Reflections...

Today I sat in bird poop. I then proceeded to gag my way through cleaning myself up.

Attractive? Well... I wouldn't think so.

These are the kinds of adventures I have. I popped my first tire the other day, too. Why am I saying this? Cause I love my life. My "job" isn't that exciting... so I have to make up for it in other ways. (Well I think it's exciting, but it is after all a desk job)

Ahh, so Christmas came and went. I'm still not sure if all of that actually happened or not. It's still in the 80s outside. It seemed like everyone I talked to was having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit. But that's ok... life is crazy. For everybody. Somehow I managed to buy all the presents I needed to give, AND I remembered to give them to the right people. Also, amongst all the craziness, I managed to stay focused on Christ. Not perfectly, of course. But I would find myself, while either driving to the next store or cleaning the house or what not, just pondering the mysteries of what we celebrate on December 25th. Things I have heard for years, but never took time to actually think them through. The mystery of God becoming flesh. The mystery of a baby being sovereign over the entire universe. The mystery of Jesus being born to die. I feel like thinking through these things, even though all the preparation was exhausting, has left me refreshed and energized to face another year of responsibilities and challenges.

And even though Christmas is technically “over” the revelations continue. This morning, I was reading the verse of the day, which happened to be Simeon’s encounter with Jesus at the temple. “A light has come to the Gentiles” he said... it struck me. I, being a gentile, had no business being a part of God’s family, and yet through the cross and simply placing my faith in God, I have been grafted in... fully accepted... and heir of the King. This blows me away. I hope it blows you away too.

I’ve also been flabbergasted at how good God has been to me by giving me such good friends. SO thanks for being a good friend :)