That’s What She Said

So I keep not having any time to blog until late…and by then I’m too tired to think! :) So for tonight I figured I would post a hilarious clip from one of the recent Office episodes. Oh..I love this show. I’m so sad that tomorrow is the season finale! Well until the next season we have awesome clips like this one to keep us laughing!

 

Laugh Away!

Too Tired for a Title

I have a lot of different things to say…but you know when you just know you should sleep on something first? I think that’s what I should do- maybe tomorrow though. 

I love conversation with good friends…It is so refreshing. I love that God built us for relationships- He knows we need them and wants us to have that. I am grateful for the people in my life that I can truly call my real friends. 

I got to bond with Daisy, Josh’s new dog tonight. We hung out while the guys played basketball :) She’s too cute- I’m sure her and Princess will be bff’s very soon. 

I read more of Searching for God Knows What earlier today…I love reading things that continuously challenge me. By the way, I just have to say that writers are so talented. I know it may seem a little obvious, but when I read things I am amazed at their attention to detail and their ability to paint a picture of what was happening. It’s an incredible talent to be able to make someone feel like they are where you are speaking of and a part of what’s going on. 

We went bowling last night with a bunch of awesome people. It was a blast! I posted all the pictures on my facebook but figured I would share some here:

Matt & me :)

 

Our girls team rocked :) If only we used the same rules as golf (lowest score wins) we would have won!

Matt’s back there somewhere- him & Adam really had too much fun. 

Well, it’s late so more tomorrow :) Night!

Feed the Children- Pictures

   

 

Weekend Recap

Our weekend has been a crazy and fun one. Friday we helped with the food drop that C3 partnered with Feed the Children to do. What an amazing day. It was a gift from God that we could help those 400 families and I cannot wait to do it again. I’m incredibly grateful to be a part of a community that truly loves and shows it. Being there on Friday was so humbling and made me realize how much more I can be doing. It made me realize that you don’t have to go overseas to help people…there are so many in need right here. Darrell’s blog about this was exactly what I’m talking about. I wish I could feed all of those needy families…the ones that walked miles in the heat just to get some food to provide, the ones that had children that couldn’t play because they had no shoes, the ones that had beautiful children that all deserve a chance…all of them. It was just an amazing thing to be a part of…again, I am so grateful to be a part of C3. 

Saturday both of our families came in town and we spent some time with them. Matt’s family spent the night at our house and came to C3 on Sunday. His parents, brother, and grandmother all came…they loved it! Even his grandmother (who is over 70 years old) said she thought our Pastor was amazing, and she said the music was great! Matt’s brother said that everything Pastor Byron said was so real and he loved how relevant the message was to his life. One major thing everyone noticed was how diverse we were and they thought that was amazing- his dad actually said how most churches can be like country clubs but he thought C3 was the exact opposite. Even though I feel the exact same way about everything they said- it was so encouraging to see people who had walked into this church for the first time feel the same way. 

It was just an amazing weekend topped off by a great Sunday morning at C3. 

I’ll be posting some pictures from Friday soon….but now I’m going to enjoy our night off (no crave) with Matt :) 

One more thing, Happy Mother’s day to all the mom’s out there. What would we do without all these amazing mothers. Matt and I are grateful for both of our moms! 

So Much To Say….

This has been a crazy weekend so far. I have so much to say and will definitely say it all tomorrow. I have mostly been thinking about the food drive C3 did on Friday. I have not felt so many different emotions like that at once in a while. It was amazing to be able to help the 400 families we helped, but I wish we could give more. You feel so accomplished on one hand, but when you continue to see cars come and no more boxes left to give, you just have this desperate need to do more….something, anything. More on that as I process everything through…

I’m looking forward to tomorrow at C3- all of Matt’s family will be with us because they are visiting.

See you at C3!

Wonderful Wednesday

Today was a great Wednesday! I spent time with some awesome ladies this morning and ate a fantastic breakfast at Morning Glories. Matt is still jealous because he hasn’t been there yet :) I’ll have to take him soon because he loves a good breakfast! 

I got to hangout with Andrea for a little while after breakfast. I love spending time with her! 

After I came home, I read some more of Searching for God Knows What. It’s an amazing book so far!! After that I took a quick nap, and by quick I mean two hours :) 

Then, we went to a sandwich place in Avalon- Brianto’s, with a bunch of people. This place puts your name on their ‘wall of fame’ if you eat an 18 inch sub. That thing was giant!! All the guys tried to do it, but Jason Eichler is the only one that got his name on the wall (Heather was so proud). Matt got so close, but then thought he was going to vomit towards the end…I’m glad he stopped when he did!

It was a great Wednesday spent mostly hanging out with great friends! I love days like this…there’s nothing like being around the people you love and of course there’s nothing like watching a bunch of guys try to down a gigantic sandwich. By the way…Matt says he wants nothing to do with subs…for a while!

I hope everyone had a happy day!

Searching For God Knows What

So I started reading Searching For God Knows What, by Donald Miller today. I only read the first chapter and I’m already loving it. In the first chapter Miller talks about formulas and how we sometimes want God to just give us the steps to get what we want out of life. He talked about how sometimes we make God out to be a genie in a bottle and if He could just come out and grant us a few wishes that would be great. But that’s not our God…He’s not a God of formula or wishes. Miller says the following that speaks volumes to me: 

“It makes me wonder if what we really want is control, not a relationship.” 

“When I did that, I realized the gospel of Jesus, I mean the essence of God’s message to mankind, wasn’t a bunch of hoops we needed to jump through to get saved, and it wasn’t a series of ideas we had to agree with either; rather it was an invitation, an invitation to know God.” 

“I have come to believe the sooner we find this truth beautiful, the sooner we will fall in love with the God who keeps shaking things up, keeps changing the path, keeps rocking the boat to test our faith in Him, teaching us to not rely on easy answers, bullet points, magic mantras, or genies in lamps, but rather His guidance, His existence, His mercy, and His love.”

This has really reminded me that you cannot put knowing God into a formula or step-by-step process. It’s about His love…His Will and it’s about having a relationship with Him.

I can’t wait to continue reading!!