I think one of the neatest things about my work are the interesting conversations I get to have with lots of different people.  At any given moment I might find myself talking about current events, school, sports, T.V., books, movies, children, computers, family, parenting, and the list goes on and on. 

A lot of those conversations are with church members, but not all of them.  I especially like to talk with church members (especially about things other than church) because it just feels like we get to know each other better.  And I guess I just enjoy knowing you.

Sometimes conversation spills over from Sunday School Class or a committee meeting or bible study and that’s always fun.  For instance at a middle school band concert I had a “spill over” conversation with a church member about all the different kinds of beetles there are in the world.  We had been talking about evolution in Sunday School.  That lead to talking about how our brains process data.  Then after an introduction to a UVA grad sitting behind us, a conversation about UVA basketball in the early 1980’s.

Sometimes a conversation will evolve into talking about faith and those are very special times.  There just seems to be something nourishing, enriching, and affirming when we share with each other what we believe, what we question, what we wonder, and above all what we see God doing in our lives.