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Still kickin

So... Yes, I am still alive.  I go 900mph and hardly see myself.  Student teaching, taking classes, state assessments, babysitting, ministry... it's busy.  BUT I have a GREAT God, and He is taking great care of me of course.  I am privileged to be doing the things I do, and as long as I am in God's will, I have peace and joy!  I LOVE Him! 

And I love all of you that I know of that read this not so well kept blog ;-)

God bless and Good night!

Too much to do

No disasters today... student taught... went to nanny... just got home.  I am tired and hungry.  About to do two quick posts for school and then crash!

Here is a pic I took while sitting at a soccer practice this evening:

Good night and God bless!

Good Friends

No major disaster this morning- PTL!

School went well.  Ran some errands... lost my debit card... smh...

Came home... heard I need new tires and brake work... roar

Worked on an online workshop i have to do for school which makes me think only morons go to my school... really I think i expect more of the second graders I work with!

BUT

Then I got to skype with my friend Kara for over 2 hours, which totally made up for all the "poo" this week.  She's amazing and I am blessed to call her my friend!  We talked about all kinds of stuff and laughed a lot.  I needed that conversation.  Now to bed :-)

Good night and God bless!

Really?!?!?

So, yesterday on day one of student teaching I was puking... day 2 I go to leave the house and MY CAR WOULDNT START...

FOR REAL?!?!?!

Anywhose, God loves me and He put great people around me who took great care of me... so, everything still went pretty well. 

And now, time to wrap up the day.

Good night and God bless!

First Day of OFFICIAL Student Teaching

So this morning I got up at 4:55am

did devotional

went running, did push ups, situps, crunches, lunges, jumping jacks, jump rope, overhead weights, etc.

took a shower and started getting ready

BUT in the shower started getting nauseas... then started throwing up.... what a way to start the day...

I was still on time and the day went well despite its ill beginnings

And now I am trying to make it to my 8pm bedtime goal. 

Goodnight and God bless

Sunday Sunday Sunday

Today I taught in the K3 class.  We had 15 kids, which is quite a few kiddos for our class.  It was fun, kinda scrambled, but good.  I love kids.  (In case you guys didn't know ;-)

Anywhos- after that I ran an errand... came to the house... ate a bit of PEACH COBBLER!!!  (My favorite dessert!)

Then I headed out to Yorba Linda to meet a friend for lunch at Olive Garden.  It was good- good food and even better friendship!

Then... came to the house... been trying to clean, organize, and prep for student teaching.  I start TOMORROW!!!

SO--- I am now about to watch a video from a missionary from Brazil who is here at the house, then I am off to bed. 

So good night and God bless!!! 

Hey hey hey!
Today was our church picnic.  It was fun, but WAY TOO HOT!!!

I mostly chilled and played dominoes which was fun!

Then went by the post office, walmart, and to get gas.

Came home, chatted with Pastor, then got cleaned up, got a few odd and end things done, now I am in bed, bout to crash.

Good night and God bless!!!

It's FRIDAY!!!

I went to the school this morning and hung in Elaine's second grade class again.  I left there at about 11:30am, came home, made lunch...

then I went back out into the ridiculous heat to wait to pick up Zac.  I took him home to his dad, then went and got his sisters. 

After leaving their house and returning home, I was pretty soaked with sweat- I know you all really wanted to know that... so i literally walked in the house, took my jeans off, put shorts on, and jumped in the pool with my clothes on.  I was expecting the pool to be cold as it is usually too cold to swim... but it wasn't :-(  I stayed in maybe 5-10 minutes and I was done. 

I tried to get some organization and paperwork done, but wasn't very motivated and there were people at the house.  It's all good though. 

I am now tired and goin to bed!

Gnight and God bless!

Today was the second day of the school year.  I switched things up and went with the 5th/6th combo class for the morning and then joined the 2nd grade class for the afternoon.  Mrs. Reed turned me loose with the 5th and 6th graders for their reading lessons.  It was fun.

It is HOT today!  Alli texted me after school and asked if I could give her a ride home cause it was too hot to walk!  Which is ABSOLUTELY was.

Then I went and picked up my teenage friend Shannon.  We went to Wendy's, then we went to see the movie Hope Springs.  The movie was cute... had some embarrissingly inappropriate scenes though. 

Then we went back to Shannon's house and goofed off with her mom.  While I was in the house, I had left my cell phone in my car.  When I came out, I had missed a call from Elaine, one of my friends who lives in Asia.  I just met her in July, but we were instant friends, and hearing her voice makes me extremely happy!  So I hapily listened to her voicemail, then called her back.  Sure enough, she answered!  It was GREAT getting to talk to her!  She is AMAZING!!!  I LOVE her dearly!!! 

Now for bed.  Gotta go to the school again tomorrow. 

Goodnight and God Bless!

New Beginnings

Long time no see....

I know I know... it's all MY own fault... here's an interesting fact about myself.  Once I get behind on something, I get really intimidated about going back to it... which just causes me to get more behind... and more intimidated... and on and on and on...

I REALLY need to work on this though, cause there are too many things that this negatively affects in my life.  So, for today, here goes with getting back to the blog.

MUCH has happened in the two months since I've blogged!!!  Mainly, a 3 week trip to Asia, which was PHE-NOM-IN-AL!!!  I will try my best to blog some about that this weekend. 

For today, it was the first day of school for our school district... I start student teaching on Monday, so I spent the morning with Mrs. Lopez in a second grade classroom, and the afternoon with Mrs. Reed in her 5th/6th combo class. 

Highlights of the day:

School started at 8:45am.  At 9:35am (YES, less than an hour into the first day of school) we had an earthquake.  Pretty fun and funny and what a way to start the year.

I was wearing a purple striped shirt.  A second grade girl said, "I like your shirt!"  To which I of course replied. "Thank you!"  She then said, "My grandma has one just like it."  Note to self- burn shirt!

Well... I'll leave you with those highlights. 

G'night and God Bless!!!

Another productive day

Today was another productive day.

Church was good!

I spent time with a sweet youth!

And then got a lil business done as well as a workout in.

Now, I am tired and think I am actually gonna crash at 10pm...

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

Productivity is Fabulous

Today I went to a breakfast meeting for the ministry team at my church.  Meeting went well.

Then I had planned to be in front of Walmart for 8 hours selling raffle tickets to raise funds for my upcoming trip to Asia.  BUT my application has not yet been approved, so instead I got some things marked off my to do list and some much needed organization done.

I also worked out.  I'm not sure if I mentioned, but I am working with a nutritionist to get healthy and in shape.  I really feel good!  We started our journey 2 1/2 weeks ago, and I think things are going very well!  I am blessed by her spirit and her service!!!  On to feeling great and hopefully looking great as well! 

