My FUTURE... (I pray)

I did this when I was working with the kids at Exteneded day, I do this with the kids at Church and the kids I babysit. I hope that one say God blesses me with children of my own so I can do this....



One Heartbeat At A Time * Steven Curtis Chapman

You're up all night with a screaming baby
You run all day at the speed of life
And every day you feel a little bit less
Like the beautiful woman you are

So you fall in bed when you run out of hours
And you wonder if anything worth doing got done
Well, maybe you just don't know
Or maybe you've forgotten

That you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time

With every "I know you can do it"
And every tear that you kiss away
So many little things that seem to go unnoticed
They're just like the drops of rain over time
They become a river

And you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time

You're beautiful
So beautiful
How you're changing the world
Yeah, you're changing the world

You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh, you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
Oh, I believe that you
You are changing the world
One little heartbeat
At a time

And you're changing the world

LOVE IS....

I was going through old emails between My Lobster and me, and I came across a few poems my Romeo wrote to me... here is part of one...

"I await a tender touch and sweet kiss, The precious eyes of a dove, with the heart so full of peace and love, Oh how I await."

This was written one month after we met, and we were a few weeks away from meeting in person. (For those of you who don't know, we met online). You can see how much we loved each other from the start. I am married to a man who loves trucks, John Wayne, tools, and ANYTHING masculine! I love that he is so manly... but what I really love is that even though he is so manly, he is not too manly to romance me!

Reading all these old emails amazed me. We met on April 6, 2006, and after 11 hours talking that first day, I knew I would marry him. A couple days after that poem we were saying "I love you," and a month after that he bought the ring. God truly brought us together and that is why neither of us ever questioned our love. We know our courtship was quick, (wet met 4.6.06, and were married 4.7.07), but we made a vow to God that we would love each other for better or worse, for sickness and in health, and nothing will get in the way of us keeping that vow.

We know that love is a feeling that could dwindle in the years, but we did not get married merely over a romantic love. We are in it for eternity! I am so blessed to be married to my soul mate and best friend, but I am even more blessed to be married to a man who loves God even more than he loves me.

1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trust, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. "

I, as well as millions of others, love this Bible Verse, however, it does not merely refer to love in the romantic sense. It also refers to the Love Christ has for us. He died for us so that are sins could be forgiven! Christ's love is the greatest love of all. That is how My  Lobster and I know that are marriage will last forever. We both hold Christ above each other. When we feel like we can't love one another, we will remember that we love Christ and we made a promise to Him that we would always love each other. Remember, love is patient and kind. When the romance is gone, we still should be patient and kind to each other.

Yes, this seems sad, me realizing that the romance may someday "die," but the beauty is that if My Lobster and I continue to live with this in mind then our romance will never die. God will keep it alive, as long as we love Him, and we remember our vows to Him!

One more thing, I know many of you are thinking I am naive... well I am not...
"And looking at them Jesus said to them, With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 NASB

I AM DONE!!!!

I have finished all my exams and now I am done with college! I am a graduate! It feels amazing to be done! Now I can focus on what is really important in my life. I will be working part time and I will be transitioning into my life career... HOUSEWIFE! There is so much to do in my life, and now I have the time! I am able to spend time worshiping God, working out, cleaning, cooking, and preparing our household for the future pitter patter of little feet. I am so thrilled to see what God has in store for us!

I GIVE UP!!!

Okay, so I guess I will give up and jump on the blogger bandwagon! My friend Meredith started one for her sweet family, and I have been checking often, (maybe too often). I decided that this is a great way for family and friends to keep in touch and up to date with our lives! I was going to wait until we started a family to start a blog, but why wait right? (For those who are wondering, I am saying "why wait" about the blog... we ARE waiting to start a family)! ENJOY!