He touches me Everyday!!!

During my days at work I usually am upstairs at the computer working on inventory entries! It can get a little mind numbing and so I usually listen to Perry Noble's messages online! I normally plug in my headphones and I hang on every word that Perry says, he is full of the knowledge of The Gospel! Throughout my day I may encounter struggles as almost every person does who works with other humans or machines. My computer won't function the way I command it to, the phone rings off the hook, or my printer gets jammed and I patiently wait for someone to do the paper jam dance. There are also those moments when I have to stop to load a piece of furniture into a clients car or truck which normally leads to moving furniture around to fill the now empty hole. All of that gets me distracted from what I was originally doing, however I always find my spot in Perry's message! Now I am not saying that Perry is a know all, but I truly believe that Perry talks to God and God speaks back to Perry and the words just stick to me like glue!
He adds humor in his messages which keeps you listening and on your toes!
Dear God, you speak to me, more clearly than I would have ever imagined! But more importantly I HEAR you, I actually HEAR you! I listen and cry because you saved me with your words and you save me everyday thru the words spoken by Perry Noble. No matter what the message I am listening to whether it be in archives or his present message I seek you daily and I find you! Lord, when I pull of these headphones the words of the world cloud my vision, I try to stomp on the devil and get him out but sometimes he is stronger than I let you be! Lord God, you gave your son so I can have life with you, you gave us a visual image of pure sacrifice so that I may be reminded everyday of why I am here! God I thank you for the challenges I face, for the triumphs I endure, and blessings laid over me, you truly are a giving God. The love you show me through a message, through a touch, or the sun shining bright upon my flesh, is so amazing and unconditional! Lord God, you are an awesome God and I get on fire for you everyday by listening to the messages online. God my prayer is that that fire will stay lite even after I take my headphones off! My prayer is to be able to speak your glory, your grace, and your love into those I encounter daily!! God thank you for forgiving me for my years of sin, thank you for wiping my slat clean and showing me how to live again. Thank you for allowing me to live for you, thank you for forgiving me when I curse your name or do not bring glory and honor to you! Lord God, thank you for reaching out at just the right time and holding me back, thank you for saving my life! God, you are an amazing God and i thank you for all that you have done and still do in my life and in the lives of those around me! Thnak you for giving Perry Noble the words to say! Thank you for lighting him on fire for you so that he may share your word with those that otherwise may never hear it! You are an awesome God! I give you all the GLORY!

Dresses are like Men

I think that evry woman no matter how thin, fat, short, tall, long waisted, big butted, or small chested we are still worries about the day they go to try on wedding dresses! Well I felt the same way, although I am 5'6", 130lbs, small boobs, and a decent sized butt, I was still apprehensive about going and putting on a gown that essentially will be my "princess" dress! I mean, EVERYONE who is at the wedding is going to be fixated on you for hours. I carefully criticed myself and warned myself that I may put some dresses on and be frieghtened, however I needed to just laugh and carry on because as with men, there are a million dresses in the sea and you just have to find the one that makes you feel complete! The one that makes you smile, and the one that hugs you in all the right places!
As mom and I walked into the first dress shop she warned me that the people are not going to be as helpful as most boutiques because, "well, they're just not." So when I walked in I took it upon myself to brouse and look for what snagged my eye! I pulled out some and felt as if I had been put back into a early 90's bad prom scary movie scene where the girl is running she trips over the lace of the dress, and rips it and that is how the "killer" finds her, and others were just stunning! Mom informed me that even if I don't like it on the hanger it doesn't mean it won't blow me away on my body and to try them on anyways, I mean, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Going into the whole "dress shopping" mode I thought I had a pretty clear vision as to what I wanted, but as I walked up the stairs I saw on the manican a dress that just made me smile!!! I asked the lady if I could try it on and so she put it in my dressing room! It was stunning, however now because of moms comment about not liking it on the hanger but loving it on you, I was afraid could be reversed!
As I went into the dressing room, I prayed that I wouldn't be too hard on myself and that I would just enjoy the experience with mom. But when I stepped into "the dress" I immediately realized.....I AM GETTING MARRIED! It all the sudden hit me that this is real and as I turned to look in the mirror the dress was just as it was on the manican.....STUNNING! I reached inside the dress to see the price tag because that is just what I do, and when I say the price I just could not get as excited as I wanted! It was way more than I had wanted to spend and I did not want to get my hopes up. When I walked out to show mom, she looked at me with the most endearing look I have seen in a while and said, "WOW, you look beautiful!" I would have bottled that moment up and sold it, it was perfect! Moments like that as you get older don't happen as often as one would like and it just made me realize that as much as this wedding is for Todd and I, it is also for those special moments that I get to share with mom and dad, that I have missed over the years!
I am excited to share these special moments on this blog and journal!