Start of Something New!

Well, a lot has happened the past few weeks. First of all, I am praying for all of those victims of the earthquakes and the tsunami in Japan. It is so sad. Second, I finally was able to get the elliptical machine that my husband and I bought put together. It is a crazy machine! It took 5 hours to put together, but it is well worth it! It is the start of a new and more  healthy lifestyle. I haven't blogged in a while because my old, beat up charger for my laptop finally broke. I had to get a new one and it just came in the mail today. It was a beautiful day in Jacksonville today! Ben and I went out for a drive to enjoy the beautiful day. It gave us a break from the kittens. It is not easy having 5 baby kittens running around. They bite and get into everything! You really have got to watch them. Happy St. Patrick's Day to anyone reading this by the way! 34 Million Americans have Irish ancestry (including me)! I got to talk to my sister on the phone today, which is a very rare occurrence. It was very nice. Anyway, that is really all the catching up I have to do for now.

IRISH SAYING: There are only two types of people in the world...those who are Irish, and those who wish they were. <3

Birthday Blessings!

Well what a wonderful day! It was Ben's 22nd birthday and I wanted to help make it special for him. So, I invited 2 very close friends of ours from church to go out to eat and to go bowling. We had so much fun! We played bowling at a Christian-Owned company, so there weren't drunks running around and the music was great! Then, the couple from church took us out to eat at a wonderful pizza place in Jacksonville called Renna's Pizza. The food was so good, even if it was a little pricey. Then, we went to eat at an amazing ice cream shop called Cold Stone Creamery. The ice cream was amazing. They really helped to make Ben's first birthday away from his Dad really special. I truly thank God that we have been so blessed to get to know them. Right now, I am in the process of trying to litter-train the kittens. It has been very challenging so far. I also cleaned the whole apartment today, which felt really nice. I feel so accomplished today!

"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give." ~Eleanor Roosevelt.

Blessings, Blessings!

Oh dear Lord, thank you so so so much for the blessings that Ben and I have received this week. We have had huge uplifts in our spiritual beings! Ben and I had wonderful past few days here. We got our income tax return and were able to get an elliptical machine to get us in shape and off the computer and got us some much needed clothing. The car is also getting worked on and the rest is getting put away. It was so nice to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather! We even got to see a movie together (Unknown). It was so nice! On the flip side, we found one of the reasons that Ben and Fritz have been feeling sick lately. The spare bedroom, where Ben does all his school work and the dog follows, has mold growing in it. It is typical in Florida and thankfully is an easy fix. Ben has been coughing a lot lately and has had felt lightheaded and sick and the dog hasn't been eating well lately and just wasn't himself. We opened the window and let some fresh air in and I am going to get to supplies to fix it tonight. Anyway, all in all, it was a beautiful wonderful day and I really thank you Lord for all of our Blessings!

~Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."~
Philippians 1:6 (NIV)