Saturday, February 23, 2008

A Funny Thing Happened Today


A funny thing happened today. Well I guess I should start by telling everyone how the week has gone first before i tell the funny thing. My week started off rough at work but it was expected. Monday nights practice was my first practice in 3 weeks and i was so lost in this new dance I felt like I couldn't get it down. I have slacked in learning it cause of my vacation and working so much. I woke up Wednesday morning feeling okay. I went to work and by lunch time I felt light headed and I was coughing a little bit. By the time I left work that day at 5:00 I was running a fever and could hardly breath. It hit me hard and out of no where. I went straight to the doctor cause I knew I wasn't going to make it if I didnt. I found out I had severe bronchitis and a sinus infection, yeah a double whammy. Well they took me off work until this monday. I spent from Wednesday night til today in the bed cause I had no energy and my muscles ached, fever, coughing, sneezing, no appetite hardly, just a blob in the bed. Well I was starting to feel bad cause I was laying in bed and doing nothing which always makes me feel sorry for myself and start to think things that I shouldn't. I started to dwell a little bit on the things that have taken place these past 6 months and the mistakes I have made and it wasn't a road I should have went down in my mind at all. I made myself get out of bed today and got out. I had to take Natalie to her solo and ensemble for band today anyway so I thought you know I will go shopping and look for a new couch. You have to understand that the thoughts I was having was over not having someone in my life to share it with and I was wondering if I really wanted that still or if anyone really wanted me. I read Tammy's blog she posted about its okay to be me, you all should stop by her blog and read it, and it reminded me that god made me exactly the way he wanted me and wouldn't change a thing about me and he has the one out there for me when the time is right for it. Well I haven't felt attractive at all lately and haven't felt like anyone was interested in me the way I am. The devil will try to hit you where you are most vulnerable at that moment to knock you down and try to stop you. So I was feeling sorry for myself and just let my mind go in directions of what if I were this way or that way. God had to remind me that I am who I am and that is his child uniquely made perfect in his sight. Okay now to the funny thing that happened today. God reminds us of how uniquely made we are in strange ways too. I picked Natalie up from here solo and ensemble and we all went couch shopping. We went to Valu City Furniture and looked around for almost 35 minutes before a salesperson walked over to us. Which is fine with me cause I like to look instead of someone following me around while I look. This salesman walks up to me and asks if I have any questions and I said yes I do and he said okay I'm here to serve and started to walk with me and the girls to the back of the showroom to see what I had a question about. Now keep in mind the whole time we are walking back to that area my girls are with me and this salesman starts flirting with me. He says are these ur sisters I laughed and said yeah right I don't look that young now. He says well you dont look like your that old either. I said no these are my brats. He said well they are as pretty as their mother. I raised my eyebrow at him and he said well It's true. I said ahuh yeah. Well while we are looking some couches he is talking to me the whole time about different stuff and he says to me well your a single mom and I try to look out for the single moms cause my mom raised me by myself so I know how it is. Natalie said how did you know she was a single mom? He smiled and said I didnt I was guessing she was. He was looking to see if a ring on my finger too.....LOL!! Come on laugh dont be so serious. Well to make along story short we bought a sectional and he drew up the paperwork and took me to the CSR and normally a salesperson leaves their customer with them and they move on. Well he didn't even though at the same time he was helping me their were two other couples who he was helping and had wait for him til he was done with me. I paid for my couch and he gave me his business card after the fact which I thought was strange and said here if you have any questions once you get the couch in call let me know. I took and put it in my wallet and was signing my receipt. I was getting ready to walk away and noticed he was still standing there. I looked at him as I was getting ready to leave and he smiled at me. I told the girls to get up it was time to go and he said they listen well the first time. I laughed and said well they know they better. He said well if you have any question call me. He said here let me write my cell number on the business card for you and give me a call if you have any questions about the couch. I must have given him a look cause he looked at the girls and said I give it to my customers. I knew he didnt give it to all his customers but I gave him his card back and he wrote it on there and said if you have questions about anything at all please give me a call. I stuck my hand out to shake his and said thank you and to have a good day and he kissed my hand and spoke something in another langueage to me. I smiled and walked off. As we walked out the door Natalie got ready to say something to me but stopped cause she thought I would get made at her. I said yes that man was hitting on mom. My girls were laughing and saying mom just got hit on by a guy. I thought about it after I got home and said thank you god for reminding me that I am uniquely mad and that it's okay to be me just the way I am. Thank you Tammy for writing that blog cause that allowed god to remind me that I am okay the way I am. I have struggled with that for the past few months. I hope that those of you who struggle with not being comfortable with who you are and the way you look that you will see that you are uniquely made by your father in heaven. He made you so why do you want to change it cause he made you perfect the first time. Never thought of it that way did you?

Friday, February 15, 2008

A Special Request

I have been taking a break from blogging lately and trying to rest and spend time with my kids. I am currently working overtime again so my time to get on the computer and blog will be much less for a while. I will cut it to once a week until work slows down.

I am happier than I've ever been and excited about what's ahead. Things have been going really well for me and I have been at peace for the first time in a long time. You all may have heard that song by Tye Tribbett "I Want It All Back", well that song has been my life for that past several months. I have been taking it all back that the devil stole from me. Tammy has told me we have some new people interested in joing W.O.W. and that is exciting. We have went through some growing pains over the past year to get ready for the harvest of people that we will be ministering to and to also be ready for the new people who will join us. It is awesome to see what is starting to take place and I can't wait to see what else lies ahead.

I have a special prayer request of everyone. It is for a friend of mine who will main nameless cause they do read my blog. They are at a point in their life that they are searching for answers and seems to be wandering around in the dark. I am there for them as a friend and I hope that my mistakes that I have made doesn't turn them from god. I hope that god can use that to show them that we all make mistakes but that he is there to forgive us and love us unconditionally. Just pray that god will get ahold of them and change their life around.





Sunday, February 10, 2008

My Trip To NY

I know everyone is wanting to hear about my recent trip to NY but to tell you the truth I dont have alot to say about it other than I had a wonderful time and it wasnt long enough of a trip for me. I saw some wonder things while I was there and I just relaxed. It's exactly what I needed and I am glad I went. This trip wasn't for me to talk about it was for me to experience and to have a time for myself which I needed badly. I took some pictures of my trip. Not as many as I would have liked to but the things I saw and experienced are in my memories forever. I want to say thank you to my friend, you know who you are, for a wonderful time. I know its not what you expected to hear from me because I talk about everything on my blog. I hope everyone understands and I hope you all enjoy the pictures.










Walking Thru The Fire So He Can Break Me Down To Mold Me Into His Image.

Walking Thru The Fire So He Can Break Me Down To Mold Me Into His Image.
Live Life With No Regrets, Laugh Til It Hurts, Love Unconditionally