Now for a bit of reading and some SLLEEEEEEEPPP!!!

Goodnight and God bless!!!

TGIF

Today was a good day...

went for a run
worked on stuff for my class tonight
did a few other random things
went to Walmart and the post office
went to BOSS class- class went very well

Then home to do a bit of organizing, now to crash! 

Full but Pooped

Yesterday and today have been full and good, but I'm wiped!  Goodnight and God bless!!!

She's BACK

I know, I know- it has been over two weeks... at least I keep getting back on the horse though right?!?!?  Doesn't that count for something?!?!?

If you've wondered why you haven't really seen me on, don't worry, I wonder why I haven't seen me lately either.

So what's up in my world you ask...

Working on a trip to Asia
Working on a youth/young adult trip to Mexico
Keeping the kiddos I am privileged to watch every other week
Subbing when I can
Still doing BOSS class, though it is winding down and I am now starting to work on graduation
Teaching the K-3 class 2-5 Sunday's a month
Finishing up my observation hours and observation log for school
Getting ready to student teach in the fall
Working with a nutritionist to get healthy
Trying to spend time with people in the midst of the business

I'm sure I left out a couple of things... but you get the point :-)

SO... what have YOU been up to?  :-)

LOVE you all!!!
Jess

Happy Mother's Day

This has been a good weekend!

Yesterday started with a Mother's Day breakfast given by my God-twins parents.  It was beautiful and yummy!

And of course I enjoyed every moment with the Gian Paul and Jaylisse and their family!!!

Then I went with the Dunn family to see the Avengers.  I have not seen any of the other comic movies, but I really liked the movie!!!

After that I crawled through traffic, ran a few errands, came home, did laundry, prepped my students ministry lesson for this morning, then crashed.

Today I got up, went and taught K-3 student ministry, then came home to organize and get some stuff done.  I talked to my mom and my granny- great ladies!  I miss em LOTS!

Hope you all had a great weekend as well!  I am gonna go to bed soon, cause I have a long day ahead tomorrow to begin a long week.

Goodnight and God bless!

Worn Out

I have been doing way too much, and I have not been taking care of myself.  If this continues, I will not live to a ripe old age!

On another note, being the task oriented person that I am, it is easy for me to overlook people as I go about my to do list.

Lately God has been breaking me for people.  In multiple ways.  I am so grateful and humble for the people God has allowed in my life.  I know some AMAZING people!

Here's to working harder on taking care of myself and enjoying people that on my to do list.

Not that I can avoid it- too much to do ;-) 

LOVE you all!!!

It's all Good

Today had some ups and some downs and some crazy twists and turns, but ended on a great note- talking and giggling with my friend Kara via Skype.  Can't wait to see her and her daughter in a couple of months!!!

I realized tonight after Skyping how great God answered one of my prayers... I've been praying for a while... like for 3 years for a close friend that was approximately my age and in my stage of life that I could enjoy life with... in the past couple of months Kara and I have reconnected and I met a great new friend at church that I've been spending time with.

God is GOOD!!!

So many things I can think of to write about... but really I just want to go to bed :-)

2 months from today I leave for Asia!!!  I am SO excited!!!

Today I spent the day with 4 great kids... played wii, worked on a puzzle, played scattegories, went to Target, etc.

The I came home and caught up on my reflections for my classroom observation log... I was WAY behind. 

Now I am ready to hit my pillow!

Still SO much to do and so little time!

Will I ever catch up???

Goodnight and God bless!!!

Back on Track

Ok... so I fell off the wagon... gonna get back on track with this blogging daily thing! 

Here is for today... too much to do, too little time!

Goodnight and God bless!!!

Medea Play

Went to San Diego with one of my adopted families... my Pastor, his wife, two of their sons, and both of their sons' girlfriends. 

First of all, yes, I was with 3 couples... alone... and yes at times it did suck!  At one point I was behind my pastor and his wife, and every couple was together and I said, "I'm about to grab the next good lookin man that walks by."  My Pastor said, "Yeah, then the one you were meant to be with is gonna be the next person to pass, but he is gonna think you're takin and you're gonna miss 'the one'." 

We were both playin when we spoke, but dang... truth is what it is.  Don't get impatient with God's timing, because you never know how close He is with what you've been waiting for. 

So, we went to San Diego in order to see the new Tyler Perry play, Medea Gets a Job.

Of course it was a blast!  I LOVE Tyler Perry and his work!

BUT- who woulda thought of all places to get a new perspective on my view of my father it would be at a Medea play?!?!?  I won't give the play away, but at one point, Medea is talking to this young adult who is angry with his elderly father who wasn't there for him.  Medea then starts asking the man questions, like...

So you're mom raised you? 
(Young man)  Yes she did!
She took you to church?
Yes she did!
She worked hard to provide what you needed?
Yes she did!
You have a good job now?
Yes I do!
And you have a great wife?
Yes I do!
And great kids?
Yes I do!

After this long list of questions, Medea finally said "And yet you're mad???"

Medea continues, don't be angry.  He just taught you in reverse.  He taught you by his actions what not to do.  God knew what you needed, and He took care of it.  You may have been better off not having him in your life. 

I have heard this last part about now knowing what to do and being better without my dad, but I never thought about looking at all of the great things in my life and realizing I have no reason to be angry. 

Tryin to let it go and forgive on a daily basis.

Goodnight all!

Kiddos, Paperwork, and Bible Study

Today I hung out in my Wednesday Kinder class...

Went and spent about 30 mins in a 6th grade classroom...

Came home and did paperwork... BOSS prep... emails... phone calls...

Talked to one of my best friends who is almost 35 weeks pregnant... it was great talkin to her!!! She has moved and is now only 12 hours away from me :-) If gas ever goes down, I may have to take a road trip!!!

Anywho--- then I went to Bible study...

Then got online... worked on more BOSS stuff... facebooked a bit... now I am headed for bed...

Goodnight and GOD bless!!!

Productivity... or something similiar

Couldn't get a sub job for the second day in a row :-/

So instead I finished my taxes (good thing since today is the deadline), mailed Flat Stanley back to Texas, and worked on BOSS stuff.

I also went for a 2 mile jog for the first time since Thursday... SMH... I GOTTA get better at this!!!

Here is a pic from my jog:

Monday...

Slept kinda late

observed in a 6th grade class

watched God's guidance in my life

took final Stanley pics

ran errands

worked on taxes

worked on computer

going to bed

Church and "Family Time"

Today I went to church which was good...

Then came "home" and had family time with my Pastor's family which I am adopted into.

We had a book discussion on the book Who Ate My Cheese. It was an interesting and fun discussion.

