so church this morning was pretty good...we had an entertaining conversation with diana and rachael about diana eating so much for breakfast... there was a new order of worship, although i didn't really like it, confusing and made the service very long... and the sermon was AMAZING, however, i think it's one that many people would be like, i've heard this before, blah blah blah, but it's one of my favorite "Bible concepts" about being the light of the world and the body of Christ, but yet Dr. Gabriel kind of tweaked it to where he was talking about how we aren't the actual light, but we are the reflectors that God has placed her to reflect his light that he gives to the world. oh, funny story at beginning of his sermon, basically a lady teaches little kid sunday school and she asked them what would get them into Heaven, asked if being nice would-kids responded No, asked if having lots of money would-kids responded No, and so on, and then the teacher asked them what they had to do, on little kid raised his had and said "you have to be dead". i love this story, and it's true, in order to get to Heaven, you have to be dead-among a few other factors, like BELIEVING IN GOD and having the Faith, but anyways, it just reminds me that when it is time for us to walk into Heaven and finally "sit at the right hand of God the Father Almighty..." we will be dead, there is nothing else we can do, there is nothing else we can "gain" there is nothing else, but perfection and eternal life. our life here on earth is a great one, and personally i know that i am truly blessed with all that i have and when i die, there will be nothing left but to go "party in heaven" and i can't wait. but that doesn't mean that i shouldn't live life here on earth. we are given one chance to live on this earth, to live life, to be the hands and feet of God, to experience all that he has blessed each of us with and he shows that love by sending Jesus, and in just a few days we will celebrate the symbolic nature of his birth.

anyways, i am off to watch Kung Fu Panda and take a nap...ah, the joys of sunday afternoon naps.
love to all and...

only 11 days until CHRISTMAS


oh, and p.s. check the wedding blog for updates on wedding party announcements ;)