Rick Warren's tweet...

Maturity ISNT measured by how high u raise your hands when u FEEL God, but by how straight u walk in obedience when u dont.

What is your response?

I refuse to hibernate!!!

I have now officially entered winter mode…oh yes, I love winter! It seems like perfect timing too, because today is the first official day of winter. Now I will admit that freezing blustery winds aren’t the greatest but it does allow for some otherwise fun activities, or a twist on normal activities.

Last night I went to Zoolights with a group of friends and had a blast as the snow fell. We danced and played in the snow. We even seriously considered making snow angels…sadly the only clear snow was in a parking lot and that’s just not a good idea!

Of course when the snow starts to fall here, I dream of powder, who doesn’t? So to make my winter wonderland complete, CO with one of my favorites Sara for some boarding, snowshoeing and ski joring…we’re just watching that one! It will be winter perfection in Leadville!

Oh winter, I love you!!!

Love me for me...

This song keeps getting to me, and the more I think about it and pray about it I wonder in how many ways we all strive to be loved. How often do we strive for the approval of man and not of God. If I work a little harder and longer and get that corner office, how amazingly proud my parents would be. If I could just be everything to everyone…and really all I want is to be loved for me. To be loved, truly and completely the way that only Christ offers. The true love that God showed to us in giving Christ to suffer and die on our behalf! That is true love, it didn’t ask that we get the corner office or be the prettiest, or the best at anything. God simply asks that we love him, are obedient and give him our lives! Strive towards that, strive to love God more fully and forget about the rest, the love that God offers is so much more precious and pure!

Top Ten...

The best winter weekend EVER!!! And these are the top 10 reasons why…in no particular order

1) Donuts! Spinning around in circles in my car, is by far one of my favorite things to do when the first snow fall hits! That being said I discovered on Saturday night, that it was not Rosie’s favorite thing to do…she was screaming like a little girl, clenching the door and begging to be set free. Lesson learned…don’t take passengers!
2) Cuddling up with friends on the couch, watching football – that nobody is really watching and just having a good time while a blizzard hits outside.
3) Eating crap, bc you know…um….it’s cold outside and the extra food keeps you warm?!?
4) The epic re-enactment of yoga class…thanks Conor, I don’t think I will EVER be the same!
5) Aww…WHITE Christmas!
6) Bowling, through your legs, backwards, superman style…whatever it takes to have a bit of fun!
7) Baptism Sunday at Church!
8) The Park Christmas brunch, where I was actually asked if it was ok to wish people Merry Christmas – for real?
9) Yammering with Simon in China, who couldn’t figure out quite why I was doing anything, because he thought I was in his time zone! No, Si it is not 2am Sunday morning here!
10) Thad’s a college graduate, it’s fun big guy, Welcome to the Real World!!!

Quite possibly the only thing missing from this winter weekend, was a bit of ice skating and sledding…but who does that when it’s 10 degrees outside?!?