Quick Update:

8 Weeks until the Wedding!!!

We are…

Excited

Thankful to our God, Family, & Friends for their love and support

Almost done getting the apartment ready

Busy every weekend up to the wedding

Ready for the honeymoon so we can relax

Blessed

Have I mentioned we are THANKFUL


KOR Drama practice is about to start again and I am truly excited about the video even though I won’t get to see the kids perform it I know that they will do a fantastic job and it will minister greatly!! I can’t wait to see how it comes together!

Junior Bible Quiz in cranking up and even though I will miss the first two matches I am excited and ready for JBQ!!

I am teaching the PreTeen Sunday School class and loving it. I love these kids. I am anxious to get in there and get a good routine going…I just started teaching the class myself and haven’t quite gotten a routine started yet…but hopefully soon.

The Youth Summer Contest ended last night - Mr. Wonderful’s team won which is bittersweet – it’s sad my team didn’t win…but…the winning team gets a free trip to Six Flags –I’m not going to Six Flags anyway and we really couldn’t afford to pay for Mr. Wonderful to go so now he gets to go for free trip and that helps us out a lot financially.

Job is getting easier and I am more independent which is Really great.

Mr. Wonderful also has a part time job that he really likes…he gets to make his own hours and he loves that part.

We are Thankful for the jobs and how God provides!

We are just so Thankful, so very very Thankful!!

Update

What's new?

We are two months from the Wedding!

I still can't wait!

It's much more stressful than I ever imagined and I would NOT do this more than once...so it's a really good thing I won't have to.

I have been given the man that was created just for me by my Heavenly Father and I for him and there will be none other.

I am still excited about everything but lately the excitement has been very over shadowed by all of the stress.

I will just tell you there are far TOO many people to make happy and you can say all day that I shouldn't worry so much about that but we all know that just isn't the way it really is or really should be. Now there are boundaries but still there is a level of pleasing everyone that has to be a part of this...UGH!

I am practicing have FAITH in my Heavenly Father and there is alot to believe for. But I was reminded just today that our Heavenly Father is FAITHFUL! Deuteronomy 7:9

Sadly the wedding has consumed much more of my time than I expected and that has taken away from some time in ministry and that tears my heart to pieces. I just have to get by another two months though and then I should be able to breathe again and focus more.

I am getting to teach the preteen sunday school class and I am loving it. I love those kids to pieces and love that I get to spend such time with them!!

Well that really is all of the time that I have for an update for now. Sadly it may be another little while before I can update again. But by then I will have more wedding things done...oh ppppsssttt invitations go out this week!!! Yay!!

Bye for now bloggers!! Until next time...God is Faithful and Trustworthy!

Update

Job: New job is coming along; hopefully the new will just continue to wear off!! I am learning more and more everyday and hope to be COMPLETELY independent ASAP!! I am not one who relies well on others who seem to have no time or concern with me or the questions that I unfortunately have to have answered in order to perform my job. Odd that this is the case here but never the less it does seems to be the case. I like the job and I like having a job I am just very ready to not feel incompetent and get looks that say to me why are you bothering me with your questions. I am sure it is not intentional so therefore I will move on and simply stand. That’s all my job is anyway to stand no matter what the situation, circumstance, or what’s thrown or not thrown my way. I am done being tossed by the wind. Who I am does not depend on my surroundings only on My God!

Mr. Wonderful has found a job as well. He will be working part time and we are both very excited!! He is still looking for a second part time job too but it will come!! God is SO Faithful.


Wedding Plans: Coming right along. I ordered the cake last night and was blown away by the sweet gesture from my parents to give the money for the down payment on the cake. I am so humbled, thankful and blessed!!! God has given me incredible parents and I am so thankful for them all!!
The amazing response from those I love has greatly Humbled me and made me so very Thankful and Grateful. It is so incredible for others to offer to help, give money, time or do a job and I am beyond thankful and grateful to all of them. No job is small and I am thankful for every bit of support everyone has shown us in this journey to the marriage altar! I am ready for the day and ready to see all the plans, time, and effort come together and have a celebration!! Then I am ready for the week long break we will get right after!! I will definitely need that!!

