My First Place!

Wow! It has been a long time since I have blogged. I have been extremely busy with work and purchasing my first place. I start my journey towards buying a home at the end of May and I moved into my home at the end of October. I thought I would show everyone a brief glimpse of how the process when from nothing to a home. I will admit that this process took a lot longer than we thought it was going to, but the wait and pressures were worth it!

I have approx. an acre and a half. You can see the earth being moved so the foundations can be laid. After the foundation was laid it was only a matter of weeks and the house was ready for me to move in! I even had my keys, but unable to move in because of the waiting game!

The only problems after that point was the financial institutions not moving quick enough to get me in my the end of summer. So I had to wait sign papers, wait and sign more papers, and wait some more. My journey ended the last week in October when I got a horrible cold and had to move all of my things from four different locations to the final destination of my home! There is still much work to be done both inside and out, but I now of plenty of time to figure it all out, oh about 30 years or so. God has been so good to me and I am thankful for my home and I am looking forward to entertaining my friends and family. Which I did once already for Thanksgiving! I will post again soon, when I get my Internet hooked up and I don't have to borrow my parents. Blessings upon all who read this and their families.

The Long Wait is Over!

The long awaited picture that so many of you have asked for, Mark and I. He is an amazing man with such a big heart. Our Creator has been good to me! He has blessed me with so many wonderful people in my life and I am eternally thankful for His love.

My life has been changing so much lately that I feel as though at times I must stop and just breath. Just with in the last month there are friends moving away, friends coming, and those who continue to give great advise. There have been times lately that I feel overwhelmed with the volume of change that this year has brought, but I do know that everything will work out!

Change is becoming a way of life for me whether I wanted it that way or not, but that is okay with me right now. I hope that I continue to grow and adapt to change so that way I wont become hardened towards the next move the Creator has in store for all of us. It seems that we need to learn to embrace change and make it apart of our lives. However, when it does feel a little overwhelming take time to stop, breath and evaluate the amazing things in your life and the people who make you feel wonderful. So I will leave you all with this... love is the greatest gift we could ever give or receive!

The Experience!

I haven't written for a while and I have missed it a lot, so I have determined to set aside some time just to write what the Creator has put on my heart. There has been so much happening since the last time I wrote that I feel I need to start with the amazing experience I had with the Creator.

On February 24, 2008 I had what I am going to call an experience with the Creator. Josh Young a gifted musician had come for a conference to help lead us in worship of the Creator. It started on a Friday night and continued through Sunday morning. It was during the Sunday worship time that I felt the Creator speak to me to come and rest at His feet. So I sat down on the floor of the old JcPenny's building, where we meet, listening and waiting. Then I'm not exactly sure where I was there or here I do not know, but what I know is this...

I was walking along a stream and I just knew that the Creator was walking beside me. I asked Him about the beautiful stream that was bubbling and running past me on my left. He told me that it flows from His throne. I just knew that the stream was full of living water and as I looked closer I saw that what would normally be rocks lining the bottom of the stream were jewels of all colors shapes and sizes. I was deep in thought still aware of those around me, but yet still in this beautiful place. As we continued down the path I saw this tree that was so beautiful and I just knew I had been in this same spot once before. I felt the Creator tell me that the fruit on this tree was very good and all I had to do is reach up and partake of it. (I could here my pastor also saying this at the same time.) I reached up and grabbed the first fruit I saw it was huge and blue. I'm not sure of its taste but I took a giant bite and sat down under the tree. I then asked the Creator if I could listen to His heart beat. I sensed Him say yes and I laid my head upon His chest. Then in that moment I saw a flash of a stadium like place with so many people from all the nations of the world looking towards the Creator and knowing that He loved each of them just as much as me. It melted my heart and I could feel the tears flow with love that I have never felt before for so many whom I didn't even know...

Just at that point I heard my name and I was once again sitting on the floor of the old JcPenny's building, which has a sign that says, "where savings are the greatest." And I knew from that moment that something had changed with in my very DNA.

So now that I have shared this wonderful experience with all of you I pray that you will also have an experience with the Creator that will change your very structure! I promise that you wont be the same and what He gives you no one can take away!