Thats my precious little girl, Lola!  She really loves to workout-not sure where that comes from?! hahaha-Don't you just love her?  

   Lola..ready to attack!! :)

Gosh-it has been awhile-and summer is almost here! Praise the Lord!! June 2nd I'll be headed to Mexico-on my cruise-its going to be AMAZING! I'm very excited-then I will be home two days and the 10th I'm head back to Mexico on a mission trip! yaya-I really hope that my precious little girl, Arrianna, will be there? ::Fingers Crossed:: Well, Matt and I are doing great-as you can see above-this is our child, Lola, isn't she adorable? I just love her-she has so much personality(just like her mother..haha) I'm kind of sad..Missy graduates here in a couple of weeks..even though she is going to Kilgore-it won't be the same..but anyways-I'm proud of her..she is in the top 10% number 7..yay!! You have to have someone smart in your life right? haha..well anyways.. I hope that everything is going well for all of you who are still involved in xanga-haha...Have a great rest of the school year! Love ya :)

Hey guys-I hope everyone is having a fantastic week!! I decided that I would finally make a new entry-and inform you on whats been going on in my life! First off, this Friday is Missy's 18th Birthday!! yay!! It's going to be absoultely amazing! Second, things are going great at home, school, and work. May I just say that my mom is absoultely wonderful and Lacye too!!! We've gotten so close this past month-and its definately been a blessing! Well, another great thing in my life has been my boyfriend, Matthew Trammel! We've been dating since February 7! For Valentines day-he definately suprised me with a dozen DIFFERENT colored roses..they were gorgeous with a really sweet letter! That did make my day :) One thing that I'm so glad that we have is that we can just talk to each other about everthing-and about spiritual things which is always a plus! He puts a smile on my face-I just love being around him :)

Oh, we get to go back to the same place that we had our mission trip last year! I'm so extremely excited-I'm really praying that the girl that I got so close to is still there-but if not thats okay-because it may be harder to leave again! Anyways, start praying now that Gods presense will be totally evident during that whole week!

At this moment, Matt is sharing with me Chuck Norris jokes-I dont get it? How did all of a sudden Chuck Norris come back? I mean-they are not funny-but I can't help but laugh! Gahh-we have no life! Well, I hope you all are having a great week-I love yall-and this verse really spoke to me lastnight....

Blessed is he who has regard for the weak the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness. I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you." My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?" Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it abroad. All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying, "A vile disease has beset him; he will never get up from the place where he lies." Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread,has lifted up his heel against me. But you, O LORD, have mercy on me; raise me up, that I may repay them. I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever. Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.---Psalm 41:1-13

Isnt it funny how the smallest things make you laugh.....Okay-well keep in mind I'm pretty much an idiot-but several times a month I make a trip to Taco Bell..for some reason I just love that place(soft tacos)..anyways...well you know the little mild packets? Okay-Missy is my witness...I read them everytime I go there..and I read the same ones over and over and over...and I die laughing everytime...I mean how weird is that?! I mean like today..I got them-and I wasnt in the best mood ever-and it totally made my day better?! How random? So moral of the story: Mild packets from Taco Bell make the best part of my day!! hahaha :)

 Life has gotten a LOT better this past like month or so...God has been so evident in many ways!! Don't you love it when you read a story or a verse and at the time it kind of doesnt mean anything to you or you can't figure out the significance of it right then to your life? Then like the next day-there is so much confirmation in it? It's an amazing feeling!!! Words can't explain the breathtaking, hair standing chills, extraordinary times I've had with Jesus these past couple of weeks!! His faithfulness is wonderful!!

The changes, continuous fights, the battles won by satan-its almost unbearable. Trying to convince someone that someone isnt as bad as what someone else says they are-almost impossible-yet your the one that gets them in the middle of it all-horrible. Yet-they still tell you how much it was worth it to them no matter the cost. They tell you continuously how much they love you-they'd go to war for you-protect you in any way they possibly can. To hear those things..and yet still be taken away from it all-painful! The questions that come to mind is why? Why God? Why now? Why them? Is there really a lesson to learn from all this? The answer is yes!!! Stop doubing Me. Step out of the boat (in faith). Trust Me. Dont try to fix it on your own-you cant do it. Lean on Me. Pray to Me. Give it ALL to Me! Just listen to Me-dont try to push everything away like nothing happened! You can walk on water-just keep your eyes on Me-the WHOLE way and we'll make it..not alone but TOGETHER! I promise you this-and I love you..you just have to trust!!

I love cold weather-because you get to sit in front of the fire and drink french vanilla coffee-yay!!!! :)-I'm a nerd..I know!

Dont you just love it when God allows trials in your life-and at the beginning of it..you think that life just couldnt get worse-but really by the end of it..He is teaching you something about yourself..and really trials just bring you closer to Him?! Well I can just say over the past week and a half or so-I've had so much "drama" in my life-way too much to explain..and I really thought things couldnt get worse-and when I thought that it had.... really God was teaching me something. Now I'm realizing that God was just trying to get me to start trusting Him again. For awhile-I think I've just been "comfortable"..and really havent been pursuing my relationship with my Father. I'm becoming to realize that I cant do everything on my own-because when I do-I definately mess things up, royally!! God is so faithful even when we arent..and I know that He is going to continue to use this whole situation...Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose."

Hope yall all have a Merry Christmas!! Finals are coming up..blah-but then we'll be out for 2 weeks...yayaya!!!! :) Love yall...