Poems I have wrote:

Somebody to Love:

All I wanted was somebody to love,

Not knowing He was the clouds above.

When we are young we dream of a Prince,

Then wonder why he is mean and so tense.

He hits, yells and manipulates me,

All I want to do is get away and be free.

Why God would you do this,

He shows love with his fist.

Why wasn’t I just satisfied with you?

Instead I found love in more than just a few.

You knew the one I was supposed to wed,

I went looking for him instead.

It turns out that I should have opened my ears,

So I could listen to my God with such great fears.

Lord you are all I need,

So set me free from this seed.

I found that person to love me,

It was Jesus Christ so let it be.

The Devil:

After sharing my life with the Lord,

We sometimes fall away and get bored.

Only because we aren’t hearing Him,

And instead we listen to them.

The devil is the one, who we stray to,

Of course we have a choice in what we do.

The devil just makes it look so right,

But remember we have to fight.

When are we going to look up to the sky?

And ask God to help us and not to lie.

The devil and God is our constant battle,

When talking to God it’s okay to tattle.

Be honest and true to God and to who you are,

Our real address (Heaven) is not that far.

My Life:

What did I do with my life?

I once had turned to a knife.

It was all about drinking and drugs,

It’s in the past now sweep it under the rugs.

But I have to tell everyone the news,

God can save you just kneel at the pews.

He took me from my drunken bliss,

That was my snake and all he did was hiss.

Next there was the sleeping in bed after bed,

Why didn’t I wait for that like the Lord said.

Then I went from boys to girls,

That wasn’t me that was the world.

How could I do this to dad and mom?

They raised me that Jesus is the one to calm.

He shed his blood for me and you,

But I was more worried about friends and boys too.

Thank God He saved my soul,

And I didn’t end up on the pole.

I love you Lord with all my heart,

I will never leave you nor will we part.

Hi my name is Alice

Sometimes in life I feel like Alice from Alice in Wonderland.  You know in the beginning I am supposed to be doing what my mother says and the next thing I am on some wild goose chase looking for a rabbitt.  But most importantly she is looking for a Rabbitt that isn't even real.  None of it is real.  So all the mess ups that she has with the mad hatter, chessire the cat, and tweedle dee and tweedle dum aren't even real.  That is something we need to think about, on a wild goose chase for something that won't even matter the next day.  We as people are always chasing something whether it be the next fix, the next boy/girl, the next person that will make us happy, or even the next self help book.  In the Bible it tells us something about following the next self help book.  We need to remember that we can't do it by ourselves.  According to the message in Mark 8:35 it says "Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self "  We can't help ourselves, we need Jesus.  See Alice thought that she would follow the rabbitt to a great place and then she ends up having to drink something to make herself smaller and than eat a cookie to make herself bigger and all the while she is going no where but in circles.  Sometimes my life feels like that.  That I am going in circles that I can't take the right way to get where I need to be.  I try to find my way but I can't.  Jesus is the way and the truth and we can't get to his Father except through him. 

This also makes me think of the song "The Way" by Jeremy Camp.  His way of explaining that Jesus is the way is remarkable.  What strikes me as odd is you would think this would already be burnt into my head but as previous blogs before I have told you over and over again I AM STUBBORN!!!  This is also something that was discussed in a previous lesson on a Wednesday night.  I know that he is the way.  I just need some help as do a lot of people realizing that I can't do life alone.  I need his help and I am not sure why it has taken me so long to actually realize this.  I can say until I am blue in the face that I can't do it alone I need God but until I actually profess it to him "God I can't do this alone I need your help," until I actually mean than nothing will happen. 

So instead of chasing a rabbitt that isn't even real lets chase God.

Obedience

Obedient. The root word of being obedient is to obey. Obey means to listen and do what you are told.

I was going to blog about trading your sorrows but instead I wouldn't be obedient if I didn't tell the amazingness (i know that's not a real word but I had no other way to describe it) of Gods love. If you haven't experienced it then you might not know the greatness of His love.

Let me start this story off 6 weeks ago, that's when it all started. We found out that we had a large amount of a credit at Shands. So what would anybody do, they would call about it. So as my husband asked me to call I did that the very next day at work. I called and found out it was going to take a few weeks because they just needed to make sure that we didn't owe any money. Well we waited and waited and still hadn't heard anything for about 4 weeks. So 2 weeks ago Mike asked me to call again about the credit on the account. So the next day at work I called and spoke to a lady that told me that it wasn't a credit it was a debt. So I was a little upset to find out that it was a debt, and to think I had to break the news to Mike.

