April 2012
2 posts
I was diagnosed with ADD.
But I refuse to take my medicine because sometimes I don’t feel like focusing. Anyone else do that?
WOW, I was definitely not tall enough for the roller coaster I just got off of the past few months; physically or emotionally.
I have my wedding planned on Pinterest, so chances are I will have a fairly short engagement when that day comes.
In life, we have our proud moments that make...
December 2011
3 posts
Hump Day Update
Work, work, work. Today I kept thinking it was Monday or Tuesday and was completely unaware of the date. I’ve been living the life of an energizer bunny lately. I think I inherited my work ethic from my mother and father, plus my very first job they worked me like a horse so thanks to them, I enjoy being busy.
Fun fact: Yesterday was my first time driving in snow…I didn’t hit...
November 2011
7 posts
You Are My Everything
I’ll be the first to admit I’ve always been a serial dater. A lot of us have a void we fill with different things- and I’ve always just wanted to be loved. My entire life the focus has been on who I’m with instead of who I am. What a sigh of relief I can say that.
One of my good friends had asked me about someone I’m seeing, predicting that the “in a...
Southern Gentleman
I’ve been thinking about sharing this really obnoxious “Man List” I created a few years back…it is literally about 50 lines long of things I want in my future husband. I know what a girl thing to do but my grandpa always told me to write my dreams down and they will come true. Bless that man. So now I have a detailed wish list saved somewhere that covers the way he laughs...
Hoarding
10 days since my last post…goodness it feels like ages. I consider this blog my therapeutic outlet but the energy I normally put into writing I have recently put into baking. Thank goodness for low fat ingredients or my friends and family would definitely be obese.
So I was looking through my laptop and I realized how many pictures I have, and after a brief and unemotional trip down memory...
She's Like Texas
This song by Josh Abbott was definitely written about me. Every girl has the mindset that every love song they hear is about them but I would put money on the fact that Josh has been my secret admirer for the past some odd years and decided to write this song with me in mind. I was driving around with an old friend of mine soaking up the fact that Missouri is my new home. Mixed emotions about this...
October 2011
7 posts
You Go Glen Coco
I’ve never been big into Halloween but this year has been different so far. For the first time (at least that I can remember) I carved a pumpkin, and it was with my favorite grandpa. It will definitely go in my top 10 favorite memories. Lately I’ve began to cherish my time with my family more than ever and have realized that time with people you love is so precious. Unfortunately I...
Advanced Directives
I have to confess that I have been intentionally putting this off (queen of procrastination) for as long as possible. For me, writing is my outlet of choice to face and accept my reality but to be honest I’d rather purposefully step on a thumbtack. Tuesday morning my dad and I were going over the paperwork for my surgery and it mentioned my “advanced directives.” I had no idea...
Leave it to Beaver
I love to bake. If you know me you know that a dream of mine has always been to open up my own little bakery in a quaint little Leave it to Beaver town. Yesterday I decided to whip up a batch of Snickerdoodles (from scratch of course) for a friend of mine. As I was mixing the ingredients I caught my hips swaying to the Supremes pandora station I had playing on my phone.
Ever since I can remember...
Big Girl Pants
Today I did something I always told myself I would never do…I went to the movies…and I was my smokin’ hot date. As a girl you naturally care what people think, especially fresh out of a relationship. That’s usually the prime time when girls dye their hair and get in shape. “Not I” said everyone but the Little Red Hen. Sometimes a girl will care a lot and...
Baby Bald Eagle
About a month ago I was really struggling emotionally, not just physically with my health. Tough times can be a little more bearable when you have someone there to hold your hand through it all but I had let my pride get in the way and slapped every hand that tried to grab hold of me. I was telling my mom how alone I felt, and how scared I was of the place I was at not knowing that realizing this...
September 2011
10 posts
Priceless
Young women and self worth are things that don’t necessarily coincide well, if at all these days which breaks my heart. Having counseled many young girls and even from my own personal experience I know this issue can be a daily struggle. When times are tough people tend to hold on to unhealthy things that only make matters worse, as if we have horse blinders on and don’t really see the...
The "S" Word
My current occupation, hobby, goal, past time is my health. Quite the impressive resume, yeah? I initially came up to Missouri to finish my studies at the University of Missouri where I had started my freshmen year. If you looked up nomad in the dictionary I’m sure you would see a close up of my big cheesy smile, it’s pretty obnoxious…so have been the past few years. Well after a...
The Halls
After a weekend with some really close friends of mine it is back to reality-the doctor’s appointments, the heartache, and the “what’s next.” I’m so impressed with God’s timing. I know it’s perfect, but I don’t think perfect is an idea or state that can be easily understood. My week home in Texas taught me a lot about myself, and what is important in...
Brave Old Man
At the bright eyed and bushy tailed age of fourteen or fifteen…whenever it is that the state feels we are ready to operate 4,000 pounds of machinery, I started the delightful journey of drivers education. It mostly consisted of me doodling, boys at my table looking off my paper during quizzes, and tapping my pencil Hit Me Baby One More Time style as I eagerly awaited the day we actually got...
Bouncer Backer
Today I had the honor to celebrate Beth “Gome” Powell. For the few years I knew her she had always managed to treat me as one of her own. Seeing how many people she’s impacted in her lifetime was so inspiring. I was there to support my best friend this morning not knowing that Gome still had some work to be done.
So many things were said about this amazing woman, a few of them...
Attention Starved
You may have heard before that our God is a jealous God…well I like to think of my God as an attention starved God. Not in a condescending way but in the way that I can relate to. I remember growing up I was a complete extrovert (opposite of what I am now), if I was not in the center of the room in a big dress that would twirl I was not a happy camper. I needed everyone’s attention and...
Class Clown
The past few months I’ve had this inkling to write a book or at least document my journey of life and the lessons I’ve learned. I think this comes from the fact that growing up I always knew in my heart that I wanted to be a role model. Someone that people looked up to and learned from. Someone that makes a difference in others. In secondary school I remember causing a ruckus in class...
