Hope Restored.

Oh you guys...God is so Good!!

He restored my Hope last night! The wonderful thing about God is you cannot be in His presence and come out unchanged!! Praise You Jesus!! I am ready for more of God's presence just so I can bring Him glory in all I do. Oh Precious Jesus you are my Hope and my Salvation, the One whom I can always run to. Oh how good you are!!

God is good all the time and at all times.

Grumpy.

I don't know why I am so Grumpy but that's me today. Grumpy. Mean. Downright Irritable.

Ggggrrrrrr.

Father help me today!

You could get rich off me today this way. Gggrrrr. Well not so much, I don't have the $10.00 to pay you. Ha!

So my goal today is to be quiet as much as possible. And get less grumpy of course!

Father, take me today and take this whole day. It is yours. I love you. In Jesus name. Amen.

So Much.

Lately there has just been so much going on in me.
I am in another large struggle.
I am feeling down alot, so I apologize in advance for all the gloom here.
This too will pass.

I am struggling in all areas in my life right now. It is simply because I am struggling with me.
I am clinging to the Lord with all my might. I am trying to saturate myself in His Word and His Presence as much as I can. Honestly it is hard because I feel so unmotivated anyway. But I am making time to read the Word and just be in the Father's presence.

There are some things that I just do not understand. How can you be so close to the Father and certain things still be a part of you? I am confused, scared, so disappointed & heart broken.

Anyway that's where I am. It's not all Doom & Gloom.

I know feelings lie, so therefore I know this is not hopeless, even when it feels that way. I know that God is faithful and will see me through this, even when I just can't see how things will get better or how things will change. I know my enemy is a liar and he wants to get me down and keep me down. I know my God has already defeated my enemy and that he has no power over me and that he WILL NOT WIN. I know that my life belong's to my Heavenly Father and I will do what it takes to be victorious and God will get the Glory for it!!

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to hs purpose."

I certainly LOVE my Lord and seek His will. I surrender my life and all of this struggle to HIM! I know I am called and He will work all this out for the Good and He will use this to touch many. I am His. I want simplicity, truth, and to be who He created me to be in EVERY way.

Father, today I surrender this all to you. All of my feelings, thoughts, struggles, fears & anxieties. I surrender completely to You. Have YOUR way in me oh Lord. Help me to see things and myself as you do, help me to see truth. Be my shield, my refuge and my fortress today. I choose to believe you and let go of the fears and lies my enemy is heaping on me. I love you Father God with all of my heart and I belong only to You. I will not be moved. I will not let the enemy win. Get thee behind me satan in the Mighty Name of JESUS. I belong to Jesus and I choose Jesus and I choose to fight and not give up. I choose to allow him to make me victorious. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Holding on for dear life.

Psalm 91:14-16 (The Message)
14-16 "If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God, "I'll get you out of any trouble. I'll give you the best of care if you'll only get to know and trust me. Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times; I'll rescue you, then throw you a party. I'll give you a long life, give you a long drink of salvation!"

This is where I am right now...holding on to God for dear life.

Weekend Review.

Under the weather. - I am ready to feel 100% again.
Planning. - I am addicted to it.
Cleaning & More Cleaning. - As a gift, Frantic but thankful it is done.
Praying. - Lord I need you.
Visiting. - Football, BBQ, Babies, & Future In-Laws.
Meeting. - New Beginnings SO EXCITING & fun!
Playing. - UNO!
Chatting. - Future!
Praying. - Father Help Me.
Cheering. - WAR EAGLE!
Eating. - BBQ, Taco Soup, Waffels, Bacon, ICE CREAM
Praising. - My Heavenly Father!
Listening. - New Christmas Play!
Working. - On Human Video.
Practicing. - Human Video!
Sleeping. - Good worn out completely still under the weather kind of sleep.

Nine Eleven. A day late.

I wrote this in 2006 - but thought I would share it a day late on yet another anniversary of Nine Eleven.

Remembering Nine Eleven

REMEMBERING NINE ELEVEN
ON THIS FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DAY WE STOOD IN FEAR
WE NEED NOT BE REMINDED
TODAY REMEMBER DEAR
WHEN THE WORDS NINE ELEVEN
ARE HEARD SAID ALOUD
OUR MIND IMMEDIATELY RETURNS
AND SEES THE DUSTY CROWD
FOR THIS GENERATION HAS NO OTHER
SUCH AS THIS TO RECALL
THIS ONE DAY IS THE MEMEORY
THAT STANDS ABOVE THEM ALL
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE
THE VERY FIRST FEELING
THE MOMENT THAT WE HEARD
THE IMAGES ARE SEARD
UPON OUR HEARTS AND MINDS
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
THIS DAY IN HISTORYS TIME
ITS IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE ASK
DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE
WE AUTOMATICALLY RECALL
WITHOUT SAYING A WORD

On September 11, 2001...
I was at work when the realization of what happened hit...I cried and prayed all day for those who were there that day...God continue to strengthen this country and its leader...continue to give wisdom and protection to this country and its leaders...we need you Lord...9-11 reminded us how much we need YOU...I love you Father...In Jesus name...Amen.

I.

Here's a little fun evaluation about yourself that I found. Feel free to pass on if you wish...
I
I AM…needing some Jesus time!
I WANT…health.
I HAVE…the most incredible Heavenly Father.
I KEEP…thinking of my sweetie.
I WISH I COULD…fast forward a little.
I HATE…that there is strife right now.
I FEAR…some things that I just need to give over to Jesus.
I HEAR…office noises.
I DON’T THINK…I can save any money.
I REGRET…something I did.
I LOVE…My Jesus, My sweetie, My family, My friends, My church, & Ministry.
I AM NOT…perfect. I hate that.
I DANCE…like a goofball because it is fun.
I SING…for my Lord. I love it.
I NEVER…give up.
I RARELY…manage money well.
I CRY WHEN...not when. I cry ALL THE TIME. Sheesh.
I WATCH…a lot of reality TV.
I AM NOT ALWAYS…thoughtful like I should be.
I HATE THAT…I forget things like it do.
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT…some stuff, but I am giving it to God to figure out.
I NEED…My Jesus EVERYDAY.
I SHOULD…totally be working.
I HOPE...for complete change in a specific area.

I belong to HIM.

