I know I know

Upon seeing my lack of daily posts, SOMEONE mentioned to me the other day that I needed to work on my discipline. I know I know...

I will work on it :)

And today... I have not taken any pics... but in at least one previous post, I posted pics from multiple days, so today I am going to post pics from my walk on Tuesday.

Views like this are why I love SoCal!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Today was an interesting thanksgiving. Not all fun and games, although there was a lot of fun and games involved :)

Nonetheless, this Thanksgiving, I am thankful!!!

I am thankful to have a Father who loves me who will never leave me nor forsake me nor will His love for me wane!

I am thankful for a family, even though they are so far away and holidays make me miss them even more.

I am thankful that in 4 weeks I will be with them!

I am thankful for friends here that act like family. I am thankful for friends far away that stay friends despite the miles.

I am thankful for a place to stay.

I am thankful for clothes and food.

I am thankful for my church.

I am thankful for my Pastor and his wife who have shown me the heart of God in human form.

I am thankful for past experiences and current situations.

I am thankful for all God has blessed me with.

I

AM

THANKFUL!

A Great Man

Today I'll post another picture of a rose, but today it is in remembrance of a great man. It was 2 years ago today that my pastor, Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty passed away. I am so grateful to have been trained up under him, his family, and his ministry! He was a phenomenal man of God and is greatly missed! He truly reached people around the world as he sought to know God and make Him known. It was never about him, but it was always about HIM!

Remember to take time to love on those you care about; you never know when they will leave the earth.

I LOVE all of you!

Monday is almost over

Really, my day wasn't bad... but I had some pressure with due dates by 11pm tonight... so I am glad today is over. 4 more weeks and I am finished with all my class work for my master's degree!!! Wahoo!!! And in 4 weeks and 2 days I get to go to Texas to see my family... WAHOO!!!

In the mean time, I think I have become an addict...

Oops!!!

Also, FYI in case anyone cares, I was all ready to post on this blog last night, I pulled it up, emailed my daily pic from my phone to my email so I could include it, and while waiting for it to come in my email, I forgot and shut down my computer. After I got in bed I remembered, but I was too tired to do anything about it... smh... sorry :(

Here is my pic from yesterday if anyone wants to see it:

Life is good!

Two days of missed blogging... sorry guys! It may take me two years to get my 365 posts :)

Things of course are busy- God, friends, school, church, work, life... busy... but overall all is good!

Here are two pics I took today:


Yep, it's me... someone said it was gorgeous, so even though I don't typically like pics of myself, I thought I'd share since I don't get to see most of you very often.

And tonight I had Thanksgiving dinner with a family of friends, and they brought out the pet bunny. She is so cute. :) Don't you agree!?!?!

Love you all!

Goodnight and God bless!!!

A good day

Today was a good day... taught in a Kinder class... marked things off my to do list, and got flowers from my best friend for no reason... a good day

Catch up

Ok, so, I missed a night again... sorry!

So, the seminar I was at all weekend is called Vertical Leap. It is an amazing seminar to help you learn how to birth your God-given dreams, visions, and ideas. I went to the seminar literally 4 days after moving to California in September of 2009, and I can truly say my life has never been the same. I ended up getting certified with the ministry, and I have taught the children's version, which is called BOSS the Movement. I also serve at Vertical Leap, which is usually held one weekend a month.


Anyways, so that was my weekend, and it was GREAT!!!

Yesterday and today I have been busting my tail doing homework... bleh! I did take a break to hang out with friends for a bit yesterday and also went to soccer tournament games last night and tonight for an hour each night. Past that, homework, homework, homework.

Tomorrow I have to teach an integrated math and science lesson in a Kindergarten class. Here is a pic of one of the things I have made for the lesson on leaves:

Nothing like going out on a leaf hunt. Luckily most of these I found at the house I stay at.

And folks, that's about as exciting as my last couple of days doing homework have been.

Good night and God bless!

