How Simple

As I was praying this morning I was thinking about how simple a prayer is. To communicate with our Heavenly Father all we have to do is humbly speak to Him. I thought of the simple prayer that children pray before they eat,
God is good, God is great, let us thank Him for our food, by His hands we shall be fed, give us Lord our daily bread. Amen.
This thought spoke volumes to me after the message that we heard on Sunday night about worry. This prayer is so simple yet so profound. It states the truth about my God. He is Good all the time, He always makes Good on all His promises to the child of God. God is Great, He is the only all knowing, all encompassing, all powerful, supreme being. He is in control of everything nothing happens without his Will being fulfilled. Let us thank Him for our food, not just our food but everything that God has been so good to provide for us. By His hands we shall be fed, this line makes me think of the worry in my life and how all things come from the Father. If He provides for the fouls of the air and grass of the field then why would He let His child go without. By His hands all things are provide, not just worldly things. He gave His son a sacrifice for me, little unworthy me. I think of all the things that I do to fail Him everyday and He still provides for me. Give us Lord our daily bread, all things we need spiritually or physically all we need to do is humbly ask and God will provide for us the support and Love that we need and give us the Grace to make it through. All these truths hit me today, the words in a child's Prayer that is said day after day in homes, schools, and daycares everywhere, it touched my heart. It made me realize how humble I need to be when approaching my God. As Jesse says all the time it does not matter how eloquent the prayer, how long, or how many ways you try to Church it up, it all comes down to humble submission. Amen, it is true.

10 Things That You May Not Know About Me Oh Me

1. I am really shy, I know that is hard to believe. I have always been shy. The thought of speaking in front of people makes me feel sick. I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder at the age of 15. By God's Grace I have made it through and made leaps and bounds in being able to speak in large groups. Alot of my strength is drawn from Jesse's strength, he is my rock.

2. I love vanilla ice cream, boring I know, just vanilla or sweet cream.

3. I miss my sister. When she was not caught up in all the craziness in her life she was so much fun. I use to love to hang out with her and go places with her. God has sent us down two different paths and I pray that God save her before it is too late.

4. My favorite color is GREEN. All those years of people telling me that green looks good on red heads has forever warped me.

5. My favorite show on TV is John and Kate Plus Eight. My favorite cartoon is Jimmy Neutron. How could you not love John and Kate, those kids are so cute.

6. My dream vacation would be Paris. In the summer.

7. I am not a sweets kinda person, I would rather have salty things. Chips, pickles, olives (love olives), pretzels, popcorn, I love it all.

8. I love children, or is that an obvious one? Jesse and I are not ready for our own yet, but I love other people's children.

9. My favorite book of the Bible is either Romans or Ephesians. I also love Psalms and Song of Solomon. I love the whole Bible it is hard to pick. Before I got saved I never understood why people loved to read the Bible so much and now I understand.

10. I love working in the ER. I want to be an ER nurse soon, hopefully. Please pray that I will get into the 2010 class.

Ten facts to know and tell about me, how about you!

Silence!

Do you ever just want to have 10 seconds of silence? Today is one of those days, I am tired and pondering life. I have been pondering all those important things in life like I wonder what Jesse is doing, I wish it was three o'clock, what do I want to eat tonight at Texas Roadhouse, I wonder what Jesse got me for Valentine's Day, should I go ahead and eat lunch, and so many more life altering decisions. As you can tell life in the ER at CMH is not moving along to0 fast. Bless her heart, the girl that I work with could talk the bark off of a tree. She talks and talks and then she talks to herself if she thinks that you are not listening. I really do love her and love working with her but sometimes silence is GOLDEN. Now I know how my poor mom and dad felt when I was little.

Thank God for my Momma and Daddy!

Hi all! I just have a second to blog today but I wanted to stop by and say thank God for my momma and daddy. I do not stop and thank God enough for all my blessings but especially my mom and dad. I think that it is pretty easy to see if you are around me for long that I think the world of my mom and dad. Even though there were times in my teenage years that they probably did not see that, as I have gotten older and grown in the Lord I have realized how important that they are to me. They raised me to be a strong, compassionate, and loving individual. They provided for me and loved me unconditionally. I thank God for my parents. Just in the last two days my mom and daddy have blessed Jesse and I and saved the day.

