Sunday, September 18, 2011

give thanks. always.

i always have a lot to thank Jesus for but here lately my heart has really been overflowing. here are a few things that i am extremely grateful for:

1. will
2. his mom
3. my mom and all of her help with this wedding
4. my job
5. school
6. my future house
7. janiegirl
8. my bfoh and her faithful listening ear
9. fall weather
10. my new running partner who happens to be my best friend and fiance



when i moved here i started a journal of thanksgiving. hoping that if i had bad days or if i were to get very homesick that i could force myself to keep things in perspective and remain thankful for all that i do have. i definitely needed that some days. i am especially glad that thankfulness has come so easily.  188 days to go :)

Friday, September 16, 2011

and we're makin plans...

i'm your girl and you're my man... and we're makin plans....

wedding plans and house plans, job plans, honeymoon plans, and "the rest of our lives" plans. i say it all the time but i will say it again. thank you God for will ginn.

just a shout out to pastor todd wright and holly ross. pastor todd told me i better go to school.. no excuses, no complaining, just do it. and "my boss", holly, has always, every single day, encouraged me to finish school. well i haven't finished and i can't promise that i will BUT i am back in school and i am doing well. 98 is my lucky number apparently :)

the biggest shout out though? that would be for my precious savior, Jesus. i have been praying about school for a long, long, long time now. my specific prayers were that He would prepare me for school, that i would have the ability to focus, and that He would drench me in wisdom.

i really love answered prayers a lot.

i know that God answers prayers. He does it on a very regular basis in my life and in the life of elevate church.

with that being said, i have a friend that so longingly wants a baby. for whatever reason her and her husband are having trouble conceiving. i pray on a daily basis for them, that they can have patience, and for their hearts. i know it has to be such a struggle. on the way home today i heard a man on the radio talk about genesis chapter 25 and the hard time rebecca had getting pregnant. it pumped me up on a whole new level. God answered her husband's prayer and blessed them with not one but TWO. i truly believe that if you aggressively intercede on behalf of the ones you love that God will hear your cry and answer.


so i say to you (and myself): pray, pray hard. pray without ceasing. align your heart with God's and present your requests boldly to Him.

all or nothing baby, all or nothing.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

i'll stand outside with my mouth open wide

singin' ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.


1- i am loving this rain!

2- it stopped just long enough this morning so that i could run a quick 2 before class.

3- i had my first test today so i got out of class at 8:30.

4- i came home and made a hugs and kisses cheesecake. had a little extra... so i made a mini. anything mini is super great.

5- now off to pick up my girl, Landry from her first day of "school".

6- rainy days are good days. the end.