Picture time!

My silly cousin on the left with our Grandma

Some days I just wanna be silly. Ya know? Those days when you're with people who know you well, and you know them (like the show Cheers, lol) and you can just let you hair down (or take your hair off)...throw yo' head back and laugh til your sides, cheeks, and stomach HURT!!!!!! Here's to being with the people you love and enjoying yourself this weekend.

Happy Friday!!!!!

Day of Love

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Happy Valentine's Day!!! Whether you enjoy this day wicho' man or wicho' girls or by yourself...enjoy!  And don't forget: "This is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son, as an atoning sacrifice for our sins" - 1 John 4:10 (NIV). Amen.

Reflection on marriage

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I found this in my journal from last year around this time. I was really, seriously thinking about, praying about, and reading about marriage.  Here are some questions that I asked myself, and other things I thought about. So for you other single ladies (and especially those who've never been in a serious relationship like me)...be encouraged! :)

Am I a woman of prayer? Am I a woman that truly LOVES the Lord and shows that by the way I live (selflessly, boldly for Christ)?

Do I trust God above all others?

How do I:

steward my time?  My money?  My gifts from God (i.e. singing, teaching, creative caring ideas)?

Does my living space show that I: cook? Clean? Take care of my body?

How do I treat the men in my life? My dad? Brother? Male friends?

Do I always speak my mind or do I hold my peace and choose my words carefully? 

Am I compassionate towards others? How's my serve?

Am I patient? Am I a woman of grace?

Am I able to take criticism? Especially when it's constructive?

Struggles

feeling like this...

So this post is 'bout to get REAL. I've been on the Struggle Bus, and I need to get OFF!

Struggles as of late: being lazy about getting out of bed and having to rush to the first appointment of the day, lies (when I get it in a tight spot and want to make myself look good or just not telling the whole story...), not praying enough, and not reading the Word enough and feeling it (literally). I mentally feel weak when I don't spend enough time in the Word and would rather spend time reading other people's blogs, or a magazine, or something else...anything but the Word.  Being overwhelmed by my job and strugglin' to find my joy in Christ...really ain' even fighting for my joy...read on for more detail.

Pray my strength.