September 2008


family resemblance?

family resemblance?

So I’m back into the regular routine–sort of.  Mondays are my day off so I usually like to take a little bit of a longer run while Sam is at school and Levi and Nate are sleeping.  Well, the day got away from me and before I knew it was almost time for school to end.  I figured out a great compromise.  I’d just run and finish up @ the front door of Sam’s school. Then we’d enjoy a leisurely walk home–perfect!

I didn’t have much time for a long run, but I decided to push the pace of my four miler.  Down I went into Georgetown at a pretty good clip, but by the time I hit Canal Rd, I was feeling the effects of my August running hiatus (or maybe it was the heat from the mid-day sun, along with the car exhaust and my dark shirt–what was I thinking?).   It was an uphill climb for the last 15 minutes of my run and by the time I arrived @ Stoddert Elementary, I was spent.  Thankfully I had that cool down walk ahead of me.

“We’re walking home!” I exclaimed as I met Sam at the door of his classroom.  Sam had a better idea.  “Let’s run!”  I said ok thinking he’d last for a block or two–he ran the whole way home!  It’s a mile from his school to our apartment and it’s all uphill.  At one particularly steep point, when I was sure he would stop, I slowed down to a walk–Sam sprinted past me!  I guess I better get myself back into shape soon.  Looks like running is in Sam’s future.  Anybody know where I can find some cheap running shoes–kid’s size 11?

It’s been over a month since my last post. It’s hard to believe how fast a month can fly by, but when you’re talking about August (the month student return to DC) I shouldn’t be surprised. Here are a few of the things that went down this month:

  • 14th & 15th – Pre-semester leaders’ retreat
  • 16th & 17th – 2 days of freshmen move-in
  • 17th – Handing out 200 servings of ice cream in under an hour
  • 18th-22nd – Every day @ the Chi Alpha table
  • 18th – Night time lawn games
  • 19th – Participating in chaplaincy welcome
  • 20th – Participating in student government welcome
  • 21st – Returning student worship service & campus-wide game of capture the flag
  • 22nd – Enjoying the Olympic gold medal soccer game with almost 100 new friends
  • 23rd – Kayaking on the Potomac river
  • 24th – Lead worship @ supporting church
  • 28th – 1st Thursday Night Worship of the Year
  • 29th – Riddle Quest – our competitive tour of the National Mall
  • 30th – Chi Alpha @ the National Game
  • 31st – Student leaders’ meeting!

Whew! Eighteen days and sixteen events–no wonder I didn’t have time to write. How did it go? Well, we’re off to a great start! We’ve seen some of the best participation in all of our opening week events and are making great connection with new students. Thanks for your prayers and please keep them coming as students make decisions how to plug in.