Car Update and Dentist appt.
I just wanted to write a quick post about our car situation. We did not find a car in KC. We looked at this 1995 Mazda 626 and really liked it. The mechanic though thought it would need about $1300 in repairs/fixing up. We looked at another car and it too was not good. We also called a few people and they either didn't call or their car was already sold. Not sure what to do. An option we were thinking about is to use the 1993 Mazda truck that we have and fix it up. Get a shell for the back to help with gas mileage and to put Molly in. Get a new front seat (it's broken). And then to fix up our scooter (it's also broken) and get a basket for the scooter so I can use it around town. We're not sure though. Just waiting on God to provide.
Also, I have a dentist appointment today. Last July the dentist said I had the very beginnings of a cavity and that he would watch it. He said he could possibly put something in it to stop it from becoming a cavity, but that it was too soon. Well, I forgot about it, so I'm going back in today. Hopefully, I don't have a cavity. I've never had one before. My mom would scare me when I was younger saying that if I had a cavity, it would be the worst pain ever. It worked for me because I never had a cavity. But now that it's upon me, I'm really scared. Even though I'm 24. I don't want to be sitting in the dentist chair, hear the drill and start crying. I wanted Seth to come with me and hold my hand, but he will be out of town with work. Oh well, that's ok. That would be embarrassing anyways. So, at 1p today, I will be in the worst chair I can imagine...the dentist chair (start ominous music now).
Weddings
In my "links" section, I have a link for my husband's blog. He wrote 2 good articles (actually, they are all good :) about us needing to buy a car and how we make decisions based on God's will. I was going to write something about this, but he seemed to cover it very well.
In other news, we're going to a friend's wedding this weekend, as well as looking for a car. Before my own wedding, I think I had been to 1 or 2 weddings. In the past year, it's been 3 or 4. For me, it's fun to go to weddings now. If I had been single and going to all those weddings, it might have been hard. It seems that this culture is very romanticized. It's unusual to think that a person can be single and happy. And I understand how it's so hard to be content and single in this culture. I struggled with that after I became a Christian. What was I doing? It wasn't just being a Christian, but now I knew God. I truly knew Him. It wasn't just knowing facts about Him or having a feeling about Him, I knew Him. Why in the world would I not be content? The maker of this universe...I knew Him. Personally. I didn't need anyone else. So, why did I want someone else? God was very merciful to me and gave me that release from the idol that I had of being married, of having someone for my own. He allowed me to let go, to say to Him, "God, you are enough. You are truly all I need." And that was a wonderful place to be before I was married. It was not just words or mind only, it was truly from the heart.
For all my single friends, I hope you get to this point if you're not already there. If it seems like it's not happening, keep on praying about it. Keep on doing things to not tempt you (I would watch romantic comedies all the time when I was single and especially before I was a Christian). Write down a Scripture verse and keep it with you. Then, if you find yourself feeling down and discontented, you can read that.
The last Valentine's Day before I was single, I spent the night alone. My roommates were gone and I had no plans for the evening. So, I got my Bible and my notebook and my pen (pink, of course) and I thought about what I wanted in a guy. Then I looked to see in the Bible where God filled that description. It was amazing. One of the my top qualities was a guy who would fight for me. Do you know how many times it says that in the Bible? Here are a few verses for you to look up:
Ex. 14:14, Ex 14:25, Deut 1:30, Deut 3:22, Jos 23:3, Neh 4:20
It was a great time for me and I would heartily recommend it to anyone. Married or single. I'm not saying this to say what a great person I am or how spiritual I am, I'm saying this because God showed me what to do and he gave me the ability to do it. He was the one who gave me that release. The credit goes to Him, not to me. He is the one...he loved me and still does.
"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" Rom 8:38-39
This is a picture of my husband and our dog, Molly. Seth and I got married on the beach April 22, 2005. We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary. I can't believe a year has already gone by. We got Molly in August of 2005. There's a lot of preliminary stuff to say like who I am, etc... It does seem odd though because mostly my friends and family will be reading this. But oh well. Okay, here's me in one paragraph.
I was born in Iowa, moved to Texas where my brother was born (2 years younger than me), then to St. Louis, Eldon, MO and finally Kirksville, MO. My dad is a tool & die maker and my mom is a 3rd grade teacher. I was really shy growing up and still am in some ways. I went to Truman State University where I majored in English (I can hear the groans now...), but I loved it and still do. After graduating, I stayed in Kirksville and worked at a travel agency/student travel company. Seth worked as an accountant about 1 year after I started there. 4 months later he proposed. We did not date before Seth proposed. Our wedding was on a beach in St. Augustine. In the past year, we've been on a road trip to DC/Mrytle Beach, added Molly into our life, and switched jobs (Seth is now at Fire Safety Systems and I do part time tutoring and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine patient studies), just to name a few things :)
That's probably all for now, but I'll try to update more about our past year (along with pics!)
