Thanks...
Thankful that I am 30. Why shouldn't I be? What an amazing thing. People didn't use to live this long in the past. I can't wait to begin this chapter. For life, I am thankful.
My husband. Wow. What an amazing man. No one knows him the way I do. The wonderful person I am fortunate enough to call my husband...he has brought joy in immeasurable ways to me. For Michael, I am thankful.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
ETA
Our estimated time of arrival into our first home has been delayed. Indefinitely.
We received word there was a second mortgage that was NOT foreclosed on the home we are buying. Crap. That means we are waiting. Indefinitely. Again. Crap.
God knows what He is doing.
This is my new mantra.
We received word there was a second mortgage that was NOT foreclosed on the home we are buying. Crap. That means we are waiting. Indefinitely. Again. Crap.
God knows what He is doing.
This is my new mantra.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Reconnecting
Today and really, this week, has been such a wonderful time of reconnecting.
I finally got back in touch with my sweet grandmother this morning when I woke up. I had been repeatedly calling her over the last couple of months and had been unable to get her on the phone. Today I finally got to talk to her and reestablish conversation about how she is doing and what is happening in her world. She was so very pleased to report that she had been winning Bingo and prizes at the senior center. So cute!! I miss her so bad but it was so great to talk to her and hear her smile...
I finally got back in touch with my sweet grandmother this morning when I woke up. I had been repeatedly calling her over the last couple of months and had been unable to get her on the phone. Today I finally got to talk to her and reestablish conversation about how she is doing and what is happening in her world. She was so very pleased to report that she had been winning Bingo and prizes at the senior center. So cute!! I miss her so bad but it was so great to talk to her and hear her smile...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Ever felt too blessed?
Wow, today has been a whirlwind!
I got notification that I have been offered a job with the State of Florida doing the same work I was doing in Tennessee. This is a great relief and very exciting to me, as I loved that job!
After receiving word about that job, I was telling Michael the news and he insisted that I go get some new clothes for work since all of my dress clothes are still in storage. So I found some great deals with my mother in law while we were out and about today.
When we got back this afternoon, I checked my email. Lo and behold, all kinds of things had developed while I was gone! We got a copy of our signed contract on the house, meaning that I have to find an inspector and get that completed.
I got another email from the worship leader at our church asking me to come to rehearsal tomorrow night since someone who was scheduled this week will not be able to do it.
This Saturday I will be contributing my talents and efforts to a service project with the other 20 and 30 year olds at our church. We will be gathering monthly to do service projects in the community. These kinds of outreach are so close to my heart. This week's mission is to help out at a local soup kitchen and I can't wait to get in there and contribute to making a real difference!
I feel incredibly blessed. I know that I always have been but today I see clearly that God is listening to our needs and desires. Not only is He is listening, He is acting!!! Yay! It's so awesome to know that you always have someone working on your behalf...even when you are frustrated, discouraged, annoyed, and impatient.
Thank you, Father, for taking care of us when we are not even conscious you are doing it!
I got notification that I have been offered a job with the State of Florida doing the same work I was doing in Tennessee. This is a great relief and very exciting to me, as I loved that job!
After receiving word about that job, I was telling Michael the news and he insisted that I go get some new clothes for work since all of my dress clothes are still in storage. So I found some great deals with my mother in law while we were out and about today.
When we got back this afternoon, I checked my email. Lo and behold, all kinds of things had developed while I was gone! We got a copy of our signed contract on the house, meaning that I have to find an inspector and get that completed.
I got another email from the worship leader at our church asking me to come to rehearsal tomorrow night since someone who was scheduled this week will not be able to do it.
This Saturday I will be contributing my talents and efforts to a service project with the other 20 and 30 year olds at our church. We will be gathering monthly to do service projects in the community. These kinds of outreach are so close to my heart. This week's mission is to help out at a local soup kitchen and I can't wait to get in there and contribute to making a real difference!
I feel incredibly blessed. I know that I always have been but today I see clearly that God is listening to our needs and desires. Not only is He is listening, He is acting!!! Yay! It's so awesome to know that you always have someone working on your behalf...even when you are frustrated, discouraged, annoyed, and impatient.
Thank you, Father, for taking care of us when we are not even conscious you are doing it!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Honeymoon, belated
My sweet husband took me on a weekend getaway to Fort Myers for our one year anniversary this past weekend. We never had a honeymoon after our wedding so this was our first "vacation" together as a married couple. It really ended up feeling like a honeymoon.
We played putt putt, toured the Edison & Ford museum, played putt putt again, and had some nice dinners out. Michael took me to watch the sunset on the beach and to Cold Stone Creamery on the night of our anniversary! :-D Most importantly, we were able to relax and get away from all of the stress that has attempted to take over our lives lately, i.e. buying a house, Michael's work, finding a job for me, etc. What joy! (I took lots of pics on my phone but I will have to wait until we move to upload them!!)
