Happy Fourth!

9:00 pm; sitting in the parking lot of the commons, watching fireworks with my little girl asleep in my lap. Life is good!

New Goals

I have a challenge for myself and I'm excited to see what happens! I'll admit that Dru and I have not been tithing to a church for sometime and I really feel like we're missing out on the promises that God will bless a cheerful giver.

Perhaps it is hard for non-believers to understand this logic, but I think that by giving up a piece of our income we will actually start to find peace about our finances. It will become an act in trusting God to provide for us and thanking Him for all that He has blessed us with.

I can't wait to see where our faith in Him takes us!

Being Happy

I don't think it's any secret that women are constantly measuring themselves up against one another. Sometimes we catch ourselves thinking, "she can juggle all of those things and still look so happy, why can't I?"

In my twenties, I find myself looking at all my girlfriends out there living life, not married yet and with no kids, and it's easy to start feeling like I'm missing out. They can upload tons of pictures of themselves doing all kinds of interesting things in all kinds of interesting places, and I'm lucky if I even think of taking a picture between laundry loads and diaper changes.

But the truth is, I wouldn't trade my life for anything! One moment of snuggling with my daughter holds more satisfaction then anything money can buy.

After losing my parents, all I ever dreamed about was starting a family of my own. I can remember my last year in college thinking, "What in the world do I want to do with the rest of my life?" All I ever knew for sure was that I didn't want to spend it alone.

I can't imagine life without my little girl and my husband. We're even talking now about adding on to our family soon. (Which basically, would mean even less sleep:) )And while we don't get a lot of time to ourselves and we certainly aren't traveling to exotic places or wearing designer clothes, we both feel fulfilled in our lives.

Good Times

Just reminiscing about wonderful times with old friends. I love you Bryson!!!

Not Gonna Worry

Okay. Dru and I have spent so much money on courses for our permenant teaching certificate and it feels like the numbers just get higher and higher. But I've finally just decided that I can't worry and stress out about our finances to the extent that I withdraw from my family. I keep telling myself that it won't always be like this, living from paycheck to paycheck, and that the Lord is going to provide what we need. The only time I need to be afraid is if I start relying on myself for everything instead of God. Some days I just have to remind myself like every hour.

Man v. Food

So Dru and I have stumbled upon this show that takes you on a tour of awesome local food spots and ends with the host trying to complete some sort of outrageous food challenge. I'm sitting here watching him trying to eat a 12 lb burger and my heart is literally starting to hurt! What kind of health insurance does this guy have? :) This could be a sure fire way for me to swear off fast food.

My Husband

I have to take a minute and brag about my husband. I'm teaching dance classes over the summer and taking more then a few for myself and so it's taken me away from home alot. With all the time that I'm away, my husband does such a wonderful job of taking care of our daughter and I know it wears him out! She's only two. But he never complains and instead I'll come home and find him buried under stuffed animals or busy reading the same story over again for the fiftieth time. He's just wonderful!