The Middle

In reflection on February it feels like there isn’t much to tell. The month started with a series of visits to urgent care for possible infections, and then for the flu. That really slowed things down for a while, and Mikaela was out of school for nearly a week, but don’t worry, so many of the kids were sick too that they ended up cancelling school for a day.

But other than that chaos, February was really the middle for us. Mikaela is in the middle of her spring semester, and the middle of play practices. With the musical rapidly approaching she has been working like crazy to make sure that the students are all prepared for their parts, all the props are ready to go, and everything will be running smoothly. On top of that she has plenty to worry about with teaching, grading papers, writing tests, and preparing for all sorts of things for her students. And that’s not to mention all that she is doing to prepare to wrap up her time at Our Savior as we prepare to take a call.

My middle has been a lot less adventurous, but a lot more exciting. In reality it has been like many other semesters, going to class, reading books, and doing homework. But on the other hand this is my last semester of classes. In May I graduate and get a real job. After being in school my whole life it will be quite the shift to actually working. But we are extremely excited for this new adventure and we cannot wait to see what God has in store for us.

I did have one adventure during February. At the end of the month I went to Phoenix to go to Best Practices for Ministry, a conference for church workers to get together and discuss ways to best serve those around us. At first I thought the best part was going to be the sectionals, but I was wrong. It was really the networking. I got to see old friends and catch up with them, and to learn about all the cool things they’re doing in their ministries. But more than that, I was able to meet new people and learn from them as well. On top of spending several days gorging myself on the insane amounts of food they had for us there.

In the end, February has been difficult to write about because it’s been mostly quiet. But that’s really okay. Sometimes it’s nice to have a quiet time. And things should really pick up in March, so that’ll be nice in its own right.

In the name of Christ our savior,

-Nicholas and Mikaela Duerr