Sweet Home Alabama!!!

So this update should be a fun one!

I'm slowly getting over the bird flu...or bronchitis as some like to call it. I went to the doctor last Friday. She gave me 2 inhalers, a round of anti-biotic, some other pill and told me that I should have come in earlier. Well you start paying my bills lady...and i'll come in every time my nose is running.

This past Wednesday, my room mate Aundrea and my friend Nate and I all made the trip to the New Hope, to pick up a couch that Kim and Greg gave me. It's the best couch in the whole wide world...and why they got rid of it, I'll never know....but I'm glad they did.

While we were there we stopped by the nursing home to visit my daddy. Well, while we were there, they got to meet the "lady" of New Hope. This woman has been in prison twice for killing two men, she shot another but her son took the blame so she wouldn't be sent to death row...and it's believed that she shot another man, but was never caught. But there she was, at the nursing home, talking to my mother like they are old friends, talking about how her shoes were "killing her." Nice choice of words.

The house is finally starting to come together. Everything but my room that is. It still has a ways to go...but it's getting there.

I'm going home next Thursday and staying until Monday morning. I can't wait. I'm so ready to spend a few days at home and not feel rushed. Being home for only 2 hours the other day was hard. I was so ready to see my mother and then had to turn around and leave. I'm really homesick...but I'll get over it, I'm sure.

The End!

See what the bird flu can do to you!

Happy Happy Birthday, we're so glad you came...

Happy Happy Birthday to the mee-maw gang!

Ok...that was really cheesy...but I don't care.

Happy Birthday to my good friends Heather Weather (11th) and Sara hyphenated Beth (13th). Your birthday cards are in the mail and you are NOT allowed to tell anybody about them. Why? Because the card was so dang funny that I bought 8 of them and ALL the mee-maws will get one eventually. (beth and susan...you can either wait until next year or I could just send you a pretend birthday card now!!)

Other than it being my great friend's birthday's. I'm sick as a dog. I think I may have the bird flu.

Dance Dance!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg


How many of these do we remember!!!???

Home Sweet Home

I'm so freaking tired...but it's a good tired. We've moved into the new home this weekend. Well Aundrea did more of the MOVING and I just kinda unloaded my stuff.

It's amazing how much more permanent things seem now. That's good and bad in a lot of different ways.

I went to a conference last week with Ashley Smith. The conference was amazing, the road trip...and yes it turned in to a full road trip to the Steak and Shake was even better! Well almost. Louie, Reggie, Andy and the whole bunch at Northpoint are amazing. I'm not out to copy them...but why re-invent the wheel on some things.

I went home this weekend to see one of the youth from FBC New Hope go off to prom. In my mind she's still four like when I met her. But in reality she's about to be a Senior. She's still red-headed and freckled face and beautiful. She looked AMAZING!!!

Other than that, life is random. But then again...it is MY life....

Criddy

Oh My Gosh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFYDBtKeG2k&search=two%20chinese%20boys%20i%20want%20it%20that%20way

The funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

When Oh When

Is it going to be my turn to post on the Judson website that i'm engaged.

My life as I know it, is now over.

http://www.judson.edu/content.asp?id=87677

I know, I'm being mean, but if you don't like it, then quit reading my blog!!

Still Listening

I would lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep
And thought I never saw Him there
I believe He heard each prayer
For God was great, And God was good=
And I knew if I spoke the words
He would be listening

The years can take us far away
From the simple child like faith
But I am longing to return
To the place where I first learned
That God is great, and God is good
So, I will speak the words

God, our Father, once again
I bow my head to pray
You are my Father and my friend and You hear every word I say
A prayer for forgiveness, A desperate cry for help
Or praise flowing from a thankful heart
Like each time before, I come knowing You're still listening

I will never understand
How the words of mortal man
Can reach the ears of One so pure
And touch His heart, but they do I'm sure
For God is great, and God is good
And He is love

God, our Father, once again
I bow my head to pray
You are my Father and my friend, and You hear every word I say
A pray for forgiveness, A desperate cry for help
Or praise flowing from a thankful heart
Like each time before, I come knowing You're still listening

Now I lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep
Though I may not see You there
I believe You'll hear each prayer.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

and I'm inside an office. How much does that stink??? But i've been pretty much on task today...and that's good.

My favorite group is the Crabb Family and most of you know this. Well they've recorded one of my favorite songs...Friend of God. Well i'm listening to their new album...Blur The Lines (Which is where they took some contemporary songs and sang them like only the Crabb family can.) Well...as I listen to this wonderful album...I'm getting work done and only half listening....Suddenly...I hear this strange sound coming from the CD player...what you may ask!!!

IT'S THE FREAKING CRABB FAMILY SINGING I AM A FRIEND OF GOD IN SPANISH!!!!!!

What the crap?? Does nobody love me anymore?? Do I actually have to listen to even the Crabb Family sing in Spanish. GEEZ!

I still love them...please don't get me wrong...but come on. Have some mercy!

The End!

dangerous minds

Ever seen the movie?? I swear that's the situation I subbed in today...however my thugs were 7th graders. Ira's comment as he bolted into the room was....It's my goal to make you cry today....MY RESPONSE....I promise you, you won't achieve it.