My heart is HEAVY.

But I am standing on the Word of God today. In the words of my favorite song "On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand."

Psalm 100:3 "Know that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep he tends."

Lord you are Good and I love you and I belong to you. In Jesus name. Amen.

For Today...

Outside my window...I do not have a window in my office

I am thinking...I really need to go get in bed, I feel so bad, I am done.

In the office...there is far too much noise

I am thankful for...a Heavenly Father that love so completely and for my sweetie

From the kitchen...I do not want food…Buffalo Wild Wings has ruined my day

I am wearing...Black pants and a black and tan shirt.

I am reading...Orders and Blogs

I am hoping...to get a nap and a quick shower before church tonight

I am creating...a bit of a whiny attitude

I am hearing...the girls say how bad Buffalo Wild Wings was for them today too

Around the house...there are lots of things that need to be done

One of my favorite things...my journal

A few plans for the rest of the week...Tonight Youth, Thurs. Relax at home alone, Friday work on Counseling paperwork with Neesie, Saturday meeting on Counseling stuff for Neesie, then to the lake, Sat night hanging with my sweetie, Sunday Church & All day drama practice

Oh Life.

Oh Life. Oh Life.
You are Wonderful and Stressful and full of demands. May I be able to catch up and catch my breath soon.
Oh Life. Oh Life.
You never stop, so neither shall I.

Greater is HE that is in me.

What an INCREDIBLE Heavenly Father we have. Oh wow!! Having a relationship and I mean an active daily relationship with Jesus is absolutely THE best thing that has EVER happened to me.

Nope.

I wish I were a little kid sometimes and could simply look at the world and say this four letter word...NOPE.

Well unfortunately I am an adult...and I do not get that opportunity. Isn't it amazing how life can spin right out of control in the matter of a single breath.

Big Sigh here.

I feel slightly overwhelmed and it's only beginning. I have so much to take care of. And the one thing that I want and need most to make a priority slips through the cracks more than it should. I am an idiot in this area, I know better.

On a much brighter side...I have a good God and He will never leave me or forsake me...and He will never give me more than I can bear. Thank You Jesus.

Once again I give you my issues. I give them up to you completely. I let them go. I let you take care of it. I trust you, I trust the YOU in me. You will make it right, get me through, show me the way. I trust I trust I give I give. I receive I receive I receive I receive. In Jesus Name.

ggrrr.

I stink at life.

Random thoughts.

Swinging makes me giggle like a little girl

I am in love

I have the most incredible family ever

I love to hear my Heavenly Father speak to me

Pictures are my favorite

One of my goals is to declutter my house

My pretty pink cell phone died

Christmas is less that four months away

When I am weak HE is strong

War Eagle

Autumn is my favorite

I fell in love with a flat nosed cat last night

Jesus is the most wonderful person in my life

I have been dating now for 3 months

I am sleepy

My day started off perfectly

I had three great lunches this week

Jesus is my life for the rest of my life

There are ovr 500 promises in the bible and not one of them says things will be easy

My brother is an awesome speaker

The weekend is almost here

Pic from last weekend...

Balance.

Balance.

The Story of my life.

Father help me to do it well, help me to hear you and see your way and be obediant. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Learnings & Opportunities.

Rundown:

Last night my plans were to go and hang out with my beautiful mommy-to-be friend and be totally girly and then go help out my beautiful Bride-to-be friend with last minute Wedding things.

I have just enough time to get home and change into something much more comfortable(uuggghh heels - I will never walk well in them and they will never be comfortable). I get home change and am headed out the door and Hallie(my car) will not start.

*Frustration is conceived.

I pop the hood and trunk...grab my trusty miniature Louiville Slugger from the trunk to begin venting my mounting frustration on the battery connectors...that always works right...NOT SO MUCH.

*Frustration rising.

I call Mr. Wonderful who thankfuly lives right around the corner(I AM on a time schedule here, I have a plan and must stick to the plan and a non-starting car was not in the plan - I am to meet my preggo friend who needs her beauty rest so needs to be in bed early and my time is running out - my plan is slipping - THIS IS NOT COOL)so I call Mr. Wonderful who rushes over to look at Hallie - and diaganosis her with a dead battery.

*Frustration screaming upward.

I call my Dad cause I need a plan and my frustration has ripped my planning skills right out from under me - he suggests we take the car to the parts store and let them hook up a machine to confirm the diagnosis - and buy a new battery if needed.

*Frustration lowering(I have a plan - sometimes that's all it takes for me)

I call mommy-to-be and let her know - SADLY - I may not make it tonight - Sheesh It's only been months since I have seen her - TEAR SNIFF SNIFF - then Mr. Wonderful and I head to the parts store.

*Attitude sets in.(My plan has be ruined - I HATE THAT)

Now we all have had those times right before payday when you know the funds are not in the bank but you know you can PROBABLY write a check and be safe right. Well Not when the parts store runs your check for you new battery costing $98.98(because YES I did give a dollar to support research for Juvenile Diabetes and thought about Alan - I LOVE YOU ALAN and believe for your HEALING God IS Faithful) through like a debit and it gets DENIED.

*Attitude, Frustration, EMBARASSMENT set in hard.

Praise Jesus for a Dad who really is a good Dad and bails his favorite(only) daughter out with the trusty Credit Card over the phone. (Wiping brow here)

*Embarassment level falls and Grateful level RISES. Attitude still there STRONG. Frustration better(once again a plan is in play).

On the road back home it is now after 7:00 and I am wrestling with what my new plan should be. My attitude is so bad I simply want to go home and go to bed. And I have gone back and forth out loud. Mr. Wonderful sweetly kisses the top of my hand. (Why are you loving me when I am being so difficult, indecisive, and so darn Unlovable?????)

*Guilt Builds. (I'd rather at this point be in bed that be social with those I had plans with & I am being Ridiculous). Motivation GONE.

Neesie & Mr. Wonderful encourage me to go ahead with original plan. I call mommy-to-be she's game for a later but shorter visit. I decide to beat beat beat beat the attitude (Thanks for the further encouragement Neesie while your hands are elbow deep in chicken)...push through and go ahead with the origianl plan only later.

*Attitude Defeated!

