High Five For Friday ~ Movie Night, God and New Seasons

High Five For Friday One:

Lazy day today.

Enough said.

High Five For Friday Two:

THIS is happening tonight!!! Cannot wait!

High Five For Friday Three:

Life. Life is amazing and God awes me. The things he has been teaching me lately are amazing! The chains He has been setting me free from are outrageous! Keep it coming Daddy, I want all the freedom You have for me!!!!

High Five For Friday Four:

Check out my most recent blog on the Prize 31 blog.

http://prize31.com/move/

High Five For Friday Five:

Our new loft is coming together. We still have boxes everywhere but the newness of this season is a promise that everything will be put into place soon! God is good!

Christmas Shenanigans

What an awesome Christmas weekend and FIRST Married Christmas might I add!  Thursday, hubby and I went to Christmas Eve service and enjoyed it so much!  Trinity's Creative Arts did a wonderful job of putting that together!

That evening my parents came over and enjoyed Christmas Eve dinner and gift exchange!  We had amazing food and amazing company!

Christmas Day, we spent the day with my father-in-law!  We went and watched the new Star Wars and brought Buffalo Wild Wings home and spent the rest of the day watching movies!  It was very nice and relaxing!

Saturday, my brother and sister-in-law came over and we had pizza and exchanged gifts!  I stinking love my nephew!

We didn't get to spend much time together because Blizzard 2015 was about to hit Lubbock, TX and boy did it!  We are currently on Day 4 of being snowed in!  It has been nice and relaxing!  I have been able to clean closets, cook and bake, catch up on some reading, and take long hot bubble baths! Most awesome, I have spent amazing quality time with my husband!!! We took Daisy out for a walk and it still looks terrible out there!  Not sure we will be going any where for a while! Yikers!!!!

I think I will start working on my New Year's goals!  2015 was awesome but 2016 is going to be more awesome!!!!!!

Weekend Shenanigans ~ Roaring 20s, IMAGINE, Christmas Blessing, and Christmas Parties Galore

Last weekend's Shenanigans included a Friday Night of Roaring 20s Christmas Party with Prize 31 women at Church!  It was so much fun and all of the women looked AMAZING!  It was so much fun to get dressed up and spend time with the girls!

It was also my first time to emcee a Trinity event and I had SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

The next day I celebrated my IMAGINE Booth volunteers at Church!  These people helped me so much during IMAGINE sign ups that I had to honor them by a little dinner and fellowship!

That same evening I joined my handsome husband for his work Christmas party!

It was a fun and busy weekend!  The holidays tend to bring busy weekends!  This past weekend was also a busy weekend full of Christmas fun and cheer!

We kicked off the weekend with a Mrs. Lubbock appearance at a Christmas Dinner and it was so much fun!

We met some awesome people and had an awesome dinner at Sheila's Tea Room!

The next day we had our Christmas Blessing at Church and it was amazing!  We helped several families receive a Christmas blessing both Saturday and Sunday!  It was awesome to see God bless so many families through Trinity Church families!

Last night was our Devoted Women Christmas party! We exchanged gifts and shared some Godly wisdom and of course laughs and giggles!  I love these girls!!!

What were YOUR Weekend Shenanigans

What I'm Loving Wednesday - Fall And Life

I'm loving that work is slowing down and that I can get caught up on things!

I'm loving that fall is here and I have a new home to dress up for fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!!!

I'm loving where I am in life!  Marriage is awesome, work is great, and family life is amazing!  Things are really at an awesome place!

I'm loving that one of my volunteers is one of my best friends, Mary, so I get to see her every Sunday and Wednesday!  It's what I look forward to on Wednesdays now!

Tangled - Prize 31 Post

Check out my blog post on Prize31

http://prize31.com/tangled-by-cryssie-addis/

Step Away From The Comfort Zone

The past few months have been months of personal growth and change.  There have been lots of changes in life and in those changes, I have grown so much!  

February brought marriage and the change of the single role to the wifey role.  I love being a wife and I love marriage and I still have so much to learn!   I plan on growing daily into the best wife possible!  My husband deserves that and my Father deserves to see His children in a healthy and loving marriage!  

June brought a new position!  I was promoted from administrative assistant to Life Group Coordinator at Trinity Church and it has been an adjustment, an awesome adjustment but nevertheless....an adjustment!  I LOVED my role as an administrative assistant when I was at Wal-Mart Corporate and at the Church.  My new role is very different from the role I was in for 7 years of my life and learning this new role has been exciting and amazing!

July brought a new home for my husband and I.  During this move, I started to have terrible pains and I knew instantly I had a kidney stone.  After going to the doctor and getting some tests ran, I found out that I had TWO kidney stones.  I still haven't passed them and sadly looking at another surgery for this.  During this time, I have at times been frustrated and sad.  I haven't been able to enjoy my new home or unpack or practice my cooking in my new spacious and beautiful kitchen.  However, this time down has also been beautiful.  

The one thing I have learned is that how we speak to one another, the words we say, and our intentions mean EVERYTHING!  I have always been told how sweet I am and I never really put much thought into that because, I was just always being me.  Over the past few weeks, I have felt my character and my personality challenged.  Not because of anything in particular but mainly from the stressors of all the change going on in life.  Granite, they are all wonderful changes but still change and change can be an exhausting thing no matter how exciting or positive it is.  

