Remembering 2010

2010....What an amazing year:

*I got to see my favorite church youth minister and his family for the first time in ten plus years in February.
*Being part of "Team Kyle" and raising money for March of Dimes/March For Babies.
* Lexi lost her first tooth (and a second a month and a half later).
*We took an amazing family vacation to moody gardens in Galveston.
*Austin began going to "Big Church" with the rest of the family (and handles it very well every time).
*My first Casting Crowns concert.
*Raising money and participating as a "virtual rider" in the Dempsey Challenge for the second year in a row.
*Being active in KSBJ'S sharathon,
*Lexi's softball team placed fourth in the state tournament.
*VBS was a hit with our church (again).
*Our church (FINALLY....Praise God) got a new pastor.
*Austin got to ride a "buckin' bull" (no, not a real one).
*Lexi got her ears pierced.

...I could go on....It's been a year full of moments that made memories.


When I I look back years from now however, and someone mentions the year 2010, I think two memories will come instantly to mind for me:


**Liz Jordan's wedding. I've constantly said in this blog how highly I think of her and how much she inspires me. To be asked to be there on one of the most important days of her life meant so much. For once not to feel like just another listener to her radio station, but to feel as though she actually wanted me to be a part of her life, was an honor and moment I'll never forget. Please be in prayer for her and DK...They recently announced they are expecting their first child!


**Meeting Michael W. Smith. What can I say? This was a dream come true! A moment I had prayed YEARS for...And it exceeded ALL expectations! Never will I EVER forget that day!


I don't know what 2011 holds for me, or for you...But I do know that God's got it covered. So no matter what it holds, I'll trust Him. And I hope you will too....Because His best is ahead....For ALL of us!


Stay safe and God bless! Happy New Year!

Christmas 2010

Hello there blog readers! That is, if there is still anyone that reads this thing!

Let me start by saying that I hope all of you had a WONDERFUL Christmas filled with countless God filled moments as we celebrated His birth!

Ours was wonderful! No white Christmas this year, but we had fun all the same! It still amazes me when I see the awe and wonder in Alexis and Austin's eyes as they race down the stairs of my Aunt's home on Christmas morning to see what Santa left. It's a beautiful sight and I'm SO grateful I get to be there to see it!

Santa was good to me as well this year....I now have all of the current Harry Potter movies that are out on DVD, Season Four of Brothers & Sisters (ya know, back when Rob Lowe was a cast member and I actually got excited about the show...) Season Four of Friday Night Lights and Seasons One and Two of Flashpoint.

Let me just sat this about Flashpoint: After finishing the first season last night, I'm totally addicted....Oh. My. Gosh....LOOOOVE it!!!! I started watching in the middle of the third season which aired this summer so I hadn't seen the earlier episodes....I can't get enough now. Fabulous, on all fronts. Acting, writing, directing, you name it....Superb.

I also got four books that I had asked for one of which, Whoopi Goldberg's new one entitled, "Is It Me Or Is It Nuts Out There?" I started at the office today and have laughed out loud several times already.

Yes, it was a great Christmas indeed filled with the Presence of my Lord in every moment, big or small that was had. And I'm SO grateful that it is all because of HIM we celebrate!

Shall post more soon....Right now, Season Two of Flashpoint is begging to be started! ;-)

Stuck

I just gotta be really honest with you guys. I know God created me the way he did for a reason, I KNOW this, and I know He has plans for me. And 90 percent of the time, the happy positive me comes from a very genuine place, I'm just not wired to be negative...It's just not me. I'm generally a VERY happy VERY hopeful person.

There are times however, when I wonder how different things would be if I had been born on time and able to walk.

Would I have gone to SFA instead of SHSU liked I had dreamed about and actually ENJOYED college instead of having the horrible experience I ended up with?

Would I have majored in sign language interp. like I wanted instead of having TRC (Texas Rehab. Commission) have to sign off on acceptable major/minors (and the two major changes I made while in college) and any other move I made while in college so they would pay my tuition.

