Grace

I am struck today by how much we need God's grace in our lives. We all make decisions in our free will that mold and shape our lives. Some are good decisions and some not so wise. Regardless, God walks with us through each of those decisions and steps in our lives. I think we know that God has grace for us, but accepting that grace is where we (I) struggle. It seems too easy for us to accept the grace and mercy given us in Christ so we find ways to punish ourselves or we continue to carry the burden of our sin needlessly. It has already been carried to the cross for us. His grace is sufficient. I am meditating on that today.

Milestones and Mania

I'm off for the next two weeks. I planned this trip over a year ago when Laurel were discussing the fateful day I would turn the big, epic 3-0. In the words of a wise Knight.... I'm having quite a bit of "existential angst" right now about this! To say I'm traumatized about this is an understatement. In fact it seems quite impossible because I don't feel this age, and apparently as I found last week, I don't look this age either (yahoo... I think?)! I decided it was best if I be somewhere totally foreign on this fateful day.

So we hatched the plan to meet up and go to Italy and just enjoy life. I must say its so very nice to be looking forward to this birthday because of where and who I'll be with. Much better than dreading it at home by myself. My goal is to live it up and remember all the things God has given me up to this point in my life and celebrate that. I'll post some more travel related info on my travel blog when I return.