We don't recognize our character flaws until our flaws are put in unfamiliar situations and I am very thankful for this.  I didn't realize I had some character flaws that clearly needed a good look at.  I needed a shift in my heart and I didn't even realize it!  I started to notice that I had a critical spirit buried deep down in me and it never really came out until I was placed in many new and unfamiliar situations.  Being comfortable and in safe zones all of the time caused me to.....well be comfortable and I didn't have a hard time being that sweet girl.  

God amazes me so much how He answers prayers.  I asked before Darin and I got married for Him to please purge out any impurities I might have deep down in the core of my heart.  My desire is to have a great marriage and a great life and I knew deep down that any impurities buried deep down would one day jeopardize this desire of mine.  It has only been a few months since that prayer was whispered in my Father's ear and here He is, answering it.  At first I didn't like these things being brought to light, I was learning stuff about myself that was ugly and embarrassing.  It was only when I got sick with kidney stones that I was able to be quiet and in my prayer time really listen to Him and really embrace what was going on in the spiritual realm of stuff.

"but answer in a gentle way and with respect. Keep a clear conscience so that those who speak evil of your good life in Christ will be made ashamed." 1 Peter 3:16

Being critical of others can cause so much damage than what we realize.  I am so thankful God brought this character flaw of mine to the forefront so that I can seek Him for a change in my spirit and in my heart.  When we are critical of others it causes us to stop listening to them, stop respecting them, and it puts a halt on building a healthy relationship with them.  Yes, we must hold one another accountable but lovingly holding somebody accountable is totally different from being critical and judging them!  I'm far from done with this battle but it is a battle I am aware of now and it is a battle that God will fight with me!  It is up to me to open my heart up, repent, and EXPECT change!!!  So, next time you are put in uncomfortable situations, don't get discouraged.  Ask God what He wants to reveal to you in that moment and embrace what He says to you! 

Running 2 Rescue - Help Stop Human Trafficking

My church recently hosted the R2R race to help stop Human Trafficking!  

Friday night, my friend Margo hosted a preparation dinner for our groups of friends.

Saturday was the race and it was a lot of fun!!!

If you are interested in joining the move.... visit http://onevoicehome.org/

Prize 31 Blog Feature

I was featured on Trinity Church's Prize 31 Blog.....check it out!!!!

http://prize31.com/cryssie-addis/



It was an honor to be chosen for this!  I love my Church and I love the women's ministry!

Saturday Six ~ Antique Shopping, Golf, And Girly Things

Saturday Six Number One:

Hubby and I scored on some awesome wins today antique shopping.  We found a beautiful tea set...

We found me a vintage brown purse.  I didn't take a picture of it but I'm sure I will when I actually use it and I'll post it then.  :)  And we got our new born niece the cutest little vintage baby dress.

Saturday Six Number Two:

Husband and I enjoyed golf time at the driving range with some great friends!  The weather was perfect and the company was a blessing!

Saturday Six Number Three:

I had a tea date with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Xochitl!  It was such a blessing and it was awesome seeing her!

Saturday Six Number Four:

New jewelry is so much fun! I ordered a Chloe and Isabel bracelet from my sweet friend Cassandra and it came in this week!  I was so excited!

Saturday Six Number Five:

Our women's Bible study begins tomorrow evening and I am SO excited!  We are studying Dare To Be by Natalie Grant and it's going to be amazing!!!!

Saturday Six Number Six:

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE being married!?!?!?  I married my best friend! LIFE IS GOOD!

High Five For Friday ~ Girly Stuff And Girlfriends

High Five For Friday Number One:

Did something different with my nails today..... leopard print pinky and black!

High Five For Friday Number Two:

I got one of my favorite movies today!!!!  Can't wait to spend all weekend watching it...hehe

High Five Number Three:

I'm super excited to get a haircut this week.  I had to pick out a hairstyle for my wedding day because I needed a haircut so bad.  Hopefully I won't change my mind between now and Feb. 27th!!!!

High Five Number Four:

I was able to spend a good hour talking to my amazing friend Sally today!  Oh how I love her.  We talked about her journey with Henry and laughed and giggled (as usual) and talked about the wedding day and planned a trip for Dare Bear and I to visit in March!  I'm so excited to see her!  Please keep her in your prayers!

High Five Number Five:

Super excited for my girl date with Mona on Sunday!  Coffee and Christy Sutherland in concert!  Come out and join us if you are in the Lubbock area!  It will be a great concert!!!!

High Five For Friday ~ Snow, 2015, and A New Job

High Five For Friday Number One

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You guys all know how much I LOVE ME SOME SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to say, I have enjoyed the snowy winter weather all week!  I know some people hate it but I love it.  Of course, I was blessed to be in doors most of the week.  I only had to work Monday and Tuesday so I was cozy in doors most of the week.  The future hubby had to get out in it and I did not like knowing he was on those roads.  Thankfully, God had His loving hands on him and he was safe.

High Five For Friday Number Two

We started 2015 this week and I'm so excited to see what is in store!  Darin and I will be getting married and starting our life together and I can't imagine all of the exciting things God will bring us into!

High Five For Friday Number Three

I started my job at the Church as administrative assistant to the Generations Pastor, who is also new, this week.  So far, I love it! I have always wanted to work at Trinity, so this opportunity is so amazing to me!  Thank you Jesus for all you have done for me in 2014.

High Five For Friday Number Four

Since it is snowing, tomorrow it is chili and movies by the fireplace all day!

Lovin' it!

High Five For Friday Number Five

I wore my onesie all day!  SO!