I am so glad I went. I had the best time with mommy-to-be, we talked babies, weddings, Jesus, chruch, football, family. It was great. I got to see baby boy on video - I already love him. Made my heart flutter to watch him moving and showing off in mommy-to-be's belly.

I got to go and spend all night(10:30pm-2:30am) helping Bride-to-be with wedding stuff as she was completely overwhelmed. I was so blessed by that and I think she was too. SO AWESOME!! I loved hanging with Bride-to-be, whom I hadn't seen in years and be able to be there for her!!! AWESOME!!

Learnings:
Attitude tries to beat me when my plans fall through
I can beat Attitude
I don't think I should be loved when I have attitude like that
I love my Neesie, Mr. Wonderful & my old friends(we have history and I love that)
I know what I dont want the days before my wedding to be like

Opportunities:
Beating Attitude
Hanging with friends
Meeting baby boy
Blessing Bride-to-be

Sadly - NO pictures for any of this.

God is GOOD!!! I am not even that tired right now!!

Rolling River God

...and the waters keep rolling on...

Waters of life...ever changing...ever rolling on...

More change...good change...

It will be so cool to see what the rest of this year and this next year brings...

Exciting things are on the horizon...

...and the waters always keep rolling on...

Jump in the River...God's River...it's overflowing with blessings...jump in and roll on with it...

I am excited and humbled and I just can't wait to see how God moves!

Nichole Nordeman \ River God

Rolling River God Little Stones are smooth

Only once the water passes through

So I am a stone rough and grainy still

Trying to reconcile this river's chill

CHORUS:

But when I close my eyes and feel you rushing by

I know that time brings change and change takes time

And when the sunset comes my prayer would be just this one

that you might pick me up

and notice that I am just a little smoother in your hand
Sometimes raging wild

sometimes swollen high never have

I known this river dry

The deepest part of you

is where I want to stay

and feel the sharpest edges wash away

CHORUS

Scream.

So much swirling around in me today...

My enemy is trying to plague me with fear, self destructive thoughts, hopelessness...the list may be longer but that is all I can pinpoint at the moment.

My insides literally are in knots...

I need time with my Father...NOW...maybe a trip to my "special place" is necessary...

ARG! I hate this feeling...feeling like I am just messing EVERYTHING up...

Ok...headed down the wrong thinking path so I am going to spend a little time with my FATHER!!

I will never forget.

I will never forget this weekend.

Slack Attack was amazing: Pheonix Rising
It was the most incredible weekend ever. Everytime I think about it I cry from God's goodness.

I am BEYOND proud of the incredible girls in my group. Beyond in love with ministry. Beyond in love with Jesus. Beyond blessed and humbled to have been apart of something so wonderful. I am amazed at God's Heart.

I am so thankful and humbled to have gotten to love on these kids this weekend and share the things God has done in me so that these Beautiful ladies can know God's heart for them. What an honor. What a privilege.

Children's church:
I got to do registration, oh my gosh. I had the most fun. I loved it with all my heart. I got to greet the kids and see them first thing as they came into Children's church and hug them and smile at them and tell them how glad I was to see them. It was the best thing EVER!!!!!! I got to sit with my nephew during the action songs - he really does not do well with the loud music it scares him so much. I know it is becuase of his home life. But I was so glad I got to sit with him and hold him on my lap and reassure him that it was okay and tell him I love him and miss him. Man I love Children's Church and I am so honored to get to be in there with those precious kids ever Sunday and love them and show and teach them about how much they are loved by God!!! Wow!!

Then we had a great lunch with the family and the Jones' at Shogun. So yummy and I just love watching them cook in front of us. Too fun!!

Then Neesie and I finally got some time to go shopping together. Really one of the reasons God put us together was for shopping. Yep, it's true. We shop SO good together!! We got some Birthday shopping done and found some good sales!! Then of course a stop by Starbucks was a necessity on the way home even though I didn't get anything.

You know it was the best weekend EVER!!! I will never forget this weekend and all that God did and the ways He raised us from the ashes!!

Thank you Father!! Help me to be set apart today. I love you Lord. In Jesus name. Amen.

I did not do a very good job of getting pictures this weekend but here are three for you to enjoy...

My wonderful Group for the weekend...These are the most incredible girls EVER...I am so proud of them all!! I love you girls!!!My two favorite guys and me...Red Rover in the rain...compliments of Tropical Storm Fay...

Slack Attack Weekend.

This is Slack Attack Weekend. I cannot wait!

This is a weekend we do with the youth, a back to school event. It's a weekend of pouring into them and I am so excited. It starts tonight and I am pumped up and ready to go.

We have been reading a book called burn this book. This weekend we will burn the books and burn the impurities from our lives!!!

I have been praying that this weekend would be really deep and really spiritual and really fun. I love the small group sessions and really digging deep with the kids.

I am ready!! I am ready to have some junk burned from my life!!!

I am ready to love on these kids and for them to have some junk burned from their lives!!!

God is going to show up and I can't wait to see what He has in store!!! I am ready.

Father, this weekend belongs to you. I belong to you. I pray that you would burn impurities from my life. I ask that you would use me to love these students and minister to them this weekend. I pray that you would use all the adults and college students to minister to the youth this weekend. We are your willing vessels. I pray for good sportsmanship, and acceptance, and that all would be included this weekend. I pray that all the kids would be encouraged and uplifted and built up all weekend. I Thank You for what you are going to do this weekend. Lord I surrender to You, use me. I love you Father. Thank You for this opportunity to minister and love these students. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Change.

Change.
It's happening all around.
Apathy is change...a change that creeps up on you and has consumed you before you know it. Apathy steals Holiness. Holiness is to be Set Apart.
Romans 12:2
2 Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.
Be Changed. Apathy brings you back to the things of this world. But we are...I am...to BE CHANGED by God's Word.

Change.
It's a natural part of life...Change hit me hard last night. I closed my eyes and when I opened them I saw things that are changing...people leaving for college...my brother...MY BROTHER...planning to go way off for college...I can't imagine MY BROTHER not being here everyday...whew...that made me CRY...other change was illuminated before me...like the fact that at some point I will have to leave New Life Church...think about it...God has called me into Full-time Ministry...New Life already has incredible full time Children's Pastors...so at some point I will have to leave my church...the only church I have ever know like this...I will have to leave my town, my family, my friends, my securities and safeties...Whoa...Change.