Then we chilled... chatted... watched youtube videos...

After everyone left... I worked on my taxes a bit...

Now... trying to create a new habit of going to bed earlier...

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

Saturday... Sushi and Sin

This morning I got up early... 8am is early on a Saturday!

We had a women's fellowship... it was pretty fun. We had a cooking contest and did some zumba on the xbox360... my team won the cooking competition! YAY! :-)

Then I took a light nap...

Worked on taxes and other paper work...

Then I went out to meet two friends from church for sushi... YUMMY!

Of course Stanley joined us... the only man I can get... however... he doesn't talk back, argue with me, or tell me what to do. I also can't get him to get out and get a job... but he doesn't incur much cost either...

After sushi, we went across the street to a chocolate store where I got a kalua truffle and a cappacinno truffle.

On my way home, I decided to take a bite... OMG- I think I ate sin!!! It was just SOOOO good!!! Too good to be... good...

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

Bleh and BOSS

So sure enough the nausea I was feeling last night didn't go away and soon after I layed in bed... I was up and bowing down to the porcelain throne... putting in my offering...

Bleh...

So... now that you have that great image...

Today I felt better... got up and got things going... worked on my taxes...

Finished prepping things for BOSS

Then it was time for me to head to class...

Great class tonight!

Then headed home about 10:3opm... then stayed in productive mode for a bit...

Time for bed!!!

It's all good...

Well... I did get up, and today wasn't a total bust... went running...

got ready for the day... got some other stuff done...

babysat...

came home and tried to get productive again...

not feeling so well... uhggg nausea...

Going to lay down for the night...

Goodnight and God bless!!!

WOW

So... it is 4am and I am still wide awake and ready to do more. I've been quite productive in the past 5ish hours... paperwork... BOSS prep... etc.

Before that... today...

I wasn't feeling 100% this morning... gotta get my health in order!!!

Slept late... tried to be productive... ran errands...

Bible study...

Skpye with my gorgeous friend Kara- it was a great chat!!! Oh to talk about life...

After our skype date is when I got up and active... crazy...

Now I think I better get my booty ready for bed before I can't function tomorrow... or later today I guess I should say...

Goodnight and God bless!

Volcano Visit

Well.. today got away from me, which seems to happen regularly... and I didn't accomplish all I had planned, but it was good none the less.

I babysat, and then we went to Shogun to celebrate one of the kiddo's birthday.

Here is Flat Stanley with the onion volcano:

BTW- sadly enough, those are not my purple glittery fingernails :-(

Good night and God bless!!!

Financial Order

Today I started a 21 day financial fast. I have tried to do it several times before, and I've never finished it. It's time to buckle down and be a good steward of the resources God gives me.

I corridored a few friends in to do it with me- they have all done it before. I asked them all to join me, knowing their encouragement and diligence would encourage me and hold me accountable.

If you'd like to know what a financial fast is and read more about what we are doing, click here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123103495.html

Gettin' it done!!!

Good night and God Bless!!!

Emotional Easter

Today I had 14 Kinder-3rd graders for children's church. It was fun, but a bit crazy. My adult assistant was needed elsewhere, which made it a bit tough, but all went well!

I vented a bit after church and just seemed to get a bit emotional today...

I hung out trying to be productive most of the day... other than church, this blog, a bit of email clearing, and a 2 mile run, this day wasn't very productive...

Here's to tomorrow :-)

WORN OUT!!! But BLESSED Nonetheless!!!

Today I was joined by 6 teenagers from my church as we went to San Bernardino to an Easter EGGstravaganza outreach with Kingdom Culture Worship Centre headed up by Apostle Sherman and Pastor Jaquet Dumas. It went amazingly well! 109 souls saved... 10,000 eggs hunted... bouncers, gold fish ring toss, free lunch, etc. They always do an amazing job!!! The teens I had worked hard and complained very little :-)

I got to see my twin God-babies and my nephew Mica'h- it was great!!!

After the EGGstravaganza, I was disgustingly dirty... sweat, dirt, and I had accidentally poured fish water on myself during the day :-/

So after a shower, I headed to a birthday party for one of the girls I keep. It was more fun! Running, screaming, eating, racing on wii...

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BOSSin' It Up

Today was mostly a BOSS day.

Finished prepping for BOSS class tonight.

One of the trainers had a sick son and couldn't come, so I had to dig in and prep additional lessons.

All in all... good day... didn't get stuff done I had planned... but that's what tomorrow is for :-)

Complexity

Today was... interesting...

Confusing...

I don't really have much else to say about it...

I took this picture today... perhaps captures the confusion and complexity of my thoughts today...

Non-negotiables

So... this is a must post for two beautiful friends of mine... we had great conversation this afternoon...

I was sharing with them that I have a "special order."

Now... you may ask... what's a "special order."

WELL... since you asked... this is a special order of what I want in a man...

I have a list of things I want in my future husband.

I have a list, which at the top includes things in italics... these are my non-negotiable items...

ABSOLUTES

If a man doesn't meet these non-negotiable criteria... he is NOT the one!

Then I have my... added bonuses... items I would like, but that aren't dealbreakers in and of themselves...

This list has pretty much remained unchanged since I wrote it about 3 years ago.

So I ask... are you aware of the non-negotiables in your mind?

It's good to know those so you don't waste your time or emotions on the ones you coulda known wasn't the right one from the get go.

NON NEGOTIABLE

While I am on the subject of relationships... LOL

I don't think I got what I was looking for in my new haircut... one guy told me it made me look older... uggg... SO NOT what I was goin for... may not be in another relationship for a while... good thing my hair grows fast! ;-)

Anywho... as promised, here is a pic... not a good pic, and you really can't see the haircut in this pic, but it is a pic nonetheless.... a better one to come soon :-)

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

New

April 1st brought on great motivation, invigoration, and inspiration for change.

So, 3 days into April... I have worked out everyday... I'm doing other things as well to get healthy and in shape.

Today I got a new haircut.

I'm not sure yet if I like it. I haven't played with it much, so I'm not sure if it was what I wanted... but oh well... my hair grows ridiculously fast. And for sure I don't dislike it.

Just not sure I got what I was goin for. When I got home my Pastor said it looked good, that it was sassy. He continued that is says I am a woman in charge.

Well... what man wants a woman in charge? And if my hair tells em before they even take a chance to talk to em...

Yeah, not what I was goin for :-)

We'll see what other guys say about it.

I'll post a pic soon.

I'm goin to bed soon!

So good night and God bless all!!!

Is Good Monday an Oxymoron?

I have to say that today was a good day considering it was a Monday!

I got up, got productive... ran 2 miles...

