Weekend Recap

Friday: This weekend was the weekend i have been waiting for since i moved here and even before then because i knew that i was going to get to go while living here

I got to go to the Atlantic District Ladies Conference

Registration was from 5pm- 7:00 pm, service began at 7 and what an awesome time in the spirit we had, after service myself and 2 friends went for food to Jungle Jim's, it was nice. 

some of the most amazing ladies- on the right is my Pastor's wife 

The President of Atlantic Ladies Minitries

it was decorated in a modern vintage 

this girl is one i look up too, she moves to Europe come July when she gets married 

some of the ladies

this lady on the front row is so special to me because i lived with her while in College, she means a lot to me and it sure felt good to see her. 

a skit they did, it was hilarious

 this was a silent auction- beautiful china cups. Starting bids were $200 because that would support a bible school student in Guatemala- they made a lot of money :) 

  

the worship team, the spirit of God was so amazing, 

Our speaker was Melani Shock from Louisiana( she also blogs, her link is here)

it was a life changing weekend. 

We had to be back there for 9 am when the skits started, so i got picked up at 7 and we went to the coffee mill for breakfast.. so delicious 

Saturday at 3 pm it was over and then i met up with my Pastors wife from home and we chatted for a bit, she wanted to see Brooke anyway and Brooke was giddy to see her as well.

Ran a few errands and got home, relaxed a little because it was a fun filled 2 days at Ladies Conference,

Then at 6 pm

Drum ROLLLLLLL

after travelling for 2 days, very tired and getting cranky

MY PARENTS CAME to visit. 

It was like Christmas all over, they came bearing presents, my poor mom was so tired, she needed some extra sleep, so she has been sleeping since 8 pm. 

Looking forward to the next week with them :)

Sunday:
We had a Graduation party at church for the Bible school students, we made it a pot luck, everyone got to meet my parents, it was fun... 

Not sure how much i will be around this week, but we shall see :)

REVOLT- Written by Nichole

How to take body measurements
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1281
It's easy to get discouraged when you work so hard to lose weight and your efforts don't pay off on the scale. Seeing the same number week after week can make you want to drown your sorrows in a pint of Haagen-Daz. But wait! Before you pick up that spoon, take your measurements.
Body measurements can be a useful way to track your progress. Many times you'll see a loss of inches even if the scale isn't moving. To ensure accuracy, measure in exactly the same place and under the same conditions each time. Here are some instructions and tips to help you. When you're done measuring, you can track your measurements on SparkPeople to see how your body changes over time!
Common Body Measurements
Bust: Place the measuring tape across your nipples and measure around the largest part of your chest. Be
sure to keep the tape parallel to the floor.
Chest: Place the measuring tape just under your breasts/pecs and measure around the torso while keeping the tape parallel to the floor.
Waist: Place the measuring tape about a 1/2 inch above your bellybutton (at the narrowest part of your waist) to measure around your torso. When measuring your waist, exhale and measure before inhaling again.
Hips: Place the measuring tape across the widest part of your hips/buttocks and measure all the way around while keeping the tape parallel to the floor.
• You can use your waist and hip measurements to calculate your Waist to Hip ratio, an assessment that can help you determine your health risk. Use SparkPeople's Waist to Hip Ratio Calculator to determine your ratio.
Thigh: Measure around the largest part of each thigh.
Calves: Measure around the largest part of each calf.
Upper arm: Measure around the largest part of each arm (above the elbow). Forearm: Measure around the largest part of each arm (below the elbow). Neck: Measure around the largest part of the neck.
Tips for Measuring

• When taking measurements, stand tall with your muscles relaxed and your feet together.
  
• When measuring, apply constant pressure to the tape (so it doesn't sag) without pinching the skin.
  
• Use a flexible measuring tape, such as plastic or cloth.
  
• Measure under the same conditions each time, such as wearing the same clothes (or none at all).
  
• Measure yourself in front of a mirror to make sure the tape is positioned correctly. If possible,
  have someone else do the measuring for you.
  
• The place to take some of these measurements will vary slightly from person to person. To ensure
  accuracy, just remember to take them in the same place on your body each time.
  So don't let the scale get you down! Losing inches means you'll be wearing a smaller size in no time! Everyone will be commenting on how great you look and the number on the scale will suddenly seem a lot less important. 
 
  

Friday Confessional

Confessional Friday {inspired by A Blonde Ambition}

1) I confess to you that i am so excited that my parents will arrive in about 36 hours, i cannot even sleep tonight

2) I confess my daughter is so intelligent that she makes me giddy when she comes home to tell me that her teacher has asked her to do a solo for the end of year concert 

3) I confess that this is my first week of eating "clean" and i have lost 7 lbs but tonight i almost caved for cake with lots of icing, but i didn't. 

4) I confess that my 11th anniversary is coming up and i fall more in love with my husband every single day, when he tells me he loves me i melt.  

So what do you confess this week? 

Marcie

My heart is heavy
the tears wont stop

MY vision is blurred from the tears..

my Cousin Marcie {who you all lovingly sent cards and presents and money to at Christmas time during the 30 days of Cards for Marcie event}
She isn't doing well right now, the tumor is choking a main blood vessel to her heart, she is very weak. unless a miracle happens very soon she will get her miracle in heaven, even though none of us want her to go, we all know it is the best thing for her. She is in hospital right now.
She was born with Spinal Bifida, has never walked in her life, had had more surgeries then i can count on one hand, has never lived a normal life, she has had a boyfriend and they would have gotten married but he passed away, she has had so much sadness in her life. So i am praying for her to have her miracle here or in heaven, where she will have a new body, new legs, and be able to walk and spend time on streets of gold.

and now i am crying again

Last night i had to do something that really hurt, i wont make it home before she is gone according to Dr's( her sister will be home this weekend instead of next month as per doctors), so i emailed her and did my good byes in an email, my heart broke and i shook with tears.. how can this be happening... didn't she go thru enough her whole life, she is just 29.

Life is so so unfair and we can ask Why all we want, but God has the answers and he dont always let things happen how we think they should happen.

Marcie is like a sister to our family, when i was home at christmas time we hugged each other and cried because we kinda knew that it would be the last time we could do that here on earth.

My heart is so heavy and i dont know what else to do at this point.

I appreciate prayers for her family and for her, lets just pray for God's will to be done in this situation, if its his will to heal her then we are thrilled, but either way she will get her miracle.

I love you so much Marcie and if you get the chance to read this, please know that you are my other sister and i love you so much. xox

Update

An Update on Me

I know some of you are wondering what is happening with me, i haven't been online for bloging or checking blogs...

I have been the sickest i have ever been in my life, now let me tell you how it happened....

Friday Night i ended up in the Emergency room with a bladder flare up, this lasted all day and into Saturday, i have never known it to last so long, then all day sunday i was feeling horrible as well, Sunday at 2:30 am i had to go back to the ER, they took one look at me and took me instantly back to a room and doctor came in shortly there after, started pain meds and wanted to get my pain under control, this pain wasn't normal IC pain though and i tried to tell them this, this pain felt more like kidney stones so they started doing x-rays, blood work, ultrasounds etc, nothing showed up anywhere but the pain was still there and not getting any better. 

They gave me more pain medication.... it seemed that it helped a little... 

then last night i was puking and very nauseated. 

They gave me more medications etc, i was feeling fine by this morning so they let me come home, they called me around 4 pm and told me results of my ultrasound came back and their was an erupted cyst on my left ovary that erupted. I am so thankful that it's gone

Then i got to thinking-- imagine if this was the pain all this time and i was being treated for IC... 

Thanks so much for all the prayers and well wishes. 

Love to all 

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