Current Events in the life of me...

So I officially turned everything in for my online teaching certification. Finally being able to pursue what I really want to do with my life is just the greatest feeling. I cannot WAIT to be a COACH!! If you know me, you know that Middle school is my passion. I have such a heart for those kiddos, it really is a great age. People always ask me--"Middle school??? WHY?!? But ya know, they're still at that age where they are very impressionable and they still LISTEN and respect those in higher authority, AND I feel like I can not only coach/teach these girls, but I can also serve as a mentor. I have the utmost respect for my middle school coaches--they taught me a whole lot and were very active in their athletes/student's lives. They led FCA at Forestwood, came to my highschool basketball games, and even to my wedding! I love that I have stayed in contact with them for so long, and i hope to make that kind of impression on the kids that I am able to coach/teach. I WANT to be that for them! I am very hopefully for these next 6 months as I go through the certification process, and am looking forward with anxious anticipation as to what God has in store for me!!

One more thought...in small group last night we were discussing the passage of Romans 8. I stumbled across this while reading it in the message and loved the way it was worded...
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. Romans 8:26-28.

Several things there struck me as meaningful and while some of it may serve as a simple reminder that the God of all the Universe passionately pursues us and is ALWAYS right alongside helping us along, it was the next sentence that got me thinking. I cannot count how many times I have sat before God and said..."I'm seriously at a loss, don't know where to begin, don't know what to say, etc.." This passage clearly states that it's ok to feel that way and that does not matter because God does our praying in us and for us, making prayers out of our silence. Seriously, how cool is that? So many times I feel like I need to make my prayers sound pretty and use all the right words...but God says that even in our silence He can HEAR our prayers because he knows our hearts. The truth is, prayers aren't always supposed to sound pretty and they aren't always supposed to be happy, sometimes they're messy and words get stumbled over, and we get frustrated because we don't understand His will, but it's real. And I think that's all that God wants--He wants to hear our hearts...not just words put together to sound nice in a prayer--God doesn't need words to hear prayers.


EVERY DETAIL IN OUR LIVES DONE OUT OF OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS WORKED INTO SOMETHING GOOD.

wow. The message put a new spin on this verse that is so often taken out of context.

Just some thoughts...it's been a while

So, it has been quite some time since I last wrote on here. Plenty has been going on, but I do not feel as though it has been worth sharing.
Lately I have come to some major realizations that have completely changed my outlook on some things:

I have realized that it doesn't matter if the election was not the outcome I desired. People can complain all they want to and say that we made a mistake in this election, but what it boils down to is that God has called us to pray for the leaders of our country. There is just so much pressure, now more than ever, to do the right thing and make sound decisions in leading our country in this vulnerable state while we are at war and while the economy is flat out suffering. I pray that President Obama is up for the task, will make wise decisions, and constantly seek after our Heavenly Father---and I pray that we, as Americans, will not look to one man for guidance, but that we will turn to our all-powerful, all-knowing God for the comfort and wisdom that only He can provide. All of the complaining is getting really old---what is that really going to change anyway? Oh yeah....nothing! :)

I have also been reminded that God doesn't need me. Don't get me wrong, He wants all of his children to come to know Him as their personal Savior--but He doesn't NEED me. Whatever I have to offer wouldn't change or improve God in anyway because He is God, he wouldn't be all powerful or all knowing if He needed my help. This knocked me on my butt this week and actually humbled me in a weird sort of way--God doesn't NEED me, but He WANTS me! The creator of all of the universe wants my company---WHAT?!?!! He treasures and delights in me and wants the very best for me. What kind of Love is that???? I can't even fathom that---seriously. Blows me away.

I have also opened my eyes to the fact that God always provides opportunities to share our faith, but half the time we are too blind to see them. I had a really good discussion with a fellow co-worker yesterday about church and relationships and just the freedom we have in Christ if we would just embrace it. My co-worker had pretty much given up on the church and all the rules they put in to place on what you should/shouldn't be doing and was just tired of feeling like a failure and always falling short. In a very familiar verse to all of us, God tells us that we ALL fall short of the glory of God, but isn't that where Grace comes into play?

