Changes In Life Right Now

Whew! It seems like lately there have been and will be a lot of life changes that will be happening! Some off the top of my head?

Well, in about four months I will be a Mama. Like-my child will be here. Wow. Big change there! But oh what an exciting one at that!!!!

I have already started working on my new blog! Do any of you have suggestions? I am going for a simpler overall theme (just because I am not finding a background that I have absolutely fallen in love with) and so I am trying more classy-more grown-up? I don't know. Thoughts or suggestions on that? The site will be ready to launch soon though. I am just trying to figure out how to transition smoothly (like if I should bring posts over from this blog that I absolutely love etc...). Any thoughts on that?

I am really getting excited about changes in the area of our little family going more natural! A big part of my other blog will be recipes and adventures and we step out in that way. I am super excited and have stories to share! :)

One thing I want to start doing more is my photography! I love taking pictures and did for a while but then life got busy and I just kind of let it go. Now, I am picking it up again and loving it! Our friends had a baby this past week and we went and saw her when she was less than 24 hours old. Here are some pictures I got of her:

Jason was the first to hold her and was so tender with her! He was just in awe of how perfect she was! It was so sweet to watch him with her! He is going to be an amazing Daddy! :)

I also wanted to mention that my amazing friend Rebecca asked me to let you all know that that even though she is no longer blogging at A Rather Unusual Maiden for God since she got married she is still blogging! You can find her blog at Butterfly Days :) Check it out! :)

Well, I have so many things that I want to blog about! Sour Dough, bread making, an amazing gift from Katie's Mercentile that came in the mail (whole post coming on that one), our experiances thus far with transitioning to a more natural life style, Jason's experiance with inventing a smoothie, some things the Lord is teaching me and some recipes :)

What are your thoughts? Should that be new blog content?

Have a blessed Sunday :)

Some quick news

Whew it has been awhile since I updated! I have been sick this week and so I have been taking it easy! :) But I wanted to pop in and just let you know that no I have not quit blogging. ;)

This week I have had a lot of time to get into couponing! Do any of you coupon? I have started using three amazing resources from the same lady and have saved a bunch of money (and even gotten money back) just by using coupons! Do any of you have tips or such about couponing. I am thinking about blogging my shopping endeavors. Would you be interested in that?

Also, Jason and I (our love story) has been featured on my friend Kristen's blog- The King's Bride. Be sure to check it out! :) Kristen has always been an inspiration to me so it was so neat when she asked! She is definitely a blessing :)

It is cold in Florida. No really. Like 60's and 70's and lower and I am FREEZING!!! :) Really wanting to buy that pair of maternity jeans so I can be a little bit warmer!!! :)

I am 15 weeks and my baby is the size of an apple. AND I have been feeling the flutters for a bit but the other night Jason got to feel his little baby move for the first time ever!!! :) So special! We are going to be finding out what it is soon and I have posted a poll to see what your guesses are :) We will see who is right :)

Well, I am off to get ready for the rest of the day.

Here is a verse I thought I would leave you with:

"But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed. "

Isaiah 53:5

What an amazing Savior we have! That was definitely a reminder to be oh so thankful to Him for all that He has done for me. Wow! He is good!

A Dream Come True!

Guess what happened tonight-

Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2010?

My Prince asked me to marry him.

Guess what I said?

"Yes!"

God is so good!

The story and more pics to come :) 

Thank you for your prayers

Just a quick update.

I am actually planning on doing

a video blog post

sharing everything with you all

but because I know so many of you were

praying here is a little update.

The girl did NOT end up showing

up which is a good thing and

I believe is because of all

the prayers that were offered up on her

behalf. Thank you so much!

Please continue to pray for her.

As for the other girls.

There is not a way to express on

a mere written blog post the effect

that sitting outside an abortion clinic

for two hours had on me!

Pray so hard!

This is something that is

to important to be quiet about.

I have been quiet this long.

No longer!

I will explain more this weekend Lord

willing in my Vlog.

Keep praying!

Construction and Questions

Hey all! 

Things are looking a little bit weird around here and that is because I am revamping the site! :)
So in the meantime I thought I would do something that I have seen some other bloggers do.

What are your questions for me? 

What would you like to know?

What would you like for me to blog about?
What are your thoughts?

I already have a question from a reader that I am planning on answering but I thought I would see if anyone else had some questions first.

I apologize for the lack of posting the past few months. Things have been insanely busy and are about to get busier. 

