hm. it has been quite some time since i've updated this thing. where shall i begin??
i went to see trans-siberian orchestra last night with lindsey and eliz. AMAZING. i seriously have no words for how awesome it was. i have a pounding headache from the insane strobe lights, but it was the best christmas event i've ever been to! tso will be an annual christmas celebration from now on.
spent some time with sara and corey this weekend. love them! : ) saturday night was really fun. we made "christmas fettucini" (credit to "the holiday"), baked christmas cookies, and watched "how the grinch stole christmas." it was lovely! we also got to talk about the Lord and how good He is. i got to share my testimony with corey, and that was awesome. i don't share it nearly enough, and i forget how amazing the Lord's work in my life is. which is sad. He chooses to work in my life and teach me, and then i go and forget about it. oh to be holy like He is holy! it was neat to see that the Lord uses my story in other people's lives, too. i'm praying over how He wants me to use my testimony. i think it could be really exciting. : )
in other news: my heart is so full of gratitude to the Lord for all of the blessings in my life. sounds corny, i know, but i am just amazed and kind of speechless at how good He is. my youth pastor used to say, "if the only thing God ever did for you was save your soul, that would be enough." and i'm learning that that is so true. lately, i've been growing more in awe of WHO God is, and not what He does. i mean, obviously, what He does in my life and for my life is incredible, but the simple fact that God is who He is - His character that makes Him want to be so good to me - that is what is changing my life and my relationship with Him. and the thing is, when you start getting to this point, Satan tries to tell you that you're not good enough, that the Lord doesn't really teach you all that much, that you have to keep trying to be good for the Lord to remain good. the beauty of it is that the truth is simple. "beloved, i love you."
does anybody remember november ever being this cold before?? i sure don't!! but I LOVE IT!!! this is what fall is supposed to feel like!! i'm dreaming of a white christmas...: )
bowden and i will be taking christmas card pictures this week. yay. : )
