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We found out today... that Chris's grandma is fine when it comes to flying! That means we can have the wedding in Ohio!!!!

Eventually...

I will be smaller...
I won't get so frustrated at work...
I will feel like I get to experience the world around me and not just live in it...
I will no longer have Ellis in my name...
I will quit worrying about that which I have no control over...
I will realize how others view me and see that it is different than how I view myself...
I will learn to love as God loves and see as He sees...

Eventually...

Slight Changes

So... due to recent discussions, Chris and I won't be getting married when Mom comes to visit. He would like to be more financially stable before we take on that endeavor and I can do nothing but support him in his decision. I refuse to rush him into something that he isn't ready for. So I will once again play the waiting game. It's worth it, I know. I just sometimes feel that I'm destined to have "Patience" as a middle name. I already have two of them, whats one more? I know God has a reason for all the things that happen, and that His plan and His timing are always perfect. And I know that there is something that I'm suppose to learn from all this waiting. Lord, please help to me to see what it is You have for me to learn. I know he loves me, and I know it will happen some day. And when it does, it will be perfect.

In other news, I have 3 days left working at the courtesy desk, then I will be off Saturday and Sunday, and then Monday I will be at work at 7am as Jewelry Coordinator. I'm both nervous and excited. It will be entirely different than anything I have ever done. I just pray that I will have the ability to do what I need to do in order to both perform my job and to attempt to bring peace into the department. There is a ton of drama, from what I've been told, that happens back there. I will have to make sure that I don't get sucked into it. I will have people under me for the first time really. When I worked at Hallmark, I was a keyholder, but that was just making sure that breaks were taken on time and that the drawers were counted and such. But this will be completely different... I know I've been put there for a reason, I just pray that I will be able to have the strength through God to do it.

Tonight's Tidbit

In good or bad times, on the mountain or in the valley, God is ALWAYS worthy of our praises. Our circumstances never change that.

Attitude of Gratitude

Again tonight on K-Love something caught my attention. We should all have an attitude of gratitude, and do all things in our lives, big or small, with a grateful heart. Just wanted to share...

Colossians 3:12-17

As I was coming home from work today I was listening to K-Love, a nation-wide Christian radio station and they were playing an excerpt from Zig Zigler. He was talking about forgiveness, and although I don't remember the verses he used exactly, I have the general passage. 

Colossians 3:12-17 (NIV)

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

 ¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

After hearing him talk about it, and reading it for myself, it made me realize that this is the reason that Chris and I don't fight... or argue... or get frustrated with each other. We have enough forgiveness towards each other that the fighting doesn't come into play. We talk things out before it becomes an issue. I love that about him. Conclusions aren't jumped to with us, they are discovered together. Its different than anything I've ever known, and I must say I love it. 


However, it also made me realize that I need to be more like that in all aspects of my life. I thankfully expect God to forgive me when I mess up, yet I have problems some times having that same forgiveness for others. How is that fair? 

Lil' Cooperstown

Monday evening we were invited out to dinner with a couple from church. They took us to Lil' Cooperstown Bar & Pub here in town. Its a baseball themed place with a great atmosphere and even better food... Hopefully we'll get to eat a meal there when my loves come to visit! We had a really good time getting to know Linda and Sam, and were very thankful for the treat.

I found out today that I got the full time position. It scares me a little bit but God knows what He's doing. *deep breath*... At least now I know I'll be able to pay for mom's plane ticket!!