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!!!