Whew! That is pretty much what I can say right now at the moment! For a while now, I have been so busy and so much has went on at one time. So, lets start back at the end of Aug and I’ll quickly bring you up to date. The last week in Aug, my family and I went on our beach trip and its was AWESOME! I just love spending time with my husband, my parents, and my oldest brother and his family. Right before we leave on our vacation, my mom shares with me that she is going to have a pacemaker put in and her surgery would be the next week we got home from the beach. So, of course natually I freak out in my mind. But I cant upset my mom by being upset, so I bottle it up for her. On top of that, she had her yearly mamogram and a mass was discovered. My stress level is inching up then. The following weekend, I had my “cool club” reunion. haha…..The cool club reunion consist of 3 great best friends I used to work with in high school and pretty much grew up with since high school. We were in each other’s weddings and have always been in touch and very close. We got the cool club name back when we worked together…..I think people thought we were stuck up and stayed close to each other…..But what they dont know is, we were such great friends, we loved being together all the time. So we had our weekend together and what an awesome weekend it was. Two of them have babies now and me and one other doesnt. But that is ok…..Hopefully very soon we will have one!! Youth ministry is crazy and full blown!!! Each week, we keep skipping numbers and growing in leaps and bounds! How bout last week, we had 87! You may think that is alot and then again some of you may think it isnt alot. But on Sundays my church averages 150-180. Sunday nights, we average…100 or less. Wednesdays= about 30ish adults but when it comes to youth and kids….we average 75-125! So this past wednesday, we had 191 all together! God has his hands on us and we feel so blessed to have all these kids to minister to. We are in desperate need of a facility to support and hold our youth and kids! But we have no funds! So, our dream and prayers are for a facility for our kids and youth. I took the youth out 2weeks ago to Frankie’s Fun Park and had a very interesting situation and it really blows my mind what these teens are into these days. Every week there is something, but I love every minute of it. I wanna make a difference in someone’s life so much and sometimes we can get so caught up in trying to reach everyone of our kids. I have to snap out of it and remind myself that I need to start with one and make a difference to that one and God will provide the rest of the way for me. In the meantime, my mom ended up having her pace maker put in and did so very well. Back to her mamogram, she had a biopsy done and results came back to nothing! What great news that was!! After that was over, I felt like I could finally clear my head and see straight for once. So, I guess because I worried so much about her, I have had heartburns ever since the last week of Aug and I cant seem to get rid of them. So, I’m stuck on zantac everyday and I feel so retarded having to take meds everyday. You know what that means, right?! Signs of getting older! ugh! So my mom is still having problem with her heart and there is a possibility of having to go back in and have heart surgery again to correct her problem. All along I’m thinking to myself and to God….what is the prupose of this? I’m not angry, just curious. I just want His will to be done. And I think I may have had my question answered. I learned through all this that my mom is going through is her brother/my uncle is not saved. He has been very protective and sincere and has called her everyday consistly. He had a close co-worker to have a heart attack on the job and died. He has all these thoughts in his head and I think he has a lot on his heart and mind right now. He met a preacher on one of his job sites and the preacher tried to witness to him, but he wasnt quite ready to make the commitment. I believe part of this storm my mom is going through is to reach her brother. If that is what its going to take to save my uncle or anyone for that matter. Then so be it! Its all for the glory of God!! Speaking of getting older, I have a heel spur and it is sooooo painful! So, I see a orthopedic and I have to go to a physical therapist for 6wks 2-3 a week! Thats crazy! I have to wear this crazy boot thing when I go to bed. At least I dont have to wear it out in public! Thank God! haha Well, I think I have let a huge load off and boy does it feel nice.! So thank you for listening. Meanwhile….til next time! See you round like a donut and I’m gonna make like a baby and head out! lol
Catching up before Turkey day……and being domestic…sadly, but true. November 27, 2008
ok, since I’ve written….I had my birthday and sadly to say…..I now have less than one year before I turn 30 and I just dont know about that! Its hard knowing that I will have to grow up….hehe But I guess I”m gonna have to suck it up and deal with it. So, I’ve been working on being more demestic. If you know me well, then you know that I hate cleaning and doing domestic stuff. So Ive decided to be more domestic and do domestic things. How am I being domestic? and by domestic,( I say domestic alot, huh? haha…of course I’m doing it on purpose.) I have been a busy bee cleaning my house and getting it ready to sell by January or February! So far, I have cleaned up alot of the rooms and simplified and painted my bathroom doors. I got my christmas tree up already….I am on a ROLLLLLLLL! I’ve been very good and Robbie and I have been eating at home more often. My new favorite thing to do now is use recipes from the Kraft food and family magazine! Its free and has very simple awesome recipes in it! wow….I sound like a homemade wife who likes being domestic….hehe. So anyways….i am looking forward to selling our house….I want to hurry and get out of this house and ready to build our new one! When we build our new one…..we will be looking to adopt!!! I am soooo excited about that! So far, we know we want a baby boy! Also, we will be going through DSS to adopt. Adoption, foster to adopt, or fostering is a wonderful way to serve our community and reaching out to help a child in our county. It is definitely a rewarding experience and a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life….heck even a family. So, if you are willing….could you pray for us and ask for God’s will? We would greatly appreciate it! Well, I’m off to have an awesome Thanksgiving with my family!!!!!!
