This was a vacation I needed and that I wanted to take. No I didn’t want to go anywhere warm, no I didn’t want to go to Atlanta, no I didn’t want to Miami, or some other country (at least not yet). I wanted to go to the mountains, the hills, the cold, the water, the needle, and the museum. I wanted to get a close seat at a baseball game and buy my first baseball jersey. I wanted to explore the public transit system. I wanted to walk around at night and breathe in the air. I wanted to eat pizza, Chinese food, Mediterranean food, and even overpriced seafood. You know……. The crab cake with the leaf on it and some kind of saucy drizzle that’s like $110 dollars or something like that. I wanted to sleep in all day and recharge. And I did, and I collected some great memories:

Grateful for the opportunity God has given me to even take a trip for myself. To unwind in preparation for a new season. I’m excited for what’s ahead and I’m ready to take it head on. But I’m coming back with a twist. I’m coming back with the understanding I need to be more organized, more aware of what I can and can’t do, more intentional of my call to now lead in the new opportunity that’s been presented. To speak with the confidence and authority that my presence alone carries. To reprioritize what God has given me to steward so that I’m effective where I can be.

I’m ready. Let’s get to it.