The New Year.

Happy New Year everyone. Thanks for being with me over the last year, your support and prayers have been incredible. This was my second Christmas running that I spent in Vancouver, but it looked very different to last years.

The new year brings changes. I am currently praying and talking through some things that could cause big changes. I will keep you posted as they develop.

The first change that came with the new year was that I decided to no longer have a laptop. This came after some prayer and consideration on what I actually need it for and if it is more of a distraction than a tool of production. It also became clear that Alexa would really benefit from having a laptop as she works on raising support and finances to continue her work with YWAM. With this decision came the purchase of a iPod Touch (4th Gen) using Christmas monetary gifts from family and friends. It became apparent that most of what I use a laptop for can be done on an iTouch. I am able to check e-mails and stay in touch. But it is harder to stay on it for hours on end wasting time. I have already started feeling the benefits and feeling more free. The iPod Touch has replaced my laptop and my mp3 player (which I also gave to Alexa). In all of this YWAM has donated me an old desktop eMac which I will use to do word processing and write support letters or blogs (such as this); things that I do find more difficult on an iTouch.


So far I feel like this has been a good decision. I am trying to remove distractions from my life and also exercising the value of giving and letting go of things that I feel I need.


So yeah, that is a brief update. I felt I should share.


I will hopefully be sending out an update letter with "bigger" news by the end of next week. After I have moved into my new place.


Stay in touch. Do write or Skype (joey.upton).