tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57741672024-03-08T02:29:46.378-05:00One Day At A Time...All for His Glory...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-64098094807399778752007-12-27T11:12:00.000-05:002007-12-27T11:18:28.570-05:00We're HOME!Finally, we've moved in and we're slowly settling in.thanks to our awesome friends - we were able to move everything in one day and even have the kitchen all set up!It's been a crazy Christmas time - full of stress... I wish I could say that it ended wonderfully, but it just ended. It's a long story - I'm just sooo thankful that God carried me and my family through it and that He is still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-42330987028362816842007-11-01T17:33:00.000-04:002007-11-01T17:43:03.898-04:00I'm back!I'm back on here. I was wondering if I cold hold out and come back exactly a year from my last post but I guess I just have to share...So a year has gone by and I'm not sure if anyone will read this because I'm sure I no longer have a single soul checking this blog...Some major changes: we've sold our first home and we've bought a new "townhome"- it's in a great town and we love it but it needs Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1163839981380484812006-11-18T03:47:00.000-05:002006-11-18T03:53:01.676-05:00opps...i never mentioned that baby j was born on oct 13.well there you go.. he's here andwe've been busy.I guess I could tell you all the details of the birth and his first 5 weeks of life... but what is there to say? the labor process is painful... the healing process is not fun either and baby j is amazing. (despite the fact that he was jaundiced and has cradle cap and baby acne... he's still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1157420773805938232006-09-04T21:38:00.000-04:002006-09-04T21:46:13.816-04:00bedrest... an interesting thing... what does it really mean? well, I've been on "bedrest" since Thursday... dr called while i was at the Yankee game. Hmmm... well, I admit I'm not the best at following directions but i stayed home all day on friday and today. Saturday I left for only a few hours because we had no power and I left on Sunday because there was just so much going on and I didn't wantUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1156165225500172622006-08-21T08:53:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:03:38.360-04:00here's the bathroom update...- the tiles for the floor are going down today- the door is being paintedtuesday- the toilet will be installed- the sink will be installedI think by wednesday we'll be done.But by then, another project may begin... painting the bedroom. We'll see how m and ja's trip to Home depot goes today... to see if we can really fix up the bedroom before the baby comes...the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1155905968014600222006-08-18T08:50:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:03:54.780-04:0010 more weeks to go...can you believe it? baby ahn will be here by then and we still don't have a crib.. yikes! and the bedroom is still not painted... uh oh...this morning babyahn was all over the place - moving and kicking... I think he was having fun, trying to wake me up. =P But I'm glad he's a morning baby rather than an evening one... he'll be right on schedule with ja and me.I guess this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1153143630426824312006-07-17T09:19:00.000-04:002006-07-17T09:40:30.483-04:00What do you do when you see a friend who needs more and more of Jesus and yet he/she is not doing anything about it? I wish and I pray that I could refresh their souls for them... that I could pour the Holy Word into their hearts and minds and they would feel His presence, love and care. I guess in reality I wish I could do that to myself sometimes.But no relationship is like that... I can't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1152522289355153942006-07-10T04:56:00.000-04:002006-07-10T05:04:49.366-04:00why am i still awake?This is strange for me.. I woke up at 3:47am and I was thirsty. So I drank some water and icouldn't fall back asleep. So I stayed in bed for awhile and prayed for as many things as I could think of and I still couldn't sleep. JA turned on the AC thinking maybe it's too hot - but that didn't help either. On top of it all, I was hungry - so I decided to just get up and eat cereal.ugh. but it's 4:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1150641140660094102006-06-18T10:18:00.000-04:002006-06-18T10:32:20.710-04:00ONE CRAZY WEEKENDAbove all things, we are so thankful and blessed to be alive and well. So we praise God!This was a crazy weekend indeed.It all started Thursday night when we were driving home from a friend's house. JA was driving and heading southbound on the SMP when a HUGE raccoon decided to race across the parkway. JA thought he could swerve around it and did but then swerved back so we wouldn't end up on theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1149336503868937012006-06-03T08:00:00.000-04:002006-06-03T08:08:23.870-04:00Well, I guess I'm consistent - it's been another month since my last blog and now everyone knows... we're having a baby! my students know and they are making lists of baby names for out little one. =) It's cute and amusing to see what they think is a good name for the baby.We're almost at 5 months and I can't really hide the belly anymore. People still say that I look small but I feel pretty big.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1146622417258937252006-05-02T22:08:00.000-04:002006-05-02T22:13:37.270-04:00It's been over a month since I've blogged... sorry about that if you've been checking this blog often...the news is out there to almost everyone now... NHF knows, work colleagues knows, family knows, there are only a few people left who don't know... gotta get to them soon... before the whole world knows by just looking at me... =)feeling fine but clothes are not fitting quite right...feeling Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1143161800914857342006-03-23T19:53:00.000-05:002006-03-23T19:56:40.926-05:00Isn't it amazing that you could be feeling great and then people say things that all of a sudden make you think otherwise?I cough and then I hear..."Oh, you should go home""you should horrible""maybe you have bronchitis?""you don't want that to turn into pneumonia?"ACK! and I thought I was getting better...then my mom said she had a dream about me but it was bad and she won't tell me the details.