1. 03 June 2010 · 09:17 PM ·

    A day on the job

    Today was one of those days when I was like, “This is my job…being Me.” I was attracted to the position here in Chattanooga because I wanted to do one more summer of service inside the Church before going full time into my passion of the business world. Don’t worry though, I’m not going to sell my soul to the man or conform to a cubicle or anything like that. I’m going to make the business world fun again, but that’s for another Blog.

    Today I woke up around 8am. Today was a sleep in day. The past week I’ve been working out at 7am every morning and doing a devotional from 6am-7am and 8am-9am. Thursday is rest day so I decided to get a few extra hours of shut eye. 

    I got to church around nine and finished up planning some events for next week as well as finalizing all the games for VBS which was also next week.

    Around noon one of the youth and I had planned to grab some grub and throw the frisbee around a little in Coolidge Park. I’m so thankful for locals who know all the cool places to go here, don’t know where I would be without them.

    Matt and I left the church and walked about 3 miles (through the city across the bridge and down a hill) to Coolidge Park to throw the frisbee around. We tossed for about an hour and I must say, I am mighty impresses with the frisbee skills of this video game generation youth member. He was pretty good.

    After frisbee we walk up the street to eat some grub. We stopped at Quiznos and I learned that my man had never experienced the beautiful art form that is a Quiznos Sub. I began to realize my calling to Chattanooga. Okay maybe God didn’t bring me here just to let Matt experience Quiznos (which in my opinion ranks right up there with salvation and stuff) but it was probably on his list. I’m pretty sure if God has franchises in Heaven, Quiznos will be one of them. I also learned today that it was the Quiznos Grand Opening for that particular store in Nooga. AND they are having by one get one free subs all of June! Now I understand what Jesus said when he prayed the kingdom come, “on earth as it is in Heaven”. Can you say blessing. Wow, talk about making my day. Okay enough about Quiznos.

    Matt and I ate, then walked back to the church. We then picked up the grocery list and went shopping for this weekends retreat at Dogwood.

    Spent a hundred and one dollars at Wal-Mart (I know, I didn’t think it was possible either) on fruit, juice and breakfast stuff.

    A quick note about Tennessee: church’s don’t have to pay tax on anything the buy here. I showed the clerk at Wal-Mart the church’s form and BAM! Uncle Sam LOST! I could get used to that. I might just move here as a way of “sticking it to the man” everyday. I mean it’s not like Obama needs the money anyway, he’s just going to blow it, but this subject also is for another blog.

    We unloaded it all to the kitchen when we got there. Fixed the fridge after we broke it and then took some strawberries and went for a hike where Matt showed me the rope swing. This rope swing will get well used by me this summer. Then we headed got back in the car, turned up some heavy medal and headed back home.

    So there you have it! The day in the life of Colby Foster, the youth minister. I get to play frisbee, hang out with cool kids, eat Quiznos, discover rope swings and talk about Jesus! Does a college summer really get much better than that?