Monday's Saying

Here's today's saying. Hope you all have a GREAT new year!


"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To chose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances..." Victor Frankl

Monday Sayings

I think I'll try something a little new. Every Monday I'll try to post a new saying. It might be fun. It might not work. But we'll try it. :)
Here's today's saying:
We often fear the very thing we want the most.

Sayings

You know how sometimes there is those sayings, that make you stop to consider them? Well I've been saving some of the ones I liked the best. Crazy I know, but it's been fun. So here are a few that I found...


When one door of happiness closes another opens; but we often look so long at the closed door, that we don't see the one that has opened before us!


God won't protect you from what he can perfect you through.


Disappointments are just Gods way of saying: "I've got something better for you." <3


Be grateful when God answers your prayer. But be more grateful, when God makes you the answer to someone else's prayer.

 So hope you can enjoy some of these like I did.

Today is the last day of school for 2 1/2 weeks.
 I'm going to enjoy the break while I can. :)
 Saturday we are going up to OK. for a friends   
 wedding. We'll just go up there for the wedding  
 then come home. Sunday is a cleaning day. 
 Then the next weekend is camp.
 I CAN'T WAIT!!! I'm REALLY looking forward to   
 camp this year. Hope I can be a great example to  
 those around me. Well anyway hope you all have  
 had a good week, and enjoy your weekend. 
Britt       

Work, School, Meeting, Working Out

They aren't necessarily in that order, but that's what my life is like right now. The problem I have, is knowing when to stop doing those things and just slow down. This weekend was a nice kinda slow pace. 

Saturday, Parker & I went to Shawn & April's for dinner and had a great time, as always. They were getting ready for family pics and Chili Cook-Off, so we worked, talked, and laughed. 

Sunday was Chili Cook-Off out at Sam & Brenda's. The theme this year was Nautical. It was lots of fun as always. 

Elizabeth & I were talking, when she reminded me about something that happened last year. April, her, and I were sitting on the porch swing talking about me possibly moving to CA, to help my Grandma out. Well, a year later I'm still in TX. ;)  

I am trying to hurry and finish school. I have 2 more classes this semester. Once that's done I'll have 2 more semesters. Then I'll have to decide, what I want to do from there. 

I'm trying a new Boot Camp and enjoying it so far. I know... how can I say I'm ENJOYING a BOOT CAMP. I'm getting my rear kicked, but it feels good. 

Work has been slower then I thought it was going to be. So I have more time to do school AND work out.

I'm hoping to get a little traveling in but, I don't know when I'll do that. I'm looking at plane tickets and waiting.

Well that's all that's going on right now. Hopefully I can continue to make changes and grow as each day goes on.

Britt 

        

This Weekend

This weekend was our anual girl's camp trip. It was a smaller group then normal, but just as much fun. There were lots of great talks and chances to help out. Since my dad was recuperating from surgery he couldn't make it this year, which was sad. Meghan & I followed someone down to where we were camping. Then followed someone else home. We got to the State park and were told there were no showers. :) Some of the girl's weren't to happy about that. I didn't really care since we still had LOTS of water around. Plus what's the fun of camping, if something happens you didn't plan for? Lucky for all of us, they got the showers back up and running by lunch time on Saturday. So we didn't go the WHOLE weekend without shower's. I can't wait till next year or the next time we go camping. Here are some pics from our great weekend.

                                                                     Brittney
                                                 

Changes

As I look back at this summer... there are sooo many things I wish I could go back and change, but I can't. I am going to use this summer as a lesson, and hopefully not make the same choices again. It's amazing looking back, how you think you'll never do something. Then when your in that place you don't see it. How you can trick yourself into thinking it's the right thing. Even when everyone you love, is telling you it's not. I am learning that if I trust in the Lord & in the ones who really care about me, I am safe. I have thrown myself back into my life, and have gotten more out of it in the last 2 weeks, then I have in a while. I'm so thankful we have a forgiving God who is still there, even when you turn away from him. I'm so thankful for the ones who cared, and kept after me even when I didn't listen. For the times I knew I was hurting them, but they were still there. I am going to keep changing and I pray that in all of this, I keep the Lord first in my life. I want to keep growing and keep learning everyday. If I ever start to forget, I pray that I stop to remember the lessons I am learning right now.

I got this song from a friend of mine and it's SO were I'm at. 
Brittney
        

1 Week

Well this is my last week at my summer job, and I for one am looking forward to school starting. It will be good to see all my favorite kids again. That's one thing I miss when school gets out is the kids. I'm hoping once school starts, I will be able to get some of my own schooling done. Haven't done a whole lot this summer :( Parker has been enjoying his job, and Meghan is ready for school to start. I'm ready for life to slow down just a little bit more then it has this summer. I might be dreaming on that one though. Life never seems to slow down once school starts. Well I'm sure a lot of you already know but I got a new "niece" last week. I got to see her the day she was born, and then went and saw mom, dad, brothers, and baby yesterday. She has changed since the first day, the only thing that hasn't changed is how cute she is! I can't wait to spoil her some more!! Well I better go. My dad is taking me out to dinner tonight so I need to run. Hope you all have had a good week, and that the rest of your week goes well.


Brittney