Well we forgot and didn't worry about it. Well last week before Mike went on the men's leadership conference we had some pretty tough stuff happen to us. Well I stayed calm because I knew that God had us, that there is nothing that he can't do for us. So Mike didn't want to go on this trip because he was so distraught at what had happened to us. He even told me that the only reason he was going was because of me. So Mike called me on Saturday morning and told me he had an amazing time and that he was going to go next year. I wad unbelievably happy to hear everything Mike was telling me. I was thankful so thankful of Gods love. Mike came back a different person.

Well now that we have given it all to God to help us handle the tough stuff that was thrown at us from the devil we decided to thank God for helping us handling it in another way by being positive. Well today on October 11, 2011 we got that large credit from Shands in the mail and immediately Mike yelled Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus. Of course I had know idea what he was talking about so I asked him what is it and he showed me the check. It was amazing God had helped us out because we were obedient. It can happen to you if you obey.

Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.

2 Corinthians 2:9 For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.

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You WorryWart

Worrywart, who came up with that and what does mean.

It sounds kind of gross.

So according to definitions I have looked up it means one that worries incessantly. I also found out on ask jeeves that it came from a comic called "Out Our Way," there was a character on there that caused others to worry so they called worry watt.

Hey you worrywarts out there I just want to let you know YOU can't do anything about anything by yourself (by the way this includes myself). Even when you think you aren't worrying, you are. Prime example I have this issue and I was looking for answers online and Isiah told me stop and be still. You are worrying about this and I said no I am not, but then she explained it to me. Because I am looking for the answers I am worrying about it and I am trying to handle it on my own. If we as Christians worry about things then we are telling God that he isn't in control but hello HE IS!!

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Sometimes I feel like a pawn....

Sorry its been awhile I just got wrapped up in this game we call life. I was living my life instead of living the life God wants me to live.

You know life doesn't always go according to your plan. I feel like a pawn in a game sometimes. Do you remember the game chutes and ladders. We let a die dictate what direction we are going in the game. That is kind of like letting our own brains dictate where we go in life instead of listening to God. The die says to take two steps and so you do. You look down and realized you get to go up a ladder. You see when you follow your brain sometimes you get good directions but before you know it you have gotten yourself in a rut just like in the game. You might be doing good so far going up ladders and then you look at the board and you are sliding down a chute. Life happens like that in fact it happened to me last week. We aren't all perfect but we do need to remember to keep our eyes on the Lord. He can be our dice. He can tell us to go two steps forward and say wait don't go any farther. Sometimes he speaks through other people like for instance for me its my husband and my friend Isiah. My husband tells me he needs me and he feels like I am never home, and right after he says that what do I do...go out. My friend Isiah says don't push people into doing something because they might run and what do I do...push. God uses people and himself to help us along the way and then its our decision what we do from there. So the next time you are given the decision between a chute or a ladder I hope you look up to God and follow him.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me!

Hello everyone, I am sorry that it has been awhile.  Well lets see, what to talk about....no not Aretha Franklin, but it is of what she sang about.  RESPECT!  The other night at church on Wednesday night we spoke of respect.  How to earn respect.  And just to go over what Jaime spoke about that there are 4 ways to earn respect. 
1.  Being wise in our speech.
Proverbs 12:17

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 ¹⁷ An honest witness tells the truth,
   but a false witness tells lies.

Proverbs 12:22

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 ²² The LORD detests lying lips,
   but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
Ephesians 4:29-32

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 ²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. ³² Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

2.  Be a hardworker.
             - Be on time to work.
Romans 16:6
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 ⁶ Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
Romans 16:11-12

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 ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.
   Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
 ¹² Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.
   Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.

