42 years ago today, i came kicking and screaming into the world. the first decade and a half were reasonably normal (great family, great church, all that). but it’s been a wild ride since then, including a path to ys that involved four churches, a painful resignation and a more painful firing, a few successes and countless failures. i honestly feel like i’m not quite hitting my stride, but i can see it from here. it’s truly baffling to me that god has me in this place — there are so many who could do a better job than me. but i am more confident than ever that god does have me here, which gives me the confidence to lean into it and enjoy the ride.
i’m writing from a beach house in oceanside, california (45 minutes north of san diego), where the ys management team is working through a dozen strategic questions about our future. and it’s good. ooh, it’s good.
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Happy B-Day. Tell us the story about the time you got fired and about the time you resigned. I might have read this before in one of your ariticles, but if you have time would you induldge us, please Grandpa…just one more war story!
happy birthday marko… i love being 42, although i will be 43 by the end of the summer…42 has been a very good year! hope the same for you! enjoy the R & R–you need it!
i’ll tell the two stories, brian — sometime soon
b-day good, beach good, me=a little jealous, it was almost 90 here today
Happy birthday, Marko! I hope you have a good one. :)
Happy birthday Marko… may God bless your continuing journey
You are going into 42 quite well my friend, Happy Birthday! I am praying for your meetings. Blessings on YouthSpecialties. Peace.
Happy Birthday, Marko. And, many, many more.
hey you! happy birthday! sorry i missed it tuesday! keep celebrating as long as you can! it was great to be with you and jeannie in nashville and i am really looking forward to the fall!
blessings!
lil