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November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty- Nine

Day twenty-nine of #30daysofThankfulness: Forgiveness. Forgiveness is so hard to get and to give! Forgiveness is something that we all need and we all have trouble giving. To me forgiveness is something God gave us so we should strive to give it to others. I feel like forgiveness is important. Forgiveness is something God has commanded for everyone. I have people in my life that I need to forgive, people that have wronged me in ways you can't even imagine but even though they have done AWFUL things, God has commanded me to forgive them. Forgiveness is great! Forgiveness is something that we take for granted sometimes. We tend to forget that forgiveness is a gift, one that we all need! Forgiveness is something God helps us do, we can't go at it alone and if we try, we will fail. God helps us forgive the people who have done little things and the people who have done the biggest, worst things we could ever imagine. God helps us forgive, no matter what the person has done

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Eight

Day twenty-eight of #30daysofThankfulness: Wisdom. Okay, y'all, I am a really big fan of wisdom! God gave wisdom to many people in the bible and He still gives the same kind of wisdom today. I believe that if you ask for wisdom and you truly want it, then God will bless you with it. God is a giver of many wonderful things! One of those things is wisdom. God has given me wisdom so many times when I've asked! Wisdom changes the whole outcome of a situation! I believe wisdom is something that you can never have to much of. Wisdom is something that you can never run out of if you ask God to bless you with it. God gives wisdom through many things. Sometimes He uses the bible to give wisdom or people in your life or maybe He just speaks to you. God has given wisdom when I've asked about all kinds of things. ranging from "how do I move my room around?" To "God, how do I fix this?" God blesses us with wisdom! And I think sometimes we think we w

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Seven

Day twenty-seven of #30daysofThankfulness: THANKSGIVING! Happy day! I LOVE Thanksgiving. It's happy, fun, all about family and it reminds us to be Thankful for all of the many things God has blessed us with... and of course the food. This year's Thanksgiving was AMAZING! It was fun, happy, full of love, family, friends and great food! Thanksgiving this year was as close to perfect as you can get (minus two minor incidents). I love Thanksgiving and I love reflecting on all of the many things we have to be Thankful for. I love the time we spent together this year! God gave us this time together and for that I am Thankful. God has given me  so much to be Thankful for! Just yesterday I was reminded how much love I have in my life and how many amazing people that have blessed me beyond words. Thank you God for the many blessings you have given me. Today and everyday I am Thankful.

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Six

Day twenty-six of #30daysofThankfulness: The men and women serving our country. I have no words to describe how Thankful I am for the men and women serving this country. They have made SO many sacrifices and given up SO much so that we can sleep under a blanket of protection. I have no idea how we take something (more like someone) that is such a HUGE part of our safety for granted so often. These AMAZING people have given up SO much and somehow we forget that. We forget that these people often don't get to see loved ones for up to a YEAR at a time! We forget that these great, amazing people are risking their lives for people they don't even know! We forget how much they care. I know people who are in the military, I've seen up close how hard it is for their families, I've seen how much it hurts to not know what the future may hold for their loved one. Even though I've never been through it myself I know that it is VERY, VERY, hard! I know it is a sacrifice

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Five

Day twenty-five of #30daysofThankfulness: Blankets and sweatpants! I know it sounds kind of weird but I LOVE blankets and sweatpants. They make me smile! I have a Baltimore Ravens blanket (the Baltimore Ravens are my favorite!) and a favorite pair of sweat pants and every time I wear them and wrap up in my Ravens blanket, it makes me feel happy and safe. Sweatpants and blankets are something we tend to take for granted. We tend to not realize that there are so many people that don't have sweatpants and blankets, they don't have that luxury and I think its important to remember and be Thankful for the little things. The little things are so easy to take for granted and a lot of times they are the things that matter most. I know sweatpants and blankets are little things but we need to remember to be Thankful for even the smallest of things. I love blankets and sweatpants and I am very Thankful for them!

Today My Best Friend Turns Seventeen!