God is so Faithful! He is pulling everything together piece by piece and I am standing in awe, complete awe! I have watched as He has given back all of the things I originally wanted for the wedding but let go of once we lost our jobs. Piece by piece God has added those things back and blessed us with them. God has provided and is providing. We went to the bank last week to apply for a line of credit to help supplement for the cost of the wedding. Before we went I prayed and just gave it entirely to God and decided if that was a way He wanted to use to help great and if we were denied then God had another plan. We were denied on Friday and on Tuesday Mr. Wonderful got a job. God provided. He has provided incredible loved ones who want to contribute and support us in getting married. Not a single one of them am I not Thankful for. Thank you all SO MUCH!! I am so humbled by the response! I never would have made it where I am today with out my Heavenly Father and all the incredible people He placed in my life. My incredible Mom, My incredible God Family Neesie, Dad, Jared, & Daniel, My incredible Church Family and Friends, & My incredible Godly Friends who God sent at just the right time to challenge and encourage me along the way when I had none. Thank You Father for being Jehovah Jireh – My Provider, Jehovah Nissi – My Victory, Jehovah Shalom – My Peace through all these years! Thank you to those who have loved me and supported me through all these years and are still loving and supporting me now!! I love you all!! I am Humbled, Thankful, & Grateful.

Random Things

things I love:
* My Lord & Savior & Heavenly Father
* My Family
* My Mr. Wonderful
* My daily devotion
* Worship
* Children & Youth
* Ministry
* My church
* My home
* My future

What I'm ready for:
* Family beach trip
* Our Wedding
* Summer Contest
* Seeing the kids at church
* Worship
* Our Honeymoon trip
* Full-Time Ministry

God is good and faithful.

Personality

Ever since going through the personality book "Spirit Filled Temperment" in our Sunday School class I have loved learning about the different personalities and then trying to figure out what my loves are and the new people I meet. Not to judge them but so that I can know and love them better. We learned that there are Strengths and Weaknesses to each. God can help to control and temper each personality and help us learn how to function.

Very interesting to me...so when I read this description of the 4 Temperments or Personalities I really liked the simple way it was put and I thought I would share it.

Phlegmatic: Desires PEACE
Needs times of quiet, reduced stress, feeling of worth, relaxation

Choleric: Desires CONTROL
Needs appreciation for achievements, opportunity for leadership, and participation in decisions

Sanguine: Desires FUN
Needs attention, affection, approval, activity with people

Melancholy: Desires PERFECTION
Needs sensitivity, stability, support, space, silence

I will share with you what I am...what we learned in the book was that you have a Primary and a Secondary sometimes you will have three but mostly just two. They give you a test and break it down by percentage and even send you a booklet about your personality based off the test you take. I need to go back and read my book again.

So here is a glimpse of me:

Primary: Choleric 60% - I am guess at the percentage but I believe I am close to what my booklet says. I also desire & need exactly what the description above says. So very true.
Secondary: Melancholy: 40% - Again guessing at the percentage but think I am close. Again I desire & need exactly what the description above says.

How cool is that!! I think it is beneficial to be able to understand yourself and others. I like it :)

My prediction of what my soon to be hubby is:

Primary: Phlegmatic 80% - This is a total guess. The description seems to fit his personality. And reading this has helped me understand his needs more and his desires. Cool.
Secondary: I am unsure of his secondary...I think he is is predominately Phleg and has small pieces of Sanguine and Melancholy. Maybe one day he can take the test and find out.

I really do think that it is beneficial to be able to know and understand different personalities and the needs and desires. It helps to understand yourself as well as others. Not to mention it's fun too.

So there is my little spill on personalities!!

Which do you think you are????

From Where I stand today:

*My mind is full and slightly cloudy today

*Some places are difficult to know where to stand but we have to remember the object is always to simply love no matter how someone is behaving or if we agree or not

*Our nature is NOT naturally good…we HAVE to work at it ~ For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23

*When things get tough…the ONLY thing to do is draw closer to THE FATHER ~ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you

*One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 27:4

*Search out the good in people, encourage that and all the other shall fade away

*God plays no favorites

*You don’t get to know the Father’s time. You get to know that the Father is faithful. ~ Tony Cruz

*The Lord IS my shield

*Reaching HIS faithfulness first takes faithfulness from us ~ It IS worth it

*This should be one of those days where I get to curl up on the couch and that just be okay ~ but it’s not and that’s okay ~ God is here

*It really is a time of the enemy attacking ~ it seems right know that jerk is literally attacking EVERYONE I love ~ he WILL NOT win IN THE NAME OF JESUS

*There is SO much that needs to be covered in prayer one needs prayer to be their full-time job

*All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful Psalm 25:10

Really...

it has posed to be much more difficult than I thought to keep my blog updated...I can't be on much at work so I only get to update every now and then.

