Little Sisters

This one is for you baby sister! I know you're quite a few inches taller than me and I know you look like the older sister.  A lot of the time you're the more mature and responsible one too. You're definitely the prettier one, and I'm not just saying that and it doesn't bother me a bit to say it, you are the looker in our family! But I love you for it! I've been thinking about you a lot little boo and I wish I had the words to tell you how much you mean to me. I know I haven't always been the best sister to you and I know I tell you yes way to often :) But you mean so very much to me. I wish I could take away your pain and your suffering. I wish I could take your migraines and your other medical stuff so you wouldn't have to deal with it. It breaks my heart that you are having to worry about making decisions that 45 year old women should be worrying about. I want so badly to find you your very own "Samo", and believe me I look a lot! I want to shelter you from all the jerks out there even the ones we love so dearly. You are beautiful inside and out. You are incredibly funny and smart. You have so very much to offer someone. You are kind and you have the biggest and most beautiful heart! I know that when you do find that man we are all going to be blown away by how awesome he is! But the thing I want the most for you is for Jesus to be your all, to be your husband. I know this sounds cliche' and  it's NOT something you want to hear.....I know I've been there. Even when the Lord told me I didn't want to hear it. But there is truly no greater pleasure than to know you are absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably loved by the King. More than any man can or ever will love you, He loves you. He took so much time planning out every detail about you, from that adorable nose of yours, to those deep brown eyes you can get lost in, to your gorgeous hair that I have been jealous of our WHOLE life. Even the way you get upset and stop talking, He made you with so much care. The way you show you're strong when on the inside your beautiful heart is shattered, He sees that when no one else can. You are His princess, His bride and He is ALWAYS waiting for you to talk to Him. He hears every word that you say and even those that you can't find the word for. He wants nothing more than to hold you and collect all your tears, so that He can fill all those voids inside of you. I love you sister, nowhere near as much as He does but next to my own spouse you are the person I love dearest in this world and this is my Christmas wish for you. Love you my Jo! 

what kind?

Today in my quiet time with the Lord I came across a scripture that gave me pause. 2 Timothy 3:6-7 "For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth." I'm not sure why this stuck out to me other than the fact that I wondered if I could be one of those "weak women". It says they are burdened with sins and led astray by various passions. What kind of things are women passionate about? Fashion, money, kids, being popular, knowing the latest gossip, slander, sexual impurity, those are just a few things that women have been known to be passionate about. Well if we are burdened with them and easily led away from the Lord because of them then we will become weak and susceptible to the enemy and those he uses. One of the parts that bothered me the most is when Paul says "always learning but never coming to a knowledge of the truth. As some one who loves to learn this frightens me but as I read the following excerpt from a commentary on this passage by David Guzik he says something about that. H e quotes a man named Clark and talks about how it's because they are not meditating or putting into practice what they have learned, therefore they cannot grow. That brought me much comfort, because I know that as long as I'm practicing what the Lord has taught me, then I won't become one of those weak women. James 1:22-25 talks about being doers of the word and not only hearers! That's how we will be able to protect ourselves from those who seek to creep in and trip us up. We should rise up and become women of prayer and fasting. Women who read and KNOW and do their bibles! Women who seek first His kingdom and are passionate for Him! Women who trust  in Him alone to provide for our needs. If we become women like that then we will be true helpmates for our husbands and true godly mothers to our children. May God truly be the head of our homes and may He be glorified in all that we are passionate about.

http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/comm_view.cfm?AuthorID=2&contentID=8063&commInfo=31&topic=2%20Timothy

New

Well Hi,

I'm new to this whole blogging thing, but I've been thinking about doing it for a while so I thought now is as good a time as any. I'm not really sure if I should talk about me or say something inspirational or moving.....well how about some background.

I'm 23 years old. I only have one sibling, my little sis whom I love so very much. I spoil her rotten and don't know how to tell her no. She's beautiful and charming. Witty and feisty! But she is one of my best friends in the whole world!
 Let's see what else?
Well I'm married to my best friend! I've been married for almost two and a half years now and I have to say besides choosing Christ, getting married was the best decision I've ever made. We don't have any children, unless you want to count our 9 month old extremely spoiled cat, Harper. My husband and I recently made a huge decision to pack up our life and move across the country to Texas! yeeehaw! Again one of the better decisions we've made. Though I can't take credit for that one. That was all God!
Ya that's right we are believers, born again christians, true followers of the Living God. His name is Jesus and He loves you and died for you, so that you can spend the rest of your life bringing glory to Him and then when you die you can spend eternity in heaven with him. I believe that is the reason I was created and I have devoted my life to serving Him and following His lead. My husband believes the same thing and that is one of the reasons our marriage is so amazing. We are connected on all three levels, body (attracted to each other) mind (compatible) soul or spirit (same beliefs).
What else?
Well my favorite thing to do is read. That's right folks I'm a NERD! I love history and learning, I love home work and teaching.
Which brings me to my job. Now promise not to get jealous but I have the most rewarding and beautiful job ever. I work with a 12 year old boy who has autism as his life skills teacher. I home school him and teach him how to one day live on his own. I.e. laundry, cooking, cleaning, shopping, social skills, money skills ect. ect. He is so kind and sweet and funny. He has the most amazing drawing abilities and he is constantly teaching me new things. I love him as if he was my own!
My husband is a teacher at the free school our church offers, and he is a beautifully gifted teacher. See my husband is like no other (sorry ladies he's one of a kind!). He is kind and gentle, I am not always the easiest person to live with and I'm not always kind, yet he is never harsh or rude with me, he never yells or threatens me. My husband is very much like Jesus. He has a rough past and there is a scripture that says "he who has been forgiven much loves much." well that is my husband. He loves with his whole life, whether it's me or his family or his students or His Jesus! He loves unconditionally. Not to mention he's beautiful! haha!
What can I say? I live an extremely blessed life and there isn't much to complain about. I have a beautiful family, a roof over my head, food on my table, a car, a job, a husband, and I'M GOING TO HEAVEN! Praise the Lord!