The semester is over!

Well my first semester at Mars Hill has come to an end. These last months have been a blur. Kate and I moved into our apartment the day before school started and life has been in constant motion since then with school and work. But what a good semester it has been. A few notable events in the recent past:

Kate and I hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at our place. In total there were 15 of us in our little apartment. Everyone brought fantastic food. Kate and I felt so blessed by all the people who came. They have invited us into their community here in Uptown and made us feel so welcome.

MHGS celebrated its annual Christmas party at our new building in Belltown. Our time in Bothell is officially over! The new building is incredible. It is feet from the Puget Sound, it has panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains and Mt. Rainer. Yeah, it is nice. But anyway, the annual Christmas party always entails a dance party. I found it quite funny that I found myself sharing the dance floor with our school's Theology professor while Justin Timberlake's "I'm Bringing Sexy Back" is thumping from the speakers. Only at a Seminary like Mars Hill.

Also, a giant storm hit the area Thursday night. Kate and I lost power around 2 am Friday morning. We were fortunate though, our power came back on Friday afternoon around 3 pm. Thousands are still without power.

And yesterday, now that I have some free time I finally made it out into the wilderness. I took a a guy from work (along with his three dogs) and we hiked out to some water falls in the foothills of the Cascades. It was spectacular. It felt so good to get out of the city for a little and walk among the snow capped peaks.

Anyway, I am far too mentally spent to offer anything profound or thought provoking so you will just have to deal with this summary of events. Thanks for reading.