You Can't Beat Free!!

So last night, a few friends and myself went to a "VIP" event at the Starplex Theatre. It's grand opening is this weekend. It was a mad house!! People really came out of the woodwork for this event! The lines for food were insane, but hey, it's free right?? What WOULDN'T you do for free stuff? We knew we were going to get free popcorn and a drink, but we weren't sure what a "movie preview" meant. Well, we got to go to a movie of our choice!! We were so excited!! I love FREE!! FREE is my favorite!! :)

So we got a girls night out compliments of the Starplex Theatre. We ended up going to "Bride Wars' which was pretty good. I'm always up for a chick flick :) Thanks Starplex! And thanks to Jamie and Rex for the ticket!! (although it turned out we didn't even need it...go figure)

Valentine's Weekend Plans

To answer many of your questions, yes! we finally did decide what to do this weekend...thanks to my friend Courtney D :) She basically gave us the idea for Saturday night, and then reinforced our decision for Sunday morning. The next day, I made reservations. Ha! I'm really not a good decision maker--I love when others make them for me :)

So...We are going to go to PF Chang (A Chinese Bistro) for dinner on Saturday night. We ate there once in Florida, and really loved it.

On Sunday morning, we are going to the Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues. Supposedly it is "award winning" and well, Courtney says it's awesome :) So we're excited for the experience.

I'll let you know how it goes...until then, Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Welcome Eva Elizabeth!!

I am so excited that I am a new auntie to a baby GIRL!!! Rachel & Nick (and Asher & Colin) welcomed Eva Elizabeth into the world at 9:14 pm on February 9th, 2009. We are so glad you are FINALLY here Eva! You arrived in true "Eva-Diva" fashion...I knew you had to be a girl!! :)

Evangelism by Steve Timmis

I saw this post/link on a friend's blog, and thought it was an excellent view of evangelism, and living out the gospel daily. What do you think???





If you ever want to make other Christians feel guilty, get them to listen to a talk on evangelism. For the majority of us, evangelism is a bit like base jumping—sounds like a great idea, but most of us don’t actually have the guts for it. Whilst it might be true that only a relatively few people are gifted evangelists, all of us can make a significant contribution to the evangelism process. What we need to do is change evangelism from “me doing the gospel thing with my mates” to “us doing the gospel thing with my (soon to be our) mates.” It’s a simple transition, but it makes a world of difference.


Make Evangelism Communal
In that context, I then introduce my friend who’s not a Christian to my brothers and sisters (a.k.a. church). My friend gets to see us hang out, laugh and cry, forgive and serve. He sees the gospel in action and he hears the gospel as we apply it to one another. Evangelism is going on all the time, and all I’ve done is bring my friend into a context where he’s going to be exposed to the gospel. Evangelism done this way changes it from being a big scary monster that makes us want to run and hide into a cute little puppy that we all want to hug.

25 Things About Me

...inspired by many on facebook:


1. I believe in Jesus and his sacrifice for me on the cross.
2. I desire to grow in my knowledge and understanding of Jesus and the gospel
3. I am NOT a morning person or a night person.
4. I love Broadway!!
5. I broke my L2 vertebrae in high school
6. Also broke my front tooth in college (or should I say my mom did…ha)
7. I frequently have nightmares about my teeth falling out
8. I love reading a really good book
9. I love chic flicks (I guess we differ there Rachel)
10. I think I may have the best husband in the world
11. I enjoy a good debate…as long as I stay on top
12. I love sleep (see #3)
13. I love to laugh until I cry
14. I HATE to workout, but really need to do more of it
15. I have to have my morning coffee…favorite brand-Starbucks
16. I HATE wearing socks.
17. I have a second job as tech-support to my tech-savvy mother
18. I enjoy getting good deals and saving money
19. I love to look through “home” magazines and brainstorm ideas for my house
20. I like to “dream” about the future with my husband
21. My feet are ALWAYS cold!! (*no connection to #16)
22. I love to hold babies and spoil them
23. I can’t get motivated on Mondays…which explains why I’m doing this instead…
24. I don’t enjoy public speaking. It seems to affect me more now than it has in the past.
25. I like when people comment on my blog!!