doing lots of thinking lately.

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want."
 ~Margaret Young

Summer Time Rain

Just walked out on the back porch in the rain (because sometimes you just have to walk into the rain in the summer time) and there was a little boy next door having a blast jumping on his trampoline.

He waved at me and I waved back.

I REALLY wanted to go jump with him...but I resisted the urge.

Back to work for me...please pray that what I am working on will be a great service to the community & bring glory to God.
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........After all, bringing glory to God is what we are MADE to do.

P.S. I plan to blog more, I think. Probably...maybe...

Quote from the past that touches the Present!

Just found a journal I was writing in a few years back...on January 21, 2007 I wrote down this quote...

"Life's too precious and short to wast on the things of this world"

 --Joe Cartwright  

At that time we had only been together for 3 months...I'm so glad that over 4 years later I get to call him my husband.

This coming week we plan to use our time on a mission trip in Mexico and in that we plan to NOT waste time on the things of this world...but to serve God by serving others!

Please pray for us--there are about 15 of us going from our church from ages 8 and up! :)

Now that the school work is over....

I am looking forward to these things:

• Graduation--and seeing the family that will be there. 
• Beth & Kasey's wedding. I love Beth dearly...she's my "longest" friend, as in we've been friends the longest of all my friends and she's priceless to me. So I'm just oh, so happy for them both! :) Okay, done being sappy. 
• Mission trip to Mexico in June. Fundraising is almost done, but continues...prayers for our trip are appreciated!
• Joe & I will be an uncle/aunt for the SECOND time this summer.
• Traveling to Asia. (that one didn't happen, but that's okay.)
• Beach time! 
• Celebrating our one year anniversary! 
• Reading books...because I want to, not because they are listed on a syllabus
• Cooking more and experimenting when I do! 
• Couponing & working on the frugal habits that I let go in the business of school
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....I plan to continue to add to this post but I wanted to post it now because it helped me get excited about being DONE with school!

Your prayers for our uncertain future would be appreciated! We are just waiting on God to open doors of where He wants us...will you join us in praying for the future? :)

initial thoughts

I JUST finished my last assignment for my undergraduate studies.

I'm not quite excited yet, it will hit me in a few minutes...when Joe is finished and gets to be happy with me, I think.

In the mean time I wanted to post since this blog has taken a back seat to my studies (and rightly so) in the last few months.

I will be back in action soon. I've wanted to write so many times, but the homework was slightly more pressing, just slightly. haha.

So anywho, I'm here and I'm getting excited now just writing this.

I already did the graduate from college thing once, but that was just an associates degree...so now it's the real deal. I'm about to graduate with a major in Leadership and Administration.

Pretty sweet.

Okay, that's really all I can make my poor fingers (that have been typing for the last 3ish hours) type for now.

I'll be back soon friends, thanks for sticking around despite my absence. ....if you are still there! :)