pretty good

Things right now are slow going, but overall I feel really good about where I am in life. Things are looking good to me right now. I do have a small conflict going on, but I'd rather wait to talk about it until I know where it'll lead me. Josh has his EMT certification test this upcoming Friday, I'm working 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday, which means I can't spend the day with Josh on his first Father's Day. It makes me sad that I didn't realize it until after I said I could do it. Hopefully he'll forgive me.

I'm enjoying seeing Jacqueline growing up, it's just happening WAY too fast! She's starting to roll from back to front, and going from sitting into a crawling position, even though she's much happier when she's standing. Girl's going to be walking before she crawls!

This week we finally begin our true journey with Financial Peace University. I'm so excited to be doing it the way it's meant to be done and not my " i think i can handle it, but not exactly the way its prescribed" way. I'm excited to see how we can change our lives in the 13 weeks of the course.. see how much of a pay raise we can give ourselves!!!

That's about all for now. I hope everyone has a great weekend. :)

encouragement and faith

So yesterday was a friends birthday party and it was really good to be able to sit and talk with friends. I really miss them!!! I have to say that I'm feeling better about myself and my motivation to really get going on this "wellness" track that I'm on. I'm happier, smiling more, and enjoying the scenes that are around me more. I'm hoping that I'll be able to keep up the good work, and get moving more so that I can start to see the pounds melt away as I did before when I actually had time to go to the gym for an hour everyday!! ha!

I'm also feeling a little frustrated at the fact that I'm not understanding fully the radical faith that I know some of my friends/family have. I understand that they have it... I suppose its really the fact that I'm jealous that I don't think I have the same level of faithfullness as they do. I can feel my heart yearning for something more.. and I know that God is one who can fill that void... however, I'm perplexed at how to go about getting there. I'm wanting to finish a book called Radical: Taking back your faith from the American Dream by David Platt. I only got 50 pages into it, but it brings up some very good points that I'm interested in investigating further.

I think that is all for today... I'm hoping that today continues to go fast... I'm ready for my weekend to be here again!!! :)

high hopes!

Today is my first day back at work after almost a week vacation that was SO needed! I feel great and rejuvinated! Alas, the weekend wasn't great on the diet, but so far today, I feel great and I'm back on track! It's been easier than I thought it would be, which is alwasy a great help! I have changed our meal planner to be one that is Low Fat, and in looking at some of the meals, it looks pretty decent, So i'm really excited for it! Hoping this weekend continues the good trend!

Back to reality

So last weekend we went on our first true family vacation. It was to Springfield to see family, but nonetheless, it was a vacation. Jackie did really well, and I'm surprised how well I did staying realatively close to my "diet plan". It was great to sleep in, stay up late, and have other people to help watch Jackie ;). I was able to go shooting with Josh and our uncle Jason. It was great to get to feel comfortable with at least one gun...it may only be a .22, but it's better than nothing. I also feel much more confident about being able to hit a target now! :) I can't wait until July when we head back for a fish fry and fun at our Nanny's house!! :) It's so great to be able to get together with family.

It was brought up that Josh may look for EMT work down in Springfield once he gets his license. I would LOVE to move down there...just a slower pace to life that isn't nearly as frantic as it is up here. I would hate moving away from family, but we'd be moving closer to family too. This has led me to have many questions on my heart, as I need guidance to make such large decisions...especially now that Jackie is a part of our lives. It isn't just Josh and I, but at least she isn't in school yet..

I've also gone through and put away winter items, and cleaned out Jacqueline's dresser. It feels like a weight is lifted each time we clean out our clothes. I feel especially good about being able to donate so many items.. especially baby clothes that will be able to help someone that wasn't as fortunate as I was/am.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend, and hope that the weeks to come bring great joy to your heart and life! :)