Time?

Has escaped me!! Seems like time flies anymore! I work sort of an odd shift and it puts me getting home a bit later, just seems to make my days fly by.

If you haven't read emily's LJ I actually got her hooked on a song. I am so "jazzed" about that as she would say. I am really impressed with the "new" old artist, Brandon Heath. I guess he is new to singing but from what I have read, has been writing songs for awhile. There is another group I am liking, Addison Road, and...the song Innocent by Stellar Kart. That song is so good. I have been listening to a new radio station, can you tell?? In Nashville I listened to the Southern Gospel station a lot, and the Fish, but here I haven't found a Southern Gospel station, and so I found this station and for the most part really like the songs. I sound repetitive. Next...

It was in the 80's today, to warm for almost October. I can hardly believe tomorrow begins October. Again, time flys...flies?? whichever.

Good night for now.

Pray On...

I really enjoy that song. It speaks to my soul. Sometimes you just want to flat give up on situations, people...etc...but you can't. If you quit praying, then what? What if someone gave up on you, where would you be today? God help me to pray on, even when I don't see my prayers being answered. God is always always always, on time.

Hmmm...I was thinking of typing something else, but it has left me. I guess I am drawing a blank on blogging lately. Not much has been going here. Just working a LOT. Which is a big blessing. I am enjoying my job, although Friday was sort of hectic. I felt like I made a lot of mistakes, which in reality there was only a few...but you still want to do your best ya know? It is getting darker earlier here. It's dark or pretty close by around 7:30 now. I miss the summer because it was light until around 9:30 or maybe a bit later. That was nice. But the autumn air is here, and oh so nice!! There is a corn maze not that far away, and I really want to go!! Something about corn husks, pumpkins, apple cider...all things fallish.

Well, time to clean the house!! Night yall.

Prayer

Please pray for me. I have something going on in my life that I need the Lord's help with.

I Don't Know About You..

...but yesterday was just one of those weird days. I struggled with just plain down-ness, but not like ultra depressive, just lightly melancholy I guess. Then when I got home, it seemed I had no patience. I was thinking later on that evening, how we are encouraged in the Advice to Members, not to act differently at home than we would in public. Would I want my co workers or neighbors to see the impatience I had last night?? The answer is no. As I was reading this morning's devotion, I wanted to share part of it with you all. I share it as a human being realizing I need all the help from the Lord I can get, because I am truly in need of His guidance and help. More of Him, less of me.

"Patience gives us the privilege of sharing the refreshing fruit of God with others." — Joe Stowell

"Our wrath uncurbed will not fulfillGod’s perfect plan for us;We must be patient and refuseTo fret, to fume, to fuss." —Sper

"Be patient. Show your world what God is really like."

Heat

I turned the heat on this morning...the house was down to 68. Someone said night before last that it got down to 31 degrees. It doesnt feel that cold to me...but I like fall.

Please pray for me to get up earlier in the morning....because I go to work late, I get up around 7:15 to7:30. I ultimately would like to get up by 6:30. Which means going to bed earlier...and, if you would...I would like yall to pray I could get hired on in a different position to the earlier shift. It starts at 7:00 and gets off at 3:30. Thats the one, I would really like.

I still haven't made my pie, maybe tonight. Tonight I have lots to do. I need to mow my lawn, clean the kitchen..so on. I wish my house had a fire place. Wouldn't that be cool! Ultimale fall ambiance.

Well everyone have a good day! Love Jesus!

Randomness

This is the view I woke up to this morning...ahh...I am so thankful for this.
I thought this was cute, Abby and Tigger sleeping (sort of)

Bathroom pic with new paint...can't really tell the wall color to well.

This is the color scheme though.

Here's another bathroom pic, a little bit better for seeing wall color.

This is my beautiful buffalo chicken pizza. Damon was huge buffalo chicken fan, so that was one thing I learned how to make pretty quickly. This is a variation of it.

Store bought dough, use ranch dressing for the sauce, sautee diced onions in olive oil and butter, then add chicken and hot sauce to same pan as onions...cook until chicken is done. Seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic powder. Put the chicken mixture on top of the sauce, and top with mozzarella cheese (as much as you want). YUM.