Nursing school is starting in three weeks! 

Until then though I am going to try to devote a little bit more time to blogging :)

So get thinking about and typing your questions! :)

Blessings!

Perfect Peace

Hey all you fellow bloggers out there :)

This past week has been full of the unexpected.

But in an amazing God way!

How do you put in words the amazing thing that God does

in a week? 

I am pretty sure it is next to impossible 

BUT I am going to try!

This picture sums it up.

I am at peace.

Perfect peace.

God is so good.

That is why I am at peace.

Because ever since I surrendered my fears 

to the Lord. 

He has given me a freedom that is just...hard for me to 

even put into words!
I am in awe of my Savior. 
As some of you may know I have been planning on 
starting an LPN nursing program this January.
It would take a full two years and then I would have my degree.
Well, the reason I was doing the LPN program in the first place was 
because I had applied for the nursing program
at a college near me and had been put on the waiting list.
I knew that no one ever gets in off the waiting list and I still felt
very strongly that the Lord wanted me to be in the medical
field so I applied and was accepted (which is a story in and of itself)
into the LPN program.
I was all set to go.
Starting in January.
Well,  this past Tuesday I got a phone call that very quickly turned my world upside down.
Apparently the Lord has decided that He wanted me to be an RN.
Because I was one of FIVE PEOPLE that got accepted off the wait list
into the nursing program!!!!
The awesome part about it  is that I will be an RN instead of LPN 
and that it will take the exact same amount of time which is two years.
Also, I will not have to do school three days a week next summer! 
So instead of starting in January...
I am starting in August.
Which, if you haven't looked at a calender lately,
is like a month and a half away! 
The other awesome part is that one of my amazing friends
is in the same exact nursing program so we will be able to
go through these next two years together! 
I am so thankful we can be together! :)
God is so good!
Ok, to that was my amazing news! :)
God is so good!
Truly, I have never felt more at peace in my life.
I am so content with were I am at and I am so so so excited
to see where the Lord is going to lead!
Life is most definitely an adventure with Jesus in the lead!
I am so thankful for my precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the amazing
blessings that He sees fit to pour on my life.
He is so good!
  

A Success.

The past few months of my life have been some of the happiest I have ever known.

God saw fit for me to enter into a courtship relationship with a young man who loves the Lord fervently and passionately desires to serve Him with his life.

However, this past Sunday, after over three months of courtship, Kelly and I decided to break off our courtship. It was truly one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do in my life BUT I know that we made the right decision. Our courtship was a success! Neither of us have any regrets and I know that God has a purpose that is so much bigger than either of us.

Does this mean that it still doesn't hurt? Uh. NO! BUT, I have realized something:
I am not devastated.
The reason why is because Kelly did not complete me.
Jesus Christ completes me.
Because Jesus Christ completes me.
I am hurt.
But not devastated.
I KNOW that I can do all things through CHRIST Who strengthens me!
I KNOW that both Kelly and I will be able to find strength BECAUSE the JOY of the LORD is our STRENGTH.
I KNOW that in Christ,not only do I have a future, but HOPE for the future (Jeremiah 29:11).
I KNOW that I can have the freedom to move on.
I am so THANKFUL we have NO REGRETS about our courtship.

What is the purpose of courtship?
Well, to discover if the person is the one God would have you to marry.
In our case, the answer was no.
AND THAT IS OK.

I learned so much these past few months.
About others.
About myself.
About my Savior.
I will ALWAYS be eternally grateful that the Lord brought Kelly into my life!

Our courtship, although it is now ended, was a SUCCESS.

Now, I am finding the freedom to dream again.

One thing that is so important to remember as a "single person" is that only when you find your completion is Christ is when you will be fulfilled.

So many times people think that when they get a boyfriend/girlfriend or get married that is when true happiness BEGINS.

That is so wrong.

Our happiness, contentment and satisfaction in life CAN NOT be dependent on a PERSON or on CIRCUMSTANCES.

Only when we are completely satisfied with JESUS CHRIST can we truly begin to LIVE.

That is what I have realized the past week.

I mean, I knew that only Christ can complete me and in Him is the only way to be truly content and satisfied.

Let me tell you.

This week that was tested.

I think that the Lord wanted to know if I really believed what I had been teaching my girls in my Friday night Bible studies.

I had to CHOOSE.

I CHOSE Jesus.

And let me tell you! Ever since that decision...I have never known such JOY.

