Words from the Heart

It is very easy in life to look at our situations and circumstances and let them get us down. It is easy to become sad, angry, discouraged etc... It is so easy to feel weak and incapable of overcoming the situations. Questioning, wondering, thinking... It is so easy to get in a pit of emotions and very easy to stay there.

So many times, we think it is so easy just to handle it on our own. When the easiest thing to do is turn to God! When we turn to God, we do not have to worry; we do not have to be discouraged! We can have joy and peace even during challenging circumstances! We do not have to go through it by ourselves; we have a loving Father just waiting for us to turn to Him!

Every day I understand that I have my weaknesses but I also know that when I turn to my God, He will make me strong! I can lean on Him and not have to struggle to stay up on my own.

I smile because I know whom I serve and that I do not have to worry or fear!

 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

1 Corinthians 12:9-10

An Adventure of a Lifetime

Late Post

Sometimes in life God will blow your mind and give you the desires of your heart!

The Husband and I had the honor of going to New York City for Valentine's Day!!!

 

Here a few pictures from our trip that I took with my phone. I still have tons to go through on my camera and share :)

Have a Blessed Day!!!

New Look!!!

Lately I have been doing plenty of research of how to update the look of my blog. There is so much information out there, that I came to the conclusion that I needed more time to practice. So I decided to seek outside help. I turned to Melisa from Pie n' the Sky! She was the first individual that got me interested in blogging! Her blog is amazing, you should check it out here !!

Hope you like the new look! I love it!! It is so fresh and clean! I can blog in peace knowing it looks great!!

Happy Friday All!!

Not Giving Up

As I have stated before I am not one just to throw my goals out there for the whole world to see, unless I know that I can accomplish them. Well one of my goals for this year was to run a half marathon. I have been blessed to be training with some awesome ladies from the University that I work at! We had discussed training for a specific marathon since December and my eager self was ready and willing to sign up for it. Again not knowing what the future would hold, when the actually training began I was in New Mexico, not a big deal just one week behind, then I got my ulcer which then put me about 2-3 weeks behind! Yet I was still determined not to quit and keep on trucking. However, let me tell you, this has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life! Every thing that could go wrong has, back pains, to shin splits, to blisters...

I really have not told many people that I have been training for a half marathon. I used the excuse I want to be humble about it and not make a big deal about it. But truth be told I was more afraid to tell people and then not be able to complete the task. Fear of Failure.

Last week it took everything within me not to quit! Since I was behind and sick for a while it has taken me a little bit to get my strength back and catch up with the other ladies. Then living a busy life with work, ministry and grad work I felt so overwhelmed. I would have great reasons why to quit, but something inside me (probably the voice of Kelli and my friend Brandy) would not let me give up. I then had a "biggest loser moment" as I like to call it and seriously wanted to just walk out of the gym and not go back, but with the encouragement from our trainer Kelli I did not give up!

Saturday was the first time in my life that I ever had completed a 7 mile run! For some that might not be a big deal, but for me that was a huge accomplishment! That 7 miles gave me hope that I can do this, that I can work my way to 6 more miles and complete this half marathon! We are about half way through the training process and will be running our race in March!!

This was my first 6 miles a couple of weeks ago. I ran my 7 miles outside so I have no proof but my just ask my joints I really did it ;)

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."

If I can do it anybody can!!

Have a blessed day!


Melody