3.  Maintain moral integrity.

4.  Be humble.
      - Read Daniel chapter 4.

Ok with this recap from wednesday night.  How can our young people respect older people or others when they don't even respect themselves.  I went out shopping the other day with Isiah and I realized that the young clothing that is being marketed to our young women, shirts that don't cover much and shorts where girls butts hang out of them.  What is wrong with actually wearing clothes and let what is under those clothes be a gift to the man you marry not for every Joe Schmoe.  My mother when I was a child used to scare me with telling me that even if I kissed a boy I would get pregnant and for the longest time I believed her.  And of course I finally realized it wasn't true.  Also she used to tell me that if you place the Bible in between you and your date then he would have to crawl over Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John just to get to you.  Some of the young women these days don't really know what respecting yourself means.  Lets start off with the clothes some of the girls wear for instance the short skirts, dresses, shorts, shirts, even the clothing that looks like you wear to a club are not respectful.  The first thing a guy thinks of is wow she might be easy.  Guys have visual turn ons and girls have emotional and physical turn ons.  I posted two pictures on my facebook of two shirts that are marketed to our young girls.  It almost looks like it will be nothing one day like the book The Emporers New Clothes.  Johnny Diaz has this amazing song that fits right in about respecting yourself and how there is someone out there that loves you for you...JESUS!!!!

Be still.....Shut up and Pray

          Today I was watching my cheese melt to my meatloaf for a meatloaf sandwich.  It is kind of how we are with God whe we are obeying God we tend to melt and change form.  So you would start out as a square piece of cheese but when you are in his word everyday you form into the person he wants you to be.  For instance like when the cheese is in the microwave it melts and forms itself around the meatloaf.  So why can't we be like the cheese in the microwave.  Well we can.  We need to ask God to change us.  God change me and make me into the person you want me to be.  Use me teach me.  Be still and know that he is there.  I have this friend and I like to call this friend Isiah.  Well Isiah said that it is good to just be still and listen.  So I am reading my book The Power of a Praying Wife and as I am reading it, it says to be still and not speak acutally it says "Shut Up and Pray."  It also says it is better to not speak sometimes, and that sometimes when you are speaking it can sound like nagging.  Which by the way doesn't work.  Nagging, hastling, and even speaking doesn't work.  So I need to learn to keep quit sometimes.  And you know what I hate admitting that my friend Isiah is right but they are.  Also as I was reading this in Stormie's book, something came over me and I shut the book because I knew my friend was right.  Well I would likt to say thank you to God and thank you to my friend Isiah.  I want to be the woman and wife that God wants me to be.  But I have got to remember that I can't change things only God can change things because he is in control.  The Bible says, "A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back" Proverbs 29:11.  I am the fool right now and i want God to change me into the wise man.  The Bible also says that "Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.  For God is in heaven, and you on earth; therefore let your words be few"  Ecclesiastes 5:2.  I need to learn when God is telling me to be quit and pray, instead of running off at the mouth that I like to call "Word Vomit."  I have a lot of that.  So God teach me when to speak and when not to speak.  Be still and know that he is GOD!!!

You've Got a Friend in Me!!!

          So first let me first off start saying that I am sorry to Shirley for throwing myself a pity party this week about friends.  Okay any way I was thinking about my friendships and got a little down because for some reason I felt like I really didn't have any.... What is wrong with me, when I went out to the clubs and bars I made friends no problem.  But now I feel like I can't really make them.  Well I was wrong.  I have friends in fact Jesus is my best friend and so is my husband!!!! I have the many new friends I have met at East Pointe and through the bible study.  So everyone thank you so much for being my friend!

P.S. I know its really short tonight but I will have more wisdom to share later.

God is in Control

          So let me first start off by telling you guys that my mouth can sometimes get me in trouble.  So the first day I started my devotional in Jesus is Calling book, I found out something very interesting.  That when God is trying to get your attention he doesn't stop he is always doing it.  Well it first started out with my parents I guess, that my mouth gets me in trouble basically its not what you say its how you say it, also my facial expressions speak a thousand words.  Then I met Mike and he has told me the same thing.  Now when your parents tell you this your like "whatever" they are my parents.  Well when the man you love tells you this then you start to believe it.  Now when you are out to lunch with friends after church and two other people tell you then that should make you think about it for real.  Well of course I am really stubborn and need to work on that as well, but anyway I didn't listen to them.  Well of course August 2, 2011 mark the date, God spoke to me through my devotional and it was about my mouth.  How crazy is that, that when I turned to that page the first words are "WATCH YOUR WORDS DILIGENTLY."  Hello! Its even in all caps now if that is not telling me something then I don't know what is.  So I have learned to pray "Help Me Holy Spirit."  So this is something I need to work on. 

          So are you keeping up there are two things that I need to work on stubborness, my mouth (James 1:19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry), and now its not letting God take control of my life.