Rise and Shine

And give God the glory, glory. Today is the first official day of Fall! Happy Fall Y'all....

Feel it in the Air?

The season of baking is on!!! Woohoo! I think I am going to attempt a cranberry apple pie. I was grocery shopping today and saw canned apple cranberry pie filling, I thought I could do that on my own...so I will attempt it soon. :)

I like my bathroom more and more...its kind of hard to get a good shot though...Its a light tealish/blue color, with chocolate brown accents. If that helps.

Thats it for now!

Yay!!

I have my outdoor fall decorations up!!! :) My interior colors are sort of fall'ish to begin with, so that is nice.

Tomorrow I am painting my bathroom....I had a color idea in mind...and I went and got some paint, and put a test up on the wall, I am not really enthused about it but maybe it will look different to have the whole bathroom painted. If I like it and get it all finished, I may post pics.

Well, thats it for now...have a great night.

Appreciate

Appreciate what you have, when you have it, try not to complain. I have been feeling that so much more these past couple of years, or atleast year and a half...we have really, nothing to complain about. I know life is hard...I know, but really our worst day is still a day to praise the Lord because each breath is a gift from Him. I know I have been saying this a lot lately, I guess it's just on my mind/heart. There were things I would ask Damon to let me be in charge of concerning our marriage...but in reality...I am so thankful now for the example he led in how he took care of everything. He was upright and saught the Lord for so much. I appreciate him.

The zuchini bread turned out grrrreat!!! Yumola.

I'm tired..honestly I think I was going to write something else, but I don't remember now...so, good night and I pray that each one of you that read my blog are blessed, comforted, and led by the Lord tonight.

Fruit of the Garden

Someone elses...but a blessing none the same. My co worker gave me zuchini...so I am making zuchini bread! YUM It's in the oven now...hopefully it turns out well!

Thank the Lord

I feel lots better. Shew...Sunday and Yesterday were rough. But today has been better!

I would blog, but I am feeling lack of motivation right now.

Tonight's service was a really heavy service, the topic was Hell. It was done in a way to show the love of God, Him not wanting us to go there and how Hell wasn't created for us. But how we make the decision whether we make Heaven or not. By our actions, living for Him. I know one thing, I want to GO TO HEAVEN. That means obeying the Lord in all that I know to do. I know the Lord will help me to do just that.

I guess I sort of just blogged...

Pray Please

I am sick. Sinuses...headache. I need prayer.

Yard Work

I mowed my front yard today...first time in about three weeks. With it cooling down here it hasn't grown nearly as fast, but definitely needed it. I even weeded for awhile. I also need to mow the back yard. It's funny, or lazy..one of the two, but I think I have mowed both the back and the front of my lawn at the same time, maybe only 2-3 times. I seem to always mow them seperately.

Been fighting a sinus/cold issue lately, but feels sorta like I am on the upside of it now. Hopefully and prayerfully so.

I went to work today for some over time, so I was up pretty early for a saturday morning. Ready for a nap! But I am glad that I have a job where going in extra is a pleasant experience. I am very very thankful!! Another blessing, I got my oil changed and tires rotated...and I DIDN'T need an alignment. I thought I probably would because the place where I got my tires said I did. But the Chevrolet dealership said it was fine. YAY!

You can tell fall is coming here in Idaho. The air has a bit fo a colder snap to it, I really enjoy this time of year. I just need to put up a fall decoration on my front door and do my porch rails. I have my centerpiece on my coffee table all done up. It is sooo cute. I have pics, just haven't uploaded them onto here. I got these cute little decorative balls for my birthday, they are covered in little pieces of wood, or shells, and then I entertwined some old leaf garland and cinnamon sticks and its just cute. And cheap, thats always helpful.

Well, momma just called and my cousin and her hubby, and their uber cute baby is on the way, so I shall go.

