Tropical Storm Fay-iled to get me a day off...

Not even a drop of rain. The good news is that I am headed for the beach this weekend!! (I promise there will be some photos of that event...I am trigger happy with the camera) I am so ridiculously excited about this small little beach trip that only lasts three days. One of my all time favorite things to do is travel. God created the whole world and I want to see what He did! But it has been a tough time with the finances lately and traveling was the first to get the axe. I've been trying to see the lessons in my many, many ...one more MANY rough circumstances I have encountered since turning 30, and I have to say that so far - all I have is that being broke SUCKS!! And yet - I have still found a way to spend time with friends, eat out, buy all my "girl product" splurges (YES - pedicures are necessary). So in reality, God did what He said He would do. Provided for my every NEED - not the super expensive shoes but the knock off version of them. Not the trip to Greek Isles that I would quite possibly eat a bug for (in my world - that would be the equivalent of the worst thing you could ever imagine) but a trip to the beach to see the ocean. If I do the "see the bright side" mentality, I am pretty stinkin' blessed. Does that mean I am content? Sometimes. That's where I am praying hard - to let what I am blessed with be enough and not ALWAYS want more!!

Numero Uno

I figured I would give my first shot at this blog thing a splash of color :) ...

I'll begin by telling you what this blog o' mine will NOT be: full of photos of my husband and children as they do not exist at this time. (But you'll see plenty of photos of shenanigans and good times had by a single white female! the non-psycho variety)

Here' s what I hope it WILL be: a blessing to someone else. And an honest wide open look into my ups and downs as I walk with Jesus.

I was in church 9 months before I was born. And growing up I never understood why people gave testimonies. I used to think I didn't have one because I was raised in church and never had anything bad happen to me like drug addiction or whatever. Now that I am the "ripe old age" of 31 -I finally get it. To hear someone share what Jesus has done in their life or even hearing that they are struggling encourages the heck out of me. And I do have a testimony. One that people can identify with because the same God that saved all those former drug addicts I heard speak in church as a kid moves in the life of this Southern-Baptist raised girl from Trinity, FL. And God can use my story and future stories to bless others so I should share!

...Soon to come - photos of the summer fun I have had thus far - I live in a wicked awesome state - no snow EVER!!...