The Anti-New Years Revolution

So as the new year approaches everyone is talking about their "new years revolutions" and what they want to do differently in the upcoming year...in my experience-most people (including myself...) make goals and resolutions to only forget them or fail at them within the first few days, weeks, or possibly months...I don't want to do that-I want to change the way that I live-change the way that I eat-change the way that I treat my body. I want to become a healthier me! I have tried the Weight Watchers route before and right now I am not going to rejoin-money is tight-and we already are spending money on Planet Fitness each month and I have got to get back into my routine of going and working out! I feel so great when I get done and I just know that if I can get myself into my routine that I would really do well with it! I am not going to give myself a "weight loss goal" or a number that I want to lose I just want to change the way that I live and one way is by working out more and becoming healthier as the year progresses!

Christmas x4

I absolutely LOVE the ENTIRE Christmas season-the decorations, the traditions, ALL of it!! I got to experience several different Christmas experiences this year-Small Group, Crossville with the Kington side of the family, Jackson with my Parents, and then finally Dyersburg with Drew's side of the family! This was our first Christmas in our first home as homeowners and it's been so much fun! I was able to take some of our previous used decorations and add some new ones that fit the house better and I couldn't be happier! Drew let me put lights up on the house and I have just been a happy little girl all season! Mom and I went shopping the day after Christmas and I got lots of stuff to use next year and I can't wait! Each Christmas celebration had it's memories and loves of mine and I can't wait to see what happens between now and next Christmas season!

Family!

Family!  My little family!  I looked at Drew the other night and told him how it's hard to believe that we have been together for 9 Christmases and this is our 4th one as a married couple-our own family!  I am beyond blessed and cannot wait to see what will change before next Christmas! 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all! I have come to absolutly LOVE Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God Christmas cd...We saw him in concert a few years ago and I just could listen to the songs over an over again-he tells the story of the Bible and this song is one of my favorites!

May your CHRISTmas be filled with joy, peace, hope, love and most of all CHRIST!

2013 in Review

I have really dropped the ball with blogging this year-my intention of this blog has always been just to use it as a way of getting my thoughts and whatnot down-obviously I have not done a good job at that. Enjoy the picture as a recap of my year with Drewby and my goal is to blog at least 3 times a week for right now...

God Bless...

I was just reading an article with some pictures about a little boy with MD who is wheelchair bound and will never walk or really do much of anything on his own...a photographer did the "lay on the ground-i stand above you" trick like I've seen with wedding and engagement pictures-but these were different. He photographed the little boy doing things that he will never get to do in real life. He did one of him playing basketball, skateboarding, diving, flying away with a balloon, break dancing, and more...I thought the pictures were wonderful and started reading some of the comments-one person wrote "God Bless this little boy" or something along those lines and then another comment said something along the lines of "don't bring God into this-if God was in it, then the boy wouldn't be suffering" This person's comment got me thinking-really thinking...God does allow "bad" things to happen, and sometimes when we are close to the "bad" situation, we don't see that God allows this-we don't see that God is still right there with us. It's hard to see that God has a plan-even if we don't see it-he's got one, it's our job to believe, have faith, and trust in Him to do His work!

So through all of these tragedies happening in the last few months-as well as some tragedies close to home-GOD BLESS
 

Getting used to it...

It's taking some getting used to...
-a new house
-being a homeowner
-being the wife of an EMT

 Drew and I were not planning on buying a house or moving in the near future...we weren't planning on packing up our life and moving in two days...we weren't planning on having to get a relator and loan person and inspector and all of the other things that go with buying a house...We weren't planning on that-I was actually just getting my craft room the way I wanted it, I had just gotten the garage cleaned so I could park in there, I had just reorganized our pantry area...and then life happened...drama happened...something that didn't have to happen did...But because of the actions of one, Drew and I were forced into the wonderful world of home ownership! We were forced into a journey quickly and without warning...I can only be grateful and thankful for this journey though--I have learned so much and now Drew and I are officially HOMEOWNERS!!!!  I picked up the mail for the first time at the new house yesterday and the charter bill was there-with our names and the new address-I was a little taken aback by it-in a good way!  The other afternoon, I pulled in the driveway and my initial thought was "where am I" mom and I laughed about that for a while...Yesterday, I went to take Darla for a walk (we don't have a fence yet) and I thought I locked myself out of the house...I can't wait to get settled, for Drew to not work EVERY single night of the week (until after 10 p.m.) and make this house our home! 

I am also getting used to Drew working-and working as an EMT where he goes in early some days and doesn't get home until after I am in bed!  I think that since Monday, I have spent maybe a total of 2 hours with my husband (not including sleeping)...I miss my husband! 

These things that I am complaining about don't even come close to how the families in Boston and now Texas are feeling-I am beyond blessed and couldn't be happier with where I am right now!!