Martha, Martha

Yesterday I woke up at 6 am, like I do every morning. Normally I make a huge mug of coffee and watch the news while I wait on a call to substitute. Yesterday, I decided to stay in bed and throw myself a pitty party. I thought, poor pitiful me! Why am I unemployed? I feel like a reject....blah, blah, blah... it kept going until I finally got out of bed. As I tried to think of things to do I became extremely discouraged because none of it had a real purpose, it was just something to do so that I had something to do.

 Finally, I opened my Bible and began to read in Luke about Jesus visiting. Mary was chillin at Jesus feet, soaking up every second of His presence and Martha got upset because she wasnt helping prepare dinner. Then Jesus said this," Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her". Luke 10:41

Talk about a wake up call. Foldgers in my cup dosent have anything on that!  I read this verse on a weekly basis. I need to in order to keep myself in check. I am constantly wanting to go, do, help, serve, be and put my hard work ethic to good use. But God has brought me to a season in my life that requires me to just be still. Oh, it is hard. I decided to try something new yesterday. I thanked God for this season in my life and for the plans He has for Andrew and me, because I know this is not all there is. This is the calm before the the storm. God has more planned for us. And if I dont enjoy life now, I will probably not enjoy it later.

So I layed in my hammock for a couple of hours with a good book and enjoyed the AMAZING weather and the sound of the river running behind me. It was pretty cool to be able to just enjoy the day.

I also got to enjoy lunch with Andrew... any time with my husband is a good time. I loved that I could enjoy his lunch hour with him.

I spent a little time on Pinterest; it is a very important part of everyday :) hehe! And I found this video. Prepare yourself for all the cuteness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg

(I hope it works.. if not youtube Daily Affirmation. It is the little girl standing on the kitchen sink.)

I think this is exactly what I need to do every morning! Andrew will be THRILLED to here it at 6am! :)

Moral of the story:

I chose to thank God instead of question Him and my day was very enjoyable!!

So, trust God with every detail of your life, thank Him for it (that is obvious but not always easy) it makes the days easier than allowing bitterness to camp out in your heart.

Dancing and singing about what you like on the bathroom sink every morning is a must!!

What this is...

Well, here it is. My blog. Wow, this is scary! I have had the idea of starting a blog for a while now but I have always thought that it was an absolutley insane idea because... well... because it is me. I have read blogs off and on for a while now and have really became an avid reader in the past couple of months. They are all so brilliant, creative and artsy - that is not something that I can promise you will find on this blog. So...let me just flat out tell you what this is...

• I am a dreamer. I have actually been accused of dreaming to a fault. Maybe it is true, but who knows. So my heart is always longing... longing for closer friendships, more opportunities to tell my stories, to be able to teach and be called Coach one day. My heart longs to tell the world about the Love of Jesus Christ and the Grace and Mercy of the One True God. That is what this blog is about. 
• My stories. I love telling stories.
• My testimonies of how great God is and how it shows in my life.
• I hope this will be a place where I will grow closer to my friends by sharing my heart. 
• This blog is not to tell you how to live your life.
• This blog will have grammatical mistakes and misspelled words; Im sorry that is just the way it is, I am human :)
• I will brag on my wonderful husband.
• I might even share an occassional recipe because I have developed a love for cooking and sharing the good stuff.
• Since I do not anticipate this blog reaching anyone other than my friends and family, you will not find me pretending to have it all together or take this blog to seriously. That is why I titled my blog A Heart's Longing. I want to be open and real so that if there is a chance that you stumble upon this blog with a longing heart that you might see that God is good and soverign, you are not alone in your struggles and who knows you might even get a good laugh before you move on with your day and if not then maybe you will get an update on our life. :)

There you have it, that is what this is...

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