I miss the girls!
One of the major downsides of traveling for such an extended period of time is being away from those you love.  If you know me well, you know that there are two very special girls in my life – Gaby and Kate. These dogs are divas. These dogs are spoiled. These dogs are a very big part of the Cromer family. Eleven days ago we had to say goodbye to them. They are currently on summer vacation at my parent’s house in Tennessee. (Thank you so much, Dad and Mom.) However, that vacation could turn into an extended vacation. NORTHchurch is graciously providing us with temporary housing when we move until we sell our house. What a blessing not to be bur

On the road again…
Do any of you enjoy living out of a suitcase? I’m not a big fan. Today we are officially halfway through our four weeks of traveling and living out of a suitcase. We have had a great week in Oklahoma City. Here are some of the highlights of our few days here: I had the privilege to communicate at the Revolution youth service. Got introduced as the new student pastor at all three NORTHchurch services. Enjoyed two connect groups (small groups) An awesome get-to-know-you, volleyball-playin, burger-eatin pool party and cookout with a lot of the students, youth leaders, and parents. High school baseball and late night

Real Estate A.D.D.
Over the past few days I have learned something about myself. I have a severe case of Real Estate A.D.D. Now, if you know me, then you know that the phrase “A.D.D.” is not normally an accurate word to describe me. I tend to be a very focused, not easily distracted, and intense individual. However, all that gets thrown out the window when it comes to looking at real estate.  Heather and I have been looking at houses in Oklahoma City this week. We have been diligent and hardcore about seeing as many houses as I can in the short amount of time we are here. Yesterday we looked at 20 houses. To make matters worse, it was 100+ degrees the entire time durin

Update
It has been a week since my last blog post. Life for Heather and I has been extremely crazy, busy, and whirlwind-ish over the past week. Here is some stuff in my life that you have missed in that one week… *I went with a group of 23 adults and Jr High teenagers from Shannon Oaks Church to IMPACT. IMPACT is an amazing church camp at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. I got to worship, laugh, pray, play cards, have deep conversations, throw frisbee, and have fun with those incredible students. *Two 10+ hour van drives. *I got to see my family (Dad, Mom, and si

SSWC Injury
With over 180+ teenagers and adults participating in Sulphur Springs Workcamp 2009, somebody was bound to get hurt. There are way too many paint scrapers, landscaping equipment, environmental factors, and horsing around for there not to be the occasional injury. The worst SSWC 2009 injury did not happen to one of the teenagers. It did not happen to one of the adult crew leaders. In fact, the worst SSWC 2009 injury happened to someone who did not scrape one wall, cut one blade of grass, or pick up one paint brush. No, the worst SSWC 2009 injury happened to the SSWC Director…me! During the SSWC days, I drive around to all the worksites with our media t