Change.
It's part of life...I believe if you are not changing you are not growing...we cannot stand still...we cannot avoid change or hold change back...change is what is supposed to always be happening...I want to Change...I want to Change forwardly though...we cannot become Apathetic either...that is Change backward.

Change.
Change is not easy. But God never promised things would always be easy, He did promise that He would never leave us or forsake us. He does not change. He is always good, faithful, forgiving, strong, wise, loving, saving, mighty, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-seeing, He is the same yesterday, today and FOREVER.

Change.
Change comes in all forms. Seasons. Life. Good. Bad. Easy. Hard. Apathetic. Holiness.
Change.

Tagged

The rules:
Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog
Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

7 random facts about myself:

1. I love to hear the words Miss Tabbie!!!!
2. I love to be surrounded by pictures of me with those I love in happy moments, it reminds me how blessed I am and makes me happy in the moments that I am not with them.
3. I love object lessons - LOVE THEM!
4. I have texture issues much to the annoyance of those around me I am sure.
5. I like data entry work.
6. I LOVE Fall.
7. Jesus is my LIFE for the rest of my LIFE.


I don't really have 7 specific people to tag SO I tag you all!

Fall Fever.

Yep it's official - I have Fall Fever.

I am ready for falling leaves, cool air, gorgeous scenery, and the feeling that comes with Fall.

This year fall will be best one yet because I have that special someone to share it with. I am so excited. This is such an exciting time in life.

I am beyond excited about the new journey I am on. I cannot wait to see the doors that God will open and how His story will unfold. This is HIS story not mine. I am simply blissfully loving the journey. It's not always bells and whistles but I am enjoying it still. There is a great joy in all of it, even in the hard, and that Joy is the LORD. I love that this is God's story and that I am not the writer.

Thank You Father for the strength to stand - Past, Present, & Future.

Thank You Father for the direction - Past, Present, & Future.

Thank You Father for the Promise that is now unfolding.

Thank You Father for being there always - In the Good, Hard, Easy, & Bad.

You are a good Father, a Faithful Father, You are my Heavenly Father and I surrender all to You. I love you my Father! I am still..

I FOUND MY CAMERA.

Yes my camera was lost but now it is found...and it was found at CHURCH!! The Lord really is

good!! He can even find and save cameras!! WOW!!!

So in honor of finding the lost camera I thought I would post some pictures!!!

Mr. Wonderful & Me after dinner at the Country Club for work...

The New KOR logo we put on the wall last night...I had on the matching shirt...

After all the hard work on the wall I was treated to a Large Cherry LimeAide from Sonic... A Sonic Drive-In picture with Mr. Wonderful...Some more fun shots...

This is Outside Kitty...She's so sweet...
The Great Armadillo Chase...Dun Dun Dun...

Mr. Wonderful chaising the armadillo...

Mr. Wonderful creeping up on the Armadillo...

Bye Bye Tank(that's his new name) we'll see you later...

Hope you enjoyed!! I am so thankful I found my camera!! Makes posts so much more fun!!!

ONE OF THESE.

I am... GONNA LOVE DOING THIS SURVEY :)

I think... MY FAITH IS BEING RENEWED
I know... MY GOD CAN DO ALL THINGS
I want... GOD’S PERFECT WILL
I have... SO MUCH HOPE AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE FUTURE
I wish... I WERE SKINNIER
I hate... MY WEIGHT AND HOW MUCH IT FLUCTUATES
I miss... CHURCH
I fear...
BEING OUTSIDE OF GOD’S WILL
I feel... A LITTLE EXASPERATED
I hear... TAPPING OF KEYES
I smell... MY HEATER
I search... FOR GOD’S VOICE
I wonder... HOW GOD WILL OPEN UP DOORS FOR FULL TIME MINISTRY
I regret... NOTHING – I LEARN FROM THINGS INSTEAD
I love... MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
I care...
ABOUT PEOPLE
I always... LIKE THINGS SYMETRICAL
I am not...
PERFECT
I believe... IN A MIGHTY AND FAITHFUL HEAVENLY FATHER
I dance... LIKE AN IDIOT BUT I LOVE IT
I sing...
FOR MY LORD
I don't always... DO THINGS RIGHT
I write... DEEP MOSTLY
I win... YEP I SURE DO WIN!
I lose... MY PATIENCE QUICKLY
I never... MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME
I listen... LESS THAN I REALLY NEED TO
I can usually be found... BEING BUSY
I'm scared of... BEING OUTSIDE OF GOD’S WILL
I read...
GIRLY CHRISTIAN FICTION FOR FUN
I forget... EVERYTHING
I just... WANT TO LOVE LIKE JESUS, SHINE HIS LIGHT & MINISTER TO HIS PEOPLE
I am happy about... TODAY BEING FRIDAY & GETTING TO GO TO A SERVICE TONIGHT

Update.

So I guess yall have noticed how horrible I have been at posting lately...

Writer's block.

We had another busy weekend but it was a good one. Friday we headed to Mobile for Marshall's brother's wedding. I love the drive down to Mobile I have always loved the drive south. I pretty much have fallen in love with Mobile too and Marshall's family. We always have the best time. His Dad makes me laugh alot and I love to see the two of them together, it's a hoot. And the bed I sleep in is just incredible, there must be a spell on it or something becuase once I crawl into it I don't even think I get to lay down before I am passed out. It's great except the fact that the entire room is filled with Alabama Football stuff...eeeewwww...gag...spit...but oh the bed is nice so I guess I can over look the rest. We had a great time hanging out with his families and we ate really good while we were there.

A quick recap...Wedding, pictures, Longhorn, headache, BED, tour of downtown, Starbucks, Semmes visit, golf cart ride, red beans and rice, Tommy Boy, cheerleading tryouts, yummy burgers, neighbors, BABIES, BED, wake up, say goodbyes, ticket :(, all day boring meeting, crappy dinner, BED!

I did say ticket. So I get pulled over (we had just swapped drivers Mr. Wonderful needed a morning nap) so I get pulled over for 1)Speeding 77 in a 70 2)Riding in the left lane (aparently that lane is ONLY for passing - nope I did not know) 3)Illegal tint (just bought the car in June - nope I didn't know) so after what seemed like Forever the State Trooper comes back to the window with a ticket for illegal tint worth $163.00. Fabulous!