Today is the day my best friend, my brother, and my hero turns seventeen! I don't really know what I'm supposed to feel, I'm happy but I'm sad, I'm excited but I'm scared, I'm loving this season and kind of, to be honest, not liking it. I really don't know what or how to feel about my best friend growing up and getting older. He's my buddy, my pal, my dude, my brother and my best friend! Peter is so loving, kind, gentle, sweet, sensitive, happy, he gives the best hugs and he's.....well, my best friend. Pete has always been there to listen, to love, to give advice, to laugh with me, to hold me when I cry, to do "best friend stuff" with and for me and he's ALWAYS there! Petey has been my pal forever, we were best friends from the get-go and then something happened and I had to grow up and he didn't. Then this seizure disorder came into play and here we are. I always tell people that if that was the only good thing that came ou

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Four

Day twenty-four of #30daysofThankfulness: My pastors. I am so very blessed to have not one but TWO amazing pastors. They have been such a great influence on me and they have helped me grow closer to Christ. They have both been a BIG part of my life and I am SO Thankful to God for them! Brother Gary has been such an amazing, funny, happy, loving, God fearing pastor and friend. I love the way he teaches and the way he makes everybody smile. The church I go to now is a little church in Lavaca AR. I never would have thought that I would end up loving it as much as I do. A lot of my love for our little country church is because of the people there, they are ALL such WONDERFUL Christians! But the BIGGEST reason that I love it there is because Brother Gary teaches me (and the rest of our church) about the truth. That truth is sometimes VERY hard to preach. I know that but I also know that no matter what, Brother Gary is ALWAYS going to preach truth and wisdom and I am VERY Thankful fo

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Three

Day twenty-three of #30daysofThankfulness: Singing. I am so Thankful for singing. For the ability to sing and the joy that singing brings to my heart. I love to sing and I love to hear other people sing, especially this time of year! God has given me so many opportunities to sing and to share my singing. I LOVE hearing other people sing! God has blessed us with a voice and I feel like when God blesses you with something you should take advantage of it and use it for His glory. So that's what I'm trying to do, that's what I want to do, I want to sing praises to His name! I want to try harder to sing in front of people, I want to try harder to overcome my fear of singing in front of people. I want to worship God by singing! I can't wait to sing in the "Keyboards at Christmas" event that is going on December fifth through seventh! It is going to be AMAZING! If you would like to join us, you can find the details here: https://www.facebook.com/event

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-Two

Day twenty-two of #30daysofThankfulness: I am so Thankful for this...   ...this tiny little pill keeps me safe, it keeps my brain working, it keeps me, well, me.   I take one of these a day and it keeps me from having seizures. I like taking this little thing because it keeps me safe. God has used this tiny pill to get me where I am...over a year seizure free! God has gotten me this far and no matter what, I know He always has my back and He always has a plan. I also know that no matter what comes my way God will be there. Even if I did, Heaven forbid, have a seizure, He will be there, He will always have me in the palm of His hand and He will always have me close to His heart. I take comfort in knowing that no strings attached He will always be there. God has kept me safe, God has kept me sane, God has kept me here and gotten me through this and continues to get me through this. I love that, I really don't have anything to worry about anymore. God continues to amaze m

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty-One

Day twenty-one of #30daysofThankfulness: Mrs. Kay, Mrs. Jane, Mrs. Jo Ann and Kathy. I am so Thankful for these sweet, amazing, inspiring, loving, giving, caring, gentle, PATIENT, ladies! I love them, I love talking to them and getting their wise advice. They are some of the most wonderful people I have ever met! God gave me these amazing women because He knew how much I would need them and how much I would truly need their wonderful advice. God is SO awesome in the ways He provides! They are always there and they are always caring. They have been such an amazing influence on me and have inspired me to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord. I am so blessed to have them in my life! I am SO BEYOND Thankful for the blessings they are to me. Mrs. Kay is SUCH a blessing to everyone she talks to. She smiles, listens, understands, gives great Godly advice and loves everyone so much! I can see Jesus in her. I can see through the smiles, the joy she has in her heart, th

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twenty

Day twenty of #30daysofThankfulness: Learning. Learning is a gift. Learning is something I am SO Thankful for, not just because it's fun but also because it is something not everyone has the mentality to do. I am so Thankful to God for blessing me with the ability to learn! Learning is a gift, one that unfortunately, some people aren't able to have. With that being said, I think we need to never, ever, even for a second, take for granted the ability to learn. God gives us gifts and I truly believe that learning is one of them. Learning is FUN! I love to learn things that will one day help me be a better mom. I love to learn more about God. I love that feeling of wow! I just learned something totally cool and I enjoyed it! My mom tells us that she wants us to LOVE to learn. And you know what? I do!I love to learn random stuff that will help me be the BEST version of myself. Thank you God for the ability to learn.