In all reality, it's not about the rules. If we spend all of that time trying do this and not do this, we have missed the point completely. God has given us freedom and tells us to WALK in it! He doesn't say do this and that so that you can walk in it, He tells us that we have it inside of us given to us by Jesus Christ and to start living that way. (Which reminds me---You should read the book Hullabaloo. I'm not a reader, but this book was amazing!) As you seek God, your desires will change, thus your actions will reflect what you believe when you are seeking. Gavin talked about this at youth one night and pretty much laid it out there like this....When you seek God, your actions will reflect that, which will result in God being glorified. You tracking?

Anyway, those are just a few things that have stuck with me over the past few weeks. God is working in me and it is refreshing to know that again. It's amazing what we find when we SEEK.

Next time I won't go so long w/out writing...i'll try to do better! :)

Love y'all.

exhausted delirious rant.... =)

Well I can honestly say I haven't been this exhausted in a long time!! This past weekend we made the trip down to Amarillo for a friends wedding that I was in. I can't say that I have too many pictures to post from it...mostly because I was taking pictures with her camera the whole time...haha hmm funny how that works! Anyway, we drove down friday and turned around and drove home after the wedding. We didn't get in until 1:45 or so, then we had to be up early and ready to go for church in the morning so Gav could lead worship! We started a new fun tradition on Sunday nights where our friends Dustin and Holly come over and we have wine and a movie night!!  They are so fun and we always have a good time, however when Dustin picks the movies they are usually like 4 hours long (haha ok so I exaggerate a little bit!) so needless to say we didn't get much sleep last night either because I have to get up at the crack of dawn for work. Boo for that.  However, while we're both extremely exhausted, it's still so worth it because of all of the fun we've had with our friends this weekend! 

Hopefully we can catch up on sleep by Friday because come Saturday we have to go BACK to Amarillo for another wedding! Except this time we're making the trip all in one day with our friends Scott and Wendy! I'm glad they are coming with us, it will be so fun!! Then the next 2 weekends after that are going to be spend in Oklahoma for another wedding and then his parents are getting ordained as ministers, so it is a month full of traveling on the weekends, it's crazy. We are definitely looking forward to seeing his parents in Oklahoma though, we have not seen them since the wedding, so it will be so great to spend some time with them!!

I am really struggling right now with learning how to be content in ALL circumstances. It's so easy to become so consumed with what I eventually want to do that I forget i'm wishing away precious time right now.  I may not love my job right now, but maybe it's just teaching me to really appreciate it when I finally do get to do what I want to do.  However, i'm probably the most impatient person ever, so I am having a really hard time finding contentment in my current employment situation knowing that it's not something I want to do forever.  It seems like even more so now that I think i've figured out what i want to do that it's gotten worse. 

I don't want to be a complainer about my job, I know that i'm not the only one who is discontent in their job situation, and i know it's all going to work out and changing jobs isn't going to answer all my problems. I might run into the same stuff I am now, but it's the simple fact that I will enjoy what i'm doing and am passionate about it that makes all the difference.  How can you have a job and not be passionate about what you are doing? How can you expect to succeed and excel if you don't have any drive or passion behind what you're doing.  I don't want a job just to pay the bills, I want it to be something that is a challenge, however still something that I look forward to going to everyday. That's what I want. It could be too much to ask, but for my sake, i'm going to say that it's not.

That's my rant. 

I love my husband very much. He's so good to me. =) That's all

MG

My Fairy Tale! =)

                                     

It has been a fabulous last few weeks!!  I am now Mrs. Greer! CRAZY!!!! On May 24th, I had a fairy tale wedding...the kind you dream of when you're a little girl! It was such a special day and my family and friends were so great and they bent over backwards to make sure everything was just the way we wanted.  Everything went so smoothly and it really could not have been more perfect!  We really appreciate everyone who played a part in making our day so special! Thank y'all so much, Gav and I appreciate you more than you know!

For our Honeymoon we went on a cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel! It was such a blast!! We had so much fun and it was so amazing to go on one trip yet see 3 different places! It was my first time on a cruise so I was little uneasy about possibly getting seasick, but nope, I was fine the whole time.  We laid out on the beach at Grand Cayman and got to go on a Jeep Tour of Cozumel and then went snorkeling!! I can't even tell you what a great experience it was!!