          I have a really hard time with that one...okay maybe all of them but I need to remember at all times that God is in Control.  You see I am going through a situation with my job and wasn't quite sure what to do.  But with prayer and the help of my wonderful husband.  I am going to stay there until I find another job.  Because God has something bigger and better planned for me somewhere along the road.  My hardest thing is remembering that, you see I get stressed about things like that.  I am a stressed person and a worrier.  But if we can, including me, remember that he is in control and he will guide us on the path that we need to take.  We just have to be willing to let him have is way in us. 

I love you all and Goodnight!

Because He is Holy

          So I have been struggling a lot lately.  So I was sitting in Bible study tonight and was thinking of the things that I was struggling with.  And I forgot that I needed to lay everything down at the feet of Christ and he would take care of everything.  So this was the first night that I had been there that we had worked out of the book "The Prayer that Changes Everything - The Hidden Power of Praising God."  First of all let me say that I really needed this tonight, I needed to know this so that I could praise him in everything I do.  I also needed to know how to be Holy.

           So let me first off tell you that Julieanna found this scripture that I needed to read and it was amazing and it spoke straight to me.  It was Lamentations 3:25-36.  It said "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.  It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.  It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.  Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; let him put his mouth in the dust-there may yet be hope; let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.  For the Lord will not cast off forever but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.  To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth, to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High, to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve."  I really needed the first line, "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him."  Well bingo there it is.  I am saying that it is God's will, that everything in my life is God's will but I am really not practicing it.  I praise and worship him at Church and try to in my everyday life.  But I am not having that quiet time with God in a daily devotional.  I need to spend time with God.  (Which happens to be another God thing.)

          So then we kept on throughout the lesson and then I found a prayer that I wanted to start praying.  I was reading aloud to the group of women and I felt a layer of warmth come over me while I was reading this and hit me that I needed this tonight I needed this lesson to make me realize that I need to spend more time with Him.  So it says;  "Holy, holy, holy are You, Lord, and worthy to be praised.  I worship You and thank You that You are perfect and lovely and pure and wonderful.  The beauty of Your holiness is awesome beyond words.  Thank you for wanting to impart Your holiness to me.  Lord, I need your holiness to penetrate my life and wash away anything that is unholy in me.  Take away any attitude, and hidden sin of the mind, any activity or action that I do which is not what You would have for me.  I know You did not call me to uncleanness, but to holiness.  Show me the way to holiness in my own life.  Make me into a holy person who is separate from anything that separates me from You.  Enable me to reject whatever is not Your best for my life so that I can be a partaker of Your holiness.  I don't want to limit what You desire to do in me because of any sin or impurity of character.  help me to be holy as You are holy.  Establish my heart 'holy and blameless' before You.  Give me clean hands and a pure and humble heart."  And of course this makes me think of a song that I have fallen to my knees over because it was an amazing song.  So I waited before I shared it because we needed to finish the lesson.  So then I saw another scripture in our lesson. Which read;

"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?  Or who may stand in His holy place?  He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully." - Psalm 24:3-4

That was it....I have tell them about the song Give us clean hands.  This song has been sung by a bunch of people but my favorite version is that of Mark Shultz.  This song has had me on my knees balling my eyes out asking God to give me clean hands and a pure heart.  So here is the song.

          Okay so on a side note.  When I said earlier that this was a God thing.  We just spoke on Wednesday night that we needed to be doing a daily devotional with God.  That we needed that quiet time with him.  Why am I so stubborn?  Why can't I listen when God speaks to me the first time?  Instead it took me 2 times for me to listen to him. 

           So Lord I pray that you can give me clean hands and a pure heart that I may start learning how to be Holy like you are Lord.  Also give me the discipline to start spending more time with you on a daily basis. 

Leaving a Legacy

          Okay so I was looking on the Internet and saw that Amy Winehouse died on Saturday night.  Then I realized that this is the reason the world is the way it is.  Young men and women think its okay to do things like drugs, sex, alcohol, prostitution, and many other things because the actors/actresses and singers act the way they do.  When I saw the post that she died it made me think about our young society and how they are so receptive to the way the pop stars and movie stars are acting.  What happened to us looking up to people with morals, people from the bible, and to the people that made us, like our parents, and how they have made their lives.  What happen to us trying to leave a legacy by showing everyone that our faith is in God and not in the earthly people. 

