Hey everyone! I have an address! Write if you wish!
Also, my phone does work at my house, but not many other places in town; if you want to chat or need to talk to me for some other reason, leave a message and I'll call you back.
I believe that we are going to get some precipitation today in Sitka, pray for snow and not rain!
1219 Georgeson Loop, Sitka, AK 99835
thomasgibson16@gmail.com
828-551-5467
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hello dearest. ummm....well.....so why did you leave me again??? yeah, i'm in denial. was it something i said? i guess i have 8 months to figure it out. =) you look like you're having a pretty awesome time up there. it looks really cold!!! yes, i know it isn't the same without me, but i think you'll manage. so i told dad about our car agreement...the one about me buying the jeep for $5oo. i'm so excited!!!! i drove it yesterday!!! i love stick!!!! ok, enough about me. how are you really?? i miss you alot...i know this is going to be a book, but i haven't talked to you in, lets see, 9 days! your pictures look really good, it must be beautiful up there! how is the community??? good friends? have you seen emily yet? ok, take your time filling out this interview...=) i love you so much much!!!! hope you take that fireman job, it sounds so thrilling!!! that's the one i would take! i love you again!! bye!
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Dear Glennydoodle,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you've finally(!) realized how much amazingness I bring into your life! I mean, I told you so... :p
I am doing well, I am having a lot of time to think and ponder life back home, so that's been good, if not a little hard. I am realizing that I have really failed to love a lot of people, like the everyday people, in my life. I am convicted that I am very selfish (especially with my time and the in the way I dish out love) and am prone to stumble on my own pride. These things (among other things) I am being forced to repent of and ask for help to overcome. I am also realizing the importance and wonderfulness of many things in my life; specifically my family (yes you Glenn!) and my brothers (you know the ones).
I am reading this book right now, called "Twenty Someone", and the chapter I am in the middle of talks about how we as believers need to realize the gifts (spiritual gifts) that we have been given, and then go put them to use. I feel that, all my life, I have been like a little boy, who, on Christmas morning, instead of unwrapping and opening his own present to see what it was, stared blindly at the gift, scared that his present wasn't as special as his siblings, and instead, imagined that his present was just like his those of his siblings (not believing that his own gift was special). I do not mean that I have always wanted your presents at Christmas Glenn (though, there have been times...), I mean that I have never wanted to embrace who God made me to be, but instead, have always tried to mold myself after someone else, you know, in order to fit in. So, right now I am doing a lot of thinking and praying about who I truly am, deep down. In order to hopefully discover who it is that God wants me to be; not who I think I want or need to be. I guess realizing what my spiritual gifts are plays a large role in all of this. So yeah, that's what I'm thinking about.
The community here in Sitka is wonderful, though certainly different than anything else I have ever experienced. I am on the younger end of the spectrum, where as someone like Emily is more in the middle. Most everyone I hang out with are closer to 30 than they are to 20. But that's okay with me; it is nice to be a part of an older crowd for a change, there is a level of maturity here that was wasn't in Boone or Asheville. That's not to say that I like it here better than Boone or Asheville, but it certainly is a community where I can learn a lot of things. People love Jesus here, and are grounded in their faith more so than most of my peers, mainly because they are older (therefore having had more opportunity to be broken) I think. My roommates are great guys; they are a bit of goofballs, but in a good way. They are wiser than me, so I hope to learn a lot from them (if they only knew I am just using them!).
The scenery here is unbelievable; the mountains, the water, the town. It is all breathtaking; the words I write and the pictures I take cannot do it justice. Everything here is bigger, wilder, more powerful, and more dangerous. They is also an unbelievable sense of freedom and peace that the woods and mountains offer here that you can't find in North Carolina. It's almost like when God made Alaska he chose it to resemble his nature the most. But what do I know, I've only been here a week (yay for over one week in Alaska!).
I am praying for direction in terms a job. Obviously being a wildfire-fighter would be unbelievable; filled with adventure, danger, and beautiful places (as well as helicopters!). But, the guide job would also be pretty cool too; filled with many of the same things. So, I am just hoping that the smoke will clear soon enough; but I know that God will work things according to his plan, so I'm not worried.
As far as the price of the Jeep goes, I believe you are mistaken; the price we discussed was $5000, not $500. : ) But yeah, have fun driving it (I'll collect my money later)!
How is life for you? Anything new? Any boys that I need to shoot? Keep me posted!
I miss you,
Thomas
Not to get off topic, but did you watch the Clemson game? I saw at least two Ashevillians on TV towards the end. That one tall white kid from Veritas got in for Clemson, and some dude named Patrick Moody got in for UNC, who is apparently from Asheville.
ReplyDeleteAs for hanging out with mature oldies, you better enjoy it while it lasts, because when you come back we will pollute your mind again and dumb you back down to our level.
Hey Glenn =) Make a blog
Haha, I know! And I can't wait Aaron! Dag yo, I miss y'all guys. Naw, I didn't see the game, it kind of hard to watch sports here, plus, I didn't really want to watch it anyways. But, yeah, Asheville is full of talent; just look at the great Philip Gibson, AKA, PP. We've got talent...
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