Friendship in San Francisco

Recently some friends of ours from Canada made their way to spend time in San Francisco. They got in touch and said, "we want to see you!" 

A 7 hour round-trip was NOT going to stop us from seeing them! There are 204 countries in the world and 7 seas....and God happened to send us to a place where our friends from Canada could visit easily and regularly! God is good! 

We took the kids out of school and headed to San Francisco. The forecast was overcast and rainy....but there are no such things as bad days...just bad attitudes. Everyone was filled with joy to spend time together under rainy skies after couple years of being apart. 

Our friends are former students of ours when we were youth pastors. They are amazing people who are walking with Jesus and filled with passion for mission. 

We spent the day flying kites, walking in the rain, visiting sites, and drinking coffee.

The day ended with clam chowder bowls at Pier 39. Classic. 

Heaven is forever

...and so are friends.

These are good days.

I left my heart in San Francisco

I (joe) never liked San Francisco.  As a kid...every time I went there, something bad happened to me.  In high school I got into "an altercation" with a street performer.  In college I sat next to a serial killer on a bus.  On another occasion, a pigeon stole my sourdough chowder bowl.  I still hate pigeons.

But all that changed a year ago.  Two friends of mine took me to San Francisco to redeem the city for me.  We explored the city on bikes for 8+ hours.  We rode, stopped, hung out, drank great coffee, and ate amazing food.  Seeing the city with a fresh set of eyes....changed the city for me.  I no longer saw it through the lens of it's deficits, I saw it through the lens of it's beauty.  

Beauty is important.  

Look for it everywhere, in everything, and in everyone.  

It will change your perspective.

Recently, we took a friend of ours who was visiting from Canada to San Francisco for a day-trip.  Even thought we HAD to go to deal with passport issues...we were able to sneak away and spend a day in beautiful SF.  

San Francisco is even more beautiful when you can enjoy it with the people you love! 

These are good days.

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