Stuff About Me

A friend of mine recently asked me some get-to-know-you questions in an email, which I have decided to post on here just to let you all know a little more about me. I would love to hear anyone else's answers to these questions, if you feel led to post them! =)

1. Who are your role models / people you look up to in life ?

• My parents who have instilled in my sister and I the knowledge of right and wrong.
• My sister for her compassionate heart.
• Bonnie James - for loving people enough to say the important things, even when they aren't easy to say.
• Stacy Morris - for her unwavering faith in God to bring her through all circumstances, and her obedience to His will.

2. When did you first accept Jesus and what experiences drove you to that decision ?

I was baptized (alongside my Dad and sister) when I was 9 years old. I truly believed in God at that point in time, but I lived a life without a relationship with Him. I don't think I recognized Him as my Savior, because I did not realize that I was in need of one - I did not realize I was a sinner or that I needed anyone to save me. So, the next several years, I lived a life pretty much with little thought to God. I even stopped going to church all together for several years. In high school, Bonnie and I became friends....I look back and think of us as little heathens. We were very worldly. I was a naive teenager who lacked any sense of self-worth, like a lot of young girls. At that time, Bon had been hanging around with Stacy McCormick who told Bonnie about Jesus. Bon got saved and was excited about it, which lead to her asking me if I was going to heaven when I die. I brushed off her question, thinking that I didn't need to worry about that kind of thing, after all, I had grown up in church. I knew all about that stuff. She kept bugging me about it for about a week and I kept ignoring what she was saying. But, Bonnie spent the night at my house one night and we stayed up late talking about God. I realized then, in my room, how awesome God was to have created the world and all the things in it. For the first time, I just KNEW that God was there with us and that He actually loved me. And in my heart, I asked for God's forgiveness for being so stupid and living my life apart from Him so many years. That was September 6, 1995, - I remember we went to "See You At the Pole" that next day and I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. =) I was 17.

3. What are your passions in life ?

The number one passion in my life is my relationship with Christ. I know that I can never be more fulfilled and content than when I am seeking to know Him more and striving to become more like Him. The other passions in my life fall under that heading (they are influenced by my first love) - relationships with family & friends, my church, reaching others for Christ. Those are things I am truly passionate about.

I went to my Great Aunt Ruby's funeral today. I never really knew her, but as the preacher spoke of her, I felt like I did. She was a quiet, no-nonsense type who was not at the forefront of things....she kind of kept off to the side. But she loved God and her family, and did everything to take care of them. I guess I felt that we might have been similar in some ways, which made me wish I had known her. I also enjoyed spending time with the Simpson's. I always feel proud to be a part of such a beautiful, intelligent bunch. And, there's always cousin Norm to put a smile on your face. Great people.

Tonight I was introduced to Settlers of Catan. I REALLY thought I was going to be all awesome and win the first time I ever played, but Nathan RUINED IT for me!!! Way to go. =( I think I will be better next time though, so you all better be ready!

Okay, okay....everyone is wanting me to post something new, so here goes. But, honestly, I'm not sure what I have to put on here.

My co-worker, Vern, has pointed out to me that my Blog is "girly", so I guess I'm going to have to work on that. The look of it anyway - I have actually been hating the pink. Vern has also introduced me to the world of sniglets, which apparently are nothing new, but I never knew about them. At least, I never knew there was something defined as a sniglet - that is, "words that don't appear in the dictionary, but should". So, I have decided to start posting a "Sniglet of the Week" on here. =)

I have had a pretty good week. It started out with me being tired and cranky, but then I had to tell myself to "Quit that!" and everything was better. In our group at Wonderful Wednesdays, Herschel opened it up for us to discuss things we envision for the future of our church. It's good to see that we're all on the same page - at least those of us in that room. God has great things planned for our church and His Church as a whole. Can't wait to see it all come to pass! The scriptures I have been led to this week were all about God's faithfulness. I can definitely attest to His faithfulness throughout my life. I know He will be faithful to carry out His good plans (Jeremiah 29:11) in my life, in the church and in our community.

As I think about all of the good things going on in my life and around me, I also think about all of those that are fighting illness and who have broken hearts right now. I know of so many. I wonder why they have to be going through these things. But, I know that we live in a fallen world - we're not in heaven yet - so we all will go through things. I have in the past, and I'm sure I will go through worse things in the future. So, I am thankful for THIS TIME, RIGHT NOW.