Some Thoughts

After the long weekend, I had the largest stack of invoices EVER. I just finished all of them. Some times that is the best feeling. I'm DONE! ....until the mail comes tomorrow :-)

Since we've been pretty bad at updating our blog over the last few weeks, I figured I should post even if I have nothing in particular to post about. But, then I realized that it'd be really boring to read and no one would want to comment and encourage my writing. Then I remembered that people commented on the "I'm pregnant... just kidding" post. But I decided I wouldn't give my dad-in-law heart failure again.

So here's what's been on my mind and heart lately: I've been quite challenged by some situations that bring up my biblical counseling training and it's really exciting, but I can't exactly share the details of that. I will say that it is a wonderfully undeserved blessing to see God working in the hearts of His children! Praise the Lord for His faithfulness! Praise the Lord for His perfect plan in our lives! Praise the Lord for His holiness and His justice and His grace! Praise the Lord that no matter how crazy life seems to us, He still knows what He's doing and it's not out of His hands! What a blessing to rest in that hope :-)

A Moment to Breathe

I know it's been 10 days since our last post, but rather than point out all the things we were busy doing--such as attending three weddings (one of which I was in) in two weekends, going to a baby shower (which was actually more like a party so it was co-ed) and attending our very first business meeting at our new church--I'll just say, I'm glad things have calmed down!

This weekend is the Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove, right near where we live. I'm not really sure what that entails, but I think we're planning to check it out at some point over the weekend. Sunday there will be a house-warming party at Steven & Emily's new home! I'm excited :-)

It occurred to me that many of the readers of our blog might be unaware that my younger brother, Tom, (he's 21) joined the Marines. He is currently in boot camp in San Diego, which happens to be less than an hour away from me. Despite his close proximity, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to see him until his graduation from boot camp on July 20th, when he will officially be a Marine. He'll be specializing in Aviation Mechanics, which means he'll be in school for approximately 1 year and 3 months after all his regular Marine training. Meanwhile, he's still in boot camp and I believe most, if not all, of our family is writing him on a regular basis to keep his spirits up. As he said in his letter to me, "This place breeds homesickness." He had an injury (runner's knee--tendinitis in the tendon that connects his thigh and knee) but said that he's been doing physical therapy, which is helping, and it isn't causing much of a problem anymore. Praise the Lord for that! I can only imagine that boot camp is hard enough without being injured. So, please keep him in your prayers.

In other news, I'm pregnant. No, I'm really not. Did anyone freak out at that? Sorry, it's been a slow day at work. There's really not much else going on. Tomorrow the office closes at 3 pm. I'm REALLY looking forward to the long weekend and am hoping to spend some time by the pool or at the beach. Then again, I'm sure just about EVERYone is thinking the same thing. We'll see what actually happens. And on that note, back to my invoices!

I Ride My Bike!

Today is the first day of Orange County's Bike to Work Week. I love riding my bike to work. Would I like a car to drive to and from work? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I am thankful that for now God has blessed me with the ability and opportunity to get some exercise on my four mile rides each morning and afternoon. Try riding to work. You just might like it!

Non-Monday Morning

This morning didn't feel like a Monday to me. I'm not quite sure why, but I'm feeling better than I normally do on a Monday. I've put a little thought into this and I think these are some of the reasons for the non-Monday feel of my morning:

1. I spent an hour on Saturday doing the Advanced Tae Bo workout video and then did it again this morning. Despite all the sore muscles in every part of my body, I think my energy level has increased.

2. I went to bed last night after praying for the motivation to get up in the morning and exercise. I think God gave me the right perspective on it--I'm not a morning person.

3. Ruth is getting married on Saturday!!!! I'm a bit excited about going up on Thursday with Abigail and Heather to spend some time with Ruth before the wedding :-D

4. I just read Gunner's blog from last Thursday, which put to words much of what I've been thinking about and learning. What a blessing!

5. The project I've been working on is ALMOST finished! I worked on it for a while on Sunday afternoon and now only have "finishing touches" left. My goal is to finish it tonight.


But for now, I'd better get to my invoices. Have a wonderful Monday and praise the Lord because His mercies are new every morning :-)

Our New Apartment

I know we moved in February and it's now May, but I finally got around to taking pictures and have added them to our web albums. ALSO, there are pictures of our day at California Adventure and Disneyland AND our double date with Nick & Christie in Santa Monica on Friday night. Phew. Yeah, I know, I'm shocking you with all these pictures. Leave comments!!!!