The Meaning of LIfe

Just this past week I was reminded of the meaning of life. Arthur Jeff Zaslow died in a car accident. Though I was not a close friend, many of my family was. He recently wrote a book about the Bridal store and because of that become very close to My Aunt. People ask why does God take the good ones so early. And for that I do not have an answer. I asked the same thing when My Grandma and sister left to be with Jesus. But a a friend said something the other day that really hit me. She was referring to her son that passed away... "our kids are not our own they belong to God...So I thanked God for the time he let me be my sons mom" I think we often forget that we belong to God. We need to remember to slow down and be thankful for our family and friends that our still with us. I can guarantee Jeff was not planning on leaving the earth the way he did. He had 3 daughters and a wife. It just goes to show that we don't know the number of days we have left.

One of Zaslow's last quotes was " hug you kids because you just never know" That is a great reminder to all of us. You never know what the day will hold. Make sure your loved ones know just how much you love them. We get so caught up in life that we forget to do the simple things....like Hug our loved ones. Tell them that they are loved. We are all to be like Jesus.... But if we do not love how can we do that?! having a loved one die is one of the worst feelings in the world. You never truly recover. But something my Dad told me will stick with me forever. He said " If we lose Brooke we are not losing anything, we will see her in heaven....But if we lose faith then we have lost it all" At first I was like ya but Dad I want my sister here...I want to see her grow up. How selfish is that?!?! I wanted my sister to live through the pains of this earth when she could go to heaven? Now I am jealous that she gets to be in heaven! It is so easy to think of ourselves when we lose a loved one...How will we live without them? How can we move on? why would God even let that happen to me? The questions go on and on. But we have to remember God gave us the blessing of knowing that person for the time that we did. We just have to keep pressing on and let these tragedies remind us of the important things in life. 

GREAT DAY!

Wow. I am really bad at blogging. I start a blog and don't write for 2 weeks. Well I just wanted to update everyone on whats new. As most of you know Andrew has been looking for a job. Well he got one :) And it is such a blessing. He builds floor models for Home Depot. It is a really neat job in the fact that he has flexibility. He can work when it works for him and If he can't its no big deal. His favorite part is that anyone he wants can work with him. So the last few days he has worked with his buddy Danny and myself. You get payed by piece you put together so the faster you work the more money you get. Or You can take breaks...like I need to learn to do. I worked all day yesterday...Not my smartest move. I was very sick last night. Anyway we are very happy about the job. I also started working at a Japanese Restaurant. I really like it! The nights I have worked have been very slow, but its good for learning. The owner is Korean and does not speak the best English but her daughter does so I love talking to her and learning the culture. It is pretty funny The owner is Korean and sushi guy is Japanese and the 2 cooks are Mexican.  And then There's me and my sister Micheala.

You are probably wondering why the title is "great day" well I had an awesome day today and wanted to share. I have been really struggling lately with headaches and just feeling crappy. Which has been really getting the best of me. But God knew I needed today. I was able to sleep in and get the house cleaned then I went downtown and met a good friend after that I came back and made dinner just in time for Andrew and Our friend Danny to get home from work. My prego bathing suit came in the mail and fit :) So now is the count down til Florida! Now I get to sit around and watch a movie with my husband. I know My day might sound pretty dull to most of you but God just really lifted my spirits today. Just what I needed. I know being prego is totally worth it and I can't wait to see my baby. But I was getting really discouraged and overwhelmed with being sick all the time.

The Unexpected

Picnic in Meijer

My first "real" blog post. I would try to catch everyone up on our lives but that would take forever so I will just start now and If you are confused I am sorry. Today I was reminded that as much as I try I can't even plan my day. We needed some food in the house so Andrew and I went to Meijer.While I was shopping Andrew ran over to Best Buy and On his way back our wheel decided to take a turn of its own. The bearing on the driver side completely busted. So as a result we were stuck at meijer for awhile. But as it turns out I had got some fried chicken, flavor blasted goldfish and raspberry lemonade. So we just had a picnic while we waited for Mom Byrum to pick us up. The car is now sitting in Byrums drive way waiting for Andrew to fix it. When I woke up this morning I was not planning on what happened....But life is like that. God really blessed us by letting it happen in the parking lot and not while we were driving. Lots more is happening in our life but I will not bore you all with the details all at once :) I will give it to you slowly.

Just starting out

Hey Everyone,
I decided to start writing a blog! woohoo :) I know most of you may not be interested in our life but I enjoy writing so I figured I would give it a shot. I think blogging is a cool way to share what God has been doing in our lives. Also I know nothing about blogging or this website so bear with me as I learn both. Hope you all have a wonderful day.