Like what is going around you while you are driving!!
On my way out of my office building, Going to Lunch, I walked out the front door and scanning the parking lot saw two trucks. One parked while people were unloading things from it, and a grey pick up truck that had pulled up close enough to the other truck that I could not pass between them, and perfectly in my direct path. So I, being cautious, veer to the right about 3 ft behind the Pick-up truck when all of a sudden the Pick-up truck throws it into reverse and backs into the right side of my body. Because I was already moving so fast in a forward direction I was kind of startled but kept moving and quickly got out from behind the vehicle. I threw my arms up into the air and shouted "REALLY!!!!!" and then continued onto my car. Being that I wasn't severely harmed I didn't feel it necessary to belittle, yell at, or even talk to the older gentleman who backed into me. Nope, I just kept walking and sat down in my car and continued to be utterly disturbed by the lack of awareness that people have of other people and their surroundings while in extremely heavy, dangerous, and deadly weapons. I could have seriously been injured. This is definitely one of those moments I know that God is watching out for me and protects me from harm. He is my shield and defender, the ancient of days, ruler of all, Merciful and Mighty...and don't even get me started on His unfailing Grace & Love.
Hope everyone had a wonderful day!!
On a sad not my grandma (Louise Conley) fell yesterday and broke her collarbone. Please pray that she have a speedy recovery with no complications.
I never thought I would be working in Corporate America! I always thought I would be a Doctor or a Nurse or a Music Teacher. While I could Teach, I do not want to, and I am Still working on the Nursing Degree. So we shall see what happens. In the Meantime I have to have a way to Pay off my Loans from FC and UNT and still have money to Live.
When I first Moved to Dallas I worked at Starbucks, Had a Blast! Then I got a Job doing Tech Support for Verizon and at the same time I Had a job as a Legal Assistant. That was exhausting. 8am till 12am 5 days a week was a lot of work. So I finally got a job as a Legal Secretary full time with a big Law-Firm, Geary Porter & Donovan. I was finished with Lawyers after 3 months. I hated that Place. It was like going back to highschool with all of the politics and childishness between coworkers.
So then I had no Job and started looking on Career Builder. I still didn't want to teach!
I had this company call me out of the blue. They found me and wanted me to come interview. I waited two weeks to interview. Within 2 days of my first interview with them I had two more. I had 2 the very first day and one two days later with the CEO. I was offered the job. I have now been working here for a little over a year.
So I was planning on moving back to Houston, taking some classes to get ready for my nursing degree program and hang out with my family. And then....
The week before I turn in my notice, the CEO of the company comes to me and offers me a promotion to a position that he is creating for the leasing department as a manager for all the Agents in the Whole company and he wanted to offer it to me because I already do most of what the job will entail and he thinks I do an Awesome job. I had to talk to my mom about it first because she was really looking forward to me coming home. SO I prayed about it for a long time. " What should I do, Lead the way God open doors and shut others so that I know what ever happens is your will and not mine etc..." and To my amazing surprise my Mom was extremely supportive and said I should go for it!
So I have accepted the Position, I am staying in Dallas for a while and going to see where this position leads. As always I will be asking God to guide my steps as I make plans! For now I am extrememly excited and glad I left it in His hands.
Thanks, praise, honor and glory to the most High and Amazing God!
If any of you guys near Dallas want to hang out and catch up. Give me a call! 281-543-4636!
Cool....sooo...what job is it :) My Chris is going through the job hunt, too. However, he was offered a dispatcher job in the town just north of here, so hopefully, he'll start that in mid Aug.
Hello All! Long time no see. It has been way too long since I have seen anyone that I still keep in contact with on this site. I hate that the only thing I ever have time for is to relay some rediculous information about what is going on in my life and hope someone that wants to know actually gets to read it. Seeing as how I don't really keep up with anyone on this site, outside of this site, I don't really guess it matters much.
So here is the most recent goings on.
I am still playing Women's Professional Football. It is the thing that takes up most of my life. I have a game this Weekend in Austin. So Excited. Taking a road trip with my former Roommate Katrina. It ahs been our yearly trip since I started playing.
I am looking forward to the season being over so that I ahve more free time for other things. I like to stay busy. There is so much to do and it is all different.
Some of you may think that I am going to hell for it but I love dancing. In Dallas there is this Swing Dance Society that meets on wednesdays and saturdays and has old fashioned dances for people of all ages. They have a lesson before the dance and then a DJ till midnight. It is so much fun and I have learned a lot.
