Fo Free

YAY!

Well, first of all the yay is due to a great MonDAY! Hallelujah, it was long, but really fun! First off, you all know my love for Starbucks (Coffee in general) right? But today. Starbucks. FO FREE? I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE! (Actually it wasn't free, but the awesome small spunky boy, my new amigo ringing me up, only charged me $.50) Thats right. FIT-Y CENTS. Ultimate Success.

The second thing I got for free today was.........

PADRE TICKETS TO OPENING NIGHT! PTL! We got them through work (Its really paying off to be a social worker) and took a couple kids with us. It was a total blast. We won like 15 to something! (I don't really know baseball and we bounced slighty early to miss traffic) Mind you, we did NOT succeed in the parking arena before the game, touring around downtown for literally an HOUR before we finally parked at the convention center for only $10. Praise the Lord. You know I was prayin'.

What a day of free things. Gosh, what could be better?! I'm so blessed. : D

This week is turning out to be quite busy, but after a somewhat "crisis call" tonight from one of my girls, I was realizing I need to keep my eyes open. God always brings opportunities when I either feel most tired or most attacked. I must be prepared to give an answer for the hope that I have! If anyone has any suggestion on books/articles on how to reach this youth's generation with the Gospel I'm all ears. I got to give her the salvation message tonight (Or at least a botched version of it) and told her to read Romans. [Lord, reveal Yourself to her tonight through Your Word, Amen]

Well I love you all. Yep, all of you. Some that I talk with everyday and some I haven't seen in like 5 years. May God bless your individual lives whereever you are and for whatever you do. God has placed each of us specifically where we are at, so dwell in the midst of us, Lord! Man, What a God we serve. :)

"But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings." Malachi 4:2

Peace Out.

Friday Nights Can Be Boring

Its perfectly ok to not do something fun on a Friday night.

Why?

Because you just worked 40 hours and you're tired? Yeah. Its okay. Lots of cool people don't do incredibly amazing, exciting and fun things on Friday nights too. Phew! Now that we got that settled...

This weekend is going to be busy! Bridal showers, baby receptions, and Bed Bath and Beyond... I mean. ;) But seriously, I have like 62 parties scheduled for these next two months (ok...mayyybe not) but somewhere around that. However I love reasons to celebrate so I'm not complaining! Tomorrow night is a cocktail bridal party... CHEERS! In a couple weekends, its my roommate's bridal shower and I'm really getting stoked for that. We have a killer theme.

Sunday will include church and coffee with my little sis. That will be just delightful. I'm excited to spend some time with the Lord too this weekend between all the showers and receptions.

Exciting News though: My work got free tickets to the Padres Opening Night on Monday and we get to go with some of our kids! Today we found out and I was like giddy! I couldn't stop saying "YAY!" Obviously, I'm looking forward to Monday. :)

Made another Target run today. So unnecessary, but had some time to "kill" or some money burning a hole in my pocket. Either way.

On to the weekend! Lets make it memorable! Readyyyyy. GO!

oVeRsTiMuLaTeD

What A Day. Phew!

It was long, sort of uneventful in the middle of it and ended with WAY too much chaos. Community Meetings. Lots of kids. Lots of kids' kids. One word: Overstimulated.

I am now sitting here in COMPLETE silence, with the TV on mute, debating what to do. I'm starving. Want to read my bible. Want to read Harry Potter. but don't. want. to. move. Oh. And should go to the gym. Ughh.

One thing I love about sitting here, in the silence, is that God brings peace in the s i l e n c e. A good, necessary dose of it. With the chaos of work, kids (not my own but they feel like it...and after tonight, I can WAIT to have my own), bills, errands and just LiFe, God's peace washes over me as I sit here.
Wave...after...wave.

Thank You, Oh Lord, for letting me rest in the Shadow of the Most High.

Psalm 91:1-4
My Refuge and My Fortress

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler."

Thankful

What an Easter! Church, some light reading, shopping and a 7.2 EARTHQUAKE? [Thankfully our house is still standing] Could it get any crazier? Not really. ;)

But ya know, I'm very thankful for a few things today. I was realizing that what I really enjoy about Easter (and holidays in general) is the time with my family. Considering I don't have a family of my own yet, it can get lonely with my family spread out and about 500 miles away. Right now...my parents are in Hawaii on vacation and most of my brothers are in school in Northern California. I miss them all.

Even though I am reallly looking forward to having a family someday and making mad target runs, buying lots of chocolate, doing easter egg hunts and reading my children cheesy/awesome stories with props about The Resurrection, I am thankful first and foremost to my Savior and Redeemer. Without the meaning of today, I really don't know what I would put my Hope in. Because of what was done for me on the cross, I put my Hope in Him. From what I've learned in this life...people are pretty messed up. It must take a pretty Perfect God to put us back together and thankfully, we have one.

Oh Praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead!

I am thankful.