Whoa Mamma!

Made ya look!!! I really don't have much to say that really constitutes a "Whoa Mamma", but I just thought I'd try it out! The past few days have been pleasantly exciting and full of new people and me actually doing something other than sitting around all day. I definitely still sat around, but the sitting was much less that usual! Tuesday I went to Axis at Willow Creek and it was great! I met some new people and I really feel like it's the place for me! The topic of discussion and teaching was "community". I love the idea of a thriving community based on God's/the first church's model of living. If you are not familiar with this model I will refer you to a passage in the Bible- Acts 2: 42. In there it talks about eating together, being devoted to following God's teaching, miracles happening, daily meeting together, giving up everything and then redistributing possessions as people had needs, and all sorts of other gushy and lovely utopian ideas! I realize of course that these things do not happen today very often and I think that's why I like it so much. I have seen good community and dreamed about it even more. I want to be part of something like that! With InterVarsity I had community. As disfunctional as it was sometimes, it was still a place I grew, learned, made friends, got filled up, and served. When I came to Chicago I was already starving for a group of people I could do those things with after pouring out my everything during my second internship and being away from IV for 3 months. I was determined that the first thing I was to do here was to get involved somewhere I could be used and be given back to. My friends, I think I've found it. Axis is a new group that is just building itself back up so I am jumping in at a good time! I met the leader and the intern there and we were all pumped for the coming weeks. Next week is Vision week which I am very excited for! I can't wait to hear what John (the leader) has to say about the future and misson statement of Axis. I've been thinking about it since I left the church on Tuesday. And since I've been going on about it for a few paragraphs you can probably tell I am excited! So, moving on...Wed. was good, library time and church. Thursday was better, library time and a good night with Sarah. We went for a run and then hung out on the couch until bedtime. Friday was better yet, slept in, went over to the Wiltse's for the afternoon and the kids had a good day; no major problems and absolutely no fighting, it was amazing. Friday night I took a bath and did about an hour and a half of journaling! Now today is Saturday and I am back at the library. I am going to borrow a few movies, and go get cream of chicken soup from down the road. What I really want is some pie... maybe I'll get that too... I shouldn't... :) Ok, so now that you know all the details I will let you stop reading, unless you already did stop... Thanks for hanging in there if you didn't get bored!!