I will be completely honest. I haven't sacrificed much of anything lately. I mean, some would say I sacrifice my days to teach children, some would say I would sacrifice my husband that works 24 hour shifts, but I don't really think those things count. We like being able to pay our bills, have running vehicles, and live in a house without wheels (I can say that because my last house had wheels) so I don't know that working is a sacrifice.
But today, TO.DAY. I sacrificed something to God. As an act of obedience. And it was hard. I almost didn't do it. I've been so out of practice with sacrifice it hurt. But God reminded me of something someone at church said. He may have got this from someone else (so I don't want to get in trouble for not posting the MLA, APA, or Chicago-style formatting,) but it spoke to me and I'm holding fast to it:
When you trust in the Lord and walk in Him, the outcome becomes HIS domain and you can walk in wreckless obedience.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Resolution Check
Okay, everyone. Can I just say this real quick? It's Octoooooooo-ber. If you didn't know that's the TENTH month of the year. Two more months and I will have a whole new set of resolutions. Well, to be more honest, some will probably stay, some will go back to the H-E-double hockeysticks they came from, and some will go into a little folder I like to call "success." That's right, you heard me- S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Let's get to the run down:
1. People over- not this month. Too busy. Maybe October. Chili anyone?
2. Guitar- not so much. I have played this month, but I will admit I have taken NO steps to improve my ability.
3. Weight- down 10 lb, thank ya very much. And no, I'm not giving out my secret. Well, I might. But not yet.
4. Blog- yes.
5. Camera- no. I've checked out some cameras, but the house keeps needing my money for silly things like a leaking roof, a running toilet, and a new kitchen faucet.
6. Lesson Plans- going well.
7. Garden- it was wonderful while it lasted. And we learned so much about how to improve it next year. The tomatoes didn't produce to the extent I wanted them to, but I still got to give some away and that was my real plan for the garden. I also got to give pickles away, banana peppers, and cucumbers.
8. Hair- no and I need it somethin' fierce. Roots are NOT in style anymore.
9. Water- going well, I guess. I drink my 8 glasses a day, and probably less DDP some days. I think this is just going to be one that I have to let myself have. It could be worse- drinking, smoking, DDP. I choose DDP.
10. Decorate- Someone tell me where to get GREAT sheets?!?!?!? We go from sheets that shrink up and won't fit on mattress to sheets that come off the corners and end up in a wad underneath us. They're driving me crazy!!!! I don't want to spend a fortune, any suggestions would be great.
Let's get to the run down:
1. People over- not this month. Too busy. Maybe October. Chili anyone?
2. Guitar- not so much. I have played this month, but I will admit I have taken NO steps to improve my ability.
3. Weight- down 10 lb, thank ya very much. And no, I'm not giving out my secret. Well, I might. But not yet.
4. Blog- yes.
5. Camera- no. I've checked out some cameras, but the house keeps needing my money for silly things like a leaking roof, a running toilet, and a new kitchen faucet.
6. Lesson Plans- going well.
7. Garden- it was wonderful while it lasted. And we learned so much about how to improve it next year. The tomatoes didn't produce to the extent I wanted them to, but I still got to give some away and that was my real plan for the garden. I also got to give pickles away, banana peppers, and cucumbers.
8. Hair- no and I need it somethin' fierce. Roots are NOT in style anymore.
9. Water- going well, I guess. I drink my 8 glasses a day, and probably less DDP some days. I think this is just going to be one that I have to let myself have. It could be worse- drinking, smoking, DDP. I choose DDP.
10. Decorate- Someone tell me where to get GREAT sheets?!?!?!? We go from sheets that shrink up and won't fit on mattress to sheets that come off the corners and end up in a wad underneath us. They're driving me crazy!!!! I don't want to spend a fortune, any suggestions would be great.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Babies Having Babies
It's officially an end of an era. The last of the trio that is Amanda/Corrie/Emily had her baby shower last night. Let me just tell you, it was a tad emotional for ol' Amanda. Corrie and I sat in the back teary-eyed as Emily opened her presents, almost in disbelief that we are old enough to have families and lives. The word that kept coming into my mind was momentous- a moment of great consequence. Emily unwrapping onesies while Corrie's little one crawls around, Faith tears around the corner, and Corrie's oldest tells me about kindergarten. It is the end of an era, but the beginning of an extraordinary one. Let's go back in time a little...
[Dream sequence begins]
Emily and I were friends at the church where we grew up. Corrie and Emily were friends at their school. Somehow in an amazing act of God we all met up at Emily's birthday party where I tricked Corrie into thinking my name was Jolene for the majority of the night. Corrie's family decided to try another church (they went to a nearby church) and came to ours and we've all been friends ever since. I remember a very distinctive night when I knew we'd all be friends eternally when Corrie told us about her cows humping in the front pasture when her bus dropped her off one afternoon. (Her storytelling captivated me, what can I say?) We have been through thick, thin, college, break ups, deaths of friends, arguments, good choices, HORRIBLE choices, countless tennis games, bike wrecks, camping trips, and scars together. And we still are friends. We live apart and can converge and take control of any restaurant, bar, or dive in a matter of minutes. They make me feel at home instantly. I don't feel comfortable with really any friends but them. They are THE BEST.
So, back to last night. And babies having babies. We're actually not babies. All in our mid to late twenties, a completely acceptable age to have families and yet, I was still so surprised. I still want to think of us giggling at church camp during the service, going to Pizza Hut after church almost every Sunday night and imagining us re-doing the "Sin Wagon" video in Corrie's little silver car. (I would still like to do that though.) Change is really hard for me, so I've always been a little sad that those aren't still our present days, but memories. But I'm learning to embrace where we all are instead of pining away for days gone by. We are all in amazing places, places God intentionally put us in at this particular time. So I guess we're all in momentous times, and getting to share in them with each other makes me just about the happiest girl in the world.
[Dream sequence begins]
Emily and I were friends at the church where we grew up. Corrie and Emily were friends at their school. Somehow in an amazing act of God we all met up at Emily's birthday party where I tricked Corrie into thinking my name was Jolene for the majority of the night. Corrie's family decided to try another church (they went to a nearby church) and came to ours and we've all been friends ever since. I remember a very distinctive night when I knew we'd all be friends eternally when Corrie told us about her cows humping in the front pasture when her bus dropped her off one afternoon. (Her storytelling captivated me, what can I say?) We have been through thick, thin, college, break ups, deaths of friends, arguments, good choices, HORRIBLE choices, countless tennis games, bike wrecks, camping trips, and scars together. And we still are friends. We live apart and can converge and take control of any restaurant, bar, or dive in a matter of minutes. They make me feel at home instantly. I don't feel comfortable with really any friends but them. They are THE BEST.
So, back to last night. And babies having babies. We're actually not babies. All in our mid to late twenties, a completely acceptable age to have families and yet, I was still so surprised. I still want to think of us giggling at church camp during the service, going to Pizza Hut after church almost every Sunday night and imagining us re-doing the "Sin Wagon" video in Corrie's little silver car. (I would still like to do that though.) Change is really hard for me, so I've always been a little sad that those aren't still our present days, but memories. But I'm learning to embrace where we all are instead of pining away for days gone by. We are all in amazing places, places God intentionally put us in at this particular time. So I guess we're all in momentous times, and getting to share in them with each other makes me just about the happiest girl in the world.
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