once again...DUH

ok...so you probably know that our church has a libray. well, i didn't! until just recently that is!! i'm an AVID reader. i read like crazy!! anytime, all the time! just recently the Holy Spirit convicted me on what type of fiction i have been reading. so for about two weeks now, all i've read is Christian fiction. wow - it's amazing! God can teach us through different things. anyway, the library at our church has a small section of Christian fiction...so what i am doing is donating my books after i am finished with them!! any of you out there have some Christian fiction books lying around that you'd like to donate?? :) just putting a bug in your ear! or i guess in this case your eyes!

a new week

it's a new week for my first place bible study! i'm so excited!!! i can't wait to see what i learn about God this week!! is that weird to be excited? well, if it is...TOO BAD! them i'm weird!

ok, i heard that you all! yeah, WEIRDER than you already thought!! ha ha

the power of prayer

ok...gotta post this before i go get ready! i just prayed...prayed the prayer requests that we've gotten through Hillside and my own prayer requests...and the feeling i get when i'm praying and the feeling i have afterwards is so great!! it's hard for me to put into words...but i'm trying. prayer is a new thing...well, this type of a prayer life is new anyway...i'm learning so much! i guess i really can't put it into words...cuz i seem to be rambling here...but it's just so AWESOME!! that's really the only word i can come up with to explain how i'm feeling...and that still doesn't do justice. let me tell you - i feel great!! i totally feel the Lord moving in my life - and it's because i'm being obidient to Him!!! it's a freeing feeling!!!

thanks for letting me "prattle" on and on!!

this is so great!!

i woke up this morning and did not want to get up and go to church. hmm...the enemy somewhere around? lol. i just wanted to stay in bed and read or knit. well, before i even got out of bed i picked up my "starting your day right" by joyce meyer book. here's what it said that got me so excited for today!!!!

"i believe that You are making arrangements for my day. You are posting angels all thought my walk, everywhere along my path where You already know i am going to walk today." OMGosh!! God already knows where i am going to go today!! isn't that exciting??? that just hit me as such an awesome thought! everything about God is awesome!!

needless to say...i am getting up and getting ready and...GOING TO CHURCH!!! nanny, nanny, boo boo enemy! you can't get me! i've got the covering and love of Jesus on my side!!

meaning of names

STEPHANIE
Gender: Female
Root: STEPHEN
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Crown


DALLAS
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Wise


RYAN
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Little King

A Picture Share!

just a picture of ryan showing off his nemo paper!

my weight loss

ok...here's what i've decided to do. i am still going to do the first place bible study...because that is putting Jesus Christ first in my life. but...i am going to do the ww program. i just feel more comfortable with the points. so i'm following ww but still doing the bible study part of first place! i went to a ww meeting this morning and was NOT happy with the number on the scale. but that's ok - because i am going to watch that number go down!! and put God first in my life at the same time!! woo hoo!! what could be better than that????

the geek test

i took the geek test - and got....

14.59566% - Geekish Tendencies

guess that's not too geeky huh? lol

yesterday...

was very nice! i had a great birthday ~ my celebration with mom and dallas (john had to leave due to weather and his drive to carson) was WAY EARLY in the morning!!! 6:30 am to be exact! but it was very, very nice!!

WOW!! Matthew 21:22

wow...this first place bible study is teaching me sooo much!! i'm truly greatful to God for bringing this into my life!

Matthew 21:22 (NIV)
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer

Matthew 21:22 (NLT)
You can pray for anything and if you have faith, you will receive it.

WOW!! ok..yeah, i knew that if you pray God listens and you might get what you ask for. but this says IF YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL GET IT. if you have faith you will get what you pray for. this is His word!!! it's true!! if you have faith you will receive what you pray for!!! i know to those of you who are further into your Christian walk might be like, 'yeah, duh!' but for me...this is an AWESOME revelation!!!! Thank You, God!! You are mighty and awesome! Thank You!!!!

today i am...

33 years and 364 days old!! ok...that means tomorrow is my birthday! lol!! i feel like no one is going to do anything...weird...maybe it's just the enemy trying to tell me no one loves me...cuz that's what he loves to tell me...but guess what?? I'M NOT LISTENING!!! if no one says happy birthday or anything...well...it's just cuz they forgot NOT because they don't love me!! i'm not listening to the enemy anymore!

day 3

ok...day 3 following the first place program! gotta say...i LOVE the bible study and scripture reading! i'm totally into it! i had some chocolate yesterday but didn't go overboard!! isn't that great??? i think it is!

things...

things are going ok i think. wow, that sounds positive huh? not! anyway...yesterday was the first day of me doing the first place weight loss program. i am doing it on my own. i was going to follow ww but on sunday in church, God told me to do the first place program. so that is what i am doing!! :)

new year's resolution

well...of course it's losing weight - haven't done an official "resolution" in years!!! so here's to a new year and a new me!!
i've applied to the "get fit with 4" program (http://www.krnv.com/Global/category.asp?C=11383) we'll see if i get that! that would be cool. i'm going to sign up for the discovery thing too

(http://health.discovery.com/convergence/bodychallenge2006/opener.html?clik=netmain_feat1) and of course i'll be following the weight watchers program - so it should work!!!