So with the gentle and persistent nudging of I am back to my blog and a lot has happened since I last wrote.

I went to Iowa at the end of February for the EFCA Central District Conference with Laura and Pastor John. It was a great trip and a chance to see a lot of people I hadn't seen in almost nine months.

On Saturday before the conference I was able to go to Cedar Rapids and see my family. It was a short trip but we managed to pack a lot in.

I also got to meet Max, the newest member of our family. When we got him he had some sort of sinus infection and fleas, so by the time I met him he was on the rebound. Even though it was freezing outside, we took a family walk and tried to take some photos of John for senior pictures, although we just ended up with a bunch of goofy shots.

That evening as we were uploading the photos onto my parents computer I saw the dining room table move and assumed Andrew was still out there, but no, Max had helped himself (all 34 pounds) up onto the table. Silly dog. I guess he has been chewing a lot of things and acting crazy at times and I told my mom he must be feeling better and he's obviously more comfortable now.

Sunday night a bunch of people went to the Joy Williams concert and it was good to connect with lots of people.

Monday and Tuesday were the conference days and that went well. I learned a few things about conferences and meeting with people. It was good to meet other pastors and ministry leaders from the denomination.

Things have been a little more laid back this past week but I've been busy planning for our next round of newsletters and I've been out taking lots of photos. I went to open court last Saturday night and decided to finally start my graffiti series that I have been thinking about for a while now.

I'm also enjoying the wonderful late spring like weather we've been having. It's such a blessing to be able to have my windows open and the fans on.

I've also been using the wonderful weather to deep clean my apartment as my mom will be here in a week. I'm really looking forward to her visit and I know the time will be too short!