I have also been realyl getting into the Texas Music Scene here in Dallas as it is a large one and also a huge part of my family history. I love love love it. You can bet if I am not in another city, sometime during the weekend I am listening to live music somewhere.
For those of you who don't know I am planning on moving back to Houston soon. I might even start singing with a band down there while I am in Nursing School. It is so awesome to know that I have met almost every goal that I have ever set for myself. I am constantly moving towards reaching them and as soon as I finish all of the ones I have started and maybe even before the finish line I will set new ones. I am so excited about everyhting that is going on in the near future.
I am still loving my job! Everything is going well and I love this company! I love most office atmospheres and getting to meet and work with new people every day is awesome!
Church is great!! Believe it or not we are still going through Genesis and Creation from the Masters Perspective. We just started Talking about Adam and Eve and the Marriage relationship. to be continued......
Hello again to everyone I no longer keep in touch with. How are things in the many different places you are?
Since the last time I wrote my sister got married it was a beautiful ceremony all the way until it started raining..it was an outside wedding... but it didnt' start raining until we wanted to take pictures. I didn't sing the song i was supposed to during the wedding because the DJ played the wrong song which was a blessing in disguise becasue If I had sung we wouldn't have made it through the ceremony without getting rained on. It was beautiful. The reception went well too... We sang with the wedding band which ended up being a lot of my Great- Grandfathers old band members. Those of you that know that history it was so amazing. We even got my 4 year old sister up to the stage to sing with us. It was so much fun. Oh and the song I didn't get to sing during the wedding I sang after I gave my Maid of Honor Speech. I am so Happy for them...they are perfect for eachother.
Work is hectic as always. I moved a 1000lb vending machine the other day by myself so that the flooring guys could redo the flooring in our Kitchen at work. that was the most exciting thing that is going on at work.
School is so not my favorite this semester. Its a pain to go, and carry all the stuff that goes with it... having to take the tests and be stressed out about exams. I made an 85 on my first test becasue of a formula that the teacher wrote down wrong.. I talked with him after class but he would not change his stance or my grade because of his mistake. I do not appreciate Teachers that don't accept that they make mistakes too. I really need a 4.0 to be competitive in the big bad world of nursing school so I guess I better Ace the next 5 exams.
Also in my life I am making I guess some changes. I love times of change and at the same time they are a little scary.I have been living with the same person for three years and now we are going our separate ways and I am moving in with a completely different personality. We are moving into a beautiful apartment in Valley Ranch near the Cowboys practice field. It is going to be much more quiet there. I might even start a garden on our patio.... Anyway big changes like the end of an era. Also with this move comes the knowledge that in six months I am moving back to Houston for a year to spend much needed time with family. I haven't lived close to home since I was 17 and they miss me. Plus there are a lot of relatives that I need to spend some quality time with because they are all in their 60's 70's and 80's.For once in my life I am actually looking forward to living at or close to home.
There are a lot of things that I have been thinking about. I never stop and sit still long enough to really get through a whole thought process and actualyl decide what I think but Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. I haven't decided if I should even think abotu participating in Lent. I want to but the Bible kind of speak against it in 1 Timothy.
Also In Church we have been studying Creation... It si one of the most amazing studies I have ever gotten a chance to listen to. He is preaching on Creation from the creators point of view.
He has said so much but we haven't gotten out of the first 25 versus of Genesis in three weeks of sermons. I will have to blogg more about it when I get more time but for now let me leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the series so far.
Genesis was not written as a proof text for the scientific mind about how and how long but rather Who it was that created us it was written to tell us about our Creator.
In the beginning GOD....
it sounds like you have a lot going on!
yay for quietness, and quality time with relatives...
maybe you're feeling drawn toward engaging in Lent becuase your spirit is feeling in need of some cleansing...? there's nothing like personal sacrifice to really help one take stock of their spiritual resources...you don't have to do "Lent" to fast and pray in the way that your soul might be hungry for...
i really think that our culture of excess has glutted us until we feel sick to death of over eating and over entertaining...
maybe you're drawn to the idea of Lent because you just need a break and a renewal of your quiet time with God?
i'm glad you mentioned this, actually, because i've been thinking about why people are drawn to religious practices that are different than "ours", i.e. non-protestant in nature....maybe i'll think for a while, and then post on it....