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Nineteen

Day nineteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Jeremiah 29:11, I am so beyond Thankful for this verse! "For I{Jesus} know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." I love this verse! God gave me this AMAZING verse when I needed it most. He gave it to me when I was going through the WROST thing I have EVER been through in my entire life. God gave me this verse to cling to. God gave me this verse then to give me peace and comfort through a hard time and now with all the struggles of having a seizure disorder, this verse still gives me an amazing peace and comfort that a lot of people don't understand. God has blessed me abundantly with this verse. God knows just when we need wisdom, encouragement, comfort and peace and He knows just when to give it to us. Thank you God for this verse and for all of the peace that it has blessed me with.

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Eighteen

Day eighteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Happiness. The definition of Happiness from Wikipedia: Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. The definition of Happiness by me: Happiness is smiling, giggling, skipping, running and jumping randomly, singing at totally random times in the day, laughing all the time, twirling and simply loving the life God has blessed you with. God gave us Happiness for a reason, He gave us Happiness to share with the world, He gave us Happiness to help people when their having a bad day, He gave us Happiness so that we could use it to share His love. God is awesome in the ways He blesses us and the things He blesses us with. Being happy is awesome and truly a gift from God. Anyone who knows me knows, I like to smile, a lot. I love to smile, I love the way smiling is contagious, the way people smile back when they see me smiling, the way ev

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Seventeen

Day seventeen of #30daysofThankfulness: Tae Kwon Do. I am SO unbelievably Thankful for Tae Kwon Do! I love Tae Kwon Do, SO much! Its something I love and something I am very dedicated to! I have wanted to do Tae Kwon Do for so long, I can't even remember a time when I didn't. God has blessed me beyond words with this opportunity! My family and friends have been so unbelievably supportive, they are such a blessing and I am so grateful for them and their support. Tae Kwon Do is such an amazing sport, it teaches so much, and it's SO FUN! With this seizure disorder it can be hard to focus and one of the many things that Tae Kwon Do teaches is focus. It has helped me so much! I absolutely love that Tae Kwon Do helps me  and teaches me so many great things. I love Christ Frist (where I do TKD) and I would HIGHLY recommend it! If you are looking for an amazing Christ centered place to do Tae Kwon Do with amazing instructors and a great price go check out https://w

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Sixteen

Day sixteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Kids. I am SO beyond Thankful for kids! I love kids. I love all the little weird things about kids, their giggles, their smiles, their craziness, their snuggles, everything about them. I have loved kids my whole life. I used to help mom with my little sisters, I used to carry around a doll everywhere I went, I would play with every baby I could get my hands on. That's me now minus the doll and my sisters aren't little anymore so its a bit different. Now I get to hang out with kids in children's choir at my old church (which we still go to on Wednesdays because we don't have Wednesday night service at Grace). I love hanging out with them every Wednesday and I look forward to it every week. Kids are such a blessing...even when they're throwing a tantrum. ;) They are a gift from God and I am so Grateful and Thankful for them! God has blessed me with having a gift or bond with kids and I am so Grateful for that! Kids

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Fifteen

Day fifteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Freedom. I am SO Thankful for freedom. There are so many people out there in this big world we live in that don't have the freedom that we do here in America. I think I for one take the freedom we have here for granted. I know the freedom we have here might not always be the way it is right now. I am Thankful that we have the freedom to worship God in public places, to sing Christian songs randomly in the middle of the store (yes, we actually do that), I love that we get to go to church and worship God every Sunday and every Wednesday and all the random times in between. I love living a relatively free life with my amazing family, worshiping an Awesome God. I love this picture and this one   Pete and I thinking and remembering

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Fourteen

Day fourteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Health. I am so Thankful for good health. I have a seizure disorder, so I guess being healthy for me means BEING SEIZURE FREE FOR OVER A YEAR! (I love saying that!) I am so Thankful to God for keeping me seizure free for so long; God is so good. I love the way God works, how He has kept me safe through every seizure, how He has worked through me, and how He helped me remember He was ALWAYS going to be there. I am also very Thankful for the health of my family. God has kept each one of my family members safe through every sickness, every ailment and every big illness. God is so AMAZING! God helps us get through every big and little thing, whether we realize it or not. I love watching God work. Thank you God for blessing us with good health. us happy and healthy:)

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Thirteen

I'm a little late tonight and I am really tired so I'm going to make this a bit shorter tonight. Day thirteen of #30daysofThankfulness: Safety. In this world today everywhere you go people are watching their backs because this world is so unsafe. This world is a mess! This world is full of unbelievers and people who are very "worldly" and there's our problem right there. THIS WORLD NEEDS JESUS! This world is unsafe because people don't have a love for Jesus, people aren't striving to live like Jesus did. So, the fact that we are safe makes me SO Grateful and Thankful! I thank the Lord for keeping my family and friends safe, for keeping us all safe. I know that there are so many people out there who are not safe and that makes me realize how unbelievably blessed I am to live in a safe place with the people that I love safe. Thank you, God for blessing us with safety.