It's amazing how you don't really have to go that far from home to get away from it all. Just book a hotel room and relax as if you were thousands of miles away from everything!!
We played putt putt, toured the Edison & Ford museum, played putt putt again, and had some nice dinners out. Michael took me to watch the sunset on the beach and to Cold Stone Creamery on the night of our anniversary! :-D Most importantly, we were able to relax and get away from all of the stress that has attempted to take over our lives lately, i.e. buying a house, Michael's work, finding a job for me, etc. What joy! (I took lots of pics on my phone but I will have to wait until we move to upload them!!)
It's amazing how you don't really have to go that far from home to get away from it all. Just book a hotel room and relax as if you were thousands of miles away from everything!!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Love defined
1 John 4:8- "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
My first anniversary of wedded bliss with my amazing husband is fast approaching and it has me reflecting on our marriage and what love means to me.
This week I decided to do something special for my husband and send him a message every day, telling him something about our marriage that shows love. I loved doing this because it really made me consciously think about what it is about our marriage that works and why it works so well for us.
It got me thinking about how we love one another, not just Michael and I as a couple but all of us on this little planet called Earth. How we love one another as friends, family, strangers, coworkers, etc. Then, of course, I thought about how God love us all. He loves us as if He were blind. A blind love. Acceptance of us as we are. Love for us even when we are wrong, selfish, etc. This is the kind of love that Michael shows me every single day. What a blessing!
I try my best to love completely and with all of my heart. At times, this has been to a fault and has caused me a lot of pain before in relationships with family, romantic relationships, friends, and even strangers. But by knowing God the way I do, I see that to love fully and completely is to strive to be more like Him. He has blessed me with a wonderful companion in this life. And I can truly say that I LOVE him more now than the day I married him.
My first anniversary of wedded bliss with my amazing husband is fast approaching and it has me reflecting on our marriage and what love means to me.
This week I decided to do something special for my husband and send him a message every day, telling him something about our marriage that shows love. I loved doing this because it really made me consciously think about what it is about our marriage that works and why it works so well for us.
It got me thinking about how we love one another, not just Michael and I as a couple but all of us on this little planet called Earth. How we love one another as friends, family, strangers, coworkers, etc. Then, of course, I thought about how God love us all. He loves us as if He were blind. A blind love. Acceptance of us as we are. Love for us even when we are wrong, selfish, etc. This is the kind of love that Michael shows me every single day. What a blessing!
I try my best to love completely and with all of my heart. At times, this has been to a fault and has caused me a lot of pain before in relationships with family, romantic relationships, friends, and even strangers. But by knowing God the way I do, I see that to love fully and completely is to strive to be more like Him. He has blessed me with a wonderful companion in this life. And I can truly say that I LOVE him more now than the day I married him.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Money isn't everything
This blog may come off as a little preachy, but I am telling you in advance that I don't mean for it to be that way. I am going to free write this so I get out what I want to say on this topic.
In the last year of marriage, my husband has worked full-time (and then some) to make money for us to live on. He told me he wanted to do this for me after we got married since I had moved to FL and was therefore unemployed. He makes a decent wage but we are, by no means, rich. We have always had food, shelter, and each other. Until I was able to step away from work life, I couldn't appreciate how little money actually means to us as a couple. I truly believe if we had to, we could survive on practically no money.
In doing that, I have realized how little money people really need to live on. Keep in mind, our circumstances are different because we don't have children. While I won't discuss our personal finances in detail, I will say that in the last year I have come to notice there really has been no need to go shopping, eat dinners out, get new clothes, buy trinkets, etc. as much as we Americans do. Trust me, when both Michael and I were working, we did this just as much as anyone else in our country.
Deciding which jobs to apply for, now that I am ready to return to work, often involves looking at salaries for the positions. What they don't tell you in the job description is how much time (on the clock and off) you also have to invest to earn that paycheck. This means time away from your spouse, children (not that we have any yet), other family, and friends.
These are just some observations...take them for what you will.
In the last year of marriage, my husband has worked full-time (and then some) to make money for us to live on. He told me he wanted to do this for me after we got married since I had moved to FL and was therefore unemployed. He makes a decent wage but we are, by no means, rich. We have always had food, shelter, and each other. Until I was able to step away from work life, I couldn't appreciate how little money actually means to us as a couple. I truly believe if we had to, we could survive on practically no money.
In doing that, I have realized how little money people really need to live on. Keep in mind, our circumstances are different because we don't have children. While I won't discuss our personal finances in detail, I will say that in the last year I have come to notice there really has been no need to go shopping, eat dinners out, get new clothes, buy trinkets, etc. as much as we Americans do. Trust me, when both Michael and I were working, we did this just as much as anyone else in our country.
Deciding which jobs to apply for, now that I am ready to return to work, often involves looking at salaries for the positions. What they don't tell you in the job description is how much time (on the clock and off) you also have to invest to earn that paycheck. This means time away from your spouse, children (not that we have any yet), other family, and friends.
These are just some observations...take them for what you will.
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