Contentment

I have two reasons for writing this blog about contentment.

con·tent·ment –noun - the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind

My first reason is my Daily Devotions, I get from Leah Evaschuk, each and every morning in my emails.

The second reason is this is something that I am dealing with.

Here is Leah's Daily Devotion on this:
"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in and and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Colossians 4:12-13
My Thoughts: Being content is a battle isn't it? Sometimes we say "Oh when this happens I will be content, oh when we get this bill paid then I will be content, oh when I get this item I will be content." That's not being content. It is possible to be content regardless of what you have or what you have achieved. It is possible to have all or nothing and your contentment still remain the same. Contentment doesn't come with what you have, if you always desire something then you will never be content, and not being content stirs up an unsettling soul. The ability to not be content leaves rooms for idols, and in turn only causes destruction. Not searching or finding contentment will make your heart heavy and it will be so hard to see all the beauty that you do have in your life. The secret to contentment is trusting God.
Pray & Reflect: What do you do to insure your contentment in your life? What could you do better? How are you trusting God in your life? Pray for these things, pray for each other, pray that we all may be content in every situation not asking for more, but say "thank you thank you Lord for what you have given"
I hope all of you have a wonderfully blessed day! I challenge you today to find contentment, when you start to say "oh if only I had, or I wish" take a step back and say "No, THANK YOU Lord for all you have provided, I will trust you, for you know my needs, you will never forsake me."

This was the email I got from Leah on Wednesday of this week, and it really hit me. I found myself through out the day saying, "Thank you Lord for all you have provdied for me and I am content."

It is so true that so many people go thru life each and every day saying, "I would be perfectly content if I just had this or that."

One of those persons is ME. I really needed this Daily from Leah to show me that there are so many things I already have in my life that I need to be content about. The life and love I have is enough to allow me to be content in this world. All the other things are just material items.

More than anything this post was just for me to share with you the great work one daily devotion has done in my life in just the past few days.

Look in your life and see all the things you already have that make your life content. Thank God each and every day for those things. We all have needs and God will provide.

Why care so much -

First off I am not saying I don't care and I am not guilty of this but at the same time GEEZ come on...

Why do people, anyone in the world, care what others are doing or how they dress how what political party they are a part of? Now I know what people are going to say - I know that is the way the world works and that is how it have been for years but Geez really - people feel like they need to knock people down to make themselves feel better?

I am just as guilty as the next person who has thought about someone else and what theya re wearing or not wearing for that matter but now I have started to think about it and I am just so frustrated about it...

If I do not have a size 2 body and do not want to wear a certain style of clothing it has nothing to do with what type of person I am.

If I am a Democrat and you are a Republican it does not mean we can not be friends (happens all the time - my best friend and I are different and still get along)

If you make a ton of money a year and I don't, don't rub it in my face or think you are better than me. I might love my love paying job -

None of the above statements are true or false about my PERSONALLY I am just saying in general. Except for the part about my my friend and I....

Really take time to think about how much you think about so and so wearing this or eating that or working there and just let it go. Think about yourself and your own life and Go Forward and Praise GOD in all that you do.

Long time -

Yes it has been a long time since I have blogged - well here I am and I am going to try and do a better job of keeping this thing up to date and maybe change the background and such today who knows.

More Questions

1. What is your occupation right now?
Accounts Receivable Clerk

2. What color are your socks right now?
Sandals LOL

3. What are you listening to right now?
K Frog – I love Country

4. What was the l ast thing that you ate?
Cheerios and Milk – I need to go and toast my slice of bread

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
A GF from work -

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Yes I love Robyn

8. How old are you today?
23

9.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Baseball

10.
What is your favorite drink?
Ice Tea

11.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yea but now it is just too much money

12.
Favorite Food?
Sushi or Mac n Cheese

13.
What is the last movie you watched?
Transformers 2

14.
Favorite day of the year?
My B-Day

15.
How do you vent anger?
Usually I call my best friend

16.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Well I did love a care bear when I was little

17.
What is your favorite season?
Winter

18.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Cherries.

