I love how I just started packing for Christmas break, my Christmas break that will be mostly spent in Kansas and New Jersey, So What have i packed so far?
Skis
Poles
Long johns
Fleece
Ski Pants
Ski Boots
Layering pieces
3 hats
and a pair of gloves

I'm sure glad my packing priorities are in the right place

SO before i write this let's make it very clear there are many many things and people I miss in Gerogia. but I've realized something once again being back today, how thankful I am for Colorado and for CCU. For the people, the way it is allowing me to grow as a person. The chance to stretch, to grow, to learn. For this I am eternally thankful. God should knows what he's doing when he directs our paths

Psalm 73: 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

SO I "joined" my first ministry a ccu tonight. and I can not even explain how very excited I am for it.
It's way out of my comfort zone of familiarity but it's refreshingly familiar at the same time. See I'm going to be working with urban youth in the city of Denver by volunteering at bible club of sorts every Wednesday night. Just reaching out to these children and loving them and giving them the strong adult christian mentors they need in their life.
I sat there in the meeting/training session tonight and I couldn't help but think that possibly this ministry was part of the reason God called me to ccu. My heart for missions is growing by leaps and bounds every time I open my world geography book. I am so excited to see how it all fits together.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13249591

SO I was just reading in my new testment book, and it was decribing the city of Jerusalem and the mountains that surround it. I cant help but compare it to where I am now. Not in anyways saying Denver is a more holy city. But just the fact that God created the mountains and the foothills I see everyday on my way to class for his glory.
My love I am slowly developing for the mountains here is one of the most expected and unexpected things about ccu. I knew I was going to love them, but i did not realize how important they would be to me. When I walk to class and I see the foothill that peers over campus, it is as if I am seeing the majesty of God in one snapshot. These mountains are indeed capturing my heart, and changing my life.

in college short update

So the one thing i have to say about ccu and being in colorado so far, is that these mountains completely and totally have my heart. They have become so very important to me in this week and a half.