3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Becoming Jane

9. Your favorite potato chip? Tostitos

27. Pedicure or manicure? Ummm…both!

33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? Hmmm…that's a lot! Daycare, icecream shop, Christian bookstore, waterpark, pizza hut, the limited (clothing store) and now insurance

48. How many times did you fail your drivers test? Once

Last night was an incredible night for me.  I got to see Shane and Shane live again and I also got to hear a great new artist by the name of Phil Wickham!  Seriously, I was blown away.  All I could think while listening to him perform was "WOW"! 

The whole evening was powerful and I felt such a freedom from a lot of things that have been weighing me down a lot lately.  It was great to have a whole night of worshipping the Lord corporately with other believers! 

So, if you haven't guessed already I am huge fan of these guys and I think you should check them out!  You will never regret adding them to your playlists!

So, last night as I was getting ready for the work week when I hear my parents and sister talk about a truck that had just parked across the street from our driveway.  The guy who was driving the truck parked it, got out and started running down the street and never returned.  My dad called the non emergency number for the police and had them come check it out. 

I woke up this morning and the truck is still there but the police apparently came and searched it and searched the area.  They also put a note/sticker on the windshield as well.  My dad went out this morning to read the note and it said this..."next time you leave your vehicle behind don't leave your crack pipe sitting on the front seat"!!!!!!  Needless to say I have been laughing all morning! 

I guess the lesson from this story is if you leave your vehicle somewhere, make sure the crack pipe goes with you!

So, I got this address book for Christmas and on the cover is a quote that I thought I would share with everyone.  I have been really wanting to live intentionally and truly follow after God and seek his heart for my life every day.  I went into Barnes and Nobles one night to look at address books b/c I am trying to get more organized and have everyone's addresses together.  I looked for quite a while and then hidden behind some of the other address books I found the perfect one for me...big enough for my messy hand writing and also with a quote that I thought fits into what I want my life to be like. 

Here it is:

live with intention.

walk to the edge.

listen hard.

practice wellness.

play with abandon.

laugh.

choose with no regret.

continue to learn.

appreciate your friends.

do what you love.

live as if this is all there is.

~mary anne radmacher

On Saturday my sister and I had to take our dad to the ER b/c he was having chest pains.  He thought it was either a heart attack or a pulled muscle but with his history of heart problems we wanted to be on the safe side and take him to the ER to get checked out.  It was an interesting experience to say the least.  When we first got there we watched the nurses sit around for 5 minutes talking about what plans they had going on for the weekend and then finally one of them asked if we were there to get checked out...NO...that would be our dad who has is complaining of chest pains and is waiting on you to go get his vital signs!  Needless to say I was not impressed whatsoever with the staff at the hospital he went to this weekend.  Usually they are very attentive and try to get things done but this time it was ridiculous.  Our dad is fine and apparently it was nothing much b/c the doctor never came in to see him.  I am very happy and praise the Lord that nothing was serious!

Anyway, that's not really the point of this blog...while I was sitting in the waiting room I saw lots of people flow in and out.  Some were crying, some were sitting with a blank stare on their faces and others were wheeling around in their wheel chairs not sure what to do next.  There was one little boy and a young woman that stuck out to me the most while sitting there.  The boy was probably 10 or 11 and he was crying with no one there to comfort him.  I don't know if he was crying over a family member or a friend.  All I know is in that moment when I saw him stand at one side of the waiting room alone and crying I wanted to go and hug him. 

The young woman I saw on Sunday had been called into the ER b/c either her boyfriend/fiance/husband had most likely been in a bad accident.  She walked around crying and she tried to sit down and be calm but she quickly got back up.  The lady that sits at the information desk finally came back and this young woman went straight to her and they started talking.  They exchanged information and then the lady handed the young woman a bag of the guys belongings that were taken from the scene of the accident.  When the woman got the bag is when I really wanted to just run up to her and hug her and let her cry on my shoulder.  Even though I was there for my dad I know that I had an opportunity to pray for these particular people that stood out to me.  Even though I don't know them I know they will be seared into my memory for a long time. 

So, earlier today I was talking with my sister and she told me that she had asked a friend of hers last night where she thought Somoans were from and her friend responded with this: "from Somoania"!

I thought Somoans were from Somoa but that's just my guess! :)

Hopefully this made you laugh like it did for me!

Last night at Bible study after a great time of prayer and worship I was reminded of a scripture in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22.   Rejoicing always, praying with out ceasing.  It seems lately that a lot of people are going through many different situations.  That scripture was such an encouragement to me last night knowing that I need to continue to pray and lift up every situation and lay them at the foot of the cross.