Transitions... and fruit

2 weekends ago I moved all of my stuff out of my studio and into my new garage.
I've always known that I have a lot of stuff, but it didn't really hit me till I had to consolidate it and move it. Dang! I have a lot of stuff.

This weekend Heather and I are going to drive up to San Luis Obispo to retrieve some more wine barrels for our wedding decorations. And in between wine barrel retrieving and Father's day golfing, I've got to move the rest of my stuff (non-garage stuff) into our new place.

Furthermore, Heather and I are getting married in two months, my sister is getting married in less than 1 month, they're moving, we're moving, our church just moved...
A lot of things in my life are in transition right now - in a pursuit of greater growth.

These are all wonderful things.

It's times like these that put the fruit to the test. You know what I mean?
Fruit is a versatile food - It can be eaten raw, squeezed into juice, made into jam, dried, or made into fruit roll-ups.
It's these transitions that have the greatest opportunity to produce life for the people around me.
It's also these transitions that have the greatest opportunity to suck the life and freshness out of me. My responsibility is keep the fruit good - and allow it to be flexible, so that it can take the form of juice or jam and be a provision either way.

Let the good times roll.
Let the bad times roll of my back.
Let the good fruit grow.
Put the bad fruit in a compost pile so that it can put nutrients back into the earth.

In other news:
I want to go bowling.
I want to see The Fall.