Last night we had a women's meeting and had a great time haning around the pool eating wonderful food and chatting!!

Well shockingly I still do not have a ton to write but there's an update anyway.

Weekend

Weekend full of Family Fun!!!
Had a GREAT weekend spent alot of time with the family and had alot of fun!!



Friday night we hung out with Jared in his new trailer. It is REALLY nice!!! Neesie made the best potato soup



Saturday we were at the lake for Daniel's Birthday. I got to drive the boat and eat a burger at the best burger joint on the lake! Daniel had a good birthday and I got to spend some time just chatting and hanging out with him too and that was nice.



Sunday church was great, Sunday School was really good and we learned about Fiji for BGMC in Children's Church and then we watched some human video practices and ten we played cards with Neesie and mammaw. I love Phase Ten and Mammaw is too funny playing cards!!!


Sunday evening my sweetie took me out for chicken...he is so sweet...I was coming off a 10 day fast and I had so been craving chicken fingers so he took me to Zaxby's and then on to our favorite ice cream place!! Oh how wonderful it is to have such a sweet man in my life.

You know I am just blessed:
I have a Heavenly Father that I live my life for. I am called into Children's Ministry and get to live my life to tell kids how much God loves them and that He is ALWAYS there for them. I truly have the most amazing family and we love each other and support each other and have fun together. My mom just recently got saved which is so awesome and my grandmother is moving to Alabama. And God has brought a wonderful man in my life and I am dating for the first time in 7.5 years and on an amazing new journey. You know things are not always easy but God is good and I am blessed.

It was a great weekend!

REAL...REAL DEEP...DIFFERENT

REAL...REAL DEEP...DIFFERENT

I FEEL LIKE THIS WEEK GOD AND I HAVE GONE DEEPER. I TRULY LOVE FEELING CLOSE TO THE LORD. IT'S STILL DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS BEFORE, I BELIEVE IT IS DIFFERENT IN A GOOD WAY. I DO NOT THINK I WILL GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE. I THINK I AM AT A NEW LEVEL WITH THE LORD. OLD WAYS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. SMALL AMOUNTS OF TIME WITH THE LORD ARE NOT GOING TO SUFFICE ANY LONGER. THE TIME HAS COME TO BE DEEP WITH THE LORD AND TO STEP UP TO THIS NEW LEVEL HE IS CALLING ME TO.

I HAVE A CHOICE. I CAN CHOOSE TO STAY WHERE I WAS - WHICH IN ALL REALITY WAS NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE. OR, I CAN CHOOSE TO RISE TO THIS NEW LEVEL WITH THE LORD AND GAIN ALL HE HAS FOR ME THERE.

KNOW WHAT? NO WAY AM I GOING TO CHOOSE TO STAY WHERE I WAS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT WITH GOD. I CHOOSE TO RISE TO THIS NEW LEVEL WITH GOD. I CHOOSE DEEP TIMES WITH HIM, I CHOOSE TIME IN HIS WORD AND IN HIS PRESENCE, I CHOOSE TIMES TO WORSHIP HIM OUTSIDE OF WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY AT CHURCH, I CHOOSE TO DO THE WORK TO HAVE A DEEP RELATIONSHIP WITH MY LORD AND SAVIOR.

IT'S FUNNY SOMETIMES THE THINGS YOU EXPECT TO GET FROM THE LORD VERSUS THE THINGS YOU ACTUALLY DO GET FROM THE LORD. GOD KNOWS WHAT WE NEED AND WHERE WE ARE EVEN WHEN WE DONT KNOW WHERE WE ARE. THAT WAS MY QUESTION LAST WEEK...WHERE AM I...EVEN WHEN I COULD NOT FIND MYSELF, MY FATHER KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AND EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. I WAS NEVER LOST TO HIM.

THINGS RARELY EVER TURN OUT LIKE I EXPECT THEM TO. I AM OKAY WITH THAT, IT IS DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM A PLANNER, BUT I AM OKAY WITH IT. AND YES I DO TRY TO PLAN GOD AND HIS RESPONSES, LOL. SILLY SILLY ME.

THESE 4.5 DAYS HAVE NOT REVEALED THE THINGS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD. GOD HAS REVEALED TO ME THE THINGS I NEEDED NOT THE THINGS I EXPECTED. I KNOW THERE IS STILL MORE TO COME IN FOLLOWING 4.5 DAYS. I SIMPLY WANT TO HEAR THE THINGS GOD WANTS TO SHARE WITH ME AND DO THE THINGS HE WANTS ME TO DO.

KIDS CRUSADE UPDATE:
LAST NIGHT WENT REALLY GOOD. THE SERVICE FLOWED SO WELL EXCEPT FOR ONE PART, BUT GOD WAS IN CONTROL THE WHOLE TIME. ALTAR TIME WAS GREAT GOD MOVED AND SPOKE AND I KNOW LIVES WERE CHANGED AND TOUCHED!! WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE KIDS AND WITH GOD LAST NIGHT!!!! I AM EXPECTING EVEN GREATER THINGS TONIGHT. HERE'S WHAT'S COOL. EVEN WE CAN NOT GET IN THE WAY OF GOD - THANK YOU LORD FOR THAT!!!

FATHER, I OPEN MYSELF UP TO YOU TODAY COMPLETELY. I AM YOURS. YOUR WILL BE DONE. I AM LISTENING INTENTLY TO YOU. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE THINGS YOU WANT TO REVEAL. I LOVE YOU WITH MY WHOLE HEART FATHER. YOU ARE WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY. LET ME SHINE YOUR LIGHT AND POUR OUT YOUR LOVE TODAY. IN JESUS PRECIOUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN.

Monday =

Monday = came too quickly.
Night #1 of Kids Crusade = Awesome.
Night #2 of Kids Crusade = tonight.
Excitement level = 110.
Being part of the team again = priceless.
Prayer need = High.
Attitude = Humbled.

How do weekends go so quickly?

