Starbucks

You know what's funny?...but not hilarious, just funny.......I work at Starbucks! HAHAHAHA!!! Isn't that a good one? Okay....Serious now. Yes, I get to wear a cool green apron. Honestly, I've never cared for the way green looks on me--but I always like it on others (I think I'm too white skinned with blonde hair--green washes me out). I wish I could wear it, but, now that I'm a barista, I get to wear it every day, giving me an excuse to look bad in it. ..

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a coffee loser. I make reallly funny faces when I try super strong coffees during coffee tastings, trying desperately to impress my boss, tellling her all the neat flavors I'm picking out, (and showing her and you all how impressive I am spelling the word "telling" with 3 "L's." So cool!). uh-hem. LooooooooseerrrRRRrR!

So, obviously, my job is very stressful. Many nights I take my work troubles home with me. Okay. No I don't. But wouldn't it be weird if I did? Maybe if I was in management or something. So ya, I love my job and the people I work with. But I don't love strong coffee flavors. And that's okay. Maybe I'll grow into it. ONly, now that I work in coffee, I don't actually drink it that much. When I lived in the house with 6 other girls before I got married, every morning I craved our "fancy" Folgers coffee with Carnation's Chocolate Rasberry Creamer in it! But I put a lot of creamer in it cuz my roomies LOVED super strong coffee taste. Except Joy. She hates coffee. And so does my husband, so I really don't make coffee at home. And when I do make coffee, I end up drinking 4 1/2 sips, realize my cravings died after I got married and started working at Starbucks...and then I throw the rest of the pot of coffe out. Too bad.

At least I'm not addicted, right? Strange thing: My doctor actually told me to drink at least one cup of coffee a day, cuz pratically every day I have a migraine....super headaches that really, REALLY suck and last for weeks-->the kind that wouldn't even take noticed if I took a full bottle of migraine medicine. But God's helping/healing me of that. In fact, today I only took one pill and it's gone! YAY!

So, just to let you know that if you're lost, it's okay, cuz I don't think I actually even have a point.

Peace and coffee to you all!

Oh, and I lied about the category of this blog! Oh, I'm soo sneaky!!

Hmmm...Coffee. Anyone?

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Teaching kids to Pray

So, When I first started dating Josh...hey, actually, how bout this. Many months before I started dating Josh and I was dating someone else (who definately wasn't worth dating), I had offered to babysit Josh's boys while he went to this game/people who make/like games meeting thing with my bf. (I know, weird huh?) (even weirder, Josh secretly was upset that I was dating that guy--how sweet!) (oh, and I hadn't any clue that Josh liked me more than friends)....Alright, ENOUGH with parenthesis, So when I babysat, of course the boys tested EVERY SINGLE limit...and when I left, I never wanted to babysit again. But somehow, God took away that feeling as Josh and I became closer and went on mini dates with the kids.

The cool thing:
So every night before bedtime, Josh let the boys pick out a book for daddy to read and then Josh would pray for them. The boys were crazy! bouncing around, talking, wrestling, you name it--even while Josh was reading the story that they picked out. No attention span. Prayer time was worse. Josh was trying to teach them how to pray and that it's easy talking to God. BUT they were SO rowdy! <--was that spelled right? hmmm...

well, here we are, almost 5 months since we've been married, and God has answered our prayers! The boys have learned how to control their impulses a lot more. They're quiet when we read, and can even sit through a full chapter of C.S. Lewis' Narnia series! Quite a difference in that they couldn't last through a Dr. Seuss book unless daddy filled the story with MANY crazy voices for the characters.

It's important that people understand that God isn't condemning them 24/7...that He wants you to talk to Him. He wants us to expect things from Him...and He asks us to approach Him boldly and without being afriad. God is kind, forgiving...and just wants us to talk and to share with Him...because whether you invite Him to share your life with you or not, He's stll watching every moment...His tears fall when you are hurt and scared, He rejoices when you're joyfull....I guess we're trying to instill in our children that God is your friend. Get used to telling Him thakyou for the things you have, whether great or small....They need to know that when they're scared or angry, that they can tell God and ask Him for help.

Justin's prayers: Lord, please bless our family, keep us safe. Help me to have more confidence in You. Thank you for my brother, mommy, and daddy.

Shane's prayers: Bless us to have a good day tomorrow, help us to be kind to eachother and love others. PLease heal mommy's pain (I'm in a lot of pain most days) help us to not have fear and help us to have more trust in You.

So awesome!

Valentines Day

Today was just filled with cuteness! Josh had never really put that much enphasis on V-day, because the kids are hyper enough without candy...BUT I couldn't resist. Since I'm always with them, I know what kind of things they like cuz 15 mins. in a store, I've already heard, "I want this" probably 25 times. Amazing! How do kids do it? I can't even think of 10 things that I want right now...but if I had enough time, I'm quite sure I'd have a few things in mind!

Anyways (I'm super with tangents!) so last night I picked up a coupla things for the boys...stuffed animal that says, "I love you" on it, a card for each of them, and of course, a red cardboard box shaped like a heart with tiny chocolates in it. Since Josh and I have been married for 4 and 1/2 months, as their new mommy, I really want to make every moment special, and it's tons easier with holidays. I mean, nothing says " I Love You" to children like candy and toys, right? Man! I'm just nailing this mom thing down! ...hmmm...well, sometimes anyways.

These boys are getting used to a mommy around and I'm getting used to having them around me all the time. It's hard work and then God sneaks in these little blessings that make your...week! For an example, Justin (9yrs.) doesn't express emotion and out of no where, he says, "mommy I love you," as I walked by the couch. He's never said it first before, only expresses it if I do it first or if his younger brother, Shane (6yrs), says/does something. And the even more coolest thing is that he said it while he was completely fixed on his GameBoy!!!!....and one more, !...!!!(okay, I lied, 4 more).

Shane is constantly coming to me at random times to tell me that he loves me. In fact, I got a v-day card for him that said he loves me as high as the moon. **Last year his card to daddy said he loves him as high as a giant spider!** so cute!

Josh and I had our Valentine's date on Saturday (you got to do it when you can!). We went to an awesome restaurant and exchanged presents, came home and watched a movie. It was very nice. Tonight it's pizza and smoothies. Although, more sugar in these kids' tummies may be a bad idea! :^D Oh well.

Alrighty, I think I'm done. However, I really don't feel like spell-checking (yes, I'm really that lazy right now) so hope you can understand it.

Proverbs 19 "3. People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD."

"2. Zeal without knowledge is not good; a person who moves too quickly may go the wrong way."