A few months ago, a dear friend gifted me a book called “Dream Small.” Is “gifted” really a word, btw? I know it’s the rage and all … but when did we start using this as a verb???

I digress. Now where was I?

Ah yes, “Dream Small.” An intriguing title, to be sure.

Kind of unorthodox, too. I mean, haven’t we all been taught that “if your dream doesn’t scare you, it’s not big enough.” Or am I the only one reading Mark Batterson books? Aren’t we, after all, supposed to setting BIG hairy audacious God-sized goals? Exceedingly, abundantly, far above all we can ask or think type stuff … Immeasurably More, I believe is what they call it.

So, in light of all that, a title like “Dream Small” does seem a bit provocative.

It is hard to believe that I have been on staff for a year already. It feels like it was just last month that Pastor Robin and I were talking about her upcoming retirement and the church leadership was looking for her successor. As we would talk about the leadership team’s search for the next person, little did I know that God had plans for me to step into that role.

I enjoy designing artwork and creating T-shirts for people. So, when I was asked by someone to make a shirt for them with their son’s baseball team logo on it, I jumped at the opportunity. The brand, color, style, and size of the shirt he wanted was very specific. I knew it would be difficult to find this exact shirt at a local retail clothing store.