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!

A family visit

So my brother and his girlfriend, as you all know, have a baby together, Avery Kohl Delashmitt. Well, I had not seen him since Christmas so this past weekend my parents brought him to athens to visit with his Aunt Alison and Uncle Don. I thought that I might post a picture of him so all of you could see just how much he has grown!

photo by: a.nation

Sickness

So if you are a friend of mine, then you know how much I hate to get sick. Now, when I say this I am not talking about cold sick, I am talking about getting the stomach virus. I have been trying of avoid this virus that has been going around to everyone I know. First my friends, then Don's family, then my family. I have been staying clear of all these people until I knew for sure they were over this thing. And somehow, Don ended up getting it Monday night. When he called me from work, telling me that he was coming home early because he had gotten sick twice, I was freaking out. If my family had not have had it a few day prior, I would have left and spent a few days in Birchwood. So Don comes home, I fix a bed on the couch for myself, then I head off to Walmart to get the certin items that everyone needs when they have the stomach flu: Sprite, pop sickles, soup, and crackers. Unfortationaly we did not purchase these things when we got groceries two days before! Don was sick all night until about 4am, but he still did not go in to work the next day because he felt awful. That was Tuesday. Tuesday I completely bleached the house! I cleaned the bathroom first, then the kitchen! Tuesday night, even though Don had not been sick, I still lept on the couch just to make sure I wasn't getting the virus. Not after all that hard bleaching work I did. So today is a new day. Don felt 100x better and off to work he went this afternoon. I spent the whole morning, still avoiding Don as much as I could, washing clothes, bedding, towels, rugs...anything that came in contact with Don while he was under the weather. So I'm praying that I do not get sick and making Don stay on the couch tonight just to reinforce the virus that I'm not going down!!!!! Well, at least not without a fight!

Winter Walk

photo by: a.nation

Today it snowed again, and it was BEAUTIFUL. Don and I took a drive around Athens and I took this lovely picture above. As some of you may remember, I took this same picture back in the fall at City Park. I thought everyone might enjoy seeing a different season. I am thinking about taking this same photo for each season and then framing them in my house. I thought it turned out great!