Friday night Mr. Wonderful and I went to see Hancock at the Drive In. And YES we actually went there to watch the movie, all of the conotations of the Drive In do not apply. LOL. Hancock was a good movie, there was some language in it though. By the way what's up with the Rating system. I do not think I would let my 13 year old watch a PG-13 movie. A true sign of the direction of this lost world. But Hancock was good minus the language which seemed to be primarily at the beginning of the movie. I then proceeded to beat Mr. Wonderful at Phase Ten but he then turned around and beat me. So the night ended in a tie. Which I am okay with, at least I beat him once!!! At this point I am in the lead on winning games, which I only care about because he is so competitive and I think its funny that I win and he HATES is so much.

Mr. Wonderful & Me.

Saturday I got to sleep in and then hang out with my Neesie some. Which was very nice and fun. We went to a graduation party and had a good time visiting there before driving back in the rain on one of the most dangerous roads ever. But we made it safely and had a good time. Then Mr. Wonderful and I attended a wedding, it was a very nice, elegant, and sweet wedding. You know I am always on the look out for ideas and that's the best place to get them!!! The guys had on Chocolate Suits so I got to see those first hand. I didn't hate them or love them. And then we headed to the lake to visit with the family some more. Aunt Jenny was up to pick up cousin Elizabeth so it was good to get to visit and chat. We had fun horse playing for a while and freezing under a blanket. We giggled alot! What a treasure Family is!!!

Horse Play.

Sunday!! Who doesn't love Sundays???? I LOVE them!! SS was good, I am getting really excited about Slack Attack and burning our books!! I am praying the kids are diving deep with this one, it's a GREAT book!!! Children's Church was so fun too!!! We are teaching about Esau and Jacob. We talked about Jacob wrestling with God and how we should HOLD on to God and NEVER let go. Altar time was good and I so loved getting to get down there with the kids and pray for them and love on them!!! Then off to Wetumpka for a Kids Crusade!!! My first one of the summer!! Oh how I have MISSED it!!! It was hard not knowing the routine of setting up, but we got it done and the service went Great. We had a little mishap with one song and I had to sing it without the music. But hey, I will do anything for Jesus, even if I sound bad!! It was fun and a good service and what was so incredible was seeing all the churches workers and parents pray for those kids in the altars!!! Wonderful!!! I got to see my bro Jamie too and that was definately an added bonus!!! Then screamo on the way home - compliments of Scotty J. How is that Christian music - I have no idea. LOL.


Readers...God is faithful, I have so much love and praise in my heart today. I love that even when things are a little rough, I know God is good and I love him all the more. God is up to something, always, we simply have to be willing to allow. I want to be so completely open to God and what He desires for me EVERYDAY. Today!!! I want the DEEP, not the surface or easy. I want the MORE.


Father, I open my whole self up to YOU today. I have so much gratitude and love and praise in my heart and it is ALL for YOU. There is noone like YOU!!! Have your way in me completely today. I am open to you Lord. Use me, guide me, fill me. In Jesus mighty name I pray. Amen.

Silly Day

I officially deem this day...SILLY DAY!

Why not have a silly day? We all need a silly day!!! I need a silly day!!!

I am feeling better I have really been diving in with God, drawing NEAR to Him. I am ready to learn what He has for me to learn. I am ready to do the work! I think sometimes just deciding that even though things are so hard that I am just going to dig my heels in makes all the difference!! So here I am digging my heels in!!!

So on silly day I decided to come up with some silly facts and phrases from the week...so here goes...

1) I love grape Kool-Aid
2) Oh my stinky jeans
3) Eeeeww that bug tasted so bad - twice
4) Watch out for the Crane
5) I hope this fasting thing isn't contagious
6) Smacky mouth
7) That's okay I don't like my butt to be touched either
8) Hey don't suck

Ok you all...Happy Friday...Have a GREAT weekend!!!!

Where Am I?

Where Am I?

That is the question swirling around and around in me right now!

I can't seem to shake this strangeness that I feel. It's almost an emptiness or a lonliness or a lostness that has no grounds. I am a Daughter of the King of Kings there is no emptiness, lonliness , or lostness in Christ.

So Where Am I? What's happening?

I can't seem to reach God, hear, touch, or feel Him. The hearing being the most important in that.

But here's what I know:
God will never leave me or forsake me - HE IS HERE
I am His Daughter
He still hears my prayers and those who are praying for me
There is something to learn in this
Often after a Mountain Top there is a Valley and this too shall pass
I am Loved
I am not Lost, Lonley, or Empty.
When I don't know what to pray the Spirit can pray through me

That's somewhat "where I am" today.

On a lighter note...my family is coming over for dinner tonight...that's always fun...I like to have them over to my lil apt for dinner. I am excited!!

Strange Day

I woke up feeling strange all over. Physically, Mentally, Spiritually, Emotionally, Behaviorally. Strange.

Yep it's definately a Strange day today...I know why...I must remedy this soon...I had a plan to do so then allowed something to divert the plan...I NEED TIME WITH MY HEAVENLY FATHER...I need to listen and hear His voice...I have been talking to Him but not listening...NOT GOOD...no wonder I have this uneasy feeling all over today...No, get thee behind me satan...I belong to the Lord and He is the Author of my life...I rebuke guilt In the Mighty name of Jesus...I rebuke distraction in the Mighty name of Jesus...I rebuke compromise in the Mighty name of Jesus...I rebuke you satan in the Mighty name of Jesus...I believe in Jesus, I belong to Jesus, and I trust in HIM alone. In Jesus Mighty Name.

Crazy things going on all around, and I feel so lost in it all so confused. But God is not the author of confusion, nope not at all. So I need to draw closer so that I know where He wants me to stand in it all. So that I stay on the RIGHT path, so that I stay in HIS will.

On a slightly lighter note...I had No Bake Cheesecake last night...MY FAVOIRITE!

I love Wednesdays! All Day long I get to look forward to church. I am looking forward to it tonight more than usual. I am ready to see people, to Worship, to be used, to work, to support. I am ready to be there!!! I love love love church and the kids and youth and adults that I get to see and love on and be loved on by!!!

Work: In one word, edgy. I have decided that I am simply going to be as quiet as possible and as encouraging and helpful as possible. I do not want to get caught up in the attacking and gossiping and negative stuff that people are resorting to. Nope I want to stay positive, joyful, and do my job. The only actions that I can control are MY OWN. In any situation the ONLY actions I can control are MY OWN. That's my focus, to be mindful of MY OWN actions and do my very best to be the best me I can be.

