Saturday, December 29, 2012
Late Christmas Greeting
Luke 2:10-14
But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in clothes and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
As I sit here enjoying my hot chocolate, I am reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas. How blessed we were the day a savior came to earth. He lived a sinless life so that one day we can go and be with Him and our Father in heaven.
Christmas is over. We are back home from visiting family. It is quiet since I am the only one up. Daisy is curled up on the floor by my couch. Laundry has been started. Email has been checked. Blogs have been read. Hot chocolate is being enjoyed. I will soon make a trip to the grocery store. I will look up things to make with my new green, enamel covered, cast iron dutch oven. :) I will vacuum and dust the house and I will clean our bathroom. I will relax. I will meet with friends for Mexican food tonight.
I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas.
I look forward to 2013! Excited for the changes that will take place and the adventures that will be had!
Be blessed!
I love you.
Audra
Friday, December 14, 2012
I LOVE my Job!
I am so blessed to love my job. I know it doesn't pay well and requires no actual skills, but I LOVE it.
I love the hours I work. Monday-Friday 4:15am-10:45am. Soon, I will be working even better hours. Monday-Friday 8am-1pm! Those are the best hours ever!!! I can sleep in until 5:30-6, (Ya, that is sleeping in for me.) work out, shower, eat breakfast and then go to work. To be off at 1 o'clock is fantastic! I can still do errands and clean and cook. (Not saying those will actually get done, I just have time to do them!)
I love what I do. I check ID's, keep the facility clean, wash and fold the towels, and most importantly, sit there and look pretty. =D
My FAVORITE part of my job though is the patrons. In the early mornings we have PT groups that come in. They call me ma'am and I actually like it. The mid-morning crew that comes in from 8-10 are my favorite. These are the retires who know my name and I know theirs. They tell me stories about the military back in the day, or their grandchildren, or talk about what they would do if they won the lottery. They also tell me I'm awfully nice to look at. I have received 2 marriage proposals. Though I know they are completely joking, I love it. I can totally be won over with flattery.
Today was my very favorite patrons birthday. Mr. Eddie. He turned 72 today. We were talking last week about how we are just a week apart and our numbers are flip-flopped this years. He is 72 and I will be 27. He comes in every Tuesday and Friday. Those are my favorite days to work. He likes to complain about this and that as a typical older person, but he is just a nice guy. I got him a birthday card today and I know he loved it. He gave me a sincere thanks and said that he loved me. Then he said if anything ever happend to my husband, he would swoop in for the steal. Ha! It made me happy to let him know that he is special to me.
It is amazing that just a year ago, doing the same thing at another facility, I was miserable. I know that life has its ups and downs and I'm thankful that I'm in an up season. I hope that you are in an up season, and if not, don't worry, it's coming.
I love you guys. Have a great weekend!
I love the hours I work. Monday-Friday 4:15am-10:45am. Soon, I will be working even better hours. Monday-Friday 8am-1pm! Those are the best hours ever!!! I can sleep in until 5:30-6, (Ya, that is sleeping in for me.) work out, shower, eat breakfast and then go to work. To be off at 1 o'clock is fantastic! I can still do errands and clean and cook. (Not saying those will actually get done, I just have time to do them!)
I love what I do. I check ID's, keep the facility clean, wash and fold the towels, and most importantly, sit there and look pretty. =D
My FAVORITE part of my job though is the patrons. In the early mornings we have PT groups that come in. They call me ma'am and I actually like it. The mid-morning crew that comes in from 8-10 are my favorite. These are the retires who know my name and I know theirs. They tell me stories about the military back in the day, or their grandchildren, or talk about what they would do if they won the lottery. They also tell me I'm awfully nice to look at. I have received 2 marriage proposals. Though I know they are completely joking, I love it. I can totally be won over with flattery.
