If I had a million dollars I would do several things:
1. Thank God!
2. Pay off the balance on my parent's house. I am tired of seeing them struggle to make ends meet.
3. I would buy my mother a car. Her vehicle has been down for over a year and she and my father haven't had the finances to fix it.
4. I would move out of my parents house. I love my family, but my husband and I have lived here since we were married almost two years ago. Collectively we have been helping one another with transportation (my car), and my husband quit his job to start working with my dad in his small business. As a result, we haven't been able to move out on our own.
5. I'd also buy a car and fix up my existing car.
6. Hire a personal trainer...or sign up for a zumba class, lol. Hire the trainer for my husband, and zumba for me =)
7. Buy Christmas gifts for my family.
8.Take a vacation with my hubby! - Part honeymoon (we had a mini-moon) / part family visit - my husband's family in (another state).
9. Pay off my debts - credit cards, school loans, medical bills.
10. I'd donate the remaining amount to my mother's nonprofit where I volunteer full time. Every volunteer, including my mother, has worked for free for the past year, giving up a more comfortable living in order to help individuals and families in desperate need. It would be great to be able to set up payroll for our 6 full-time volunteers and finally get into an office!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
We Exalt Thee
One of my favorite songs, since I was a little girl. What an awesome God we serve. So Beautiful, so Worthy, so Wonderful, WE EXALT THEE...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Donald Miller's A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Giveaway! : )
Wow, it's been almost a whole year since I last wrote here! It's been one hectic year with adjusting to marriage, keeping things balanced, rebalancing the act when I didn't do a great job of keeping things balanced, and working in the ministry, trying to get the outreaches up and running. All in all, I praise God for the growing experience and the purging He's doing in my life, mind, and heart. Glory to God!
Okay, so here's the 411 _ Donald Miller is giving away free paperbacks and downloads of A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. Being a fan of his work and having many great memories of reading Blue Like Jazz with my younger brother Zechariah, I'm excited about the oopportunity to win a free book of his : D
Here's a message from Donald Miller and an Amazon Link to his paperback, can't wait to get a copy in my bag! http://amzn.to/ihrU9q Enjoy and God bless!
Are you living a great story with your life? from Donald Miller on Vimeo.
Okay, so here's the 411 _ Donald Miller is giving away free paperbacks and downloads of A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. Being a fan of his work and having many great memories of reading Blue Like Jazz with my younger brother Zechariah, I'm excited about the oopportunity to win a free book of his : D
Here's a message from Donald Miller and an Amazon Link to his paperback, can't wait to get a copy in my bag! http://amzn.to/ihrU9q Enjoy and God bless!
Are you living a great story with your life? from Donald Miller on Vimeo.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Proverbs 31:10Gal .....Proverbs 31:30 Gal
Dear Reader,
This week my husband has been working the morning shift, and while trying to stay awake while driving back from dropping him off, This has been my Wake-Up-And-Worship-Song.
The first time I played it on Monday, I was just blown away by the lyrics - so simple, yet so true. I wept while singing the lyrics. This morning, I played in the car with my husband (because I woke up late and was barely awake) and after repeating it, I noticed that my husband was getting teary-eyed too. I pray it blesses you as much as it did us. = )
The post below is from a journal entry on March 2, 2010, again compiled with more blogsessing (blogging & processing). In The previous post I shared about how I was praying and seeking to abide in Him, this is the continuation of that. That night (march 1st) my husband asked me what Scripture I was meditating on. Lol, I don't think He was prepared at 1 am for how much I shared (what I blogged). On March 2nd, I was still praying and pondering what it meant to Die to the flesh, and why did it seem like I was handling everything so....poorly, and was so exhausted.
Be blessed. Grace, Peace, and Love. To God be the Glory!
I started to pray and contemplate why it felt as if I was handling everything so poorly. I was exhausted. I needed more of this refreshment. I am a new wife [our 3 month anniversary is tomorrow!- the 12th!] but since getting married, adjusting to more responsibility and accountability has been somewhat more difficult (?) than I anticipated. It's not just marriage, but God is moving more in the ministry since I've gotten married and it seems like there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish all i need to.
While in prayer over what I shared with my husband, brushing my teeth before a shower, God gave me another revelation. Yes, in the bathroom again, lol.God is so Good!
