God wouldn't put you somewhere you can't handle.

*Play this song as you read this*

As I sit here, with my cup of coffee this morning, I began to think "Lord, how did we get here?" Then I heard a still small voice plain as day, "I've got you my child." Then the scripture came to my mind "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:34. To many times a Christians we forget who is in charge of our life. Yes we may have bills piling up, and we may not know where our next meal is coming from, but God has it all under control. He knows just where you are and what you are struggling with, BUT, (there's always a but) you must turn it ALL (yes, ALL) over to him. Hey, this stepped on my toes too! God is not going to put something on us that we cannot handle, and he's not going to make us walk down a road where we can't make it. He does have out best interest in his mind. He just wants us to let go, and let him work it all out. Don't you ever think, "How did I get here?" or "God, this is to much!" Yes, it may seem like you don't have near as much as you should have, BUT you do have a roof over your head, and shoes on your feet. That's more than some people have. As I'm sitting here the song comes to my mind "Didn't I walk on the Water?" And the tears begin to flood my eyes as I listen to the words. Friend God has not left you no matter how big the valley looks, no matter how high the mountain is. God will always see you through. I don't see how people who don't believe in God can make it through when trouble comes their way. God does care for us, he knows where you are, he knows what you are going through, even before you told him. So glad for the reassurance!! 

Old Fashioned mom & house wife!

That's right, you read the title right! I've had the worst mindset about the place that I live in! But today I will stop! I will be more like the women in the old days! I will make this little place we have a home for my husband, my baby, and myself. I will make this place a place that I will enjoy coming home to! I will strive to be the best wife and mom that I know that I'm called to be! I will strive to be that Proverbs 31 woman! I know that it won't be easy making all of these changes, but I'm determined! My pledges are as follows

- I will keep the dishes cleaned. 

- I will keep the kitchen cleaned. 

- I will catch up on all of my laundry. 

- I will keep the floors swept and mopped. 

- We will eat at home more! 

- I will take more pride in how I look& feel about myself. 

- I will wake up early! 

- I will do what it takes to to keep my baby and husband happy!

Let it BURNNNNN

Oh yeah....So working out has been going GREAT! Randall and I have been completely faithful to going when we are supposed to! And I'm sooo proud of my husband. He has been the my biggest cheerleader, and he's been so supportive of helping me eat healthy! We've been keeping a bowl full of salad in the refrigerator, and we even made our own Deer Jerky!  I just have so much endurance and will to loose this weight and get to where I feel comfortable! I'm not sure if I have even lost any weight, but I just feel soooo much better and so much more energized! Which I'm glad, because I'm pretty sure that Anderson has some teefers trying to come in; which it's totally not to early, because I was only 2 months when I started to cut teeth, and by the time I was a mere 6 months, I already had 6 teeth! Imaging that! Anyways, I really have to get off of here, and get busy on the kitchen and baking cakes!

Starting a journey....a weight loss journey!

Ugh...looking back at pictures from right before and right after I got married, it just makes me mad and upset with myself!. I usually don't share my weight with anyone, but I was 145 when I got married, and now, lets just say I'm way over that! I'm just so tired of not being able to shop in normal clothes anymore...and I just miss shopping at Forever 21 and American Eagle! And I'm tired of being the big girl, with a pretty face...I'm doing this for my husband, because he deserves to have what he had when he married me. I'm doing this for my son, because he deserves to have is momma around for a long time,  and he deserves to have a momma he's proud of!!!! And most of all, I'm doing this for myself! I want to be able to shop in stores that I used to love, and I want to be proud of the way I look! Philippians 4:13 "I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me!!!" This *ALL* includes losing weight!! Cleaning out my pantry and putting away everything that is bad for me! I CAN and WILL do this!!

Life now!

