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Showing posts with label *heart*. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

prepare your heart for... Christmas!!

"The story of Christ's birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love...."
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This Christmas I have promised myself to keep the reason for CHRISTmas the main focus in my heart. Its easy to get lost in all the hustle and bustle, feel overwhelmed and stressed and ultimately spend way too much money and go even further into debt. This year I'm turning my focus on something else... something that makes me extremely excited to start preparing for Christmas!!




Visit http://www.adventconspiracy.org to learn how to
[Worship Fully]
[Spend Less]
[Give More]
[Love All]

Friday, November 12, 2010

Surprise!!

I've tried several times to write about the feelings that this video gives me, but nothing I write sounds worthy of the emotions that I feel.  Since yesterday was Veteran's Day, I thought that this was a great day to share this with you all.  I would have posted this yesterday, but I spent the entire day babysitting the most adorable little girl in the whole world. 

I am forever grateful for the men and women who serve our country, and the families that support them.  They sacrifice so much to ensure my freedom, and for that I am humbled and give thanks!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Bliss

Six months ago, almost down to the exact hour, I was standing on a beautiful Hawaiian beach marrying the most incredible man in the whole wide world!!  And that's not me being biased... it is the complete and honest truth  :o)

I keep thinking of all those people who told us "the first year is the hardest."  I sure hope that is the truth, because if so we are in for a lifetime of pure BLISS!!! These six months have been an incredible journey with a few bumps in the road, a lot of laughter and an immense amount of love!  Here is a fun list of all that we have experienced in such a short amount of time, in no particular order:
  • I really start my post-processing  business, working for Cristi Owen Photography
  • Dustin is officially diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
  • We meet Kim Brown and Dr. Baker
  • Dustin starts school at ASU working towards his Masters in Engineering
  • Visit Oregon
  • We find a new church - Cornerstone Chandler
  • My home loan modification is approved
  • Dustin gets a promotion at Intel
  • We become involved in the After I Do small Church at church
  • Visit Little Rock
  • For the first time ever, Dustin and I have no roommates
  • We begin to pray together
Now this last bullet may not seem like a big deal to anyone else -- but it has been a HUGE blessing in our marriage!!  In the last six months I have witnessed my husband become an amazing man of faith!  I think that it is safe to say, and without offending Dustin, that in the past I was the one who was "religious", at least that was the term Dustin used to use.  But now we are both walking together in faith, and most of the time he is the one leading me and reminding me what Christ has planned for us.  The comfort and peace this has brought our marriage is absolutely indescribable.


Friday, February 19, 2010

I *heart* these

Lately I have found myself browsing the internet in search of things that I want to buy, but don't need. I dream of the day when we are no longer saving every penny possible to get out of debt and save for a new home. SIGH!!! But since I am sure that day isn't anywhere in the near future I will continue to browse the internet for all the lovely things that are considered luxury. Last night at Bunco one of my girlfriends had a new purse, and I absolutely fell in love with it. So after lots of dice rolling and wine drinking, I headed home to to surf the web for it. Big Buddha bags!! Doesn't the companies name just make you want to smile (I sure did!!) Here are my favorites: