Help Me Fight Multiple Sclerosis!

Hi, Everyone!



I don't plan on making it a habbit to use this blog as a way to solicite money from everyone, but I would like to ask you to help me raise money for a cause that is important to me. I am choosing to raise money this year for the MS Society by walking in the 2009 MS Walk in Marietta.

For those of you that do not know, I have an uncle (Mike) that has had MS for many years, and one of his daughters was diagnosed several years ago. I have met so many people that have family members or friends with MS, and I think we can all agree that a cure would be a miracle and a blessing. Please click here to help me by joining my team (Mike's Mile Marchers) and choosing to walk with me, or by donating money to the cause.

The walk is April 18th (Saturday). I'm not 100% sure of the time, but I know it is in the morning (I think we are usually done between noon and 1PM).

It's hard to believe, but...

This is a big 'ole thank you to my great friend Sarah J. She and I have been working on a Bible study together over the past three weeks. It's a Bible study about how to study the Bible. We figured that would be the best place to start - we're quick like that ;-)

Anyway, this week we are reading in Jonah - chapters one and two. For many years I have heard the story of Jonah and the whale, and have seen the cartoons and movies about being inside a the belly of a whale (Finding Nemo and I think Pinocchio), but I'm sure I've never really thought about that actually happening to a real person.

Now, having said that, you have to understand that I believe the Bible to be 100% true, and I specifically want to focus on Jonah 2:10 - this is where the action is. The Bible says, "And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land."

Uuummmmm...eeeewww! Can you imagine? Vomited? Yikes!

She and I had a good laugh over the times we have been (theoretically, of course) "vomited" from the belly of the great fish! And how you inevitably go through those sort of things when you choose to avoid the grace that God has given (Jonah 2:8).

So, I'd like to thank her for not running from God when He laid it on her heart to start a Bible study!! Thank you, sister! I love you!!

I can explain...

Well, I have fallen in love with this new project and have been telling everyone I see to check it out! When I tell them the address (pink-bowed-skulls...) I get one of those "well, that's morbid!" looks!

So, I realize that some of you may not know of my deep dark secret! Some of you may not realize that under this sweet, quite demeanor, lurks a dark and dangerous creature (OK that's a little much, but I do secretly want to be a big bad rebel - I just don't like getting in trouble;-) )

OK, prepare yourselves...

Are you ready?!!

Here it is:
That's right, folks! I have a tattoo! A skull and crossbones tattoo to be exact! A pink skull and crossbones tattoo - complete with a pink bow! (I wanted it to be girly!)

So anyway, that explains the URL address of my super fun little blog! Thanks to my cousins (Jessica, Jessie, and Angie) for giving me the courage (or at least the peer pressure) to get my quirky little tat! I don't have any regrets, and actually look forward to the next one.....maybe.

A good idea for a laugh!

Between my sister-in-law's adorable blog and now this one, my poor niece and nephew don't have chance! But, I have been encouraged to share this funny story about our funny girl!

So one morning, after the kids had spent the night, I was in my pj's, cooking breakfast in the kitchen. My parents were mulling around the house, and Caleb was working on a project at the kitchen table. Lily was off finding something to do - which is not abnormal for her.

All of a sudden, I hear a curious little voice ask, "What's this big 'ole thing?"

When I turned around, I almost died! I started laughing so hard! My parents come rushing in - "WHAT HAPPENED!!" Caleb started laughing, although I don't think he really knew what he was laughing at!

There was sweet little Lily with her arm straight all the way to her fingers. Draped over her hand, was my bra! She had it so that her hand was right in the middle, with one cup on each side of her little hand. (It looked like she had a giant ball with her hand right inside of it!)

Thankfully, she also started laughing! I was able to catch my breath and explain to her what she had discovered, and we all had a huge laugh together!

Lily, I love you so much, and pray that you never loose your curious nature and wonderful sense of humor!

This might be a mistake...

Ok, so it's official: I have been sucked in to this blog thing!!

First of all, thank you for taking the time to read my blog. It means so much to me that you have chosen to be interested in anything I would have to talk about :-D

Since most of you are probably people I know or I have at least met, I won't go too much into my life background, but here are some basics (just in case):

I'm 32, single, no kids, and live at home with my parents. Those are litterally the four reasons I have avioded this up until now - what am I going to blog about?! I have a full time job that I like, but would not consider a career, and will be heading back to school soon. I love my family and friends more than anything, and (as most of you know) would do anything I can possibly do for any of them! I have a spoiled rotten cat that I brought home as a stray kitten - she's "so ugly she's cute" (as most have discribed her), but I think she's beautiful. Oh, yeah - I almost forgot - the most important thing: I am unapologetically a child of GOD!

That leads me to what I REALLY want to say...As my first official blog, I think I should let all of you know why, exactly, I am choosing to even attempt this potentially catostrophic activity. Generally, I don't consider myself to be an openly talkative person. I like my privacy and really only share my true thoughts with people I'm really close to. But, I really feel like the Lord has been moving in my life so much recently, and as a result, I feel He is calling me to just "let it out!!"

That is how I got the title "Grace Along the Way." Because I'm gonna need it!!!!

I was in my car about a week ago and this song came on - Your Grace is Enough. (I think that is the title) Anyway, it was like a God moment! His Grace really is enough! I don't have to keep torturing myself on Earth over my weight, my bad relationships, my bad choices...etc.

I asked Jesus Christ in to my heart in the eight grade. I finally GAVE Him my life and ACCEPTED His Grace like a month ago. Ok, so I'm little behind, but better late than never, right?!

So, in closing, let me just say again thanks for reading! And I pray that you enjoy this ride with me!