Went and babysat- we played wii- mario kart, smahing brawl, and mario party... and scrabble slam...

Then I ran by target...

Came home, ate dinner, filed 2011 taxes for ATM Ministries, went through some emails, etc... all while watching episodes of Brothers and Sisters on Netflix.

It was an enjoyable and productive day!

Good night and God bless!!!

Lovely Days

I've always loved this quote from one of my favorite movies, "Moulin Rouge"

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

Today has been a great day, and I am thankful I am loved!

I got up this morning and went to church... I love my church... people are the church... I have the privilege of fellowshipping with awesome people on Sundays!!!

After church I hung out with friends Brian, Levell, and Rocio! I say friends, though they are really more like siblings! We had fun... played Draw Something on our phones for like hours!

I also got a bit productive... cleaned the inside of my car... went to WalMart and the post office... went for a 2 mile jog... got some BOSS stuff organized...

Now... headed to bed... goodnight all and God Bless!!!

Another GREAT Day

Yes, another day of great food, fun, and fellowship!

As I said last night, I was staying the night at my friend Marcy's house... well, I got up about 9am...

We hung out, chatted, etc until about 3pm.

Then we jumped on her motorcycle and rode out to meet our other friend Shonneia for a late lunch.

Once again, lots of fun!

About 5:30, I headed out back to Corona, got to Corona, ran a bunch of errands, got a few things done here at home... and now I am debating sleep...

Good night and God bless!!!

TOO MUCH FUN!!!

Today I nannied... the kids were awesome, as always!!!

I rode bikes with one of them, played some more wii, and watched art work in the making :-)

Then, I headed home for a shower and to pack a few things then headed to LA.

I attended the BOSS graduation for West Angeles Church of God in Christ. It was great to see the celebration for the students, their trainers, and their families!

THEN- we headed to Pam and James Jacobs' house to celebrate the birthday of our BOSS Global Master Trainer. We had an ABSOLUTE blast!!!!!!!! The party got kicked off about 9:30 or 10pm... we had bomb nachos... great desserts... and even more phenomenal fellowship--- playing taboo my team kicked BUTT!!! Or planet as those who were there may say... oh if I could only give you a glimpse of the night.... WOW!!! Who says Christians can't have fun?!?!?!?! We DEFINITELY had fun!!!

Left the Jacobs' about 1:30am... then headed to Marcy's house... where she and I continued our fun and fellowship until now... goodnight all!!!

Crazy in Love

So... LOL

Today I nannied from about 7:30am-5:30pm... it was fun...

Played some wii... Mario Party.... and Just Dance 2.... I got the high score on the song "Crazy in Love." OH YEAH!!!

MWAHAHAHAHA

Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE kids???

Well in case you didn't know... I DO love kids!!!

Speaking of... here are some kids I'm "Crazy in Love" with... and MISS LIKE CRAZY!!!!

And now... I have a headache and am heading to bed early!!!

Good night and God Bless!!!

Gettin' in it

Today I went for a 2 mile jog. I hadn't gone running since at least August... and it whooped my butt!!! HOWEVER, it felt GREAT!!!

I am so ready to do it again tomorrow!!! (We'll see how motivated I am when the time gets here ;-)

I have also jumped back on my honey/cinnamon tea this week...

Lookin to lose 28 pounds and get healthy!!!

Universal Studios

Today I got up and productive.

Then I picked up the 13 year old I nanny and we headed to Hollywood to meet her dad and siblings at Universal Studios.

I have my nephew's Flat Stanley, so it was a great photo opportunity :-)

Here are Flat Stanley and I by the Universal Studios globe:

Here are Flat Stanley and I riding the Terminator 2 motorcycle:

And here is a scenic view over the San Fernando Valley:

Monday Monday Monday

Today was low key, yet productive...

I slept late... imagine that :-)

Then I got up and got to business :-)

Got lots done....

Then tonight I went and observed in a BOSS class about 30 mins from my house just to get some new ideas and motivation for the class I head up on Fridays.

My ex teaches in that class... but I made sure to give him a heads up and ask permission to come instead of showing up and catching him off gaurd.

I then came home... and got ptorductive again...

Then I had a late night counseling session...

no, really!

A friend of mine is working on a master's degree in counseling and needed a mock counseling session... bleh...

And for the second time, I was his dummy... he owes me!

LOL... aight, well I am drinking my cinnamon and honey water... bout to read the Word and hit the pillow...

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

Why no SUNNY day? :-(

Well, yesterday and today showed for a lot of rain...

I prefer sunshine unless I can stay in bed and sleep...

I don't like having to be out and about in the rain...

I would love to dance in the rain thought...

ANYWHOS... I taught my Kinder-3rd grade sunday school class... i love those kids!!!

Then it was a few errands and then off to a birthday party for the 9 year old boy I babysit.

The party was great! Boys are always so funny.

Just to give you all a laugh...

At one point, the dad needed his son and said, come here. The boy said, hold on a sec. The dad said, no secs, now.

Please say the word S-E-C-S out loud...

I cracked up!

Isn't a 9 year old boy a bit young to be having that conversation??? HAHA

Anyways... after the party I came home and worked out... BLEH... I am whooped!!!

Goodnight and God Bless!!!

Fellowship, Food, Fun, and...

Well.... I can't think of a word that starts with F that means to learn...

So, my day... slept late...

Went to run a couple of errands....

Went to a Training meeting for the class I teach on Friday nights... it was beneficial!

I was caught off gaurd when my ex showed up :-/ Still don't know what to do with my emotions around him. Especially when he shows up out of the blue... this is the second time I've seen him since we ended things, and both times he said he wasn't going to be at the event, and then he just shows up. When he does, it is like a sucker punch of emotions.

After the training, me and my friend Marcy were going to take out our friend Shonneia for a birthday dinner... but my ex and another guys joined us... more awkwardness and messy emotions... but I loved spending time with Marcy and Shonneia!!!

The training and dinner pretty much took up my day... then I came home and have prepped my class for tomorrow's sunday school class.

Good night and God Bless!!!

FRY Day

Today was a great, but full, fast, and furious day!

I subbed in a Kindergarten class for the second day in a row. Those little ones are great, but they can wear me out!

Then I picked up 2 of the girls I babysit from school and took them home.

Then, I changed clothes, grabbed my BOSS gear, and headed for my Friday night student ministry class- BOSS.

It was a great night of BOSS, and afterwards, I am FRIED!

Goodnight and God Bless!

Full Day

I subbed in a Kinder class today.

Most of the students are young; like they were still 4 when school started in August (cut off date for birthdates is December 1st).

It wasn't a bad day, but it was definitely obvious that they are a young group!

Unfortunately, there really wasn't anything funny to share about...

sad I know!

