fruits

**please imagine me saying this as you read it because it will probably not be coherent, but i'm just really happy**

seriously, God is soooo good. 

sometimes i get discouraged at how I serve him, but in so many small ways this week he's been encouraging me.

i know with certainty that it's him, not me. and with that certainty...it feels so much better. i let go of the insecurity that i'm not schooled enough or wise enough or loving enough. 

i'm super encouraged by welcoming. i feel the barriers breaking, i feel relationships building, i feel God moving, i feel love in that room. it's amazing. when i first "took over" welcoming i told them that to love this church, we must love one another. there must be growth in our individual lives which would produce love among the team which would then overflow into the church. not sure if anyone else feels it...but it's growing and it's awesome.