Does that mean that I am not sad?

No.

Does that mean that I am sometimes fearful of an unknown future.

Yes.

BUT, in the midst of it all, THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH!

He is so good!

Truly, He NEVER gives us more than we can bear.

And this past week when I got to points were I thought that there could not possibly be anymore hope as I looked to JESUS...He showed me just how much HOPE there really is!

HOPE that can only be found in HIM.

And that is why...I am beginning to heal.

And will continue to heal.

And by God's grace will continue to move forward.

In HIS strength.

I have so much more to say.

So many lessons and thoughts to share.

But I think that that is going to have to wait for another post!

Thank you so much for all your prayers!

No matter what happens in life...I am praying that my Precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be honored and glorified.

HE IS WORTHY!

You know those times when?

Hey all!
So you know those times when you have this whispering of an idea?
I had one of those at the beginning of this week.
I was talking to Lauren and she had been
asking me about Bible study ideas for a study her
and some friends were planning on starting.
As I was talking to her I kept thinking how neat it
would be to be able to start a Bible study for girls
AND GUESS WHAT?
The next night I was approached to start a Bible study
for girls,
We have decided that I will be leading it on Frieday
nights as we already have so many people over
and normally a group of us girls
end up apart anyway.
I am super excited for this opportunity!
I am really praying that the Lord will be
honored and glorified in it!

So for all you GIRLS out there:

What kinds of things would YOU be interested
in studying at a Bible study?

What issues do YOU deal with day to day?

I might end up taking these devotionals and
transfering them into some blog posts...

We will see ;)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Hey all!
Yes, I am in "that mood" again
and have decided that I am going
to be playing with my blog
background so if you
get on here and things look a
little bit out of the
ordinary...
IT WON'T LAST LONG! :)

IN THE MEANTIME:
You all get to hear from
me all the time
and now I want to hear
from YOU.

IT IS YOUR TURN!

I actually got this idea from over at
Brittney's blog.

Over on the left hand of my page
it says that I have 85
followers. I am curious to know
more about each and everyone of
you especially the "lurkers" that
maybe have never gotten around to
commenting before.

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE!



Would you be able to answer
comment and satisfy some
of my curiosity:
Who are you?
How did you find my blog?
What would you like to see?
What is your favorite kind of chocolate?


I just thought that would be a little fun thing
to do while I am playing around with my
blog design. I am hoping it will be fun at least :)

I am excited to get to know you! :)

STAY TUNED!

Hey all!
So in THREE DAYS (January 1st)
Jen and I are heading
to go to IL to meet my boyfriend
Kelly's family
and extended family
and some more extended family
and some friends.
Needless to say
I AM SO EXCITED!!!
But then I got to thinking
that I will be gone for
NINE WHOLE DAYS
and would not be able
to update this wonderful blog
for all my wonderful readers
SO
I have put together a little
surprise for you all:
EVERY DAY I AM GONE
there will be a post that I
have written beforehand and
scheduled to publish on that
day. I got this idea from my
amazing friend and
fellow blogger Kristen
over at
Bringing Up Benjamin
and thought it would be so
much fun to do with you.
SO STAY TUNED!

Life-changing

So today you get to see things through my eyes.
See, I don't see things the way that many
people see things.
I can't.
At least without my glasses.
(You know the things that I have worn
on my face for as long as I can remember?)
Well just in case you don't know
these are my glasses



















Well technically it is what I look like
with my glasses.
But then you already knew that...
Right? ;)
Ok so just stay with me.
So I am sure you are wondering
how I see differently.
Well, here is an example.
This is what I (with my glasses on)
and any other person that has normal vision
would see looking across the room:












(Photo is from our family Thanksgiving 2009.
L-R: Grandma Case, Grandpa Vincent and Jen)
Now that is really not anything out of the ordinary.
And I am able to see them just as clearly across
the room as long as I have my glasses on
(are you catching the theme in this post?).
Just to give you a glimpse of what I see
without my glasses on
I played around with that same photo.
Here is a glimpse of the world
through my eyes:













That is what I see
(But just blur it a bit more and change
the lighting quite a bit more).
When I wake up in the morning.
When I go swimming.
When I drop my glasses.
When I lose my glasses.
It is so bad that I can not
recognize people I have known all
my life three feet away.
With out my glasses I am almost
legally blind.
I have to be led around by the hand
when I am in surroundings that are not
familiar.
I remember before I got my glasses going
to a Bible Club. They were watching a movie
and I could not see a thing.
I just sat there and
tried to pick up the little
bits and pieces I could from listening.
Needless to say.
I am VERY THANKFUL
for my glasses.
They have changed my life.

