God's mercy, love, and grace are a constant in my life and I want my faith in him to be a constant as well.
It never ceases to amaze me how many times God comes to my rescue. Even when I doubt him, he always ends up saving the day!
There is nothing like the feeling of God taking a burden off your shoulders, it's when I feel the most at peace.
God is the calmer of my raging storms!
He relieves my fears like no one else can.
He restores my faith and makes it a constant!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thanks
I'm thankful for:
~Shane and Candy giving us free tickets to the Lynard Skynard concert this past Saturday...we went with our friends Jamie, Kristy, Lori and Shannon and had a BLAST!! THANKS SHANE & CANDY!!
~My momma coming to visit...I ♥ my momma SO MUCH!
~My new found self confidence...there is nothing like learning to love yourself again!
~Losing 115 lbs....Thank YOU Jesus for giving me the opportunity to have a surgery that has truly changed my life!
~My handsome, hard working, loving husband who has ALWAYS loved me for who I am!
~The way my husband stares at me and smiles..takes my breath away!
~The ladies bible study at Lifesong....the ladies are awesome and the bible study has changed my life!
~God's unwavering love for me and his willingness to cling to my side no matter what storms come my way!
~Music...it's an important part of my life:)
~My sweet, beautiful girls who make me proud to be a mom EVERY single day!!
~Yankee Candles...Mmmm, I never get tired of that amazing smell!
~FRIENDS:)
~A marriage that is still TRUE, still SOLID, still gives me BUTTERFLIES, and still ROCKS my WORLD!
~Shane and Candy giving us free tickets to the Lynard Skynard concert this past Saturday...we went with our friends Jamie, Kristy, Lori and Shannon and had a BLAST!! THANKS SHANE & CANDY!!
~My momma coming to visit...I ♥ my momma SO MUCH!
~My new found self confidence...there is nothing like learning to love yourself again!
~Losing 115 lbs....Thank YOU Jesus for giving me the opportunity to have a surgery that has truly changed my life!
~My handsome, hard working, loving husband who has ALWAYS loved me for who I am!
~The way my husband stares at me and smiles..takes my breath away!
~The ladies bible study at Lifesong....the ladies are awesome and the bible study has changed my life!
~God's unwavering love for me and his willingness to cling to my side no matter what storms come my way!
~Music...it's an important part of my life:)
~My sweet, beautiful girls who make me proud to be a mom EVERY single day!!
~Yankee Candles...Mmmm, I never get tired of that amazing smell!
~FRIENDS:)
~A marriage that is still TRUE, still SOLID, still gives me BUTTERFLIES, and still ROCKS my WORLD!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thankful
My dear friend Candy often blogs about what she is thankful for and I thought it was time for me to do a thankful blog as well:)
I'm thankful for:
~My sweet David for loving me even when I'm a pain in the booty:)
~My precious girls for bringing a smile to my face every single day!
~Despite our a/c & heat being broken, the weather has been very tolerable so far and at least our power bill has gone down!
~My friends who are always there for me whenever and wherever, I LOVE them!
~Jennifer Rothschild bible study "Me, myself and lies"..it's a thought provoking, soul searching, God seeking study and I am being transformed because of it!
~My Jesus for never leaving me no matter how many times I screw up!
~Yankee Candle pumpkin spice~INDESCRIBEABLE!
~Aafes/PX at Ft. Jackson
~The fall weather, I LOVE IT:)
I'm thankful for:
~My sweet David for loving me even when I'm a pain in the booty:)
~My precious girls for bringing a smile to my face every single day!
~Despite our a/c & heat being broken, the weather has been very tolerable so far and at least our power bill has gone down!
~My friends who are always there for me whenever and wherever, I LOVE them!
~Jennifer Rothschild bible study "Me, myself and lies"..it's a thought provoking, soul searching, God seeking study and I am being transformed because of it!
~My Jesus for never leaving me no matter how many times I screw up!
~Yankee Candle pumpkin spice~INDESCRIBEABLE!
~Aafes/PX at Ft. Jackson
~The fall weather, I LOVE IT:)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Spoken To
The Bible study that I have started is SO AWESOME and I know that God brought me there for a reason. I have turned away from him for a few months now, and I know that this was the catalyst that brought me back where I belong!
My thought closet has been FULL of negativity, jealousy, and resentment and it needs a MAJOR overhaul, effective immediately! When you let these kind of thoughts consume your mind, they will also rule your life and cause distruction all around you...I don't want that for myself, I want Jesus! I choose to let him rule my thoughts and my life!
For the past few months, I have been consumed with the fact that my life isn't as good as everyone else's and I have also been preoccupied with all the negativity around me. It was becoming a thorn in my side and that thorn was trying to take over those around me as well. I put God on the back burner and tried to hide myself from him because I simply wanted an excuse not to change.
