Defining Tone...

Here it is... the first post- the dreaded entry that, whether I like it or not, will set the tone for everything else that I write here. While few people (anybody?) will actually read this entry now, it will surely be read and scrutinized when I become a world famous blogger (or I when I force my friends to pretend to read it because no one else will).

So then, how should this all start?

Lets start with introductions

Hello, my name is Kyle Gustafson and I have a problem...

I am a broken man living in a broken and hurting world.

I am an Ohio boy, born and raised, who (at the time of this writing) has found himself living and working in the great state of Wisconsin. I graduated from pharmacy school this past spring and packed up my life to take a Residency position at a hospital in Madison, a city where I knew not a single person. While I am enjoying the process of shaping a new life for myself, I am still reeling from the loss of my support structure- my friends, family, and church.

In the midst of this turmoil, I have made the bold decision to use this time in my life to grow in character, faith, and love. It has been a struggle so far and I suspect it will never be anything close to easy- but I want to leave my year in Wisconsin feeling like a MAN. Not a beard wearing, fart making, belly scratching man; but a man built on a foundation of stone.

"I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. ⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built." -Luke 6:47-48

This blog will chronicle that journey. It will be filled with many things. Love, Hope, Disappointment, Misspellings, Faith, Frustration, and Ignorance. It will be uncensored, real, and self incriminating. I do not have an accountability partner, a small group, or christian support- and so this blog will become that for me. You- the Internet- will be my sounding board for the lessons I learn, the mistakes I make, and the thoughts and struggles I have.

I have spent to long living my life for me, its time I start living it for him...

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20