Universal Studios!!

A BIG thank you to David!! We had such an awesome day :)

Hi SHREK!

Caveman LOVE

Seeing David was sooo Fun, He is incredibly talented

WOW!

We are so tough

Thankfulness

I am so thankful to have completed another quarter, made it through a very rough finals week. God was my strength, without Him I would not have made it. I also have many others to thank. To all of you who were giving of your prayers and support during this time, words can not express how grateful I am for each kind word, each loving thought, each hug, each prayer... more profound than you will know.

As I faced fear, doubt, and stress I turned to the truth... one of my current favorites

2 Corinthians 12: 8-10
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he
said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about
my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for
Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

RANDOMNESS?

Hi Loved Ones

How are you? I have not Kicked with you in a while, and oh Man! Do I miss you more than ever :) So, where do I start?? Life has been good, challenging but good. So, you may or may not know I am in graduate school, hahha totally kidding! If you are reading this you are well aware I am in school, and you have probably heard me talk about school A LOT :) So lately I have been thinkin (Dangerous I KNOW!) I have been focusing on purpose, on God's purpose. What is God's purpose for me through school. I believe He wants me to earn my degree and use my career as a physical therapist to glorify Him. But what if it is more than that? In the midst of school, tests, stress, tears, success, sleepless nights, failure, practicals, exams, homework assignments, books, coffee, and lectures... Will I cling to Him? Will I let Him sustain me? Will I trust that He is deeply invested in EVERY part of the process? Will I choose Him? Or will I miss the point entirely, convincing myself that life is about getting my list checked off?

Another thing on my mind as of late...Marriage! I have been thinking about this... Stated by Rob Bell

" I have some friends who have been married over thirty years. I was in a meeting with them last week, and I noticed that when the meeting was over and everybody was leaving the room, they were still seated, deep in conversation about something. He was smiling. She was leaning close to him as she spoke. It reminded me of a conversation I'd had with him recently in which he was telling me about a vacation they'd just taken and how the highlight was the conversation he had with his wife. It struck me as I walked out of the room: they are still getting to know each other. Still talking, still telling stories, still exploring just who this person is. They understand that people are highly complex beings and that the soul is infinitely deep. If you mingle your soul with another soul, and there is no end to the depth of both of your souls, this could take a while."

NOW! THAT is what I am talkin ABOUT!!

Kind of related kind of not...

Tonight I was talking on the phone with Erik and somehow we got to telling our stories of how we got our drivers licenses, we really went into detail, what DMV we went to and why, what car we used, the events leading up to that day, Erik knew the exact amount of points that were deducted from his score and why (of coarse) and I just remember it being a straight miracle I got my license that day :) Now, maybe not quite the depths of our souls, but important. Important to remember to invest time in getting to know each other...There is no end..

As far as updating news, not much has changed! Erik is still the most wonderful man in the world (Is this considered bragging?) He is doing some awesome stuff lately with digital painting...Check out his blog!! He is working his butt off, getting closer each day to his dream job! I am approaching finals week. We would love prayer for endurance :)

If you made it to the end of this, I thank you. That is true love, cuz this was a looong one!!

Two Things....

1. I am alive and doing well :)

2. I have been wanting to share this drawing that Erik gave me for Halloween. So yes, it is way after the fact.. but it is sooo cute I just had to share!

Get it?! They are dressed like Captain Hook and Peter Pan?!

Erik spoils me with drawings.. my room is a freakin art gallery, its so AWESOME!

I hope 2010 is off to a wonderful start for all!! Very soon I will post an update on life and stuff!