Ready...Set...

Go!

Let the craziness begin!

This afternoon ACF is advertising our club at the student activities fair and immediately following the fair is the first ACF of the semester. The leadership team has met and there are a lot of exciting opportunities and creative ways to outreach in the works. Please continue to pray with and for us as we seek to serve the AU community.

Here is the flier Greg made to post all around campus. Notice all the small groups. When we began ministry at AU we had trouble keeping one small group going. Now the thirst for accountability, community, and deeper understanding of the Word is overwhelming!

Zeph 3:17

We have been blessed to have a couple weeks to ease back into the swing of life post-holidays since students do not return until this weekend. Even though we spent one of those weeks taking turns being sick, it was a much needed respite.

Life is now beginning to pick up speed again. A few students in our leadership team attended Urbana and are ready to hit the ground running! Our minds are churning with planning, praying and preparing for spring semester. (alliteration not intended ;)

The verse I read in Zephaniah comforted my whirling mind this afternoon.

Who reads Zephaniah, really?

Well I did this afternoon! What a jewel I found.

Zeph 3:17
The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."

When was the last time you let the Lord quiet you with His love?

Exhausted!

Christmas was only the beginning of our crazy holiday schedule. We enjoyed the time with my (Ashley)side of the family up here in Philly. It is always nice to see all the cousins play together. Here is our family pic:



On the 29th we began our 2 day drive to Dayton, Tn to attend the wedding of some dear friends from college. Greg was one of 3 best men, and Caedmon was a junior groomsmen. My handsome men clean up good!

Poor Cole was sick the ENTIRE time. It turns out he had his first ever ear infection. Caed and Abigail also caught a stomach bug somewhere along the way and spent 8 hours each hunched over a bucket on Sunday/Monday after we got home.

Cole is still on the mend, but Caed and Abby are back to normal today. Praying the bug passes over Greg and me!

Keep on praying for Cole. He has had more energy today, but has not eaten much of anything in a few days. He is drinking plenty though.

Merry Christmas!

One of the things we like best about our year to have our big family Christmas in Philly with my (Ashley) family is that we get to have our own Christmas morning at home.

The morning began with all of the kids piling on our bed for a few cuddles. Caedmon and Greg read to us about the very best gift ever given to the world 2000 years ago. We then talked about why we give presents on Christmas. After that, we let the kids look at their stockings before we all ate breakfast. Then the craziness began!

We are so blessed to have family, and supporting churches who shower us with their love and support at Christmas time. Here are a few pics.

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