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1142462159625591092006-03-15T17:33:00.000-05:002006-03-15T17:35:59.636-05:00I'm sick and it stinks...It amazing to know that even in my weakness literally that God still speaks to me and through me... I think that God is truly amazing and that all the things that happen in our lives are part of His amazing plan.I'm so thankful for my mom... she made mee-yuk gook... yummy. I get to rest up and eat it tonight and I don't have to make dinner. =)I wish this cold would go Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1141340410285574602006-03-02T17:57:00.000-05:002006-03-02T18:00:10.296-05:00we had a snow day today and I thought i would get some work done - but it's still a slow grading process. i read 2 papers and gave up... I just don't want to read them at all!someone wanna help me? I'll pay you to read them... that's terrible... isn't it?ok ok - I'm just kidding. I'll read them by myself and grade them. =(I also feel like I'm 100 pounds b/c ja and i did nothing today - we cleanedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1140611944202934312006-02-22T07:34:00.000-05:002006-02-22T07:39:04.216-05:00my vacation is half over already... can you believe it? well... it always happens this way... time flies and i still have papers to grade and lessons to plan and books to read. ugh. it's so easy to waste time and watch tv all day.so perhaps today I will try to not turn the tv on at all. i know it's possible... then I'll get some work done. =)yesterday, my MIL arrived safely home. =) the news is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1140368020006152972006-02-19T11:52:00.000-05:002006-02-19T11:53:40.016-05:00Congrats to M&M - finally married and soooo happy.May God bless you both and keep you safe.What a beautiful day for the beautiful couple.jkaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1139855958693144642006-02-13T13:36:00.000-05:002006-02-13T13:39:18.706-05:00procrastination craze...i have found things to do that i didn't even know existed in my little one bedroom home... I have rearranged parts of the closet, cleaned out tupperware and sorted them on a new storage thing we bought, after i dry all the tupperware and wash the dishes - then maybe i'll do some work... it's amazing how time flies when you're doing nothing important at all!i hope get Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1139790487406341882006-02-12T19:27:00.000-05:002006-02-12T19:28:07.416-05:00NO SCHOOL TOMORROW.I have nothing else to say. =)jkaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1139755939016042422006-02-12T09:50:00.000-05:002006-02-12T09:52:19.026-05:00WOW!! That's right, 16 inches with the family ruler.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1139752841634096792006-02-12T08:54:00.000-05:002006-02-12T09:00:43.360-05:00how many ways can I procrastinate? It's 8:55a.m. and it's still snowing... will we have church? and I still have a 5 page paper due on Thursday that I don't want to do at all. I woke up at 3am this morning - wide awake... and thought maybe i should work on it then... but I rolled over and decided not to... =PAfter I work on my paper, I will attempt to clean parts of the kitchen - ja and I bought Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1139352518731437902006-02-07T17:42:00.000-05:002006-02-07T17:48:38.746-05:00Do you ever feel like all your words are all jumbled up?I'm so pooped from the crazy weekend and the pressures of class that I can't seem to keep my brain in one place...I'm jumping from thought to thought and yet I'm so tired too. I decided to give myself a break from thinking and I watched Oprah for an hour today. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw were on - they're so cute. I want to see them in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1138588179883037262006-01-29T21:27:00.000-05:002006-01-29T21:29:39.906-05:00American Idol.... for Christians!Check it out!http://www.giftedtalentsearch.com/contestants.htmlIt's hard - you have to choose one of 8 songs/hymns to sing... that's tough.If I had more guts and if the auditions were closer... maybe.. just maybe I'd do it.hee hee (you know, Mabel is dying too but her other personality just won't admit it.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1138158220807405732006-01-24T22:02:00.000-05:002006-01-24T22:03:40.806-05:00on a more positive note... please check this out! This is a brother from college who I adore... he's engaged to a great sister... please read their proposal story - it is truly AWESOME!http://www.xanga.com/chrischoiGod bless you both!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1138157899008201582006-01-24T21:56:00.000-05:002006-01-24T21:58:19.023-05:00Did you all know about this already?http://www.desiringgod.org/news_events/dgm_news/2006/20060106_cancer_announcement.htmlLet's keep him in prayer...God is forever faithful and He is able to do immeasureably more than we can ask or imagine. Hallelujah! He is in control of ALL things. Nothing is impossible for God.Be encouraged brothers and sisters. We have an awesome God.jkaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774167.post-1137616545196278492006-01-18T15:26:00.000-05:002006-01-18T15:35:45.206-05:00It was a crazy day in my world...got to work at 7:25am - had a parent mtg at 7:35am and the school was dark... mostly. Power failure at 6:18am. I am standing in the lobby of the school an hour after the power failure and we still have school... with no lights.Absolutely insane... so we begin our day with little power (the emergency generator kicked in - cafeteria, auditorium and several bathroomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0