swamp chickens

We are in New Orleans after a full day of travel.

But because I am braindead, I am sharing my travel buddy's blogpost from tonight with a few minor modifications (since after all, we mostly had the same day!)

I'm about thirty minutes outside New Orleans right now and it has been one crazy but beautiful trip with Karen (Laura). I think the "swamp chickens" title describes it just about perfectly...


We stopped at a beach, rolled the windows down, and blasted my favorite song, Dancing Shoes. I think nothing was sweeter in our friendship than the line "I'm so tired of the nine to five, weighing down on my soul". We've talked about an impromptu adventure for some time now and here today we found ourselves on a beach in Mississippi.... and we ate dinner at a barbecue restaurant in a trailor park. But really...

We started a eucharisto list. We sought the Lord. We ate an entire bag of peanut m&ms.

Despite being exhausted already (thank you time change x 2...), I am fully expecting the Lord to do great things this week. Praying for unity. Praying for God to move. Praying we show love to this city and praying for safety all who are far from home tonight.

Today has been a day of swamp chickens. I'm convinved you can find beauty in anything if you look to the Lord. He's reminding me to lean fully on Him this week... I think the timing of it is going to be perfect.


310. watching sunset on a beach
311. seeing restoration and rebuild in a place that was once devastated
312. great music
313. windows down and music up
314. being spontaneous
315. safe travels ... even for the stranded sprinter travelers
316. eating bbq in a restaurant in a trailer park
317. a great group of people to serve with, love on, worship with, enjoy life alongside
318. a city being rebuilt one life at a time
319. NOT being the detail person on this trip ... such a great feeling
320. a minifridge for my diet coke stash
321. being stretched
322. the joy of doing what I do with some of the best students anywhere
323. convos that made me dream ... as well as appreciate
324. Dancing Shoes
325. a bed to sleep in - thank you Jesus I am not sleeping on an aimattress in a room with 35 other folks!