The Last Month [or so] in Review

Well, while I have attempted to post here more regularly, I have noticed that my past few posts have had little to do with what’s actually going on in my life.

Not necessarily that you wanted to know anyways, but here it goes…

One of the highlights of this summer has been cliff jumping. No, I’m not talking about abyss jumping where one wears a squirrel suit directly after writing their last will and testament. No, I’m talking about a 30-foot jump into the Columbia River. I got to go twice – once with guys from Bible Study...

And another time with friends from church, though the latter, after a brief time jumping, turned into an almost-ice-cream-run, a Hood River Mexican Food dinner, a halfway-Multnomah-Falls-Hike, and general-fun-along-the-way-ishness.

Another highlight was the Pathways Fundraiser Dinner. My sister Sarah has been volunteering there for a few months now; and the bros and I have been going to do yard-work for them. However, the Fundraiser Dinner was a neat way to hear some testimonies and get an update on the clinic. After obtaining a table, 8 friends from Church and I all attended. It was great to hear about a mission field right in our backyards, as well as ways we were able to help.

My next adventure took me back to Hood River, where I went with Jonathon and Mr. S. to go get apples for Fall Preparation. We obtained 2700 lbs. of apples (Jonathon and I transferring 900 of those from one crate to another), before returning home. Stay tuned for what we plan to do with those…

And finally, and very encouragingly, we attended a memorial service for some friends’ grandpa. Although I never met him, the testimonies and stories shared about him painted a great picture of who he was. He was a teacher, and elder, and a strong Christian friend. One of the testimonies summed up very well who he was, and who I would like to be:

“He made me want to be a better man – he made me want to be a better Christian.”

Talk about a life-goal. Thank you, Cliff; though I never met you, you have given me a great thing to shoot for. This song, played during his life slideshow, does a great job of summing up the impact of his life story on me. May it be able to be said of all of us.