          The young men in our society think it is okay to beat women, harass women, and treat them like crap.  When you have people like Eminem the rap star who always talks about that.  Or even if you put on the radio and listen to any rap song they are calling women bad names.  This is why our young men think its okay.  They also think its okay to dress the way they do or try to be "pimps" because of what these songs are saying and of what the movies show.  Why can't our young men be more like David from David and Goliath.  In I Samuel it talks about how small David was and how King Saul wanted him to wear all this armor and have a big sword.  But David said no because he had his faith in God and he took his sling shot and five stones.  He hit Goliath and he fell to the ground.  Then David took Goliaths sword and killed him with it.  If the young men could listen to this story and see how David was with his faith in God then they wouldn't have to try and do all these things to get attention. The young men need to know that they cannot leave a legacy on this world by doing things like the earthly men do. 

          When our young women listen to music like Britney Spears and watch people like Lindsay Lohan, and our parents and elders don't do anything about the way they dress or the way they are selling themselves to men then that is a problem.  Think of what kind of mark these women have left on our little girls and our world.  First of all Lindsay Lohan has taught our young women that it is okay to lie, cheat, and steal. This young lady has done nothing to leave a legacy, she has repeatedly checked in and out of rehab for an alcohol problem.  She has continued to do drugs and dress in clothes that are not modest.  She has been a problem for our young ladies.

Also don't let me get started on Britney Spears, who has shown women that it is okay to marry anybody you meet or have known for a second.  She also has shown us that it is okay to do illicit drugs while our children are in the next room or even in the same room.  She has over and over again done seductive concerts with men touching all over her.

This society thinks this is okay because SEX sells.  But here is the thing if your aren't selling it then don't advertise it.  We can't leave a legacy on this world by wearing clothes that aren't modest, by doing drugs, and being in and out of rehab.  Why can't these young women try to be like the virtuous woman that they talk about in Proverbs.  I found 10 virtues about the virtuous women along with scripture:

10 Virtues of the Proverbs 31 Woman

We want to encourage women to serve God in every aspect of their lives.
1. Faith - A Virtuous Woman serves God with all of her heart, mind, and soul. She seeks His will for her life and follows His ways. (Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 31: 29 – 31, Matthew 22: 37, John 14: 15, Psalm 119: 15
2. Marriage – A Virtuous Woman respects her husband. She does him good all the days of her life. She is trustworthy and a help meet. (Proverbs 31: 11- 12, Proverbs 31: 23, Proverbs 31: 28, 1 Peter 3, Ephesians 5, Genesis2: 18)
3.  Mothering - A Virtuous Woman teaches her children the ways of her Father in heaven. She nurtures her children with the love of Christ, disciplines them with care and wisdom, and trains them in the way they should go. (Proverbs 31: 28, Proverbs 31: 26, Proverbs 22: 6, Deuteronomy 6, Luke 18: 16)
4. Health – A Virtuous Woman cares for her body. She prepares healthy food for her family. (Proverbs 31: 14 – 15, Proverbs 31: 17, 1 Corinthians 6: 19, Genesis 1: 29, Daniel 1, Leviticus 11)
5. Service - A Virtuous Woman serves her husband, her family, her friends, and her neighbors with a gentle and loving spirit. She is charitable. (Proverbs 31: 12, Proverbs 31: 15, Proverbs 31: 20, 1 Corinthians 13: 13)
6. Finances - A Virtuous Woman seeks her husband’s approval before making purchases and spends money wisely. She is careful to purchase quality items which her family needs. (Proverbs 31: 14, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 18, 1 Timothy 6: 10, Ephesians 5: 23, Deuteronomy 14: 22, Numbers 18: 26)
7.  Industry – A Virtuous Woman works willingly with her hands. She sings praises to God and does not grumble while completing her tasks. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 16, Proverbs 31: 24, Proverbs 31: 31, Philippians 2: 14)
8. Homemaking –
9. Time - A Virtuous Woman uses her time wisely. She works diligently to complete her daily tasks. She does not spend time dwelling on those things that do not please the Lord. (Proverbs 31: 13, Proverbs 31: 19, Proverbs 31: 27, Ecclesiastes 3, Proverbs 16: 9, Philippians 4:8 )
10. Beauty – A Virtuous Woman is a woman of worth and beauty. She has the inner beauty that only comes from Christ. She uses her creativity and sense of style to create beauty in her life and the lives of her loved ones. (Proverbs 31: 10Proverbs 31: 21 – 22, Proverbs 31: 24 -25, Isaiah 61: 10, 1 Timothy 2: 9, 1 Peter 3: 1 – 6)

          How can we leave a legacy when we are known only for the parties we go to, the drugs we do, what rehab we were in, or even for the seductive clothes that we wear.  Nichole Nordeman wrote a song that was remarkable and was showing us how we should leave a legacy.  This song has helped me since I heard it the other night at The Virtuous woman show at church on Wednesday night.  The chorus is remarkable in itself it just speaks to me. 

