Update on Alli

God is so good! Alli went to see the ENT doctor this week to find about more about those spots on her thyroid (I thought they were on her stomach, but I was wrong). Anyway, the Dr. said that they did not seem to be of any problem and that she would NOT need to have surgery to have them removed...YAY! This is the best news, God really does answer prayers. Thanks to all of you who joined me in prayer for this sweet little girl. Speaking of her, I was going through some old pictures today and I found one of my favorite pictures of her when she was probably close to the age of 1. I wanted to share it with you guys...

Could she be any cuter?!

In other news, I did some spring cleaning today and put away all my winter clothes and got out all my spring/summer clothes. I love spring/summer because that means that I can wear dresses...I love dresses. Anyway, hope you all are enjoying this lovely weather! Have a good week!

Progress

So most of you know that I have been reading Made to Crave. And yes I am still reading it, but only because I am doing it with a great group of girls and we only do two chapters a week. This book is changing my life! Before I began to read this book I never really thought about losing weight as a spiritual thing, but my perspective has definitely changed. In the beginning of this book it talks about craving God more and other things less. Let's be honest I crave food A LOT, more than I crave God a lot times. I have come to the realization that I don't want to live my life this way. I want to be a strong, healthy, woman of God. When people ask me what diet I am doing, I always say I'm not calling it a diet I am calling it a lifestyle change. The reason being that this is something that I want to continue to do for the rest of my life. I don't want a short-term fix, I want a long-term fix. And one that will also bring me closer to my Lord Jesus Christ. So far I have lost 8lbs, but when we first started this I was not really exercising. I just thought Oh I will start it later, whatever. Well when I read the chapter on exercise in this book, I knew that I needed to get my butt in gear. So that is exactly what has happened. I am on day 4 of walking around my neighborhood twice every night. On Monday I started where I would run from the first house on my road until my house. Which isn't very far, but at least it's something. I can't tell you how much better this makes me feel about myself. I know that I can do this with the help of the Lord. And I AM DOING IT!! In this book Lysa talks about how she hated exercising, but every time she felt the need to stop she would pray. God spoke to her many times and said "Don't do it in your own strength, do it in MINE." I say those words in my head daily, because trust me this is a very new thing for me so it is hard. But I am making progress and I am so proud of myself. Well it's time for my daily walk...have a good one!

Busy Bee

I have been a busy bee to say the least, which is the reason that I have been MIA! There has been so much going on that I don't even know where to start, but I do want to share some of the things that are going on in my life! 


I am still LOVING my internship! I have grown to love my kids more and more. I didn't even know that it was possible to love them this much. I am already dreading the day that I have to leave in May. This past week we did Dr. Seuss! I like love Dr. Seuss and this was the first week that I started doing most of the leading/teaching. On Tuesday we made Thing 1 and Thing 2 by painting our hands (Thank you Pinterest)! They loved it, and I loved it too. On Friday, we made green eggs and ham, they didn't love the green eggs. Then I also bought candi quick, melted it and then had them make an egg shape on wax paper and put a green M&M in the middle. They thought this was so cool, and could not wait until after lunch to eat one of them. We had so much fun this week and I am looking forward to the upcoming weeks.


Weddings, Weddings, Weddings-It's that time of the year again, the time for wedding season to begin! Over the past two years I feel that I have attended more weddings than I could imagine, but here I am again with at least 5 weddings that I will be attending before the year is out. My friend Drew will be the first. He is getting married at the end of this month! Drew and I were in a bible study together and became very good friends. We have prayed about this day for a long time and I am so excited to celebrate with him and his wife on their special day. Next on the list is Cole and Lindsey. They both used to work at BBQ king. Cole and I were very close at one point, I can say for sure at one time that he was one of my best guy friends. It is so funny to me that they are getting married because I remember many years ago when Cole, Lindsey, Paolo, and I went to Charleston. On this trip Cole told me that he had some interest in Lindsey and I was like aww that's cute, little did I know that I would be attending their wedding in April! Life is crazy sometimes, but I am excited for both of them. June brings another wedding, my friend Andrew and then in August my friend Alysha who also worked with me at BBQ king. I am so glad that both of these people have found their soul mates! They deserve it. And let's round out the year with my friend Aleia getting married in December! I seriously cannot wait for this wedding, it is going to be a blast. A girl told me at work today that I was the "wedding witness queen." I am starting to believe that is true, but I love every second of it!


I also recently became a NANNY!! I pick these girls up everyday after my internship, take them home, do homework with them, etc until their parents get home. I LOVE IT! God truly blessed me with this job because I had been doing a lot of praying about finding something else to do with children and it was like BOOM this just fell into my lap. I have known this family for a long time, and I am so glad to spend more time with them. Also, I am going to do it this summer as well...YAY! I can't wait and an extra bonus is that they have a pool...I will be tan this summer.


In other news, God is teaching me so much during this season of my life. Post-college is a hard age because most of us aren't sure where we are going, or what exactly we want to be doing. I have had to adjust to moving back home and living with my parents. It hasn't been awful, but there are some days where I am ready to get out, but other days where I am content. God is showing me to be patient. He is showing me to trust in His timing. Good things are coming I just have to believe. When I walked across that stage in December I had no idea that I would be doing the things that I am doing right now, but I thankful. And the blessings keep coming.  God has placed me with a group of girls and we have been studying the book Made to Crave. This book is changing my life day by day. Believe me I could not do it without the help of the girls involved, but I am learning to eat healthier and live a healthier lifestyle and so far I have lost 8lbs!!! 


Praying and Believing!