Yahweh...

It's still amazing to me that we can speak His name, come to His throne, and ask Him for what we need and He hears us. He loves us so much! I'm overwhelmed by Him and I'm praying that my bestie Mindi is too.

Min, this is for you...

Blessings!

Childhood dreams come true...

When I was in 3rd or 4th grade, a girl named Kelly invited me to go with her to the New Kids on the Block concert in Oklahoma City. I don't remember much about her other than that she had red hair, and she wasn't always nice to me. BUT...she invited me and I wanted to go SOOO bad. My mom, however, being the amazing mother that she is, recognized that this probably wasn't the greatest idea. So...I couldn't go. I came to understand why she made that decision, but I always wished that I could have seen NKOTB in concert.

Fast forward almost 2 decades, and I end up with an impromptu trip back to Tulsa. My sister Christine texts me the day before I'm headed home, and asks if I want to go to the New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys concert!!! HELLO!!! YES!!!

My other sis, Lara, was supposed to go with her, but she was filming a movie (I love that I can say that!) and wasn't able to go, so I got the ticket!!

So as soon as I got into town, I cleaned myself up, gave hugs to mom and dad, stopped by to visit Mindi for a few minutes, and off we were to the concert. I didn't even realize how excited I was about the concert until I was sitting in my seat covered in goosebumps.

I have been to quite a few concerts in my life. Concerts and traveling are my entertainment of choice. BUT I have never been to a concert that was as loud as the NKOTBSB concert. The 20 something to 30 something women in the BOK were out of control! It was SOOO loud and SOOO fun! I definitely added to the decibel level in there. :)

 I'll add some videos of the concert soon!

Blessings!

Praying...

So my last blog was a while ago. I've been busy traveling to and from Tulsa. My trip came at the perfect time because one of my very best friends, Mindi, was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I spent last week going to drs appointments and trying to support her as much as I can. It's so hard to watch someone you love so much go through something like this. I don't have the right words to say to her, but I know that she knows whats in my heart. So...I'd like to ask you all to please pray for her. We are believing that she will be completely healed, that the chemo will have no adverse affects on her body, and for her emotional, spiritual, and physical strength through this time. Thank you friends!

Mindi and I at her graduation this spring.

Thank you all for praying!

Blessings

Heavy...

My heart is heavy today...I'll explain later, but I wanted to share this...

I'm so glad to serve a God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is ALL we need!
Blessings!

Truth...

I just felt that I should share this today...

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. 

You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. 

So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. 

Let it do its work so you become mature and well developed, not deficient in any way.

James 1:2-4 The Message

Here's to trusting HIM with everything!

Blessings!

Moooo....

I dressed up like a cow today for Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A. I saw the sign that said "Free chicken if you wear a cow costume," so of course I figured out a costume...in my car...using scrap paper and a lint brush. Creative huh?? :) Free food when I'm working on building my business is always a good thing. So here's to Chick-fil-A for feeding me chicken strips, waffle fries, and lemonade today even though my cow costume was a bit under par.

Also...for those of you who didn't know...I was once the Chick-fil-A cow. Yes...its true! I wore that huge costume. The internal AC was out of order so every once in a while my "handler" had to bring me inside, take the head off, and put ice packs on me to cool me down. It was quite an experience. :)

Its been a while...

So I've been wanting to post something for the past few days, but I kept thinking that I needed to have a perfectly formed post before I could. Well...those days are over. I've decided that I'm not going to worry about having everything perfectly designed and written in order to post something. I am not perfect, so I'm not going to try to be on my blog. :)

The past week has been busy and fun! Here's the rundown...

Saturday - I spent time in the morning "hiking" at Garden of the Gods. I got a little sunburned. (I'm at 6000 feet here, and I need to get used to wearing sunscreen every time I'm outside.) In the afternoon, I spent some time at Buckys (Starbucks) working.

Sunday - I went to church and ran into old friends from Tulsa. Some who still live there and some who live here. It was nice to see familiar faces in a sea of people. New Life is a huge church and I was feeling a bit overwhelmed at the size of it. I think I may end up going to church on Sunday night. There are a few hundred people who go instead of a few thousand, and I know the pastors. :)

Monday - Happy 4th!! I cleaned my apartment in the morning and went to a BBQ at a friend's house in the afternoon and evening. We had a blast playing games inside and out and I saw fireworks on the way home at the Air Force Academy.

Tuesday - To be honest, I don't really remember what I did yesterday...OH....yes I do!!! I ran some errands and then went to the Denver International Airport to see my friends the Olivers. They were flying back to Tulsa and I spent an hour or so chatting with Raegan and Mike and giving Jack and Lucy as many hugs and kisses as I could get in. I sure do love those kiddos!!!

Today - I babysat for some sweet kiddos for a few hours. We played beauty shop and colored pictures. After that, I spent some time at Buckys working on some business stuff again.

That's all for today...pictures of my cute apartment coming soon...