moving forward

There is a time in life to move forward in every aspect.  This is just what me and Josh are doing starting this week. Now yes, it does sound easier than it will be. We have some things to get done in our life. After four months of marriage we still have not gone to the social security office and gotten all the official stuff done, nor have I gotten my license. there are many more things but these are the biggest. With work schedules and our lack of time it in all reality will be hard to move forward. Being still kinda newlyweds we are still figuring alot of things out. Moving forward and gettign things done is a decision we have made. I mean hey it has to be done sometime.
Moving forward in all aspects of life also goes for our spiritual life. I find myself being way more emotional than usual. Not just about normal things but about God things. I know God has a plan and he is working and doing things that we don't see. To think of that amazes me and brings me to tears. Moving forward with God one day at a time is exciting. Like I tell the kids every Sunday it's not easy..We have to wake up and ask God for the strength and the Joy.  I say that to the kids knowing that I have to say that alot.
Moving forward doesnt mean that we zip right through it, but that we will wait. we will move in babysteps and God will give us strength. Weither it is getting my license as a 22 year old or trusting in him with finances. Everyday God will see us and he walk beside us. Jesus moves forward with us everyday:)

getting rid of fleas

We have yes been dealing with a flea problem. Never had to try and take care of it myslef. By that I mean my own house and not being in my paretns house where they take care of all that stuff. yesterday we had a fun day of cleaning and bathing Zoe. (dog) Today we  decided to have fun family time at parents house while we bombed the house to get rid of the fleas. See we had to cover everything up, and leave for a few hours. We came back to open windows and air out the hosue and to uncover everything. After all of this I am seriously hoping that we are rid of fleas.
 You see as i think about today and the events that have taken place lately I realized that we need God to de flea us..haha Ok so we do not have fleas, but we have things in our life that we need to get out. There comes a time when we have to get fed up with it and let God take care of it. This could be a long process.  So this morning in church I ask God to please take all the things from my heart that i don't want there. I have slowly throughout the day been feeling the windows of my heart open up and God push his love and all of his qualities that I want, inside me. 
  Maybe you don't see the comparisson of fleas and me, but as I was getting more fed up with the fleas I realized this morning that i was getting so fed up with me. The feelings I was having and just not being christlike at all..I can't live in my house and relax with fleas and God can not live in me and do what he needs to do with ugly things in my heart.

traveling pants, getting older, and living a life that counts

Well the title of the blog is yes rather strange but a mixture of a few things that are just jumbled in my mind. My favorite book series is and always will be Sisterhood of the traveling pants. The author has just finsihed the fifth book and it is now 10 years later. The characters are now reaching the age of 30, and are still discovering who they are and their purpose.  they are lost i must say..they have no Jesus.  They are running, searching, crying out, and asking all the wrong people. (trying nto to give it all away)
   Life indeed is harder and I am realizing everyday it gets a little harder. I don't understand most things in life, but yet i have this joy and peace everyday. Somedays it doesnt come as easy..Jesus makes my life worthwhile, and although i find myself sometimes just wandering in circles I find hope in my Jesus.
   truth is, without God we run and search and scream for answers..and really i still do that but the differnece is my God he pulls me back in.  He wraps me in his love and lets me cry and even scream if i want..it is so reasuring and amazing that he has a plan for our lives.  All we have to do is live a life for him and trust in him.  Simple..wake up in the morning give your day to him and claim that your day is gonna rock!
  Like this book series my life has progressed and I have grown up. (I still have a way to go..) I started these books at the age of 15 and now being 22 I still love them and each of them takes me back. This last book is about change, change, and more change..my life is about change but my God is about staying forever and EVER!!