Happy Thanksgiving

So I am several weeks late and Christmas is almost here but I had to.....

My three random thoughts for today....

Three things to start off this week:

1. One of the things I hate the most in my queendom is a bad run. Yoda and I went running this morning and it was not so great..but its ok we will repeat this run later.

2. Last week, I drove Darth Vader for the first time without my sign. Thank you to everyone who have shared tips, sat in the passenger seat, drove behind me, cheered me on, and prayed for me. *selftaught*

3. Homemade garlic bread, spicy veggie penne and a foot rub is what I got from my awesome husband last night to end a great weekend and start off my week. (*notonlyismybrotherbetterthanyoursbutmyhusbandisalsobetterthanyours~~beveryjealous*)

Have a great week everyone!!

Pumpkin whoopie pies

Popeye and I have our first fall/thanksgiving tradition as of this year....I made pumpkin whoopie pies almost from scratch (I used the pumpkin from the can) He (and so did everyone else) loved them...Here is a picture of what was left..Anyway, Popeye has asked me if I can make this yummy goodness every year around this time...I am loving making memories and traditions with him.

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Came across this from a friend.....I love stuff like this...

Thought for the day: September 4th, 2015

In my life on every aspect and level I am learning and trying to hand it all over to God. Part of this process at least for me is starting my day with Him. So when I saw these to photos on Pinterest I had to take time to post it on my blog and share it with everyone. One of my personal goals in life is to start and end each day with God. As well as, giving Him complete control of everything in my life. 

The Saga of Yoda continues

Yoda in the past week has decided that chewing his food is for the birds...which leaves me cleaning up vomit sometime later. So I went back to putting toys in his bowl to slow him down..

This morning, when I picked up his bowl to feed him the toys were missing. This dog hid his toys so that I couldn't put them in the bowl. So sorry Yoda, but that is now how this works. So where did I find the toys? One was in the hamper of dirty laundry,  another one was under his bed, and the last one was under the couch...

This evening at his dinner time--he tried to take them out before he started eating so I had to tell him no, no dear pup you eat with them in the bowl...He gave me that look of "you are an evil witch"..but I can happily report he chewed his food. 

Thought for the day: August 26, 2015

Something better

Where is God directing you today?

Happy Heart

Today is a good. I was blessed with hearing Popeye's voice today....I am so thankful. I really needed that pick me up. Its been a long time...Popeye and the rest of the crew you guys stay safe out there... T minus X months till homecoming...

The Sub life

I came across this blog post the other day and had to share it. I have had several people ask what my life is like and I try to explain it. There is just so much to the adventure and journey that I am on with my Popeye. This woman did quite a great job explaining a fraction of our adventure. The only difference between her family and mine is that Popeye and I don't have kids. I hope you take the time to read her blog (it is quite a long post) but it is well worth the read if you are curious about being a submariner wife.

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Birthday 2015

I had plans to celebrate my birthday every day for the month of July. However, life had different plans. My truck unexpectedly (at least to me) needed 4 new tires. So $630 dollars later, I have new tires. As a result, my plans for my birthday had to change. But I did end up with two cakes....The second cake has 31 candles :) I can't believe I am 31.

Chocolate

This is the story of my life....So I deem this statement 1000% valid.

I can't technology

I have unintentionally successfully killed all the tablets in my house. How? I am not even sure, the screen just went black and wouldn't turn back on. One frozen in a middle of a update. Either way, they all met their demise in my hands. I took two of the three tablets to my Guam Dad and brother to take a look at. One of the two tablets, to my surprise was not dead at all in the sense of me breaking it. It just had an extremely dead battery. LOL! I am a genius---I can't technology.

"Soul On Fire"

For the past two months or so, I have been in a spiritual funk. I haven't had the desire to read my bible, pray, go to church or anything. I would occasionally do all of them but I wasn't into any of it. I was just going through the motions because I profess to be a Christian and its the Christian thing to do. 

