Monday, July 27, 2009

Dreams


I am missing my sweet little niece Skylar so much! I have dreams about her all the time. I thought I'd blog about a few. I dreamed the other day that Skylar was alive but very tiny..and we kept her in a book on the shelf. Anytime we wanted to see her..we got the book down and she got out and played with us!

When Skylar first passed away I had dreams about her every night. I dreamt that I was in charge of watching her and she was playing out in the front yard and I lost her! I couldn't find her anywhere! I also had a dream that the hospital called us up one day and told us that they found a perfectly healthy Skylar just walking around the hospital and that it had been a total mix-up! They had no idea who that sick little girl was that we were caring for!

The dictionary defines dreams as
1.a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

Well, I think about Skylar a lot and she will always be in my mind and heart!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

New Stage of Life

Well... I started something I thought I wouldn't do for a long time... I started a part time job! I've been working there about a month now and I absolutely love it! It's for a great cause, it's great people, and it's perfect for me! I have been volunteering at the Arlington Resale Shop for about 6 months now. It's the thrift store that supports the Arlington Pregnancy Center. I had been thinking about getting a part time job but wasn't quite sure where to look. You've got to understand I've never really had a job before. Sure, I've worked temp jobs here and there. Some office work, fast food etc. But never anything for a long period of time. I was volunteering at the store one day when I felt like the Lord was telling me to ask if they had any part time jobs there. I kind of started arguing with God. "God- this is a volunteer operation. They don't have enough money to hire anyone here." on and on the doubts went... Finally God was just telling me to ask! So I did. The lady said..."We've been looking to hire some part time people and would love to hire a volunteer!" Yeah! Just obeying what God is telling you --Works! Anyway.. it's perfect for me. I run the register, help put out merchandise, tag and hang clothes, help customers, work on the displays...etc! I love it so much and I feel like I'm really doing something to help out! The pregnancy center helps women in a crisis pregnancy situation. They help show them that life is important! They help the women with diapers, formula, baby stuff too. It's such a blessing! Thank you Jesus!