My girls

 

I love the show Sex and the City. Some may say its not one should be watching but most of what I have learned about men and relationships have come from there. I have had to reference to the show many times. What I love most about the show is not just the relationships with the guys but the relationship Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, and Samantha have. They have their loves lives and jobs but their friendship is what is most important. They are their for each other no matter what is going on..... Watching the show it reminded me of a poster I once had it was called... "All I needed to know in life I learned from my girlfriend" and got me thinking about the 3 girls who make me laugh, is there for me when I cry, and sometimes they make me laugh so hard I do cry.......

    Kim...... she is the glue that keeps us together. She is supportive, non-judgemental, and great for an honest opnion.  She is gentle but can get a little fiesty if necessary. :) She is a free spirit and loves to sing and dance. She is always up for a good time and can always make you laugh.  

Kristal- I call her the momma. Whether I am leaving my keys in the front door or making sure I am not lost somewhere; she is always looking out for me. She is full of wise words, good advise, and also can make you laugh.

                                                                                                                                                            Amy- She is playful and can always count on her to grab my booty when putting on a seat belt. :) She has a heart of gold and is always very sympathetic. She is a good listener and like the other two gives good advise and can make you laugh.

I have always been able to count on all three of them to bring me laughter, hope, and life. I love them dearly and the 4 of us make a crazy team......         

Need Tree

Most of you know Nathan has been called to the ministry. I have to say I am extremely proud of him. He works hard and studies hard towards this goal. He has the heart and understanding of people for the job. I have taken on the role of working along aside my husband in his ministry but I have also felt the calling to start my own.
In the previous posting, I noted that I love to help people. In high school, I was chairman for the needy family committee for Beta club. I worked very hard with family resourcing and got many children coats and delivered food to many families in the community. In college, I was apart of the Baptist Student Union and was apart of several outreach programs. I worked at Circuit City and I was chairman of the Community Outreach for our store. I worked alongside Toy for Tots and Boys and Girls of America. You get the point... I love community service. So when my husband asked me to work along side of him I found this to be perfect for me to start my own..... Need Tree.
I will be working in the Mercer, Boyle, and Lincoln county region to start. I will be collecting names of those who need cheering up. My ministry will be for those people who are widows, single moms, someone who has lost a loved one, etc. I will be collecting items and sending it to these people but it will not have my name or ministry name just a bible verse. I know to keep it anonymous I shouldnt be posting a blog but some of the people will probably not read this :) I am very excited to get started and pray that one person will know someone cares along the way.

Where have I been?

Most people always ask the question;" How do you know God is real"? You can always use the analogy just because you can't see the wind doesn't mean you can't feel it. I know God is real because over the last year He has shown Himself in a big way. First let me explain me.....
I love to help people. It's always been my nature to nuture and want to "save" people from themselves. I have always found myself in drama situations. I am attracted to the problems people have and I want to find a solution.I want people to better. Some might say, thats very good and nice of you. I use to say it's a curse and only leads to disappointment and defeat.....
His name was John. Ruggedly handsome and charming. I had a crush on him since 13 years old when we went to church camp together. We reconnected 14 years later.. sounds like a fairytale right? In my mind, it was. He charmed me and I giggled and felt good..... I thought this it.. my chance to have a cool story to tell about how we reconnected and  my life will be fabulous. Little did I know there was nothing fabulous about this story.
He was still married. Did I care? Nope. He was my "Prince Charming". John had issues and he needed me. He was trying to better his life and for me this was perfect. It was a real Johnny and June Cash story... he needs her and she saves him and they live happily ever after. John needed me. If he didn't then why was he in my life? God would never bring him in my life if this wasnt a real thing. John's problems were beyond me and my abilibty to change him. Instead he changed me, I was cynical and became someone I didnt recoginze. My friends knew my light and life were gone. He defeated me. I prayed everynight for a long time.... why? why why? Where am? Where did I go??? Though I knew this was wrong and me no where in sight, I did not faulter. I said I started a mission I will complete it. I will not just give up on him. I prayed every night and day that his heart and life choices would change but I also had another prayer. If this is not where I'm suppose to be change me and get me out of this. This went on for a little over a year. No sign of getting out.
After church one sunday, I heard the words that changed my life. "I'm moving to West Virginia"! What? No you can't!!! I thought I have invested all this time and effort and this can't end this way!!!! I haven't changed you!!!! That day he moved. I kept in contact with him for awhile but it's funny how prayer works. Contact became less and less and the words I had been praying had come to life. He got me out of the situtation that stole my soul. What now??
Enter my real life fairytale............... I stayed at the church which John and I had attended. I still sat with his family and they still treated me well. I started to laugh again. Where I have been? I can see a glimpse of me in that mirror...... then it happened. I started in my daily time with God and real time. Time of healing and focus on what I wanted to accomplish in my work for Him. There I was. It was wonderful.
Working and living in Lexington, I was like this is great. No focus on guys just me and my relationship with God. Funny how God is. He had a plan. It started like this....
I was browsing on my friend's profile on facebook and there he was. I was like oh my gosh, I forgot all about him. He is cute! Is he single? He is!! Nathan and I were friends in high school..... so why not see how he is doing??? I didn't at first. No. He may not remember you. God did not let me off that easy. Nathan made a post about finding a church... ok, God, I know what you are saying but I don't know. I just got myself back... this could be bad. God is persistant. He layed it on my heart to invite Nathan to Quest, so I did. And he responded and he went to church with me.
That day of church turned into me finding my best friend. He treats me like a lady, makes me feel like a kid again, encourages me, prays with me and for me, cooks for me, and the list goes on and on. I knew from the first time we hung out that God was real. Nathan wanted to go into the ministry and wanted to find a woman who was willing to work along beside him. His heart is beautiful and kind and exactly the story I will be telling for the rest of my life. I married him. God was there  the whole time. John had a purpose he led me to my real Prince Charming.