Getting into the holiday spirit these few days before Avery and I head to the midwest. Kelly came up yesterday from Southern Pines and we watched a cute romatic comedy called Just Friends, which takes place during the holidays.
Can't wait to blog about our 14.5+ hour car ride on Tuesday! What an adventure. Hopefully it'll be right out of a National Lampoon Vacation movie, without anyone getting injured.
Clark W. Griswold: This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. A quest for fun. I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun. We're gonna have so much fun they're gonna need plastic surgeons to remove the smiles from our faces...
Yesterday, with support and guidance from Rebecca, I embarked on my own spiritual journey. It felt really, really good. Rebecca quickly helped me understand how accessible the bible can be (rather than overwhelming), and using Grant's bible I've already started on my own two-week track overview, which will be the start of a deeper spirtuality and a closer relationship with God. I have found much help from the teaching aspects of Grant's bible already too. One line from an introduction to Psalms really struck me, as it is very close to helping me better understand my feelings during this long job search: "The joy and praise that saturate these prayers came not from an absence of problems, but from a deep conviction that a great God would overcome them."
While reading, I also came across a quote that is very much in the spirit of remembering what the holidays season is really about. So I will leave off with the quote and wish everyone a peaceful and meaningful start to the holiday season and the opportunity to share in the love and gift of family.
"During the Christmas season...our feelings of celebration are gentle aftershocks, reminders of the remarkable moment when God became a man and lived on earth."
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