I'll be in the same class tomorrow... maybe they will give me some humor :-)

After subbing... I came home... prepped for subbing tomorrow... prepped for the children's ministry class I have tomorrow night... and that ate up the majority of my time... now...

to bed...

Good night and God bless!!!

Kinder, Five Guys, Bible Study, and Good Friends

Today started with me volunteering in my regular Wednesday Kindergarten class. I love the teacher and the kids- they are amazing!

Then I ran by the bank, post office, and WalMart... my regular daily errands... lol... yes, WalMart is a part of my almost daily schedule... ridiculous, I know!

After that, I met up with a couple of guys from my church at Five Guys. Five Guys is a burger place that I've heard raves about for a while. I gotta say I wasn't impressed. *sigh*

Then it was time for Bible study, followed by a phenomenal time with a good friend on Skype. Now I am chatting with another good friend on Facebook, blogging, and about to go to sleep in preparation for subbing in a Kindergarten class tomorrow!

And since I suck at taking pictures every day that people would actually wanna see, here is an old picture of me and my friend Carmen Twillie... she is the one who sang the opening song for the movie Lion King. Go ahead and google it. :-)

Good night and God bless!!!

I love kids... (just in case you didn't know)

Today I subbed for a temp specialist. I had this one boy Julio for 3 hours, and evidentally I was amazing :-)

FAIL, PASS, PASS

Well... I didn't post last night, because within 10 minutes of getting home I was... how can I put this lightly... hurling... there is no light way to put it.

Otherwise, yesterday was great... 7 boys in my k-3 Sunday school class... then a leadership meeting for church... and then I hit the road to see the awesome Dumas family! Most of the day I got to hang with the gorgeous Pastor J and the most awesome twins in the world! I also had bits of time with their amazing big brother, daddy, GiGi, Denae, and church friends.

It was a great day. But then I had a headache... followed by nausea all the way driving home... and then I made it home... but my tummy didn't settle... bleh... that was the FAIL

My day today...

I got up and at em this morning...

I got the results for my state assessment that I turned in two weeks ago... PASS

Went and got my smog check so I can get my registration renewed... PASS

Subbed in an afternoon program...

Ran some errands...

Came home, then sat for 2 hours trying to get a sub job for tomorrow... which I finally did.

So... goodnight and God Bless!!!

P-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-v-i-t-y

That pretty much sums up today... add a lot of rain outside... and a nap in the middle, and that sums up my Saturday at home. Got lots done... somehow have TONS more to do!

Good night and God Bless!!!

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Well... today was... a day...

got up

got crackin

watched the kids

came home

went with a friend who was buying a new xbox kinect fitness game

THEN

we worked out...

i think i pulled muscles in the inner thighs of both legs...

I really really really gotta get in shape!!!

But for now, I am busted tired, so I am gonna read for a sec then go to sleep!

Good night and God bless!!!

La la la la la la la la la la la (Sing to the Smurf tune)

Today went well... got up

got productive

went and volunteered in a Kindergarten class

ran errands: dropped off stuff to a friend, went to the post office, dropped off stuff at Goodwill

then met a friend at Chilli's

enjoyed great fellowship, laughter, and food

worked on stuff for my Friday night BOSS class

went to Bible study

did a bit more paperwork

AND NOW

I am watching Dr. G. medical examiner and gonna go to sleep

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS!!!

Such a Night Owl

I am so in the mood to stay up and continue my productivity, but I know if I did, I wouldn't get up in the morning :-/

Today wasn't exciting... I got up and got productive... went to work... then came home and continued my productivity...

Sorry my blogs have quickly gone back to short and pictureless... I'll get better!

Goodnight and God bless!!!

Creating a New Past NOW

I am working to make better choices in relation to my health. Eating healthier... creating a sleeping pattern... getting physical exercise... etc...

So... it starts with making one better choice after another... I'm pressing

A Crunchy Day

Now that I have been challenged to write more detail... I am kind of glad I don't have a large blog following :-)

I was at Vertical Leap all day today. VL is a discipline training seminar that is life changing. I first went in September of 2009, and my life has never been the same. Now when I go, I serve as a volunteer. Soooo... at VL, when we have an attendee that perhaps has a bad attitude, there is a term that the service team uses to describe their attitude... we call it crunchy. Like, "Oh she's a little crunchy." No we don't say this to the attendees, but it is a phrase that I've become accustomed to.

So, today just felt like a crunchy day to me. Crunchy is really the only word I can think of to explain it. The teachings of the seminar were great, the attendees were great, I just had some issues with some of the service team and intrapersonal issues, like the fact that I was tired.

So... I am now hittin the pillow... very distaught about losing an hour tonight because of daylight savings... and praying for a better day tomorrow.

Good night and God bless!!!

Busy

Well, today was a busy day... prepping for student ministry at church, prepping for the student ministry class we have on Friday nights, nannying, and then being at the BOSS class from 5:30-10pm. After that I had to run by the post office, bank, walmart, and gas station. Once I got home... working on more student ministry prep...

Now I am blogging then heading to bed, because I have to get up in less than 6 hours to go to VERTICAL LEAP. That's the seminar I've blogged about before. It is awesome, but sometimes it is physically draining... I will be there from 7:30am until at least 11pm. And it is 30 minutes from where I live. Then... daylight savings time change is this weekend, so I will LOSE an hour of sleep... then I will have student ministy Sunday morning, then I go back to the seminar from 1pm until at least 11pm again...

So... here we go...

(This pic was taken over 3 years ago with me and my oldest nephew... but it pretty much sums up my thoughts at the moment ;-)

Tasks

Today I FINISHED a teacher performance assessment (TPA) that I had to submit to the state of California for evaluation. This TPA is a requirement for me to get my teaching credentials. I have had it to work on for a while... like... a LONG while... but I finally finished it today!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!!! I am so relieved to have it DONE!

Now, on to other things... the never ending to do list... hmmm...

I am really trying to be productive these days... like getting more taken off of my to do lists quicker than I add stuff on to it. I mean... the thought of having like a week... or even a DAY where I have no lingering to do list... THAT would be a m a z i n g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But for now... I'll go to bed with the to do list lingering... I'm sure it will await me in the morning :-)

I didn't take any exciting pics today, so here is one from a trip I took in 2008... I'm praying I get to go back soon!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

Well...

Today... Wednesday March 7th... I was in the kindergarten class that I volunteer in on Wednesdays. It was fun as usual! I love kids! They had an assembly today and there were 3 BMX stunt riders there and they set up ramps outside and did a show for the kids. It was really great! They taught the kids the need for education (i.e. the need for math to figure out the ramps and angles, etc), the importance of encouragement/not bullying, and the importance of helmets. While doing amazing stunts!

