Almost Christmas

I won't even justify why it has been so long between postings. But that's probably because I don't have any readers, so I would just be justifying it to myself. Anyway, here I am on Christmas Eve Eve. The tree is decorated and the kids are excited. I can see their energy level rise over the last few weeks. As much as I love the holiday of Christmas, I am somewhat ready for it to be over, so the kids will calm down a notch.

I've got no job prospects at the moment. I continue to send out resumés and I continue to hear nothing back. I really need to find some training to beef up my Windows skills. I really feel like I am being shut out due to a perceived "anti-Mac" mindset in the marketplace. I've been substitute teaching a lot, which I enjoy. But, it still isn't enough to support a family. I'd still like to make my business work, but I just can't seem to come up with a model that is profitable and that will work.

We are still visiting churches. Still not much on that front. I keep hoping we'll come across a group of believers that has potential, but all we are finding is cookie-cutter churches. Dunno. I officially wrote my "separation" letter to the pastor and elders of RRC. I hope to meet with them soon to discuss it. I want some closure in this area. Although it feels good to be free of that ever-deteriorating situation, it still feels gloomy to be without a true church family right now.

On a good note, the Austin Emergent Cohort that I have been working on starting seems to be really taking off. We went from 3 members to a whopping 20 or so members over the last month. We had an organizational meeting a week or so ago and we plan to have meetings every other week, starting this January. If you want more info about it, click the "Meetup" badge picture in my sidebar. We are going to start off by discussing the "Emergent Rule" that was drafted recently to try to guide the Emerging Church movement.

Well, that's all for now. I'll try to blog more at another time.