life is crazy

Life is flying by. I have enjoyed spending a lot with mister C and Miss C. They are so fun. Miss C has started getting huge smiles when she see me. It makes me so happy. My Niece "Al" came up this weekend. We had so much fun spoiling her. She is growing up so fast. I can't believe she is a junior in high school. It is crazy how fast tume goes. This weekend we are going to the Pumpkin Patch so I will post about that later.

School Again

So I am back in School. I am enjoying but I forgot how much stress it is. Life just seems to be going in fast forward. I will apply as soon as my final grade comes in for graduation. I am applying finally for Phi Theta Kappa. This is a huge thing for me since you have to keep up a 3.5 and I was never good at school. I have kept my GPA up all through college which is amazing considering all that has happenend in my life while in College. As soon as Finicial Aid goes through I will apply to PSU and start there I think in Fall considering how crazy finicial aid has been this term I don't want to go through all that at PSU. Work has cut back a little bit which is both good and bad. I have more time for school but less money.

Some good thing that have been happening:

1. Have spent a lot of time with my sisters
2. Gotten to know the people in our neighborhood.
3. I am starting a Daisy troop for A
4. I am helping with TCC's Kids choir which is a blast.
5. I have really started fitting in at Potter's Hands.
6. I am begining to see the things I love about myself and finding who I am
7. I started a really good bible study When God's people pray. It's not my favorite but I think that also has to do with where I am spiritually but that is another blog entirely. Don't worry I am fine just questioning why some people have to deal with so much pain in their lives and other's don't have to worry.

sorry for the long blog it has been awhile. I will try to make the next one more interesting.

Letterboxing

So I was looking around at some other blogs and found out about this thing called letterboxings. It sounded like lots of fun. They are little scanvenger hunts all around the country. You read the clues, find the box and mark that you found it. It started in the early 1900's in England. It sounded like so much fun that I convinced my two sisters and sister in law to go letterboxing. We went up to Jenkins Estate in Beaverton. Very beautiful and found 4 letterboxes. I don't have pictures but it was really fun. Thanks to my sisters for a great day.

The Joys of being an Aunt

With School not in session yet I have been able to enjoy some wonderful days with my neices and nephews. A started school. She is getting so big. Her and Little C seem so much older. my sister M has had to work on fridays so My sister B and I have been Watching little mister and Miss. Here are some pictures from Friday.

Here they all are still in Jammies before Miss A gets ready for school Little miss C in the water.
You wouldn't know that she was the youngest. This girl has no fear. She was right in there enjoying the water. We are eating cookies and little man did not want his picture taken I snapped mid head turn great expression I think.

A and C in the water playing they are such great cousins.

missing my dad

I know it has been 7 years but every so often I really miss my dad. Life has changed so much this last year. It is hard to know that he hasn't been here to see it. Lots of things have mad me miss my dad this week.

1. I was reading my brother brians blog this week and he talked about the pastor at hillsong in Australia who lied to his congregation about having Cancer. This was really hard to understand how he could do that. I watched my dad go through so much and I can't understand why someone would lie about having cancer.

2. Finishing up the last of my classes. As I get ready to finish it up and get my associates degree it is hard to think that my dad doesn't get to see that. I know he would have been so proud.

3. Michelle and I hanging out on Monday talked alot about my dad. The last family photos we did was a year before dad passed away and while I know it is hard we are going to do them again. It will be hard not having dad in them.

Sorry this is a sad blog but I just thought I would share. I miss you dad.

update on my life

so it has been a while since I posted. Lots of little things have happenend. My sister Bethany and I have started planning to lead a daisy girl scout troop so I have been working on that.

I had the chance to catch up with an old friend. We had a little falling out so it was good to reconnect. It is hard though. Things have changed so much. were are both differant yet the same.

I house sat for my boss for about a week and this week my other boss is on vacation so fun times and relaxation for me. On Monday I got to spend a great day hanging out with my sister michelle. Some may find it weird how much I do with my sisters, but they are truly my best friends. I am so lucky to have them.

As for the last part of this week. I will be finishing up my final class yeah.

Tithing and money

So In church we have been talking a lot about finances. This I struggle with. I am getting back on track but have to say it is really hard. I have gotten myself in to lots of debt. I do not like fighting with the bank but have had to over weird charges. It is all so stressful to me. When talking about it in church we talked about how our money is given to us by God and we need to give back to him in return. This is so hard for me. I live basically pay check to pay check so when face with giving and addition 10% away that seems really hard. So I was very stress on monday to sit down and write my bills for August and start paying things away. I was going to be in the hole, yet when I decided that no matter what I was going to give to church this month I got paid extra then I had budgeted from both jobs plus a house sitting job and being paid back money owed to me. It is so cool to see how God always works when we do as he asks. I am loving this journey I am in in rediscovering God.