Monday Morning Mind Dump

Of course the holidays are incredibly busy, so I'm going to spare the long commentary and just give you my thoughts on yesterday.
1.  I LOVE Christmastime.  It's actually starting to feel like Christmas.
2.  I HATE that Auburn pretty much "shuts down" at Christmas... our attendance wasn't down as much as I heard other places were, but this is the first time I can remember having ZERO first time guests.  It was all family... and it was all good! 
3.  I love sharing communion with our church.  I loved it even more that my family helped serve it.  It blessed me to watch my kids serving.
4.  It's only been a week and I'm already missing our band.  I'm ready for them to get back so we can Rock the Place again in 2008!
5.  We're taking next Sunday off to give our volunteers a rest and allow them to spend time with their families. 
6.  We're traveling today to see my family and hurrying back to Auburn for a Christmas Eve Service... It's going to be a quick trip!
7.  I have been falling behind in reading blogs.  I hope to catch up this week.  I'm also looking to learn more about how to leverage the technology better.  I admit... I used to think I was techno-saavy, but truth is, I don't have a fat clue how to use all the bells and whistles that other bloggers do.
8.  I got up at 4am this morning to pray... not because I'm super spiritual, but because I had 2 big bowls of chili last night at our friend's house.  Nuff said!
9.  I've been reading Colossians and it's been rocking my world!  I love the Prison Epistles! 
10.  Our Christmas Tree is finally drying out...I think it's going to make it to Christmas this year!
11.  I hope you all have an Amazing Christmas.