We've been here since Weds, it is wonderful! The weather is amazingly cool and the mountain air is fresh and sweet. The kids are having a blast, we have to tell them to come in the house, never had to do that in Jacksonville! The house is great and I've already met many seminarians... a dozen of them helped us move in at 9pm on Wednesday night. We also attended the weekly bbq last night, which is done every Friday throughout the summer.
Everything is better than we had hoped. The kids are already making friends and there are many families with kids their age. Marti is teaming up with another seminary spouse named Brittany, she's really great and they are going to see the new Harry Potter tomorrow.
I went mountain biking this morning for the first time since we got here. It was so steep and rocky that I had to carry the bike 50% of the time, but it was still a blast. There were two water falls, a few streams and lots of rocky overhangs, plus some deadly cliffs (gotta watch yourself here, a wrong move could go really wrong). Funny thing is that I was never more than 1/2 a mile from my house.
We'll be at St. James, which is off campus, for church tomorrow and the kids are going to go to VBS next week there. The Chapel of the Apostostle is shut down over the summer, but the Daily Offices should start up again in early August. Orientation starts on August 10th and classes start on the 24th, so maybe by then I will actually feel like a student...?
The move was tough, but we're so grateful to all the wonderful people who have helped all along the way... God bless you all!
peace,
Jon
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Jon, thanks so much for sharing your journey to the mountains. What an exciting time! I pray that your family comes to love this time making life long friends. It's almost like going to college with your parents and enjoying the society of friends at your fingertips. Just wait until it snows, what great fun that will be.
Thank you for coming by to say good-bye. I really appreciate the thought and all the prayers that you've sent heavenly for me. I couldn't have imaged the blessings that I've received from God at work lately. Who know what He had planned for me? I'm a walking, talking example of someone who was inprisoned by fear, persecution and unbelief to someone who has been blessed beyond belief. It all started after you prayed for me. The bible says that the prayer of a faithful man is powerful and effective, you are that man. Thanks for everything and it's been a pleasure working with you. We will miss you greatly! I'm working Banyan hard creating reports left and right. The secret's out. May God bless you and your family during this wonderful time on the mountain. And don't forget Aventures in Odyssey at www.whitsend.org. I pray that your family enjoys them just as much as mind did. My 15 year old daughter still likes to listen with me.
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