Today was my very favorite patrons birthday. Mr. Eddie. He turned 72 today. We were talking last week about how we are just a week apart and our numbers are flip-flopped this years. He is 72 and I will be 27. He comes in every Tuesday and Friday. Those are my favorite days to work. He likes to complain about this and that as a typical older person, but he is just a nice guy. I got him a birthday card today and I know he loved it. He gave me a sincere thanks and said that he loved me. Then he said if anything ever happend to my husband, he would swoop in for the steal. Ha! It made me happy to let him know that he is special to me.
It is amazing that just a year ago, doing the same thing at another facility, I was miserable. I know that life has its ups and downs and I'm thankful that I'm in an up season. I hope that you are in an up season, and if not, don't worry, it's coming.
I love you guys. Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Catch a Smile, Pass a Smile
With the Holidays comes added stress. Traffic, not finding a parking space, long lines, how you are going to fit everything into the day. Well right now, I just want you to take a deep breath. Just breathe. Everything will be ok. You are alive, healthy, and blessed.
I have heard that kindess breeds kindness and hatred breeds hate. Moods are contagious. What mood are you passing on to others? I'm not saying be fake. You are all aware of my days. I'm just asking are you aware of how you make others feel? All too often, I am not. I mostly care about what is in it for me. How can you make ME feel better.
This video is about actions, small gestures of kindness. It requires no money to be kind. No one has to be nice to you first. No one even has to be nice to you after you do something nice. Being kind for the sake of being kind, without credit. Doing the right thing when no one is looking. Letting someone in front of you. Opening the door for someone. Paying for the person behind you at the drive-thru. Being patient with those retail workers who don't understand. Letting first world problems go to look at the big picture. Are you "just venting" or are you stirring the pot? Next time someone urks you, remember that your reaction and mood are visible and can be contagious. Do you like what you are passing on?
I don't want to be a pot stirrer anymore. I want to start being a person who lifts others up. I want to do it sincerely. I want to wear kindness around my neck.
Proverbs 3:3 Do not let kindess and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart
This video is about actions, small gestures of kindness. It requires no money to be kind. No one has to be nice to you first. No one even has to be nice to you after you do something nice. Being kind for the sake of being kind, without credit. Doing the right thing when no one is looking. Letting someone in front of you. Opening the door for someone. Paying for the person behind you at the drive-thru. Being patient with those retail workers who don't understand. Letting first world problems go to look at the big picture. Are you "just venting" or are you stirring the pot? Next time someone urks you, remember that your reaction and mood are visible and can be contagious. Do you like what you are passing on?
I don't want to be a pot stirrer anymore. I want to start being a person who lifts others up. I want to do it sincerely. I want to wear kindness around my neck.
Proverbs 3:3 Do not let kindess and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tis the Season to be Jolly!
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
My last post was pretty much a crapper. Sorry bout that. I'm human and have my days...or weeks. Sometimes I feel I should filter my posts more and other times I am glad that I am an open book. One of my pet peeves is people thinking they have to be a super-person doing it all and keeping it all together. I realize that is what we do with strangers. Friends and family on the other hand are there to support and sometimes guide you. I feel you have to allow yourself to lose it so that someone else can be there for you. Sometimes you have to let go so that God has room to show up. He won't just push his way in. He is patient. He will allow you to stumble and fall, not to cause you pain, but to let you grow. You know how your dad had to let go of the bike for you to learn how to ride it. I think it's like that. Even when dad lets go he is still close by; if you fall he is the first one there to help you back up. I thank you guys for your understanding and love.
There are some exciting things going on in the world. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Katherine, are expecting a baby! I'm so excited about it. I am such a girly girl at heart and love fairy tales and princesses. I'm excited for this royal baby!
Spoiler alert! Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite shows. (My mom wouldn't approve of this show since it seems the whole hospital is sleeping around, but it is a guilty pleasure of mine.) Meredith Grey is finally pregnant! Her character adopted last season or the season before because she has a "hostile uterus." I was so happy for them when I watched the last episode. I started crying and this is a fictional show!