I miss blogworld.

Things are going great...we have Three months and Ten days until our Wedding Day. I can't wait.

Plans are going great!!! It's so fun!!! I can't wait to see it all come together.

Will update again as soon as I can.

Wedding Dress Shopping

Oh wow!!

Had The most Amazing Day.

Have The most Amazing Moms.

Have The most Amazing Matron of Honor.

Found The most Amazing Dress.

Cried The most Amazing Tears.

Got to have all four moms there, my two and his two, his little sister and my Matron of Honor.

We all scoured the racks pulling out dresses. Tried on my favorite from online and the catalog first. A wave of emotion hit me. I was actually in a wedding dress. I cried. Felt Amazing in that dress. Could not believe how beautiful it was.

Tried on three of four more comparing them all to the first. When I put the first dress on again I weeped, so much emotion came over me. When I walked out in that dress the second time I knew it was the dress I would walk down the isle and marry Mr. Wonderful in. Everyone thought so too. Amazing that everyone felt the same way. My Dad and brother who stopped by even agreed. They were speechless!

From that point we just began to add things...and everyone knew when the piece was The one. The veil, the headpiece, the shoes, the jewelry. Amazing.

It all came together piece by piece. I cannot wait for our Wedding Day! I can't wait for the doors to open and to begin the walk down the aisle and see the look on my Forever's face.

I won't post pictures but trust me...Wow...

It was an amazing day and I am so touch by all who came and made it so special, it would not have been the same if anyone of them had not been there.

Thank you Father. Thank you Father. Thank you.

Engagement Story.

The story that will prove how truly Wonderful Mr. Wonderful is...

I came home from two weeks of kids camp that Saturday, the day of our One Year anniversary. I had 24 hours at home before I had to be back at camp. Mr. Wonderful was taking me out that night.

I of course took forever getting ready and was a little late. Mr. Wonderful sat in the car and waited patiently for me.

We were at least 30 minutes late for our Reservations. Mr. Wonderful made reservations at this really nice restaraunt. We did get to eat there anyway, thankfully. (Now mind you I did not find out until later that we had reservations and that I had made us extremely late. Mr. Wonderful never showed a sign of anger.)

We had a sweet and extremely yummy dinner. I noticed how different our conversation was from a year ago when we were on our first date and how different it felt to be on a date for our One Year anniversary. Quite nice. No nerves just love. (Ok that was cheesy but oh so true!)

After our yummy and sweet dinner Mr. Wonderful took me to the drive in to watch a movie we had been wanting to see. Night at the Museum 2. (No we didn't go "parking", get your mind outta there!!!)

Here comes kink #2 in Mr. Wonderful's night...

Uuumm I fell asleep during the movie. Mr. Wonderful is such a sweetie though he didn't even wake me up, he let me sleep. Even though he was thinking that it may not be such a good night to follow through with his plan. I had been so sick and working so hard at camp I just could NOT keep my lil eyes open.

On the way home I was a little grumpy...so sleepy and tired...and well I was maybe more than a little grumpy...but I really was trying hard not to ruin our One Year anniversary date by being grumpy.

Mr. Wonderful passed the road to take me home. I came a little unglued then. Here's how it went down keep in mind I had grumpy all in my voice and Mr. Wonderful is as calm as can be...well on the outside anyway:

Me: WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?
Mr. Wonderful: I'm just gonna ride up here for a minute
Me: WHY? ARE YOU GOING TO THE STORE?
Mr. Wonderful: Do you need something from the store?
Me: NO. (Thinking: I NEED TO GO TO BED!)
Me: ARE YOU GOING A DIFFERENT WAY OR SOMETHING?
Mr. Wonderful: Yeah
Me: (Thinking: I really need to quit being so grumpy I am going to ruin our One year anniversary date. Chill out Tabbie. Get a grip.)

