I know....

I'm not ignoring you.  There is a reason for my lack of blogging, which I will explain next week.  I promise.

#99SkiTrip

This is dedicated to Andy.  Enjoy!

Mourning the end of football

I really love football.  I'm just a better person during football season.  I get everything done and taken care of so I can camp out in front of my tv and watch non-stop football joy.  So, I'm always a little bummed after the Super Bowl.
This year was a weird Super Bowl.  I watched with the youth.  Actually, I watched football with a room full of people who do not watch football.  It was a frustrating and crazy experience.  They were completely oblivious to blocking the tv, I was completely weird-ed out by people who don't watch football.  I missed a lot of things, and I'm ok with it only because the Cowboys weren't playing.
I got to thinking about how hard it is to try to reach certain goals when you surround yourself with people who are oblivious to what is going on or even stand against that.  I think this is why being active in a faith community is so important.  It's not to shut ourselves away, or pat ourselves on the back for being part of the group.  It is so for at least a little while, we are with people who are reaching for the same things we are.  We are wanting the same things, working to the same goals, and will be able to encourage each other and work together.
And most importantly, not block the tv during the big game.

#1 in 2010: The soft X. | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff

Sorry I've been so quiet! I've been snowed in my apartment since Monday night! It was a good week of doing nothing but crochet and watching Serenity, Firefly, and Dr. Who! I am now playing catch-up on a lost week of work! So, I'm leaving you with words that have been encouraging and vital to me this year, written by a great writer! Enjoy!

#1 in 2010: The soft X. | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff

Saturday Quote

I stole this from Nathan's blog.

To have identity is not merely to have a face and a name, a recognizable physical presence. Identity in this deep sense is something that one must create for oneself by choices that are significant and that require a courageous commitment in the face of anguish and risk. That means much more than just having an address and a name in the telephone book. It means having a belief one stands by; it means having certain definite ways of responding to life, of meeting its demands, of loving other people and, in the last analysis, of serving God. In this sense, identity is one’s witness to truth in one’s life. - Thomas Merton, Contemplation in a World of Action (61)

My eyes hurt

Here is what I spent most of today working on:

Turning this:

Into this:

Tonight kicks off our series on L-O-L-O-L-O-V-E!  (and yes, I've been singing the Ashley Simpson song for a week now).  So here is some love for ya!