Sunday, January 27, 2008

Baby Boom

Are you like me and seeing lots and lots of babies popping out recently? I knew I wasn't going crazy...we really are in a baby boom.

My purpose and Goals

Recently, I was looking at some websites on debt-management. One site had me fill out my life purposes and goals. I wanted to share them with you here.

My life Purpose

My relationship with God:

To constantly grow and deepen in every situation.


My relationship with my family and friends:
To never take my family for granted. To view my family as a gift and to treat them as such.


My service to others:

To do the will of God in their lives.


Summary of life purpose:
To never let anything hinder my communication with the Almighty Father.


Short Term Goals

God:
To learn how to listen to His voice. To open up lines of communication and be open to what He has to say to me personally.



Family and Friends:

To be a better friend by being a support and listener. To be a better wife by not being so lazy and taking care of the household needs.



Service to others/ministry:

To be passionate about peoples lives and to seek out the needs of others.


Financial (Income, Debt, Savings, Investments, Giving, Spending):


To start living within our means. Giving to the church. Buying groceries instead of take-out.



Career/Skills:

To improve on the job I have right now and find another part time job to help me catch up financially.

General:

Just to be the best that I can.




God:
To have a clear line of communication with my Father. To be a woman of prayer.

Family and Friends:

I want to start a family of my own.

Service to others/ministry:
To be a good counselor and friend.

Financial (Income, Debt, Savings, Investments, Giving, Spending):
To live debt-free and able to send my kids (if I have them) to college.

Career/Skills:
To go into management.

General:
I want to be a person that people look up to and want to be like.


I don't know much about this website. You can check it out at www.crown.org
It says it's a free service but wants you to buy their book. Sounds pretty lame to me. I am going to try and get things under control without spending any money. That sounds like the best plan to me.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Test Your Geography Knowledge

http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq

I got to level 5! Post your score...Let's see how high we can go!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Some Thoughts

UHH..........what......beeping? Oh...My alarm.............4:45? What time do I work? Wait...something doesn't seem right...not dark enough to be this early in the morning..................ppphhhh.......it's not morning.........I'm still tired...............wish I could sleep longer.................gotta get up for something................what's going on tonight? It's really quiet...............what has Chris been doing this whole time? Ooohhh.............my head................blaaaahhhh........OK......gotta get up.........HHHhhhhhhhhh......I'm up.






Monday, January 21, 2008

Do you know Him?

This is a really cool video I ran across a couple years ago.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Coal Walk


"Hey! I want to say something. I've been trying to be more honest lately, and I just need to say a few things. I did the coal walk. Just... I did it. Michael, you couldn't even do that. Maybe I should be your boss. Wow, I feel really good right now... Why didn't any of you come to my art show? I invited all of you... that really sucked. It's like sometimes some of you act like I don't even exist. Jim, I called off my wedding because of you. And now we're not even friends. And things are just, like, weird between us... and that sucks. And I miss you. You were my best friend before you went to Stamford. I really miss you. I shouldn't have been with Roy... and there were a lot of reasons to call off my wedding. But the truth is, I didn't care about any of those reasons until I met you. And now you're with someone else, and that's... fine."
-Pam Beasley

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Undefined

I call myself "undefined" because I have never been able to tack down exactly who I am. If you ask me my favorite color, I will tell you a color. Ask me again a week later. It will probably be another color. People who know me, know that I have moved 9 times in the last 5 years, have been to 3 different colleges, changed my major 4 times (and am now officially undeclared), and the rate of me starting a book is almost double of the rate of actually finishing one.

Once in a great while I re-assess the roles I play out in my life. Here's what I came up with at the start of the year: wife, grocery clerk, minister to youth, aspiring writer, child of God. These are not roles that I necessarily excel at, but more of roles that I desire to be.

First of all, wife. I love my husband. I truly see Him as a gift from God. He is my friend, my confidante, my balance, my love, and (God willing) the future father of my children. We have been married for a year and a half. I'll be the first to admit that I am not the perfect wife. Just the one role of "wife" brings on so many other roles and responsibilities: house-cleaner, supporter, lover, helper, etc. I've probably failed at each one of these at one time or another. However, I am trying to learn through my failings. My husband deserves the best that I can give him.

Secondly, I have a job. I work at a wonderful grocery store called Trader Joe's. It's not only a great company to work for, it's a great place to shop. I work full time and LOVE it. I won't bore you with the details of my responsibilities while on the job, but I will tell you this: If you don't like your job, quit and find one you love. It is so worth it!

Ministering to youth. My husband, Chris, is the youth director of our church. I have been so blessed to be able to support him in this ministry. For me, this has been so rewarding. If anyone from our youth group is reading this: I love you! This role has taught me so much. I have learned to be a mother, a counselor, a servant, and a listener. Most of all, I have discovered a passion (something I had been praying about for a while).

Aspiring writer. This role is recent and undeveloped. I want to discover more of my talents and this is one area in my life I want to explore. I hope to post some of my writing for critique.

With all the different roles and activities that pull at my heartstrings, one thing is for certain: I am a child of God. I know that I am a part of His family because of what Jesus has done for me. He took away the sin that separated me from God. Now I can go to God freely and confidently. I want to display Christ with my life. I want to show God's glory shining through me; to mirror His image in my actions and words.

Thank you for letting me pour out my heart to you. I look forward to our times together in the future.