But they will not be for much longer.
BECAUSE on January 19th
I will be going on a
drive with my Dad.
We will be going across
the border to Canada.
Once in Canada we will be
there for most of the day.
What will we be doing?
I am glad you asked :)
I am getting the Lasik Surgery
for my eyes by one of the most respected
doctors in the field!
This has been a life long dream
for my Mom and we can not believe
that in the space of about three
weeks that dream will come true and
for the first time in my life
I will be able to
SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES!
I am so in awe of the Lord!
I am so thankful to Him!
The ironic part is the the post-operation
stuff will take about three hours but
the operation itself will take 30ish seconds.
Another neat thing is that
IT IS COMPLETELY PAIN FREE!
I know many many people who have had this
procedure done and one of them told my Mom
that the most uncomfortable part of the entire
operation is when they tape your eyes open
so you are not blinking.
There will be about a six month period after
the surgery where my eyes will be really
dry and I will have to have medicated
eye drops BUT that is a SMALL price
to pay for being able to
SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES!
*insert girly squeal of joy here*
So at the beginning of the long
and rambling post I shared a
picture of what I look like
now but in 28 days this is what I
will start looking like:



















That is what I will look like.
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!
I think it will take a little
bit getting used to
my new face (in a manner of speaking),
even looking at that picture is like
looking at a stranger
but I am sure I will adjust quick!
I think that for the first few months
when I wake up I will reach for my glasses
only to realize that
I DO NOT HAVE THEM ANYMORE
but I am sure I will adjust quick to that too! :)
I am so in awe of my God!
I am so thankful that He made this possible!
He is so good! :)
Please pray as there is a slight risk involved
just that all would go well and that
in it all Christ would be glorified.
He is so worthy!
He is so good...

Randomness

Hey all :)

Just wanted to let all my marvelous followers know that my brother Danny has started a blog entitled "Danny's Notes" and I am sure he would love visitors!

So I am on facebook (not a lot of people aren't! lol) and would love to connect with any of you that are on facebook as well. To your right you may have noticed the new profile badge I made (yuppers I am really moving up in the world lol). Just make sure to tell me how you found me if/when any of you want to friend request me.

Ok, today I learned something very important or actually, was reminded of something really important. That was-the power of the tongue. How words that I say have a lot of power. Power to build up or power to tear down. To my shame this morning I chose to tear down. And as soon as those words came out of my mouth I just wanted to grab them back but...I couldn't. It was a reminder to WATCH MY MOUTH and THINK BEFORE I SPEAK. It is a good lesson to re-learn although somewhat painful. I am thankful for a forgiving and merciful God :)

So pretty exciting things have been happening in regards to the Gospel Tour. Have you checked out our website yet? You can do so by clicking here: The American Gospel Tour.

Thought I would just throw in a picture for randomness sake (because as the title suggests I am feeling very random tonight):


In our family we don't believe in hugging trees. Nope, not us! We just go straight for the bears!
This picture was taken a few months ago when my sisters and I went to visit some very good friends in PA. I thought it was adorable and thought I would share it with you :)

I am off to finish my finals (because it is that time of year).
Blessings to you all!

Ugh (that word interests me!)

Ugh-whoever thought that a word that short could mean so much! :) I love that word! Well, at least I did the past few days since being sick it just seemed to sum it all up! I think we all need a word like that every once in awhile :)

Anywho, moving on:

THANKFULLY Jen and I are on the mend.

Danny is getting sick.

MOM AND DAD ARE COMING HOME TONIGHT!!!
Mom had flown out to visit my Grandmother while she was doing so badly about two weeks ago. She took Danny along with her because we didn't want her traveling alone. About a week later my Dad went out to join her and Danny flew home. So for about the past week we have been getting a taste of what it is like to be "on our own" without our parents here. And I think we are all about ready to be together as a full family once again. SO THANKFUL THEY ARE COMING HOME (or did I already mention that? lol.)

So today we are cleaning this house from top to bottom.
We are also riding the horses (maybe I will even get some pictures to share with you all).
And then, we are planning on spending some time with some very dear missionary friends who are leaving to go back to Congo on Monday (sniff).

