Quick Post...

Missionettes... this is a really great girls club for the Assemblies of God. I'll explain more later, but some 5th graders earn their status as an Honor Star. Two of my girls were Honor Stars this year! I am especially proud of these girls. I taught them 1st grade thru 3rd grade. I love them so much. They are so brilliant and talented. Here's a pic of me w/ them last weekend at the State Honor Star Celebration...

Should I Move?

I've been considering a move. My friend, Steph, and I have been talking about becoming roommates. It would be very different living with her and her daughter, but I think it would be a good change. Here are some pros and cons:

Pros
Very nice house and neighborhood
Closer to Work . . . save gas
Faster Laundry (the laundry at my current location is impossible!)
More likely to go to church
Live in dog sitter
Forced to be neater!
Could downside junk
INTERNET! Plus, 2 computers
Dog for Sam to play with.
Big backyard for Sam to play in.
Could park in garage
Nice neighborhood for walks
Could save money
Can have "my kids" over w/no worries ( I love my Landon fam!)
In home work out equip (bike, treadmill)
Pest contract, so no bugs. NO TICKS!
Closer to shopping
Better temp control
2 closets!

Cons
Small bedroom
Shared bath (w/ Steph's kid)
What if Steph decides to get married?
Will have to get storage building to store furniture

I sent my pro/con list to Steph and she added WAY more cons (for me) to the list. But I vetoed them. The ones listed above would be the only concerns I'd really have. So, on paper, the pros outweigh the cons.

I've really been thinking about moving b/c I HATE living out in the country. I HATE all of the bugs. I have 8 TICK BITES ON ONE LEG! Its awful... mostly b/c my landlords do not treat the house/yard for bugs. So, I have fleas, ticks, spiders, snakes, mice... seriously. All of those!! That's my MAIN reason for wanting to move. Plus, right now I live in a 3 room apt. Its nice and all, but I have it CRAMED with crap! If I moved in with Steph, I would be forced to downsize. I would only be able to take my bed, dresser and clothes, etc... And I would get a storage bldg (a con) to put all my furniture in...which really isn't a lot. The worst would be storing all of my books. I have eleventy billion books!

Anyhoo, I could ramble on and on and on about this. I'm going to be really praying about it. I don't want to move unless I have peace about it.

Movie Review...

I'm bored. I'm supposed to be working...but who wants to do that?! Seriously.

Anyhoo, I watched a movie this weekend: Thr3e. It's based on the book by Ted Dekker. The book was great, so when I saw that they made a movie out of it I was stoked! I knew going into this that the movie would be cheesy. I mean, let's face it! Christian movies just don't have big budgets. So everything is slightly less...um, lacking word here...grand? But I digress. The movie was...meh. Not so great actually. I was sad cause I really loved the book! It does have a great (IMO) twist at the end though. So, it's worth watching just to see that. Also, Marc Blucas is a cutie patootie!

I have another Christian movie at home. It's called The Last Sin Eater based on a book by the wonderful Francine Rivers! She is my most favoritest author ever. I heart her! So, I really can't wait to watch this movie. Again, I'm going into it knowing that it will be cheesy. But it is directed by Michael Landon Jr and I've heard good things about him.

So, ABB (since you're my only reader), have you seen either of these movies? Or read the books?

Peace! I'm outta here!

I love this song!

Barlowgirl - I Need You To Love Me

Why, why are You still here with me
Didn't You see what I've done?
In my shame I want to run and hide myself
But it's here I see the truth
I don't deserve You

[Chorus:]
But I need You to love me, and I
I won't keep my heart from You this time
And I'll stop this pretending that I can
Somehow deserve what I already have
I need You to love me

I, I have wasted so much time
Pushing You away from me
I just never saw how You could cherish me
'Cause You're a God who has all things
And still You want me

Your love makes me forget what I have been
Your love makes me see who I really am

I know I'm kind of a dork. Barlowgirl is really geared toward younger girls, but I still love them! =)

Whew!

My Baby, Sam

My dog was missing for two days! Yesterday, I went to every house in my neighborhood and drove around for two hours looking for him! This morning I called the pound and the humane society. I made a ton of fliers. I've basically been worthless (as far as sleep and work goes) since I found out he was missing...

But Shane, my landlord, just called me... SAM SHOWED UP! Yippee! Apparently he's been on a two day adventure with two other dogs from our neighborhood...Moose and Hooch. BAD DOGS! He said they were exhausted and filthy, but they're home safe! Yay!

Thank you Lord for bringing my baby home!

Here are pics of the two dogs that led my dog astray. Hehe.

Hooch

Moose

Side note...

I've been applying for jobs for a few months now. I need a 2nd job now that I have a car pmt and higher ins. Anyhoo...I wasn't hearing ANYTHING! Finally today I got a call from Lowe's. Yay! So, I have an interview today. We shall see. I'm praying that I get it. I really need the money.

Thank you Lord for an interview! Finally! =)

Operation: Find Church Home!

I've already mentioned that I haven't been in church in a long time... Well, my friend, Steph, and I have started our search for a new church. Yay us!

This past sunday we went to a tiny A/G church. That's where Steph's mom goes...and we know the pastors. Anyhoo, there was about 30 peeps there...mostly over the age of 50. The praise and worship left something to be desired...at least in me! But, I guess thats to be expected in such a tiny church. Overall, a very cute church, but I don't think its for me.

So, now maybe I should focus on what I want in a church...

• Praise/worship must be lively (for lack of a better word). I like contemporary worship with a few old hymns thrown in now and then. I like to be able to lift my hands or clap... it really needs to be an experience.


• Sound Biblical teaching, obviously.


• Lack of politics. Is that even possible? Well, wherever I go, I'd like to stay OUT of the church politics.


• Singles ministry. This isn't a must, but it would be a plus. I'd like to feel like I fit in somewhere. I DO NOT fit with the "college age" peeps and I don't want to hang with the over 45 set. No offense!


• Missionettes. Again not a must, but if I do end up at an A/G church I'd really like to get involved with the Mettes. I do feel like God has called me to children's ministry...this girls club especially.

So, am I a church snob? After going back and reading the things I look for in a church...I kinda feel like a snob. But, I just know what I'd like to have in a church. =) Honestly, I'm just praying that God will lead me to the right one. Who knows? Maybe the church God wants me to be at will have none of the qualities that I want. He's knows what's best for me, right?

Blah, Blah, Blah... I guess I should awknowledge my readers... Um, yeah. There aren't any! But that's okay. I'm really just writing down my thoughts. This will be my work time journal, i guess. Something to do on lunch breaks and when my peeps are away from the office. =)

Isn't It Strange?

I wanted to provide a bit of background. I haven't been to church in over a year. I was hurt by some people at my church and basically just withdrew into my shell. Well, I wanted to write about that and when I started to think back I realized that all of these hurts are really just petty. Wow. I was talking to one of my best friends the other day and I couldn't really explain it to him either. He said, "Is that all?!" Isn't it strange that over a year ago these hurts were enough to make me stop going to my church, but now... I can't even remember it clearly. I think it's funny.

Blah, Blah, Blah...First Post

I hate first posts! I have nothing big to say right now. I just wanted to start this new blog to write about my spiritual life. I've been struggling for the last year... and I'm ready to change that! So, this post is about getting the first post out of the way! I hope to have something more profound to write later.

Peace!