Hey guys,
March was very eventful.
The genogram paper was due, and I learned a lot about both my immediate and extended family. It also led to some really impactful conversations, which I’m grateful for. I’m glad I had the opportunity to deep dive into it.
BYX Alumni weekend at Virginia Tech was awesome. I got to see the founding fathers again—such great dudes—including my good friend Drew, who is a Knoxville Fellow! I got to hit my top-secret Blacksburg fishing spot with my friend Kyle, and we had an electric evening of fishing. I’m taking the location to the grave, so don’t even ask :)
Bryan and I explored Lake Wheeler for the afternoon (by “explored,” I mean we didn’t catch anything) and then hung out with Coburn and Melissa Murray at their place on the lake. Coburn and Melissa have some of the most unique and powerful perspectives of anyone I know. In this season of discernment—figuring out who I want to be and why—our conversation gave me a lot to pray about during the Silent Retreat. One of my favorite parts of Fellows is getting to meet such incredible people who are a step ahead of me in life.
I had been really looking forward to Silent Retreat, and it did not disappoint. St. Francis Springs is a big property with lots of woods, so I ran off during our time of silence and had some great time with God. He always speaks in such a calming way—even when He’s serving me a healthy portion of humble pie. 24 hours of intentional silence was so helpful. My brain is a crazy place, so a prolonged period of silence helped me settle down and be more attentive to the Holy Spirit.
Stats:
-My women’s bracket is in the 96.1 percentile
-My 4runner’s odometer reads 4.18% slower than it’s actually going.
-3 wonderful trips to G’s tacos
-1 incredibly cheesy blog title
Until next time,
Josh
Lake Wheeler