I have been tempted to blog a few times but have refrained. Everything I feel like talking about is in regards to a particular hardship that I am facing right now. I don't feel like just leaving angsty blogs all over the net so I have opted to post nothing.
I do have exciting things to talk about though! I found out that I will be going to Puerto Rico in June for my job. We are staying at this amazing resort and going to workshops...maybe I'll throw a fun party in my hotel room (like Micheal Scott from The Office, LOL). I really can't wait to go, I love the co workers that will be attending it with me as well, so that makes for an extra great trip!
The other great thing I have to share is also regarding work...I finished my first high school class! I feel like I accomplished something. I have been teaching at a few different schools over this past semester and I finally finished one today.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
march already?
I have really slacked on the whole blog thing...
Anyways, I am very excited about a few things:
1) I will be finding out the gender of a few new babies in my life, that is always so exciting. As soon as you find out the gender you can start painting and planning and most importantly buying super cute outfits. As much as I love children and desire to have my own someday...the emphasis is on someday. Kolby and I are so happy with our lives right now, but we are really dedicated to building our relationship as solid as possible before we even think about kids. Kolby is also the type to be very nervous about finances. If we did happen to accidentally become pregnant I have no doubt in my mind that we would be fabulous parents, and even finacially capabale of raising a child, but that is not what we want. We have so many goals in mind, we want most importantly for me to be a stay at home mom, we will go to great lengths to make sure that happens, which means waiting. I am very happy with our plan, but it makes the waiting easier and more enjoyable when people around me are having babies.
2)Peronal relationships have be flourishing. I have really found great friends that love me for me and I love them for who they are. It is a really good feeling to find people that challenge you, that you love to hang out with, that you don't have to make formal plans to hang out you can simply hang out. Along with that I have been making it my personal mission to patch up past failed relationships that I have not yet asked for forgivness. Actually, God has made it so very clear with one particular person that I need to take initive. I am actually content with the way things are now, but as I said, God is making it hard to ignore :).
Things are just going very well right now. Kolby is on spring break and I'm so happy for him because school can be overwhelming at times. He will graduate in May!!! We both are so excited for that to happen.
Also, last night I went to the local Crisis Pregnancy Center banquet, it was amazing. I am really praying that they will be fincially supported over and beyond what they could ever imagine.
Anyways, I am very excited about a few things:
1) I will be finding out the gender of a few new babies in my life, that is always so exciting. As soon as you find out the gender you can start painting and planning and most importantly buying super cute outfits. As much as I love children and desire to have my own someday...the emphasis is on someday. Kolby and I are so happy with our lives right now, but we are really dedicated to building our relationship as solid as possible before we even think about kids. Kolby is also the type to be very nervous about finances. If we did happen to accidentally become pregnant I have no doubt in my mind that we would be fabulous parents, and even finacially capabale of raising a child, but that is not what we want. We have so many goals in mind, we want most importantly for me to be a stay at home mom, we will go to great lengths to make sure that happens, which means waiting. I am very happy with our plan, but it makes the waiting easier and more enjoyable when people around me are having babies.
2)Peronal relationships have be flourishing. I have really found great friends that love me for me and I love them for who they are. It is a really good feeling to find people that challenge you, that you love to hang out with, that you don't have to make formal plans to hang out you can simply hang out. Along with that I have been making it my personal mission to patch up past failed relationships that I have not yet asked for forgivness. Actually, God has made it so very clear with one particular person that I need to take initive. I am actually content with the way things are now, but as I said, God is making it hard to ignore :).
Things are just going very well right now. Kolby is on spring break and I'm so happy for him because school can be overwhelming at times. He will graduate in May!!! We both are so excited for that to happen.
Also, last night I went to the local Crisis Pregnancy Center banquet, it was amazing. I am really praying that they will be fincially supported over and beyond what they could ever imagine.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
So True
But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].
—1 John 1:7
I like the last part of this verse which speaks of the blood of Jesus cleansing us from sin and all of its forms and manifestations. Let me give you an example of how this works in our everyday lives. If there is something rotten in your refrigerator, you will know it is there every time you open the door because you will smell it. You may not know what it is or exactly where it is located, but you can be sure that it is in there somewhere.
I believe our lives are like that. If there is something rotten within us, those who come in close contact with us are going to perceive it, whether they know what it is or why it is there. They will "smell" it or sense it. In 2 Corinthians 2:15 the apostle Paul tells us that as believers "we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing." Unfortunately, it also works in the opposite way.
When there is something within us that has been shut away and become rotten and spoiled, it gives off a totally different aroma—detectable by everyone. That's why we must open up ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to come in and cleanse our hearts and remove whatever is causing us to give off a foul stench. When we open ourselves to the Lord and let Him begin to cleanse and heal us from within, we will find ourselves coming into better and better fellowship with all those around us. It won't happen overnight, because it is a process. But it will begin to take place, one step at a time.
From the book New Day, New You: 365 Devotions for Enjoying Everyday Life by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2007 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.
http://www.joycemeyer.org/
—1 John 1:7
I like the last part of this verse which speaks of the blood of Jesus cleansing us from sin and all of its forms and manifestations. Let me give you an example of how this works in our everyday lives. If there is something rotten in your refrigerator, you will know it is there every time you open the door because you will smell it. You may not know what it is or exactly where it is located, but you can be sure that it is in there somewhere.
I believe our lives are like that. If there is something rotten within us, those who come in close contact with us are going to perceive it, whether they know what it is or why it is there. They will "smell" it or sense it. In 2 Corinthians 2:15 the apostle Paul tells us that as believers "we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which exhales] unto God, [discernible alike] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing." Unfortunately, it also works in the opposite way.
When there is something within us that has been shut away and become rotten and spoiled, it gives off a totally different aroma—detectable by everyone. That's why we must open up ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to come in and cleanse our hearts and remove whatever is causing us to give off a foul stench. When we open ourselves to the Lord and let Him begin to cleanse and heal us from within, we will find ourselves coming into better and better fellowship with all those around us. It won't happen overnight, because it is a process. But it will begin to take place, one step at a time.
From the book New Day, New You: 365 Devotions for Enjoying Everyday Life by Joyce Meyer. Copyright © 2007 by Joyce Meyer. Published by FaithWords. All rights reserved.
http://www.joycemeyer.org/
Monday, February 9, 2009
well said
"Being a friend is messy. A real friend, a true n' blue friend is there no matter what. If I expect to be a friend, I have to be ready for the messy reality of what a deep friendship entails. It means I have to be ready to see them for all that they are and love them. It means I have to be ready to challenge them with tough love, which is a hard thing to do. And I have to be ready to receive tough love, which is an even harder thing to do. It is too easy to write someone off, to give up on them - but a true friend is ready to get down in the mud, be authentic and live the struggle together."
I got this from a blog that I read (http://kevinsthirdplace.blogspot.com/)
I think it is very well said and wanted to share it with those of you who may not read his blog. (Which I recommend reading his blog on a regular basis) Being a friend is messy, it takes work and dedication. When you find people who are truly your friends you find that in all of that it is so worth it. True friendship is irreplaceable. Even if you have to work hard and some of them fail, you appreciate true friendships that much more.
I got this from a blog that I read (http://kevinsthirdplace.blogspot.com/)
I think it is very well said and wanted to share it with those of you who may not read his blog. (Which I recommend reading his blog on a regular basis) Being a friend is messy, it takes work and dedication. When you find people who are truly your friends you find that in all of that it is so worth it. True friendship is irreplaceable. Even if you have to work hard and some of them fail, you appreciate true friendships that much more.
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