A Day Of Rest: Day 4

After driving sixteen hours through the night, house-hunting for three days and a fantastic two hour long interview, we're pooped. We went to church this morning and have pretty much chilled today.

Tonight we grilled out at David and Laura's with a few other local church planters and a team of college student missionaries. It was fun getting to hang out! God is doing some really cool stuff through these folks in Fort Collins!

Later, we rode our bikes (in the rain!) a few blocks away to City Park to watch the annual Fourth of July fireworks show. You would have thought the weather would have kept people indoors at 9 o'clock at night, but oh no. The streets were packed with those riding and walking down to the park! I think I was more amazed at how community-oriented Fort Collins is than how FABULOUS the fireworks were.

The downpour of rain finally slowed to a sprinkle, and we just stood and watched the show with the mountains in the background. As I watched, I couldn't help but feel God wooing us a bit more. It's one thing to dream of a place, and another to see it become a reality. I'm looking forward to many more Independence Days in Fort Collins!