The Decision is Made for Me

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I originally intended on using this post to discuss whether or not I should attend the Grow Up Conference in Atlanta next week. The ticket is $300 and it would be covered. On top of that, I would have free tickets to a Rockies vs. Braves game…on the sixth row. While I’m not the biggest baseball fan in the world (I can handle a Cardinals game or two before playoffs), sixth row is pretty hard to pass up. In addition to the free conference and game tickets, the conference is an intense conference built around building a vibrant children’s ministry. Since that responsibility has kinda fallen into our laps at Summit, it would be extremely beneficial to attend this conference.

Here’s the rub: It’s from Wednesday to Thursday next week. I’d miss the last Greek class, my last class in 2nd Temple Jewish Lit., and the last two classes of NTI. That’s a lot of classes to miss so close to the end. Throw in the fact that the cash flow is pretty tight and there’s not much extra money to be able to spend on a trip to Atlanta…even if the hotel is covered (and I don’t know if it is).

But, it seems my decision has been made for me. Christy’s Grandma is dying of cancer. She’ll be fortunate to live a few more weeks. We’ve decided that Christy needs to go up to Indy to see her one more time. As of today, it appears that Christy will be leaving on Wednesday early afternoon and will be up there a few days. So, I’ll be staying here with the kids. It would be too chaotic of a trip for Christy to take them up to Indy with her.

Guess it became an easier decision than I thought. Not one that we really wanted to make, but that’s the way it pans out sometimes.

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Matt Todd

Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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