in the REAL world
Well it is that time of year again when winter decides that it is time to grace us with her presence.
Butttt no fear of being cold. I have my most favorite cold weather item to keep me warm. Mr Electric Blanket.
This thing was the best Christmas present that I have ever received.
It is almost always on and either keeping me warm in bed or I am cuddled up in it while sitting at my desk.
What is your favorite winter item?
This is one of my favorite Christmas songs of all time.
My pastor is going through some of the favorite Christmas songs that we sing every year. He is going through them and having us see the deeper meaning of things.
He was talking about how if you adore something, you are full of joy and you love that thing. But those who we adore, they will bring pain into our lives. For example, children. People adore their children but their child will break their heart at some point in their life.
Did you know that adoration is the first step towards worship? Did you know that the shepherds adored Christ when he was a small child?
They wanted to see the Christ child and see him for everything that he was worth. They wanted to see for themselves, everything that they had heard about.
What is something that you adore? Do you adore an actress? Actor? A sports player? Money? Weight loss?
This got me thinking, what is something that I adore so much, that could possibly turn into an idol?
Are there any idols in your life?
For He alone is worthy
For He alone is worthy
For He alone is worthy
Christ the Lord.
Come let us adore Him.
Come let us adore Him.
Come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord.
I leave in 67 days.
I am moving to Japan in 67 days. This means that I actually have less than that to hang out with my friends and family. I have to take into account that I will be working, sleeping, hanging out with the family, or hanging out with the friends.
So, if you would like to hang out, let me know. We should schedule something fun to do. I love to eat good food, drink coffee, sit and chit chat, play (some) games, and shop. If you like to do any of those things, awesome, we shall have a great time.
My parents are coming home today and I could not be any more EXCITED!
My parents have been out of the country for 2 weeks now. They have been vacationing in Ireland, their second home. So, what does this mean for me? This means that I have been taking care of my dogs, letting them out 15 million times a day, my gerbil, and my sister, as well as making sure everything is going ok with the house.
I have decided that I don’t like when my parents go out of the country. Something always happens. Last time, I got a double eye infection and my sister had bronchitis. This time it was taking my dog to the emergency animal hospital because she was bleeding everywhere and yesterday I got bit by my neighbors dog.
I know that this is strange for me to say that I miss my parents and I CANNOT wait for them to come home. Most people my age, who are living with their parents at home, cannot stand their parents. Well I am just the opposite. I love spending time with my parents. They are seriously my two best friends. I love being able to walk downstairs and have a cup of tea with them. I love being able to sit on the couch and chat with my mom about her devotional. I also love having philosophical discussions with my dad.
Or, is it the fact that I am going to be leaving to MOVE to Japan here in about 2 months?
Anyway… I am excited that I get to see them in 2 hours!
I went to Texas to see one of my most favorite people and spend time with her family. It was probably one of the best adventures that I have had in a long time.
But lately, I have been feeling like I have a void in my heart. This was all answered today during Sunday School.
I feel like no one loves me, which I know is not true. I feel like I am going no where in my walk with Jesus. I feel like I have no friends, even though I have 8 of the bestest friends that a girl could ask for. I sometimes feel like I will never find that ‘certain someone’ to spend the rest of my life with and be able to enjoy life with.
Well today… I found out why I have been feeling this way.
I have been disobedient to Christ.
Matthew 28:19 says… “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Have I told someone no anyone about Christ lately? How Christ loves them? How Christ wants them to spend eternity with Him? If I haven’t then I am sinning and I am being disobedient to Christ. I am disobeying Christ in my silence. I need to ask Christ to forgive me of this sin.
Philemon 1:6 “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in faith.”
So this week… I am going to be proactive and share my faith with someone.
God does not ask me to be good at something, He asks me to be obedient. And if I really think about it, What is my life look like on a time line of eternity? It is not even a speck of dust on the floor.
Something to think about….
Last week seemed to be a success. I’m glad that everyone enjoyed that lovely video that I posted. 
I will be sure to find more for all of you.
This week:
~ cakewrecks.blogspot.com
This site is hilarious. It is exactly that.. cake wrecks. Sometimes I don’t think that people are really using their heads when they think something is a good idea but then… it turns out bad. ENJOY!
