Out of Sync

No, the title of this entry is not to explain to you another pretend band that I have started here at Baylor (although I must say that Don't Be Fooled has been getting some good press on facebook...I think we could make it big in Europe) Although perhaps with the antics of the people in my office we should go forward with creating some sort of musical/dancing group. I can definitely see Leslie breaking out into dance mid-song...she's got some mean dance hands! (And just for the record she is a human jukebox...name any song and she can sing it...pretty amazing) I'm sure that Jason could provide some Soca flavor, Ashley could bust out in song, and I guess that leaves Dan and Cason to playing the triangle or figuring out a neat dance with some chairs...

But, like I was saying, this is not an entry describing a new pretend band I have created in my freetime. I think that all my new resolutions are really attributed to the fact that I have feel like I have been out of synch with a lot of things while I've been here in Texas. A huge part of that can be attributed to my selfishness (it is so easy to be selfish as a student) but I think another big part is not being connected to a community that resonates with the same things I resonate with. One of the greatest places to find that type of community is in a church, and I have been so excited because of a church I have been attending the last weekends. It is a little church called Dayspring, and it defines itself as a contemplative Baptist church. It feels very Quaker to me, which is a nice reminder of George Fox. The sanctuary is simple, the service is quiet and intentional about spending time in silent contemplation, and the people I have met have been unbelievably friendly, welcoming, and real. I appreciate the fact that the pastor gets up and agrees that doubts are okay, that the idea of this faith I am trying to live out looks more like a journey than a list of questions and answers. It has been a great way for me to meet new people, to feel connected to a part of something so much bigger than myself, and to finally get some of the things that have been so out of synch in my life...beginning to be back on the right track.

Anyway...I'll keep you updated if anything happens with the band.