Happy Birthday SEAN!I love you VERY MUCH :) THis is your BIRTHDAY SONG... it doesn't last that long.... HEY!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
facebook friday to facebook 5
well, I confess I did go on facebook during the week to show mom some pictures.
i think it was a good challenge for myself and I realized how much time I waste on facebook when I can be doing other worthwhile things.
Colossians 3:2 - Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
By being on facebook all the time, it doesn't help me to fix my mind on heavenly things. Facebook draws me to the world. Not that its bad, but Facebook doesn't point my thoughts toward God. Instead, Facebook gets me thinking about worldly problems - which shouldn't be status updates but prayer requests.
I also got more sleep this past week because I went to bed instead of facebook chatting.
I think less facebook is something that I can get used to. I thought about deleting it, but then i realized that i would lose contact with some people and I would also be out of the loop for events via facebook. So I will keep my facebook account but i wont be frequent on it.
I think, instead of doing facebook friday, I will do Facebook 5. In facebook5 I get 5 minutes on FB each day. This way I can stay in the loop but by not spending loads of time on facebook.
i think it was a good challenge for myself and I realized how much time I waste on facebook when I can be doing other worthwhile things.
Colossians 3:2 - Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
By being on facebook all the time, it doesn't help me to fix my mind on heavenly things. Facebook draws me to the world. Not that its bad, but Facebook doesn't point my thoughts toward God. Instead, Facebook gets me thinking about worldly problems - which shouldn't be status updates but prayer requests.
I also got more sleep this past week because I went to bed instead of facebook chatting.
I think less facebook is something that I can get used to. I thought about deleting it, but then i realized that i would lose contact with some people and I would also be out of the loop for events via facebook. So I will keep my facebook account but i wont be frequent on it.
I think, instead of doing facebook friday, I will do Facebook 5. In facebook5 I get 5 minutes on FB each day. This way I can stay in the loop but by not spending loads of time on facebook.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
#ThankfulThurs
today I decided to be thankful. Each day it is a conscious choice to have a thankful heart. so often, I fail to give thanks for the simple things of life- the air i breathe, the clouds in the sky, and the ability to hear - just to name a few.
here are pictures of two of my thankful things: my family and my puppy.
happy thursday.
be more thankful.
here are pictures of two of my thankful things: my family and my puppy.
happy thursday.
be more thankful.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
a shift of priorities
recently i've been convicted that I'm not where I need to be in my relationship with God. I haven't been seeking first the kingdom each day. My priorities have shifted because my vision has been blurry. I haven't always been looking up rather I've been looking around.
I've been sidetracked by the world but I am going to redo my priorities so that I am on fire for God instead of being this nasty lukewarm believer.
I realized that I would have a better relationship with God if I spent as much time with Him as I do on my computer (especially facebook). This is not saying that I'm against facebook its only saying that I need to spend less time on things that do not count for eternity. Beginning this week, I will only go on Facebook on Fridays. That way I get to stay in contact with friends but so that it does not distract me. By cutting out facebook use for 6 days of the week, I figure that I will be able to better invest in quality time in prayer and Bible study and reading books that will enhance my spiritual wellbeing.
For too long i've floated on other people's faith. Now I am stepping up and taking responsibility for my own spiritual growth.
I am excited to see how God uses this facebook friday to draw me closer to Him.
I've been sidetracked by the world but I am going to redo my priorities so that I am on fire for God instead of being this nasty lukewarm believer.
I realized that I would have a better relationship with God if I spent as much time with Him as I do on my computer (especially facebook). This is not saying that I'm against facebook its only saying that I need to spend less time on things that do not count for eternity. Beginning this week, I will only go on Facebook on Fridays. That way I get to stay in contact with friends but so that it does not distract me. By cutting out facebook use for 6 days of the week, I figure that I will be able to better invest in quality time in prayer and Bible study and reading books that will enhance my spiritual wellbeing.
For too long i've floated on other people's faith. Now I am stepping up and taking responsibility for my own spiritual growth.
I am excited to see how God uses this facebook friday to draw me closer to Him.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Our NEW addition to OUR FAMILY... Meet DAYZEE De :)
This is Dayzee Decaf. I call her Dayzee De for short.
She is so adorable.
She was born on June 11 2010.
She came to live with us this past Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Her first day here, she was really shy and liked to stay around her food and cage.
On Sunday, we put her in the cage when we went to church and after we played with her outside and around the house.
