"On a Night Like This"........

Well "FALL" has Finally arrive and I could not be more happier :) Today was absolutly a beautiful day... I woke up this morning to it being only 45 degrees out and the high was only about 70.. Could not of been more perfect! There is just truly something about the fall season. It is like a breath of fresh air.... I love when new seasons arrive in your life. Because in every season you grow and learn. You learn to let go, live and love a little harder....

I love everthing about fall.. from pumpkins,coffee, sweatpants, sweatshirts, bonfires, cornmazes, family time, chai tea, reading, snuggling and just the simple joys that fall brings a long with it.

Me and my sister were talking today and saying how there is just something about the fall season and wanting to find that significant other or wanting to fall in love... It just seems so right... I was listening to Dave Barnes today and he is the perfect for a day like today... One of my favorite songs is "On a night like this"... On a night like this I could fall in love.. I could fall in love with you.... Its just a great song... and I love me some dave barnes...

So I had to babysit today... It was good, I have missed my little man.. he was really sick last week. So we had some fun today. After I took him home, I decided to go for a run. Can I just say that it was beautiful out. The temp was dropping as I was running and I never felt so much energy. I was tired going into the run, but by the end I was running farther and faster than I have in a long time. It was one of my best runs that I have run and it felt amazing! When I run, I just feel free. Free to be me in every aspect and in everyway. Running just makes me feel good and keeps me healthy and fit!!

So overall it was really a great day, I also had to give a lesson in my math class... That was rather exciting, and interesting but all went well. :)

I am really looking forward to the rest of this week and all that is taking place :) There are some exciting things taking place!!! I think I am just really loving life right now and all that is to come in this beautiful fall season

Perseverance....Faith...Surrender...

well for once the sun was shining again after having rain since friday.............. It felt good to see the sun shining... Since it was so brihgt and sunny this morning, I decided to go for a run... I ran my 4 miles in beautiful "fall" like weather lol and it felt amazing :) When I run there is truly a sense of freedom that I feel..... its my time with God... Some people may think I'm crazy cause i pray out loud a lot sometiems but hey you know what.. thats ok......ha ha

So as I was running today and talking to God and just thinking about life..... I realized how sometimes when I am running I am completely and utterly exhausted and I just want to stop..... Then when I get close to finishing my run I sometimes have the urge to stop before the finish line becasue I am so tired and I just want to give up and stop.. I thought about that long and hard today and i thought how that applies so much to our everyday lives.

There are so many times when we just want to completely give up and not finish the race, we find it to hard, overwhelming, discouraging, but yet we are supposed to run with perseverance, faith, determination and a will power to be an overcomer. If we just so easily give up in a simple run and don't cross the finish line why would we push ourselves in a real situation..... So today I almost quit and I told myself NO... I will finish this run because I know that I can do all thngs through christ who strengthens me. So I pushed myself even farther than I usually go. I was exhausted but I knew that I could keep going, I knew that I had endurance left.... But I had to push... I had to persevere.... I had to believe in myself. So I did and it felt great. At that moment I thought about my life circumstances and how I must push myself in every area. I must continue to have the faith that will move mountains... to believe that throught the storms.. through the struggles of life I may be stretched.. I may be challenged but in the end the reward will be so much greater.. The fight.. the battle.. the race.. will all be worth it in the end...

The other day I was sharing at my bible study and sharing my story as well as encouraging a friend and I used this scripture... It is so powerful and applies so well to my life as well as others..

.In James 1:2-5 it says "Consider it pure joy my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.... Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."

When I read this scripture I am brought back to my knees and to the days of crying out for God and completely trusting him in every area and knowing that my life is in his hands and he has every plan ready for me but I must be willing to wait.. I must be willing to sacrifice. I must be willing to surrender.... God is a sovereign God and I am in awe of his amazing love, mercy and grace that is new every morning! For greater things are yet to come in this city.. in my family.. in my life... and in my future........

The seasons are beginning to change and the leaves are beginning to fall......

Well today is oficially the first day of Fall and I could not be more excited. Fall is my absolute favorite season. I love everything about it, not to mention I am a fall baby.... :) November... YEA!!!! And how I also dream of possibly getting married in the Fall. I mean I think it would be such a pretty time of year with the leaves changing, the crisp cool air and the fact that your life is about to change as you enter a new season. It seems to fit. But who knows when I will get married or in what season....... First I need Prince Charming..... wherever he might be I DON"T KNOW!!!! :) lol... but someday my prince will come!!

