Chestnuts, Candy Canes, and Bing

I cannot believe that it is almost Christmas. Wasn't it only yesterday that we were celebrating a new year!!!!! As I get older I'm amazed at how our perception of time changes. When I was 8 it seemed to take 3 years to get from December 1st to December 25th!!! It is now the 3rd, and Christmas is 3 weeks away!!!! How did that happen!!!! One good thing is that I can say, "I'm on vacation!". The semester is almost over, and we had our last official Wesley of the year this past Tuesday. We wrapped up our semester long series "Chronicle" Tuesday. Man what a night. We have been looking at the over lying story of God this semester and we ended with his return. I was leading worship, and not only am I continually amazed at the talent we have been blessed with, but I am continually at awe of how God can move. I know I am biased, but I do have the best worship leaders and musicians out there.

It is about 10:30 in the morning, and I have Christmas music playing, much to the chagrin of my roommates, but who cares, its Christmas!!!! I went to a little coffee shop this morning for my quiet time, and as I am walking up, a lady at the door remarked about my TCU beanie that I was wearing. I was of course excited to proclaim my allegiance to the Frogs, as well as relish in the fact that somebody outside of the DFW area even knew who they were. As we walked inside, I discovered that her brother was the mascot in '88 and '89. Wow, what a small world. Ok enough about TCU.

I was at lunch the other day with some friends and we started talking about the various "relationship" books out there for people to read. We discussed our opinions on the books, and I mentioned that I had been really wanting to read the book "Wild at Heart". My friends glanced at me with a small bit of skepticism knowing of my disdain for those types of books. Well I decided to pick up a copy, and have been reading a chapter a day since then. All I can say is I am glad I did. The author is weaving a tale of how every man wants adventure, danger, and to rescue the damsel in distress, and how that is actual God's desire for men. Holy cow!! I thought I was the only one that felt this way, and it was because I watched to many movies!!! I look back at my last post and what I wrote about becoming the man of God my future wife deserves, and now reading this book, I have a better idea of what that looks like.

I am excited for the future, and for Christmas, and for next semester. As we all continue to grow, I want to say don't be afraid to ask for more, don't be afraid of breaking through that glass ceiling. God has more for us!!!