A Holy Pursuit

Alright folks, here it is. My top 12 memories of Summer 2012 12. Grill and Chills every Tuesday night 11. Teaching the Jr. High girls X-Tra Mile class 10. Jr. High Girls Spa Night 9. Watching Bryan model in the costume shop 8. Hiking at Palisades-Kepler with the High Schoolers 7. $1.00 Car Wash 6. Celebrating 4 th of July with Mom and Dad Nass 5. Marty and Kelly’s Wedding 4. My parents’ visit in early August 3. Learning how to work {well} with my husband 2. Lost Island Water Park trip with the Jr. Highers 1. Getting to know all the Crossroads Students And one honorable mention would be all of our cooking adventures... The picture pretty much says it all! Overall, it's been a wonderful summer! It's had its ups-and-downs because of being newly-weds in full-time ministry together, and other variables. But God has been faithful and the memories are wonderful! Spe...

Saturday was definitely a highlight of my summer. There are many times in which I look at my husband with awe and marvel at how he allows God to use him. Saturday was no exception. It began with a simple idea: a $1 car wash, which was followed by weeks of planning and preparation, complete with a video tutorial on how to properly wash a car. You may be thinking, “Great fundraising idea”, right? Wrong. Bryan wasn’t interested in making money, and neither was the church we are currently working for. Instead, Bryan wanted to use this car wash as a way to reach out to the neighborhood where the church is being relocated and share the Gospel with them. You may be wondering, “How does a $1 car wash accomplish those goals?” Well, as a vehicle pulls up to the car wash there is a student standing there to greet them with a wad of $1 bills. The unsuspecting driver then presents their dollar and expects the student to take it so they can drive forward. However, at this poi...

Bryan and I had been married for two months and 15 days when we made this goal. We were on our way to do some hiking on our day off in Minnesota and were just enjoying the drive and each other’s company when Bryan came up with a great idea. “Want to drive across the country sometime?” Marvelous. Yes. Best idea I’ve heard in a while! So from there our goal transformed into visiting all 50 states, potentially in our first ten years of marriage, but at least sometime. Also, once we visit a state we get a magnet of the state and a picture at the “Welcome to…” sign. For now we have five states on our magnet map, but before the year is over we will add at least one or two more, maybe three, if we get a chance.  Bryan and I have some more serious goals in our marriage, too, but the fun ones definitely have their place!