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Dec. 14 and my daughters are alreay counting the days until we head to TN to see family and do the Christmas day run of visting folks and opening gifts. There is so much going on that sometime it all seems like a blur...just this week we have about 4 different Christmas get togethers back to back to back. All of it is fun but sometimes it is good to slow down and mediate on what brought all of this season about. Just to think on the what Gd did in bringing Christ to us - bringin Salvation to us...Immanuel "GO WITH US". Just good to think about it...and tell God thanks for what he did.

We are slowing down this month with Transformed Student Ministry. We are taking a three week break from GP. We will miss everyone but the break is needed. Our Transformed Christmas bash was incredible last night. it was grreat to see everyone together to celebrate.

I never thought I would be so excited to have 5 wins! Go TITANs!!!!

good times

VOLS BEAT VANDY! my year is complete - if they can beat UK and go to 9-3 I will really be happy!

Go Vols!

man it has been a great year here in VA. God has done so many great things in Transformed Student. My family is so cool...of course. I work with some great people. BUT WITH THAT SAID - I am ready for some TN air...priase God a trip to TN is coming! ready to roll....

later - oh yea - Happy Thanksgiving

We are goona thwo some dodgeballs tonight - 6-9 at Old grennbrier YMCA (North) everything is free...

Yea for throwing stuff!

We try to take a group of seniors to the Passion Conference every year. Info about the 2007 trip is on the Transformed ministry myspace... seniors let us know if you are coming!

last night at the SYATP rally was amazing. God really moved!

Go Vols, we play Memphis this weekend!

Later

I am so stoked about our outreach event on Sunday after church. This weekend we will have our first Dare 2 Share event right after church on the Norfolk Campus from 12:45-3. Basically if you already know how to share your faith we will group people into teams and send you out to connect with teens in Hampton Roads. If you need to learn how to talk to people about Christ I will lead a training session to show ya how.

Free lunch on Transformed Student Ministry! You can email us at dhoffius@firstnorfolk.org to let us know you are coming or sign up at GP on Wed.

Do you have the courage to tell someone about Christ? We will see!

Well - lets just be truthful, today is the best day of the year. Why you ask? Well I would love to tell ya...today the Univeristy of Tennessee begins its road back to domination, back to a national championship (or at least a decent record!), back to being the Big Orange Machine. If you are not a Vol fan then you are simply lost in a  sea of OTHER TEAMS who do not matter. Quote me, The Vols are #1~ Go Vols!

Tonight Cal vs. UT - UT wins 27 - 24