Daisypath Anniversary tickers

Daisypath Anniversary tickers

Saturday, February 26, 2011

2-26-2003

Dear Mom,

Wow! 8 years has flown by quick and I feel like I have lived a lifetime in those years. After I moved back here from Iowa got involved in a home church, experienced hurt from close friends, my first boyfriend; and consquently my first heartbreak. I moved into my first apartment and lived there 3 years. I went back to college and had to quit again. I than a little over a year ago meet an unusual fellow and I didnt know how much my life would change. I meet Jeremy and we quickly fell in love and got married almost 5 months ago. I wish you could have been there. It was a small wedding but you would love Jeremy and his parents. God really knew what He was doing when He created Jeremy for me and vice versa. I cant believe how good God is to me. I am able to stay at home with him and hopefully before too much longer we will have babies. right now though we have our hands full with a very active 8 1/2 month labador named Molly. Madison your grandbaby just turned 3 and she is very much a callow woman already. LOL. She is such a funny little girl. I miss you very much and wish you were just a phone call away because many times I wish I could pick up the phone and call you but I know heaven doesnt have any phones and if it did I am not sure I could afford that phone call. I do miss you very much and I love you and miss you everyday.

Love,
Katie

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Back to the basics!

For those who didnt know my mil and fil host a home group for their church, while its been just us and them I have throughly enjoyed it. The series is on worship. Tonight was a tough one (forgot my steel toed boots). The main point that hit home was the first thing talked about, the idols we put up in our life the things we want (i.e. our desires) as we were talking it hit me, I want JESUS and... My Will (at least for me). I realized that I want Gods best for my life but I want it in a way that makes sure that I get what I selfishly want. Not that the desires I want are bad or that they aren't in God's ultimate will and plan for my life; but do I want those things more; do I let my desires or even my laziness get in between me and my Heavenly Fathers plan for my life. I know that I have a lot of work to do and I know that I am guilty of many times putting my will and desires and selfishness and laziness ahead of what God wants me to do. If all God wanted me to do was get saved He would have called me to heaven almost 20 years ago; however He has a bigger plan for my life. I know it hasnt happened the way I thought it should or looked how it should and a lot of that is because of my selfish desires and will. I was challenged tonight to go deeper in my walk with God and to enter into worship more and longer periods of time. Also not to let my selfishness and will get in the way and stop me from where God is taking me. So I challenge all of you guys to go deeper, dig deeper, and put yourself last and God first.

Soap Box

Okay so there is something that bugs me so much and it came up around this past valentines day. (and no my honey didnt do anything wrong) I don't get these promise rings that boyfriends give girlfriends and vice versa. Growing up when a guy gave a girl a ring and a promis to get married it meant they were engaged and planning their lives together. It seems to me that if a guy gave me a "promise ring" and was like one day we will get married but was very clear that we werent engaged would be like a slap in my face as a pretend, practice committment. Come on guys if you really want to make that committment buy the ring and ask the question. Dont get a piddle ring and be like well we cant really afford to get married or in the future i will ask you to get married. Either make the commitment or dont make it. I cant blame you if you arent ready you arent ready and thats okay. Marriage is a big committment and shouldnt be entered into lightly so take your time and dont even make that type of committment lightly which is what I think of promise rings is a way to pacify your significant other. Step up to the plate and make a real committment or dont but dont play around with this. If my husband had given me a ring and said one day I promise you I will propose or one day years down the road we will get married I would have been hurt that he is leading me on and playing with my emotions. Either you want to or you dont or your sure or your not. If you dont or your not sure DONT DO IT. It makes it that much harder if for whatever reason the relationship didnt work out. Even if you cant afford to get married right now you can still ask the question and make the plans. A wedding doesnt have to be a big extravagant affair. Right before I got married my dad gave me the best advice about the wedding (this was about one week before the wedding) dont worry about the small stuff dont worry about anyone else you have a pastor you have a dress and jeremy has a tux you got it handled. When it all boils down a wedding is about you and your loved one and the committment and covenant vow you make between you guys and God. okay okay enough for now all though it does really irk me when i see this in relationships because it is just excuse to not having to make a serious committment and be a man/responsible adult...okay okay really I am done now.
"The course of true love never did run smooth" William Shakespeare.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Taking a step out into the open...

