Back at YWAM Woodcrest in Lindale, TX
After two months in gorgeous, spring-filled Wisconsin and Minnesota, I returned to Texas to join up with the staff of YWAM Woodcrest. It was a sweet time of seeing friends in Minneapolis and Eau Claire. Betsy, Jodi & Eric, Brad & Kerri, Ronni, and Lisa. And it was hard to say bye to family.
From times of prayer, I know God has told me to be with Woodcrest for the next while. Years, probably. And it’s been amazing- seeking God with community and serving his heart. Revelation. Challenge. Restoration and joy. After visiting much extended family around Wisconsin, I had been planning to rejoin with Woodcrest at a Communication Workshop in Madison, with YWAM Madison and YWAM Woodcrest hosting. I mean, I thought I would go. I don’t know, maybe I would get a job and stay in Wisconsin, afterall. I was comfortable. I was on familiar ground and there were still people with whom I wanted to visit. Things were nice.
I also made use of the local Goodwill during my time at home. After greasing up my old Trek bike, I ventured out for a few rides through sunshining skies. Pedaling through the suburbs, I assumed people would assume I was yet another person out of work and biding time and hoping for a break. After awhile, though, I started thinking about children. What if a small child saw me riding this bike without a helmet. Bike safety should not be poo-poo-ed. I grew up in a helmetless age. I don’t think my parents would have bought them for my siblings and me, even if they had been the norm. But times have changed, and a strong conviction of non-bike safety hit me hard. For the children. And in the bustling, dusty, air-conditioned Goodwill, I found my prize- a sweet little 1991 white peanut half shell. My brains were safe.
However, on about the third night at home, post Mother’s Day, watching TV- witnessing Danny Gokey, the beloved Milwaukee native, being voted off American Idol- I knew the gig was up. I was rotting into the couch, watching spring sway outside as I twiddled my thumbs and pondered life and the things God whispered to me.
The next day, after a final stop at Target (I really appreciate just being in a good Target. They’re so nicely laid out, and the closest one in Texas is an hour drive, so I had to say farewell), I headed back to Texas.
You know how it is sometimes? That if you don’t make your next decision to do what it is you need to do, then you probably won’t ever do it?
And the day after I arrived in Texas, I loaded into a minivan with six other staff people, and we headed to Madison. I know it was an illogical choice. And it could not have been more wonderful. Right Now is always a good time.
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After two months in gorgeous, spring-filled Wisconsin and Minnesota, I returned to Texas to join up with the staff of YWAM Woodcrest…..