After that I moved stuff out of my storage unit, went to the doctor, went to a church admin meeting, and then Bible study.

To end my night, I had a great time on Skype with the wonderful Kara Blain! I am blessed to know her!!!

Good night and God bless!

not much excitement

well... today I worked on my state teaching assessment... moved some things out of my storage unit... and ate way too much... the excitement of my day came from a walk with a friend... which really was exciting. She and I always have great conversations, and I really enjoy talking to her! She is a blast, and I am blessed to be getting to know her more and more.

Happy but exhausted...

It's amazing how subbing in a special ed class with 5 angels can be so fun and bring so much joy! I had such a good day. I am exhausted, but it was great.

I tried to fight the exhaustion with chocolate chip cookie dough...

Didn't really work, but it was good none the less :-)

In Loving Memory of Kodi Renee

9 years ago today Heaven received a BEAUTIFUL addition. Kodi's unexpected change of address from Earth to Heaven at the age of 27 has spurred me on to live my life with more meaning and greater understanding that life here on Earth is precious and limited. Kodi you are dearly loved and missed! I have been praying for your family throughout the day today, as I know they love and miss you dearly as well! Until we meet again...

Productive yet uneventful day

So, today I worked on completing one of my teacher performance assessments that I have to turn in to the state to get my teaching credentials. Other than that, I did laundry, had a missions and self awareness conversation with my Pastor, and ate. So today was very productive, while not all that exciting. :)

SO... I will tell you about my day yesterday... lol

Yesterday I took my car in to get worked on... $400 later... bleh...

Then I worked on preparation for a class I lead on Friday nights. This is a PHENOMENAL class. It is called BOSS the Movement, and it is a student ministry class for 7-19 year olds.

Last night went great! There is so much growth in the students, as well as in the team of trainers(there are 4 of us that teach together). Last night was only week 7 of 20, and yet so much is already sprouting! I can't wait to see what week 20 looks like!!! Here is an image I took, followed by an image taken while I was teaching :)

Kara forgive me :-)

Ok... so I am tired... so since Kara is my blogging mentor... I am asking for her forgiveness on this short and detail-less post ;-)

LOVE you all!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

PS- I'll try to make up for this post tomorrow :-*

March 1st

This is what I posted on my Facebook page earlier today:

"Today is March 1st. I love how often God provides for fresh starts and new slates. Really He provides them every morning, but then there are some that seem more obvious than others. So among a number of other things I am trying to REPOH in my life, 13 weeks from today will be the last day of May, and in these next 13 weeks, I have 25 pounds I want to lose! That is technically less than 2 pounds a week (1.923 haha). Totally doable, but it will be WORK! Anyone wanna join me on a 3 month get active and healthy goal??? Let's hit it!"

I did fairly well at establishing new trains of thought today for the areas I want change in.

I did take a pic today, but it was on my phone and I emailed it to myself a while ago and it still hasnt come through... so no pic from today, so let me post an older pic...

my third grade school picture... LOL

February 29th

My picture today is a self portrait... not that I look good by anymeans, but the next time I will be seen on this date again I will be 30 years old. We will not see this date on the calendar for another 4 years... 2016... sounds very futuristic...



But... where do you want to be 4 years from now? Where do I want to be 4 years from now? What are we doing today to see that we make it to where we want to be four years from now.

I didn't really do anything today to make the day special, but I did think about the date throughout the date... I thought of the potential of life and the future. As much as the past and present can cause pain, I am looking hopeful at the future. I don't want to forget the past... it has made me who I am.... I don't want to miss the present and wish my life away... I want to enjoy everyday... but as I move through the present, I need to make actions that will positively affect my future.

Good night and God bless!

Lonely Days

So... my blogging inspiration has prodded me to include more details and pictures in me blog... I'm a bit apprehensive about that, but I told her I would work on it... so, I'll start today on a very vulnerable day... besides... I think there are only like 2-3 people who read this anyway ;-)

Well, as the title for today reads, the past couple of days have been lonely days. Sometimes following God leads to lonely days. Whether you are sticking to convictions others see as outdated or perhaps God told you to move to another country far away from family, friends, and familiarity-- a number of things can happen where obeying God will lead to lonely days. For me, I have been seeing this great guys for over 6 months... and obeying God to walk away has led me to hurting lonely days. My friend and I were used to communicating throughout the day... every day... I've found myself looking at my phone a lot the past few days thinking perhaps I didn't hear a message come in... but to no avail... the phone has been pretty inactive.

Of course this is when God is pulling me, urging me, drawing me into His arms to seek His company. Unfortunately for us humans, His arms aren't as tangeable.

Somehow not only have I had to kill a relationship, but I seem to be killing my miniature rose bush that he gave me for Valentine's Day. :-/

BUT above all, I trust Him! When it hurts... I trust Him! When I don't understand... I trust Him! When I have to lay down my will to do His will... I trust Him! When I don't want to hurt someone else... I trust Him! When I'm crying... I trust Him! When I feel like I can't breath... I trust Him! When my soul is broken and hurting... I trust Him! When others reach out to ask how I am... I trust Him! When I can't help but want him back... I trust Him! When I see other couples... I trust Him! When I think about my future... I trust Him! When I'm lonely... I trust Him!

Moving Forward

Really, there is no other logical choice in lofe other than to continue moving forward... there is no sense trying to stay where you are or heaven forbid move backwards... so friends, keep moving forward!!!

Weekend's Over

Tomorrow is a new day, a new week... I'm ready for it!

Goodnight and God bless!

Ruh Roh

I missed another day of blogging yesterday... but for good reason... I was at one of my best friends' house celebrating her birthday overnight. So... today was good... finished celebrating her bday, met another friend to hang out, and then I've been working on paperwork and such. It was a good day... now I'm gonna try to go to sleep... we'll see if it happens :-)

Checkin Out

I'm done with today.

Good night and God bless!

Organized and Productive

There have been obstacles in my way over the past couple of years that I've blamed for times of lack of organization and lack of productivity.

I am working to push those out of the way and get ORGANIZED and PRODUCTIVE!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

Grateful

I am OH SOOOOOOO grateful that I have a nice place to stay and that it is free. On the same note, I will be oh so grateful when God blesses me with my own space again as well!

Good night and God Bless!!!

Unending "To Do" List

Well today was productive, but as always, as I mark one thing off my to do list, I have to add 3 more things on it :-)

Oh well, just glad to be alive and to be productive!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

Holiday

I'm glad tomorrow is a holiday, because this weekend has gone entirely tooooo fast!!!

Good night and GOD BLESS!!!

Good night

and God BLESS!!!

