calendars

When I take the old calendar down I enjoy looking through it before throwing it out. Today was that day and yes I am a little behind. The 2012 calendar is now up in our apartment. As I looked through the 2011 calendar i was able to enjoy how far I have come, how far we have come, and all the good thigns God has done. This time last year the calendar was full of wedding planning. Wow! am I glad all that planning is over ( it sure was worth it though) I moved out of my parents house which was really hard..
 Josh worked second shift at whirpool and I went crazy.  Trying to find new hobbies and things to keep myself busy while he was away. Going from being in a house with people all the time to the one person I lived with being gone was quite an adjustment. I started painting small things for the apartment and blogging. About 4 or 5 months ago Josh started at Honda on first shift. Praise the Lord! :) We have so much time together. I also started crocheting and I really enjoy it.
 I am not telling you all of these things jsut for the heck of it but because So much can happen in a year. Marriage, maturity, growth and new hobbies. Honestly I am not artisitic at all really, but I do enjoy creating things for our apartment and for our house someday. I never thought I would enjoy painting or ever learn to crochet. God did some really great things in 2011 and I know 2012 is going to be even greater. It already feels different. :)
* Here is something i jsut finsihed for our bedroom. Yes I kow it isnt anythign crazy, but its fun! :)

priorities

This subject has been on my mind a lot lately, and in everything I do I see that we need to get our priorities straight. What is most important in your life? Do you put those things/those people first? Do you spend too much time on Facebook? We are all to blame for this (yes me too) Sometimes at the end of the day I go over the events of the day and realize I wasn’t productive. I watch Netflix and fill my head with junk or spend too much time on Facebook being nosey. I think really… I spent the whole day I had off of work doing that. How sad? What I am trying to say is that I realize this, and I am working on being a better steward of my time.

                God also wants us to not be busy bodies as Christians.  He wants us to relax and enjoy our family and him and the time we get away from our places of work. In all that we do though God should be priority number one, whether you are single, married, have children, or whatever you do God should be first. You should show your children and or spouse that God is the head of the household. You should be that example to your children. Let them know that friends, sports and hobbies are good and fun but make time to come to church, spend time with God, have family time.  Make those things the important things in your life and in your home. I think we can all work on this and I do not think anyone has perfected it yet. We live in a busy world, but God should be our number one and we should train our kids (in my case the kids I minister to) in that way. Know that you can ask God to show you how you can prioritize a little better, and he will help. J  

little things life brings

Life has been really awesome lately.  Not because of anything big an amazing but because we have been enjoyng the little things. Enjoying our days relaxing and doing things we love. I crochet and he playes video games, I fold laundry and he plays video games (he did fold some too:) ) The point is God gave us tehis beautiful life, and yes things sure happen that bring us down, but that is what we have each other for. When life brings soemone down we pick them back up ( husband rocks at that) We make people laugh and make them realize life will go on. 
 I honestly have nothing in my life to complain about ( and my life is not perfect) I enjoy being a wife, doing housework, crocheting, reading, and loving my husband. Appreciating the little things is really one of the big keys to success. God gave us the little things to stop and enjoy and take a break form the big things that hurt and want to bring us down.
 Just a little random blurb about life and how amazingly great it has felt.

That's when I knew

I waited for so long and when you finally spoke to me...
It was like a concert when your favorite song starts to play and you get all pumped up and excited
When fall arrives and all the leaves change colors and start falling
The first snowfall
The first time you held my hand I felt like..
everything had changed

this was it
this was what I had waited for my whole life
You and me
That's when I knew..
That I loved you
That I would always love you
I wanted to be with you forever
That no matter what happens in our life Good or bad it's me and you forever with our love and God guiding us and leading us through this life.

I will follow

One of the Songs that we do for Worship on Sunday mornings is I will follow by Chris Tomlin. It is one of my favorite songs not only becasue it is fun but because of how meaningful it is. Every week in Kidz 4 Christ we always have new lessons and new verses and new things to learn but we generally always learn the same things. We always talk about worship and why we worship, and why we read the bible. Loving others and treating them the same way Christ would. I want the kids to follow Jesus in every single thing they do every day. These vital points tie into everything we do and talk about.
I teach kids every Sunday and Wednesday Gods word.  I don't teach  that we have to be perfect to follow Jesus. I certainly am not and I tell them that. When I am teaching them I tell them that even I and their parents struggle and have to ask God for help every single day. These are the things I want kids to learn is that theyCAN follow God. We need his help though and that they can ask him for that he will give it to them.
 This video I found is awesome and I think i will actually show it on Sunday morning. So take a look :)

God tube I will follow you - Chris Tomlin - Childrens Ministry - Ministry Videos

Enjoying seasons

As i was sitting outside this afternnon I was thinking about how wonderful each season in our life is. All four seasons bring something new and exciting to get us out of the everyday normal life. I also see that in the seasons in our life. Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 There is a time for everything. Verse 11 God has made everythign beautful for it's own time. When things are hard lovely things can come out of them. God has a plan for each thing that happens and each season of our life. Sometimes season are unpredictable. When it is supossed to be fall somettimes the weather stays in summer, and just like our life it is unpredictable but in the God's hands. :) We dont always understand but It will all be worth it. Let this song speak to your heart! :)

Do something new

I think i want to start crocheing..(how do you spell that anyway?) I am not sure that I am crafty enough for that, but you never know until you try. There will always be new things happening and changes in life, and sometimes that calls for us to do new things and make changes. I am not saying that I will actual crochet any time soon. I think that it is good in life to have things you want to do even though you may not ever do them anytime soon. Having those thoughts in our head to do something more, something new I actually kind of think is healthy in a way.
 Finding those things that you enjoy that you never thought you would is kind of fun. I realized that I enjoy painting (not amazing masterpieces) but things that are fun and unique. Although I now need more paint cuz i wore out that 5 colors that I had. If i make anything else it will all start to look the same. It is fun and thrilling to try to new things and decide that you actually really like them.
 Finding new ways to relax and feel free and like nothing else matters.  what makes you feel free..? What takes away the realization the world around us is crazy..(if its even possible to take that thought away for a bit) For me as silly as it may be I love the feeling of reading while cuddling on the couch with Josh while he is playing a video game, or cooking something new, and when i write.
 I think it is important yet exciting to find these things in your life. The things that make you feel carefree for that short amount of time.