Yesterday

Okay, a little bit about yesterday:

The flight to Chicago from Raleigh-Durham was pretty much an average flight. Waiting in Chicago was not quite what I expected though. RDU has really made the C terminal pretty nice, so when I got to Chicago, well, it was so crowded and quite dingy, which made for an interesting contrast. The flight I boarded for Seattle was packed full, there was not even one seat open. I really lucked out though, I had a window seat,which I always try to get, and my neighbor turned out to be a Christian who was in Chicago attending a theology conference. The man, his name was Kevin, was quite talkative when we were casually talking about why I was in Chicago, but when I finished and asked him why he was there, he seemed to turn a bit shy. He started to explain that he was there for a conference, but left it at that, so I went on to ask what kind, and he then added 'theology conference'. I think he was surprised because I then asked 'what kind of theology?'. He quietly and cautiously replied with 'Christian theology'. I honestly believe that he was shocked when I said 'that's great' and began to ask him about the speakers. It turns out that John Piper was mainly leading the conference and it was about the prodigal son. I saw this man go from kinda shy talking about his faith to being wide open and expressing his love and opinion of God like every Christian should. It reminded me that too often we settle as Christians, we try to fit in or not weird people out, but what we really should be doing is openly professing our love for Jesus Christ.

I can honestly say I felt so blessed to sit by Kevin and talk about our faith for about 4 1/2 hours. I left feeling like I gained some wisdom from him, as well as feeling like God used me to pour some encouragement and maybe even wisdom into his own life.

When the plane finally arrived in Seattle, it didn't seem like it had been 4 1/2 hours, but man was I happy to no longer be sitting down. Jonathan, my dear brother, was waiting for me in the baggage claim and thankfully we didn't have to wait to terribly long for my checked bag.

We left the airport and headed to Jonathan's house is West Seattle. Oh my gosh... I LOVE it here! The city is soooo intriguing and the mountains in the background are simply amazing. Jonathan's house is really cute and comfy, and the mini downtown area here is so much better than Durham and Chapel Hill's. For the rest of the day we ended up exploring California Ave, a street in the mini downtown area (known as 'The Junction') where we stopped for coffee and visited some really neat local shops. We then headed to Bellevue to pick up my sister in-law, Esther, from work and ended the day with dinner from Chipotle and a movie called 'Lars and The Real Girl".

Okay, well that's it for now. Today's journeys will have to wait, for I'm already having a hard time finishing this. So goodnight dear ones!