12. Jonathan is so ridiculous. When he was interning at RHCC he was staying at Jenni New's house and when Britton and Brock ran out of shampoo in their bathroom they didn't tell their mom and Jonathan being the nice house guest he didn't bug Jenni about not having any shampoo to wash his hair. So one day when Jenni was cleaning the boy's bathroom she realized that they didn't have any shampoo in their shower and Jenni asked Jonathan what he had been using while he showered and he promptly said that he had been using conditioner to wash his hair and Jenni just laughed!
11. I loved it when Jonathan first moved to RHCC he called every adult Mr. or Mrs so and so. For years after his internship he still said Mr. and Mrs. so and so even after people told him to stop.
10. When Jonathan got married his wedding was awesome! I don't think I will ever go to another wedding where the groomsmen and the groom walk into the ceremony to 'We are the Monkees' by the Monkees while holding bananas again!
9. While Jonathan was interning Jessica and I would sneak into his office and write him notes on post-it-notes and stick them all over his office. And one day we found a picture of Leslie the girl he was dating at the time and drew a picture of her and stuck it on his desk saying that we wanted them to get married. Also there was this other picture of Jonathan of him working at Taco Bell with bleached tipped hair and a visor and everything, it was greatness.
8. Every Sunday after church we would go to Bueno to eat and of course there were a ton of people there every week, Jonathan being one of them. Jonathan, Matt and I would sit there for hours quoting lines from Dumb and Dumber. Without fail every Sunday we would end up quoting the movie again and it never got old. I love that movie and it's great when you are friends with people who share your appreciation for stupidity!!!
7. One week when my parents were out of town Jonathan came to stay with us, and one night he took us to McDonald's to get ice cream. It was such a fun time to de-stress from school and life and have fun!
6. Also on this same trip to McDonald's we found a stuffed horse in Jonathan's car that he had made for Leslie at build-a-bear, it had a voice box in it that had a recording in it of Jonathan making a horse noise and telling Leslie how much he loved her! I love seeing the ways in which they love each other even if it is cheesy! We definitely made of fun him for this one!
5. Last spring Jonathan went to Burbank to speak at something and I drove out on Saturday to hear him and hang out! We had a great time going to In-N-Out, getting lost, going to a garage sale and.... getting a FLAT TIRE!!!! My tire popped on a sharp curb on one of the many times we had to turn around! We changed that tire in record time laughing while we did it. Poor Jonathan I felt so bad he was late for his sermon and covered in black stuff from my tire!
4. The summer I interned at RHCC for Michael Peters we would take breaks and go invade Jonathan's office and play the music game, where you try to guess the song before someone starts singing, on J's computer and we would also make fun of Bad Brad. haha! I don't think I could marry him sorry Jonathan and Michael.
3. I appreciated that after I got back from Africa last summer he was the first person I called from LAX. That summer was really difficult for me and he was so willing to talk me through it and fill me in on anything I missed from the huge circumstances that took place. He took me to the prison and reassured me that everything was going to be okay. Jonathan is so helpful and patient. He is a great friend because he just loves you where you are at and understands and listens.
2. Jonathan helped me understand Acts because I took a class only on this book. It was good timing because Jonathan was doing a series on Acts and was very eager to tell me all about what he was learning. I like how excited Jonathan gets about studying the Bible, like every time he finds something new and inspiring. It makes me want to dive deeper into God's word.
1. Jonathan has the best props during sermons and he is an amazing preacher! He is a good messenger of the gospel and I can't wait to see how God uses him at Highland!!!
I love Jonathan and I am so sad that he is moving on. I am seriously going to miss you, Leslie, Eden, and Samuel. You guys have a special place in my heart and it will be empty once you leave Fort Worth. But I am also happy that Jonathan gets to pursue his dreams of being a full time pulpit minister because I know that God has blessed him with an amazing gift of sharing Christ's story! You are going to do awesome work!!! LOVE you Jonathan!!!!
Philippians 1:3 "I thank my God every time I think of you!"
p.s. I am so glad that you guys are getting the house that my dad and I found! It is precious!
