Riches

When is enough enough? I have hit that point in my life! Enough is enough. I can no longer allow silly, hateful, mean spirited people to be apart of my everyday world. I know they are out there, like a disease that will spread if we allow them to. But I am standing up! NO MORE! A few months ago I posted on Facebook that I was choosing to be grateful for the small gifts God has given to me. I had forgot about this choice and had become complacent and crabby. I have allowed the views of fellow softball players to anger me, allowed my sister to hurt me, lost a friend somewhere along the way, and become so wrapped up in MY life that I forgot to be grateful for what I have. God says to Love my neighbor as myself. Love all his children. So, today I am going to work on being the best me I can. I am grateful for the food in my tummy, the AC in my home and car, the education I am gifted, the roof over my head, and the few dollars in my account. But most of all the supportive and understanding friends and family I have. If you have known me for very long you have herd me say, "When I rule the world it'll be perfect"... I have realized this is so far from the truth because I am a hot mess! But that's okay by me. The older I get, the less I know. Everyday is a journey and what an amazing ride I have had thus far. I am rich beyond belief. I have a wonderfully beautiful Husband who thinks I hung the moon and three amazing children who Love me more often than hate me. What more can I ask for? How about you? What are your riches?

I am Thirty Two years old! I tell you this so you can understand, I am 32 years old. Sometimes, only 32, other times, Dang 32! I have lived alot of life in my thirty two years. I am someones daughter, someones wife, someones mother, someones sister, someones aunt, someones student, someones teacher, and someones friend. I feel very blessed to have all of these titles. However, I can not help but to ask, Is there more? Am I suppose to do more, be more? On Thanksgiving, Jimmy and I put together a bucket list. The idea of a list of things I would like to do before I die, to say the least, was exciting! For this post, I am only 32 years old. God willing, I will live long enough to check all the adventures off my bucket list! Here are few things off my list:

1. See the Sistine Chapel
2. Venice Grand Canal
3. Hit a home run
4. Red Sox's Game in Boston
5. New York City Times Square for New Years Eve
6. Backpack Europe
7. Coastlines of Ireland
8. Changing of The Guards
10. Write a book
11. Learn a new language

How much is too much? I have been asking myself this question for a week now. How much is too much? We live in a world where more is better. I need more money, I need more clothes, I need more food, I need more time, I need more sleep. I am guilty of thinking I need more. Some where in the mess of things the need and wants has blur a bit. I have allowed myself to become so involed in a little of everything that I have forgotten what I need. I want many things, this is true, but I have so much; I am a blessed girl. It's not material things I feel I need. I need to feel needed, I need to get my work done, I need to be a good person for my kids to model after, I need, I need, I need! Enough! I have been thinking about this quite a bit today. What I need is to love my family and their love in return. I need to have great friends who I love and love me and my flaws. I need to have passion for the life God has given me. The best part about this sudden realization is I have all of this. If success where measured by the amount of love you have in your life I would be the richest person alive!

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
- Albert Einstein

every little thing

This week as been very hard for me. I am unsure if it is the lack of sunlight (due to the insane heat we are inside with certains drawn), hormones, or the fact that my partner in crime is out of town. What ever the reason, I have been in a funk. Every morning I pick my son and his two buddies up from football practice and every morning I cry. It hit me like a ton of bricks Monday morning: my son, my baby boy, my bummby, is now in high school. My child, who for nine months I made from scratch, is fourteen years old and a freshman in high school. This thought brought me to tears. You see I realized that I am only guaranteed four more years with my son. That's only four Christmas', four birthdays, four years of all the cool things he is going to be apart of. These four years will go by so fast. How do I know this you ask? Fourteen went by in a blink of an eye. I posted something about this on facebook a few days ago and some very smart women commented on my post. I was told to enjoy every moment as they come. Not to look too far into the future as I will miss what is going on now. I feel this is a wise way to live. God puts people in our lives for a season. Sometimes we are blessed to have them for a long season and others not so long. But each person is just as valuable as the one before in shaping our paths in life. So for this season I am going to enjoy the ride with my kids!

Need for more!

This past week my children and I went on a mission trip with their youth group. This was an amazing experience! Before departing Pastor Joe told us we would experience miracles.
As you know I want to be a teacher when I grow up. As I always do, I doubt myself. I wonder if I would make a good teacher, if I will "handle" parents well, and if I can deal with the pressures of every day life. During the mission trip, I was blessed to work with some great kids and their parents and I feel that I learned a great lesson!
If you want to be a good leader, (be it a teacher, boss, or parent), you must lead by example. On our trip I was reminded, if I wanted my kids (all eight of them) to work hard, then I too must work hard. If I wanted them to speak kindly to others than I needed to do the same. Words of encouragement go a long way in making a child feel good about them selves. Now, I did not do this alone. God put some pretty wonderful women in my life. I think he knew I needed them to help me show and teach my kiddos about Gods love and grace.
Now I know this sounds like it is all about me... what I did... mememememe
Well, this is my blog! and I wanted to share how I feel God used me this past week and how he taught me at the same time. God works in awesome and amazing ways! I can not wait to do more. I am so blessed and need to share what God has given me. Thank you for your time!

Back To Class

For the first time in my life I am truly happy to be returning to school. Something amazing happened while I was on Holiday; something that changed my thoughts on school and my place in this world. I affected change. Last semester I took a Government class. Through this class I learned all Texas teachers were to be taught the signs of sexual abuse in children. After learning this I told a good friend who happens to be a school teacher. Long story short she told the school councilor and they are looking into this program. I'm inspired... All things are possible through God and I now know my calling in life.