Moments

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Author Unknown

A Weekend Retreat!!

Where we stayed

New Hope

Molalla River

Spent the weekend in Canby, Oregon at the Canby Grove Convention Center. Left Friday morning with Carol (Damons mom) and got down to Canby and decided to do some shopping found a quilt shop (Carol is a quilter) and look through a few other little stores then headed out the Outlet Mall in Woodburn. Love going shopping there, they have so many great stores that we don't have over on this side of the state. So spent some money on some closes for me :) Went out to dinner at a local bar that had great food!! Spent Friday night with the women from the church and getting to know others. Saturday was spent learning about women's roles in the Bible and learning how to let God take care of all our needs, wants, dreams and wishes. Learned a few things that I didn't know before, which is always a good thing. The guest speaker was good she really made you think about you and how to adapt these ideas into your day to day life. Sunday was a long day 1/2 day there and then the long drive home but it was so nice to be HOME with my family.

Hockey!!

Damon and I went to a hockey game last Friday night with JD and Tanya (thanks for the tickets) and we had a great time even though the American lost by one it was a good game and it was fun to get out and do something as a couple :) Life has been about court for the last month and as of today we still don't know about custody of Hunter.

I am heading out of town with weekend to a women's bible study retreat. I am so looking forward to getting away for a few days and relax. We are going to Canby to a Christian camp on the Molalla River. Lots of fun things are planned and lots of relaxation as well. I will post photo's when I get home.

The American Cancer Society - 2010 Relay For Life of Hermiston OR:

The American Cancer Society - 2010 Relay For Life of Hermiston OR:

Photo Blocks

These are the photo blocks that I have been creating the last

few weekends. Damon cut a 4X4 for me so I could make these

blocks still working on mine hope to have it done this weekend.

I am placing them on top of the entertainment center in the living

room.

Girls this is for you!!

A Poem About Our Girlfriends Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Some of their houses will be bigger.. Some will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.Think about it! The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. The most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. The richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes~ might be lonely. And the Word says, 'If I have not Love, I am nothing.' So, again, love you. Love who you are. Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, 'I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed!' 'Winners make things happen~~ Losers let things happen.' Be 'Blessed' Ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman. 'To the world you might be one person, to me you are special!

2010 One Little Word!

So each year I have been picking one little word to keep in mind to encourage me to with my hopes and dreams. 2009's word was Hope, I hoped for alot last year and alot of those things came true for me. I had hoped for peace and calm in my heart with my ex-husband, hoped to get over the guilt that I had for my actions, hoped I would come to a place of happiness, hoped to learn about myself and hoped to grow with my faith. I have peace and calm in my heart for my ex and I no longer have the guilt and I am for once truly happy with my life and I am growing with my faith. As I have been thinking of what word will help me for 2010 I have to say it's my Faith. Faith in God that He will guide me to where He wants me to be and who He wants me to be. At Church this last Sunday Pastor talked about "The Good Life". So what is "The Good Life"? Well there is one "Good Life" of having money, the nice house the new cars and anything else that you dream about. But is that truly "The Good Life", No!! The true "Good Life" is living a life of happiness that you don't have to buy, that you can live a nice simple life with your loving family and truly be happier then the person who has everything. I feel at times that I have stepped back (social class) but when I look at it in Gods eyes I have moved up. I am truly at a better place and I am a happier person. It is so hard to explain where my heart and head are at right now but I know I am a work in progress. I love the fact that Damon is into God and he is helping me grow to follow Gods word and live a happy life. So I think you will see and hear more about Faith in my life this year.