My DAWG!

So, this morning I went walking with my DAWG and let me just tell you. She rocks. We went to Key Largo Park. Which is a 2.04 mile walk. We walked around the park and returned home. So, that's 4 total miles. I know for some of you that might just be a walk in the park. But for me, it's a big step in doing what I have to do for me, for my family, and for my life.

New Scale

I Bought a New Scale Today
(A Poem)

Didn't know how much I weighed
Cause I gave up on the scale
But I know I weighed more than I used to
You know your jeans can tell

I could feel it with every button
And with the rise of my muffin top
I could tell my weight had risen
And I knew it had to stop

So, folks, I bought as scale today
Much better than the rest
It gives my weight, my BMI,
and a couple other tests.

And though it doesn't matter
That number doesn't make
The value of my inside self
Or broadcast a mistake

But what is does it show me
The place that I am at
The progress that I've come to know
It lays out all the facts

So, yes, I bought a scale today
To measure what I weigh
But it will never measure
The woman (educated, happy, strong, beautiful, confident) I am today.

By P. Johnson

Patience

Psalm 37:7-9

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.

 

The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

BibleGateway.com

 

 

God is good, friends. After 2 years of hoping and praying, I finally got the job of my dreams. :) Words can not express the level of my excitement. But if only you'd have seen me yesterday, jumping up and down for joy... screaming like a little girl. I couldn't stop smiling. And all I can say now is, God is good.

 

For anyone that doesn't know my story, in the summer of 2011, I uprooted my family for a chance to put my foot in the door at my dream teaching job. There was nothing permanent but God allowed me to continue to provide for my family. And let me tell you, that foot stayed wedged in the door. At times it was pulled so tight it cut off the circulation and my toes turned blue, but by the grace of God it stayed connected to my body and lead me to receive a phone call on Thursday that said, I'd gotten the job.

 

If God was working on my schedule, I'd have had the permanent job in 2011 when I touched down, but that wasn't my path. I have met so many amazing people and learned to much on the "scenic" route. I could not imagine having missed out on the wonderful experiences which I've had over the past 2 years. God knew what he was doing. He was empowering me for the long haul, providing me what support and confidence. Our God is an awesome God.