How Great is our God

Well it's been a little bit since I last wrote....

Things have been somewhat busy. John Mark finishing up finals, spending time with friends, getting things moving for starting a small group at church, etc.

John Mark turns in finals for two of his classes today! and then he has to touch up one and finish another for Tuesday and he'll be finished with this semester! 3 down about 20 to go :)

We had a great time last Friday night with a big group of friends over at Rebecca's house ( JM goes to Truett with her and I know her from my friend Heather from this summer). Then I got to spend some time with Heather and Rebecca and some of their A&M friends on Saturday. I got to have coffee with some of my girlfriends from Rapoport this week. JM and I went over to our Sunday school directors house and met with them and our Sunday school teachers about starting a small group. We're both really excited about this. It looks like we'll have it on Sunday nights and it'll focus on young couples but is open for anyone. JM and I were given the task of getting the first few meetings organized, so that should be fun.

So that's what's going on with us these days. Just ready to be out of school and have a break! And we are looking forward to making a trip to Alabama!

So it's the Christmas season, and this year more than any other I have really spent more time thinking on the incarnation. It's been really good. I think it really helps that we haven't gotten into all the hoop-la that comes with Christmas. We don't have a tree, just a nativity. We do have a very beautiful poinsettia courtesy of JM's parents. I even went to Hobby Lobby to see if I could get some deals on Christmas decorations and it just made me sad, because this season is just not about that. Who cares how well my house is decorated for the season? Do I really realize what I'm celebrating? What it means for me and the whole world?? This is God coming to live among us, to be apart of us! This is what is important.
We went to see The Nativity Story. It was really good and thought provoking. I really loved how they showed Mary and Joseph's relationship; it was very sweet and inspiring. The faith they had was amazing.
I pray that you'll take a moment and forget about the gifts you have to buy or the decorations you want to put out, and think about what it means for God to come and be apart of us. What does that say about God?