Advent Conspiracy

This would be great for a small group or family Bible study leading up to the holidays.

"Each year Americans spend billions of dollars on material items at Christmas. That is a pretty weird way to celebrate the birth of Jesus, who gave up all of his riches to save the world. Christmas for Christians can be a time, however that is not a contradiction. It can be a time of worship, meaning and giving that is prophetic, powerful and transformative. In celebrating Christmas in the way of the story Christ followers are taught how to worship fully, spend less, give more and love all this Christmas and every Christmas."

I haven't read this book yet, but I'm hoping to get my hands on it, because it looks wonderful!

New kayak for Christmas!

We are getting a new whitewater kayak just in time for Christmas! Personally, I don't know much about the different models, but DH and David have been looking at the different models and styles for months now and they decided on the Dagger Mamba (pictured below).

The color of ours is called "rain" (bottom right picture)



The boys can't wait to run the local creeks and rivers this winter (like the picture below). Did I mention this is NOT my sport... I prefer to kayak in a recreational boat or an inflatable ducky :)

"You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your element in each moment." Henry David Thoreau