So I am off.

ON MONDAY THE NEXT GUEST POST WILL BE POSTED SO STAY TUNED :)

Also, FOR MY NEW FOLLOWERS (and my old ones) please don't forget to check out the links on the top of my page. I love comments. I love emails. I love getting to know you all so please don't be shy :)

And here is a big heartfelt thank you for all your prayers and support over this past week. Please continue to pray for my Mom and the family out there as they continue to adjust to my Grandmother being gone...

You guys are amazing :) I am so blessed!

Blessings to you all!

Really quick

1st of all thank you so much for all your prayers.
My Grandmother did pass away two days ago. I am thankful
that she is out of pain now...please continue to pray
for wisdom as there are some details that still need to be
worked out.
Also, Jen and I are both sick and could use prayer. All four of
us kids were exposed to the swine flu and are starting antibiotics.
Please pray Abby and Danny won't get sick.
As a result of all this stuff I am not going to be able to do the
rest of the guest posts this week but will next week.
Thanks so much for the prayers. You are all such blessings to me!
Keep looking to HIM! :)

Please Pray

Hey all you fellow bloggers out there,
This is not a guest post (I have decided to post one every other day so that they will get read) as you probably can tell.
I actually just wanted to write quickly and ask you to pray for my Mom. She is in CO with her mother who is very near deaths door with terminal cancer. I just called and I guess that the time for her to go is very soon and my Mom is just not doing very well. She has not gotten any rest in the past week and is starting to get sick from the stress. So if you think of it, please pray for her.
Blessings to you all.

Chocolate, Peanut Butter, ANNOUNCEMENT, Prayer Request

So Thursday started out with this:


If you are wondering what "this" is it was doing my biology homework and studying for a quiz and preparing for a lab.

So I went to school, endured four hours of Cell Biology and then I came home to this:



One of my best friends in the whole world (actually she is like a sister) came home from college for a fall break and so Abby, Jac, and I sat on my bed and:


Posed for pictures because we hadn't been able to take any together in like three months! I really do not know what Abby (Left) is trying to do in this pic but that is ok :)


While they sat and watched me I tried to OPEN the bag of chocolate. The expression on my face is so funny! They caught me mid-laugh :)



So amidst plenty of comments from the peanut gallery it finally EXPLODED open all over the bed and we happily started eating our Hershey chocolate kisses with our Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

I love those times when two sisters and a mutual best friend get together!



We spent hours talking and laughing...I think we cried...it was just wonderful to be able to catch up on life and encourage each other in the Lord. I know I really needed it and I can hardly wait till the next time we get to spend time together.



So a day that started out with Biology and not so fun stuff like that ended absolutely perfectly :)

Ok onto other things!

Like an ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

This next week (starting Monday) I will be hosting a number of guest bloggers! I am really excited to see what these girls are going to share and it will be on a range of topics from singleness to modesty to living a life of no compromise for Christ SO DON'T MISS IT! :)

Also if you could pray for my Mom and brother. They arrived yesterday in CO. My Grandmother is very sick with terminal cancer and is in the hospital so they felt it necessary to go and visit her for a week. Please pray especially for my Mom as this is so so hard for her and really is just tearing her up inside. I am so thankful we do not have to go through this alone but can lean on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for comfort and strength when needed. He is so good!

That is all for today!

Blessings :)

Moving forward

Hey all :)
I am really excited to share with you some changes that I have made around here.
1st of all-
You may have noticed the handy dandy navigation bar that has appeared under my blogger header! These are just to make things a little bit easier for you all my wonderful blogger readers :)


-Home: Well it is just that...a link to my home page (not all that exciting lol).

-Tweet with Me: This is a new thing that I am very excited about! I have a twitter account and I kind of use it as my mini blog :) I love getting new followers and this is the place to go if you are interested in what I am doing daily.

-What Do They Say: This one of two challenges that I have for my readers. It is an article I wrote quite a while ago but is a challenge that I believe all of us should be pondering daily.

-About me: This is what is says! Pretty self explanatory! Oh and it has a list of the blogs that I follow.

-CONTACT: This is something that I am really REALLY excited about! I really really want to hear what my readers think! I also want to get to know and build relationships with my readers, pray for my readers and encourage my readers in any way that I can. SO I HAVE CREATED AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE! I love to get mail and will get back to each and every one of you as soon as I can. My email address is: surrendered110@yahoo.com. You can get right to it just by clicking on the button. I would love to hear from you!

