Searching for Significance
Last night was wonderful. Gray and I attended our community group from church and we had a great time.
Our group is reading through Searching for Significance and I have to say, it’s been an eye opener for me. I’m the type of person who struggles with perfectionism. I used to think I didn’t have it bad, but it turns out, I just have a different form of it than others.
The book talks a lot about dealing with failure, something I have a hard time doing, even if it something small. In the book, McGhee talks about how when we fail, sometimes we get angry at ourselves and blame God. I’m definitely guilty of doing this when things don’t go my way or how I think they should. He goes on to say that sometimes God allows circumstances to happen so we can see how Satan blinds us with deception.
I highly recommend the book because it’s been helpful for Gray and I both in learning more about how we work individually and as a team. We’ve also been doing a daily devotional before bed and I think it’s really helping us learn more about each other spiritually.
The weather here has turned cold and of course that means Thanksgiving is near and Christmas is not too far off as well. Last night we talked about how Christmas has changed so much. It’s so commercialized now and many people don’t recognize the true meaning of the Holiday. This year we’re being creative and frugal when it comes to gift giving. Because of all the blogs I read, I’m finding fantastic deals on various items. I love gift giving because I can use what I know about the person to give them a gift they will truly enjoy.
November has been passing by so quickly, probably because I have so much coming up in the next few weeks. There is Twilight this weekend as well as seeing my mother-in-law, Cathy. After that is Thanksgiving, a trip to Opryland to see their Christmas lights, and a few random things thrown around like parties and dinners. I love this time of the year.
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Tags: Cathy, Christmas, deals, gifts, Opryland, Searching for Significance, Twilight
I love this time of the year too, its really sad though that they (being the retail stores) seem to skip thanksgiving and start throwing christmas stuff out there in october. Its crazy! I love being in Germany and seeing all the christmas lights!
Kaylee » Ooh you need to put up pictures of Germany at Christmas time!
A daily devo together would be so nice, we get so distracted from the important things like that.
Liz » It has been very nice. I'm surprised we've kept up with it this far.