"I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy."

I know that leaving a legacy is not easy and we are going to be tempted and fall off the path so to speak.  But we have to remember that God is our number one person in our lives and he can lead us unto a path that is remarkable.  

USE ME TEACH ME

          Let me start off by saying that I have never done anything like this before, it is definitely a God thing.  I saw my first blog about a couple weeks ago and thought that it was a really cute thing to do.  Then my roommate/best friend came home and said that she had to do one for school and last but not least when I was at church on Wednesday night there was a lady up there talking about blogging.  Okay if that is not a calling from God that I need to do this than I don't know what is.  When I first thought about doing this I wasn't sure what I wanted to blog about or how often I wanted to blog so I sat down and thought about it.  I figured that this blog could be about the first year of mine and Mike's marriage and I would try to blog once a week about how God works in us, through us and our friends.  

          So now a little about us, Mike and I met 08.15.2009 and we started dating then.  We have been together for almost 2 years now and we have been married for almost 2 months.  Yep, that is right we are newlyweds!  

          I am completely blessed with him in my life and I will say that he is the man that I always prayed for .  We do plan on having kids and hopefully soon if God willing.  Well lets see Mike is 37 and a mechanic and I am 26 and work in health care.  We have attended East Pointe Christian Church and we really loved it.  Now I will be completely honest when I say that we haven't gone that much.  I would love to get plugged in more there and I think its going to start happening soon!  Well marriage is great so far I mean I know that we are going to get in arguments and fights but we need to remember that God is the center of our relationship.  I love him very much and I couldn't have asked for a better man to enter into my life. 

          So now we recently had my little sister over Callie,  she is a hoot.  Mike and I love her very much and she will have you cracking up in no time.  Some of the "Callieisms" we will call them are as follows:  "What does one eye say to the other......Something smells in between us!" and "The tongue and the bottom lip are having a conversation and the bottom lip says ewww whats that smell and the tongue says its your upper lip!"  Also I told Callie one night while she was staying with us that her and I give Mike panic attacks.  She believed me for days.  In fact she told me she wasn't sure if she would be allowed to come back because she gives Mike panic attacks.  I really enjoy having her here with me because when I was living at home we used to do so much together and now that Mike and I are married we really don't do that much together.  This is a picture of us at her cheer banquet, my mother couldn't take her so she asked me if I could.  These are the things I love about my sister that I can take her any where and we will always get mistaken for mother and daughter.  And sometimes she doesn't help matters with that.  She one time in the store came up to me and said "Hey mommy can I get this"  and the look on my face was priceless, I could always tell by the reactions of the cashiers.  Well I would then look at her and say "I am not your mommy and no you can't get that," her response then was "Mommy you don't love me."  Try explaining that one to a cashier...and I always did by saying "No really I am not her mom she is my little sister." 

          So the title Use Me Teach Me comes from a Plus One song (they are a christian boy band.)  I heard it the other day after "God" things started happening.  And I guess I had forgotten what it was like to feel those things and I have Shirley to thank for that.  If God hadn't put her in my life than I wouldn't have gotten to experience these God things now.  Then I realized that I did need to start saying to God, use me teach me!  My first God thing experience was when I went to my parents house the other day and my father had asked me to take him to the train station on a Thursday.  In the mean time of him saying this to me, I was thinking oh my goodness I have no clue where the train station is.  So I went to work on Thursday and we got sushi for Tracy's birthday and I went to go pick it up.  So I went the way I thought it was and then realized I took the wrong street.  I turned around and took one wrong turn and just kept driving.  I wound up by 45st and I looked up and there was a sign for the Amtrak.   It was the weirdest thing.  God was leading me there so that I knew where I was going.  I called my father and told him all about, I was so excited and he was excited for me as well.  Well on another note

          I am going to close this blog with Micah 4:2-and many nations shall come, and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths."  For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.