Desperate Pursuit

"To eat, sleep, drink and breathe Jesus means that I am learning to give priority to the pursuit. It does not mean that I am superspiritual or anywhere close to arriving. It just means that I am dragging myself into His presence and staying there. It means that I am choosing not to run away from God even in the shame of my sin I am crying into His shoulder instead of numbing the pain of my life. I have stopped looking everywhere else to be filled and realize that He is the only One who is able."

-Angela Thomas

Christmas happenings

Christmas and stuff:

Made white chocolate peppermint bark

Things get a little out of hand when I'm in charge of putting bows on the presents:

Made stuffed Zucchini..SO good.

MY SISTER GOT ENGAGED!!!

Tis the season..

Last Sunday at the Gathering we talked a little bit about acknowledging places that God may want you to be involved in, and becoming active in them. I am slowly acknowledging more and more that God wants me more involved in my family. After 3 straight days (seriously) of Christmas shopping with my mom, I was really excited to get in the kitchen and cook and just be alone....

Low and behold my extremely messy father walks in. What starts out as "oh gosh now I have to clean up his mess too" turned into him giving me a cooking lesson (apparently I suck at chopping things) and humming hymnals alongside me.

WHAATT?!!!

If you know me and my dad at all this does.not.happen....ever.

Thank you SO much Abba for bringing that situation to the kitchen!