Mr. Wonderful pulls into a parking lot at a bench in my little town we normally walk to and sit at. We had gone there after a date before so I thought nothing about it. At this point I was thinking that Mr. Wonderful was trying to wake me up so that I could go home and re-pack for camp. So we sit on our bench and I start chatting up a storm and Mr. Wonderful can't get a word in at all.

After a few minutes I bring up the fact that even though I want to get married in October that we are running out of time. Here's how that conversation goes:

Me: You know it's now four months to the time we talked about getting married. We may not have enough time to plan a wedding, we may have to think about maybe not being able to get married then.
Mr. Wonderful: Four months is enough time to plan a wedding.
Me: Four months would be but not three or two or one month.
Mr. Wonderful: Four months is enough time to plan a wedding.
Me: (I turned my head because I was getting grumpy...I was thinking didn't WE JUST talk about this.)

When I turned back to him he was on one knee...BE STILL MY HEART...yeah I believe it actually stopped.

Mr. Wonderful (on one knee shaking and teary eyed): Will you make me the happiest man in the world? Would you be my wife?
Me: Mouth gaping open...nothing coming out..............................................
Me: Is this for real?
Mr. Wonderful (shaking even more): Yes this is real. And I really need you to give me an answer here!
Me: Yes Yes Yes Yes!!!

Mr. Wonderful then slipped the most beautiful ring on my finger. And I laughed and cried all at the same time.

It took me hours to really believe it was real. I love my ring and I love my Mr. Wonderful. I know he loves me since he still asked me to marry him even while I was so grumpy and unpleasant and even when I didn't answer him.

Poor guy, I was late, fell asleep, grumpy, and kept him waiting forever wondering what I was going to say. And he is still going to marry me...OCTOBER 17th!!

I cannot wait to be this man's wife. He is Wonderful!

My Beautiful Ring.

The Newly Engaged Couple.

I really had no idea it was coming. Looking back there were clues but I just didn't pick up on them. I quit allowing myself to think about getting engaged cause I just kept being so sad when it didn't happen.

It was SUCH a Wonderful night. Perfect. WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!!!

Tuesday.

It's just a Tuesday so here are some random thoughts...

*I am so loved by my Faithful Heavenly Father and I feel His love everyday.

*I love the Sunday School class that I just started helping teach.

*I loved doing Children's Church on Sunday. I loved feeling the Lord speak to me about what He wanted out of the service.

*I love the Mr. Wonderful is at Youth Camp.

*I love shopping with my Neesie.

*I do not like being the new person at work and that very few of the girls in my department actually talk to me.

*I am actually LOVING planning my wedding.

*I love my engagement ring.

*I adore sleeping and miss it alot.

*I am going shopping for my Wedding Dress on Sunday. I haven't gotten really excited yet.

*I am ready to get off work.

*Father's Day weekend was great beginning to end!

*UP is not worth the money.

*That's all for now.

Weekend Update

The weekend was great...a bit of a whirlwind...but a great one!


Friday after I got off work we headed to Mobile to visit my future in-laws.


We spent Friday night in the pool floating and relaxing with Mr. Wonderful's Dad & Stepmom...that is the most relaxed I have been in MONTHS!!! Alot of Months!!!!


Saturday we headed to see Mr. Wonderful's mom and had a yummy lunch of grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and visiting with Mr. Wonderful's siblings.


We then headed back to his dad's to hang out with siblings and swim and have the most amazing dinner ever...we had Filets with Crab on top and grilled veggies and just so much yummy food.


We swam until we were all prunes...we had a blast.


We headed home late and I was definately so ready to be in my bed snoozing.

Sunday morning was just amazing. Our Children’s Pastor gave me the opportunity to do service Sunday and I was just blown away by what God did in our Sunday school class before service and then what He did in the service. God is so good and so faithful and I am very excited to see what God is up to and what He is going to do in Children’s Church!! I know that I know that I know that He is up to something.

Sunday afternoon Mr. Wonderful and I hung out with my parents for Father’s day and had a great time. I think Dad loved all of his Father’s day gifts. After lunch Mr. Wonderful, my brother, and I went to see the movie UP in 3D. I will just say that I was not greatly impressed and the 3D part was NOT worth the extra two dollars we paid for it. But it was nice to get some time with my brother.

We then had dinner with some friends and then made a quick run to Wal-Mart so that Mr. Wonderful could have everything he needed to go to Youth Camp.