How salty are you? October 26, 2008
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. Matthew 5.13-14 NLT
I also like The Message version….its to the point and my youth kids understand it alot……..
“Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.
This past wednesday, I shared with the high school class about being the salt of the earth and what it meant to be the salt of the earth. We explained to them that all of us here on the earth are different and we all go through different trials in life and sometimes we go through these trials to witness to another. If we were all the same. Say for example, we did the same thing together everyday and we all had the same problems, conflicts, home life, same friends…..what would be the point of witnessing? I dont think these kids have ever thought about this at all. We as leaders are trying really hard to teach our kids to witness to their friends especially at school….They do not realize what a huge mission field their school is and how much more easier their access is. Sometimes we have to make changes in order to reach out to others and so we thought of one idea that might put alittle head start on them reaching out to others. We came up with the idea of having t-shirts made with How salty are you? on the front and have the verse written out on the back….what an opportunity to catch people’s eyes and to get them to ask what it means…….it opens the door for our high school kids to share what it means. I tell ya, (well I’ll be honest)….middle school is so hard because you got kids who are coming out of the elementary stage and trying to “find” themselves and alot of times they really act out. But then again the high school class matures so much and so quickly……I love all my kids very dearly, but I have to say….which age is more crucial? Middle school or high school? the kids who are finding themselves and we have huge opportunity to mold them before going off on the deep end? or the preparing the high school kids for college and adulthood on how to be adults so that when they graduate, they will remember what we taught them? mmmmmm………
Our goal is what God wants for us and them…….Train up a child in the way that he should go, for when he is older, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22.6
Our youth motto…..
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4.12
well, until next time…
….in the meantime….can you keep my youth in your prayers? thanks!
Physical Therapy……ever been there? October 23, 2008
Well, this post is about physical therapy…..why? Because I have been going to physical therapy for a heel spur in my foot. First of all, I feel like an old fart. Its seems that the older you get the more things happen to your body and for some reason it requires physical therapy. BTW, have I ever mentioned that I have a foot phobia and the PT has to TOUCH my foot!!! OMG….I cringe before I walk into this place because I know he is going to be touching my foot and it is so weird. I have to do these stretches and let him rub on my foot while I lay there staring at the ceiling and thinking to myself…..are all these people watching me and staring at me? If they are, I feel so stupid. Oh wait….there are people who stand there and watch. Im assuming they are in training and learning from the PT or maybe they just like to watch and make me feel really weirded out. So, for those of you that have been to PT…I’m sure you know what Im talking about. Now, I’m not complaining about the PT…..he’s great and the staff are very friendly…..its just the fact that this person touches my foot. So, my advice or moral to this story is…………..if you start hurting in your foot and you cant get rid of it, dont wait a year and have to go to a PT and go through what I consider “Senior Rehab”. I am truly starting to show my age. boo!
Hello world! September 3, 2008
Im kicking this off and to be quite honest……I really dont know what to write……so I’m gonna try and use this as a daily blog in what my daily life is like. So, today is Wednesday and this is church night! You will get to learn alot about my youth group. Every Wednesday always brings a new meaning to Wednesday. Its kinda like when I used to work at the Y or sometimes it brings me back to high school. Can you guess what I’m talking about???? of course! DRAMA! Any adult knows that with teenagers comes drama. But that is a fun but yet tiring part of youth ministry. Its a wonderful feeling knowing that all of us are making a difference in our teen’s lives. We try our best to be there for them and direct them in the way that God wants them to go. With God on our side, alot of amazing things happen! So, in all truth…..I look forward to every Wednesdays!