I am about to write one of the most revealing open book blog I have ever wrote. Not very many people know about the situation I am about to write. I feel vunerable and exposed writing this but I believe hopefully this will reach someone else facing this same issue now or in the future. Anybody who knows myself or my husband knows that we both love children and want babies of our own. We have even picked out baby names one for a little boy named after his grandpas and his daddy and 2 little girls one after my mom and one that I came across one day while still working at the bank. We are eager to add children to our family as we are financial farther ahead than most newlyweds our age or even some not so newlyweds. We own our home with 3 extra bedrooms right now that are ready for a baby. BUT... we were told that we would not be able to have children. We have looked into adoption but the cost is almost a years worth of income and would mean that it would be 5 or 6 years before we could even look at the possibility of adopting a child and we know that we will also face a little more of a challenge as some adoption agencies require life insurance and both of us because of family medical history raises our life insurance rates sky high and also because of jeremys cerebal palsy he also has a hard time getting life insurance. We also know that we serve a HUGE GOD one that is bigger than our problems or impossibilities HE is a GOD of POSSIBILITIES. So we are trusting that God can overcome any and all of our impossibilites and that we can have our own biological child but we also know that if God chooses us to adopt our children we are open to that we just will have to be patient in waiting for the money as we want to do this debt free and we are hoping to be debt free by the end of the year. We also know that we need a better running vehicle before we have children and we also need as stated in the previous post to get ourselves in better shape for children. We are also believing for a complete healing for Jeremy from all of his cerebal palsy before we have children while we would be thrilled to find out today that we are pregnant but God is in control and we know what we will follow God's plan for our life for everything that God has for us like children and where we will live and work in ministry.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Blog Makeover

I was reading a new blog tonight from a dear lady at at our church, it gave me such an inspiration to blog even more and to do a blog makeover. I am impressed with it how it turned out in looks, lets just hope the inspiration to blog more kicks into reality. I am going to start blogging even tidbits like recipes to try, quotes I come across, scriptures or just random thoughts throughout the day. Coming in March hopefully it will also be more productive as Jeremy and I are going to do a lifestyle change with what we eat and start doing a low carb lifestyle. It has hit more and more since we have been married at least for me that its not just about me anymore that I cant live my life how I want especially including how I treat my body another thing is how the bible talks about that our body is the temple of the holy spirit and that I need to treat it better and take care of what God has given me physically, finacially, spiritually, and emtionally. Also being in better shape will help with getting pregnant, delivering babies, raising children and gives me more energy to spend more time with my honey. Also it can add years to my life and help reduce the chance of developing diabetes and heart problems and even certain types of cancer and of course just the over all improvement of health. I am so excited not just for the fact of losing weight but for the fact that there is so much yummy food to eat and not feeling like i am depriving myself of food.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Unforgettable!

Thats how I can only describe this past few days. Jeremy and I started (mostly me) celebrating valentines early as we were excited that this was our first married valentines. I gave him an early card with a starbucks giftcard. Unfortunately my honey was plagued on and off with severe stomach pain all last week would be there one day and not the next day. Well we had plans for our family to come over on Friday for my 25th birthday and while he was still having pain Jeremy was insistent that we have the party and not to think another thing about it. Well about 3:30 Thursday morning Jeremy wakes up and cant take it any longer and we go up to the er to see what is going on. (I had my suspicions thinking it was his gallbladder). After several hours and a doctor that wasnt impressive or that would listen the culprit was a hernia. After talking to the surgeon and finding that the hernia was not emergent we would have to wait to get it operated on; in fact we have our meeting with the surgeon this upcoming thursday. Well as it is Jeremy was still off his game thursday night but after spending almost 12 hours in the er he and angela venture to walmsrt and he picks out my birthday gift and all my valentines gifts. I told him he was excused this one time (lol). He said nope there wasnt any excuse.So oue first valentines married and my first married birthday would totally be unforgettable.

For my birthday I got a food scale that I finally decided I wanted. Valentines included 2 cards, a box of chocolates, a soft teddy bear, a set of red candles, and a half dozen yellow roses (which is my absolute favorite) which he is the only one who has been able to buy them for me. I got him a gift card to starbucks and home depot (his favorite store) a dozen chocolate covered strawberries from edible arrangements with valentine ballons, love monkeys from winn dixie, and well some other married fun items that will have to wait until after he heals from hernia surgery. As for dinner we are planning that as well for when he heals from surgery. All in all this is still one of the best valentines days I have ever had and I amso glad to have my forever valentine with Jeremy. He truly blesses me and loves me so much.

Friday, February 4, 2011

treasure hunt!

In a frantic to find my last years taxes I unearthed some old papers emails I had received and msc I am going to put on here. Right now I only have a couple of them ready to put up. The first one just makes you think about the value of time and irreplaceable relationships.

To realize the value of a sister;
Ask someone who doesn't have one

To realize the value of ten years;
Ask the newly divorced couple

To realize the value of 4 years;
Ask a graduate

To realize the value of one year;
Ask a student who has failed a final exam

To realize the value of one month;
Ask the mother who has just given birth to a premature baby

To realize the value of one week;
Ask an editor  of a weekly newspaper

To realize the value of one hour;
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet

To realize the value of one minute;
Ask the person who has missed the train, bus, or plane

To realize the value of one-second;
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics

To realize the value of a friend;
Lose one



Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.