#1 THANG

God has started out my 2006 with a bang! This has been an incredible week of clinging to God. First, Russ and I came back from Missouri refreshed and renewed. Thanks family for loving us and letting us spend some time with you!

After adjusting to the starkness of reality upon our arrival back in Charlotte, Russ and I were pretty concerned about finances and weren't quite sure how we would pay our rent and bills at the first of January. The day we arrived home we got an unexpected $600 dollars in the mail!!! Woowee! We spent that evening praising El Shaddai, our All- Sufficient One for his care for us in the most practical way.

And I immediately went back to job-hunting and internship-seeking, and having a mini-crisis every day over my professional life and wondering if I really will make it to Summer Ward, Masters of Christian Counseling, LPC, before we go broke or become pregnant:-) And Russ says we will catch a break, and my break this week was my heavenly Father.

He gives me peace and strength, and as I sought him this Sabbath day I was reminded of how He wants first place in my heart and that my job titles and professional credentials hold no eternal value, and as I seek him as my #1 THANG (as pastor David says), all these THANGS will be added as well.

Glory. Hallelujah.