Yep Mr. Wonderful is away for the week at Youth Camp. I am so excited that he gets to go to camp. He never got the opportunity to go when he was younger so I am glad he gets to go now.

Then it was off to dreamland for me.

Have I ever mentioned that I am OLD and I have to have my sleep? I miss out sometimes because I have to go to bed so much earlier. But I can’t help it; I have to have my sleep. So just call me old…well no…rather don’t call me old, cause even though I am and I act like an old lady…I sure don’t like to be called old. Lol

Well that’s it for my weekend update. It was a good weekend and I am looking forward to catching up on my sleep at some point.

I hope you all have a good week.

Quick Update

* I am still working on the Engagement Story to post...hopefully this weekend...I have to tell the story right you know *wink*

*New job is going good, hopefully next week I will get to learn more, I have been doing mostly busy work this week as the girl who is training me has been on vacation.

*Wedding plans are coming along beautifully!! Getting so much done and checking things off my to-do list left and right. Mr. Wonderful is so helpful and has just been a blessing I can't even tell you!!!

*I am going NEXT SUNDAY to buy a WEDDING DRESS!!! Wow the day every girl waits for. I am so excited!! All the moms will be there (4) and my Matron of Honor (referee if needed).

*Short engagements really ARE the BEST!!! I'm getting married in 4 months!!! I can't wait!!

*I know my blog is very neglected and I say I'm going to do better, I am trying. It's hard with a new job and no real internet at home. Maybe I can update every other day or so. I will do my best I promise!!

*Headed to Mobile tonight to have a QUICK visit with the future IN-LAWS. Yay!

*Father's Day is Sunday and hopefully we will have everyone together for it. I love those moments! It will be a great time, always is!!

*Okay gotta run now. Will try to at least do quick updates!! I miss blogging!!!

At the end...

of my rapidly fraying rope.

Today I came to the end. It was most certainly bound to happen. I have been going non-stop for weeks with the past week being one of the Most exciting and emotional!!!

So tonight I am vacating the world and making time to do some calm and quiet things like share my heart on my beloved blog. Oh blog how I have missed thee...

My new job is going good, a bit frustrating today as the sweet girl that is training me doesn't really have the time to do so as she is going out of town this weekend for a week. And we all know how it is right before you go out of town for a week. There is much to be done and the poor girl has me to train in the mean time. I feel for her but I know it will be worth it next week when she is sitting on the beach far far away :). However in the meantime it is slightly frustrating to be doing something entirely new and not be able to ask a million questions. But so far I really do love the job.

So here I sit soaking up some down time and pondering on How incredible my Heavenly Father is and how Wonderful the man I am going to marry is. Pondering the wedding that I FINALLY get to plan and gazing at my BEAUTIFUL ring.

Ok quick funny to share...imagine this...you are walking through Belk and you notice a young woman headed out the door...but oh oh...oh no...she's not looking up...she's looking down...what is she looking at, you think...oh my she's about to run smack into the glass door that isn't opening quite as fast as she thinks it's going too...what is that, that has her so distracted...oh phew she made it through the first glass door...but oh no she's gonna run slap into the other one...oh my goodness she really needs to pay attention and stop staring at whatever it is she is staring at...phew she made it through the second glass door and finally looks up just in time and realizes she almost flattened her face...good thing she might have gotten hit by a car had she not finally looked up...This Ring Is Going To Get Me Killed I Tell Ya....oh yeah that was me that was so distracted by my engagement ring that I nearly ran smack into two glass doors at Belk and prolly would have gotten hit by a car had I not come out of my awe struck gaze at my ring. Sheesh...lol

Ok...so I wish the whole world could feel the happiness in my heart when I look at my lovely ring. I reminds me of the Faithful Heavenly Father I have...who knew that I needed to wait for just the right time and moment to give my heart away. The Father who was my Strength when I was very weak and tired of waiting. The Father who sent encouragement just in the nick of time when I felt like I was never going to see my dreams come true. The Father who renewed me for the man he created just for me. The Father who in just the right time brought just the right man and just the right ring to remind me Forever that my Father is faithful and my Wonderful man Loves me and is my Forever. Thank You Father. Thank You.

What a Reedemer He is. He has completely Reedemed and Restored my life. Given me back things I missed out on as a child and given me back things I gave away in foolishness. Given me the desires of my heart. I know MY REEDEMER LIVES!