No Words

This subject has been talked about quite a bit recently, at least I have noticed. I am talking about Thankfulness. This world is LITERALLY full of people who are lost and undone without God. Even as a Christian we sometimes tend to make it harder on ourselves by worrying, fretting, etc..but can you imagine living life without God?? I don't want to. Each human being in this world can reach out to God at some point, He is waiting with arms wide open. I pray that my friend and family, will accept Him soon. I am no better than anyone...seems like I fail more than I succeed sometimes...a lot of times. If you are reading this, God loves you...whether you are serving Him or not. He loves you and wants to be your All in All. Serving God doesn't mean your world will be perfect or easy, it just means God will be there through it all carrying you, instead of you carrying the world on your shoulders. I have lost my husband, I am a young widow, I am telling you I would be crazy if it HADN'T been for JESUS! God is real enough to feel, to breath in His presence...the night Damon passed away and I came home and everyone was waiting there at our house...there was a glow to that room. There was peace. No, everything wasn't peachy, everything wasn't great, in fact, it was horrible...BUT GOD WAS THERE TO HOLD ME IN THE PAIN. To hold Damon's family, and mine. I could almost see Him. I wish that I could make you see that Jesus is real. I wish I could bottle His presence and give you a sample so you could feel Him. I can't do that, all I can do is tell you what HE has done for me. I don't really know why I have went into all this...I guess it started because I have seen some things today to remind me of how much this world needs God to give them peace, to set them free from sin. God didn't have to show His love to me, but He did, and I am so grateful. He is trying to show it to everyone else too.

Today

Trying to go in early. I am so NOT a morning person!!

Thanks

Thanks for all the birthday well wishes! Yesterday was a pretty good day.

Even though I have only been working with the company I am at for about three weeks, they got a birthday card and had the department sign it and sent out an email about my birthday. They also had one girl bake something and bring for everyone to share in honor of my birthday. Isn't that sweet? I think so. Another girl in the office actually shares my birthday, except she turned 33. When I got back from lunch, which my Aunt Molly took me out to an asian restaurant, therewas a big bouquet of flowers on my desk from my mom and dad. It had Sunflowers, one of my favorite, gerbera daisies, little cream colored carnations, day lilies, and some other flower that I can't remember the name of.

When I got home from work last night, mom called me and said dinner was ready. So I even got dinner made for me. All in all, it was a pretty good day. I got lots of texts, my space comments, facebook wall posts, blog posts and comments, so thank you.

I hope everyone has a good day. Please pray, I have a special request for a friend of mine, they need the Lord to intervene for their soul. Thanks.

Twenty Six

So, the things that have happened in my twenty six years, and the things I have learned.

1. I was born and blessed with two amazing parents. Both have taught and influenced me in two completely opposite, but mostly awesome ways.

2. Rodeo and my horse Salty were my childhood. I feel that I learned a lot of responsibilty from this, taking care of my horses, cleaning my equipment, practicing, etc.. I am glad that this was a part of my childhood.

3. I still remember the summers spent riding bikes with my cousin's, going down to the creek and watching them spear succer fish with the end of a broken fishing pole, and waking the neighbor up to bring her her newspaper.

4. Life doesn't always turn out the way you planned, but you have to roll with the punches and praise God in all things, because ALL THINGS work together to the good of them that love God.

5. My Deendee made (and it will never change in my mind, I HIGHLY doubt it will anyway) the BEST pancakes on the face of the planet. She even got real Mrs Butterworths syrup.

6. Walking in a warm evening rain...is one of the most calming things to do.

7. I sang a beach boys song for my Senior English class assignment, in front of the class. SO embarassing.

8. Time does NOT make pain go away, it only makes it less frequent and more bearable.

9. I got my drivers licenst at age 15, but "back then" Idaho law said you had to be 16 to drive at night...so, I drove to a friends house only to be picked up by my not so enthused mom that evening, because I didn't think ahead and realize I wouldn't be back before dark.


10. People come in and out of your lives, they affect you in different ways. You determine whether they affect your life to the good or the bad, and you also determine how you affect THEIR life, to the good or the bad. So live honestly, and wisely, and completely.

11. To the best of your ability, live your life with no regrets. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and each day is A GIFT from God. Whether you recognize it or not.

12. My dad was and is the "great white hunter" and I enjoyed being his side kick on hunting trips. I shot and killed my first and only elk at age 14 on a tag hunt in the month of December. I would really enjoy going hunting again.

13. I now like hot sauce, and buffalo chicken because of my husbands love of nearly all things spicy.

14. I cherish the memories of the boys coming down to the house, all three of them, spending the night and crashing on the floor and couch ending up in all different ways and directions by morning.

