What Defines You?

After listening to a great sermon this weekend I have taken a look at my life and asked myself "What is defining me?". My pastor posed the following, "Does your past define you?", "Do others define you?" because God sees what we are capable of when man doesn't....

What type of "character" do we portray? If we look a little deeper than the surface what would your find? Many of us allow us to see one side of our personalities. We appear to have no problems, and the world is great and wonderful when we greet those at church, but deep down we are hurting and have so many issues in our lives that we attempt to "hide" from everyone outside our family.

When you think about your life in those context, you begin to ponder do I live my life by the way others see me? or do I live my life because of my past? Looking deep into your own soul and knowing your own heart makes we realize what is truly important in life and that's our relationship with God, our Father in Heaven because our relationship with Him is the key.

If we to prioritize our lives, focusing on the important aspects of our lives including God, family, jobs, etc....I think it changes the way that we look at life and the manner in which we focus our attention. We should strive to "help" others in any manner possible. There are always others less fortunate than ourselves, ALWAYS. I feel ashamed when I'm having a "bad" day and begin to feel sorry for myself, then I'm reminded of those less fortunate.

Let's not forget a scripture found in Galations 6:9 - "Let us not become weary of doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up".

The Little Things

It's the little things in life that we often overlook. We all want to be recognized for our achievements, we all want to look good and feel like we are the best at everything we do but all in all it's the little things or insignificant things that we forget to recognize.

We are so concerned about ourselves being recognized that we totally forget about giving God the credit! One of the best ways to show God that we praise Him is to do EVERYTHING, and yes I mean everything to His glory!

It doesn't matter what you are doing no matter how insignificant or minor, you should always strive to glorify God with doing your absolute best, we don't expect less of God.

Praise and Glory to our God for He continues to give us grace that we don't deserve but need more and more everyday! Let your light shine in all you do so that you may inspire others....

Personality & Fruits

Have you ever wondered why God made us all different? Quite honestly what would be interesting if we were all the same.....exactly.

I have learned that there are four basic personality types including Choleric, Sanguine, Plegmatic and Melancholy.

The Sanguine personality type, also called the Popular Personality, is outgoing, adventurous, attention-seeking, talkative and social. Possible weaknesses of a Sanguine are they avoid anything that's not fun, tend to run late, and often do not finish projects.

When you think of the second personality type, the Choleric or Powerful Personality, think of a take-charge leader. Cholerics love challenges, are self-motivated, driven and determined. Their strong personalities can lend to weaknesses, such as being opinionated, stubborn or insensitive to other's feelings.

The third personality type, the Melancholy or Perfect Personality, tends to be introspective, creative, analytical and serious. Some of a melancholy's challenges are that they tend to be perfectionists, get their feelings hurt easily and can be critical of others.

Lastly, there's the Phlegmatic, the Peaceful Personality. Phlegmatics are laid-back, stable, calm and pleasant. While their peace-seeking personalities are helpful, they can avoid conflict at all costs, be scared to take a risk and may procrastinate.

Admit it, life is much more interesting when we are all different, so which personality are you?

Beautiful children

What a beautiful picture of my God Daughter (Amber) and her "boy - Drum"... Amber was enjoying a moment with Drum after he had been to the vet. Drum has had a few medical issues over the past few months, but thanks to plenty of support and loving family he has pulled through it with flying colors.

Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

Who was it that said "Life is like a box of chocolates"? That's right it was Forrest Gump - a fictional character from the movie named after the leading character....

This statement really embodies the exact meaning in "life". Life is really like a "box of chocolates". When I've gotten a box of chocolates I never really know what's beneath the chocolate whether its coconut, nougat, peanuts, etc. until you bite into it.

Life is very similar, each day is different, we never know what is going to happen from day to day. Life is a challenge but God tells us in the Bible that He would never give us more than we could handle so with that in mind why don't we get through life much easier?

I think a better question is, why don't we trust and put our faith in our Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ and allow Him to help us through our life events? I think this can be simply answered - because we do not put God first in our lives....

Think about it, if God were first in our lives then when I wake in the morning - I would go to God in prayer and Bible study before getting on my computer or getting ready for work, etc. By putting God first in my morning ritual I actually set up my day for success!

God's name should be on our lips when trouble arises and He should be the first one we call! Like I said before since life is like a box of chocolates and we don't know what we are getting or what we are about to going through but how much easier would life be if we allowed God to work through us and help us daily!

2010 Football Season: What's Under The Hood?

It's that time of year when we look forward to getting together in our homes, at our stadiums, or in our favorite food joints to cheer on our favorite teams. There's just nothing quite like college football, the excitement, intensity or the competitive nature.

While the Alabama Crimson Tide was ranked #1 opening up the 2010 season, you never really know how good they will be, or if they will pick up where they left off at the end of the 2009 season.

After watching the Crimson Tide play their first game of the 2010 season, I have to admit I was impressed with the "sharpness" of the offense. Even though one of our best players in Mark Ingram is sidelined due to knee surgery, it is more apparent that Alabama's talent runs much deeper. The Crimson Tide didn't miss a beat offensively even though the opponent was heavily underrated.

It will be more interesting to watch next weeks game against the Penn State Nittany Lions and much better opponent to see how what's under the hood....check back with me next week.

Abby in Deep Thought

Abby is planning her next adventure ok, not sure exactly what she's thinking but it really doesn't matter - she's still adorable! Abby really enjoyed playing in the water, she shows no fear. That's our Abby!