~ Ellen. Holy Moses… she is stinking hilarious. I know that it has been about 2 years since this video was aired, but sometimes you need to be reminded of the hilariousness that comes from this show. Watch this video… I PROMISE… it is not gross. I love Jesus but drink a little. And I think that we can take away a lot of great ideas from this lady.
~ laughing. If you haven’t laughed today, you need to watch that video. Laughing is one of my most favorite things to do and if I haven’t laughed all day long, something is VERY wrong with me.
Ok well enjoy and let me know what you think!
My childhood has officially come to an end. My cat died.
For the longest time, I said that I wish I could be a child again. Playing outside until the street lights come on. Playing in the street, no really. Adventuring out into the woods behind my house where we would pretend we were in a magical land, kind of like Narnia. Having family story nights where we would read Little House on the Prairie. When Santa Claus was real. When the Tooth Fairy was real, now I secretly wish I would have caught on sooner and pulled out more teeth. Getting dirty and not even caring. Catching fireflies and frogs.
I had a great childhood. But one of my most favorite memories of childhood is when my sister and I would dress up our cat in doll clothes. We would then have a photo shoot and he would just lay there. Or when my sister and cat got in a fight together. Yeah, he thought that she was another cat. Or when we would have races around the house with the cat and a piece of string. Now, THAT was a fun time.
So now that Rudy, my beloved cat, is gone. I feel like my childhood is gone. I feel like now, I have to be an adult. I have to remember those things, but not live them.
What is something that you will miss about your childhood?
Well here is week number two. How did everyone like last weeks recommendations wcommendations? Let me know what you think.
This week on Wcommendation Wednesday..
^ that is pure genius. WARNING… there are some gross pictures BUTTTTTT hilarious ones as well. Go and be amazed.
#2 this video on youtube. WARNING… it is extremely disgusting buttttttttttttt you cannot help but keep watching. I’m sorry… this is the gross and disturbing part of me that some of you are getting to know.
#3 All of you ladies out there that do not like to shave your legs, myself included. You need to invest in an electric razor. This thing works wonders. It won’t get your legs as smooth as possible BUTTTTTT it sure is nice to watch tv and shave your legs at the same time. ANDDDD there is no water, soap or shaving cream. It is pure magic.
Jesus loves you.
This was said to me this morning while I was workin at the bux. I handed the lady at the counter her coffee and commented on how cute her purse was and gave her the left over change. She then replied with “Thanks, have a great day and Jesus loves you.”
If you were the next person in line or a small fly on the wall you would have thought that I was spacing out. I was trying to remember if I really had heard someone tell me that Jesus loves me.
But WHY is this something that takes me off guard? Shouldn’t I be excited that someone wanted to bless me this morning? Yes, it did touch my heart and made me smile, after I realized what was said, but it is not the norm nowadays.
People usually don’t even say anything to me. Even after I tell them to have a great day or thanks for coming in.
hmmmm….
What is something that has taken you off guard?
Here recently, I have realized that there are a lot of things that I need to share with people. Things that I have been discovering and that they are sometimes overlooked or not even thought of. I have decided that every Wednesday from here on out (please don’t get mad if I don’t make it for EVERY Wednesday) I will be recommending or Wcommending two things that people need to try or look at.
Ok so here it goes….
For the first item that people need to be exposed to is:
This site is HILARIOUS and it will put you in a good mood throughout your day and/or make your day. It will also get you thinking about things that you could possibly post on the site.
Number 2:
Ok so I work at Starbucks and if you have been hiding in a shell or under a rock, we now have INSTANT coffee. Ok there is NO need for people to get all snooty until you try it. It is called VIA. We have Italian Roast and Columbia. You can have them in hot water or cold water, BUT what you REALLY need to try is putting one of these in some chocolate milk and BAM you have yourself an iced mocha.
SOOOOOOOO
If you would like to purchase some lovely VIA you should come to the Starbucks store on 39th Street and purchase some.
I sound like a snooty coffee snob, ok well I am, but I know that sometimes I really want some coffee but I don’t want to make an entire pot, this is EXCELLENT for this.
I hope that you take the time over this next week and let me know what you think about these two wcommendations!!
