March Favorites: Jamie Edition

I feel so old saying this, but SERIOUSLY? How is 2016 already 25% done? The year seems to be flying by for me personally, at work and in ministry. I have had so many favorite things (saying this out loud makes me feel like Oprah a little). Here are five of my favorites from March:

1. “Celebration of Discipline” by Richard Foster. Our staff uses space at my church for our offices, and each week the two staff teams meet on Thursday morning for devotions. We’ve been going through this book, chapter by chapter, and discussing it each week. Man, let me tell you, each page has so many margin notes and highlights. The chapter rocking my world so far is on Meditation. It is a word I don’t often associate with Christianity, but it something that is vital to our experience and connection with God. I won’t give too much away, you need to experience it for yourself.
2. Iced Coffee. Being a California girl, March means two things: dresses without tights and coffee with ice. The best trick for making iced coffee at home is to put coffee in ice cube trays and freeze it, that way your cold coffee isn’t all watered down. I love my iced coffee with vanilla flavored almond milk, or from Starbucks with soy and toffee nut. However you choose to indulge, iced coffee is here to stay (until October that is).
3. March Madness. If you follow my personal account on Twitter, you know that I am a sports junkie. I will watch any sport on television, and March Madness is no exception. This year, I had three different brackets. That’s right, three. And all of them were busted after the first round thanks to Michigan State. Still, I have watched nearly every game from various locations. I love the chaos of the tournament, and it is the perfect thing to hold me over until my true love (baseball) begins.
4. Rescue. This year, my church’s theme for Easter was Rescue. We spent the whole month talking about stories of Rescue, from the Bible and from within our church body. It was a great reminder to me that everyone has a story, and God is faithful to Rescue all who call on His name.
5. My final favorite for March is the latest Hillsong Young & Free album, “Youth Revival.” It is equal parts worship and EDM, equal parts hype and depth. The sophomore album from the next generation of Hillsong does not disappoint. While their first album was all about finding their sound and being as different from Hillsong United as they could be, “Youth Revival” is about them are settling in. I promise this album has a little something for everyone, definitely check it out.

 

Now, what should have made my list, but didn’t? Let me know in the comments or by tagging me on social media. I want new things to make the list for me in April.