What was I thinking?

There's a popular country song entitled "What was I thinking?", you may know the tune or you may not. Either way the chorus of the song continually finds the singer asking himself "What was I thinking?". Well, I (Eli) feel about the same way. What was I thinking when I put together my schedule this semester? (Yes, I still measure life by semester because I'm a college minister.)

I scheduled 4 major events/trips this semester.

1) A weekend retreat with students in February. Check. That one is done. No major issues.

2) A 4 day trip to Atlanta with colleagues for research and writing. That one happens tomorrow, commencing with a 3 hour drive to DFW to catch a flight at 6 in the morning. This one will be a great trip with tons of fun and some great things will come out of it, however it's another thing on my agenda. (Ironic Moment: The focus of our shared research and reading will be on Sabbath. You know that day of rest stuff. Hopefully, the research helps. )

3.) A week-long mission trip to Panama over Spring Break. Yes, I am leading a group to Panama (the country, not the city beach). I am in charge of 11 people heading to a remote village in the rainforest, while my wife who will be 7.5 months pregnant with twins stays home. This one will be another awesome, once-in a lifetime trip but getting really close to these babies getting here.

4.)A weekend trip to the Passion Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas. This one is only 3 days, but it is really close to the babies being here. I mean Kendra will be 8 months pregnant and we will be hoping to make it to about 8.5 months. So I mean really close.

I continually ask myself "What was I thinking?" when I look at these trips. Then I remember that God has a wonderful plan for all of this and lives will be changed for the better because of them. Most of all God will take care of Kendra in my absence(s), I mean he really is the only one who can take care of her at this point. All I can offer is an occasional foot rub and to run some bathwater.

So, if you have some spare time say a prayer for us. God is good, all the time.