Fading Quickly

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WEEKEND COMETH!!!

I am so looking forward to the 3 day weekend, in which I have very little scheduled. Not that I don't have plenty to do, I am glad the 3 day weekend is coming so I can get done some things that need to get done!!!

Goodnight and GOD BLESS!!!

Stay in Your Lane!!!

"When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
Jesus answered, 'If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.'"

So often we worry about others. Well, actually we are being selfinsh thinking of ourselves. Let me explain. We think we are working harder than others. Sacrifincing more than others. Multitasking more than others. Juggling more than others.

We need to stay focused on our own assignment and task. Actuallity is that God uses us all in different ways, and by comparing, we are questioning and undermining God's ways. And remember HIS thoughts are higher than our thoughts and HIS ways higher than our ways!!!

'When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.'”

Valentine's Day

I pray you all felt loved today and loved on others!

Good night and God Bless!!!

Hmmm

So, I think last night was the 3rd time for the year I forgot to blog... arg... oh well... we fall down, we get back up again.

In life, you're not a failure if you fall down, you become a failure when you don't get back up. And we will always fall, but our recovery time should shorten everytime. We should become so close to God that when we fall our spirit cries out and we must get back up immediately. Dust off the dirt and move forward... don't wallow in the mud.

Good night and GOD BLESS!!!

Worn Plum Out; But No Regrets

As usual after a Vertical Leap day, I am worn plum out. But I am absolutely willing to pay the price of being worn out in return for the blessings that come from attending Vertical Leap. It is most defitenly worth the sacrifice.

Now I'm goin to bed ya'll, cause I am ssssllllleeeeeeeeeeeppppppaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

TGIF

Well, the week is over and I will be serving at a phenomenal seminar for the weekend. SO hi and bye ;) I'm headed to bed! MUAH

What Others Think

"Don't let people's compliments go to your head, and don't let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you'll be ruled by what other people think of you." ~Lysa TerKeurst

Today I begin a new life...

Pledge 1: Today I begin a new life by replacing my bad habits with good ones for I now know I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.

This is the first pledge of 10 in one of the ministries I volunteer with working with children.

So many people (me included) walk through life knowing areas (or habits) we need to change. We even plan to change them... sometime. But when???

We know our lives will be better once we make these changes... to eat healthier... to exercise... to be more productive... etc

SOOOOO when will we step up and just do what we know we should do???

TODAY I begin a new life by replacing my bad habits with good ones for I NOW know I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.

Mondays Mondays

So, to start, FYI- I DID post yesterday! I'm not sure what happened though. I posted late last night. When I came back to this window tonight it was showing like there had been an error. SOOOOO... just for the record, I did post! :-)

Today was a... Monday. It wasn't bad. I subbed in a 1st grade classroom, but there was a student teacher who taught, so I basically did nothing all day. Which was fine, but I was fighting to stay awake all day! So, when I got off, I took a 2 hour nap :-P

And now, I'm headed back to bed... gonna be subbing with fifth graders tomorrow... Wahoo!!!

Good night and God bless!!!

Beauty

Today was a beautiful day. I went with a friend on her motorcycle on a great ride down the coast, we had a good lunch, and the company was phenomenal! Unfortunately my phone takes forever to send pics, so maybe I'll post pics later :)

Redemption

Last night I went with my friend to see the new Liam Neeson movie, The Grey. I won't be a movie spoiler, but as good as hte movie was made, when it was over, I did not like the movie, because I couldn't find any redeeming factor in it.

I am so thankful that as we walk through life, God is continually showing up and showing out on our behalf. Some days may seem to suck, but we can always rest assured that God will bring out a redeeming factor from every situation.

So as you go about life, look for the redeeming factors.

Good night and GOD BLESS!!!

sleeepppppaaaayyyy

It is 2 am... gnight :-)

Another OOPS

So, I didn't even realize until this evening that I didn't post yesterday... my bad!

A month has passed in 2012. I missed 2 days of blogging, 1 day of taking a picture, and 0 days of reading the Word. Not too shappy.

A new month is here, and I am ready to create a new past now. Aren't you all SO grateful God let's us start over, over and over again!!! I know I sure am!!!!!!!!!

Here goes to a month of no OOPS's :-)

Goodnight and God bless!!!

Love at First Sight

When asked if I believe in love at first sight, my answer is NO. I believe in lust at first sight. On the spiritual side, I believe two people can be connected in spirit, but not at first sight necessarily. I do believe that is possible, but not necessarily at first sight. I believe two people can connect in spirit quickly, but I think even that is rare at first sight. I think love is really knowing someone and still really caring about and for them. As a friend says, love is allowing someone to be human and still caring for them. This is love. This is what we show our friends, family, and significant others. However, I think there is a big difference in loving someone and being in love with them. You can love someone and yet not be in love with them. Being in love means willing to sacrifice and sacrificing often… taking care of someone… fully trusting… fully communicating… fighting their fights and fighting for them…

If a person saw another person who was hideously ugly, no matter how compatible they may be or how happy they could make each other, there would never be love at first sight… “love at first sight” does not exist...

A Relationship Quote

"'True north' in the world of relationships is always about the best God has put in a man brought together with the best God has put in you--for a purpose larger than you both." ~Paula Rinehart

OH NO!!!!!!!

SO.... yesterday I forgot to post and I forgot to take a picture. 2 of my New Year's resolutions, January isn't even over, and I already messed up :/

BUT... when we mess up, that just means we have another chance to start fresh. Our lives are not judged by whether we fall down or not, but rather how long we stay down. So, even though I did mess up and missed out yesterday, I am bouncing back to get back on board today.

It is 9:01pm, and I am already ready to go to bed. :/

Goodnight and God bless you all!!!

Just DO what HE tells you to DO

This is much easier said than done...

But if we would all just DO what God tells us to do, we would be victorious!

Even Mary at the wedding at Canan told the people when she sent them to Jesus, "Whatever He tells you, do it." After following Jesus' directions to fill the containers with water, even though the directions seemed illogical, it was upon following the directions that the people experienced a miracle.

JUST DO WHAT HE TELLS YOU TO DO!!!

(even if it seems illogical!)

Some days....

Some days it's easy to get overwhelmed with the cares of this life. BUT knowing we serve THE God, we need not fret or be swayed not let the cares of this world choke out the WORD of God!

Keep on keepin' on my friends!

Do what it do

Today I got up, took care of business, and got a lot accomplished. However, it seems for everything I take off of my to do list... I add 3 more things onto it :/

Oh well... that's what tomorrow is for, because I am about to lay down for the night :)

Goodnight!!!

Out

Gnight all :)

Doneday

Well... there you have it folks... the weekend is over!

