Drew's Spirithday

Last night we had GP Life at church so I went to women’s bible study and the kids went to KidsLife. Since Valentine’s Day was this week, they learned about God’s great love for us. They learned about the greatest love story, the message and hope of the Gospel of Jesus. The kids were given the chance to pray after their lesson and Drew went up to a teacher after and said, “ I don’t want to be my own king anymore… I want Jesus to be the King of my life” PRAISE GOD!!!


He got a certificate to mark this special day… they called it his “Spirithday”. I’ll have to take a picture of him with it and post it later. I am so proud of him for making this decision and am excited to see the big plans that God has in store for him.

The Kind of People Jesus Would Hang Out With

Someone was asking me about the congregation at my church and I mentioned we have all sorts of people who come, it doesn’t matter who you are or what you do. I explained we have homeless people, drug addicts, tattooed/guagued ear people, etc. That there is no dress code or membership roles. It’s all about their love of Jesus and not what they look like or the bumps they’ve had in their road. The words out of her mouth were “you let your kids be around them?”.

Really?!?

Did I not just tell you that it doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done, you are welcome at my church? I am so tired of close minded people. I am so tired of people not getting a chance based on their looks or where they sleep. I am so tired of people thinking they are holier than someone else. That’s not how this works… it says to love your brother. Not love your brother if he lives in a house, has a job, and has taken a shower recently.

Lord… use me to educate those who don’t get it. Give me the words and the actions to show your endless love for your people. Help me to keep my mind open and to love those around me, regardless of who they are. I say these things in your name, amen.

We aren’t perfect people… yet we weren’t made to be. God knows us. He knows who we are and what we do and he loves us despite of that. He sent His son to die for our sins… not because we are perfect and deserve it, but b/c we aren’t perfect, because we’d never be saved without Him.

Someone once told me that they believe the people at my church are the ones that Jesus would hang out with. Yeah, I think so too.

Kiss Me!

Drew came home yesterday with his bag of valentine's from school. One was a box of conversation hearts and it was from a girl. On the cover of the box was a picture of a heart that said "Kiss Me". In all seriousness, he asks me "Momma, do I have to kiss her before I eat the candy?"

I burst out laughing...and told him no, that the only kissing he is allowed to do is on his momma. Silly boy!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Mister Husband sent me flowers, candy, and bubble bath at work... totally made my day!!

I am so blessed to be married to such an amazing man. It was Valentine's Day 3 yrs ago that I fell in love with him and have thanked God for him every day since.

My Weekend

Friday- I originally took part of the day off for a funeral, but decided I needed a day to relax so ended up taking off the rest of the day. Lounged around, ran some errands, and then to the funeral of Drew's Sunday school teacher who passed away from Chron's Disease. Scott's 9 yr old daughter sang "I can only imagine"... she did a beautiful job. What a tribute.

Saturday- Bryan and I went to get a 1.5 hr couples massage. HEAVEN! After that, I ended up sleeping away most of the day. Seriously... Got home, took a 2 hr nap, ran errands, Bryan made dinner and after I ate (around 630) I fell back asleep for the night.

Sunday- Got up for church...we had a guest speaker, Dr Raymond Culpepper from the Church of God. He brought an amazing Word. He spoke on John 5:1 when Jesus healed the paralyzed man. He talked about God doing miracles, but us needing to take up our own mat after, that we don't need to be carried anymore. He talked about the difference between Mercy and Grace.

Mercy is NOT getting what we deserve, Grace is getting what we DON'T deserve. Amen to that!!!

After church, I came home to a completely clean house... even floor boards! Then we took Taylor home (he was with us for the weekend b/c his mom was working) and Bryan took me shopping and we went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Yum!

Also, note worthy news... Bryan started HCG last Monday @ 230lbs and he was down to 215 yesterday. Yay for him!

15 Facts about Me!

15 Facts about Me!

1. I am a girl
2. I am right handed
3. I am the 1st of 2 children as well as the 3rd of 6.
4. I know ASL... not as well as when I used to work with deaf people, but enough to get by.
5. I love my Nook
6. I am the mother of some amazing children.
7. I have 6 tattoos
8. I color my hair to hide my grey
9. My birth mark on my hip and my wrist match the ones my mom has on her hip and wrist
10. I'm addicted to Facebook... thanks to my iPhone
11. My favorite season is the summer. I love warm weather!
12. I read all of the Redemption Series by Karen Kingsbury and bawled through the last book.
13. I wear a size 9 shoe and my 11 yr old daughter is gaining on me.
14. I love Sundays... I love going to worship.
15. I bungee jumped as a teenager, only b/c I talked the guy into pushing me... otherwise I'd probably still be at the top of the tower.

I took a $500 Bubble Bath

Well, the water heater has seen better days... and of course, 6 months after the warranty expired. I had a great experience with Briskey Mechanical, so if you are in the Ogden area and have plumbing, heat, or A/C issues, give them a call. They charged me $200 less than what they quoted me origionally.

Let me tell you, my HOT bubble bath last night was well worth the $500 it took to replace the water heater. Its funny how you take things for granted like that. I wouldnt have made a good pioneer woman, that's for sure!