5.26.2007

turning pt.

as the days were coming to an end I really actually wanted to sit down with everyone to actually have a little time where we could of prayed for each other. but as my mind wandered more and more on the idea I never found the words to actually say it.

it wasn't anything big or anything I just thought it would of been nice. of course I wasn't going to leave the week without ending with pray but as I started to pray before you left an overwhelming emotion overcame me. I really had to fight not to get emotional. At the moment I didn't know what was so consuming that this emotion was so vivid and strong.

well as the night has gone on I have tried to reflect on it more and more. right now I find myself in the corner of the house I usually never sit in and I have some new "worship" music playing and I feel alone with God and I am just reading letting thoughts flow how ever they want.

in this moment right now I feel a freshness I haven't felt in a while. it's like after praying today a revived drive has been re-birthed in me. i am not sure I can completely put it into words but it's a really great night for me.

there were many times today when you left where I replayed conversations I have had with each of you. i stand in awe of the journeys I have found myself on with you at different places of our lives. the moments where those journeys have connected are ones I will never forget. and the roads I have spent with each of you alone are roads that have truly shaped my life.

this week has brought good about in my life and I just wanted to thank you. ironic as that may seems as we light weight drunkards laughed our way through the week ;) but the presence of friends brought out something truly desirable.

well, I should be going to bed...

till next time.
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[o]ldenburg said...

that's funny. i was thinking so much of this right as we were driving away... and then again the second time we were driving away...
the more i think about the friendships we have with one another, the more i am convinced that you guys have been multiple answers to prayers i have had. i love how our relationships are built; they're so strong and full of love. this may sound amazingly cheezy, but i believe that our relationships are how the church was intended to be: honest, loving, faithful, loyal, generous, based on Jesus.
if there were more people and relationships like ours, there would be a lot less wrong with the world.
so i too want to thank all of you. you have no idea how much i love you and how great of roles you have played in my life.
this needs to happen again sooner than later...

26.5.07
smallTown said...

I agree with Oldenburg. I love that we can cut loose and be ourselves, it was refreshing and needed. But it would have been good, too, to have some talks about real stuff, prayer time etc. sometimes I forget, when we're having a good time (because one certainly can't have a "good time" while praying? uh, heh... you know what I mean), which is sad.

Anyway... it was cool when we prayed together and said goodbye, because it hit me so strongly how much it felt like family. I have a lot of family who I don't see often, but when I do it's great and when we say goodbye it...feels kinda like today. It's hard to describe, but I just appreciated how much it felt like family.

Thanks to everyone for everything. Even though we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, it's good to know you're always available and we'll make the effort to get together again. We're not the sort of 'good ole friends' that are just going to fade away.

I love you. See you soon.

27.5.07
smallTown said...

AND Nolan... next time you get the urge to take a little time to sit and pray for each other... do speak up. It would have been nice.

27.5.07
Mandie said...

i don't want to just say what everyone else has been saying, but there were a couple times that i thought about us all praying together and then i got to think about you guys a lot on the drive back to chicago. i wish that it would have happened. yes, nolan, say it next time. it would have been good. i love all of you so much. i am so priviledged to have each and every one of you as a part of my life. i love seeing the giftings and talents that God has put in each one of you. some similiar and some incredibly different. thanks for all of the laughs. it was needed. this break and relaxation was desperately needed for me. you guys were the perfect remedy for my stressful life that has just become the norm for me now. nolan and hannah, thanks for opening your home and letting us make a mess and eat all your food. it was great. andythanks for driving us everywhere. daniel, thanks for the steaks and the beer and the best video i have ever been in possession of. jaralei, thanks for trying to get all up in my bidness every night. there are so many memories... i adore and love you all so much.

27.5.07
Hannah said...

I just wanted to say that even though we didn't pray it was still a very edifying experience. We all have a common heart after God and the things that are his heart is for and it's so nice just to be around people like that. I feel like that's been a big void in my life lately. And so yes it was very refreshing to have like minded people around for once, it's like you're able to just thrive in the way you were meant to. I love you all too.

27.5.07

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