Breathe

Dear friends and family,

I am afraid that I lack consistency with my writings. Its alright though, I am sure you (hopefully) all understand. So - its been a couple weeks since I last wrote? I believe its something like that. Let me start with this past week. This past week we had orientation and enrollment, they make orientation sound like a big deal - and honestly it was challenging but so good. We would go to school and worship, listen to a speaker, worship, listen to a speaker, worship haha. If thats how things are going to be, I am in. Its not all easy though - the speakers often spoke very challenging words which are sometimes hard to digest. I often had to really just take notes and then mull over them after because its to much to take in at one time. I enrolled after a couple of days of orientation and now - I am an official college boy. College hey? How about that.

Things have been up and down to be honest with you all. Life is good here, don't get me wrong - I enjoy it, but it has its days. Somedays are really hard being away from friends and family. I miss the things of home and somedays all I really want to do is share my music like I was until I left. Its a step though, a step of faith - its a step of growth. When you grow up, its not always easy, there are growing pains sometimes, and it sucks because there is nothing you can really do except have faith that when you wake up the next day, it will be gone. Its a step of faith, and I can't lean on my own strength, I've done that a couple times here - and really its not a good situation at all, thats when things start to fall apart. So I am learning to really lean on Christ, and the brothers he has provided for me here.
On that note - I am so thankful that God has provided a couple close brothers here, three guys actually (Chris, Brian, Kevin). They are all within two years of my age and all from calgary, I think that was probably the first thing that started the friendship. Its just nice to have people around that know where you are coming from, it makes it easier somedays. Chris also has a girlfriend back home so we've sort of become a support system for each other in that sense, walking with each other through the hard days, and sharing in the joyful ones.

Life carries on. The one thing which I am not really adjusting to is the crazy heat. Most days its like you're walking in a sauna, and I am not cool with that haha. Its totally against everything I believe in and I do not suppose it one bit friends. To be honest, when I hear about -50 it makes me long to be home haha. Its sort of what I know, its what I find comforting - actually needing that cup of coffee to warm you up, here I just drink it because it keeps me awake somedays when you wake up to late.

This next week I will be in leadership intensives, which is a really complicated way of saying - speakers, worship, speakers, worship etc. haha - sometimes things don't make sense until you're there, and it would be easier if someone just said, hey check this out. But yea, I am learning to just go with the flow, and really it seems to be working out fairly well. I am excited for actual classes to start. It will be a fresh and much needed change. It will be nice to have routine in my life again, and it will sort of make the time pass quicker, which will be good for me right now.

Like I said some days are great, some are not the best.
I would still love your prayers, and your thoughts.
I would love to hear from you friends - so drop me a line on here, or my email (zacharylucky@gmail.com)
You can also send me some snail mail, I would love it.

My address being...

23 / 1 Rosa Cres.
Castle Hill, NSW
2154
Australia

I will definitely write you back.

Also if you feel like checking out some new songs which I have been working on, I have some rough versions posted on my myspace which is (www.myspace.com/thepoetandthethief) or you can just click the link on the sidebar on the right hand side of this page. Let me know what you think, and hopefully the whole album will be done and up on itunes come march.

I am stoked, get stoked haha.

I love you all, thank you again so much for your thoughts and prayers.
Till we meet again,

Zachary