Ok sort of a heavy post today. Tis just the way the day is though!

Father, I love you with all my heart. I thank you for this day and I give it to you, I give myself to you today. Use me Father, lead me, shine through me. I am Your willing vessel. I choose today to walk in Your Annointing. I ask that I would see all things through Your eyes and not my own. I ask you today to help me to be the best me I can be. Help me to know when I am wrong and help me to make it right. Help me to grow and change and become more like You today. Thank You for my Family, Father you see all the needs I ask You to bless them and minister to all of them today. Thank you for my Friends, You see the needs here as well, I ask you to minister and bless them all today. Thank you for who You are in my life. I release all control to You today. You are my Driver. I love you Father, You alone are worthy of all praise, honor, and glory. In Jesus Precious Name I pray. Amen.

ONLY ONE.

Only One?

It's harder than it looks when you're a woman of too-many-words.
Each answer can only be one word.

1. Where is your cell phone? HERE
2. Your significant other? WONDERFUL
3. Your hair? TERRIBLE
4. Your mother? STRUGGLING
5. Your father? WORKING
6. Your favorite thing? LOVING
7. Your dream last night? NONE
8. Your favorite drink? GRAPE
9. Your dream/goal? MINSITRY
10. The room you’re in? OFFICE
11. Your friends? BLESSINGS
12. Your fear? DESTROYING
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? MINISTRY
14. Where were you last night? SOFTBALL
15. What you’re not? RESTED
16. Muffins? YUMMY
17. One of your wish list items? EXPENSIVE
18. Where you grew up? SOUTH
19. The last thing you did? WORK
20. What are you wishing? BALANCE
21. Your TV? HOME
22. Your pets? TATER
23. Your computer? DELL
24. Your life? JESUS
25. Your mood? OKAY
26. Missing someone? YES
27. Your car? HALLIE!
28. Something you’re not wearing? SWEATER
29. Favorite store? CLOTHING
30. Your summer? DIFFERENT
31. Loves? JESUS
32. Your favorite word? LOVE
33. Last time you laughed? EARLIER
34. Last time you cried? LUNCH

Weekend Update

Another weekend gone. Wow they fly by so fast!

It was a good weekend.

Had a wonderful date on Friday night. We ate at Bone Fish Grill, the food was wonderful! The wait for a table was more wonderful though. It was nice outside and I had good company. *Smile*

I simply love doing the normal things together, things I would think while single, what will it be like to do this with someone. It's is great I can now tell you that.

Saturday was my day of balancing and I think I did alright. The morning was spent at the lake with my God family and our cousin who's up from Fairhope. We had a good time playing on the water, except the boat breaking down. But that is fixed now which is great. Then on to the pool with mom and my nephew Jacob. My brother came too a little while later and it was nice to get to see everyone and hang out a bit. Jacob is getting comfortable in the water and likes to go under, which is great cause he's only five!! Then it was home to get ready and out to the movies with my brother Daniel, two of his friends Mykel and Jamie, cousin Elizabeth, Marshall and me. We went to see The Dark Knight. I HATED IT!!! HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT HATED IT. But everyone else LOVED it. I hate clowns and don't EVER watch scary movies. Not that I really thought Batman would be scary but I thought it was rather evil. Especially the Joker. Just evil, evil thoughts, killing, just Hated it. But the company was good and I ended up sleeping through the last half of the movie. It was either go hang out in the lobby by myself or sleep. I figure everyone else would enjoy the movie more if I just quietly slept at my seat, rather than making an issue of how much I hated the movie and leaving. So sleeping it was. I have no idea how the movie ends and don't care one bit either. lol. I hate clowns! Movin on now.

Sunday I got to teach youth Sunday School...I am not sure how it went but I survived and felt half way good about it. I enjoyed it alot! I love to teach and I forget that sometimes. That's why I love object lessons so much, it's my favorite form of teaching!!! After church we ate Mexican - gag - then headed back to the lake for the afternoon/evening. We had a good time in the sunshine and a yummy dinner too!!!

After we left the lake Marshall and I headed to our favorite ice cream place - Cold Stone Creamery, which has become a Sunday evening thing whenever possible. Super Yummy!!! From there we headed to the church with my brother Daniel and had an incredible time in worship!!! What a way to end the weekend!!!

I will leave my readers with a picture of me and my sweetie...I am working on building a collection of pictures with my sweetie...he's so handsome!!!

Loved!

So I woke up to a wonderful display of someone's love for me all over my front yard!!!

This put the biggest smile on my face. What a wonderful way to wake up...knowing someone thought about you and loves you. Thank you to whoever the culprit is...my guess is some wonderful youths!!!!

Well it's finally Friday and what a week it has been. Work has been rough lately. They are reorganizing and making cut backs, neither are very comfortable things for a company's employees. We have had to say goodbye to a dear friend already and the atmosphere in our office has not been quite the same since. It's sad to watch. Panic is taking place and as some panic their reactions are ugly. People are turning on each other, pointing fingers at each other all in efforts to save themselves. Not my game. I am not trying to save my job. My singular goal is to have a Christlike attitude no matter what each day brings. Noone's job is safe and no amount of tearing people down is going to save one's job. No, I am not trying to save my job, it is not mine to save. The Lord has a plan and I trust Him. My goal is to have a Christlike attitude wheter they ask me to leave or ask me to take on more responsibility. It's tense here and ugly and it seems like at any moment people are going to literally begin ripping each other apart and feasting on their flesh. I want to shine a light of love and hope and peace that comes only from Christ!! I have to becareful with my words and my attitude and my actions. Which means I am headed to the grindstone now. TGIF!!! Looking forward to the weekend!!!

Pooped!!!

I am totally pooped!!!

We drove up to youth camp last night it was really good. I so enjoy the speaker Joe Phillips. He is so funny and deep at the same time!! Worship was so awesome last night and the service turned into a healing service. Very cool!!! We then got to see fireworks, and that's ALWAYS cool to me!! We hung out in the rec hall for a little bit after that.

