Happy Thanksgiving!

Well I survived cooking most of the Thanksgiving dinner though mom made the most important thing, the homemade egg noodles! :) my favorite! I made the turkey (cajun injected it), ham, stuffing, gravy, homemade mashed potatoes (that i make really well!) and also made a breakfast casserole for my family to eat in the morning that i kinda just through together! My family has now seen my house and I think are pretty impressed and proud of me at the same time. Only kid that's a homeowner! After they left it was a quiet night, i watched Home Alone on tv and read a book, got a visit from a friend and talked on the phone...all in all a nice relaxing evening. Its a good thing too cuz after cooking all day and cleaning that morning and the night before and working the 2 days prior I was EXHAUSTED!!! Now I'm out in KC spending more time with the fam and gonna try to get some Christmas shopping accomplished with mom! Also next week I will officially have paid off my car 2 1/2 years early! Yipee!!! God is blessing me so much, can't wait to see what else he has in store for my life!

My thoughts for today...

Well I have enjoyed a nice couple of days off. Did a little cleaning but nothing too drastic. Took time out to spend some much needed time with some of my girls and of course get some play time with the kiddos. I have been blessed so much in the past month or so that I am able to go to church every week now. For years work had hindered that and its amazing what a difference it makes that I can have that time each week to come to God's house and worship him, no inhibitions, no worries about what's goin on in my life or what's lacking...just time for me and him. Though, I spend a lot of time talking to God anymore...praying to him, not only for myself but for others who I feel need his presence so deeply in their lives. A song was played at church last Sunday "Rescue" by Newsong...its words brought me to tears...such a heartfelt song. If you know me at all you know that my heart tends to be expressed a lot through songs and music, especially when it comes to God. The song's lyrics are below:

You are the source of life
I can't be left behind
No one else will do
I will take hold of you

I need you Jesus, I need you Jesus

My heart is Yours for Life
I need your Hand in mind
No one else will do
Lord, I put my trust in You

I need you Jesus
To come to my rescue
Where else could I go?
There's no other name by
which I am saved
Capture me with grace
I will follow You

My heart is yours for life
I need your hand in mine
No one else will do
Lord, I put my trust in you

I need you Jesus to
Come to my rescue
Where else could i go?
There's no other name by
which i am saved
Capture me with grace
I will follow You

This world has nothing for me
I will follow You
This world has nothing for me
I will follow You

I need you Jesus
To come to my rescue
Where else could i go?
There's no other name
by which i am saved
Capture me with grace

I need you Jesus come to my rescue
where else can i go?
There's no other name by which I am saved
Capture me with grace

I will follow you...I will follow You

I just love the lyrics to this song...such powerful and praising words to God. I am reading a book right now that talks about love languages and my #1 is Words of Affirmation, meaning that the way I give love and recieve love the most is through words so its no surprise to me that music would play such a heart felt place in my life. I spend a lot of time in silence anymore, thinking of my past, looking at my present, and planning for my future, but the most amazing thing is that I never have to worry about any of that because God has all of that figured out, he has a plan that is one of good (Jeremiah 29:11) and I find an extreme amount of peace in this. Though I am human and will have my moments of worry I know that his plan for my life is better than anything I could ever dream up! I am so grateful to have a wonderful family, and friends that not only encourage me in my life with God by my side but that also walk their lives with the same outlook and that is toward God! Words could never express what that means to me, and I know its all God's doing!

life goes on....

Well I got blinds finally and put them up in the front of my house (Thanks for helping Matt! You rock!)! It looks so nice, but of course with any house project it didn't come without a little difficulty lol! Oops my friend Kathy just showed up! Write more later! :)

Weekend Fun!

My sis came into town for a day so I tried to show her a good time! Went to a Halloween (my 1st!) party and then took her down town and then had some friends over on Sunday! It was a great weekend! Even got to show off my church to my sis (she loved it by the way of course!)! Wish it coulda lasted longer, her and I hardly ever get to see each other. The family is coming here for Thanksgiving though, so that should be great! I'm very excited!