Bad bad blogger!

UGH! Just when I was going to make the commitment to start blogging faithfully, life sweeps me away in another direction and I often forget that I even have a blog to tend to. I love to blog, dont get me wrong....but I never seem to have anything worthy to write or talk about. So yes folks! this is yet another attempt at being faithful to something!

I have been very busy around here as of late. I signed Natalie up for soccer and we had her first practice last week. It was alot of fun watching the little kids run around trying to figure out that game. She LOVES Coach Kelly and Coach Dedra and there is even a girl on her team named Avery that she really likes as well! I will upload the photos of her first practice and post them soon!

We finally found a church home, and I am so excited to get in there and serve! I went to the New Member dinner tonight and signed the paper stating my commitment to the church, and we are officially members! I met so many new people tonight, and one of the pastors on staff introduced me to his wife, and we hit it off immedieately! I am going to be joining her on her ministry of "events coordinator". That is totally my forte! I love setting things up and decorating, as well as serving others by helping out doing whatever it is that I can! Natalie LOVES our new church as well and has already learned a few songs, some verses and has made quite a bundle of new friends! I just love the direction that the Lord is leading me in and cannot wait to find out what He has in store for us next! His blessings that He gives to me every day far surpass anything that I could do or obtain on my own! Praise the Lord!

Finally, I have been really doing well in the weight loss dept! I have not had any soda, sugar or fried foods in almost a month now! I have lost roughly 21 pounds so far and am excited to start working out tomorrow! My DH is on vacation this week so we are going to workout MTW and I have to work Tand F so at least we will get three days of great workouts in! I dont miss any of the things that I used to eat at all now, and I find that I CRAVE water! Who would have ever thought that?! I HATED water. Its boring. bland. yuck. Now I find that I need it more and more and it tastes better and better the colder that it is! GOOOO WATER!

I start my next real estate class tomorrow so I am ready to get the ball rolling on that as well. Lots of good things in my life are going on right now....Bring it on Satan! MY GOD can handle ANYTHING!

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.       Joshua 1:9

This is the verse that Natalie has been studying this month in Sunday school and its so powerful! The Lord is ALWAYS with us no matter the situation we are in, discomfort we feel, or when the mountain seems to high for us to climb. How comforting!