Bridge Over Troubled Water

Tonight, my heart is breaking. It's breaking for a lot of reasons. First, my heart is breaking because my dear brother is leaving in a couple of days for whole year. He's leaving to make some life changes, which are much needed. I am happy for him to go so he can become the man he was born to be, but I'm sad that he won't be around. But I know that it's in God's hands and that everything will work out for the best. I am mostly sad for his wife and kids because I know it will be hard for them. But this is God's will.

Second, my heart is breaking for Haiti. I've been watching the news every night and when I see how the people of Haiti are suffering it breaks me in two. I just want to reach out and give them my hand. I feel so helpless. I want to be there to give them a hug and tell them that everything is going to be okay. To see bodies being dumped into piles and left to rot in the sun makes me sick. To see children without mothers and fathers makes me want to bring them all home to be with me. I want to hold them and make them smile. The fact that they pulled someone alive out of the rubble yesterday (15 days after the quake) proves that God is with them. I am amazed that the Haitians still have so much faith. Americans lack the faith that they have. And that too makes me sad. They have lost hundreds of thousands of people, but are still giving glory to God. It brings tears to my eyes when the news shows people singing and praying in the streets to God.

Third, my heart is broken for a family from Campbell County who just lost the wife and mother to a battle with cancer. I don't personally know her, but I've been following her health for months now on facebook. Her husband has found good in everything she has gone through by having faith in the Lord. She has fought her battle for many years, but passed away earlier this week. I haven't been able to stop thinking about her for some reason. Please pray for her family.

On the other hand, today has been a great day. It's snowing a whole lot outside. Normally I don't like the snow, but tonight I am actually enjoying it. I am home spending time with my love. I have found a new favorite musician to listen to--> Joshua Radin. He is amazing!! I am getting ready to pick up the guitar for the first time to learn how to play. I've been wanting to learn to play for a while now, so I thought this would be a great time to learn! I also plan to learn how to play the violin one day. I MUST learn how!! Learning the piano would also be great! I have no hope on singing... I just can't. I've tried, failed, and I'm content with that. I will just continue to dance. I love dancing. Although it's much harder to do in my older years!

Tomorrow...I plan on playing in the snow, starting the Love Dare (from the movie Fireproof), and learning something new. I also plan on falling completely in love with my husband all over again. I love him with all my heart already, but I want butterflies again!! We just celebrated our 3 year anniversary from the day we started dating on January 28th. I can't believe it's already been 3 years! Where does time go? This is going to be a great year!

Good night all... Pray for happiness for the broken in this world. One of my dear friends told me to PRAY BIG, so that's what I intend on doing. Love, love, love!!

Ahh. I Hear Cricketts

Well, this has officially been the most boring week of my life. Brad started his internship on Tuesday so I've had a lot of alone time, which I must say has been terrible. Well, actually I'm not totally alone, my oh so loving dog Macie has been on my heels all week. She has been a code 3 clinger all day, every day that's for sure.

Yesterday was completely useless to say the least. I spent the whole day playing solitaire... I probably played around 60 games of it and won about 5. I refuse to play it anymore, well this week anyway.

I would work out, but my legs are still a little sore from a fun "little" walk that Brad and I went on Suday afternoon. The walk was actually not so little. It was more like a 2 hour stroll. When we left our house, it was warm for the first day in weeks and the beautiful sun was shinning. SOOO we thought a walk to downtown Elizabethton from our house would be great! Well, not so much. About 45 mins into the walk it started getting cloudy. But "no turning back, we must reach the end of downtown." That's what we told ourselves. Right as we made it to the very end of downtown, it started to pour.
So, lucky for us, we got to walk an hour back to the house in the cold rain. Oh how fun that was. Maybe I will try a workout tonight though. I'm getting lazy in my old age.

I need a job... I want a job... This house wife stuff isn't for me. I do have a job I am going to apply for, but I have to wait for it to be posted. I'm super excited about it. It's a job at ETSU. The job is for Talent Search, which I would be working with middle and high school kiddos--> That would be perfect!! I'm praying for this one!

Okay, as bored as I am... you probably aren't, so I will stop writing for now. I have some cd's to burn anyway. And maybe later I will actually get around to painting my dresser! Not that anyone is even reading my blog, because lets just face it, I'm not that cool. :-) Have a great and productive day people. Do something fun for me!

It's Only the Beginning

This is my very first blog ever. I have a hard time telling people what's really on my mind, so I thought this might be a good way to start. However, I usually find myself lost for words. Just to tell you a little bit about myself... I am 25. I am a christian. I got married to the man of my dreams (Brad) on June 14, 2008.
I recently gratuated from ETSU with a degree in Criminal Justice. Now I'm trying to find a job, but I have no idea what kind of job I want. My dream is to one day own a wedding venue. I have it perfectly planned out in my head! Until that day comes, I will just dream about it. My heart is in Kenya (Africa). I went to Kenya during the summer of 2006 to build water tanks for a village that was in a drought, and my heart stayed there. The people there have nothing, but were happier than most people I know who have everything. The trip opened my eyes, heart, and mind. Here was my favorite kid that was in the village... He was such a hard worker, and he stole my heart. I wanted to bring him home with me!
I have a wonderful family and great friends. I currently live right outside of Johnson City, but I hope and pray to move back towards Knoxville as soon as possible. I'm ready to be closer to family. Well, my dog Macie is laying on my hand and is making it hard to type, so I will call it a night. I look forward to meeting fellow bloggers and learing how this works. Good night all!