The best one yet though is my cousin! My cousin, (who I won't say since I didn't get permission to blog about her!) just announced that she is pregnant yesterday! She and her sister have always been the epitome of cool to me. It may have something to do with me being the youngest cousin on that side of the family, so i naturally just looked up to them. I doubt it though. I think it has more to do with the awesomeness that runs in our genes. Anyways, Congratulations cousin! I'm thrilled for you guys and love you!
I'm wishing for this month to hurry until we go home for Christmas, then I will want it to slow down. I know we were just there for Thanksgiving but I miss my family. My mom always makes it special for me. My birthday is the 21st and I love having it so close to Christmas, especially since we are usually home for it. I know I probably ruined birthdays for my brothers since they had to make birthdays equal for us. We would get one small gift and dinner of our choice. Dinner could be at a restaurant or something homemade. Last year we went to this old time place in Kentucky where they dress up from pioneer days. They deck that place out for Christmas! They also have some mean pork chops. This year though, I think I want something homemade. Thank goodness I still have time to decide! My mom is da bomb in the kitchen. I feel loved when I eat food that she has made. She puts thought into the menu and time into preparing and love into the making. Ahhhhhhh! I'm so excited to go home! I can't wait!
Have a great week guys! I love you!
My last post was pretty much a crapper. Sorry bout that. I'm human and have my days...or weeks. Sometimes I feel I should filter my posts more and other times I am glad that I am an open book. One of my pet peeves is people thinking they have to be a super-person doing it all and keeping it all together. I realize that is what we do with strangers. Friends and family on the other hand are there to support and sometimes guide you. I feel you have to allow yourself to lose it so that someone else can be there for you. Sometimes you have to let go so that God has room to show up. He won't just push his way in. He is patient. He will allow you to stumble and fall, not to cause you pain, but to let you grow. You know how your dad had to let go of the bike for you to learn how to ride it. I think it's like that. Even when dad lets go he is still close by; if you fall he is the first one there to help you back up. I thank you guys for your understanding and love.
There are some exciting things going on in the world. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Katherine, are expecting a baby! I'm so excited about it. I am such a girly girl at heart and love fairy tales and princesses. I'm excited for this royal baby!
Spoiler alert! Grey's Anatomy is one of my favorite shows. (My mom wouldn't approve of this show since it seems the whole hospital is sleeping around, but it is a guilty pleasure of mine.) Meredith Grey is finally pregnant! Her character adopted last season or the season before because she has a "hostile uterus." I was so happy for them when I watched the last episode. I started crying and this is a fictional show!
The best one yet though is my cousin! My cousin, (who I won't say since I didn't get permission to blog about her!) just announced that she is pregnant yesterday! She and her sister have always been the epitome of cool to me. It may have something to do with me being the youngest cousin on that side of the family, so i naturally just looked up to them. I doubt it though. I think it has more to do with the awesomeness that runs in our genes. Anyways, Congratulations cousin! I'm thrilled for you guys and love you!
I'm wishing for this month to hurry until we go home for Christmas, then I will want it to slow down. I know we were just there for Thanksgiving but I miss my family. My mom always makes it special for me. My birthday is the 21st and I love having it so close to Christmas, especially since we are usually home for it. I know I probably ruined birthdays for my brothers since they had to make birthdays equal for us. We would get one small gift and dinner of our choice. Dinner could be at a restaurant or something homemade. Last year we went to this old time place in Kentucky where they dress up from pioneer days. They deck that place out for Christmas! They also have some mean pork chops. This year though, I think I want something homemade. Thank goodness I still have time to decide! My mom is da bomb in the kitchen. I feel loved when I eat food that she has made. She puts thought into the menu and time into preparing and love into the making. Ahhhhhhh! I'm so excited to go home! I can't wait!
Have a great week guys! I love you!
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