I am blessed...even here at the end of my rope...where my body, mind, and spirit can take no more I am blessed and I am Held by a Faithful Heavenly Father. And all that keeps coming out is Thank You Father. Thank You Father. It's been a rough day but You are here and You have me. I trust You Father and I Love You Father and I Praise YOU Father. You my Abba Father get ALL of the Glory for ALL of the incredible things I have in my life. For All the incredible people I have in my life. You Father get the credit You get the Honor and Glory. You Father are the ONLY one who could do such amazing and Wonderful things in a life that was so dark and destroyed. You Father are my Reedemer, my Victory, my Peace, my Lord and Savior, MY FAITHFUL HEAVENLY FATHER.

I could never have written this story so Wonderful...I have always tried...always made my plans and dreamed my dreams but now and for all my life I choose His plans and His dreams...I have learned they are much more Wonderful than anything I could dream up.

Jesus IS the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, it was His life that made all of this possible for my life and your life too. He made the way for us to have relationship with the Father...our CREATOR...who better to be in relationship with than the very ONE who created you. Who could ever know you better? Noone.

Thank You Creator for knowing me better than anyone even myself and for helping me to always find YOUR way and YOUR will for the life You have given to me. I give this life back to YOU. In Jesus name. Amen.

Coming soon...Our Engagement Story

GREAT NEWS!!!

It has finally happened...

I am ENGAGED everybody!!! I can't believe I get to marry this Wonderful man. God is so very Faithful. I waited such a long time and it was worth every second of the wait. I cannot wait to marry this man that God created just for me. The past year with him has been unlike anything I could have ever dreamed up. God has blessed me more through this man than I could have ever thought to hope for. I mean I hoped and wished for really good things...and God has surpassed all of those and just absolutely blown me away with this man that He brought into my life. And I get to be his wife and he will be my husband. I have truly waited so long for this. Not always patiently but I waited none the less. My ring is so beautiful!!! Here it is...

Not only am I ENGAGED to the most WONDERFUL man in all the world...I also got a new job. I started today working in the HR department at an Insurance company. I am very excited to have this job!!! My first day was great!!!

So in only FOUR short months I will be...Mrs. Marshall Trotter!!!! I cannot wait!!!!

I will post the engagement story soon...I will be opeining up another blog...a WEDDING blog. It has the story of how we met and it will include our Engagement story as well. And it will hopefully keep you all up to date on all the wedding plans.

I know I have been missing from the blog world for quite some time now and have promised to come back several times...but hopefully this time I am truly back.

I have actually been at KIDS CAMP for the past two weeks lovin on some childrens. The first week we were the Ministry Team and services were amazing. God really did a work in me as well as in the kids!! Kids Camp is such a special place. We came home on Saturday only to wash clothes and turn back around and take our kids from church back to camp on Sunday. We had a great three days with the kids and God really did some amazing things in them and again in me. I tell you what God has done most of the major work on me AT KIDS CAMP and I am okay with that!!! While at Kids Camp with our kids the Director of the camp asked me to join his staff for the remainder of camp. Now I have always wanted to be on staff at kids camp...but never in a million years did I think I would ever actually get the chance. But I did...I was on staff for 6 days and I had such a great time!!! I would have been there until kids camp was over but fortunately I got a job at a really great company.

See guys and gals...we have a Faithful Heavenly Father...and some may look at the things that have transpired since the beginning of the year and think oh what a horrible rotten time...but NO...NO NO NO NO...God IS Faithful and HE has a plan...and I know that all that has happend...losing jobs and so on is all part of His plan to draw me closer to Him. I have been more blessed that EVER before and I have gotten opportunities that I would have never had...and I have made decisions for my future that I never would have made before...and I have felt my Father's presence like I never have before...no I am not saying it has been easy...but how can we grow stronger if we are not given opportunities to be strengthened? How can we learn if we do not experience? The Lord knows me and what it takes to get my attention and He knows the plans that He has for each of us.

I could have decided that all that happened was horrible and I could have chosen to give up and blame God or complain and sit around being mad and full of self pity...but all the wonderful things that God had in store for me would have passed me right on by...and I never would have even known it. God has an exact plan for each of us, HE created each of us...HE created every single person who lives with a purpose and a plan...and not once has He ever promised it would be easy and perfect and nothing hard would ever come our way...no in fact He tells us the opposite...He says that when trials come they produce perseverance and character and hope...and the HE is our strength...and that we can RELY on HIM to see us through...and that He has blessings and rest for us if we just hold on...

