{"id":326,"date":"2012-11-02T06:17:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T11:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/ordinaryadventure\/?p=326"},"modified":"2012-11-02T12:42:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T17:42:21","slug":"announcing-the-grand-prize-winners-of-the-31-amazing-days-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/ordinaryadventure\/2012\/11\/announcing-the-grand-prize-winners-of-the-31-amazing-days-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Grand Prize Winners of the 31 Amazing Days Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

For the 31 Amazing Days Challenge in October, hundreds of people tried to notice what was amazing in their lives already and<\/em> tried to live more Amazing Days, ending on Halloween (and our daughter\u2019s totally amazing costume you see here).<\/p>\n

And on the 32nd<\/sup> day, they rested. <\/strong><\/p>\n

So here we are in November, on the other side of this intense season of intentional Amazing Days. More than ever, I am convinced that everybody is wired for greatness<\/a> but needs an excuse to live in light of that, a life that is better today than the one they were living yesterday.<\/p>\n

This flows out of our theology<\/strong>, that we are made in the image of God, that each person is deeply loved by the Almighty, that Jesus showed us the best way, and that his resurrection and Spirit enable us to live it out (at least sometimes).<\/p>\n

We have been living out this Amazing Days idea for over 15 years.<\/strong> There are days we forget. There are days when we\u2019re lazy. There are days when we want to, but we can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, we have had more adventures than a life typically holds.<\/strong> We have more stories than we could ever remember (that\u2019s why we\u2019re writers). We have heaps of friends spread around the world. And we are better able to hear and follow God because we\u2019re listening and looking, eager for the next Amazing Day.<\/p>\n

Apparently, we are not alone<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n