Leaving Our Burdens at the Cross

So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:34

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7

These verses really hit home for me today. Yesterday was not the best of days for me. I’m sure you’ve been there. I felt so unappreciated so frustrated, irritated, and angry. I just felt overwhelmed. My job and co-workers really got the best of me. All night I worried, to the point where I gave myself a headache and stomach ache. God calls us not to live like that. But to live above our circumstances, not beneath them. Today I release those feelings and want to leave them with God, there is no use in carrying them around. Besides isn’t that why Jesus died? To carry a burden that we can not on our own.

Laughing Babies

This is too cute, guaranteed to make you smile!

Bringing in 2007

For New Years we had my Mom out visiting. It was nice spending time with her. While she was out we partied for the New Year at my Aunts house. Here are some pics of my crazy fam.

I love this pic, of my crazy sister!

And last but not least……… Amy didnt like the fact that I was making fun of her for smoking a stoggy! Can ya tell? Big Pimpin Amy, Big Pimpin!

Christmas 2006

Christmas was a good day. In the morning Kenny and I woke up, Ken started the fire, I made the hot cocoa. Then we exchanged presents. After that I started making breakfast cause we were having Kenny’s family, and a few friends over. We had blueberry, and chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, orange oatmeal muffins, cinnamon rolls, bacon, and sausage. It was delish! Then we gave the nieces and nephews there gifts. Later that day we went to my sister in laws house for Christmas dinner. It was a good day.

Santa brought us an early Christmas present this year. In the background of this picture is our new 37″ LCD HDTV. We love it!

Distant Shores

On Distant Shores by Five Iron Frenzy

I have been scarred so deep by life and cold despair, and brittle bones were broken far beyond repair. I have leveled lies so deep, the truth may never find. And inside my faithless heart, I stole things never mine.

If mercy falls upon the broken and poor, Dear Father, I will see you, there on distant shores.

I have toiled for countless years, and ever felt the cost, and I’ve been burned by this world’s cold, like leaves beneath the frost. On my knees I’ve crawled to you, bleeding myself dry, But the price of life is more, then I could ever buy.

If mercy falls upon the broken and poor, Dear Father, I will see you, there on distant shores.

And off of the blocks, I was headstrong and proud, at the front of the line for the card-carrying, highbrowed. With both eyes fastened tight, yet unscarred from the fight. Running at full tilt, my sword pulled from it’s hilt. Its funny how these things can slip away, our frail deeds, the last will wave good-bye. Its funny how the hope will bleed away, the citadels we build and fortify. Good-bye.

 Night came and I broke my stride, I swallowed hard, but never cried. When grace was easy to forget, I’d denounce the hypocrites, casting first stones, killing my own. You would unscale my blind eyes, and I stood battered, but more wise, fighting to accelerate, shaking free from crippling weight. With resilience surpassed, I clawed my way to you at last. And on my knees, I wept at your feet, I finally believed, that you still loved me.

Healing hands of God’s mercy on our unclean souls once again, Jesus Christ, Light of the world, burning bright within our hearts forever. Freedom means love without condition without beginning or an end. Here’s my heart let it be forever yours, only you can make every new day seem so new.

So on my way to work this morning I was blasting this song by FIF, “On Distant Shores” and I was just crying my eyes out. Particularly towards the end of the song. But wow! What an incredible message that God’s grace is sufficent for me. God is so merciful. He has fought the fight for us and paid the price, a price we could never pay. No matter how hard we fight, or what we go through God is always there waiting at the end. This reminds me of how Paul wrote in Corinthians that in our weakness, He is made stronger. I pray that in my weakness, God would be glorified and be my strength.

New Years Resolution

I know it’s been a long time since my last blog, and actually I am skipping a few that I need to post (Christmas, and New Years), but hey at least I’m blogging right? 

So typically I am not one to make a resolution. Mostly because of the fact that I see it as this: you shouldn’t have to wait around for one day out of the year to start improving yourself and making goals. Everyday you should make goals to be better in your home, at church, and work.  However, its been awhile since Ive sat down and actually decided what it was I wanted to improve on or change in my life, so I thought I’d change that this year.

One of the goals I want to accomplish this year is to lose weight. Wow, how easy it is to pack on those pounds when you get married. So…..I started weight watchers about a month ago, and I am halfway towards losing 10% of my body weight. Which is my first goal to lose 10% of my body weight. I am on the right track so far. And am very determined to ship up.

The second goal of mine that I want to accomplish in the year of 2007 is to start a “Blessing’s Book,” a book in where you write out daily the blessings that God has done through you or for you for that day. I keep saying that I should start one, and never have. I think it is so important for me to do. So often I forget the things God has done for me yesterday. And the miracles he has done in my life. They are so easy to forget sometimes. I think it’s so important to remember where we’ve been with God, and the things he has done for us. It helps to look back at what blessing God has done for you when you are discouraged or feeling like God is not there in whatever you are going through, what a faith builder.