Last Year....goodbye

Whew!! Well... here we are at the end of another year! Can you believe how fast this year went by?! I sure can't. But, I've come to the realization that when you get older, the year usually goes by very quickly :). I wonder why that is.

It's amazing how many thing change in just one years time. Once again, another year of not being in school! Honestly, I miss it! Never thought I'd say that. I finished my third semester of FBI...no, not the cool one 8)...Faith Bible Institute. Wait no....my fourth semester. Uhh...I think. Anywho....that has definitely been a blessing.

I started working at the airport this Summer too! Pretty cool...let me tell ya! It's amazing what goes on BEHIND the curtain of those kind of places :). I love being able to scan my badge and go anywhere I want (with my adventurous pal, CPR).

I had the privilege to go to 2 camps this Summer. I was a counselor at Camp Victory...that was a first. And pretty nifty too!

I could go on and on about what went on this summer..well actually, all year. But I won't bore you with all that :).

OH!! I almost forgot!!! I got a tortoise this year :). Crush is his name. What a joy he brought to our family....juuuust kidding. But really, he is an awesome little reptile! He loves to be out of his tank and roam around. And I've "lost" him a couple times. Poor thing. Also, he is extremely loud at night.

I didn't do an extreme, crazy, random "new year" resolution this year like I did in 2011. For y'all that don't know, I went an entire year without ANY chocolate! Yup, you heard me right. NO chocolate! Yes, I'm crazy! I wanted to do something that would be hard and have self control over something that I love! Whew....that was hard! But I made it! The day finally came when I could have chocolate (my friends loaded me up btw) and I ended up spending the day in the hospital. Was quite the experience! All that to say, this year I'm going to go all year without SODA! I don't think it'll be tooooo hard. Except when I have random cravings for cherry Pepsi (mmmmmmm). We shall see how it goes! It's a good thing I LOVE milk :).

One thing that God has really taught me this year is Loooooongsuffering and Patience! Also trusting in Him. There are some things that I wanted to happen in my life...but for now, He says to wait.

I can't wait to see what The Lord has for me this new year of 2013 (it's gonna take awhile to get used to saying that number)!!

As I'm writing this out, I'm sitting in the DMV waiting to get new registration for my car. Why do I wait till the day it expires?? Oh my. Hurry up 2013! :).

HaPpY nEw YeAr Y'ALL!!!!

God's Been Good!

Lately I've been looking back, along this winding road

To the old familiar markers of the mercies I have known

I know it may sound simple but it's more than a cliche

There's no better way to tell you, than to say 

God's been good in my life

I feel blessed beyond my wildest dreams when I go to sleep each night

And though I've had my share of hard times, I wouldn't change them if I could

'Cause through it all, God's been good 

Times replay and I can see that I've cried some bitter tears

But I felt His arms around me, as I faced my greatest fears

You see I've had my gains than losses and I've known more joy than hurt 

As His grace rolled down upon me undeserved 

For God has been my Father, my Savior and my Friend

His love was my beginning, and His love will be my end

I could spend forever trying to tell you everything He is

But the best that I can say it is this 

His Love...

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

my family

a few fall pictures

Through the Eyes of a Bus Worker

Some see a fight, a push and a shove,

I see a desperate cry for love.

Some see a brat, he acts so bad,

I see a boy who’s never met his dad.

Some see the messes and the trouble they give,

I see the poverty in the place where they live.

Some see a teenager who won’t dress right,

I see a girl who has to protect herself at night.

Some see a smart mouth, disrespectful and loud,

I see a kid made fun of by a crowd.

Some see a woman who comes just to use,

I see a lady by a drunken husband abused.

Some see a drug addict withered and worn,

I see a soul the Lord wants reborn.

Some see the dirt, the filth and the rot,

I see a kid who without Jesus doesn’t have a shot.

Some see a crook whom you don’t trust much,

I see a man who needs the Lord’s touch.

Some see a bunch of heathen who holler and yell,

I see kids with parents in jail.

Some see a teenager who gives a lot of flack,

I see a boy whose whole family is on crack.

Broken homes, broken lives, those without hope,

They need compassion and God’s grace to cope.

For every little girl who lies awake hungry at night,

Lord, help me to keep in the fight.

For every scared boy who sees his mommy get hit,

Lord, help me to be faithful and never to quit.

For every mommy who needs a new start,

Lord, help me to show her how to ask You into her heart.

For every man on whom sin has its hold,

Lord, help me to make sure the “Old Story” is told.

The Lord to me His mercy has shown,

Lord, help me to reach out so others may make Heaven their home.

May others judge gently when these folks they see—

If not for God’s grace, that’s where all of us would be.