OK so that is my new navigation bar.

The second thing is on the right of my page the 1st item on the very top which is a picture that looks like this:

If you would click on it there is an article that I have written about NO COMPROMISE that I would love for every person who ever reads my blog to read. After I rededicated this blog to the Lord I realized that this blogs purpose should be to point others to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to encourage and challenge others and myself to life a 110% Surrendered life FOR HIM. So please check that out.


I am also reading an amazing book by Leslie Ludy called "Sacred Singleness" and have been so blessed with it that I have decided to start a series on it highlighting the main points and then including my own personal findings. I have not really written on the subject of singleness lately but I was one of the people that was certain I would be married at 18 and pregnant at 19 :) Well I am 19 and neither of those have come to pass and God has seen fit to make it so that there really are not any prospects right now. Until a few weeks ago I had allowed discontentment to creep into my heart and instead of living a victorious single life for my Lord I was living a mediocre one that was causing a lot of compromise. So I CHOSE to not live like that anymore and asked Him to take away the discontentment and all the problems it was causing and replace it with a spirit of complete surrender and trust in the fact that HE IS IN CONTROL! I was content to just wait around but now…I really believe that the Lord has called me to minister to others via missions. I am going to school for nursing. I am planning a short terms mission trip. I am ministering to other single girls. Does this mean that I am not lonely sometimes…yeah I am but…those are the times that I just have to surrender it once again to my Lord trusting in His timing and CHOOSE to live each day faithfully fulfilling the callings He has for my life right now as a single girl and reading this book has really encouraged me in that as I hope it will encourage you. So that will be starting soon as well!

WHEW! That is basically it! God has been doing so many amazing things and I am really excited to see where He leads in all this!

What are your thoughts? I love any suggestions you would have to offer!

Blessings to you all :)

There comes a time...

Hey all you fellow bloggers out there!
I am going to be completely truthful.
These past few weeks have been incredibly
incredibly hard. Spiritually, mentally, emotionally
and physically. With school and work and
trying to keep up with different ministries and working
through surrendering some things to the Lord
I have just been being stretched to the
max.
So, after talking to my Mom last night, I have
decided to take a hiatus from blogging for
a little bit. I will still be around
but right now I need to focus on my Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ and then schoolwork.
If you could please pray for me that I would be
able to bring honor and glory to my Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ and also that I would be able to use my time
wisely. Also, that school...I really need to make top grades
to get into the program that I really feel the Lord is leading
me too and I am really struggling with one of the classes.
I want to hear from you still! If you have anything that you
want to talk to me about and don't want to leave it on a comment
feel free to email me: surrendered110@yahoo.com
. I will probably still be posting at least once a week so
keep visiting :)
Praying for you all and talk to you soon!

Hah, I love when I think I am going to get something done and then don't...

Hey all :)
So today, I had a lot of plans. The most important one was write an article for another blog. Well, I ended up getting really sick so that ended up...not happening.
But you know what? That is ok. Because Lord willing there will be tomorrow :)

Mom ended up waking me up today at around 12. She was so sweet and ended up letting me have icecream and apple pie while we had a wonderful mother/daughter talk.

I cooked lunch (well kinda lunch/dinner because I woke up at 12). It turned out actually really well. I was suprised! Especially since I dumped 1/2 a bottle of chili powder in it (BY ACCIDENT)! I rinsed it off quickly and everyone ate it :-p

Tonight I started to attempt to teach Danny to dance. Yeah...we had so much fun and ended up just sitting downstairs and laughing and talking as a family. It was really a huge blessing!

GOD IS SO GOOD! Have you taken the time to thank Him or even acknowledge Him for the blessings He CONTINUALLY pours out on His children?

Just something to think about :)

So yes, I am sorry this post is so short. I am tired and am going to bed. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get my thoughts together and write that article I had been wanting to today :)

Just a last thought:

Please please join me in praying for this precious little girl. She and her family really need it right now...






Ok ya'll I am off to bed!

Just one last thought to ponder:

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
~Matthew 6:19-21

What are we investing our lives in? Things that will only matter on earth OR things that will last for an eternity?

Blessings :)

PLEASE PRAY!!

Hey all :) Please Pray for this little boy named Brady. He has cancer. Here is the link to his mom's blog.

Steps for Brady

Please lift this little boy up in your prayers tonight...He really needs it. And also his Mom and Dad.

Blessings to you all!