after it was supposed to happen!  it was a great game (recap)...mvp pedroia followed up his big year with a home run in his first at bat...josh beckett (who is also on my fantasy team) struck out 10.  it was freezing but it was so much fun!!! (also, the giants won today...so not a bad way to get the season started)

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throughout the year most of my students in the after school program have been working with a science/environmental awareness group called "e" inc science.  they've been learning about the rain forest, primates and other animals that live in the rain forest, and have been creating action plans to lessen the human impact on rain forests (like using less paper, using both sides of a sheet of paper, creating recycling boxes for classrooms, etc).  

some of their work is currently being shown off in the Prudential Building Mall (downtown).  this friday we got to take them there, to show off their work and to get honored for their creativity and the projects they have undertaken this school year.  

it was awesome to see them honored so well, and to see them receive their honors.  it was the best behaved hour of the year =)  i was very proud of them...it was one of those rare moments where you can see some of the work you've done actually paying off.

here are some photos: