the walk

This week we are moving from our current facility on West 38th to our new one at Grubb Road. We had an incredible ribbon cutting and ceremonial walk there this weekend... You can see photos down below!

I started by taking pictures of the current facility and then the walk, then moving along to the new one. I couldn't believe how emotional we all were. It is definitely the term "bittersweet" to be sure. It is so exciting, and it's been such a long time coming, which I think is what makes it insane and so moving. When we walked in I turned to Derek and said... "This is it. This is where we're going to be for the rest of our lives."

That was a crazy realization.

We've Got Seats!

It's really wild to see these things going in! They look really cool.

weary

Well here we are. The last week in our current facility - it's so weird to think that next week at this time I'll be setting up my new office on Grubb Road. Everyone here is weary. It's a good weary, but weary nonetheless. This has been a really long and really amazing process. The staff and key volunteers have been amazing through this process. But just recently you can see the droopy eyes, the sloughing shoulders, the somtimes quick reactions and even short tempers! Yeah - we're a church - but we're very real people too. This week I'm excited to see the tired emotions start to give way to the excitement of all the possibilities that we've been dreaming about for years. We're moving. It's a new day. God is up to something. Buckle up and get ready for the ride...