19.
Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Yes

20.
Who is the most likely to respond?
Not sure

21.
Who is least likely to respond?
Not sure

22.
Living arrangements?
Husband and Jaiden and 2 dogs and 1 cat

23.
When was the last time you cried?
Do not remember

24.
What is on the floor of your closet?
Shoes

25.
Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
Not sending it, putting it on my blog!

26.
What did you do last night?
Went to the gym and then dinner with the family!

27.
What are you most afraid of?
Not too sure.

28.
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
Cheese

29.
Favorite dog breed?
Husky or Pug

30.
Favorite day of the week?
The Weekends either one

31.
How many states have you lived in?
2

32.
Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds

33.
What is your favorite flower?
Rose or Daisy

Questions!

What is your salad dressing of choice? Ceasar Lite

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Niko Niko - sushi - the best stuff on earth

What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? sushi

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Cheese or Pineapple and Ham

What do you like to put on your toast? Butter or Peanut butter and Jam

How many televisions are in your house? 7 LOl - Big house and a lot of people

What color cell phone do you have? Burgundy - didn't want blue

Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Teeth, a child, bands from my knee

What is the last heavy item you lifted? Jaiden LOL

Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Not on accident only on purpose for surgery

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Nope

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I used to hate Heather, now I love it

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Don't think I could do it for sure

Last run-in with a cop? quite a while ago, not even sure

Last person you talked to? Dusty

Last person you hugged? Jaiden

Favorite Season? Winter I hate the hear

Holiday? Christmas

Day of the week? Saturdays

Month? December that is when I got my lil boy!

First place you went this morning? Bathroom LOL

What's the last movie you saw? Transformers 2

Do you smile often? I try too and of course Jaiden makes me

Do you always answer your phone? Yes just not if I am at work

It's four in the morning and you get a text message who is it? Would never happen I turn my cell off at night

If you could change your eye color what would it be? No everyone wants blue eyes

What flavor drink do you get at Sonic? Ocean Water - I love that place

Do you own a digital camera? Yes

Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes then they died

Favorite Christmas song? Jingle Bells and Silent Night

What's on your wish list for your birthday? To enjoy our time in Vegas and win big and we did not!

Can you do push ups? Yep

Can you do a chin up? Yep

Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Excited

Do you have any saved texts? Yes

Ever been in a car wreck? Yes

Do you have an accent? I am sure I do I am from Cali

What is the last song to make you cry? Not to sure

Plans tonight? Dinner and the gym

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Nope

Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Gas and that is all

Have you ever been given roses? Yes of course

Current worry? nothing really

Current hate right now? the HEAT

Met someone who changed your life? Yes

How did you bring in the New Year? Celebrating Jaiden's Birthday!

What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping

What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? UGH I hate work sometimes.

Not Me Monday #2

Not Me Monday is here again - again this is something that I got from MckMama at http://www.mycharmingkids.net/

Dusty and I most certainly did not let Jaiden try Sprite for the first time, since it was clear soda. He almost threw it up, and he had the funniest face in the entire world. Needless to say I did not do that and he did not like it.

I did not buy Jaiden more bath toys at Disneyland on Saturday that he did not need.

I did not buy the family stickers of all of us to put on my car at Disneyland, that for sure was not me.

I did not buy a pizza for $32.00 at Disneyland for us to eat dinner with, for sure I did not do that one.

I did not let Jaiden suck on the table at Disneyland after I wiped it off since he is was quiet for a minute that was not me.

I did not cut Jaiden's ear during swimming lessons on Saturday with my HUGE wedding ring, nope not me!

I did not spend all Friday afternoon and Sunday evening downloading songs on my ipod for work...again not me.

Ok you get the point. These are all real things that I did , but you say its not you...According to MckMama it is a good way to get it all out there and feel better! I love this.

So I got a new one!

Yes - I got a new blog...Not sure why but the other one was jut boring and unfun and I wanted to make a new one where I would keep it more up to date and just have fun with it. So here it is. Hope you Enjoy. I promise to work on this one more.