So it really is hard to believe that after all this time, we officially had our kick-off for Epic Life Church. It still feels a bit surreal and I think the day of (Oct.4) was even more surreal feeling.

The night  before the nerves started to kick in and I began to wonder what would happen, who would come, how am I going to teach children… things of that nature. I didn’t sleep til after 3am. So 6am cam early but God blessed Epic Life with a Starbucks coffee shop just across the parking lot. I started a great morning with a fantastic cup of tea. The goodness didn’t stop there.

Things happened. Set up, on my part, went quickly. I had some good conversations inbetween running around trying to put myself to good use. Soon it was 9:50a and I’m thinking no one is coming but then– the people flowed. I was sort of overwhelmed taking in these new faces, wondering their story. I wondered how they’d heard about Epic and what they were feeling. I was excited though- new people!!! Then I took myself to children’s ministry where I was going to be teaching 4th and 5th grade.

There were no kids. I wasn’t sure what to make of it but it ended up being soooo fun! 3 boys showed up. They were sarcastic and fun. We became friends quickly. We were talking about having faith in a God we can’t see but we can the things He has made. It was incredible to see how these kids were taking from the lesson and understand the point. We talked about wind, gravity and centripetal force. All these things are there but you can’t see them. You can only understand them because of the effects they have… huh.. The boys loved it and the experiments we conducted. It was such a blessing to watch them catch on.

The day was full. I didn’t meet many people but I trust the future will allow for more of that. I was blessed as we ended the night at the Carpenter home for ice cream. Some of the others from the Epic Life body came too and it blessed my heart to meet with them there. I started to remember those mornings of meeting at the Carpenter home for corporate worship. It is incredible to see how different it all looks, just after 1 year. I never knew what it was be like but how beautiful it is.

I just felt so blessed to sit by the fire, chatting with my new and old friends. This is life. This is it. It is so beautiful. I am thankful for the people that are around me; the people I get to serve with, to share life with. It blesses my heart in ways that I can’t express. God is faithful.