January 3rd

So, I am sitting here on our couch with a completely "free" afternoon. I have a tendency to try to fill almost all of it with something, which allows me to put off blogging or other more productive time takers. I have so much going on in my head. I am excited that we are in a New Year and New Decade.
I don't enjoy being comfortable...I don't think it was God's intention when we are living a life of and for Him. When I get comfortable, it is dangerous, because I become more independent and less dependent on the One who has created everything good. It makes my heart sad to look back and see huge parts of the journey with a complete lack of awe, respect, and greatness of Our God. I don't want to live a life life about me or the things around me. I want to live a life fully surrendered to His will...whatever that may look like. I don't want this to be just words but a complete change in focus and drive in this new year....with that said the Lord has led us to a church that we feel called to. To be honest, I have never been more burdened and excited over a group of students that I barely knew. My heart is in the middle of them and yet I know few...pray for us in this. Chris and I feel the Lord opening that door for us that we had quietly closed in our lives for a period. The Lord is completely knocking that door down and ushering us into a new exciting journey I do believe.
We did have a great time with family and friends over the past couple weeks. It excites me to see what God is doing in the lives of those people. My heart goes out to Passion 2010 and the students from college campuses everywhere. I pray that they can catch a glimpse and that the campuses they return to will not remain the same. I am praying for those students like crazy.....I know God is doing great things there even as these words are being typed.
So....that is a very small glimpse of my heart over the past few weeks....so much more I could elaborate, but I won't for now.

For those of you that know me I am so bad with documenting things...
We continue to be amazed at Eli's ability to soak everything in. He remembers things like no one I have seen.
He told us this week that Monkeys eat mangos, Pandas eat Bamboo, and Dolphins eat fish. He learned it from a game he got for Christmas.
He still rarely meets a stranger and hugs people he doesn't even know yet (guess that came from me).
He still loves preschool, and can't wait to return on Tuesday (mommy is looking forward to it too!).
I am having some vision problems....so I can't really see what I am typing, so I will end for now....more to come....more to come...Lord willing.