It was a pretty good day today. It was a challenging evening, but it was a day full of grace.

At work, I just worked on building an addition to a school capacity calculating app that one of our clients. I am really just retrofitting part A to handle data related to part B, so it is a clean update, and it is going smoothly, so I am grateful for that.

It’s been a good week. My emotions have been steadier than they have been in some time. I was blessed to eat lunch with my fried Jenise today. We went ad tried a newer restaurant, Anatolia, off of Central on 6th Street. The meals were excellent- modestly priced, the plates were full of food. I had a chicken kabob that was seated on rice and came with a salad. The food was tasty.

Tonight, after 9 months or so, I went back to Living Free on the main Sagebrush campus. I was nervous, but once I arrived, I was surrounded by Highland friends. The service was on purity, and it was great. They put 450 purity bracelets up on a cross on the stage and invited audience members to come up and grab a bracelet for themselves, to take a stand for purity. Yeah, I got one. I saw her briefly in the parking lot as she walked in ahead of me to the auditorium. I didn’t see her until after the service walking up the aisle toward the exits. When I did, my heart leapt. She is so lovely. But I then left Sagebrush and called a couple from my small group and asked them if I could come over and pray with them. The prayer time was good with Chase and Elena. I am grateful for kind and encouraging friends.

Chase then asked me if I would baptize him in two weeks at Sagebrush Highland. What a honor and a gift. Chase is young and accomplished, and he is the leader of our small group. He and his wife have come to Highland with a deep desire to serve, and they do. I a overjoyed when I think about the people that serve at Highland. There is a lot of love at that church campus. Which is how it should be.

I am grateful today for forgiveness and second chances. I am grateful for grace and te space it provides for us to grow. I am thankful for people who love you despite yourself and your hangups. I am grateful for some other godly men in my life who spur me to walk forward focused on Jesus and His Kingdom. I am thankful to live in a land where the Word can be spoken and spoken of freely.

I have some more changes to make in my life, but one day at a time.

Lord, thank you for your presence and your love with me throughout this day.