Holy Cow...

It has been way too long since I have visited my long lost blog....I was looking at a friends today and realized what a slacker I have been. I am back in blogging motion.

The short and simple....

....buying a house should be a whole lot easier than it is. all i have to say.

Fun Blog Game

Saw this on someones blog...thought it was cute...and lighthearted!

The rules: Answer the questions below, type each answer into Photobucket and post any picture from the results.

1. What is your occupation?


2. What is your mother's first name?


3. What kind of car do you drive?


4. What kind of car do you want to drive?


5. Name something you do in your spare time?


6. What thing do you collect?


7. What is your father's name?


8. Are you male or female?


9. Describe your mood right now.


10. What is your biggest fear?


11. What are your three favorite words?






12. What is your name?

These Days

These days are good days. Perhaps summer has something to do with it....that I actually am sure of. However, they are good days. Over the last few months I have learned more about myself and what I truly am capable of. And for that, I am truly blessed. I believe that I have learned to see the importance of life in a different way. I have learned that earthly things are temporal and have learned to put emphasis on things in my life that are eternal. I have become closer to my family. I have become closer to my God. I have become closer to Brody. I am learning how to love someone the right way. I am learning to accept people the way they are and learn how those ways can honestly benefit you. I have started doing the things I love again. I am reading. I am decorating. I am taking pictures. I am FINALLY refinishing all the junk furniture I bought to refinish. I have my cats back. And my dog is finally reunited with them. Note: this causes drama for me.....but they are happy. 2008 has really been such a good year. And, its only half over. I cant wait.

My Nephew

* 90. do something with london at least once a month *

Well, this has to be the easiest item on my whole list. This kid is beyond amazing. I know that I have to be biased when it comes to him, but I am convinced that part of this bragging is ligit! I see kidos all the time in the office at work, and I know that my nephew is the smartest kid in the world....not to mention to coolest! haha....sad I know, but, I cant help it. Here are a few photos of this stellar little one over the last few months.

april 1 meltdown....

* 69. figure out the right thing and do it and be okay with it *

i had one today...a full on, all out, hardcore melt down. and i needed every bit of it. i sold my house today. i think that is what started it. then i had to stand up to someone who is not easy to stand up to. regardless of the fact that i struggle standing up to small babies. then, its that time....needless to say mix that with anything and its a recipe for disaster. i ran really hard today. it was the first hard run of the year. i didnt sleep last night. i had hard hard conversations the last few nights. i feel slightly lost during this transition. i found out i cant keep my cats. i love my cats. i dont want to live without them. i read a blog entry from my childhood best friend about how she lost her beloved nanny. i threw out really sentimental things tonight. i walked through my empty home. and i cried. and cried. and i needed it. someone very close to my heart talked me through it. i felt so childish and weak for loosing it like i did....but, i was told i needed to to be able to move on. and that was so simply the truth. i did need it. and, i feel like i may be able to heal better now. healing takes time, and is a process i have learned. its also a growing process that i am so very thankful for. i learned once in anatomy that if you break a bone, the place where the two parts that were once broken heal, becomes the strongest place on the whole bone. i guess i like to think about life like that. the parts that are most broken and cause the most heartache at the time, through Gods grace can be the parts that give you the most strength over time. i know that one day i will need the strength that will come from going thought this. Gods grace and my life. two of a kind.

Africa Hope Center

Today at church Joseph Wamutitu spoke. He is a pastor from Nairobi Kenya and an amazing person. I was once again so inspired, challenged, and encouraged today by hearing him. He started his ministry in Kenya as an outreach with a holistic approach with missions. However, he learned of children that were be orphaned by parents dying of aids. His mission became giving these children hope by offering them a home to live in and a faith to live by. He started the mission with his own money and took in 5 children. Today he has 106 orphans that live at the mission. This man has such a pure giving heart. He teaches these children to give back to others like Christ did. He shared the 5 loaves and 2 fishes passage today and explained how he patterned his ministry after this. By knowing that nothing is impossible for God to do. He also humbly shared how he was such a simple person with no major talents. He said that he was so average, but that he knew by partnering with Christ, he could to anything...and that he has. He used the analogy that any of us would take any opportunity in the world to be partners with Bill Gates (who wouldn't love those resources??) but that we as Christians have such a greater partner. That really hit me. I mean, I would flip if I knew I could be partners with Bill Gates and his fortunes. But, my God has fortunes and resources far beyond the scope of anything I can ever imagine....and all at my finger tips. It is just a matter of faith. And, I need to focus more on that.