Who I am....

I am Christine Alana Marie Collison
I am Christi
I am a daughter
I am a granddaughter
I am a Goddaughter
I am a sister
I am a friend
I am a teacher
I am a leader
I am a caregiver
But above all these things, most importantly, in Christ:
I am the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13)
I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)
I am a child of God (John 1:12)
I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life (John 15:1,5)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:1)
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear his fruit (John 15:16)
I am a slave of righteousness (Romans 6:18)
I am a daughter of God; God is spiritually my Father (Romans 8:14,15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6)
I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him (Romans 8:17)
I am a temple, a dwelling place, of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)
I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17)
I am a member of Christ's Body (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30)
I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18,19)
I am a daughter of God and one in Christ (Galatians 3:26,28)
I am an heir of God since I am a daughter of God (Galatians 4:6,7)
I am a saint (Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)
I am God's workmanship, His handiwork, born anew in Christ to do His work (Ephesians 2:10)
I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family (Ephesians 2:1)
I am a prisoner of Christ (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1)
I am righteous and holy through Christ (Ephesians 4:24)
I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)
I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life (Colossians 3:4)
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12; Thessalonians 1:4)
I am a daughter of light and not of darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling (Hebrews 3:1)
I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life (Hebrews 3:14)
I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5)
I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession (1 Peter 2:9,10)
I am an alien, stranger to this world in which I temporarily live (1 Peter 2:11)
I am an enemy of the devil (1 Peter 5:8)
I am a child of God and I will resemble Christ when He returns (1 John 3:1,2)
I am born of God, and the evil one cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)

If I have missed anything I would love for you to help me compelete the list....who are you? Tell me about you....Blessings Christi

Welcome to the World Emilee Renee Synesael!!

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a few hours up at the hospital today with Chris and Kellee and their new bundle of joy. She is so beautiful!! It is so crazy to think how it works....I know the scientific reasons for it all..but that tiny little angel in my arms there was created by God, as He gently and delicately wove each tiny part of her body. He knows how many hairs are on her head now and what will be on her head in 5 years from now. He knew before any of us did that Chris and Kellee were going to be blessed with a little girl, and He knows who that little girl will one day marry.

(me spending some time with Emilee)







(A VERY proud Mommy & Daddy with Baby Emilee)
(Chris holding his new daughter!)

Well, I guess I should really head to bed, but as I sit here and listen to the cd playing in my stereo I think the words of the song are fitting for a conclusion for tonight. God Bless!

A Mother's Prayer

I pray You'll be my eyes

and watch her where she goes,

and help her to be wise,

help me to let go.

Every mother's prayer

every child knows

lead her to a place,

guide her with Your grace

to a place where she'll be safe.

I pray she finds Your Light

and holds it in her heart.

As darkness falls each night,

remind her where You are.

Every mother's prayer
every child knows,

need to find a place,

guide her to a place,

give her faith so she'll be safe.

Lead her to a place,

guide her with Your grace,

to a place where she'll be safe.

(David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager)