I've been tagged

Joy tagged me to do 25 random questions. It is in the middle of the day and my husband is at work, so I have a few minutes to do these questions.

RULES:Step 1: respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.Step 2: tag—eight other untagged people.



1. Make a list of things you can see without getting up: I’m in the office, laptop, dest, art history books from college, bookcase, couch, my camera, amos' toys, amos, lamp, calendar....just a few items that makes up my office.
2. Favorite football team: Well, I am not a big football fan, but in honor of my husband I will say Tennessee Volunteers.
3. What are you wearing now? bluejeans, a long sleeve shirt, and i am barefoot!!
4. What color is your bedroom? mustard yellow
5. What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading? Bible, The Marriage you've Always Wanted by Gary Chapman, and Biblical Womanhood In the Home by various authors.
6. Do you nap a lot? Only on Sunday; that is if Don is working and i got all my laundry done on saturday.
7. Who was the last person you hugged? Joy Finch
8. What’s your current obsession/addiction? cooking
9. What was the last thing you said aloud? "Bye babe, love you, be careful. See you later." (I was talking to Don as he left after lunch to go back to work)
10. What Web sites do you always visit when you go online? My email, my blog, and myspace.
11. What was the last thing you bought? Groceries at walmart
12. What are you listening to right now? Amos' new toy that we just bought him yesterday.
13. What is something you wish you could do more? Visit with my friends that I don't get to see much.
14. What gives you hope? Knowing that there are other Christan women going through the same struggles that I am and realizing that you just have to trust God!
15. What is your favorite weather, and why? I love the heat..i love the sun and the way it makes your skin feel.. so summer. (this was Joys answer, but I totally agree with her word for word!)
16. What time do you usually get up? 8-9am
17. What is your most challenging goal right now? To memorize scripture. I am slowly doing it, but memorization is just so hard for me. This is something that has been laid upon my heart to do.
18. If you could have a house–totally paid for, fully furnished–anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be? On the coast in Maine.
19. Favorite vacation spot? The beach..any beach!
20.
What is your favorite children’s book? I don't really have one spicific favorite book. Any book by Dr Seuss or something that has great illustrations.
21. Name one thing you just can’t resist no matter how bad it is for you: IceCream!!!
22. If you could meet anyone famous - dead or alive - who would it be? Jack Johnson (musician)
23. What is something you have experenced in your life that you wish you could take back? My heartbrakeing relationship I had in high school.
24. If you could have any job in the world , what would it be? I am doing a part of my dream, but I would love to have my own line of gretting cards, invitations, birth announcements; anything print services.
25. Who is your hero? Parents who raise their children who become good godly people.
26. Who is the last person you talked to? My kitty, Amos (does he count?) If not, then my mother.
27. Who has invested the most in you other than your parents? My husband Don Nation, my college mentor David Bieloh, my coworker Ben Finch, and my newest friend Joy Finch!
My added question: Who do you wish you - could or could have - spend more time with?

So i tag Amanda, Lindsey, and Krista.

Latest works

Here are a few of my latest photos that I have taken. These three jumped out at me while I was editing and I thought I should post them. Are they not so beautiful? The weather has been great lately, really encouraging me to get out and take pictures. I hope you all enjoy these just as much as I do.

photos by: a.nation

Avery

Don and I went to visit my family in Birchwood a little over a week ago now. I did not intend on taking photos there but once I saw how cute Avery looked in his overalls, I could not resist. I thought all of you would like to see a few of my favorite pictures from that day.

photos by: a.nation

Memorization

So it has really been laid upon my heart to start memorizing scripture. This is such a hard thing for me to do because I don't memorize, I learn. I have taken three verses that I felt are very important and memorized them. It has taken me a little longer than the average person to do this because it's just so difficult for me. So, here they are:

Don't worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. - Philipians 4:6

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7

When Jesus spoke again to the people he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." - John 8:12

And what a great blessing it has been for me to learn these verses. I take time every night to go over them and really think about what they mean to Christians and what they are saying to me. I encourage everyone to do the same.

My Life

So I'm struggling with a few things now days. Things like friends and other things like not being in control even if I know that it's what God wants us to do. The good news is; Oh how I am growing in GOD. He has such a great plan for me and great plans for Don and I in our marriage. I just have to know that he will lead us to be what we need to be as husband and wife if we continue to give our lives to his will. I pray that God will light a fire in Dons heart so that he may become the spiritual leader in our family that I need as a husband and that our future children will need as a dad. I am struggling with my time frame that I have put on our lives, when God knows what his plan is for Don and I. I need to let go and trust that God will work in Dons heart on HIS time. I'm also struggling with a friendship that I feel is fading. Its like when you know in your heart something is not right with this relationship; where you can't put your finger on it but you think there may be a little anger involved. Are they mad at me? Did I do something wrong? Why don't we talk anymore? Where has this friendship gone? That is what I am feeling. I need to get down on my knees and pray for my friend. That's what is needed the most. To lift them up to God and to ask him what I need to do and if I have done something wrong that He will make that known to me so that I may know what to do to change it. Then today I took a walk with a "growing" friend of mine and we are going to start reading a book together called, Biblical Womanhood in the Home. Hopefully this will help make our godly friendship grow and our rolls as christian wives to grow. I look forward to this!

Amos Update

photo by: a.nation

Amos had to go to the doctor today,and as you read in my previous post, we were pretty worried about him having kitty leukemia. Well, he tested negative for this disease, which is GREAT! Hopefully this sickness that he does have will just run its course and be over with soon. So now we have to hang in there for a few more weeks to see if little Amos toughs it out. Thought you all might like to see this photo that I took of him being a lazy kitty.

Worried Mommy

Amos has had a rough two months. It all started when Don and I decided to get a new cat, well mostly me. We brought Bella into the house and Amos' whole world turned upside down. He has been battling sickness since she walked in and out of the front door. First he got a cold that settled in his throat which caused him to loose his voice. We took him to the doctor for that and soon after he got better. Bella stayed another two weeks while see was still struggling with a cold herself. We ended up taking her to the vet twice to get put on antibiotics. First time, no change, second time , again no change. This is when Amos started being so mean to her we decided to take her back. At this point it had been two weeks since he had first visited the doctor. This is when he started the sneezing. The sneezing went on for another two weeks, I thought it was just allergies he was dealing with, until he started coughing. This is when we decided to take little Amos back to the vet for another visit. They checked him out and decided to inject him with a steroid because they thought he just had allergies. His cough went away but the sneezing stayed around. Another week went by and Amos then lost his voice yet again and the sneezing just got worse. One night he kept me up all night sneezing his head off. The next day, back to the vet he went. This time the doctor said, "He should be better by tomorrow, if he is not better by Monday you need to give me a call." Well, here we are Monday and mommy is still worried. Over the weekend Amos has gained back his appetite, gotten his voice back, quit sneezing for one night, started sneezing again, and yet again lost his voice. So I am at my wits end. I do not know what to do or what is wrong with him. I know that he needs to go back to the doctor, but I dread what they are going to tell me. Before I left the vet on Friday, Amos' doctor asked me in he had been tested for leukemia. I checked his files and he had been tested, two years ago. What does that mean. I know what it means, that he could have leukemia. And if this is true I will just die!