Day 11 ~ Another Picture Of My Friends And Me

Here is a picture of my co-workers and me at this year's Race For The Cure.  We had a lot of fun and I look forward to next year's!!!

Friday Letters - I Am Thankful.....a frown doesn't mean I'm NOT thankful, duh!

Dear Thanksgiving, You came and have gone....now it's Christmas and I lost my Christmas spirit somewhere between Halloween and a week before Thanksgiving.  Fail! This is odd for me because I love love love me some Christmas.... something's gotta give....soon, right?

Dear bank account, I need more money.  Please and thank you!

Dear blah feeling, I need you to please go away.  You aren't fun to be around and I'm personally sick of you sticking around.  Just sayin'..... 

Dear Daisy, why aren't you cuddling with me? 

Dear Forensic Files, I'm addicted to watching you and that's not cool.  You scare me.

Dear God, I'm down lately but I still love You and I know You have AMAZING plans for me! Jeremiah 29:11 reminds me of what you want for me.  Thank you for your love and mercy!  

Saturday Six Blog It

WHOA! I haven't written one of these in a while!  Blame it on being stuck in doors due to cold and icy weather! 

So here goes..... 

Saturday Six Number One:

Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel, yes please!

Saturday Six Number Two:

Editing and working is what I call fun....I love having work to do while I'm stuck in doors this weekend.

Saturday Six Number Three:

Daisy is so cute in her little sweater! 

Saturday Six Number Four:

I spent a lot of time with God this morning and afternoon....it was nice.  He and I needed that quality time.  He's so amazing to me! I'm so blessed!

Saturday Six Number Five:

I'm craving hot chocolate.....duh.

Saturday Six Number Six:

I can't believe Saturday is almost over!!!!  What a weekend.....what a weekend.....ready for SNOW!!!!!

Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad....

I particularly like Day 10 and digging into my play lists..... music is huge to me!  I tend to get lost in songs and in music, especially if I am feeling sad, angry, etc..... so here we go....

Songs I listen to when I am happy.....

Beautiful One by Tim Hughes

Mistletoe By Justin Bieber

You're My #1 by Enrique Iglesias - this song reminds me of my sweetie.... :)

Love Came Down by Kari Jobe

Songs I listen to when I'm saaaaaad  :(

The Struggle By Tenth Avenue North

Yellow by Coldplay

Songs I listen to when I am bored..... (P.S. my music taste is very much all over the place)

Really, I will listen to any and all Eminem when I am bored. I know I know..... he's probably not the best to listen to.....call it my guilty pleasure.....

Songs I listen to when I'm Hyped!!!!!

Everlasting God by Worship Together

10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

Songs I listen to when I'm mad...... yes, this is a slow song and not your typical "I'm mad song" but it really reminds me to seek God in my anger.....trust Him and believe that He will have His way....

Have Your Way by Britt Nicole

day 8- short term goals for this month and why

Short term goals for this month are as follows.....

~ Get my photography business back on track.

~ Get organized and situated.

~ Big announcements coming up, so to get my family and friends in the "know" haha..... super excited!

~ Car shopping.

~ As always.....growing my relationship with the Lord more and more.  Some changes that I have really had my eyes opened up to is my tongue.  My tongue tends to speak the opposite of life into myself and my loved ones and so my goal for this month is to really watch what is coming into my heart and out of my mouth!!

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29 

High Five For Friday

I haven't done one of these in a while!  So, here goes!!!!

High Five Number One ~ High five for relaxing peaceful nights in!

High Five Number Two ~ High five for Thanksgiving and Christmas being right around the corner!  I'm so excited!!!!

High Five Number Three ~ High five for Texas Tech football game tomorrow night and for it being an EVENING GAME!!! WOOT WOOT!

High Five Number Four ~ High five for sweet dogs who stay cuddled up next to me on lonely nights.

High Five Number Five ~ High five for goals, dreams, and motivation.  I'm so excited for all that God has planned for me.  He has placed desires in my heart and I'm watching unfold right before my eyes and it's ALL HIM!!!  Praise Jesus!  I'm so blessed! 

