At the Crossroads.

For the past 3 years I have been at the Crossroads. Pulled in two different directions. Pulled to succeed in school while also pulled to do my best work in ministry.

This is frustrating at times. As someone who seeks to do her best - I require myself to succeed. So I have a hard time letting school slip. As a minister I understand the need to be thorough in my ministry and to give all I have to and do the best I can in ministry. For the past three years I've had to balance these urges - pull to fully succeed in both areas of my life. (Don't get me wrong - I feel very successful in both areas)

So I'm at the crossroads - and soon I'm going to get to travel down one of these roads. I'm going to start down the ministry path. I'm excited about this! Finally the opportunity to devote myself fully to one particular area of my life.

The next couple of months will be busy with learning how to balance life and work! I'm so excited!

Getting closer to God

What does "getting closer to God mean?" That's really an open question!

For me it means growing in my relationship. Learning more about God - trying to understand the character of God better.

The past two days I spent some time with some friends at Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama - enjoying nature. Nature is definately one of the ways I grow closer to God. Seeing nature is a reminder to me - that God is the Creator of all this beauty! It's amazing. I've included some of my pictutres of nature.

How do you grow closer to God?

Pictures from the recent snow

On Sunday it snowed.... I got some pictures!

at the church - while the snow was coming down!

the cross in the snow!

just as it began to snow.... see the snowflakes!?

proof that I did go out into the snow!

Sunday Mornings

So it's Sunday morning's like this (rainy) that I'd rather stay in bed. Heck I hit the snooze alarm twice today! (For those of you who know me... I rarely hit the snooze alarm!)

So why get up on a Sunday morning? (Other than it's my job- I could easily change that...)

I get up because there is something about coming together on Sunday to worship. To be a part of a community. The one day a week that I come together with others to join in fellowship and worshipping God. I love the songs we sing on Sunday mornings, I love saying the Apostle's Creed, hearing the Scripture that has been read for centuries presented to me. There's something about gathering with others that just gets me up and out of bed.

So I ask... what gets you out of bed on a Sunday morning? Is it worship like me? Is it the pets? Kids? Does your internal alarm get you up early? What gets you up?!