Friday Five: Five Categories of Five Things

New thing I’m going to do on the blog. Why? Because I think it would be fun! Here are five categories with five things that highlight them in my life

  1. Fun Things: MW3, Walking/Running, Dreaming, Driving, Opening the Windows
  2. Weird Things: Clean Room, Going to Kenya in April, Christmas Lights Still Up, Dubstep, Fruit Bars, Emotions
  3. Challenging Things: Planning, Real Faith, Humility, Confidence, Connectedness
  4. Good Things: My Job, My Health, God, Family, My Students
  5. Wanted Things: Dog, Clarity, Rest, A Deck, A New Road Bike

Those are just some things that define some of my life right now. What are some of yours?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

This Christmas, it definitely snuck up on me. But, I know this. I can be confident because the Word became flesh, that my days are guided by the One who gave Himself for me.

Celebrate well. Celebrate Jesus.

Santa Got Me Thinking

My bedroom door looked right down the hallway to the Christmas Tree, every year, until we moved in 4th grade. It was great. I had a great plan. All I had to do was wait up until I heard the hooves on the roof. When I heard the clapping on the roof, I would pounce. Fling open that door and run down the hall to find the fat man planting gifts. Of course all of that would have worked if I would have stayed up, or if there really was some jolly obese elf going from house to house. [Read more...]

What’s Your Favorite Christmas Song?

I think that I have to name two:

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and…

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So what is your favorite Christmas song? Leave it in the comments!