15. I loathed the chores mom made me do growing up, BUT now as an adult I understand why she had me to them. AND, further more I now appreciate it.

16. Jesus is and will always be the Answer to everything. At age 16 He became the keeper of my heart. Thank the Lord!!

17. Marriage centered around Jesus, is one of the greatest gifts you can ever recieve in life.

18. Heaven WILL be worth it all.

19. I remember riding my moms horse Leo up the pasture hill at a lope then falling off on purpose once I reached our dry lot...I thought it was fun.

20. I am so glad for good friends. Thank the Lord for them.

21. The south holds a special place in my heart.

22. I am thankful for Damon's family, I have learned a lot from them. I LOVE them.

23. Never give up on prayer, even if you don't see results immediately. Someone's situation or soul could depend on you, GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME!

24. Time passes so quickly, years go by in the blink of an eye. Cherish each second as much as you can. It's hard to remember that somtimes though.

25. Damon took me and Honey on a paint job with him, I think to goodlettsville, well the house had an abundance of frogs outside. Honey wanted to eat them...lol. Or chase them, whatever the case, apparently frogs have an acid on their skin that does not permanently harm, but made honey literally foam at the mouth, in mass proportions. It freaked me out, but eventually she was all better. I loved those times, going on painting jobs with him.

26. As I turn 26, I want to bless the Lord, live FOR Him, grow IN Him, and face each new day with thankfulness in my heart.

HEEEEEEEEEEY

So I get to be 26 soon. Is it bad to have a hard time with getting older. I feel bad, because I want to be thankful for each day. I guess it is just a mental adjustment. I ordered a cake, well told mom what i wanted, and she ordered it. Red Velvet with Cream Cheese icing. YUM.

My tire on my bike had gotten some goat heads in them (I don't know if the south has goat heads...I don't know that I ever saw them) which are a really hard point sticker about the size of a pea with usually about three to four thorn like things coming out from all different ways. Anyway they had "slimed" my tires and yes that's the term the bike shop used, so when i pulled the goat heads out the slime filled the hole to seal it up. But, apparently to much got out before the slime worked. I was a bit scared to use Damon's air compressor because I didn't want to overfill the tube to quickly, but I read the PSI that the tube could handle and let the tank get some pressure then filled it in little incriments checking the pressure as I went. I was proud of myself and I didn't blow anything up.

Well, I guess I am going to get off here, and change the background...yuck, I don't like it anymore.

Reminiscing

So, I bought a cookbook recently called Tennessee Heirlooms (or something like that), and I was reading through the recipes last night...well, it just made me miss Tennessee. That place carries so many wonderful memories for me, and some very hard ones. I wish Damon was here, but I can't change the fact that God called him home, it was the Lord's will, and in all honesty as much as IIIII want him here, I know God has a bigger picture. The south has it's southern ways, traditions, that are so old feeling. So deep. I like how when you go through the drive through the lady helping you will call you baby or honey or sweetie no matter if young or old or male or female. As I was thinking about how I missed Tn last night, I wondered what the deep longing was tied to, just because I am a thinker I guess...it's because in TN is all things Damon. Our memories, where we shared our life, his family...For so long I was sad in that place, because I had to learn to let go of my old life like the Bible talks about, give up clinging to everything I once was, and cling to my new life as Damon's helpmeet. Once I did that, and it was a slow process, I really bloomed there. I am deeply blessed for my time there, for my time as Damon's wife. I truly could not have asked for anyone better, more wonderful, than the man God gave me. He truly was the greatest husband ever.

I can't help but feel I am in a new phase of life, with moving back home to Idaho. I will always love, remember, think of, cherish my sweet Damon. But I know that I have to grow in a new way now, the bible talks about everything having a "time."

I pray that God will bless you, wherever you are, as you first bless Him. Learn to thank Him for something you have, before you pray for something you don't. Hard thing to do sometimes, but the victory comes in the praise. Pray for me, that I too will praise Him more, and be more thankful. Love you all.

Long Weekend Over

Back to work today!I am glad for a short week, but I am a bit scared to look at the email inbox and my desk. LOL. Job security,right?!

I hope everyone has a great day!!