So; It's been a while since I've posted, but what can I say? I've been pretty busy! Since the last time I posted, I've became a mommy!!! Hooray! Anderson Michael Griffis was born on February 12, 2013 at 11:22 pm, weighing in at 5'13" and a grand total of 18" long!! (seriously a little guy) It's been pretty easy adjusting to being a mommy. It just feels like what I was supposed to do in life :D I love this little man with all my heart!! We did have a hospital stay with him a week after we brought him home, he had a touch of Jaundice, and he lost quite a bit of weight. So he had to lay under the lights for a while...it was supposed to be a full 24 hours, but his levels dropped from 20.7 to 11 within a few hours. So we got to go home!!! He's had to continue to go to the doctor every week for a weight check, but praise the Lord, he's gained every time we've went. I'm claiming that tomorrow's doctors appointment that he won't have to go back weekly!!

I will Praise you in this Valley

I know it's been a while since I have posted, and honestly, I hadn't planned on it today....But driving home from a birthday party tonight, a song came on the radio, and it got me to thinking a lot! As children of God, we face valleys, and a lot of people forget to praise God when they are in the valley. God knows what he's doing, even if we can't see it. We always forget that God knows what he's doing, and it's not up to us to question him. When I got home, I looked up the words to the song that came on the radio, and isn't it just like God...The song is by the same people that will be at our church for homecoming! It brought tears to my eyes. I don't feel led to share what our little family is going through, but tonight God showed me that He still has us in his hands. Isaiah 49:16 says "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." This to me is saying that God has not and will not forget us for we are placed in the palms of his hands. He looks our for our needs daily. Jeremiah 29:11 also says "For I know that thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." So therefore, why should we worry about anything? Why should we let fear get the best of us? We shouldn't! I wonder if sometimes God is trying to tell us " Don't worry. I've got this?" I had to go through this myself and that song that came on tonight reminded me there isn't always going to be mountain tops....sometimes there will be valleys, so when we come to a valley, we just need to praise him!!

I couldn't find a video with the song...so these lyrics will have to do!!

Praise You in This Valley

Words and music by Matthew Browder

v.1

The pain has been great

I’ve cried a river of tears

This trial has tried my faith

Through my doubts and my fears

But I will stand on your Word

That’s proven to be true

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel

You will see me through

Chorus

And I will praise you in this valley

Though it seems you’re far away

And the clouds are hanging over my head today

It seems not long ago  

I was on the mountain peak

I will praise you that even more, Lord

You know what’s best for me

v.2

I know you have a plan

Right now it’s hard to see

In the palm of your hand

You are molding me

Though my heart has been broken

And I don’t understand

In all things I’ll just give you thanks

I’ll lift up my hands. 

2012 is ending...

What can I say, 2012 has been a pretty great year for The Griffis'! Randall and I at the beginning of the year felt if God was about to do something great in our lives, and little did we know we'd be where we are today. At the beginning of the year we began to feel as if we didn't belong anywhere, and as children of God, that's a scary place to be...You begin to question and wonder where God is going to take you. Well in about March, God's plan began to unfold for us. Randall came home and told me about an opportunity to become a Pastor of a Church. To be honest, my first initial thought was I CANNOT be a Pastor's wife....I'm not good enough. You know the times when God just smacks you in the face? Well I was sitting in one of the services that Randall was preaching at the church, and God just whispered to me "This is what I've been preparing you for." And then it all was made clear, why we felt we didn't feel if we belonged. It was because God was changing the direction of our life. Well from there I told Randall it was okay now....and we placed it into God's hands and we were voted in I believe the Sunday after Easter. Every ballot said yes! So we became Pastor, and Pastor's wife. Another big change that we decided to make was to try to have a baby. Well we began to try in about May...and July 1st we bought the tests, and not one but all three said yes, almost instantly! We were beside ourselves!! So we are expecting our little boy, Anderson Michael Griffis, on February 26th, 2013!

I can't complain about 2012...it was an amazing year....I pray that 2013 is just as great!