More than back to school

Today marked the end of summer, at least summer time activities.
It’s a very exciting and strange day for me.

Today Cyndi and i only had two kids heading out the door for school.
Abbi completed High School last May and today she did not have to walk unto Mayo High School. As strange as is for me to experience this, I wonder how strange it is for Abbi to experience this. Sarah and Hannah are now in 7th grade. I so many ways they are already taking care of themselves and Cyndi and I simply take care of the “big stuff” and help navigate life with them.

It’s an exciting and strange day at the Bontrager’s.

At the same time, I am so happy that summer is over. It has been a very strange summer for our church family. So many distractions it seems. It felt like a summer of disconnect at one level, and yet there were many new connections made of over the summer months.

I am ready to see what a “normal” rhythm of life is like for our leadership team and church family. I am excited to see where God leads us next. The Uturn is getting more active all the time and we have a church planter in the mix fir 2011. That’s a lot of exciting stuff.

So on a personal level..... back to school is stranger than normal this fall.
On ministry level.... back to school is hopefully a time of growth and stability.