Monday Afternoon Update

I have been listening to Christmas music all day! I am so ready for the holidays!!!! Woot woot!

So much going on in life and it is amazing! Will have to blog later about it but life is amazing! God is amazing! Hope you all have an awesome Pumpkin week and be safe out there! 

day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Christ. 

day 6- favorite super hero and why

Shera.....duh. I don't even need to write anything more....

 

 

Trust

Fear.  Fear is defined as, "an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to quickly pull far away from it and usually hide.  It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger." Wikipedia.

Fear is a reality that most of us face on a day to day basis, yet when I do my Bible study, I remember how strong my God is and I begin to wonder why I walk around in life with so many fears.  Is it cause I am human? Is it cause I lack a certain amount of faith?  Is it .......could it possibly be.....surely not.... but wait, yes, it is cause I lack a certain amount of trust in my Savior.  I didn't realize how much I loved God and how much I depended on Him ......without.....trust?  How is this even possible?  How is it possible to have faith with no trust?  I'll tell you how......

We have faith that God can move mountains because the Bible tells us this.  We have faith that God can perform miracles and can do amazing things because we have witnessed it in other's.  We really do have faith in that.  However,  we don't seem to trust He will do these things for us.  Sure, I know how much He loves us and I know how powerful He is but why in the world would He bring miracles in MY life.  I don't deserve that.  The trust really isn't there.

Over the last few days, I have battled with this overwhelming fear that the desires of my heart will never come to pass yet when I think about all God has done for my loved ones and myself, I wonder how I could have so much love and admiration for somebody yet have a very minimal trust in Him.  Not because I think He lacks power but because I don't think I'm worthy.  I think I will harvest the bad seeds I planted SEASONS ago and that the good seeds I have planted will never come to harvest.  I think that I'm unworthy or that something is wrong with me, so God must have skipped over me when He was handing out miracles and completed dreams.  All of these thoughts and fears come into my mind and before I know it, I've lost trust. 

"When I am afraid, I will trust You." Psalm 56:3

There is power in that verse.  There are times that we are so afraid for the future that we walk around in fear all day.  Will my bills tomorrow get paid, will my sick parent ever be healed, will my family member ever turn to Jesus, will my lost child ever find his way to Jesus, will my dream ever come to pass.....the list goes on and on of all the fears we carry around on our shoulders.  The truth is, life will never be perfect.  There will always be bumps in the road but we have to trust Him.  Trust Him with the good and trust Him with the bad.  Live our life to HONOR Him.

"Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything You need, always giving thanks."  Philippians 4:6

I have always been one of those who prayed the generic prayers when it came to myself.  I could pray specifics for loved ones all day long but when it came to me, they end at "whatever is your will God."  I have just recently learned to pray specifically for myself and not because I have gotten selfish in my praying life (this has been my whole fear of being specific, I didn't want God to think I was selfish).  God wants us to be specific when we pray because that tells Him exactly where we are with Hm.  Do the desires of our hearts match up with the desires He has tried to place in our hearts?  Where are we with what specifics we pray for?  Also, God wants us happy and joyful.  He does not desire us to be unhappy and gloomy in life.  If that were the case then Jesus dying on the cross for our salvation and our lives was all done in vain.  He paid the price for us.  He wants us to walk in His power and His light and His desires and His grace.  Be specific when you pray.  Talk to Him.  Trust Him.

Too many times we measure the size of the mountains in our view that we forget to talk to the One who can move those mountains.  The one who sees what is right over those mountains.  We have to trust His view.  We have to trust that He can move those mountains because what He has on the other side is phenomenal.  Trusting Him is vital just as it is in any relationship.  There always has to be a firm foundation of trust in a relationship and our relationship with God is no different. 

He loves you and wants the best for you. He wants you happy, so trust Him and walk in Joy KNOWING that He has your life in the palm of His Hand.  What an awesome thought, He has your life in the palm of His Hand! 

Be blessed today!