She's Sun and Rain

Ya'll! I am so excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas! I don't even know how to express this over a computer. My foot has been tapping all morning and I keep thinking about how thrilled I am to have a week off of work and going to the Christmas Show tomorrow, Operation Christmas Child coming up, and all the fun things that the holidays bring about. Thanksgiving is so fun... Turkey and all the Casseroles and Desserts, and being thankful for the things I've been blessed with. Playing football in the yard with the boys. This year will be really fun because it's at Badin Lake, one of the most amazing places to me in the world! I love family time, I wish there were more holidays! I just have that feeling right now, like I did when I was a kid, and it was the last day before a break and all the kids would be so hyped up that the teacher couldn't get anything done, so she'd call it a wash and we'd play outside. I'm such a dork! Here are some pictures from la...

Mom asked me to take some pictures for Barry's office. She asked specifically for barns, so I took some of barns. I also took some random ones and a picture of my old church, Arlington Baptist and the park I go to frequently, the Mint Hill Park. I have more to take, so here's Mint Hill part 1.

(Disclaimer, I'm not speaking to critically ill people or genetic diseases). I am frustrated. You are what you eat. You get out of your body what you put into it. I'm not saying that I have a perfect diet or workout routine. But, I have watched people self destruct in my life and I'm tired of it! Stop putting a slab of butter on your baked potato. Stop putting a pound of salt on your rice. Stop eating three helpings of apple pie. Stop smoking. Stop drinking. Start exercising. Or have a heart attack and die. God tells us that our body is a temple. He tells us not to be a drunkard, or a glutton. We don't listen. We get sick. We get fat. We get high blood pressure, high cholesterol. We can't breathe. We have strokes, heart attacks, and we die. IT'S WHAT HAPPENS! I know some people have a hard time realizing that what they put into their body is what IS their body. Watch the Biggest Loser. Watch the shows where they have to do the Gastric Bypass. Watch these people ...

You'd think I'd have learned by now. There's a new song by Lady Antebellum called Slow down sister. I'd rewrite it to be "Slow down Ginny". When I don't....I get sick. There was a time in my life (like two weeks ago) I'd say: I never, or rarely get sick! Not so much anymore. Since I started working for Cheersport last summer, I've been sick several times. Traveling, working, traveling for fun, and too much 'stuff' to do has kept me going. It's like I think I'm superwoman or something. She-ra for those of you who remember the princess of power. I really do enjoy downtime, so I'm not sure why I don't take some of it. I've been thinking the past two days how nice it would be to be at the beach. I think because when I'm there, I'm slower. Life's slower. My t0-do list is non-existant and I just live. The biggest decision I have to make is what I'm going to have for dinner. I took Tuesday and Wednesday off work...

I haven't written an update on some things in a while and thought it is probably time. 1. The beach house in Calabash. It is on hold for a little while as I save up some money for a downpayment and continue to pray through it, making sure that's what God would have me to do. It did not appraise for what we needed to in order for me to purchase it under the previous contract, so it has put things on hold and I'll save up. 2. Location, Location, Location. Praying through where God would have me to be. Right now he has provided me with a place to live in Charlotte (a huge answer to prayer from earlier posts when I was looking for somewhere to stay during the winter) and I'm extremely thankful for that. Anything that happens from here on out, I will let you know. Where he leads me, I will follow. 3. Thanksgiving. Mom, Barry, Greg and his friend Zach are going on a cruise over Thanksgiving. Good for them right? Except...Carrie and I weren't invited. Not so much, you can ...

I have made many jokes about things I would do and places I would go depending on who was elected. I mentioned Hamilton, Montana a time or ten and that I would go there and hide out in the mountains if said candidate was elected yesterday. I received several texts last night from people asking if I was going to Montana or the Caribbean. Well folks...I have changed my mind. I will not go hide out in the mountains of Hamilton, Montana. Instead....my mission stays the same. I was reminded last night by a friend that, Our mission hasn't changed... That we have One Savior, One mission, One Home. No matter the circumstances, who is in power, what war we are in the middle of or what I have for dinner...our mission hasn't changed. It is to love Christ and love people. It is to share Jesus Christ with others. Amen. I will continue to pray for this Country, its people and our future. I will pray that Christ be shared in my backyard and to the ends of the earth. That I will be equipped wi...

you just want to stay at home all day.