So Now What?! A lil' History...
Well I'm all ready to BLOG...now what to write about?! I'll start by telling you about my life...
I am an Oklahoma native who ran from the state as fast as I could after attending OSU. I LOVED college so much that I stayed in Stillwater just a little longer than the traditional 4 yr. degree plan (thanks Dad for funding me)! I'm going to steal Tod's quote..."Leaving college in 4 yrs. is like leaving a party at 8p"! So after school I moved to Texas. The best state ever! Seriously, I just loved it down there. After a few years I relocated to Florida for a career ladder move. It was there that I met, fell in love with & married my man.We then quickly had 4 children. And yes I do know where babies come from & no I'm not crazy! After 3 hurricanes & 3 children under the age of 4 we moved back to my home state. We believed that our children should be raised near family & Jason loved OK on our holiday visits. I can honestly say that after really committing our lives to Christ there has never been a dull moment. We are now living our dream... 4 awesome kiddos ( 2 boys, 2 girls),great friends & church family, super community, owning a growing business, and just being blessed beyond measure! There are days when I sit & wonder..."Will we make it?!"And the answer is always a resounding...YES!
Now some of you may be sitting there reading this post saying..."They are so not perfect Christians!" To that I would answer..."You are SO right!". I realized that giving my life & my families' lives over to God does not mean I have to be perfect or always doing the "right thing". My heart needs to be right, striving for His will/plan for our lives. I mess up a LOT. I try not to, I don't want to, yet still I drop the ball during an important play for the team. Yet, God is there to coach me thru so that the next time I'll be better. So here I am trying to "put into practice" (eph4:9) what I'm learning so I can move from the bench to the starting line-up!
I am an Oklahoma native who ran from the state as fast as I could after attending OSU. I LOVED college so much that I stayed in Stillwater just a little longer than the traditional 4 yr. degree plan (thanks Dad for funding me)! I'm going to steal Tod's quote..."Leaving college in 4 yrs. is like leaving a party at 8p"! So after school I moved to Texas. The best state ever! Seriously, I just loved it down there. After a few years I relocated to Florida for a career ladder move. It was there that I met, fell in love with & married my man.We then quickly had 4 children. And yes I do know where babies come from & no I'm not crazy! After 3 hurricanes & 3 children under the age of 4 we moved back to my home state. We believed that our children should be raised near family & Jason loved OK on our holiday visits. I can honestly say that after really committing our lives to Christ there has never been a dull moment. We are now living our dream... 4 awesome kiddos ( 2 boys, 2 girls),great friends & church family, super community, owning a growing business, and just being blessed beyond measure! There are days when I sit & wonder..."Will we make it?!"And the answer is always a resounding...YES!
Now some of you may be sitting there reading this post saying..."They are so not perfect Christians!" To that I would answer..."You are SO right!". I realized that giving my life & my families' lives over to God does not mean I have to be perfect or always doing the "right thing". My heart needs to be right, striving for His will/plan for our lives. I mess up a LOT. I try not to, I don't want to, yet still I drop the ball during an important play for the team. Yet, God is there to coach me thru so that the next time I'll be better. So here I am trying to "put into practice" (eph4:9) what I'm learning so I can move from the bench to the starting line-up!
So, this Blog is about our life in Oklahoma; my faith, my family, my 4 precious gifts from God, my hope, my work & play. I hope you enjoy my various topics and maybe you can glean something useful out of them...or at least enjoy hearing our latest musings!I'm striving to be a balanced believer. The great thing about our Father is He is ok with me when I am totally out of balance. I am trying to live by the entire Good Book, Philippians 4 is our family verse(s).
Hi. I actually clicked on you from a comment you left @ "Rocks in my Dryer." I saw you had wrote that you just started a blog....me too!
ReplyDeleteActually, I tried before & completely messed it up! But hopefully I'm on track now and know what I'm doing.
I loved this first post. I always felt odd saying we were Christians...when we clearly aren't perfect by any means...but we do "strive" and we try to live our life in His image.
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