Well… it’s hard to believe that I have been doing this Pastoral thing for about A month and a half. The hard part is that it already feels like I’ve been in my church for about a year. But that is not in a bad way at all.

Needless to say, the busy-ness of life is starting to get to me. My life feels like it’s becoming all work and no p(l/r)ay. I am looking for a meaningful escape from the weekly routine. I don’t have a daily routine which is why i’m getting more drained. My body can’t find a grove and naps aren’t helping.

I think that part of my work-o-holic tendencies come from the fact that I have little to no friends in the area. As a result, my days are filled with that which relates to my Job. It helps that the people I work with are fun and exciting, easy to get along with; this makes me delve even more into the realm of work.

But I’m feeling trapped all at the same time. I mean 98% of the people I associate with on a regular basis are attached to the church. The others are family. I feel like i need to get to know people outside of the church. But not just because of the whole feeling trapped thing; but because I see it as part of my Job. I don’t feel like I know anyone over the age of 12 in the community. (I work with kids)

I don’t know how to finish the thought… but maybe the approximate 141 people who visit my blog might have some advice.