Back on the 'Social Network'

I'm actually really surprised at myself- I was able to go the entire Easter season without the Facebook or the Twitter! I remember having slight anxiety the first few days (seriously!), anxious to just get online and sign in. My obsession with these sites were baaad, I can't tell you how many times my husband has had to yell at me to get off my phone and stop checking my FB lol He hardly ever uses his and doesn't see the point really. But for me it just became a very unhealthy habit.


So the first week was the hardest.  And that was it. 


I then asked myself what was the big deal!? So then I thought it was more like reading those tabloid gossip magazines (that I want to burn everytime I pass by one) I'm not going to say that everyone on my friend's list posts crappy things but....the majority of the statuses are negative, unnecessary and offensive.  The conversations have a tendency to go nowhere.



Also, I noticed that the only times I was especially anxious to go on was when I wanted to share something that encouraged me.  Whenever I read a powerful scripture or heard an awesome song. I missed catching up with friends who I never see and the groups I'm a part of that would give daily words of encouragement.   But other than that...I didn't miss anything else about it!  I remember signing back on Easter Sunday and saying "Ok, the purpose of MY fb needs to change".


On a brighter note, I was able to focus more on the Word and my prayer life! Replacing the bad habits with spiritual discipline to grow closer to my Lord- that's something to celebrate kids! ^.^  


It's amazing how much closer God can bring you to Him through sacrifice.

We are called to stand up for our Lord and Savior

Here's a great article I read supporting Kirk Cameron's opinions on homosexuality. She makes good points such as "people that believe in God and believe the Bible is the holy, inspired word of God cannot pick and choose the parts they don’t like and throw them away..."

She also states that "Just because Christians think homosexuality is a sin does not mean we hate those that are homosexual."

I'm a theatre geek and many of my good friends are gay-whom I love! They respect my views and I do not force to change theirs. I do not believe anyone should force others to believe what they do. You will not have much success.

But when questioned about my beliefs, I will always stand up for my God because I am called too...

Check it out:

 Quit Bashing Kirk Cameron

Happy Valentine's Day friends!!!

You are loved... on Valentine's and always.

*click above for a sweet letter from God*

~*~"how beautiful you are my darling..."Song of Songs 4~*~

xoxo *Happy Valentine's Day!* xoxo

Search for a Church birthday weekend!

Gary and I will be checking out Resurrection Life Church *planning on my birthday-February 12th! yaaaay ^.^ *-it's kinda wierd because I remember a few summers ago I wanted to go to this church but had doubts after a conversation with the pastor.  I remember thinking is this a sign from God? Or the devil just trying to stop me from going? So instead of praying through it and asking for God help on the decision, I allowed my mind to get foggy and I never ended up going...prayerfully, Gary and I made the decision to take the leap to go ^.^

Here's a scripture my best friend Concetta and I read last night over the phone (she lives in MD and we have these 2 hour phone dates at least once a week) It was so encouraging to read-God knows my heart and it reminded me that as we are on this search...as long as I have Christ as my guide and His word as my armor...I have nothing to fear.

^{I Corinthians 1:10-17 10} I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. ¹¹ My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. ¹² What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas”; still another, “I follow Christ.”  ¹³ Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, ¹⁵ so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power...

Once Upon A Time

Ok my husband and I are a little obsessed with this new show 'Once Upon A Time' and we are just not tv people but ever since we saw ads for this we had to check it out. Anyway-we caught up on all the episodes this week on HULU plus (Yep. We dumped Netflix. A long awaited decision but we had to do it.)  and well...our dialogues can get interesting late hours of the night....

Me: Babe, how come you never take me to a random log cabin in the forest whilst getting caught in a rainstorm? WITH a fire ready and warm quilt blankets???

Gary: *..stares..*

I'm sorry that I would rather just take you to the car and bring you safely home...why don't we try this scenario but also go fall down a cliff so I can save you!....

Gary: I think it's time to go to bed.



Blimey Cow!

So Gary and I have talked about the possibility of home schooling our children and we stumbled across this hilarious video by Blimey Cow!

We both went to public school and honestly: don't miss a minute of it. Gary probably had a worse experience with the whole thing. Raising our kids in a Christian home is important to us and home schooling or sending them to a Christian based school are the options we're looking at now. And in my opinion-home schooling weighs out everything else. Thanks Blimey Cow-you made some good points! ^.^

2 year update!

I really didn't realize how long it had been since I last blogged. I mean the last time I blogged before yesterday's post I wasn't even engaged yet! Well Gary *my husband* and I have had A LOT that's gone on since then ^.^

Firstly, we are one month and 11 days married today-(together for over 6 1/2 years).  December 10th, 2011 was the happiest day of our lives (so far).  Gary told me yesterday how much he misses that day as he was standing next to my wedding dress. (I really have to let go and get that preserved already)  It was such a beautiful, God-filled day.  That day we felt God the most, like He was standing right next to us.  And all of our family and friends enjoyed it just as much, we had so much love and support on that awesome day....we're now even more excited about the adventure that lies ahead of us in married life!

Gary's already planning our vow renewals....25 years down the road of course ^.^

We went on our honeymoon the day after and spent a week in Los Angeles, CA.  And this was the best week of our lives! I think our favorite spot out there was the Griffith Observatory.  We're kind of nature/hiking freaks and this place had an awesome view of the city as well as hiking trails. Oh and the famous Hollywood sign was very close by too. 

During this week we were able to meet with the very talented Chad Ahrendt, director of Reconciliation. A great great great christian movie that, in our opinion, blew FireProof out of the water! It's available for Video-On-Demand and Streaming. You can rent it from Amazon too and all Life Way bookstores should have them in stock. The story was gracefully written and the Gospel speaks louder than ever in this movie. If you loved the big name Christian films FireProof or Courageous you definitely need to check this out.Reconciliation the movie

Also, the short film that I've been working on for 5 years (I'm starting to understand the meaning "in God's time") has had some door openings within the past week. Continuing to pray though that this project finally gets lifted off the ground!

*Maybe this summer Lord???* :o)

A lot of exciting projects in the making but Gary and I know our first priority on the list is our marriage. We've grown so much together in Christ and are so blessed to have the friends we do who support us along the way. Our pre-marital (now just "marital"?) counselors lead a Bible study in their home that we attend weekly.  In this group we truly feel like a family and the fellowship just continues to grow! 

Our goals are to reach out more as much as we can, however the Lord wills us. So I'll be sure to update more along the way of our ups and downs and in betweens ^.^

Thanks for reading!

*and God Bless!!!*