So right now that is my advice for any of you out there who feel like your world is crumbling down...HOLD ON...DONT LET GO OF HIM...HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH...THERE IS SOMETHING TO LEARN IN THE MIDST...HE HAS THE PLAN...HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU...HE IS FAITHFUL...HE IS YOUR STRENGTH...HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU...HE KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF...HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET YOUR ATTENTION...HE KNOW THE PLAN HE HAS FOR YOU, PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU A HOPE AND A FUTURE...HE CREATED YOU...HE LOVES YOU.

HOLD ON.

Father Thank You for being my Wonderful Father, for being Faithful and for Loving me so much. Thank you because I get to share all the Wonderful things YOU do in my life with others so that they know YOUR love too. Thank you for the incredible opportunities you've given me, and Thank you for being my provider always. Thanks you Father for the Wonderful man you created just for me and Thank You for being my strength and my wisdom as I waited on You to bring him to me. Thank You Father for blessing me so much with family and love and healing and hope and purpose. Thank You Father for ALL you are doing, use this blog to touch hearts and lives and soften hearts to receive YOUR love and forgiveness and salvation. You are my ALL in ALL and I love you Father and I give you ALL the praise, honor, & glory. Be with me tomorrow as I face my second day at a new job and help me to be a blessing to my new employer. Father I give this relationship to you, this wedding to you, this job to you and most importantly I give my life to you. I want to serve you All of my days. Thank You Father. I love you. I praise You. YOU FATHER ARE THE GREATEST NEWS OF ALL!!! In Jesus name. Amen.

Camp

Oh Camp how I love you.

Hello from camp. I absolutely love being here at camp. Services have been great every single night, however my favorite night was definately last night. Last night was a night of God tearing down walls in kids so that He can fill them up and love them and change their lives. I know that kids lives are never going to be the same. And that is the most beautiful thing in the world to me.

I love being here at camp, it is such a sanctuary. It is so much easier to focus and just be in His presence all the time. I feel great while I am here!! There is just such a difference here and I love it. But it really makes me understand that I have to push hard to stay and get in His presence while I am at home with life slinging things at me left and right.

I am thankful for this opportunity to get to be here this week like this. I know that it was a gift to me from God. I am so Thankful so very thankful!!

I had a second interview today at this great company with this great people. I want the job so bad. That interview went great. I have never had an interview that long and that was FUN, oh yes you heard me correctly I said the interview was FUN. God is so good, I really feel His hand in all of this. I will know if I got the job or not soon!!!

Well that is all I have time for, for now it is time to pray for tonight's service.

Busy Busy Week

Oh my has it been a busy busy week.

I am thoroughly exhuasted from it and next week is even busier but great cause it's KIDS CAMP time!!

Here's a little recap of my week:

Monday: At the church helping set up for the Graduation Banquet
Tuesday: I took a sweet lady to the Doctor downtown and watched American Idol with friends
Wednesday: Took myself to the doctor then went to church then watched the American Idol Finale with friends
Thursday: I had two interviews and then I picked my sweet Tater up from the vet and babied him and laundry
Friday: At the church to get ready for Kids Camp then another Doctors appointment and laundry
Saturday: Headed to church to pack up for camp, and headed to camp to set up and practice then home to hang out with Mr. Wonderful and his parents who will be in town for the weekend
Sunday: Breakfast with my family and the we are having a school's out movie party with the kids and I can't wait to get in the floor with them and hang out and watch a movie, then we are headed to camp for the week.

Hopefully I will get to spend the week at camp but it is possible that I will have a job to start next week. In that case I will spend the week learning a new job and getting accustomed to driving in traffic once again. I have not done that in nine years. I am of course on the fence as far as next week. I want so badly to just get to be at camp and work and minister, but at the same time I really need a job and need the peace that comes with having a job once again.

I know that whatever next week holds is up to my Heavenly Father and I know that He knows best.

I am thankful that I will at least get Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at camp for sure and I can not wait to pour myself into Children's Ministry. That is my heart.

