Back in college, in 2004 when blogging was hardly even a thing yet, I was here. Blogging before blogging meant anything to anyone. You can look in the archives for my past writings, but it was much more like a journal in the past. When we started fundraising, I messed around with the idea of launching something new for this new phase of our journey but actually hated that idea. I am a sum of all of my life and so much of it is here already. So I'm keeping it here. At least for now.

My main focus these days is blogging about our newest journey into the bizarre and wonderful world of gestational surrogacy. Posts dated 2013 and forward will trend heavily toward that journey. I don't promise everything I write will be about though. There might be other things that sneak in occasionally.

Please come along our journey with us. As the saying goes, "The more, the merrier!"

Thursday, March 03, 2005

"God-activity"

First order of business . . . there is seriously little in life that beats gathering with 5,500 people to worship God like I just did tonight. What an awesome picture of what heaven holds for those of us who claim Jesus as Savior! To have such a well known entity as the band delirious? kneeling on stage, with guitars in motion and hands lifted to heaven, caused me to consider what I will do with my successes. The worship was so refreshing and yet I came away asking myself one question.

Though I doubt I'll ever achieve world-renowned fame as have the members of the band I witness in service tonight, what will I make of my successes? To whom will I give glory? And why do I seek success? When will I strive for bigger successes than I imagine possible and stop settling for menial daily triumphs? Or is the point I'm missing to rejoice in the trivial as much as the great? And then I wonder . . . is there a success too small to count?

God has been very evident to me this week. That might have something to do with the fact that I've been able to spend my time in situations centered on Him. Let's see, there was the retreat last weekend, and getting involved in my new small group. There was the worship night at Axis which almost featured Shuan Groves, but because he got the flu, instead welcomed Ginny Ownes. Monday was spent serving at Bright Hope with several members of my small group. Wednesday night I attended New Community, again with members of my small group. And of course the concert tonight to wrap up the pleasant package this week has been for me. It will only be a few days until I meet again with Axis as we start a new series that looks at Jesus' life on earth.

It feels wonderful to get connected again and to begin to recognize people in the sea of Willow Creek. I'm finally feeling the feeling of "home" I'd hoped to when I made the decision to start attending Willow again. God's met me and brought me right where He wants me to be. It's truly a joy to be able to proclaim that as truth. It is my hope to be able to continue, even in weeks that do not hold as much "God-activity," to respond to God with the changes that are taking place in my world. The outward ones will be easy; it's responding to what He's beiginning in my heart that might be more of a challenge.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life"
~Proverbs 4:23
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