Calm down folks, I scheduled this post. There's no way I would have time to write a blog much less form a coherent thought on Christmas day.
Just wanted to make sure I did take the time to wish Jesus a happy birthday and share some of the blessings that have happened this year.
Greyson & Darcy are continuing to grow and thrive. They are happy, healthy, hilarious little images of Jeremy and I and I love them to pieces.
No one had surgery this year. Yay us. I figured I should mention it since we both did last year and both kids had at least 1 trip to the ER as well. This year was (thankfully) uneventful health wise. We continue to pray that Greyson will grow out of his nut allergy, because lets face it, a childhood without peanut butter and jelly sandwiches is no childhood at all!
Jeremy got a promotion. It is well deserved and he is settling well into his new position. I am very proud.
I started a business. Saltwater Photography was a hobby turned business in spite of myself and it is thriving. I love it and feel so blessed from all the support I have received.
Next year:
We plan to continue to eliminate debt (medical and student loans) in hopes to be prepared for the plans that God has for us. We hope in the future we can both complete our dreams of adopting a child as well as going into full time Missions. We are trusting God on this journey and know he has an awesome plan for all four of us!
Love to all & Merry Christmas!!
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Here's the door, all you have to do is walk through.
Anyone who knows me well knows I tend to be a very helpful person, I have found this can be as much of a fault as it is a gift.
I learned my senior year of high school/freshman year of college there is such a thing as too much giving. There are certain people who will take and take and never be there for you. Unfortunately those people are hard to recognize until it is too late.
This year I seem to be learning about people who just refuse to take. You set everything up for them to solve a problem they confided to you, but they refuse to take the ONE step of action it requires. They continue to complain, mope, etc. in this problem and you feel like you're screaming your head off saying "JUST DO THIS!! HERE IS THE DOOR, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WALK THROUGH!!"
No matter how many "strings" I pull, no matter how detailed of information or directions I find, sometimes people are just choosing to be in the situation they are in. This is also very hard to accept because no one likes to see someone they care about suffering. Its even harder to realize they won't change it.
Reflecting on this I realize I have only encountered a handful of people like this. How frustrating it must be for God, who is constantly giving, constantly offering blessings, and being ignored. Imagine the person praying and praying for something. God has prepared the way, but they refuse to see it. They refuse to walk through the door. He's saying "Here's the door, all you have to do is walk through."
"When God closes a door, he opens a window" is a common saying. Maybe he closed the door because you were heading for the wrong one. Maybe you never bothered looking around and seeing that you've been in a room full of open doors all along.
God, please, please, please. give me a heart to receive. Give me the eyes to see the blessings and opportunities you have laid before me. Give me the motivation and determination to walk through those doors and accept your perfect will for my life.
I learned my senior year of high school/freshman year of college there is such a thing as too much giving. There are certain people who will take and take and never be there for you. Unfortunately those people are hard to recognize until it is too late.
This year I seem to be learning about people who just refuse to take. You set everything up for them to solve a problem they confided to you, but they refuse to take the ONE step of action it requires. They continue to complain, mope, etc. in this problem and you feel like you're screaming your head off saying "JUST DO THIS!! HERE IS THE DOOR, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WALK THROUGH!!"
No matter how many "strings" I pull, no matter how detailed of information or directions I find, sometimes people are just choosing to be in the situation they are in. This is also very hard to accept because no one likes to see someone they care about suffering. Its even harder to realize they won't change it.
Reflecting on this I realize I have only encountered a handful of people like this. How frustrating it must be for God, who is constantly giving, constantly offering blessings, and being ignored. Imagine the person praying and praying for something. God has prepared the way, but they refuse to see it. They refuse to walk through the door. He's saying "Here's the door, all you have to do is walk through."
"When God closes a door, he opens a window" is a common saying. Maybe he closed the door because you were heading for the wrong one. Maybe you never bothered looking around and seeing that you've been in a room full of open doors all along.
God, please, please, please. give me a heart to receive. Give me the eyes to see the blessings and opportunities you have laid before me. Give me the motivation and determination to walk through those doors and accept your perfect will for my life.
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