Live Like You're Dying

Being engaged is supposed to be one of the happiest times in your life right?  But not with out a little bit of stress...  SO I'm writing to remember the many blessings Cale and I have received while planning our wedding.  Because regardless of how much money you spend on your wedding, at the end of the day you're still going to be married and THAT'S WHAT SHOULD MATTER :) Many of my friends know my mom and step-dad lost their jobs as part of the Continental/ United merger, and before Christmas, my dad faithfully quit his position at his church.  So when Cale and I got engaged, we knew that we would be fronting the cost for the wedding.  The GREAT parts about this are that we were forced to have those difficult money talks before we were married, and (Dave Ramsey would be so proud) we are paying for our wedding in cash so we won't be in debt as we start our marriage! Now the best part has been watching God move and make things happen!  Here are just som...

I can't believe it has taken me so long to write about the happiest day of my life (to date).  I got engaged to an amazing Godly man!  Ask any one who knows me and they'll tell you am passionate.  Two things I'm passionate about are my faith, and Texas A&M.  Cale combined the two of them into the best proposal I could have ever asked for! Well, I thought Cale and I went up to A&M for the weekend to celebrate with two of our friends for their birthday and to go to eat for our 5 month anniversary (for the record, Cale has celebrated every month anniversary).  So we packed up and left Houston Saturday morning for College Station.  Lucky for him, I accidentally played into his plan because I told him earlier that week I wanted to make sure I spent time with my girl friend, Shaye, for her birthday.  I called Shaye Thursday night to see what her plan was for the weekend and she said she just wanted to be lazy Saturday so we went ...

If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”  --John 14:7 Last year, I made a New Year's resolution that I was going to spend more time with God.  In 2010 my spiritual grade was around a D; and this past year, I can honestly say it was more of an A or a B. (See my post last year to know what I mean by my spiritual grade).  But that grade didn't come easy... Last year I moved to Houston, started a new job, and left a lot of things that I loved in Dallas because I was being obedient to God's calling for me to move to Houston and be here for my family.  With in a month of moving to Houston, my grandmother passed away, and I moved into a new house with a new room mate (I was living with my parents when I first moved here).  Then the hits kept coming... a bad relationship, my aunt died, my friend and father to my best friend's baby died, another aunt died, we had lay-offs at work, lost some friendshi...

I know it's been a while again...  My life has been amazing but also a whirlwind and I just haven't set aside the time to write.  But today, today I am inspired! If you've read my previous posts, you've heard me talk about this mythical creature that seems to rarely exist in our society nowadays.  It's called a gentleman.  Wow, what is that you say?  Believe it or not, they actually exist!  In honor of this post, I saw this picture on pinterest and had to include it. Debonair used to be sexy and now idiots are paid for reality shows But ladies, guess what?  They do exist!!  I've seen other friends with them and just thought all the good ones were taken, but no.  At 28, I can finally say I've found him!  You know that saying? "Every woman deserves a man who calls her baby, kisses her like he means it, holds her like he never wants to let her go, doesn't cheat or lie.  Wipes her tears when she cries, doesn't make her jealous of ...

Happy New Year!!  For those of you who think I am crazy, Rosh Hasannah begins today at sun down.  Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year in the Hebrew calendar.   I've written in a past post that 2011 has not been a good year for me, but today, in the name of the Lord, I am declaring this the start of a New Beginning!  I recently bought myself a new bible and put in there "A New Begins", Today I moved into my new place (praise the Lord), I have a new boyfriend (and for the first time in a long time, a healthy relationship), and I got a raise at work! So here's to a New Beginning.. May I continue to run the race and lean on God for guidance in this crazy thing called life!  Amen. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things -Philippians 4:8

Being Christian doesn’t automatically make you sinless or without flaws. Being a Christian means you choose to follow in the steps and teachings of Jesus Christ, who is God’s son and who is perfect. But just because you choose to follow Jesus, doesn’t make  you  perfect. Human perfection is impossible. By claiming to be a Christian you are acknowledging the fact that you  are  imperfect—that you are a  sinner . In this acknowledgement you are also implying that you are turning away from sin. Christianity is not a characteristic of an individual; it is a lifestyle choice. It is the decision to turn away from the sinful desires of this world and to willfully pursue righteousness and a godly life.