There is just something about the feel of the fresh air, the changing of leaves, the coolness of temperarture, sweatshirts, sweatpants, bon fires, snuggling, coffee, blankets, stories, family time, laughter, change, and just a season of new beginnings. It's a time to just begin a new and fresh start and to learn to enjoy the simple things in life. To laugh even when you want to cry, to smile even when you feel you cant and to love and be loved!

Lately I have just been thining about a lot and of course as Fall is approaching I am really looking forward to the new season of my life that God has for me. I know that every step I take is ordained by him and that his perfect timing will fall into place for direction in my life. ........I'm daily learning to surrender everything to him, my wants, desires, dreams and trust him in every area of my life. Sometimes it is hard... sometimes I just want the answers... Sometimes I don't understand... But I do know that he has a plan and a purpose for my life. Plans to prosper me and not to harm me. Plans to give me a hope and a future.. Jeremiah 29:11..........

Also another thing lately that has been something amazing in my life is my family. I have always had a close family... But even more so I have learned some true values of what family is and how they are always and forever there for you no matter what. They love you for you.... and would do anything and everything for you. They hurt when you hurt.. they cry when you cry.. they cheer when you cheer... they love when you love.. they praise when you praise...... they encourage.... and they never leave your side... My brother and his wife moved in with us in July after being apart from them for a year. It has been the abosulte best gift I could ever receive... I have always dreamed of the day my brother married and having not only a sister but a best friend. I feel that with Emily.. She does not even know I'm writing this... She is sittin on the other couch right now.. ha ha... but Emily I love you more than you could ever possibly imagine. You make me laugh and bring joy to my heart every single day. I feel like we have been sisters/friends forever. It is the best gift I could ever receive, is having you in my life. Thank you for being YOU! I LOVE YOU <3

Rain.. Rain... go away come again another day...

OK so it has been raining cats and dogs since Friday... I am getting just a little tired of this rain.
When it rains it just seems to put you in a mood of not wanting to do anything but just lay around... drink coffee... read... and relax.. which that sounds amazing but at the same time there is just so much to do and not enough hours in the day to do it.

Sometimes the rain is peaceful and brings you to a place of just thinking and dreaming... thinking of life and the simple things that bring a smile to your face.

Rainy days are also a perfect day to watch movies. For example me and my siter-in-law are watching TWILIGHT.... I mean do I need to say more, this rainy day is a perfect day to be watching twilight.. which I can't wait for New Moon to come out....

And now I am debating on whether to skip my next class or stay home. I just don't feel like going and sitting for an hour lecture, when he does not even take attendence. I mean be real, it just seems pointless and not to mention we don't have any tests in the class, just 4 papers that you do all on your own!!! So Class= a No for today :)

Somtimes instead of waiting for the storm to pass you must learn to get our there and dance in the rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sometimes it seems like it's always raining....

Well it has been a while since I blogged.... Life has just been crazy busy. Sometimes I feel as if life can be a rollercoaster, a rollercoaster highs, lows, and inbetweens. It's as if it is always raining... and yet you ask yourself will I ever see the sunshine again? But yet through every storm you always find a way to see the sunshine, even if it is in the littlest and simplist things of life!

So I have been trying to get back in to the swing of college classes once again.... And its going pretty well. I am FINALLY a SENIOR so that is exciting. I only have 3 semesters left and then I will be entering the real world of teaching which I am utterly thrilled about, I honestly can't wait to be in my own classroom. It will be the next chapter of my life :) However as of now, I am excited about all the adventures that are still ahead of me.

I am learning to just continue to trust God in all things, even when the road gets bumpy and complicated, everything will work out in God's perfect timing. Not our timing. Its in those hard moments and times when you are challenged, stretched, broken, changed and made whole again. It is in those moments when you just learn to dance in the rain. I have had some tough moments latley. I got a bad report from my doctor about my liver disease, after I had just gotten a good report, I knew it was simply just an attack from the enemy. Even though I really just wanted to give up, because I felt like I was heading back to square one, and its been 3 years since I have been on this journey that I did not want to go back. So instead I decided to press through, I decided to press on even though I didn't really wanted to, even though my flesh just wanted to quit I knew that I must press on, I must keep that faith alive and I must know that God has a plan and a purpose for my life and that every step I take is ordained by him. Every road I travel is ordained by him. My life is in his hands, and I know that he has promised me my complete healing. That I will prophecy and share my testimony to thousands one day as everyday I am fighting is another testiment of faith to so many people around me, people that I don't even know.
I know that God is only preparing me for something greater, something that he knows that I can handle. So more than anything I encourage you to press on, to press on in any storm, any fight, any failure, any mistake, any sorrow. Keep Pressing. Press on until you breakthrough. God is there, and it is worth the fight, just remember you are never alone, God is always with you wherever you go. Be strong and Courageous in the Lord!