Camp is so great. It makes me sad sometimes to realize what I missed out on growing up. Kids Camp & Youth Camp. But my children will not miss out on it. I am going to make sure they know how much Jesus loves them from the very beginning and give them as much and as many opportunities as I possibly can. Camp teaches so much, how to have fun the good way and how much Jesus loves us, and how to worship and love on Jesus and how to be social. I am a big fan of camp. And even though I missed out on it growing up, I get to experience it now and be apart of it now. And I am so thankful to God for that. I get to do so much ministry and I love it with my whole heart. I literally was created for ministry. I am in love with ministering God's love to people of all ages.

We have a kids crusade coming up that I get to go to and I am so very excited!! I have not been able to do any of the crusades this summer yet so I am busting at the seems ready to love on some kids at a crusade!!!! I miss it so much, the packing, loading, unloading, setting up, practicing, praying, the services, the altar times, the new people, new kids, new places. I really am excited. I am a big fan of crusades. I love traveling together with our team. We just have fun and grow closer when we travel together. I feel so out of the loop this summer and that has been hard, but I haven't been upset about it. God said before I went to Thailand that He would take care of that and He has. I am sad and miss it but I haven't been upset like I would have been. God is good and so Faithful!! Always!!

I am really excited about tonight. Having a girls night out. I am ready for it and excited about it. Soup, Movie, Ice Cream, and Girl Time!!! I can't wait really.

Oh and I just have to say...WOW...God is so good and faithful...and I am more than glad I waited on the man God has for me...it's been incredible...my guy is wonderful...and it's all God's doing...this whole thing...and I am just amazed and in awe of how much my Heavenly Father loves me...and the wonderful man he has brought into my life...it's little things and big things and real things and God things...so many things that confirm the Father's hand in this and His love for us.

Under eye bags! SHEESH!!

Seriously what's with those? There are days - like today - that I have them so bad when I smile you can barely even see my eyes at all!! Sheesh!!!

We have these annual meetings at work and us employees must submitt a photo and brief description. So today I take a few (12) quick photos to see if I can come up with a good one and voila - UNDER EYE BAGS and NO EYES!!! Needless to say I will be submitting a picture from a day where I did not have under eye bags!! LOL - see the below examples - not from today cause I got frustrated and deleted those completely.

On a better note about our company meetings...I will have a date to the dinners for the first time in 7 years. WOW!!! That right there is super cool!!!

So on a much more wonderful note...I get to teach the youth Sunday School class this Sunday and I am so excited about it. I love object lessons and teaching, its great!! As I was studying last night things just kept popping out. I think SS is going to be really Great, God has alot to share!!! I am thankful I get to be the vessel!!! We are doing a GREAT book called Burn this Book: Ignite a New Life with God, by Garth Heckman, is it really incredible and at the end we are going to actually Burn the book and the impurities in our lives!!

Thank you Father for the opportunity to become closer to you and touch kids lives in the process. This book will be what we make of it and I intend to BURN some impurities so that I may be closer to you!! I love you Father!! Thank you for all you are doing in and around me!!! In Jesus name. Amen.

Weekend Update

I am trying to be a more faithful blogger...we'll see...

This weekend was really good. Good and balanced, which is quite the miracle for me.

Friday:
* I went to a viewing, my mom's friend died of cancer. Cancer really is the saddest disease. I was so proud of my mom and her support of her friend though. And I was glad I went to support mom as well.
* Dinner with my sweetie
* To some friends house for a fun night of games and laughter

Saturday:
* Slept in until 9ish
* Laundry/cleaning!!! Yes!!
* Lunch with my sweetie
* Dinner & Movie with my family - we ate outside on the deck, it was really nice!!!

Sunday:
* Youth Sunday School
* Children's Church - Very good!!!
* Lunch at Uncle Monks with family & friends
* Dairy Queen for ice cream
* Home for Sunday afternoon lounging
* A Night Of Worship - SO VERY AWESOME!!!
* Quick dinner with my sweetie
* Bed early!


And this morning I got up early and had devotion time. It doesn't get much better than that!!!

It was a very good weekend. It's so nice to have the time to clean my house and get some things done that really needed to be done. It's amazing how dirty a house can get when you don't have time for general maintenance. There is still much to be done but the house is clean in all the important places!! And I love it!!!

It's also nice to that the weekend was fairly stress free, and this was a first in a while.

And last night I just gave EVERYTHING to the Lord. I just couldn't carry the stuff that I was carrying anymore. And my Heavenly Father graciously took all that I gave and responded with "I am pleased with you. You have done right. I am pleased with you." WOW!! Now how can you not break down and weep from sheer relief when you hear the Heavenly Father tell you that He is pleased with you. What an incredible moment. To know that what I am doing is good and pleasing in the sight of the Creator, the Lord. Wow. That broke me, definately. I have never felt like I was pleasing or good or that I have done things well. Especially not lately. The Father knows just what we need, Always.

Update...

I haven't posted much. I have come here so many times to post but haven't.

I have been on total overload lately. To the point of being ready to shut down completely. But...

The Lord is SO faithful and so good. He is truly my Refuge,my Shield & my Strength.

Truly I have so much to be thankful for and you know it's nice sometimes to just remind yourself of those things. I think now is as good a time as any:

I am thankful for:
1. A Heavenly Father that loves me more than I can fathom
2. Family Family Family Family - I love my Family & I am SO very thankful for them
3. The freedom we have to love the Lord and freely worship and praise Him
4. The ways the Lord surprises me and Blesses me continually
5. My sweetie, I am blown away at what the Lord has done and is doing
6. All the work the Lord is doing in me and around me
7. Not being sick today

I have been feeling better lately, I am believing that I am finally done being sick!! I have been sick for months and it's about time for it to be OVER!!!

Things are looking up...Thank you Father for taking care of me...Thank you Father that things are looking up. Help me to be as faithful to you as you are to me. I love you Father!!

Random thoughts...

I am so happy

God keeps confirming His love for me over and over

God keeps surprising me

I am ready to be 100% physically - I am tired of being sick

God is good even in the difficult times

Worship was incredible last night

I am thankful for my family

I am thankful for my friends

I feel like if I took of running and jumped I could actually FLY

I love grape Kool-Aid

I love pictures they make me happy to look at them

I am so weepy lately - gah - it's really annoying

I am a planner

I need to clean my house

I love girl's nights

I love getting off work early

I love worship music

I love to sing to the Lord

I love to laugh and hear others laughing

I love to be greeted by children