gathering of clowns

i am tired, but i wanted to share that today was a great day. i was priviledged to be a part of a gathering of "clowns." last night we started work on a youth version of companions in Christ. i didn't get to participate in last night due to work, but today i cleared the calendar and had a wonderful time getting into discussion, sharing thoughts, generating ideas, arguing over semantics, random chit-chat, and sharing a beer with some fellow clowns.