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Twelve

Day twelve of #30daysofThankfulness: Hannah. Hannah is one of my BEST friends ever, like in the world! Hannah is so sweet, kind, loving, giving, beautiful inside and out, she has such a love for Christ, a love for people, she is so good with kids, she has an amazing voice and I love her to pieces. Here's a little bit of our story: To be completely honest a lot of our back story is kind of a blur, because I think that was just after the whole seizure thing and a lot of the time after that, is just a total blur but here's what I remember: Hannah and I met at church. I noticed she was SO nice to everyone and she was absolutely GORGEOUS. Someone invited her and her brother (Harrison) to church; they came and not too long after joined (my old church:)). Hanny and I are both kind of outgoing, so we just started talking and really, that's just how it happened. Hannah is really, really good at listening and giving really good advice. She is very polite when giving advice and just p

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Eleven

Day eleven of #30daysofThankfulness: Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn is one of my best friends in the whole wide world! I love Kaitlyn so much, she has been there for me no matter what. Kaitlyn is such a GOOD LISTENER, she's smart, funny, loving, kind, PATIENT, caring, compassionate, totally beautiful inside and out, AND she has a love for Christ! Kaitlyn has a love for Jesus that you can see through her smile. Here's a little bit of our story: Kaitlyn and Peter (my Brother) were best friends, then I came along and after awhile of me trying to fit in with them and tagging along on all their little outings WE became BEST friends. We even had the same car seat! Kaitlyn and I have been through SO much together. You know how in people's wedding vows they say "through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad"? Well, that is kind of how I describe our friendship. Kaitlyn and I have been through thick and thin, sickness and health, good AND bad. We've alw

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Ten

Day ten of #30daysofThankfulness: Ammah Grace, my sweet, sweet baby sister. Gracie Bear is so kind, giving, loving, sweet, she loves kiddos, she is so artistic, crafty, beautifully weird and unique. Gracie is a miracle. Quick back story: Gracie was premature, she almost died (I know that's a little dark but it gets better), she had a brain bleed, SHE IS OUR MIRACLE. The doctors said she would probably never walk, talk or eat on her own. Well, guess what? She does ALL of the above. She not only walks but she runs like a champ! She not just talks but guess what? She knows how to yell, too! Not only can she eat on her own but she can also eat more then probably every other 10 year old like, ever! I personally think that's totally GREAT! Because that just proves God is good and He always has a plan! God gave us a Miracle the day He gave us Ammah Grace. There are two big reasons why God puts us through bad stuff. Number One: to teach us something, God uses bad, hard things to teach

November...30 Days Of Thankfulness, Day Nine

Day nine of #30daysofThankfulness: I am so Thankful for Emlyn. She is so sweet, loving, caring, SELFLESS, smart, so beautifully unique, colorful, artistic, funny and happy. Quick story:  With this seizure disorder I have to be careful not to get really worked up because seizures feed off of adrenaline. So, if I get really scared and my adrenaline skyrockets I could have a seizure. I get scared of having a seizure with no one there with me, so someone has to stay up with me at night until I fall asleep, and if I wake up in the middle of the night I have to wake someone up to stay up with me until I fall back asleep. Emmy is always there. She stays up with me EVERY night without question. I'm so Thankful for our conversations and laughs during that time. I love our time together(even if it is in the middle of the night;)) I love the things we talk about and the way we freak out about every little thing. She is so Beautifully Unique, I love all the little weird things about her! So,

Tae Kwon Do...Green Belt Testing!

Today marks the one week anniversary of me getting my Green Belt! Quick back story,  I have wanted to start Tae Kwon Do since I was six years old but everywhere we looked was SO expensive, like 100-ish dollars a mouth expensive and so at the time I guess that was just God's way of saying "I don't want you to do this right now, I want to wait until just the right time", so, we prayed and prayed and prayed and then one day my mom walked into the bedroom on a Sunday morning and said she and my dad had a surprise for me when I got up. When I got up I went into the dining room and they told me that I could finally do Tae Kwon Do! My mom found the place on Facebook, a friend had posted about it and how great it was. My mom got in contact with her about it and so, here we are... It has been an amazing journey! I love Tae Kwon Do, I love my instructor, the friends I've made, the things I've learned, I love everything about Tae Kwon Do. Tae Kwon Do is about focus, det