Praying Through Every Moment

Summer is coming to an end for some, and some of us still have a few weeks of freedom left before the rush to Wal-Mart to get all the supplies the teachers/professors want us to have for their class. All I see at that point is money flying out the door, but for a good cause.

[side note] Have you guys been keeping up with the recent news about Memphis City Schools? It's sad and I ask that you keep the children, their families, and the teachers in your prayers. School for those teachers and children has been postponed indefinitely until they figure out the budget. Being an aspiring teacher myself, this is sad, it is....Please, as you lay your head down tonight, pray that a door opens for MCS (Memphis City Schools).

Keep you chin up, that's all you can do, and bear those bad days with a smile on your face, no matter how bad the day is...you can make it through. :) God has you in his hand and is there for you when you're struggling and when you're rejoicing. It's taken me a lot of time to figure that out for myself...I've been struggling with a lot lately, and it's not like I'm stressed out with loads of homework or tons of things going on at the office...nope...I'm struggling a lot with personal issues of my own.

Like many people out there, I struggle with my weight, and I have all my life, and I'm really trying to take charge over it now that I've hit the age of 20 and getting close to going into the working field. I've joined a TaeKwonDo class, I've started working out daily, drinking nothing but water, milk, & Gatorade. I'm also keeping track of my calories on this nifty app on my iPhone...BUT I've forgotten one of the most important things a person can do when they're trying to achieve a goal.....

I haven't been praying about it. Plain and simple as the nose on my face.

I make excuses to myself as to why I don't pray...

~My favorite show is on

~I'm too tired

~I'd rather read this book

None of them...NONE are valid excuses for why I shouldn't pray. I know that God does miraculous things, I know He will provide...but I've become so caught up in everyday life that I forget to do the one thing He's asked us to, and that is, to worship Him. I feel ashamed, but I had to admit it to myself, and to you, dear readers.

So, along with my goal of losing weight, I have a goal to pray everyday. There is no time limit to how much I'll pray, I just know that I want to be happy again, and I know that the only way I can get to that point is if I pray and keep His word fresh in my heart. 

I want to thank my friend and fellow classmate, Nicole, for her inspiring blog and she doesn't know this, but every blog she has writeen cheers me up on a bad day. I think you should check her out. She's pretty awesome :)

My "Wild" Weekend

I'm trying to think of the best way to put this. My cousin and I were accused of something pretty harsh and out of the blue.

Just trying to write that sentence took a few deletes and me making weird looks because I couldn't think of how to put it in a good way, but I guess that's the best way. 

 A few weekends ago, my cousin and I had a girls weekend. We had the house all to ourselves and we made plans to:

1. dye our hair
2. at home mani's and pedi's
3. listen to music & just relax

We accomplished our plans, but with a few bumps along the way. TOO many if you ask me!

 We did our hair :) I put some blue streaks in...they didn't come out the way we planned :(

 My cousin made frappachino's (sp?) they were DELICIOUS!

We also cleaned poop off of a cat's butt, but I don't think my cousin would want me to put that pic up here...haha, it was gross!

While just trying to enjoy some girl time and talk about boys (we love them and we think they're stupid at the same time...girls, I know you agree!) Some people kept interrupting our time together. All these chitlins would come knockin' on the door asking for food and would just sit in the kitchen till we made them something (well, till Kat made them something) or we kicked them out....they were like lil parasites...entertaining and annoying at the same time. I'm surprised we even got the things on our list done!

All in all, we had a decent girls weekend when the chitlins were out of the picture...BUT, apparently we did something we had no idea about....this is where it gets good...trust me.

This was an accusation from a lady, who I believe, is a bit nuts...she wasn't even in town when me and my cousin had our girls night. She said she has an eye witness that saw it all happen. Here's what she said went down...
Apparently, me and my cousin had this wild party where we got really drunk intoxicated and we smoked pot did drugs and did some very nasty thing with her son.

When I heard this story, I couldn't believe it...it was too wild, made me infuriated that's for sure because the woman has only seen me about 2 times...cuz we all know I'm a big partier..oh yeah...not. It was crazy...she messed with the wrong family, that's for sure. Let's just say we dealt with that problem. :) We won't have to deal with her anymore, THANK GOODNESS!!

Now me and my cousin joke about it and our parents call us names, but what that lady did was just down right wrong and hurtful. I hope none of you guys are that nuts, if you are, I will pray for you.

I thought y'all would enjoy a story for some down time :)

You ever been accused of something that you definitely know didn't happen?? What's your story?