Do you ever have those moments in your life where you look around and think this has to be a dream? Well it hasn't happened too terribly often for me, until lately. Seriously guys, life is good. I don't even know how else to put it. Like... life is just incredibly, amazingly, awesomesomely, GOOD! Thank you Jesus!
Jesus really is the reason you guys. If it was not for God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit there is no way I could have the wonderful things I have now. All gifts are from above. Thank you Jesus, for the gift of family, children, friends, fellowship, World Revival Church. Can I just say again, Thank you Jesus for World Revival Church!!!!! Of course, God is the reason for our life change. We are changing. I am, and I can say that my husband and children are as well. Our thinking is just different. We are not perfect, we still have a long way to go. But I can see how we are starting to think less and less worldly, and more and more Godly. We want to please God, to know him- more and more, and more! Now- are we perfect in the ways that we seek? No. Are there still changes to be made? Absolutely!!! But- progress is happening that never would of happened if it was not for the changes made in us through the Holy Spirit and through the teachings that we have grabbed ahold of thanks to the God-seeking people at World Revival Church. So again, Thank you Jesus! Also- thank you for our health, our home, our financial stability, and for the introduction of essential oils into our lives.
Family. I sure do love my family. I come from a place now, where I can say that so honestly. I really do LOVE my family. Not because I have to, but because they really are an awesome group of people and I see the good in them that I overlooked in the past. (I still do of course, see ways they could improve- as I am sure they do me) I really, really, LOVE my husband. The way he has stepped up as a spiritual leader is so awesome to me. He really is leading me and our children to do better with ourselves for the glory of God. I cannot imagine my life without him by my side. And I am so blessed with our children. Evelynn is 3 1/2 years old now. She is learning to read, talking like an adult, loving to praise God and really is her own little person. Josiah is 2 years old and is right behind Evelynn in most areas. They are about the same size and we often get asked in public if they are twins. Josiah is still my needy guy, but also the sweetest. <3 Then little Nehemiah (Nemi). He is the sweetest baby on the planet, for real! He is so happy and content to do just about whatever we need him to do. He has the sweetest laugh, is starting to sit up, babble a little bit and rolls all over the room and also attempts to scoot. He is almost 7 months old now. I love all our children so much and I love being a parent with Stephen by my side. I am content with our family the way it is, but I would be lying if I said I didn't think more children are in our future as well. Our family is growing in other ways too. My sister Shyann is due to have a little boy in July, and my mom recently found out she is expecting so I will have a new baby brother or sister this winter! :) The love that babies bring just warms my heart in so many ways, how can you not be happy? <3
Friends. Wow, this is something that I have struggled with for years (really since leaving high school- because things are just SO EASY in high school ;) ) I have been lonely, wanting friends, people- that really, truly care. Now do not get me wrong, I do have a couple of amazing, loving loyal friends that have been around for 10+ years- but we see each other very little and lives have taken us in different directions... I miss them, and I still love them but I longed for closer friends. For a long while I had a negative mindset about friends.. like this "Well, the 2-3 friends I DO have I never get to see or talk to, so why would I waste my time putting effort into new friendships?" Wow. Seriously though, I remember saying those exact words. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME?!? I do not know now, why on earth I let the devil put those thoughts in my brain! We are called to be a community. A people. Not just a person. So anyway, then once I got past that- I had terribly anxiety about being around people. This seems like a generational thing in my family. Everyone has it. It is a curse and it NEEDS to be broken. Anxiety is not from God. It is even worse, too... when you are a true extrovert by heart. So here I am, longing to have friends, wanting to be around people- but yet, the thought of talking to someone or getting in a group would get me nervous and making about any excuse possible to get out of it. If someone reached out to me? I'd shut them down. With awful thoughts like "What do they want from me?" I'm calling it like I see it (now) That is the devil! God would not put such negativity toward his children in my mind. But it turns around you guys!!! We have prayed (myself and my husband) for months- for friends. Not just shallow friends, but for real, true friends that are searching for what we are searching for. We want friends that are trying to please God. Friends that show Christ's love and are not looking for us to do something for them in return; but yet- we still wanted to be good friends too. People we could share life with, and they could trust us as well. That if we were struggling, they would encourage us (in a Godly way) to be better or do better, instead of justifying our anger, sin, or annoyances. Well- I cannot say that we have made the ideal perfect image of friends we were looking for, BUT we have made progress. I feel like my anxiety has been lifted supernaturally and that we are talking, meeting people, and building relationships all the time. We have our eyes set on a few people. That sounds weird... but you know what, we want to choose our friends. Not just be friends with whoever chooses us for the moment. And hopefully, these people will want to choose us too. :)
Oils. Ohhh my goodness the oils! So as you know I got my Starter Kit from Young Living Essential Oils in January. Mostly as a preventative health measure for our family and especially little Josiah. Within a few days I fell in love with all the benefits oils could bring and I decided to sign up as a distributor to reap the benefits of discounted prices, free stuff, and if anyone else wanted to join I could make a few extra dollars as well. Well- we are still just as happy with the oils! 3 months later and not a single one of us has had to go to the doctor AT ALL! We have remained healthy and the little things that have popped up we have gotten taken care of quickly with essential oils. Some of my family and friends have tried them too and they are extremely happy. My grandma has been using them for breathing which she has been struggling with for years, and also started using them for energy and for her skin with amazing results. Stephen was having to take allergy pills daily and does not need to anymore thanks to oils. When I feel a headache coming on, I get out an oil! It is awesome. Just this month, we actually invested in the thieves kit. This was super exciting because we really wanted to get rid of flouride toothpaste, and other harsh cleaning chemicals in our home that we believe could of contributed to the bad health. So we just got this a couple days ago, but I cleaned my house with it and it was amazing! I am so impressed! :D
Health. Well, thanks to the oils that have been giving me energy and motivation, Health has become another thing we are working toward. Overall health of just eating better, not as many chemicals, prayer, family time, etc. But also- we have been really trying to get healthy in our size. Not necessarily weight because muscle weighs more than fat, but in inches. So I have started counting calories most days, exercising with my husband in the morning. Walks as a family, and sometimes yoga. It has been a big change but a much needed one and I have lost about 7lbs so far. I still have a long way to go, but like everything- progress is better than nothing!
So, yeah. Life is just GOOD. Plain and simple. I am happy with my God, my family, friends, health, etc. And I am so excited to see what will happen next. Bring it on. :D
