Things that make me SMILE.

my sweet levi.

my new pink shoes.

my mischevious levi.

this photo &

this photo, lol.

my sleepy levi.

God's creations.

energy in a bottle.

Life is still good, even when life is hard.
Thank you God.

I'm back & the topic today is ...

PRAISING GOD.

I decided to read 2 Chronicles 7 last night.

I am very familiar with the "famous" verse 2 chronicles 7:14 -
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

I love that verse. But what is the context of the verse?

2 Chronicles 7 is convicting.

The first half of the chapter is called "The Dedication of the Temple" [referring to the temple Solomon built]. And the chapter goes into great detail explaining how the children of God CELEBRATED His approval of their 'man made' temple.

Excerpt:
"8 So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. 9 On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the LORD had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel."


The Israelites celebrated for 2 weeks!! & returned home full of joy :]

Everyday that I wake up I am God's child, He dwells in me & I am His temple...But I don't take the time to celebrate Him daily & I definitely do not have the same enthusiasm as the Israelites... & well, I should.

And then verse 14 offers hope...
If I humble myself & pray & turn from my ways, he forgives and restores.

Amen.

9-11

The words 'nine-eleven' make my stomach turn.


[I have not forgotten & I will not forget.]



It wasn't just a horrible crime, it was an act of war.

8 years later we can say... 'it hasn't happened again'...



[& pray to God it never does.]



Please don't allow yourself to forget that America must be defended. Freedom must be valued, not because we are selfish but because it is a gift from God found deep within our souls.







"our enemies have made the mistake
that America's enemies always make.
they saw liberty
and thought they saw weakness."
gwb

CAKEEEE.

I blogged a long time ago about making my wedding cake... so ta-daaa! There it was.

and Bethany & Heather made Mason's cake!!

It saved us TONS of moolah & they turned out great...
<3
mrs.keller

I must say...

-I will be a married women in 8 days(well less than that if you wanna get technical).
-We FINALLY get our TV in today :]]
-Mason found a vest!
-Right now, I believe our 'pursuit of happiness' is being stolen...slowly but surely.
-We're BROKE.
-If I had Jackson Memorial tickets I'd sell them on Ebay too.
-I got a crooked hair cut, Mason says it's got character :]]]
-I know I am blessed.
-I get to see extended family in Florida!
-I hope & pray our marriage license will only cost $11, not $71.
-My car is paid off.
- It angers me that the government takes 20% of my check every month, 50% of every galloon of gas I buy, 8.25% or more of every luxery I work for, charges .44 cents for stamps(while the USPS is still in major debt), has bankrupted my retirement fund & medi-care & medi-caid, wants to run my health care, wants to control my carbon emissions (my exhales), & for all that I profit nothing... but am left to worry about what they will take from me next, fail at, & then suffer NO consequences. I LOVE my country, not my 'public servants'.
-I hope & pray 'someone' gets preggers soon.
-I keep dreaming that I leave my vail at home.
-I wanna use our apartment 'gym' soon.
-"Jesus, thank you!"
-I still like Sarah Palin, she tells it like it is.
-Im happy the Horton's got a new BIG house.
-I have ONE class till I get my Associates of Arts degree & transfer.
-Mason wants to be a pilot.
-I believe there ARE moral absolutes.
-I hope my generation will wake up & save America from a soft tyranny simply by being informed voters.
-I hope & pray July 14th @ 7pm in Penscacola Florida is overcast & breezy... not insanely HOT.

...
I have alot on my mind.
You?

In the end I wasted it.

"I will tell you what a tradegy is. I will show you how to waste your life.

Consider this story from February 1998 Reader's Digest: A couple 'took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they cruise on their 30-foot trawler, play softball, & collect shells...'

Picture them before Christ at the great day of judgement: 'Look, Lord. See my shells.'

That is a tragedy."

Don't Waste Your Life
John Piper

the above always refreshes me & my mindset.

So...

I've freakin gained 10lbs since high school. Many of you are thinking "10lbs, come on Anna whats the big deal!" ... & I'm thinking my dang favorite jeans are TOO tight. & bikini shopping was a pain...but thats the same every year cause, of all things, I lack boobs.

So I went "healthy" food shopping... low calorie, low fat, low sugar... HIGH fiber. & worked out 3 times (so far) this week. my abs are very sore. when I laugh I cry... ha... ouch. haha... ouch ouch. And I do believe I have a nice case of shin splints.

other than this I am over & abundently blessed & was fearfully & wonderfully made.