Acoustic Resistance

I have been reading a book called "The War of Art" that has really inspired me in a lot of areas. If you are a musician, artist, writer, or aspire to be one, I highly recommend this book! Anyway...the first few chapters have been talking about "resistance". The book describes resistance as the unseen force that keeps any creative person from fulfilling and walking in their creativity. It is that thing that keeps you from sitting down and doing what you feel yourself being drawn to do. It says that if you can get yourself to sit down and begin painting, begin playing, begin writing...then you have already beaten resistance. Every single one of us has something that we aspire to do or be, and resistance is probably what is keeping us from getting to it.

For several months, I believe that this resistance has kept my acoustic guitar in it's case.

Today I decided to beat resistance.

I'm pretty excited. I need to have patience though and realize that I won't be able to play fluently after just an hour of practice.

I believe that God has given me some natural ability, and a natural ear in the area of music.

I really don't want to let that go to waste!

I hope to become more of an asset to the Rock Church praise and worship team as I learn to play guitar.

So now, with bright red, throbbing fingertips, I'm signing off. Will keep ya posted!

Sweet Daisy

This is Daisy

She is 4 years old.

She lives in Africa

Today she became the 3rd child to be sponsored by Justin and I

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I have been asking myself the simple question, "What am I thankful for?"

My list is endless, we have been given so much...too much.

Today, I hope that Daisy received something to put on her "Thankful List" by our sponsorship. 

Visit www.fomministry.com to sponsor a child today.

O Christmas Tree

I have never put up a Christmas tree this early in the season. But this year for some reason,  I just couldn't help myself.

I decided to go with a very non-traditional theme this year, after 4 years of red and silver.

Orange and purple was the path I chose. Throw in some butterfly's and sparkly fruit and you have a very out of the box Christmas tree. :0)

'Tis the season

He's a big kid now...

It's official. Javen got his first haircut at the barber shop. I didn't actually want to cut it, but had no choice due to the hack-job I gave him a few weeks ago. So we made a trip over to Big League Barbers where our sister-in-law Jennifer worked her magic. Javen wasn't sure what to think. He sat very solemnly the entire time. So now he looks like a big boy. We will let it grow back out, but at least now it won't look like a bob :0)

Canvas

This blog is simply dedicated to our new, amazing family portrait canvas. It's 24"x30" and makes such a statement! Plus, it comes with a 50 year guarantee, unlike regular photos which can change and fade over time. If you can afford a little splurge, canvas is the way to go!

Being Satisfied

Things I can't wait for:

-Moving into a new house, which also includes...

getting new furniture

new decorations

a brand new, fresh, CLEAN start on the atmosphere of our home

-Christmas

-Vacationing to the beach

-"Growing" our family :0)

-Getting another dog

-Being debt free

-Our church reaching 500+ members

-To be a better singer/praise and worship leader

I don't think it's wrong to be excited about the future. But for me...it's become a problem. I can feel myself becoming unsatisfied with where I am at right now. I almost constantly think about, and plan our future. I even spend time shopping online for furniture to buy for our next house, which might not even be in the picture for another 2 or 3 years! I definitely have already started making my Christmas list... and Javens! I look around the house we have now, and all I can think about is everything I don't like, or want to change. I think a lot about our next child..."boy or girl? picking out names, nursery decor, etc..." and I'm not even pregnant!!! I think a lot about our church, and sometimes compare our ministry to others thinking "Man, if we could just have that sound system, or those lights and that stage"... Even as I'm typing this, I realize how ridiculous I've been. 

So, I've made a short list of things that are happening, right here, right now, that I am so thankful for. I am making a choice not to take these things for granted any more, because really...what more do I need?:

-I have a beautiful, healthy son. 

-I have an undescribable relationship with my husband

-We have a pretty sweet house, that a lot of people would love to live in.

-Our ministry is exploding! God is taking us where He wants us to be, in HIs timing.

-God has graced me with talent that I don't even understand most of the time. I will never sound exactly like some of the other singers I've heard, so I will stop comparing myself, and focus on being the best version of me.

-Thanks to Financial Peace, we are saving money and paying off debt like crazy! I believe that very soon we will be debt free, and be able to take an amazing vacation, paid for in ca$h!!!

-Thank you God for reminding me of how good I've got it! Help me not to get caught up in the things of this earth, but to cherish the moments you give me  and use them to  give, love, and live life to the fullest."