Two Months

I am a little embarrassed about how long it had been, but enough of that.  

The weather has been great up here for the last week and after a long drawn out winter I remember why we fell in love with the Pacific NorthWest.  People move to Portland for the summer and rightfully so.   

This blog is going to be a jumble of all the ramblings that go through my head on a daily basis. 

I feel like I am so busy everyday with more on my plate than I have time to get done.  When in reality I believe that what is actually happening is that I have so many wonderful people in my life wanting to spend time together and calling me that I just run from one place to the next as the hours slip by.  The relationships that I have made in just the 8 months that we have been here are absolutely amazing.   The weather has been so conducive to sundays in the park playing bocce, brisk evening playing ping-pong at RonToms and Zach's.  Lauren is going to school again for nursing so between that and her school schedule we have night that is just us hanging out on the couch watching some TV show on DVD.  Dinners have become more and more extravagant as Lauren continues to expand her recipe book.  Church has been great for community and as we have moved into the book of John I have enjoyed the messages more and more.  

Here is something on my mind a lot.  I used to get up every morning and read the Bible and spend time in prayer but ever since I have worked at starbucks this has been pushed further and further out of my morning routine and now it is altogether gone.  I love the morning routine and I retain so much more, can concentrate ten times better than at night but with a schedule that changes every day I don't know how to get that set routine.  I beat myself up for not having it but I have been so long with out it I don't know where to begin.  I know I just need to start and stop making excuses but I find it so hard to get into routine after it has been so long with out it.  So this week I am going see if I can just spend some time each day dedicated to prayer and study even just for ten min. but hey I gotta start somewhere right?

Been so long I wonder if anyone reads this anymore? 

Comments

[Kim]

Glad for the update. It is good to hear that you and Lauren are thriving in Portland. Keep blogging, we are reading :-)

[Christian Ostrom]

still read it

[dennisblack]

I love hearing what you are thinking of and what is going on. Because you live farther way, it helps me feel more connected to you and Lauren

[Scott Tyler]

When I think about a morning routine it makes me want to find a nine to five job because it would be the perfect schedule--get up at 5:30, coffee and a half hour of prayer and bible reading; 6:15, move into some other reading, blogging or what ever. 7:00 run/work out. 8:oo get ready for work--the perfect morning. If I had that routine I think I could work almost anywhere and be happy.

[Matt Pool]

I still read this good stuff Peter. How do we achieve routine in the midst of... well, chaos?

My sentiments exactly.

[zach dogggggggggg]

I don't read it anymore. Obviously a lie because how else would i know that you were concerned about that? I think I 'm so funny. We're coming to Portland soon! I've got some hand carved wooden delights to show you and a new bike too.