Here I am..

So, here we are in 2009!! I can't believe it's already here. It seems like just yesterday Jon and I were in Gatlinburg ringing in 2008. It seemed weird to not be in Gatlinburg. Jon and I have been for the past 2 years. It is so much fun. Next year we are saving so that we can go skiing in Colorado over New Years! :) I have only attempted skiing 1 time and it was BAD. Just plain BAD. But, we were in Virgina I think and it was mostly ice and no snow! So, I think if I get a few lessons then I will be good to go. I know Jon will be good at it and will probably enjoy snowboarding. :)

Anyway, 2008 was a great year for Jon and I. I really don't know how it can be topped!


Here are my "Resolutions"

1) Get involved at Cornerstone UMC. I have missed being in a sunday school class or a bible study. I think it will be a great way for me to meet people and get connected in church.

2) I would LOVE to help with the Wesley Foundation in Auburn. I went a few times with Jon when we were dating and really enjoyed it.

3) FIND A JOB!! (Surely, I will find a job SOON!!)

4) Start walking. Jon and I need to stop being so lazy and sitting around the house and start walking around our neighborhood.

5) Stop spending SO much money on clothing, shoes, and jewelry. I have a HUGE Juicy Couture addiction that needs to be broken! I spend way tooooooooooooooo much money on Juicy. I need to start putting that money into tithing instead of those things.

All in all, I want this year for me to be all about SERVING OUR AWESOME GOD. The song by Downhere called "Here I am" pretty much sums this up. (I have it on my music list-so check it out!) Here are the lyrics...

Sometimes your calling, comes in dream
Sometimes in comes in the Spirit's breeze,
You reach for the deepest part of me,
And call out for the things of eternity.

But I'm a man, of dust and stains,
You move in me, so I can say,

CHORUS:
Here I am, Lord send me,
All of my life, I make an offering,
Here I am, Lord send me,
Somehow my story, Is part of your plan,
Here I am

[ Downhere Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]
When setbacks and failures, and upset plans,
Test my faith and leave me with empty hands,
Are you not the closest when it's hardest to stand?
I know that you will finish what you began.

These broken parts you redeem,
Become the song, that I can sing
(chorus)

Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness,
And the fear that I'll fail you in the end,
In this mess, I'm just one of the pieces,
I can't put this together but you can.

I think Steve was right when he said that maybe the reason I haven't found a job is because God is preparing me for whats next. I feel like hes totally right, but I'm just not sure where to go with it. I know I've always felt that "calling", but I still am not sure where I am being called. I am praying that in 2009 I will search and find the "calling" that God has for me.

So for now, I am praying "Here I am..Lord send me.."