Back in the Saddle...

HELLO! Wow...it has been an amazing, but busy 08! It's been a while since I've gotten a chance to post. What's been going on you ask, well...WE GOT OUR BOY!

The end of February marked a new chapter in our family...we now have four beautiful children...2 Texans, 1 Tennessian, and 1 Ethiopian! I keep saying I'm going to write down our experiences and all God has taught me through this but the journey continues each day. Viewing my faith through the experience of adoption has reshaped my understanding of relationships, family, and living missionally. Each day I wake (well...okay...it's actually a couple of times a day) to this beautiful little boy who is an ever present reminder that life is not about me and that there is a whole world out there that God is actively pursuing. Anyway, Tracie has done an amazing job chronicling our journey.

I've also got to read some great books.

• The Shack
• Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
• The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life (Ancient-Future)
• Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships
• The Paradise War: Book One in The Song of Albion Trilogy (Lawhead, Steve. Song of Albion (Westbow Press)), The Silver Hand: Book Two in The Song of Albion Trilogy (Song of Albion), and The Endless Knot (The Song of Albion Trilogy, Book 3)

I'll share thoughts about some of these later...if you've read one or more of them I'd love to hear you thoughts.

Also I'm totally addicted to Celebrity Rehab on VH1! What can I say...without Jack B. there's not much to watch. Oh...and Tennessee is SEC CHAMPS in Men's Basketball...GO VOLS!!!

Well that's life the past couple of months. Lots of things stirring and I look forward to posting more soon. Right now it's beautiful outside and I'm ready to get home and enjoy the evening.