Strikes Again

The gastro virus has struck our house again. This time Asher has it, has had it since Friday. I'm hoping it passes soon bc it's putting a damper on potty training. He was doing pretty good w/going potty, even stays dry at nights on occassion, but still refuses to poop on the potty. What makes pooping such a big deal to little ones? I must say I will be thrilled to be done w/diapers!

Back to School

I FINALLY got the letter saying that my FAFSA was approved. Now, I have to see if there's any online classes left that I can take for my Associates. And, then of course the decision of how many courses I think I can handle. I know I should be able to do at least 2, but I'm thinking I might want to start w/1 since I haven't been to school in.....well, at least 5yrs if not 6yrs. I'm nervous and excited all in one.
Oh, I read the fine print, and I have to be considered PT. My brother is going for the same degree as me, and looks like we'll be taking 2 of the same classes this semester. So that's cool!!

I lost you!

Ok, when I redid my page, I realize that I lost all of the links to my friend's blogs. So, if you do happen to come by and read this....please leave a comment or link so I can get back to your page :P

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God our Father

So, most of my life I've asked the question, "God what more can I take? What is it that I need to learn that you keep throwing hardships in my life?" It really just felt like I never seemed to catch a break in my life. And, I always assumed it was bc God was trying to teach me something, and me in my stubborn self just wasn't getting the message. In fact, I had just got done talking to my friend Kirsten about it on Saturday at the beach. But, it's amazing how God can have the pastor preach a message that seems to be written just for you, and that's what Sunday's message was, written just for me! My pastor will be starting a sermon series on how to pray bc he says most Christians know they need to pray but don't know how to for one reason or another. Now, he's not going to teach us a 5 step program on how to get God to hear your prayers bc he says formality is one of the reasons Christians don't have a good prayer life. No, he wants to teach us how to really talk to God and have a relationship w/him in our prayers as a Father should have w/His child. I personally can't wait for the sermon series bc I struggle w/praying as well and maybe for the reason which this post is all about. In all of this, he said something that was just for me bc it was just what I needed to hear. He was talking about a lot of people feel just like I was feeling, that God throws trials into our life to teach us something. His response to that was, no father worth their salt would say, "you need to learn a lesson so here's a case of cancer", right? God can work through the tough things in our life bc the Bible says so, but He doesn't put trials in our life to teach us a lesson. That wouldn't be very loving of a Father. And, to have that mindset of Him, we harden our hearts toward Him, sometimes w/out even knowing it. Bc how can you feel loved and cared for by someone you hold personally responsible for hardships in your life? The Bible promises there will be hardships in our life, but also promises that we don't have to walk through them alone. God wants to be there to walk us through, but how can He do that if we're blaming Him for having to go through it in the first place? I was telling this to one of the ladies at my work whom is as close to a saint as I've ever met, and she told me how her husband responds to people who have that mindset. He likes to say, "and what makes you so special that you would not have to struggle through life like the rest of us?" He's right of course. We all have struggles bc we live in an imperfect world. So why would I expect that just bc I'm a Christian that my life would somehow be easier than others? Messages like last week just remind me why I go to church every Sunday even though some Sundays I wish I could just sleep in, especially on the wkends I don't have the boys.