Tuesday, September 30, 2008

a life changing month

Well, as I've said before our church is doing the one month to live series right now and let me tell you, it has opened my eyes to a lot of things that I want to do and have never made the time to do. I've had the "Someday Syndrome". Every time something comes up that I would like to do, I turn around and say, "Someday I will do that." "Someday, when I have more money", "Someday, when my bills are paid off."

How many things have I skipped because I will do them "Someday"? I don't know, but what I do know is that it's going to change. I am going to take the time when opportunities arise to take advantage of them and actually do the things that I want to do.

On this weeks video the following question was asked:
"What are you doing in your life that ONLY GOD can do?"

This is an area in my life that I'm going to start working on. I want God to be able to work through me and in order for this to happen I am going to start listening, even when I think it's just the voice in my head talking. It's time that I start listening to my heart instead of second guessing myself.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

30 days?

What would you do if you found out that you only have 30 days left to live?

Our church is working on this right now in our small groups and in service. We are all asking ourselves how our lives would change if we only had 30 days left to live. We are learning to live our lives to the fullest possible. We have all dedicated the next several weeks to this, or a least a lot of us have, and it's really got me thinking. How can I save time, or use my time have the best quality out of it? We do so many things to save time, but in the end we have nothing to show for it. I want to leave a legacy. I want people to know what I lived for and I want it to be something that people talk about long after I'm gone!

It's like the lines from a song by Nicole Nordman, and this is what I am starting to live by:

"I want to leave a legacy, how will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point to you enough to make a mark on things? I want to leave an offering, a child of mercy and grace who blessed Your name unapologetically. And leave that kind of legacy."

I encourage you all to live your lives in a way that people are going to look back and say, "They truly lived a full life, and God was in every part of it." That's what life is all about, and this isn't the time to sit back and just watch it all play out...Live, do what you've always wanted to, and in the end you won't sit there looking back on the regrets of life. Make a commitment to start living a "regret free life"!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

end of financial peace

Well today ended our Financial Peace University. I'm sad to see it come to an end. I've learned a lot and I have become a huge Dave Ramsey fan over the last several weeks. I really do see a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to getting out of debt. It's time to buckle down because it's going to be a long ride for a while. But as a door closes, another must open, and it is time to start One Month to Live. Our church is working through the book and study in it's small groups. Mike and I have joined a group, and I must say that I am looking forward to it. It seems like there is a lot going on and I have been really stressed out, but I guess that comes with life.

I was sick the week before last, then Mike got it, and finally a week ago Jocelyn picked it up, she had a temp of 103.9 and I couldn't get it down, so I paniced and we went to the ER Sunday night. They sent us home but she developed a rash Monday so we took her to the doctor and they cathed her so they could do a culture on her urine. Everything ended up coming back fine and they decided that it was just a viral infection that has been going around. Just enough to scare me I guess.

All is well here, Mike's birthday is tomorrow and we have small group for our first part of the One Month to Live study, which I am so ready for, and then we're two weeks away from our one year anniversary. I accidently scheduled my doctor's appointment for that day, so it's going to be hectic but when she told me the day she had open I wasn't thinking and then Mike came to see me at work and looked at my note that I had left myself only to say, "You know that's our anniversary right?" Well I couldn't lie, I had totally forgotten and I was busy that day so I guess that could be expected. I'm only human and I can't be expected to remember everything.

Actually I had no idea what to get for his birthday and so I didn't get anything...probably not the best idea, but I did get him a card from me and one from Jocelyn. I kind of feel bad since the entire family gave him gifts today at dinner, but he'll get over it I suppose. I mean, we don't have a lot of room, and he really didn't need anything that I can think of...besides that I'm just trying to focus on getting out of debt at this point, and so I'm sure I will hear about it tomorrow, but I did get him a cake and we did eat it today.

Jocelyn is to the age where she thinks she doesn't need to take naps, so I put her to bed early since Mike went to the demo derby with Landon and I am here with Jocelyn, I thought that way I could get some things done, but it hasn't happened yet. O well, I better go get to work, just thought I'd give a quick update!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Presidential Confusion

Let's see...this presidential campaign has me puzzled. How about all of you? I mean come on, it seems like a huge part of America is backing a man with very little experience, who is a lot of talk, but so much talk that he can't even keep all of his stories straight. Obama doesn't even give straight answers, he just beats around the bush and hopes that people won't keep asking the same questions until he has to come up with an actual straight forward answer. I don't even think he is capable of coming up with a straight answer.

I think that everyone needs to educate themselves and do some serious research on both candidates before they make their decision. President of the United States is a big deal, so we really need to look under the surface of the candidates and not just listen to the talk on top of it all. If all of Obama's beating around the bush isn't enough to confuse everyone, look at his running mate. Joe Biden was completely against Obama from the very beginning. He was against everything Obama is for and he went as far as to say that voting for Obama would be a mistake, and that the presidency is not a job that offers on the job training.

John McCain can answer a question straight forward and he isn't afraid to say what he believes.

Just because he can talk, doesn't mean he can lead. Look at all the details, read the book, not just the cover, this is a big deal!!!!