Shameless Plug: God has shared with me the most amazing man and I am SO Blessed. I can't believe how blessed I am. It truly shocks me on a regular basis. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with this man. Thank You Father.

I know my posts have been sporatic lately...and my readers have all but gone. Hope you will all tune back in on occasion.

Randoms to catch up

I have been out of the blog loop lately and so I wanted to make blogging a priority today...here are some randoms to catch up...

I have had a bit of a rough time since losing my job but I feel like I am starting to bounce back lately!! Yay!!

Mr. Wonderful and I have gotten to spend alot of time helping at the church lately and that has really been fun and a helpful way to keep us busy and keep our spirits up.

I sure am loving the beautiful sunshine lately!!

We had a really cool family reunion this last weekend and it was really fun meeting family and catching up.

It looks like I will get to be a part of kids camp like never before since I do not have a job. I have mixed emotions about this. 1) I am super excited as I have never gotten to stay at camp during the day with the team and hang out and practice. 2) It's a little hard enjoying things knowing I really need to have a job and be working. Time is running out. 3) I know God is in control and if I need to be a camp like this I will if not I will get a job before hand. It is ALL in His hands and I am going to stand there with peace and acceptance knowing that He knows best!!!

My cat Tater had his front claws removed today and I stopped by to visit him after his surgery and it just melted my little heart. I wanted to pick him up and cuddle him and take him home with me, but I couldn't. He was doing good though and the lady was really sweet to him and was loving on him too. I am going to miss having him home with me these next few nights though. I can't wait to have him home again!!

I am loving my new lap top and loving the feeling of being able to have my own space now. I have never had that, I have always used a work computer. This one is mine and that feels really good.

I gave platelets for the first time ever last week and it was quite the experience. Now I am an avid blood donor. I absolutely LOVE to donate blood. It is something that I have that others need desperately and it is free for me to give. So I love it with all my heart. I have not been able to donate in a year since I got to go to Thailand last year. So I was really excited to get back in the grove. When Mr. Wonderful took me to the blood bank last week I asked the lady there about donating plazma and platelets and which they needed more of the three. It was interesting to find out that they needed platelets more. Here is why...They give platelets to cancer patients and patients who have blood clotting issues. Platelets only have a shelf life of 5 days. Blood has a shelf life of about 28 days I believe. So Mr. Wonderful and I decided that since they needed platelets more and we had the time that we would donate those instead of just blood. It wasn't so bad except for the ugly bruise on my arm. It was long, Mr. Wonderful's took 85 minutes and mine took 65 minutes. They only had one machine so we had to wait on each other. I am thankful to have been able to donate something they have such need of. I hope to be albe to do it again soon. If you are able please donate blood, it is a necessitly of life and there are people who literally will not survive if we do not donate!!!

Ok lovely blog readers, that is all for now. I hope to be around more. I hope to get all caught up in blog land soon!!

Until next time...God Bless!!! God is so good and His blessings are INCREDIBLE!!

New Computer!!!

I got a new computer!!!!
My very first lap top!!!
How excited am I you ask???
SO EXCITCED!!!
I hopefully will be back around the blog world!!
I have missed it!!!
I love my new computer!!

The Beach.

Oh my my!

I forgot how much I love the beach!

I feel so much Love and Peace here.

It's so beautiful and peaceful.

I can't help but feel close to my Heavenly Father here.

I can't help but hear His voice here!

I love the sound of the waves, the wind, the moon on the water, the beauty, and the love and peace that my Heavenly Father washes over me here.

I sat out on the balcony tonight after sitting out on the beach under the moonlight taking in the incredible beauty and all I could say to my Father was...THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU...Thank You Father for this trip to the beach, Thank You Father for the beauty that is here, Thank You Father for the Peace and Love that I feel, Thank You Father. Thank You.

The Beach. Ah the Beach. I love the Beach. I am so thankful to be here. I can't wait to get back out there tomorrow. I will be sad to leave it behind too, but I am thankful to have gotten to come.

Again Thank You Father!!

No I haven't gone missin...

Hello Blog Friends!!
I haven't gone missing, I just took a much needed get away trip.

Mr. Wonderful and I went to visit a friend in Tallahassee and then to visit his family in Mobile.

We had a wonderful relaxing time. We needed the break to just clear our minds and de-stress for a bit.

I feel refreshed and renewed.