Would I be in L.A. right now with a job I loved in the entertainment industry?

Would I be married? Would I have kids?

So much of my life I feel has been decided for me because of my disability. I do everything I can to try and make life easier for my family (especially my parents). I have the volunteer job at my church (which, again, I gotta be honest, I dread more and more each time I go for various reasons that could be another blog entry in itself). I KEEP my volunteer job because it keeps my parents off my back about getting a job because they are hopeful my volunteer position will turn into a paying position thus, giving me a "real" job. A job that would make THEM happy....Not me.

I still live in Huntsville because I can't drive so I can't move anywhere else. If I could, it would be to Houston. All my friends are in that area. Or L.A. so I could find that job!

I often think about how wonderful it would be to have someone special in my life. I have my doubts as to whether I'll EVER get married because, while I'm 29, most people think I'm 16 and most guys in my life see me as they're little sister (and the two guys in my life that actually FEEL like my brothers probably just humor me).

In short, I feel stuck. Stuck in a life that is not what I want. I want (and NEED) God to do a God thing and open some doors! There's GOT to be more ahead for me in this life than this right now!

Would you pray for me?

Did You Do A Double Take?

My dear friend Katy did a face-lift on her blog and it prompted me to do one as well.

Honestly, I've been REALLY tired of the red background for quite awhile but couldn't get the custom designer on blogspot to delete. I still can't get it to just a plain template to where I can grab something from cutestblogontheblock.com. It won't let me use anything but a blogspot template right now so, until I have the time (and patience) to sit down and REALLY try and figure this out, I just chose a much lighter, more simple template. It's a bit blah right now but is MUCH lighter than the maroon (which was the initial goal). Hopefully after Christmas I can spice it up a little.

Comments/Suggestions always welcome! And thanks Katy, for giving me the push I needed to do SOMETHING. :)

New Discovery!

While my Aunt was here over the Thanksgiving holidays, she made mention that she'd had a blueberry doughnut earlier in the week. Being someone that loves blueberry muffins, I told her how good that sounded and she said that I absolutely MUST try one. So, Kimberly brought me one the next day before we all set out for Black Friday shopping.....

OH. MY. GOODNESS. Blueberry doughnut, where have you been all my life?! I LOVED it!

And of course, I HAD to stop and get one on the way to work this morning!

Dear Blog

I haven't forgotten to blog, I haven't run out of things to blog about, it just seems that when I have time to sit down for an uninterrupted length of time to WRITE a blog, (usually at night) I just don't feel like going into the details of everything.

There has been a topic on my mind lately, but when I think about writing it all down, I just get tired. LOL!

All that to say, Thanks for sticking with me and this blog. I'm still here and shall return....Very soon! :)

Please Pray For April

I received an e-mail from one of my close friends Julie late this week about April, a precious four year old friend of hers that she says is as close to her niece as possible without being blood related. April diagnosed with Leukemia earlier this week.

April has been complaining of leg pain and when her parents took her to the doctor, blood was drawn and that's when the Leukemia was discovered. She had surgery Thursday to insert a port for "chemo stuff" and had a spinal tap done as well. She began chemo the next day.

If there is any good news to come from this diagnosis, it's the fact that doctors have said April has the most common, most treatable type of Leukemia so everyone is very hopeful that she can and will be treated successfully.

Early reports indicate no cancer was found in the spinal cord from the spinal tap, which is a HUGE praise and so far, April is tolerating chemo well.

Please join me in praying for April as she travels this journey. Pray that her chemo treatments continue to go well and that her side effects and pain will be minimal. Pray for her parents as they care for her and for peace as they watch their daughter have to endure this, and pray for April's eight year old brother, Aaron and that he feels loved and cared for during this time as well.

Also, please pray for Julie as well. I know how much she loves this family. Pray for her as she cares for them in the ways that she is able.

Thanks in advance for praying with me for this family! I will keep you posted!