1. Ministry will be done in/through this place.
I've already mentioned to many of you how the timing of this purchase has worked out just right --- and with the events He's already allowed to take place here, I feel very affirmed that this new home will enable me for better ministry.
2. Living alone.
Now don't me wrong, I still enjoy hanging out with people. In fact, I feel like there's always people over for a movie, card game, relaxing, etc. but it's the little privacies, you know? Being able to write without someone coming in to read over my shoulder, or watching a movie without a peanut gallery collecting. PLUS, if the place is messy it's my mess, and if it's clean it's my clean. Haha, that may sound like a strange benefit but it's the first time I've experienced something like this.
3. Ownership.
The first day I lived here I walked from room to room, clicking on and off light switches with a stupid grin on my face. Can you remember the first thing you bought with money you earned from your first job? That's the feeling I have on hyperspeed. Time, too --- when I rented, I kept the mindset of a renter. How much can a place feel like home if you know you're moving again in a few months? Everything was transitory, passing. But now, in this place, it feels like home.
4. Step Up.
It's a step up from my previous places. Period. Green grass, quiet neighborhood, nice balcony where I can read, etc. Instead of drug dealers and loud keggers (both my previous apartment complexes) there are people walking dogs and kids playing. A lot of this complex consists of people like me, in mid-late twenties who are post-college and early career. It all just makes sense. :-D
5. Location.
It's a block from my work/church, next door to a city park and tennis center, grocery store within walking distance, Old Town Scottsdale nearby.
6. Lifestyle.
This one's a bit harder to explain but most of you know what I mean. Living like a mid-late twenties rather than an early twenties. That's clear enough, right?
Your still early twenties. Don't try and pull the wool over eyes on THAT one. We see through your lies.
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Haha, I am officially mid-twenties!
ReplyDeleteWith the youth group I ACT like I'm a teenager but I THINK like I'm a 90 year old man... so take the average and I'm around 50 years old. Add some years for stress/experience, minus some years for contentment/good friends.
And where do I end up? early-mid-late-twenties-ish.
I love that you are so happy in this place.
ReplyDeleteLiving independently is fun and exciting thing! Me, I began living solo when I was 22 and I'm enjoying every single moment of it. But still, I get in touch with my family and friends regularly. =)
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