Goodbye Betty....

My bike was stolen over the weekend... She was a good bike, her black frame, pink flames, white wheeled tires, and pink rims.... She will be missed terribly!




It's funny though as to her disappearance, She was locked up on a post next to my car with a bike cover over her. There are many bikes around, many as in a hundred I would say... Why Betty? Well, I guess she was the prettiest!

Tim says to look at the silver lining. I had a hard time finding it, but I think that where ever she may be hopefully is getting ridden a little more than when she was with me....

R.I.P Betty!

PS... I'm filing a police report and if you see anyone riding her around let me know... This picture is a good dipiction, but she also has a black wire basket and a pink bell!

Weird Space....

I'm in a weird space right now... I feel like I'm letting people down and I don't like that feeling...

I feel like I need to put happier things on my blog too... I need to incorporate my quilts, my cooking, my friends, more of my life. I should blog more from home than work... It's hard to get pictures of what I'm doing from work when none of my pictures are on my work computer.

I have to say that the last few days I have been in a funk. I don't know if it's hormones or not, but I'm having that feeling again of just wanting to curl up and being alone. Let me correct myself, curling up and being alone or with Tim. He make me feel safe and comforted, even if I'm driving him crazy at times.

I need to find my center again, my place where I'm happy again. I need to start on my next quilt soon... Quilting makes me feel so together and happy. I love to create. I loved making a dinner from a cookbook the other night too....

I'm going to post more later from home when I can put pictures on... I need to jazz this blog up!!!!!

Pondering Faith with a Friend

So I've been reading my devotional that I got a few months ago... I got Brigitte the same one and we are suppose to get together once a week and talk about what we read and how it fits into our lives and how we are living with the Word of God.

I've decided that it's easier to write down my responses and make it more permanent so that I can come back to it and revisit them.

So this week was about balance in your everyday life and your faith. It struggle with balance just because I live and work with people that don't necessarily believe the same as I do. I'm not too sure if I believe as much as my other Christian friends... But, nonetheless I'm trying... There are conversation and comments that happen day to day that allow others to determine my feelings on my faith and my relationship with God. I'm trying to keep it straight.

I also struggle with the expectation of others. Sometimes I feel like I'm not doing this whole "getting to know God" thing correctly. I'm not even sure if there is a correct way to go about it. I know that I have deep convictions about certain things and there are other times where I feel like I'm not meeting the expectations of those around me when it comes to learning more about God and his Word.

I am constantly trying to please everyone... I would call it a character flaw of mine. I know that it's not possible and I constantly am trying to work on it, but sometimes it's a uphill battle. I tried once to go with the motto "does that make Kate happy?" That didn't work too long because what I have realized is that I really enjoy making others happy. I make others happy at times even if it doesn't make me happy. It's not easy and it's not fun. I'm learning to deal with this and I'm willing to hear any suggestions on how to do this better.

Lastly about worrying.... I have learned a lot about worry. I use to be a worry wart as my Mom use to say. She always would tell me to think "happy thoughts" and to be honest it has helped in my adult life. I'm on the path of thinking that everything will work out in the end. I'm a believer in God has a plan and he will help me get through it. I try not to let worry control my life and it's been working well for me!

So, this is my blog of the day.... I'm hoping to write more often and maybe not all about my devotional... This is what you're getting right now though :)

Faith

"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible." --Corrie Ten Boom

"You don't have enough faith," Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to the is mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible." Matthew 17:20-21

Growing in my faith and my relationship with God.... I'm starting slow, I'm reading, absorbing, and listening. I feel like a sponge right now and I feel like sometimes I get very overwhelmed. I feel torn at times, but I feel like I can maintain the balance. It's not an easy thing to do when there is someone at home who questions faith at times, yet is understanding of faith.

FUNNY, I should mention balance... the next week in my devotional is about balance!