A Grown Up Thing To Do

Buy a house that is.

You know how certain life stages make you feel a little more grown up? Graduating from college, taking a real vacation with friends, getting a job that paid over minimum wage and offered benefits, paying rent (and other monthly bills)...all were life changes that made me feel a little more adult, well I think I'm ready for one more of those changes.

I'll keep you updated as I know more.

Addicted

I love that my favorite TV shows are on DVD...LOVE IT! There's just one problem...sometimes an episode ends with a cliff hanger or it ends kind of sad or just not where I want to end. Even though I know what the next episode will be (cause part of the addiction is watching TV shows I've already seen before) I just can't stop watching. I want to stop, I want to go to sleep (cause I need to leave at 5:30 AM tomorrow to go rafting)...but I just can't.

Totally unrelated to my TV on DVD addiction, I've made the decision that starting every blog title with 'Because' is not going to be my thing anymore. I don't really know if I have a thing, but that one's going to take a break.

Because Weddings are Beautiful

My college friend, Amy got married this weekend. I find it a little funny that as we get older we categorize our friends (college, high school, work, gym, running, church).

But anyway...she was more beautiful than I could have imagined her to be and the wedding was lovely.

Something I think I've noticed though over the last few years of wedding attending is that unless you are part of the bridal party it's not so much that you are attending the wedding because you're going to get to talk to the bride a whole lot...you're attending because you're going to get to catch up with other friends (in this case my college friend, Kris). LOVED catching up with her. We missed having you there Michelle.

I love that no matter how many weddings I go to, they are all different and I always leave with a renewed hope in love, a renewed belief that marriage is God's plan (illustrated to us in the fact that Jesus' radiant bride is His church). A renewed faith that someday I'll be the one committing my life to someone incredible.

Amy, lovely and happy and beautiful. Your special day is one to remember.

Because It's About the One

Compassion International is about matching one child with one sponsor. Compassion began through one man's heart to help the needy children he saw on the streets during the Korean war 57 years ago. Today Compassion celebrated our one millionth sponsored child.

God has blessed this ministry and it is such an honor to be working here at a time like this when the Lord continues to bless.