Today, we saw a crazy side of Dayzee because lately she has been Lazy Dayzee since she often naps. But today she went crazy chasing us and biting us. We then found out that she was biting because she was hungry. This afternoon, mom and I went to the pool and we took Dayzee down. We had a bowl of water and food for her and since ouf pool is fenced in we thought that she would be ok. She did not like spending time near the pool.
She hasn't chased any animals yet but she does like to sniff the ground. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like the water hose so her first rainstorm will be interesting.
dad made the comment that a little puppy moves into our house and the whole family dynamic changes. now dayzee is the princess. and mom said that we need to get her a small tierra. So, maybe I do spoil my puppy a little... but I figure I've waited 23 years for her, so I earned the right to spoil her and pamper her.
I love my Dayzee baby.
She is so adorable.
She was born on June 11 2010.
She came to live with us this past Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Her first day here, she was really shy and liked to stay around her food and cage.
On Sunday, we put her in the cage when we went to church and after we played with her outside and around the house.
Today, we saw a crazy side of Dayzee because lately she has been Lazy Dayzee since she often naps. But today she went crazy chasing us and biting us. We then found out that she was biting because she was hungry. This afternoon, mom and I went to the pool and we took Dayzee down. We had a bowl of water and food for her and since ouf pool is fenced in we thought that she would be ok. She did not like spending time near the pool.
She hasn't chased any animals yet but she does like to sniff the ground. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like the water hose so her first rainstorm will be interesting.
dad made the comment that a little puppy moves into our house and the whole family dynamic changes. now dayzee is the princess. and mom said that we need to get her a small tierra. So, maybe I do spoil my puppy a little... but I figure I've waited 23 years for her, so I earned the right to spoil her and pamper her.
I love my Dayzee baby.
Friday, August 6, 2010
picture perfect :)
had some fun today and had a outdoor mini photo shoot.
country music was playing in the background.
a nice breeze was floating through the air.
puffy clouds floating through the sky.
so i took my mac on a fieldtrip and took some pics.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Curly Creme- less Summer
"sweetly broken
wholly surrender..." -Jeremy Riddle
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this has been the journey of my summer.
The radio station that I listen to, (the word fm) often plays this commercial about summer being a time for families, ice cream trips and chasing fireflies. It also mentions that summer is a season of change and then thanks the listeners for supporting them.
I've really been thinking about summer as a season of change. It bridges from spring...the start of new life, to fall...the beginning of decay. And that has been my summer. Or should I say I entered a premature fall when we broke up...but that premature fall came to a new spring and a better summer.
I will say that being broken was sweet during the process but looking back now, I see how God was sweetly breaking me. He definitely used the distance to ease the breakup. He also used His word (through my countdown in the Psalms) to put my hope and trust in HIM alone instead of others.
The wholly surrender part has been easier since being completely broken. I found it easier surrendering when my life crashed on me because I finally came to the end of my selfish ideas and dreams. They crashed and burned. I surrendered to my Creator nothing but a broken life.
I know now is just the beginning but God is in the business of reconstruction and I am so GLAD that He delights in my brokenness because now He can remold me into the woman of God that I will be.
I'm so excited because I know that God holds great things for my future.
Monday, August 2, 2010
a recap of VBS
I still have VBS songs floating in my head.
Last week was an AMAZING week...sure it was tiring but God was my strength and it was well worth being tired at the end of the week.
Ten (plus some) kids got saved which was a huge answer to prayer. And we will never know how many seeds of the gospel were planted during VBS but this week I've been challenged to continue to pray for the kids who attended VBS. Because God answers prayer and He has great things in store for the young lives that came out last week.
I think we should have VBS once a month.
And I will say it was fun working with other people from church. Neat seeing the body of Christ really come together and work together all week.
We also raised many Bibles for the people of Israel. The girls creamed the boys when it was girls versus boys for offering but the kids beat the workers on Friday when it was kids vs. adults for the offering.
All in all...VBS is so much more fun now than when I was little. That's for sure.
Last week was an AMAZING week...sure it was tiring but God was my strength and it was well worth being tired at the end of the week.
Ten (plus some) kids got saved which was a huge answer to prayer. And we will never know how many seeds of the gospel were planted during VBS but this week I've been challenged to continue to pray for the kids who attended VBS. Because God answers prayer and He has great things in store for the young lives that came out last week.
I think we should have VBS once a month.
And I will say it was fun working with other people from church. Neat seeing the body of Christ really come together and work together all week.
We also raised many Bibles for the people of Israel. The girls creamed the boys when it was girls versus boys for offering but the kids beat the workers on Friday when it was kids vs. adults for the offering.
All in all...VBS is so much more fun now than when I was little. That's for sure.
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