Top ten's lists are everywhere.. of course they are best on Sportscenter.. Letterman is just too weird for me.. but the city of austin seems to major in top ten lists. the city seems to be on every list!
- top 10 up and coming cities
- top ten place to live if your single
- top ten greenest city
- top ten film making city
- top ten place to live in ten years
- top ten place to meet your mate (ok might have made that up)..
but everyone seems to know how cool austin is.. and over the past 5 years when i told people i lived they, their response was always, "what a cool city" or 'i've heard great things" or "that's right by san antonio and the riverwalk right?" :) . yes my coolness factor increased while living there.
But i've decided to leave austin, the #1 live music city capitol of the world.. and move home.. to the #84 best places to live :).
ok bristol.. or connecticut, actually, doesn't have any cool slogans... or the ones we do.. need a little work:
- bristol- home of the oldest wooden roller coaster
- connecticut- the nutmeg state!
- hartford- we're in the middle (of boston and new york!)
- hartford- the insurance capitol of the world
- bristol- home of espn!! (ok that does make us really cool.. and i have seen sportscenter live!)
- hartford- we used to have the hartford whalers
- connecticut- home of the University of Connecticut Huskies!!!
- hartford- part time home of some UCONN games :)
so yeah.. its no austin.. and i think you can fit like 10 Connecticut's or more into the state of texas.. but i've decided to come back anyway..
why? well leaving my job at hill country ut didn't mean i was leaving austin... and in the months following my resignation I did a lot of resting and traveling, but it was always in the back on my mind to return to austin eventually, jump in with another church and continue to hit the ground running in my burnt orange tee yelling hook em (as i secretly checked the UCONN , NY football Giants and Yankee's score :).
but then, after a month of sports camps in new england, much prayer, godly counsel, reading a small book that was recommended to me (ask me and i'll tell you), and family time ... i've decided to leave the city of austin... and move home..
god gave me 3 reasons.. although there are a few more... but the big 3 are:
1- to preserve unity
2- to spend more time with my family
3- to bring the gospel to new england and the ridiculous amount of college students and other folks up this way who think people that are way into jesus are nut jobs.. along with other things i'll tell you later..
do i love the college students at the University of Texas and do i miss them? YES! I also miss dear friends that knew my heart well.. I miss mama fu's and trivia nights.. I miss renevate ut meetings and partnering with other ministries to get all of our students on mission. i miss the village and walking shiner in hyde park...
but #84 was calling. God has been calling me 'home' for a long time. so here am! not sure for how long.. awhile i think.. will i return to austin ? yes! my stuff is still there ! but also dear people i love.. so keep your ears open for a 'heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy' really soon..
will i return for good some day? you never know.. jesus is silly that way.. but for now i have a uconn football game and ny yankee game to watch...
:)
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