A Memorable Friday Five

So, today's assignment is five memorable moments from 2007. Here's the additional instruction:

Bonus points for telling us of a "God sighting"-- a moment when the light came through the darkness, a word was spoken, a song sung, laughter rang out, a sermon spoke to you in a new way--whatever you choose, but a moment in 2007 when you sensed Emmanuel, God with us. Or more particularly, you.

Let's start with our "God sighting," shall we?
1. Saying hello to our little Ainsley: a moment beyond words to describe (not that I haven't tried).
2. Reading my letter of resignation to our congregation in Barrett. When you've laughed and cried with people you love deeply, saying "I'm leaving you" is horribly difficult, even when it's the right thing to do. Along with that moment, buying a house in Ames (our first) and beginning to think about the next step of our life together. Whooooo, scary!
3. Nebraska 39, Kansas 76. 'Nuff said. Paired with that, watching the press conference introducing Coach Bo Pelini was the exciting "next step" for us Husker fans.
4. Playing the role of E.K. Hornbeck (the fictionalized H.L. Mencken) in Prairie Wind Players' production of Inherit the Wind. Quite possibly the best moment I've had yet in theater.
5. Watching Ainsley walk across her grandparents' living room in Oregon to give her cousin Faith a hug. Yeah, won't forget that one in a while, either.

Bonus: Of course, coming home after a long Council meeting to a freshly poured beer, a positive pregnancy test and a note reading "Here we go again!" will be hard to forget. Like we've said so many times before, "Go big or go home."