Barneyisfat

So, I've decided to write a personal Christmas letter for everyone who reads my blog. I love Christmas letters - how often do people get to talk about themselves in the third person.

Michael finishes off 2006 with a new house and great expectations for 2007. Michael will have spent less than a month in Kane, PA this year. Most of the year he has lived in Georgia. Michael finished his third semester at Toccoa Falls College, majoring in Cross Cultural Studies.

Michael worked at Camp Glisson this summer as a councelor. He had a really great summer making lots of new friends, helping to build the United Methodist church in North Georgia, and ultimately working to build the kingdom. He was part of a failed new church start near Gainesville, GA. The Water's Edge will be planted within the decade, but the conference chose to rework the "how" factor for the church plant. He learned a lot about church planting and preaching from Joe Peabody, Jr.

Michael's last semester was a difficult one. He had pneumonia twice and some pretty bad roomate problems. His grades weren't the best this semester, but he enjoyed the semester. He took a Jane Austen class and enjoyed it greatly. He fought for several weeks for permission to move off campus and was very glad to finally win the uphill battle. Michael signed a year long lease for a small house at 114 Schaefer Court. Toccoa GA 30577.

Michael is currently in a non-triogamous polyandreous relationship (translation: he's single, happy, and has a great group of friends that he loves dearly.) Michael is most happy about the friends in his life. He has rarely been this happy about one particular subject.

Michael is active at Toccoa First United Methodist church. He leads the drama ministry at the church and the group did two extremely succesful skits this semester and has been invited to continue doing skits at both services. Michael attends the Curtis Trogdon Wesley class (comprised mostly of older adults) and also works with the children's ministry for special projects. He is greatly enjoying the multi-generational approach to ministry that he has found at this growing church.

Michael will be in Pennsylvania until January 18th. He will be working with the theatre arts department, reading un-assigned books, and working on some projects for the drama group. Michael has thoroughly enjoyed writing about Michael in the third person.