Now we're home and it's so great to be here. I haven't gotten used to being called Mrs. Greer yet, however I suppose that will come with time.  It's funny because every time I hear someone say, "Hey Mrs. Greer" I automatically look for Gavin's mom, Kim. Anyway, what a fun time in our lives, we could not be more excited about where we are right now. Looking back and seeing God's hand in everything even way back in 3rd grade, we cannot help but just be amazed and in awe of all He has done for us....growing together, growing apart and then back together for good....He's just had this amazing plan for us.  I guess that's it on this end, just wanted to give a few updates...here are a few pics from the wedding....

getting close!!!

12....

Well...the big day is rapidly approaching, and while there is little stuff to get done, all the big decisions are made, everyone has their dresses/tuxes, and everything is falling into place. As much fun as this wedding is going to be, there were definite times in the planning when i wished we would have just eloped, but I know I would have regret it. There is going to be nothing like sharing this moment with all of our friends and family. So even though it was really stressful at times, I really don't think I would have changed any of it for the world. I've learned a lot and overall it's been fun planning our special day that i've dreamed of since I was a little girl! Not too much longer and we'll be Mr. and Mrs. and we'll be sailing off to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica on our cruise ship! Yay!!

That's pretty much all that's going on right now....and that's enough! I started my new job last week. It's different, but a good different. For now anyway. When I sit down and think about it though, working for the MHA Group has confirmed for me that I really do want to be a coach and pursue that.  I want to be in a gym, I miss it and I want to pour into my students lives the way that all my coaches have done for me.

Alright, that's about it on this end. Hope y'all have a great week!!

shower

Just a few pics from the shower this past weekend!! The pic above is of our cute little house =) 3 weeks from today will be my last night as a single woman! that's nuts!! Have a great weekend!!!

     Me and Molly!! Love her!

Sarah!!! =)

me and my mommy

the hostesses...minus Cindy and Connie!

LOVE these girls!

This about sums up the weekend! It was fabulous and I had a blast!!!! =)

amazing weather!

The weather has just been so beautiful lately! I love it!! So today we were just hanging out in the hammock and thought we'd do a little family photo! Anyway, today was just simply a good day. I got a lot of stuff done around the house, and even packed up alot of my winter clothes to take to Gavin's house. It's crazy to be packing up my things for good here....usually it's like, oh i'll just pack up some of my stuff for school and come back and get my other clothes when i need them....anyway, it reminds me of Friends.......'and I have to live with a BOY!!!!' Haha, cracks me up. It's going to be quite the adjustment I'm sure. In 4 weeks and something I'm going dive into a new adventure. But I cannot wait...usually I get a little uneasy about the unknown, but knowing who i am embarking on this journey with, I couldn't be more excited. I know that God has big things in store for us!

My next and final bridal shower is this coming weekend!! YAY! And two of my really good friends are coming in town for it! Molly is flying in from Virginia and Sarah is coming in from Abilene! I cannot wait to see those girls! They should really consider moving to Lewisville....i mean seriously, it would make things so much easier!! =) 

Other news....

I am transferring departments at work! I start my new job 2 weeks from Monday! I could not be more excited about this move. I think I will like this position 10X better...plus there's a nice little pay raise waiting for me, which is also a positive!! So yay for that.

I found out that my best friend is for sure moving to OKC in August for law school. Boo! I hate that! I know that it is a good thing though because she is following her dreams, and you don't find alot of people that do that anymore, it seems like everywhere you look people are just settling. Anyway i'm proud of her for not settling however it'd be nice if she could not settle somewhere in the dallas region! =) It's going to be weird not having her here and i'm going to miss her oh so much.

I think that's about it on my end. Gavin is about to wrap up school in about 2 weeks so that will be a nice relief for him. He has alot on his plate trying to juggle his church work and schoolwork at the same time. Poor guy, he's just ready to get done and graduate....

Y'all have a great week, i'll try and do better about updating....

maybe when life slows down a little bit it might be easier to do....

that'll be the day....