Today was nice. Did student ministry, followed by lunch/dinner with a friend, then we went to see Red Tails. It was a great movie!

Now, I am going to try to go to sleep, cause I am subbing with Pre-K'ers tomorrow.

Gnight and God bless!!!

Rollar Coasters

Today I went to Knott's Berry Farm's amusement park to celebrate a 7 year old's birthday. It was fun, and now I am busted disgusted TIRED!!! :)

Gnight all!

TGIF

Honestly- I am thanking God that it is Friday! :)

It was a good day that wore me out. I am tappin out on this day!

Gnight all!!! And Kingdom blessings on you and yours!!!

I repeat

I repeat:

Serving God may not be easy, but no matter how hard it gets, I'll never stop!

Though I may fail 100 times a day and fall 100 times more, still I will get up and press on!

Can't Stop

Serving God may not be easy, but no matter how hard it gets, I'll never stop!

Though I may fail 100 times a day and fall 100 times more, still I will get up and press on!

Another Day

Today was a good day with great kids. After work I ran a couple of errands and did some to-do's.

And now I am going to try to sleep :)

Goodnight all!

Invigorated Resolve

Today I woke up with invigorated resolve. I know it is already half way through the first month of January, but I have set up my vision for the year:

My Life in 2012
My year to delve
into TRUST, TRUTH, DISCIPLINE, and ORGANIZATION
accomplished through my
RELENTLESS FOCUS,
PERPETUAL PLANNING,
UNWAVERING DISCIPLINE,
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DEEPENING PASSION.
I AM A WINNER! I AM SUCCEEDING!

BTW- I have been successful at every one of my resolutions involving daily action (blog everyday, take a picture every day, and read the Word everyday).

Stayin busy, livin life, and LOVING GOD!

SUNday

Today was a fun day. Started with church-teaching the K-3 children's class. Then we had a student ministry meeting afterward. After that, I headed to see my 3 1/2 month old twin Godbabies. Of course that was amazing! Then I followed their family to their church- Kingdom Culture Worship Centre for the 2nd anniversary service, which was a blessing and a blast! It was even sweeter with babies :) And then the twins' big brother hung out as well- I love that God gives us family away from family. I would love to be close in location to my biological family... I love and miss them GREATLY, and they are irreplaceable! God knows that, and He often gives us adopted family to help us out. I have some of the best people in my life who have taken to me as their own, and I as my own. I am blessed!

Some folk

Some folk are just not the brightest bulbs in the house... and we all fit into that category from time to time :)

What do you WANT?

There is a scene in the movie The Notebook toward the end where Allie and Noah are fighting, and Noah asks Allie what she wants. He is pressing her to look deep and past what others want her to want.

When pressed in the same way, I HONESTLY from the depths of me want whatever God wants for me and whatever he wants me to do. I have no personal will and agenda, but only to be obedient and to please HIM.

Pressing on... looking to HIM!

Down for the count

I'm talkin about this cold... I think it is down for the count. Felt horrible this morning, but after a few hours, I felt much better and feel pretty good.

But... speaking of down for the count... I think maybe I am about to be out for the night ;)

Still fighting

Yep... still fightin this cold... im gonna beat it though! But right now, I'm checkin out!

Goodnight and God bless!

Fighting the Good Fight

Well... this morning I woke up to find blisters in my throat. I've tried my best to stay down and rest today. Talking hurts, so I've done pretty well at avoiding conversations today. I'm praying the worst is over and tomorrow I wake up feeling better!

It's an EmergenC kind of day

So, I have been running from and fighting a cold for the past couple of days. I feel like my energy today was spend on taking in orange juice, emergency, lots of meds, and lots of water. But actually my day was pretty productive.

Praying I feel better tomorrow and have another productive day!

Goodnight and God bless you all!!!
Jess

Checkin out...

... of this day!

Gnight!

Catching up

I guess due to the pace I keep, sickness is trying to catch up with me. I am running fast and furiously away from it!!! And right now, I think I am running to the bed, cause I don't think I can do anything else :/

Mentally Exhausted

This has been quite a week. Well really quite a past couple of weeks due to traveling, holidays, family, friends, etc. I feel mentally exhausted, though this is a big and full weekend as well.

So, we push forward. It is at times like this that we get to see God even more. When we are weak, it is truly Him who is strong. When we can't do it, it is then that we get to see God do it. It is the times we have no alternative other than to lean on God that we see how mighty and able He is, and we should then be more forthcoming in leaning on Him all the time.

Don't just turn to God when you have no where else to turn. Let's learn to turn to God first. :)

God bless and good night!

Stamina

Can I just point out that I have blogged about this balloon before... I got it for my birthday on September 21... and it is STILL floating as high as I will let the string go, it is not waining.

This is the kind of stamina that we all need in 2012. Don't let time find your committment waining. Let's go full force after all that God has placed in front of us!

I think I'm always ready for bed...

So, you see my post from yesterday... well it appears my day was so productive that I didn't get to really blog... I only put a title... well, what had happened was... LOL I stayed the night with a friend and was trying to post from my phone which wouldn't let me type in this section of the post, I could only type in the title section, which was what I did... and so I summed up the day yesterday; it was a productive day!

And today was productive as well... I started out with an early morning in Rancho Palos Verdes. For those of you far from Southern California, look at the pics and be jealous ;)



Then I did a run to LAX airport, followed by breakfast with a great guy, and then I headed back to Corona and was here by noon.

The afternoon was spent productively on ministry paperwork and phone calls.

Tonight was wrapped up with a great Bible study on the Word, and I think I am going to have a quick meeting about student ministry before heading to bed.

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God bless you all!
JBake

Productive Day

Praise the Lord

Tonight as I read Psalm 148, 149, and 150, I was excited about the opportunity to praise the Lord. He is SO worthy of our praise!

Today is day 2 of 2012. I see this year as a year of trust, truth, discipline and organization for myself. In addition, here are my New Year's Resolutions:

1. Read the Word EVERY day





2. Take a picture every day





3. Blog every day





4. Study the evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman





5. Get down to 120lbs





6. Student teach in order to complete my Master's degree

Let's make this an amazing year! Let's live a life poured out! Let's live today as if we'll die tomorrow, but learn and dream as if we'll live forever!

Make EVERY second count!

It's a NEW Year

2012 has begun! And I am excited about it!!! One of my resolutions is to blog every day in 2012. Right now I am utterly exhausted, having traveled for about the past 20 hours, stopping for a bit in the middle of the day. I've driven in 3 states today, and I am now ready to get into this:




I am excited to blog some other thoughts, but honestly, my brain is about half asleep and thus those thoughts will have to wait until tomorrow to be written :)

Love and blessings to each of you reading!