GEEZ...I needed a stiff drink or drugs by the time I left, but the other teachers seemed pleasantly surprised that I had not broke down by the end of the day. Great. Thanks for the encouragement!

Anyway...I'm going home to the New Hope tomorrow. Praise Jesus! I'm ready to see my mama!!!

That's about it! I have to go into deep seclusion for an hour or two.

Happy Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my favorite citizen of Prague!!! Happy Birthday Day Suuuuuusssan!

Love New Hope!

Choices

If anyone can tell me who in country music sings a song by this title...you when the OLD country (as in before Garth Brooks) trivia game!

So I've been thinking a lot lately about choices and it's occurred to me that I have a lot of them to make. It's my choice whether my day is crappy or not or if my attitude sucks (and may I mention that it has been recently...or so I think.) I may not be able to choose the circumstances that I am under, or what events will happen in my day, but it doesn't mean that I still don't have to choice to make the best out of it.

I've been thinking about how blessed I am and how spoiled I really can be. I'm always complaining that i'm tired but then I think of my mother that has been getting up at 2:15 to go to work by 4 so that she can get home at 5 in the afternoon, spend the next 2 hours at the nursing home with my dad, talk to me and a few of my aunts on the phone for a few minutes and then go right back to bed to do it all over again. I have nothing to complain about.

I complain that I don't have any money, but then I think about the people that have jobs that pay less than mine (if I was getting paid), don't have chances to earn extra money (like I do) and still have spouses and kids to feed and raise and bills to pay.

I complain that there's not enough time, when if I really counted up how many hours in the day I spend doing POINTLESS things it would be unbelievable.

That's my realization for the week I guess. That I'm spoiled and have a bad attitude...what a grand realization to have too!

So that's my random thoughts for today.

Holy Mess this hurt!

I'm sure this was unsanctioned!

Get out of the darkness!

My Big Sis and Me!

Somedays

Somedays I feel like I am just floating in space. No where that's really home, no where were I really belong, just here. That's today!

Hailey Bre-Anne

http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=6X2D1H9D7H

That's the newest of the nieces. She's precious. If the link doesn't work...go to www.springhillmedicalcenter.com

online nursery, march 24 Hailey S.

Update on my family.

Thank you for all of your prayers for my family over the past few weeks. As most of you know we lost two of my daddy's brothers in a two week period. Uncle Zack passed away 2 weeks ago Sat of a long battle with cancer, and then Saturday my cousin Judy Carol found her father dead of a massive stroke. It's weird to think that my daddy was once one of 12 and that just 2 weeks ago there were 4 and now there's only 2. This is the 3rd brother to pass away since November. My mother has also been battling high blood pressure but it's now under control thanks to medication.

Please continue to remember my family in your prayers.

Update time!

So life is good. God has been reminding me lately just how blessed I really am. Over the past few weeks I have had some really neat moments with my friends from home, from here and from Judson and that's been exciting.

Family update - My uncle Zack passed away 2 weeks ago and this morning we got the call that my dad's other brother John C. passed away this morning of a stroke. It's sad to think that daddy once had 11 brothers and sisters and now only has one. I never imagined that my daddy would make it to the final two, but he's a tough old bird I guess. He has his good days and bad days. I've come to terms with the relationship that I've had with my daddy over the last few months of my life. I understand now that my daddy has always loved me, he just didn't know how to show it. I'm glad I've been able to get to that point before it's too late. It also has helped me change my view of seeing God as my Father. Complicated...but when is my life not??

My sister and brother have both added additions to their families and MANY pictures are coming soon!!

Georgia update - Things are good. I've started subbing which is neat. It's income and it has confirmed what I've always known about me...I'm good with kids but I'm not called to be a teacher. I would shoot myself. Geez! But I'm having fun and need the money so it's all good!

I'm moving at the beginning of May into a house with a friend named Aundrea. We are really excited. We've been picking out colors and patterns and looking at stuff. We are actually going to IKEA today which makes me happy!

Life is just good. God is blessing me so much here and the more that I realize what a journey this really is, the more I get excited about what all is in our future. I love the people that I work with and I can't believe that I get to be a part of this. It's just mind blowing.

Judson update - I was so glad that I went to hear MBS Mandy preach at Judson the other day. It was good to be around friends that I hadn't seen in a while and see friends that I might not see for some time since we all seem to be moving in our different directions.

I'm so freaking excited about JDAY! Wow...I'm so ready and need it so bad!

So that's the update! Peace out! Criddy!

Shout out time!

So I thought I would give this guy a plug. Jason Britt is one of our pastors here at Mill Creek. He handles all the admin stuff, office stuff and money stuff. He calls me hurricane because apparently he's never met a redneck girl who could beat him up. People almost think we hate each other, and we think we just might have been separated at birth, but he's a good guy! He keeps me thinking theologically and that's become extremely important to me. He's never afraid to ask the tough questions no matter whose around and dude will pray for you at the drop of a hat. So check out his blog. jbritt.blogspot.com