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Woo!

Given the fact that my schedule has been a bit busier than normal, my blog and article reading has taken a dive, similar to my exercise schedule when close to the holidays. Serious. Nose. Dive.

This is not to say I haven't been reading. It's just been limited to books. So check out the blog on Mondays for all the recent reads.

As for who to Woo!, this one goes out to all of you. It's quite difficult to go through a 6-week sermon series on thankfulness (including the one I praught) and not find gratitude for others. So, if you are connected to me somehow, I Woo! you. (Yeah, that feels a little awkward saying it like that. Oh well.)

To the people who hold my heart, like family, thank you.
To the people who share secrets and likes and dislikes, like close friends, thank you.
To the people who work and worship and serve alongside me, like my church family, thank you.
And yes, even to those who are sometimes a pain in my side, thanks for letting me work on patience and humility. I do need that.

So here's to all of you out there. If you read my blog regularly, thank you. If you skim or skip, thanks for at least considering it.

To all of you, I say Woo!

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