Rain, Rain Go Away...

Well, what began as a surprise for Mara and the boys has turned into a surprise for me. I came to the great town of Atlanta last Thursday for the weekend and am still here. Rain began and rain did NOT go away...Alf started making jokes saying we were going to need to build an Ark! What I've experienced this weekend is the closest I've ever been to natural devastation. Near 20 inches of rain in a given 4 day period. There is water literally everywhere. Schools are closed. Interstates have become ravines. Boat rescues are taking place in neighborhoods where people can't get out. Fires have broken out. Deaths. People missing. 17 counties declared disaster zones. And more storms possibly brewing.

One thing God has reminded me though is HE IS IN CONTROL. Of the rain and my life. There is a hope and a peace knowing AND believing that! My trip to Atlanta has turned into something I didn't expect but rather Jesus' PERFECT timing for me to be

refreshed and enjoy true rest.

Awhile ago I blogged about Crazy Love- Francis Chan's new book that had come out. I read that book twice and the Lord taught me so much about HIM! Things I had always known but this made it real all over again for me. I've had many friends who have gone through it and had the same experience in their hearts!

Well....Mr. Chan has done it again! His new book that I picked up a little over a week ago is even more anointed than the first. Forgotten God is powerful. It brings my blindness of the Holy Spirit to a clear and bright LIGHT going off in my heart. His words are profound and beyond comparison to what our flesh has done to the very Spirit that walks one foot ahead of us and many times carries us in this journey we call life. His book encourages ALL believers (and the church) to reverse the trend of neglecting the Spirit and rather pursue the

SPIRIT-filled life that God's very desire is for us.

Click here to see Francis Chan talk about his book...

The Eyes of Texas...

It only seems fitting to blog after an almost 4 month silence about College Gameday! Can't be MORE excited knowing that it is FINALLY here! I keep thinking I'll stop what I'm doing and "catch up" but to no avail it hasn't happened. I've had W-A-Y to much going on to even remotely play "catch up" so here I am just moving on. In a mere 4 hours the Texas Longhorns will kick off their 2009 Season. ALL Longhorns fans (AND non-horns) are anticipating watching what this season will bring forth. I'm from a family that bleeds orange, tailgates every game, has season tickets, and are true die-hard fans. Even when away games are taking place if we have a family gathering the game is on in the background and while we are talking we're screaming and cheering on our Horns! Most of them are graduates and even now have cousins that are students at UT. Throughout the entire year and especially on Saturdays during College Football season you won't catch ANY of them without wearing burnt orange. I, myself, have a section in my closet hanging and in a drawer of t-shirts that reflect ORANGE in the mirror.

One year ago we moved my sister into her dorm room at Texas Tech. She began her sophomore year one week ago and, YES, I have to admit she wears Red and does "support" her team but she will be the first to tell you that if you cut her she still bleeds ORANGE. You can often see her status on FB say, "Hook 'Em and Wreck 'Em" at the same time. She loves Lubbock but is from Austin. She loves being a Raider but was born a Horn. There is NO changing something that is in the blood. That's for sure.

We are PROUD of our team. PROUD of our coaches. PROUD of our city. PROUD of our school. And most of all PROUD to be a Horn! Here's to an AMAZING season...HOOK 'EM!