How do you solve a problem like Maria?

I've been super neglectful of my blog. I'm sorry.
I haven't even posted our Dland pics on Facebook, and that's borderline blasphemous.

Probably the most important thing (at least in my mind) that has happened lately:
My spiritual parents Eric and Margriet resigned from Pastoral staff so that Eric can finish his schooling for becoming an English teacher. It's been on his heart to be effective for God in the teaching realm. It's all good stuff and good reasons, it was just slightly unsettling. What made it more intense is that Margriet passed on the spiritual torch (so-to-speak) to myself and two of my friends.

It's a lot.
But it's so exciting.
If you don't know Margriet, she is super amazing prophetic awesome woman of God. I know that sounded funky but there it is.
Ever since she did that, I've felt like an adult.
You'd think having 2 kids and being married would make me feel that way, but no. This did it.

Also, I became licensed with The River on Friday night which means I'm officially a Pastor.
A pastor.
I want to make the most of this and be as affective as possible.

Now onto the random:
Going to Chico on Saturday to get my 2nd tattoo.
I was originally going to fix the one I have, but this is burning in me so I'm doing it first.
Its going to be a bare tree with waves at the roots, one red heart in the branches, with these words along with it:
"For there is love that is as strong as death,
jealousy demanding as the grave,
and many waters cannot quench this love."

Boom.
I'm going to end this before I delete it all and start all over.
Peace.
Peach.