A couple of years ago, I started praying to become a Proverbs 31 Woman. More so, I had taken on the handle of Proverbs3110Gal. I had a blog of that title, and email, messenger ID's, I prayed every day to become just that a proverbs 31:10 woman. I Began to Ask the Lord, "was it premature?" to desire to become that? to pray for it? I was still single, had no children, did I have the right to pray it?
Everything seemed to be going great as I endeavored to become that woman. I earnestly sought to become her. Then God showed me - I had become attacked with those doubts! Somewhere along the lines I had dropped the ball and stop praying it for myself. It wasn't God who had wanted me to stop praying it! Then He began to show me what exactly I had been praying for:
A Proverbs 31 Woman is a Good Steward - in all her ways!
Small by JJ Heller, what I'm listening to right now
This week my husband has been working the morning shift, and while trying to stay awake while driving back from dropping him off, This has been my Wake-Up-And-Worship-Song.
The first time I played it on Monday, I was just blown away by the lyrics - so simple, yet so true. I wept while singing the lyrics. This morning, I played in the car with my husband (because I woke up late and was barely awake) and after repeating it, I noticed that my husband was getting teary-eyed too. I pray it blesses you as much as it did us. = )
The post below is from a journal entry on March 2, 2010, again compiled with more blogsessing (blogging & processing). In The previous post I shared about how I was praying and seeking to abide in Him, this is the continuation of that. That night (march 1st) my husband asked me what Scripture I was meditating on. Lol, I don't think He was prepared at 1 am for how much I shared (what I blogged). On March 2nd, I was still praying and pondering what it meant to Die to the flesh, and why did it seem like I was handling everything so....poorly, and was so exhausted.
Be blessed. Grace, Peace, and Love. To God be the Glory!
I started to pray and contemplate why it felt as if I was handling everything so poorly. I was exhausted. I needed more of this refreshment. I am a new wife [our 3 month anniversary is tomorrow!- the 12th!] but since getting married, adjusting to more responsibility and accountability has been somewhat more difficult (?) than I anticipated. It's not just marriage, but God is moving more in the ministry since I've gotten married and it seems like there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish all i need to.
While in prayer over what I shared with my husband, brushing my teeth before a shower, God gave me another revelation. Yes, in the bathroom again, lol.God is so Good!
A couple of years ago, I started praying to become a Proverbs 31 Woman. More so, I had taken on the handle of Proverbs3110Gal. I had a blog of that title, and email, messenger ID's, I prayed every day to become just that a proverbs 31:10 woman. I Began to Ask the Lord, "was it premature?" to desire to become that? to pray for it? I was still single, had no children, did I have the right to pray it?
Everything seemed to be going great as I endeavored to become that woman. I earnestly sought to become her. Then God showed me - I had become attacked with those doubts! Somewhere along the lines I had dropped the ball and stop praying it for myself. It wasn't God who had wanted me to stop praying it! Then He began to show me what exactly I had been praying for:
A Proverbs 31 Woman is a Good Steward - in all her ways!
Proverbs 31:10-31
| Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies. | |
| The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. | |
| She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. | |
| She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. | |
| She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. | |
| She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. | |
| She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. | |
| She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. | |
| She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night. | |
| She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. | |
| She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. | |
| She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet. | |
| She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple. | |
| Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. | |
| She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. | |
| Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. | |
| She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness. | |
| She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. | |
| Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her. | |
| Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. | |
| Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. | |
| Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. |
Small by JJ Heller, what I'm listening to right now
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I must decrease, So that He may Increase....Die Flesh! Die!
Dear Reader,
the following is from a journal entry coupled with processing as I blogged...."blogsessing"
I suppose. = )
I suppose. = )
Praise the Lord, for He is Good and His Mercies endure forever!
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March 1st, 2010
I must decrease, So that He may Increase....Die Flesh! Die!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Becoming a Proverbs 31:30 Woman - Dedication of this Blog
Hello, greetings....It's been a while since I've blogged anything, and this is going to take some getting used to again. This is my first post though, and you will find out more, in the next post, what exactly this blog is about.For now, this entry is simply a dedication to God and a prayer for you, Dear Reader: I pray that the Lord use this blog to minister to your heart, to bring growth to your spirit as I journal my own growth, and above all, it will bring Glory to God, and His Son, my Savior, Jesus Christ.
Thank you Father, for all You have done in my life, all You are doing in my life, and for all that You are going to do. I Dedicate this blog to You.
Thank you Father, for all You have done in my life, all You are doing in my life, and for all that You are going to do. I Dedicate this blog to You.
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