Official...

So Jason and I attended the 2nd part of Discovering Cross Point, the church we've been attending for about 2 months now, and are officially members! I have to say I'm more excited about this than I thought I would be, and there was absolutely no formality to it at all! We just signed a piece of paper at the end of the meeting, no walking up front, no public announcement, just nice and quiet- the way Jason and I prefer to do things.

Along with this change, we're working on a few changes to our lifestyle, beginning with commitment and money. I think we were both in such a stalled part of our lives that we weren't going anywhere with anything we did. So now, we're an official part of a church, we're committed to attending a community group, and we're actively working on stepping out of the rut and putting our finances in order to be able to do more in the future. Not that we were bad off, but we just needed to do something with what we have instead of sitting on, and inevitably, spending it all.

For the first time in a long time, possibly ever, I feel that we are being moved into the direction our lives are supposed to follow. I think we've taken little steps all along, but we're actually opened up now to being moved and God's definitely jumping at that opportunity. We've both inquired about volunteering at the church, me in the kids' end of things and Jason on the production crew. And these are just little steps, so I'm very excited to see where God will lead us to next!

We're also FINALLY past that whole friend-less phase. I know that sounds ridiculous, but when you hit that spot where you're out of college and don't have kids of your own to lead you to other adults it can get kinda lonely. Through our previous friendships and the groups we've been involved with, and Jason's school we're finally back to surrounding ourselves with friends and couples who are in the same phase of life that we are.

So, needless to say, we are in very good places in our lives right now! I think of all of this and look out my window and see the gorgeous yellows, oranges, and reds of the trees and just marvel in how wondrous God's impact can be if you allow it!