ZZZZzzzzzZZZZ

Had Vertical Leap seminar this weekend. I will tell more about it in tomorrow night's blog. Just know that it is a phenomenal encounter with God over 21 hours during a weekend, and when I serve at the seminar I am very full spiritually at the end but also very tired :) That being said, now you know why I didn't post last night and why I am now saying GOODNIGHT!

Smile :)

Ok, so I missed TWO consecutive days of posting :( I appologize! Anywhos, just been tired the past couple of nights and didn't wanna exert the energy to post. I also didn't take any pics yesterday. I did take a picture Wednesday while I was getting a pedicure done:

I don't do or get to do the pampering thing much, but I did on Wednesday a bit. It was nice.

And here is my picture for today:

Parents, sometimes you need to chill out and enjoy your kiddos... take things a little lighter and give your kids a chance to be kids, have fun, and laugh with their parents. So if they decide to play with their food... perhaps there will be a smile in it. :)

Happy Birthday, Kodah Bear!!!

Knowing that my sister reads this blog and that right now it is after midnight in Texas, here is a post to say happy birthday to my now 7 year old nephew, Kodah! Here is a pic of the sketch I drew in my calendar :)

I love and miss you SOOOOOOOOOOO much, Kodah!!! Can't wait to see you in 6 weeks!!!

Fire

Here is the picture I took today. Weather for fireplaces to be used. I love it. It got me to thinking... I've been on a fast for the past 38 days... I have 42 1/2 hours left, and yes I am excited :) But as I get closer and closer to God, I get so excited, and I truly understand Jeremiah's word when he said God's word was like fire in his bones and that he couldn't hold it in. God is SO amazing!!! God bless and goodnight!

My Journal

Didn't really take an opportunity to take any fabulous pics today... went to church which was great, then pretty much spent the day doing homework, reading, and such... so here is a close up of my journal that my beautiful friend Laura gave me for my birthday :)

A Hot Chocolate Kind of Day

Today was a good productive and comfy Saturday. I started the day with an 11 year old's soccer game. It was pretty chilly. This kind of made me sad, because I feel like I am becoming a real Californian now that I get cold in such mild temperatures. Oh well, it is what it is :)

I did run a few errands and such, but then the rest of my day was pretty much spent cuddled in my bed working on homework and reading.

A couple of hours ago I fixed some hot chocolate, and it was great and greatly enjoyed!

The Weekend is Here

The week was busy, but went by fairly quickly. Tonight I joined with an awesome family to play bingo at an elementary school. It was fun. Here is a pic I took- one of the kiddos had written my name :)

Goodnight, all! Enjoy your Saturday!

FULLY Convinced

As promised- pics from yesterday:

My handsome Godson, Gian Paul:

and my beautiful Goddaughter, Jaylisse:

And today's pic:

Tonight as I was in Bible study, my Pastor was asking what makes a spiritually mature believer. Answers came such as "someone who is not easily moved," "someone who shows the fruit of the spirit," "someone who is humble," "someone who puts others above themselves," and "someone who is content." Then my Pastor asked what keeps us from achieving these things? Why are we not spiritually mature? As we then went through Bible study, a thought came- it is because we are not fully convinced. What I mean is that we are not fully convinced that God is who He says He is. Now, I know we would all say we are fully convinced. However, if we were fully convinced that God is able and that He is who He says He is and who the Bible says He is, then we would not be easily moved, we would show the fruit of the spirit, we would be humble, we would put others above ourselves, and we would be content. We MUST become FULLY CONVINCED!

HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS!!!!

Goodnight!

Alrighty all- I am officially posting, but I am wiped out and gotta be in a Kindergarten class all day tomorrow, so this is all :) I did take pics today of my PRECIOUS Godbabies. I'll post 'em tomorrow. All in all, a FABULOUS day... I LIVED life and enjoyed the relationships in my life. That's what it is all about... tasks can wait, people can't. Get tasks done, but put people first!
Goodnight and God bless!