Reflections and the future...

Man, what a year... a year of firsts for me.

2008 is none the less historic for my own
personal life and the world at large.

Highlights personal:

-Lived a full year in Kansas City
-Married my now bride and love, Cristina.
-Became a member of the Maas Family
-Our first baby is on the way... she's so cute; I just know it.
-Stepped into the school of entreprenuership/ working for a small business
-In the throws of discovering my heart's desire for Jesus by studying the End Times

Highlights world:

-Obama is president...wow. (We must pray for him)
-The financial collapse I suspected came but it was more than I expected and yet
supposedly the worse is still to come... (Jesus, the faithful witness is our hope)
-Wars and rumors of wars, nation rising against nation (Matt 24)
-Proposition 8 succeeded in California! (We must continue to pray for our nation)
-Israel continues to be the object of hate by the world.

As a reflect on my personal goals, I ended up with a mixed bag. Some of them just became a resolution never to be attempted; just a nice thought to consider. Others I aggressive sought its fullfilment.

This year Cristina and I will be working together towards certain goals and then we both have our own. Financial goals, spiritual goals, relationship and traveling goals.... study goals, and more....

Overall, we both feel like we are waiting on the Lord for an assignment while learning how to love one another and getting ready for the baby Madelene due April 10th. Both of us are people who live by purpose and feel like a boat out to sea without wind when its not present....