Zodiac: Cancer

Jeremiah 27:9

So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, "You shall not serve the king of Babylon".

I have never been one to believe in zodiac signs or symbols of any sort. While I do think they are fun and it is interesting when most qualities or characteristics match up, I know that they are nothing to count on. The only thing in this world to believe in as having a place to tell you how your life will be is through God Almighty. 

Easy as that. 

My Dirty Thirty

John 14:21

Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.

1. I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ and his Father.
2. I am a sinner.
3. I have been married for almost 3 years.
4. My husband and I have a 2 year old! (26 months!)
5. We are praying for God to bless us with a second child!!!
6. I am a stay at home mama!
7.  I became a Mary Kay Consultant on May 9, 2013!
8. I'm currently hoping to receive a MK Mustang by May 2014!
9. We have a Pit-bull and a Chihuahua.
10. I graduated highschool.
11. I completed one year of college at UT Arlington.
12. My husband is in the US Army.
13. We are from Texas and have be stationed in Washington (state) for 3 years.
14. Next month we are going back to Texas! (He is getting stationed at Fort Hood!
15. I love all things musical!
16. I have high anxiety levels. (I do NOT keep calm!)
17. I love to read but don't have much time for it.
18. I love working out! (once I get half way through my workout).
19. I am terrible at eating healthy.
20. I play COD in my down time.
21. I believe a walk through the park can fix any mood.
22. I am independent.
23. Since having children I have become lazy when it comes to my appearance, and I hope to change that!
24. My husband and I host a group through our church called Marriage On The Rock, based off of biblical principals of marriage.
25.  I rarely drink, the main time I drink is to flatter my husband, as he likes it when I cut loose. (haha!)
26. God saved my marriage.
27.  I had my first car accident (as an adult) at the age of 16.
28. I spun off of the road during my most recent road trip during an ice storm in the middle of Wyoming in a high wind zone. It scared me to death.
29. I am not crafty, but have crafty ideas.
30. I. love. to. two. step.

Religion

John 13:34-35

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

My take on religion is this exact Bible verse. Love is all that matters! I am christian, and I am God-fearing. The thing that I love about following God is that His Word tells us over and over to love others. God loved others, sinful nature and all, so much that he sent his one and only son to die for all of those who had sinned, and all of those to sin in the future. Jesus was constantly trying to help sinners see the way to a happy ending, he hurt for them; he loved them. Just because someone does not follow the same beliefs as me, my religion still tells me to love them, to forgive them of their trespasses. For that, I am grateful. A world without forgiveness would be a very harsh place, considering we are ALL imperfect.

Drugs and Alcohol

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

 

When it comes to alcohol, I am not a fan. It rarely comes without side-effects and usually leads to bad choices. Once or twice a month I do drink a Mikes Hard or two, usually at home and just with my husband, because he uses it to let loose and misses our old crazy days where I would drink too. After becoming a mom drinking became no fun, and it is obvious why. Early mornings mixed with late nights make for a grouchy family all around, through in something that makes you disoriented and there are too many openings for good intentions to go bad.

Although I am not a fan of alcohol I do not mind if it is something you are into! Mind you, I will part myself from irresponsible use of alcohol because I refuse to take part in the craziness that easily accompanies it.

 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

 

Drugs are a definite "no-go" for me. Even when it comes to prescriptions I remain weary. I just feel like God intended for us to live a clean life and many humans have "addictive personalities" which can carry us too far from our original intention and use of the drug in the first place.

Again, I do not mind what you do with your time, but I will part from any situation that is not controlled, and chances are I will feel very uncomfortable in any situation involving non-prescribed drugs.   

Ten Years From Now

Colossians 1:9-10

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

Well, when asked where I want to be 10 years from now I don't have one specific answer. Only the Lord God Almighty knows where I'll end up and what would be best for me. The only way I could answer this is to LIST IT! My current goals, hopes and desires for ten years from now are as follows, but in no specific order.

 Grow Spritually

Be an amazing wife

Keep my toddler healthy & happy

Become a mother to another mini-me

Keep my house a home

Read every word of my Bible

Finally finish my very first knitting project

 Start a business of some sort/become self-employed

Go on a mission trip

Visit another country (vacation)

Renew my vows/ Finally have our wedding reception with family and friends

Write & publish a children's book

Start a charitable organization

Forgive always, laugh often and love strong

I Am Married

Genesis 2:22-24

Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man."  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

 

August 27, 2009 I made the best choice I might have made in my life, second only to accepting God as my Heavenly Father and Creator. At the time I was 19 living with my current best friend. She and I worked at a restaurant and were fairly active in our social lives, going out or hanging out with another friend or two practically every night. As she and I got dressed for the night, I checked my facebook one last time. I noticed that my first high-school crush was online. I had added him the day before and really thought that never would there be a day he would even remember me. Well, long story short I stayed home from the party and messaged him back and forth until my fingers nearly fell off. We did not stop talking, texting, messaging or hanging out for the next month.

I have now been with my sweet-heart nearly four years. I have followed him throughout his military career from day one, dropping him off at his recruiter to go off to MEPS. We have been through a deployment, we have a two-year-old daughter and two puppies. He and I have been through a rugged beginning, including incidents that possibly only occurred because we hadn't known God's love for us just yet. We can both look back now and be thankful for the hard times.

The bible verse above is the basis of a series called Marriage On The Rock that my husband and I host a weekly group for out of our church. This book (also a dvd) teaches so many principles that many married people never realize. I highly recommend you look into this book, whether you are married or not! MOTR helps one to understand oneself as well as other people. It can definitely be used as a tool for any relationship, but it is based off of God's plan for marriage.

The main thing I have learned in our time together is to out God first, my husband second, my children third, and all the rest will follow.

Procrastination

Procrastinate (vb)

-to put off or defer (an action) until a later time.

Well, once again I've taken an eternity to update you on my eventful life (no sarcasm intended)! I have been extremely busy. First it was my nighttime job throwing everything off, then I quit that job so that I could put my husband and family first, and ever since then I've been busy keeping everyone happy. On top of this, I've been helping a friend get through some tough times and we have taken her and her (newly) one year old into our home. This past week I attended Unique and Unstoppable Women's Encounter at Capital Christian Center. Needless to say, hectic sums up my whole past month. I enjoy blogging tremendously, and practically every day that I have not blogged, I've day-dreamed of tuning the whole world out for a few moments to type my life away on here. I decided to take some time late in the night to get back at it. No more procrastination.

When I was in school I excelled in English/Literature and have many a time thought about Journalism as a major, so I really need to make this more of a priority and figure out just how much I really like this, as well as find out what people think of what I have to say. To help get me into the habit of blogging, I am attempting a 30-day blog-challenge shortly.

Let me know what you think!