Valentine's day

Oh Valentine's Day....this is a day people love or hate.
For me I was a hater...I never liked it.
{probably because I never had a "Valentine!}

Joe and I have always chosen to not celebrate Valentine's day
but for whatever reason this year I am getting into the spirit.

Today I have been thinking about how much God loves me!
{Rest on that moment...don't read past it too quick because it is something said all the time}

He LOVES us!
How is that the God of the Universe Loves me?
{rest again}

I love hearing from friends how God is transforming them.
I love hearing the way people rely on God because there is nothing else in life worth living for.
I love God and he Loves me and that is something to celebrate!

Now rest on the words on this song by Stuart Townend
found here

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom


Happy Valentine's Day!

vampire skin

Well February is here and it about this time every year I start talking myself out of walking RUNNING to the nearest tanning bed to get some color on my almost transparent skin.

You know the "vampire skin" I am talking about.
It is dry, crying out to be quenched by the sun kissed rays.
And every year I have to remind myself how bad those tanning beds are for my body
...yadda yadda and I never end up going.

Why does it have to be that your skin looks so much better with a little sun glow on it?
Everything seems to wear better with a tan;
Clothes, makeup, jewelry, hair...I could go on and on.


But as for today my skin will stay white as the snow
but luckily snow has to go away sometime!


{Just in case you were wondering-Joe is super cute tan!}

bye-bye blackberry!

SO...I have been a faithful Blackberry carrier for over 4 years.
It was good to me. I liked the way it kept my life organized with it's amazing calender
and I still charge the phone just so I can play BlasterBall...but I have a new love!

THE EVO!

There are so many reasons why I love this phone!

Here are some of the perks...
1. It is fun...the blackberry was business all the time but the Evo is a fun phone!
2. Joe and I can sync our calenders so whenever he updates his calender it appears on mine...it is a great way to keep our lives in sync.
3. Apps...2 weeks ago I never even knew what an "app" was...now I love them. My favorite ones are the apps that help me with school. Drug identification, disease descriptions, and lab values all at my fingertips!
4. The voice recorder is amazing! I can tape all my lectures now ( I was planning on buying a recorder that would have cost me the same price the phone cost!)
5. It has other fun games! (I only miss BlasterBall a little bit!)
6. On Sprint's family plan we are paying the same amount we were paying at T-Mobile
7. The best part of all is we have cell phone service in our house. With T-Mobile we lived in a dead zone!

So if you are searching for a new phone I would highly suggest the Evo!