March Random

    March is dedicated to March madness, and my madness isn't related to basketball, but to pick random subjects to blog about.  Today I am going to tell you 45 random things about me, since March is also my birthday month. 
1.  I am a random person.
2.  I procrastinate and I hate that about myself.
3.  I believe I have adult attention deficient disorder even though I have never been formally diagnosed. 
4.  I also have a habit of self diagnosing myself with different disorders.
5.  I love the color green.  March's birthstone should of be emerald.  Especially with St. Patrick's Day being in March.
6.  I love useless trivia.  I would be a highly intelligent person if my brain wasn't full of useless information.
7.  I think about losing weight all the time, but since I procrastinate......
8.  I hope someday I can go to Australia.
9.  I would love to fly, and in all my 44 yrs I have never been on a plane:(
10. I love my children.  I love them more than they will ever know!!!
11. I like to do crafts.
12. I like to read.
13. Spring is my favorite season.
15. I love my job, but wish for more.
16. I have a happy marriage, and a good man.
17. I have a wonderful family on both sides.
18. I like to write songs and poems.
19. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
20. Roses are my fave flower.
21. I have fibromyalgia.
22. I have a high tolerance to pain.
23. I can ignore people pretty well. LOL
24. I am glad to be saved.
25. I hate to be sick.
26. I don't like the mall.  I can tolerate it once in a while.
27. I love the beach.
28. I love junk.
29. I like white gold better than yellow.
30. Mexican is my favorite food.
31. I love the smell of honeysuckle. Especially while sitting outside.
32. I like to cook.
33. I like movies.
34. Tammy Ellis is my best friend.
35. God has blessed me tremendously.
36. Dogs are my favorite pets.
37. Being a grandma is awesome!!
38. I really enjoy helping people.
39. I have a temper!
40. I have a paper fetish.
41. I always wanted a 1967 Mustang instead I drive 2006 Charger.
42. I love the show THE VOICE better than American Idol.
43. Rascal Flatts is my fave. country band.
44. I am a Snooki fan even though she is a wild child.
45. I dread my birthday, but like the attention. LOL

Phew!!! That was hard to do.  I hope everyone stays dry if its raining where you are.  Stay warm if your cold, and if you are in sunshine you are lucky!!!!

Amy.
      

Blind Spots

    I recently read a post on http://www.bealivingsacrifice.blogspot/ regarding blind spots in our lives.  I believe that we should pray, and ask God to reveal any blind spots in our lives to us.  He in his mercy will reveal these things to us. 

     I have also been praying, and asking God to reveal any blind spots in my life.  Of course he has done exactly that.  I am so glad that God loves us, and wants us to be the best that we can be.  My issue was with my tithing committment.  I am not going to say that if you don't tithe you are going to hell.  That is not my place, but I do know how God is dealing with me on this issue.

    I do not have a problem with giving.  Atleast, I didn't think I did, however only giving on my terms isn't what God wanted for me.  When I give God my first fruits, I am showing God that I love him, and I am trusting him to take care of me.  By not giving, or only giving what I feel I can "afford" is not giving God the credit he so deserves.  It also shows a lack of FAITH on my part.

    If God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? Luke 12:28

    When we seek to please God more than ourselves, God will bless you.  I should know this by now, so it  really makes me angry that I have to learn this principles over and over.

In all things that we do we must it heartily unto the Lord.  Not begrudging!!!  God is worth is due!!!

CUT YOURSELF SOME SLACK

    Yesterday, I posted on facebook that sometimes I have a harder time dealing with myself than with others.  I was trying to be a little humorous at the time, however there was definitely a lot of truth in that statement.

     Sometimes it is easy to look at what we want to change, and forget about the how good we already are.  God made us in HIS image.  He sent HIS SON so he can understand our humanity.  No we are not perfect as Christ is, but HE made a way for us to be as much like him as humanly possible. 

     So I have decided to cut myself some slack, and be thankful that it doesn't take the perfection of this world to be pleasing to God, and realize HE is who would should be trying to please.  If we please HIM we are doing great.

     There is a poem, I know that we have probably all heard, however it came on my mind while I was writing this post.  It is the The Serenity Prayer.     

                                            GOD, grant me the
                                                   Serenity          
                                            to accept the things
                                              I cannot change
                                                   Courage
                                                 to change the
                                                   things I can
                                                      and the
                                                    Wisdom
                                             to know the difference.

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