To be honest, I am not sure what precipitated my mood changes or this funk. But whatever it was it has a lasting effect. Because I am not "connected" to Jesus like I normally am, my personality, attitude, and moods have changed. And if I am to be honest and quite frank, at times it was very unlike my normal self. In the past two months, I have used profane langauge and have treated others unkindly. I am ashamed at how I have been acting. I have apologized to those around me that I have hurt in the process. I still have a few people I need to reach out and apologize to. 

Lately I started listening to KLOVE again and it is slowing changing my life back around. This morning they played a song that spoke to my heart and has become my new spiritual motto..The song is called Soul on Fire by Third Day. I am posting two different videos of the same song because I like both versions. 

Anyway, I am hoping to get back on track soon. 

Have a great day!

I invited Snoopy to help me with today's post....

Thought for the day: May 20, 2015

I read the following this morning in my devotional book  "Minute devotions for women"... be encouraged...


Dark Nights

No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Joshua 1:5 

Do you have trouble sleeping when something is weighing on your mind? Do you find yourself pacing the floor half the night, unable to quiet your racing mind? If so, you know how dark the night gets just before dawn. In that quiet dark you can feel so alone with your problems.

Just as God promised to be with Joshua for all the days of his life, He is with you. He promises to never leave you or forsake you. Even if at this moment you can't sense His presence, be assured that God is with you. He knows what you're going through and He cares.

Beach Day in March

The last couple of months have been super busy so I am just now getting a chance to sit down and blog about my experiences.....I will begin with my random day at the beach...It was glorious...Spent all day (9 hours) on the beach....I am truly blessed.

Thought for the day: March 10, 2015

****I read this somewhere. I don't remember where but I copied it into an email so it must have been online somewhere. Either way, I thought it was good food for thought. 

According To Jesus We Have One Role

What started out as a one week challenge to my church, has turned into nine weeks of daily reading and living through the lens of Jesus’ words in John 15. I don’t know how many messages I’ve heard on this passage, but Jesus has captured my attention enough to the point of me working and living it out.

“I am the Vine (Jesus), and my Father is the Gardener…”Stop right there. Why have I lived my life thinking that I was the gardener, thinking it was my job to plant seeds, water, grow fruit and prune myself and others? I thought my job was to protect the plant, provide all its nutrients, etc.

What would it look like for God the Father to be the Gardener in our lives? What if we are simply to be branches attached to Jesus the Vine in the greater Garden of the Father? I think the “Kingdom of God” could be synonymous with the “Garden of God.”

“…Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful…with fruit that lasts.” Have you ever seen a rose bush that has been properly pruned? It looks bare, naked, beat up and humbled. Yet without this pruning, the plant will not bear much fruit. It will eventually cease to be effective, hence cut off from the vine. What if the Gardener’s pruning is motivated out of a love for His Vine and its branches? Have you been pruned lately? What if pruning were a gift, not necessarily comfortable, but a gift?

I double dog dare you to try this: Read the first half of John 15 every day this week. Try not to learn too much, but just start asking questions and poking holes, such as: What is fruit? What does remaining look like? What’s my role?

Simply BE A BRANCH attached to the Vine (Jesus) trusting the wisdom of the Gardener (The Father)!

-TIM

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Monday's

Sunset 6March15

The sunsets of Guam are so amazing. I have a new thing of ending my week and starting the Sabbath watching the sun set at one of the many beaches here on this little island. Today this is what I saw.....

Nails

Yesterday the girls and I went out for a girls day out. We got our nails done...This is what I got done to my toes.

Happy New Year

I am a month late. But I wanted to wish each of you a happy new year. I pray that this year is a year full of many blessings and then some. May this year be a year that your life is forever changed in a great way and so much more.

Jeremy Camp - He Knows (Lyric Video)

Thank God that He knows......I can't wait for this album to come out. I pre-ordered. It. I have heard 4 songs off of it and am in love with each of them.

Jeremy Camp - Christ In Me (Lyric Video)

Such a beautiful song. This is how I try to live my life on a daily basis.