Weekend of F-U-N.

Wow, what a weekend. Friday night begins at St. Bernard's for the KFC Kids' Core Training: Heart for the Kids. While the memories of Finding Nemo and The Alliance (HOO-HAH-HAH!) and mini-guitar-workshops will last a lifetime, nothing will stick out as much the chat that I had with Paul until the wee hours of the morning.

The birth of KFC-101. I'm thankful for being given the opportunity and the privelege to share what I learned with the brotha'. It's refreshing to see someone who has such a big vision of future of Kids For Christ. It's a wonder how big his heart is for those kiddies -- how God gave him that heart. It's amazing how well he understands the importance of that part of the CFC ministries. Paul, you're gonna raise kids that'll move mountains.

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Speaking of the privelege of learning and sharing knowledge... I saw a friend of mine who I haven't seen since the summer; I've wondered about her from time to time. There's no such thing as coincidence. Picked a random spot to sit in church yesterday -- which happened to be the same side of the church she comes in from -- which happened to have just enough seats beside me. She was undecided about going to the LA (leaning more towards no), but then decided to come because I had asked her. While there were many good and necessary things that happened at the meeting (e.g., Jonas' talk about Character and planning out february/march with E2 Core), nothing from that afternoon/evening sticks out more than the close-to-3-hour talk we had at Tim Horton's. There's no substitute for good conversation. The generally confused look on people's faces is amusing; it's time to build that lexicon. Just as people have come and gone in YFC, it's as I shared before (jan.27th entry): I'm ever thankful to the people who have walked out of my life, as much as I'm thankful for the people who have walked in. Robyn, let me be the first to welcome you back -- in both regards. Hope to be seein' ya around more: Other than the contributions you can and will undoubtedly bring, God's not finished with you yet.

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Speaking of seeing and speaking to people you haven't seen in the longest time, I met up with a good friend of mine today from elementary / high school / YFC. We couldn't even remember the last time we had a sit-down talk. Had a 3-hour conversation with the guy about random thoughts in the past 2-3 years of our lives. Calvin, to be blessed/cursed with an early maturity... As important and necessary as it is to observe life around us, let's remember to really enjoy life itself-- enjoy what God's already given us.

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I'm becoming a big fan of the whole 3-hour sit-down conversation over a snack or coffee. Beats any kind of e-mailing or MSN conversation. Really, there's no substitute for good conversation. Thoughts undergo little or almost no editing. The stories and the debates of over Life, Love, Relationships and the Pursuit of Happiness will always interest me and impact me in thought-provoking and meaningful ways. Intellectually, Emotionally, Socially, Spiritually. My whole life has seemed to ever-point me in that direction; I feel the most useful and fulfilled through the relationships that not only get me to think, but also allow me the opportunity and privelege to share my life message: to share what God has priveleged me to learn and experience through the different relationships that have come into my life, left my life, and stayed with me.

As the saying goes, Caring means Sharing. Sharing my life and experience and learning with others. My life isn't about me; My life is not my own: Not for my purposes, but for his.