It is Saturday and I am chilling in DTP at Panera Bread with Kristie....writing my first blog entry from my new laptop!! Thanks again Sharon and Mike....you were both used to show, in a big way, the favor of God in my life. The Lord never ceases to amaze me in showing me the ways that he meets my needs and my wants. Did I need a laptop...yes and no....but did the Lord bless me with one....YES HE DID! I was again reminded that God gave me the blessing of Australia this year...that blows my mind everytime I think of it...or hear someone talking about Sydney...or hear Hillsong...or sing Hillsong....God gave me that trip...FREE. Cant get over it.

Favor.....the Kristi definition is.....grace and then some-the overflowing blessing and hand of God on a persons life. I dont just think his favor is on me cause of an amazing trip or a free laptop...but because I have a huge amount of blessing and grace in my life. From the relationships I have...from friends to students...to people at NRC. The love that people show me....and the opportunities I have...are amazing. I have an A in Spanish at U of M....that is favor. I have a job that helps me pay for school. I good health insurance. I have a great car...(I pay too much for it...and right now I am believing God to have someone from church come to me and want to pay it off! That would be awesome! Please God.) I could go on and on. Do I deserve this favor? No way. Am I the only one that God has favor on? NO WAY! Is my life perfect? NO WAY. But God's hand is on me. Please dont read this as me being prideful....if you know me....you know is NOT at all why I am writing this....I just felt like God needed to be bragged on by me a little bit and I needed to write this down so that I could come back to this and remember when times seem dark. God has just been speaking to me about where he has me in life and how he has been with me through it all. He is my Father, Husband, and Love. He has his hand on me...cause that is what dads do. I am so thankful for that and I need to show that more. Forgive me for the distance....draw me to you...and thank you that you are constant...I dont deserve that....that just must be your favor again.