David and I don't have a lot of money and we have struggled financially our whole relationship. It has been a rough road at times and there have been feelings of guilt, and bitterness. Those feelings took over my entire thought process and I then failed to realize just how many blessings God has put in my life. Look at all I have been through the past year~I made it through almost nine months of my husband being gone and being a single mother, I had a MAJOR life changing surgery with my husband gone, lost 112 lbs, reclaimed my confidence and self esteem, had another minor surgery, fell in love with my husband all over again, made amazing friends, and SO MUCH MORE! No, David & I don't have a lot of money, but we have each other and our beautiful girls, a house over our heads, food on our table and more importantly-GOD! I have a God that has never left me no matter how many times I have turned my eyes from him-he ALWAYS takes me back with no strings attached! If that isn't blessed, I don't know what is!
It's time for me to re-focus and clean out my thought closet for GOOD! God is speaking to me and I will listen!
My thought closet has been FULL of negativity, jealousy, and resentment and it needs a MAJOR overhaul, effective immediately! When you let these kind of thoughts consume your mind, they will also rule your life and cause distruction all around you...I don't want that for myself, I want Jesus! I choose to let him rule my thoughts and my life!
For the past few months, I have been consumed with the fact that my life isn't as good as everyone else's and I have also been preoccupied with all the negativity around me. It was becoming a thorn in my side and that thorn was trying to take over those around me as well. I put God on the back burner and tried to hide myself from him because I simply wanted an excuse not to change.
David and I don't have a lot of money and we have struggled financially our whole relationship. It has been a rough road at times and there have been feelings of guilt, and bitterness. Those feelings took over my entire thought process and I then failed to realize just how many blessings God has put in my life. Look at all I have been through the past year~I made it through almost nine months of my husband being gone and being a single mother, I had a MAJOR life changing surgery with my husband gone, lost 112 lbs, reclaimed my confidence and self esteem, had another minor surgery, fell in love with my husband all over again, made amazing friends, and SO MUCH MORE! No, David & I don't have a lot of money, but we have each other and our beautiful girls, a house over our heads, food on our table and more importantly-GOD! I have a God that has never left me no matter how many times I have turned my eyes from him-he ALWAYS takes me back with no strings attached! If that isn't blessed, I don't know what is!
It's time for me to re-focus and clean out my thought closet for GOOD! God is speaking to me and I will listen!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Weekend Wrap Up
This weekend was so busy for me, but it was a great weekend!
I babysat Haley & Logan on Friday night and those kids are so sweet, I just love them:) Then Saturday the girls spent the night with my sister and David and I went to Columbia to go Christmas shopping and clothes shopping which of course was fun and it was so nice just spending time alone with the love of my life. It gave us some time to appreciate each other and all the things God has blessed us with!
Sunday I babysat my sweet friend Candy's three children and it was fun to spend time with them while their parents enjoyed a little football in Charlotte. It just makes my day when the children I babysit want me to come back and babysit again and tell me they like me....I know I've done my job when I hear that:)
Today is Monday and it's back to the normal routine which I actually enjoy. I started a ladies bible study at Lifesong church with Kristy and I really enjoyed it this morning and enjoyed meeting new ladies. I am so excited and ready to hear and learn what God is trying to say to me and following his will for my life. Things have been difficult lately, but I have been reminded of exactly how blessed I truly am no matter what challenges come my way! God is still here and he's not going anywhere!!
I babysat Haley & Logan on Friday night and those kids are so sweet, I just love them:) Then Saturday the girls spent the night with my sister and David and I went to Columbia to go Christmas shopping and clothes shopping which of course was fun and it was so nice just spending time alone with the love of my life. It gave us some time to appreciate each other and all the things God has blessed us with!
Sunday I babysat my sweet friend Candy's three children and it was fun to spend time with them while their parents enjoyed a little football in Charlotte. It just makes my day when the children I babysit want me to come back and babysit again and tell me they like me....I know I've done my job when I hear that:)
Today is Monday and it's back to the normal routine which I actually enjoy. I started a ladies bible study at Lifesong church with Kristy and I really enjoyed it this morning and enjoyed meeting new ladies. I am so excited and ready to hear and learn what God is trying to say to me and following his will for my life. Things have been difficult lately, but I have been reminded of exactly how blessed I truly am no matter what challenges come my way! God is still here and he's not going anywhere!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
I'm SO EXCITED!
I am SO EXCITED about this coming Saturday! My big sis offered to let the girls stay over night on Saturday and we're dropping them off around 3pm that day so that we can go to Columbia:)
I'm so excited to have some alone time with David because this is the first time we've been childless since David got home from the Army in June, so this is a much needed day off and I can't wait! I love my girlies to death, but momma needs a break every so often and momma needs some time with daddy:)
COME ON SATURDAY, COME ON!
I'm so excited to have some alone time with David because this is the first time we've been childless since David got home from the Army in June, so this is a much needed day off and I can't wait! I love my girlies to death, but momma needs a break every so often and momma needs some time with daddy:)
COME ON SATURDAY, COME ON!
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