My Thoughts!

This has been kind of a strange week I have kind of had the blahs. I don't feel like doing much and have been really tired. I think I have just let some things just weigh on my mind and effect my whole being. So I guess I need to take my own advice and lay these cares down at the Lords feet and let him help.

Changing the subject a little I am so glad to be able to read all the blogs out there that my sisters write it is so encouraging to me. Today I read about baptisms of some young people and prophecy and prayer and it really helps me to not feel alone in this walk to make heaven my home. I know that sometimes when I am here at home during the day I feel so lonely and disconnected and it is great to me able to just click on the internet and read about my brethren and their everyday lives.

Raking It In!!

This morning in church a brother was talking about there being two different types of Christians a pitch fork christian and the rake christian and I have heard this before but today it just really turned a light bulb on in my brain. He said the pitch fork christian is the one who listens to the teaching and pitches it out to everyone else saying "THEY really needed that!" or "THEY had that coming." but the rake christian is the one that says "I really needed that." and sees the changes that they need in their life and are willing to try to make those changes. I really would like to be a rake christian. I know that admitting my own wrongs is not always easy but I truly want to be able to look in the mirror and clean my self up and do what God requires of me. I want to have a willing mind and attitude to do these things. This is what is on my mind so I just wanted to I guess share it. I hope everyone has a great week and that God blesses you all!!!!

Prayer Request

Hey Sisters I wanted to ask you all to pray for Sis. Stubby she is coming down sick with a cold or something. She has asthma and she has really bad attacks so if you all would remember her in prayer we would be very greatful.

Serving With a Happy Heart!!!!!

We have been having a full week of meetings this week a revival of sorts to help us to draw closer to God and be uplifted. I have had to stay home with my girls for 2 nights but I was able to make it tonight (thank you God)! I was really glad to hear the teaching tonight about how we need to serve God with a happy heart. (these are my words) I know that personally I can let circumstances in my life weigh on me and I don't always seem happy in my service to God or even my everyday life. I really need to seek God and do better in this. I have so much to be thankful for that these circumstances in my life are really so small. I from here on out am going to try and focus on the good in my life and not the trials and tribulations that come my way. I will need prayer in this because satan seems to know how to work on my mind sometimes. I felt like there was a time in my life shortly after I was baptized that even with the world around me I truly felt at peace and I am going to with God's help make and effort to get back there!!!!

These are some pictures of my girls, they were recently flower girls at my sister-in-laws wedding. JoHannah is 19months old and she did great she just slowly walked down the aisle stopping and talking to everyone on her way it was hilarious. She had to go without shoes because at the last minute we realized her shoes were to small. The best part is when she got to the end of the aisle she dumped the rest of her petals and picked one up and handed it to the groom it was so cute!!!!!! My oldest Jada was very serious about her job and she just walked very properly and dropped a few petals here and there she did wonderful!!!

My Conversion

OK well I thought I would tell this wonderful story of my baptism and the story of how God called me to be one of his own. I will start all the way at the beginning. When I was 11 years old I noticed that we were getting new neighbors just 2 houses down. Me and my friend that lived just between me and where the new neighbors were moving in sat on her front porch and watched these people move in. We were just nosey and wanted to find out what we could about these new people moving in. Well a few days later we seen that a teenage girl(Sis. Sondra) had moved in so my friend dared me to go talk to her and I did and we were instantly friends it seems like. Well at that time in my life I needed these new friends my mother had recently left me and my brother for my Dad to raise by himself and I was a very lost and lonely child. Over the next few years Sis. Sondra and her family took me in and treated me as one of their own my brother and her brother were good friends and her mom (Sis. Stubby) looked out for me and tried as best as she could to be a mother to me. I was attending Catholic school and church at this time and I always felt like God watched over me and over those years HE led me to the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn. I went to church there for a couple years before I got baptized. I was 17 when God said it is time. I have never had a day of regret. I also met my husband through this family. I married Sis. Sondra's cousin. And that is a whole other story how God worked all that out in my life. But I will end for now.

Just My Thoughts

OK well here we go. Today has been an OK day. I say OK and not great because I think my girls have had an off day if you know what I mean. JoHannah is teething and she has been grumpy and Jada has just wanted to make messes all day(typical for a 3 year old). One thing that I thought about today is I have been having a hard time getting them to eat what I think of as good meals. One day they will eat fine and the next they will hardly touch anything. If anyone has any suggestions on what toddlers eat I would be willing to give it a try. They drink a lot of milk and sometimes I think that is what keeps them going. I am very thankful for that though!! Well I guess I really don't have much to say today so that is all for now.

Getting Started??

As you will find out from reading this blog I am not very interesting to some. How ever my goals may just be a little different according to the way society is today. I am a stay at home mother and wife. I really enjoy staying home most days if I said I never have days that I feel like getting out and doing something different I would be lying but in those time I try to pray and rely on God to pull me through. I know that I wouldn't last long at all without being around my girls all the time. God has truly blessed me. I am so thankful spring is finally here and I have truly enjoyed getting out some and breathing the fresh air. I have a hard time finding things to write about because I am not sure I have a whole lot to offer but I will try to post some of the events of my life and how God works with me and all of the blessings I receive. That is all for now.

Beginner Blogger

Well this is my first attempt at a blog so bare with me as I get started.