My big step...

So today was a good day. I have been under the weather for about two weeks now and I am finally feeling like myself today.

My husband is on his on set so I went to Sunday school by myself. Well I can't say totally by myself because my brother and his fiancé were there so I sat with them. Well after Sunday school we normally make a trip down the street to go to Life Church for their service (we do a little church hopping on sundays). Well normally if my husband can't go with me I would watch church online but since my laptop is officially not waking up from its nap I couldn't watch it online. So today I made a bold decision.. I was going to go to church by myself. Now for most people that isn't a big deal, but for me it's a huge deal. I was pretty shy when I was little and it comes out sometimes, so to go and sit somewhere by myself is a big deal in my book.

So I walked in (early even) and sat down by myself... alone. It was kinda weird for me because normally I would totally freak out about sitting by myself but I felt calm and secure. When it came time to start singing praise and worship I stood up by myself with no one around me and worshiped. It was the coolest feeling that I've felt in a while. I was sitting by myself but I knew I wasn't alone. I knew God was with me sitting right next to me.

As I was singing I could really just focus on what I was singing about. I didn't have to worry about how I sounded, who was listening to me, or who was watching me. I felt so calm and comforted. I knew that's what I needed and where I needed to be. I have been asking God to inspire me to be bold and to know him more and I think this little step of sitting by myself is my little nudge that I needed to be bold. I loved my little kick in the pants this morning.

Now that I have made the big leap I know that I can do it again... I can sit by myself.

On a side note if you haven't been to Life Church I would encourage you to check it out whether it be online or one of their many locations. To be honest when I tried it the first time I wasn't into it. I didn't like the broadcast of the service. When I gave it another try I fell in love with the sermons and the series. Craig Groeschel is the senior pastor and he has a way of speaking right to your heart. He presents the message in a way that you can really apply it to your everyday life. It is pretty great.. Go ahead.. check it out ;).

The end..
Allison

A little different..

Soooooo.... My computer is sick or something :(.. Last night I was going to load some pictures from my camera onto my computer and it would not turn on. I plugged in my ac adapter and everything and it would not turn on. I called the dell system support and they asked if I had my windows installation cd and of course I don't. The good news is that the problem is fixable if I have that cd, so hopefully my dad still has it and I can get my computer fixed. So once again I am writing this from my phone.

As I was sitting here I thought to myself..."I wonder if there is a blogger app.. There is an app for almost anything.." and there is!! So I'm trying this out since my computer wants to take a do not disturb type of nap.

It is kinda crazy the kind of things you can do with your phone now a days. I remember when we didn't have texting on our cell phones. Geeze I sound/ feel old when I say that..."back in my day..." haha. Crazy crazy..

I did get some Christmas wrapping done today. My husband was trying to be sneaky and look in my car because he knew I went shopping so I needed to wrap them ASAP. My husband did a great job picking out the Christmas wrapping paper this year. Not only is it recycled but it is two sided!! It is pretty fabulous! I was excited to wrap some presents and use my tulle I got from hobby lobby (for half off I might add) and make some pretty bows!! They look pretty darn good if I do say so myself!

Since today is Sunday I ran by Walmart and got my Sunday paper for my coupons! I am a little behind on organizing my coupon box and sometimes it takes almost an hour to go through and take out all of my expired coupons and clip and organize the new coupons. I haven't been very motivated to go through them to say the least but it must be done. So off I go to coupon land. Wish me luck! The end..
Allison

Catch up time

So a lot has happened since the last time I wrote. My mom came in to town for the weekend and I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could because we don't get a ton of girl time. So now I am going to try and play catch up.

I'm sitting here right now in my husband's recliner wrapped in a blanket having some snuggle time with my snoring little pup. I honesty haven't had much to write about and maybe that is another reason I haven't posted a blog but I need to stop making excuses and get back on track.

On a side note I am writing this on my phone so please forgive me if I have some typos!
One big thing that has happened lately is that my brother is now engaged! I am so happy that he found someone that completes him and makes him happy. They are getting married this summer so let the planning begin!!! I remember going through all of the planning for my wedding.. The only thing that stinks is that you kinda feel like a pro after you figure out all of the planning stuff and then you only get to do it once. I guess that is a good reason you have friends so you can help them plan their wedding! Haha..

On another note my husband and I put up our Christmas tree!! We bought some new ornaments this year and it looks soo beautiful! This is my favorite time of year and having decorations up just make things even more special. I am so thankful when I think about how far my husband and I have come since this time last year. We are so much stronger as a couple and I told him that that is the best Christmas gift I could have ever gotten.

I am giggling as I am writing this because Izzy's snores are getting louder and louder.. Doesn't she know I'm trying to have a sentimental moment here?!? Haha.. This little one is so noisy that Samson came to check on her! My silly little girl. Well I need to wake her up because it's time for dinner! I will do my best to stay on track with this here blog :). The end..
Allison