In sixteen days I’ll be leaving for Maryland (with a side trip to Indiana to see my brother and his family). I’ll be in Annapolis from March 23rd-28th, and get back into New Orleans Saturday or Sunday night. I plan to spend the majority of my time immersing myself in the culture of Annapolis, where one day I’d like to live, and I’d like to meet with Adam Feldman, Matt Otto, and Joel Rainey, three guys who’ve shown me I won’t be bored up there. Here’s a little back story to the whole thing:
Last November my friend Britt called me and said he and his wife wanted to plant a church. In December I drove out to Glen Rose, Texas to spend some time discussing our venture with them- it was a good time together with someone I easily call my best friend (and his wife). Over the last few months we’ve been trying to proceed with some of our goals, not the least of which is an internship with NorthWood Church in Keller, Texas. It’s a program that I think will best prepare me for a future in the Maryland/DC area, and the one “church planting program” that feels like it fits who I am and what I want to do in life.
Along the way, we realized that the timing wasn’t right for Britt and Kayla to be a part of this. Life just didn’t set the circumstances up so that we could proceed together, and as of the end of February, we decided to pursue separate interests. I don’t believe for a second that’s a bad thing. I’m proud of Britt and Kayla for all the hard work they’ve been doing in Texas over the last year, and I know it’s probably been one of the hardest of their lives. I love those two more than I could ever say on this blog– more than I ever will say on this blog. I have and would still trust Britt with my life. But for now, they need to do what they’re doing. And I need to proceed with what it feels like God’s called me toward. Who knows? Maybe sometime down the road we’ll come back together and pursue this dream again.
So in sixteen days, I’ll leave for Maryland to see if that’s really where I feel like I should go. I’ll meet some good people and hopefully settle a little bit of my future in my mind. And for you lovers of photography, I’ll be driving through Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and back home down the Blue Ridge Parkway. I expect to see some gorgeous terrain, and you know I’ll have my camera with me. I’m looking forward to a good spring break away from New Orleans- and maybe a vision of my future.
by Joe Kennedy
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