a month or so later...

i guess i do miss it.

i can't decide if i miss DC
or
if i miss being a pastor.

no, i know i miss being a pastor.

i miss the rhythm of the church week. i miss getting the adrenaline rush of sunday morning worship. never thought of myself as an adrenaline junky, but i guess i kind of am.

i think i miss the intensity of DC. i have always been a little too much of a truth-sayer and doer in the midwest. in DC i was mellow! here, back in minnesota, i am reminded of how intense my personality seems. funny how different i appear in the two different places.

i am in this dual masters program.
i am doing my final social work internship. my final internship of FOUR!
and do you know...

i went into this thing, wanting to be a therapist, the pastor gig was just a thing to do on the side.

now...

i am just gritting my teeth to finish the social work degree. i know the skills are good ones. the credential is a good one.
i just love how i get to be as a pastor. it feels so much more real.

funny how four years changes things.
i can't believe i am nearing the end of four years.

i am ready.
i don't know what awaits me...
but, i am ready.