Had a great lunch with Michael today. They are so far ahead of where we were in regards to systems and junk then we were at that stage that it is crazy. He is doing a good job. They are outgrowing their theater and it made me very thankful for our MONSTER theater that we have. Having a movie theater that holds 600 is overwhelming when you are trying fill that joker up, but it is nice when you need space.
Drove down to West Ridge and spent about 30 minutes with Brian. Honestly one of the highlights of my life was being on staff at West Ridge. To be part of a church that was running 3,000 and still meeting in a high school gym stretched my vision BIGGER then I thought possible. WRC doesn't get the pub a lot of churches get but they are 9 years old running 3500 and they are getting it done. It has been cool to see my relationship with Brian evolve from him being my boss to him being my peer and mentor. I have said it a thousand times but they have dealt with a lot of heat for things we have done and they have not always agreed BUT they have alway supported us. Talking to Brian today about some of my insecurities and struggles as we grow was huge. It was worth the drive.
Then I got to hang out with my family the rest of the day. Like never before I appreciate and value my time with them. As the church grows I have to balance my time with them to insure they are my #1 focus. Today we took Ashlyn to Nana and Papa's for the weekend and then I came home and painted Thomas The Train pictures with Avery and watched Toy Story. It was a blast.
I just got done looking over my notes for Sunday and I got to tell you it is going to be off the hook!!!! We are wrapping up our series 4 Better 4 Worse and I can't wait to talk about marriage and money this weekend.
See ya Sunday!!!!