"I'm so excited...

...and I just can't hide it!" :D

My advisor gave me INCREDIBELY, AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL news today!! :D

So, I needed 5 more elective hours, which I was going to take two classes this fall to fulfil those hours. BUT my advisor is using 2 classes from TJC to take the place. (Hopefully, if it gets approved, which she said it should)

So that leaves the class that I am taking this summer and my internship.

She said if I do my internship this summer then I can graduate this summer and walk the stage.

BUT if I wait to do my internship in the fall I will still get my diploma at the end of summer, but I will get to walk the stage with my friends in fall. (Which I think is the way I'm going to go)

Needless to say.... it has been a FABULOUS day!! :D :D



Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 

the road you're trudging seems all uphill;

when the funds are low, and the debts are high,

and you want to smile but you have to sigh;

when care is pressing you down a bit,

rest if you must, but just don't quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,

as everyone of us sometimes learns;

and many a failure turns about, 

when he might had won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow, 

you may succeed with another blow!

Success failure turned inside out,

the silver tint of the clouds of doubt;

and you never can tell how close you are,

it may be near when it seems so far;

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

it's when things seem worse,

that we must not quit.

I'm Free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and it left it all.

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work, or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found tat place at the close of the day.

If my passing has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship share, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.

-Author unknown

Christina Marie Knight
8/11/79 - 1/18/09

One Eagle's Wings

And He will raise you up
on eagle's wings,
bear you on
the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine--
like the sun,
and hold you in the palm

of His hand.

Wesley Nolan Pittmon
1/5/80 - 2/24/12

"Angels Among Us"

Yesterday God decided He needed another angel in Heaven with him.  My cousin, Nolan was taken home yesterday to be with the Heavenly Father.  He fought a long and very hard battle, but it was now his time to be completely healed and rest!  It doesn't seem fair because he was only 32 and had so much to live for.  But everything happens for a reason.

Another place at the table will be empty at family holiday dinners.  In January 2009 we lost another precious family member behind, Christie.  She was only 29 and left to precious daughters behind.  I was out of town when she got super sick.  I didn't find out until after the day she passed because I have no service all that weekend, but I don't think I could have handled being in town for that.

The only thing made yesterday better was seeing my baby cousin, Blayden.  Well, he's not a baby anymore; he's 15 months.  His laugh and smile will just light up a room!

Why is it only these type of circumstances does it remind me of how precious my family is to me?!  I love them so much even if we all are dysfunctional at times! :-P  But what family isn't?  I am so thankful for my friends that I have been praying for my family!  You guys have made it possible to keep it together the past couple of days.  PLEASE continue to pray for my family!  There is a lot of healing that needs to be done.

Inspiration!

Watch this new clips about an incredible story of a completely girl.

Incredible Inspiration -Melanie Young

Melanie has been an inspiration to me since the first time I met her!  She is such a blessing to me and everyone she encounters!  God is using her is unbelievable ways!

This is an absolutely CRAZY semester!!  I am only taking 13 hours and I think I have more homework and information overload than any other semester!  It's still pretty fun though... having friends that are awesome make a world of difference!  My speech class met at our professors home this morning and we watched all of our 80's music videos :)  It was quite hilarious!! :-P



Please continue to pray for me and my family!!  There's a lot of drama with my family and friends and I always seem to be stuck right in the middle!  But this time I cannot control anything and I know that, so why worry about it?!  I am focusing on my education, my daughter (Sassy, my dog;), my job and my future.... I have NO time for any drama in my life!  Thanks!


Second chances are only given out once.... handle it with care!  I've already been betrayed once... I'm not going through that pain again!!  Please Lord, don't like me go through that pain again!!  Please tell me that things have changed and that it's going to be different this time!

Anonymous

I received an anonymous card in the mail today.  There was no name and no return address.  And I don't recognize the handwriting!  Although, it did make my day... so whoever this mystery person is, thank you!  (I do wish I knew who it was though!)

He listens...
When you feel alone,
when you need someone to talk to.

He comforts...
if you have to cry sometimes.

He answers...
when you call out
late in the midnight hour.

He steadies...
when you stumble in the darkness.

He shelters...
with His goodness...
all the time.

God Listens.

God Listens.

Max Lucado -The Lucado Inspirational Reader

You can talk to God because God listens. Your voice matters in heaven. He takes you very seriously. When you enter his presence, the attendants turn to you to hear your voice. No need to fear that you will be ignored. Even if you stammer or stumble, even if what you have to say impresses no one, it impresses God—and he listens. He listens to the painful plea of the elderly in the rest home. He listens to the gruff confession of the death-row inmate. When the alcoholic begs for mercy, when the spouse seeks guidance, when the businessman steps off the street into the chapel, God listens.

Intently. Carefully. The prayers are honored as precious jewels. Purified and empowered, the words rise in a delightful fragrance to our Lord. “The smoke from the incense went up from the angel’s hand to God.” Incredible. Your words do not stop until they reach the very throne of God.

Then, the angel “filled the incense pan with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth” (Rev. 8:5). One call and Heaven’s fleet appears. Your prayer on earth activates God’s power in heaven, and “God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.”

You are the someone of God’s kingdom. You have access to God’s furnace. Your prayers move God to change the world. You may not understand the mystery of prayer. You don’t need to.
But this much is clear: Actions in heaven begin when someone prays on earth. What an amazing thought!

When you speak, Jesus hears.
And when Jesus hears, thunder falls.
And when thunder falls, the world is changed.
All because someone prayed.