A to Z

A is for age. 24
B is for burger of choice. Two: Kincaid's and the bacon cheese burger at Texas Grill.
C is for what car you drive. A Scion
D is for Dog's name. Cobi
E is for essential item you use every day. Toothpaste. I can live without everything else, but not toothpaste! Oh, and facewash...
F is for favorite tv show at the moment. So You Think You Can Dance (I'm SO bummed out Mark got voted off last week!)
G is for Favorite game. I love, love, love Loaded Questions, nearly any card game, and nearly anything on the Wii.
H is for Hometown.I grew up in Fort Worth.
I is for instruments you play. I play the piano.
J is for favorite juice. Apple juice hands down.
K is for who you'd like to kiss. ... I'm going to pass on this one for now! :)
L is for last restaurant you ate at. Chipotle.
M is for your favorite Muppet. I love Animal and Fozzie - he cracks me up..
N is for number of piercings. Two. one in each ear.
O is for overnight hospital stays. None
P is for people you were with today. Everyone I work with (although today was one of those days I stayed buried in my cube most of the day!), my Dad, and soon to be my gym friends! :)
Q is for what you do with your quiet time. Quiet time as in not at work time, I usually work out, write, read, and relax to one of my favorite shows, or talk on the phone for a while! Quiet time as in Bible Study, I usually start with prayer, read a chapter of Scripture, do some structured Bible Study for a study I'm in, and then close with a more specific time of prayer, but that's just kind of my rough outline - I kind of go wherever I'm feeling led that day!
R is for biggest regret. I don't really have any... I have a few things where I wish I had responded differently, or where I wish things could have been different, but I think that I wouldn't be the person I am today, or be where I'm at today if those things hadn't happened...
S is for status. Single
T is for time you woke up today. 7:45 a.m. - I definitely have to start working on being more disciplined and waking up earlier!
U is for what you consider unique. My life, and the lives of everyone around me!
V is for vegetable you love. I LOVE brocolli. Absolutely love it. I also love fresh green beans, carrots... yum.
W is for worst habit. Overthinking and being unsure in myself sometimes...
X is for number of x-rays you've had. So many... dance and being a goalie can do that to a girl!
Y is for yummy food you ate today. Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream... Yum. Good thing I'm headed to the gym in a minute! :oP
Z is for zodiac sign. Scorpio. I don't really believe in all those things, BUT thought it was really interesting that some people think (or maybe it's fact? I don't really know) that the zodiac signs have something to do with the tower of Babyl from Biblical Times... Anyone know anything about that??

Wow God

Lately I have been having a lot of "Wow God" moments.

Some have been sad "Wow God" moments...

Like "Wow God" I don't understand. I don't know how to react. I don't know what You are doing. I don't know what to do. I don't know... I just don't know... Almost like "Wow God" if I didn't know better I would almost think You were cruel. But I know, I believe with everything in me, with all of my heart that You have a greater purpose than what I can see, than what I can feel, than what I can touch. I know my limited view just isn't allowing me to see the greatness You are working. You are the great "I am" and I know that You are working all things together for the good of those who love You and have been called according to Your purpose (Romans 8).

There have also been a lot of incredible "Wow God" moments...

Last week I got in my car and pulled out of the parking lot of one of my favorite restuarants with tears pooling in my eyes, because He is so great... He is just so much bigger than I can ever even begin to understand. To think He delights in us. Delights in flawed, sinful, and deceptive us. To know that He beautifully weaves lives together to bring Him Glory... It's beautiful. And to think we see just the tip of the iceburg of what is really being done. I can't think of anything else to say besides "Wow God!".

I have met some of the most amazing people this past week and it's definitely not because of anything I did. It has nothing to do with anything I could have ever done. He put it together. He orchestrated it. And I'm blessed for it.

A few years ago, when I went through a really hard time in my life, He gave me a heart to see that in everything He is in control... and that He is doing all things for the good of those who love Him. Not just a few things, not just occasionally - He works ALL things together for our good. All.

When He opened my eyes to that, He also opened my eyes to His heart in so many ways... It's one of the greatest things I've ever been blessed to know... I wouldn't trade that time in my life for anything, because now I know. Now I see it. Now I don't take it for granted. Now I know that you can feel the hurt, cry the tears, feel the pain, but at the same time fully know that He is in control, and He is working all things for good. Whether we understand it or not, that is what He is doing. And in Him, we find peace, we find hope, we find mercy, we find grace even in the saddest, most confusing moments life can bring us. He is so great!

Wow God!