Nathan left.... poo beans

I wonder what is in God's vast mind with my life. He is so funny, taking me for this bumpy ride called life. Ever think that he is laughing at us when we try to make our own decisions for our lives? I can just picture it now:

God sitting around looking down on us. He sees that I decide to move a relationship a step up and God rolls his head back laughing his tail off. Then he looks in his BIG book of paths and says, "Hmmmm, No Danielle, I don't want you to go that way. Here is monkey wrench thrown into your path to make you decide a different trail." Then God continues to laugh his tail off some more.

Yep, I think that is what he did this weekend....

I'm excited to see what he has in store for me next.....

Too Excited to be still

On Wednesday, I couldn't stop fidgeting and moving around and smiling. Why? Because Nathan was coming in the next day. Nathan and I have been corresponding for a very long time and we finally met yesterday. He has been away in the USMC serving overseas and just got moved to the states for a few months. He is took some of his leave and came to Alvin to visit me. So now you can see how excited I am.

Yesterday he came into Houston and I (like a dork) had a bright yellow sign that said "Nathan over here!" LOL we met and all was awesome. We came to Alvin and Jeanne and I made homemade fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy and Jeanne's daughter made the green beans. It was a great meal and afterwards, Nathan and I went to see I robot. Good movie, go see it!

So again today I am too excited and nervous to sit around and be still because his mom and dad are coming into town and I get to meet them. Wonder how that is going to play out.... Guess we will see soon......

Today I had lunch with my friend Jeremy and it was a good and productive lunch and we talked about all kinds of things and I was able to get a better perspective on life and what not. Glad it took place! Well I'm off for the night. Take care all!

It's awesome what other people put in their blogs.

I just realized that I could change the font and what not on my posts! Hehe, I'm a dork at times. LOL.

Anyway, back to the title of my blog, lately I haven't been able to sleep so I have been up looking on Blogger for other night owl bloggers like myself and I have come across 2 other people that are awesome.

Derek is this boy from Cali. and we have been writing and emailing and commenting lately and he is awesome in his faith and the other is a girl named Mackenzie, I think I spelled it wrong, Ill change it later, and she is great too. I left comments on their blogs encouraging them to stay strong in their faith. They responded by posting comments on mine too.

I think it is awesome at what trials and tribulations (I love to type and say that word now, LOL.) and stories that people will post on their blogs.  Some people are unashamed and will post what is really bothering them and ask for help and others will write what is superficial to them and I think god has really worked through the people that are a part of the blogger community to show me what is out there.  That is just awesome! Thank you God.

Have I mentioned How great you are lately? Well even if I have, Ill do it again. You are awesome and I thank you that you have revealed yourself to me and gave the drive to want to do Your will. Thank you God!

God, whoda thunk it?

Well today God just amazed me yet again, it seems like he is always doing that to me these days. Yesterday I went to a bible study (we are studying Ruth and Ester) and I just came away from it feeling so down and confused and frustrated. I had no plan and didn't know what to do. So what did I do? I called Jeana and woke her up to talk to me as I was driving having my breakdown back to Alvin. Just having a friend like her to be able to run through when I am upset or whatever is awesome. Then I had to go to Walmart to get my brother goggles (long story, ask me if you want to know) and I found a book there called "what to do when you don't know what to do" I felt like it had my name on it, so I got it.

I came home and began with a prayer to God telling him how mad I was at him and how hurt I had gotten. As I was writing my prayer down, I felt something inside me saying to me 1 peter. So I began to ask god if that was him talking to me or if I was just answering myself. Then I thought of 2 so I continued to pray and talk to god and thought of 19. So I put it all together and read 1 peter 2:19 and you know what? It fit perfectly. The verse goes like this: "For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment." I had been thinking how it was so unfair for my friends to have boyfriends and girlfriends and talk of marriage when I don't have that on my mind along with other things.... So god just amazes me.

Then today at church a lady came up to me and was talking to me about the book that I bought and was reading, and we started to talk about it and the last thing she said to me stunned me and further showed me the work of god. Her sentence was, "I could learn a lot from you and your faith." How great is God for helping me and for allowing me to get hurt so that I could be taught?

Thanks God!

Time flys when you are....

Having fun, that's the end of the catchy phrase huh? I think time flys when you are just too busy to look at a watch. Well that was the case for me this weekend, it started with a long trip to FM 1960 from Alvin, for the doctors visit for the kids I'm a nanny for, and they were getting shots so the whole way there they were whining about it. Then we went to McDonald's and I tore the knees out of my jeans playing in the tubes with the kids, LOL then that night I went out with Jeana and Brock and a bunch of other people to the laser light show in the planetarium. It wasn't very good in my opinion and then Brock took us to freebirds and that was awesome! Then Saturday it began with an hour conversation with Nathan, a boy I've been talking to forever (as friends) I'm excited that he is coming down and I finally get to see him! Then I went to the celebration station for a 9 year olds birthday, then I had another party to go to for a 24 year old, and that was fun. Then today I went to church and that was great, then I set up a workout gym at the house that my cousin gave us but we didn't have the directions so we are hoping we did it the right way, so far so good, and then I went to Jeana's and we watched a movie and studied. Fun huh? LOL so I came home BC I have to take the kids to this fan fest thing tomorrow and it starts at 9am, so I need some sleep and I had a headache so I took some pm aspirin stuff and it is kicking in, talk to yall later!

Long time, no talk

For all of my faithful readers, thank you for hassling me to write some more, I have realized that I have not given God the glory of my computer. I mean I am online every night and I take this thing and the internet for granted, and It is only because of God that I have it and am able to get on, so why not give him the glory and praise he deserves?

I hung out with the YG tonight after church, and I realized that I want to be a better part of them and get to know them more. I overheard some of the new college age kids talking about how they are going to go straight into the adult classes instead of the college class and i think thats what they should do if we college kids arent going to try to get to know them. I mean, I dont think I would want to be part of a group that didnt want to hang out with me. But I should take my own foot out of my mouth before really trying to do something about this problem.
And that is what I did tonight, it was good to hang out and talk with the YG some more. I'm hoping I can continue to do it.

God was on the ball today, of course he is always on the ball, lol, but i really felt like he was inside the church tonight. I mean the song praise was right on, and the lesson I had tonight was just heart dwelling and really life changing. I;m so glad God is here with me, I cant really imagine my life or future without him anymore, Its great! Anyway, Work will be here in 4 hours, so i need my sleep. The verse to remember is philippians 4:6 "Dont worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Ask God for the things that you need and Thank him for the things he has done." Its the best verse for me!