Last night Ms. Joan texted and said that someone had paid money on mine a Jesse's trip to WY, guess who it was! My momma and daddy! Just cause they love us. Then last night in the pouring rain my windshield wiper decided to die, and I drove in the pouring rain with no windshield wipers to the auto parts store for them to fix it. They promptly told me there that yes they could put on new blades, but that the motor was bad and they could not fix that. So, I drove all the way back to Church in the pouring rain, well I should say God took me back safe, I could not see a thing and had to stop twice. When I got back Jesse looked at and a couple other people looked and said that they could not fix it. I said my daddy can fix it and I will call him. Jesse looked again when we got home and he found a lose bolt and tried to tighten it with his hand and could not get it very tight, so it did nothing. (He had the right idea.)

Today my daddy just came to see me, at the right time again. My daddy looked at it and sure enough the bolt that Jesse tried to tighten was the only thing wrong with it, he tightened it and saved us lots of money at the mechanic. So my husband had the right idea and my daddy was able to fix it up. My daddy can fix anything! Do not get me wrong I am not trying to belittle my husband cause he can fix anything too. Sometimes a girl just needs her daddy, I think Jesse understands that though.

Please pray for my daddy and my sister and where they stand with the Lord. Please pray that I will live for God in front of my whole family. Pray for the situation with my sister and her kids.

Don't forget the mother and father-in-law, I thank God for them and their love and acceptance into their family! Thank you for all that you do in my life! I love you guys!

Losing weight and gaining knowledge of our Lord

First of all lets start with something exciting but less important. I have lost two more pounds so that is a total of six since the beginning of the year. (So exciting) Jesse is such a good motivator and I feel so much better since I have started working out and making myself get up and do something.
Second Jesse and I attended the 20/20 Conference in Wake Forest this past weekend it was a wonderful experience. I was a little unsure of what to expect but it was wonderful. Jesse and I arrived on the beautiful campus of Southeastern Seminary and we were in such a hurry that we did not take the time to enjoy how beautiful it really is there, we took a little more time on Saturday to enjoy the warm weather and the beautiful area. The building that they call the Chapel, which I would think that it is a little more than a chapel, was so beautiful. We went mainly because Jesse wanted to hear Mark Driscoll. I had never really heard much of his preaching, all I knew is he wrote the books with the cool covers that Jesse reads all the time.
Mark Driscoll is the pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle Washington, http://www.marshillchurch.org/, he reaches out to the younger age group and has a gift for reaching out to those who are hurting and broken. He expounds on God's Word in a way that is easily understandable to those who are new in Christ and I think that has alot to do with his popularity. I was afraid to begin with that it was going to be extremely liberal and I was going to be turned off by the whole experience but that was not it at all, he stands on the Word, preaches the Blood, preaches sin is death and hell, and Christ is the only way to Salvation. If you have never heard of him I would suggest visiting his website and if you ever have the chance to hear him in person I would suggest that you go, you will not be disappointed. Thank you to my husband who took me to this event, it was a great help to me. It helped me to see how to live Christ a little more in everything that I do. We purchased several more of his books, so I am sure that this is not the last that you will hear about him. Have a blessed day!

PS Candice that I work with, her son Aiden had to be rushed to CMC last night for shortness of breath and possible RSV. There was a chance the he was going to have to be put on a respirator. Please pray for this little guy, he just turned nine months old, pray for his mom and dad as well. I am not sure where they stand with the Lord.

Being a Wife?!?

Hi all sorry that it has been a while since I last blogged. Anyway, I hope that you are all having a blessed day. I have been thinking about being a wife alot these past couple of days, thanks to my hubby who preached out of Ephesians 5 Sunday. He preached about having a Spirit filled relationship and being a Spirit filled couple. It really worked on my heart and I have realized in alot of ways I am a selfish wife, I think about my needs and what my husband can do for me and not what I can do for him, and what we can do for Him together. I know without a doubt that I love Jesse with all my heart and really do strive to do my best at being a wife, but that is where the problem comes in, I should not rely on what I can do but what Christ can do through me.

I just want Jesse to know that I love him more than anything and I do pray for him and us everyday. I love to see him stand in a pulpit and declare God's Word, I love to see him work, and believe me he does work, I love when he is a Pastor, but I love most of all the fact the he lives Christ everyday and he is my husband. When we laugh and are silly, when we talk and are serious, when we argue, when he plays with babies, when he picks on me, when I pick on him, I LOVE JESSE ALL THE TIME!

Please pray for me that I will be the wife that Christ would have me be.