First, let me say how much I missed getting to see all of you gals on this past trip! The pictures were so fun to see (yay facebook!) and it looked like it was really a great time. Definitely what I missed the most (besides fabulous Nertz time, of course!) was hearing what is going on in everyone’s life and prayer requests. I’m assuming all that was shared but maybe we could keep it going on here?? :)

Just to get the ball rolling…
Drew. That about sums up my life in the past 8 months or so! Seriously, I fell in love with him right away and I love being his mom. I love it, but I am constantly reminded how most of the time, I have no idea what I am doing! It’s a good place to be in to be constantly relying on God’s wisdom!

One of the biggest things that struck me after having Drew was how much God wanted me as His child. When I look at my only son, I think, “Really God, You gave Your only Son for me? Really??” I can’t imagine that sacrifice. We’ve been going through Luke in my Bible Study this year and the timing has been so cool – just this week we are studying the Passion. I’ve been praying that God would show it to me in new ways and that it would be refreshed and new in my heart this Easter. I think He is – just thinking about that kind of love is pretty staggering.

Some things I’m praying for…
My investment in my community: One thing that stands out to me in studying Luke is how invested Jesus was in His community. My life and time look a lot different these days so I’m trying to figure out how to be intentional about giving of myself. (One awesome way God has answered that prayer is through Young Life! Last summer, Andrew and I joined the adult committee and have really fallen in love with all things YL. One highlight of our week is bringing dinner/snacks to our local team before their club meetings. It has been so fun to get to know those leaders and see their hearts for those kids. And I think about you YL girls so much and how much of a blessing you must have been in those high schoolers’ lives!)

Joyfully serving my husband: God has just revealed to me a lot of yuck-yuck in my heart about my attitude. I’m praying to be sensitive to my sin and really just enjoy the opportunities to show Andrew through actions how blessed I am by him.

A mentor: “I need someone older and wiser telling me what to do….” (Guess that movie song!) But seriously, having a woman in my life that has been there and can share that with me on a consistent basis would be awesome.

Okay…Your turn!

Love you all!

Oh and PS – I have a blog…I’m horrible at blogging, but its www.theeckstroms.blogspot.com.