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Monday, 09 November 2009
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Our Anniversary Wkend....
this past wkend, josh and i escaped goshen and headed out for an anniversary trip. josh put the trip together--spent hours on the computer with me having to announce myself before i went anywhere near him.....it had me quite curious as to wat he had up his sleeve! after his long hours on the computer, he then told me that i wasn't supposed to get the mail for the next couple wks....cause some things were gonna be arriving....do you have any idea how hard it was for me not to go DASHING out to the mailbox as soon as i saw the mailman go past our mailbox???
one night, after HE got the mail, he came inside and had this silly grin on his face....he handed me an envelope....and wen i opend the it, i nearly died!!! tickets to go see the trans-siberian orchestra. (TSO) now you have to understand that while josh likes to sing in the car, he's not jus the biggest music person ever--nothing like me!
since i saw the tickets this past wkend couldnt come fast enough.....then, a couple days after he showed me the TSO tickets, he came to me with yet ANOTHER envelope.....this time with COLTS tickets inside! once again, i was blown away.....so, that's how we spent our anniversary wkend. it was so, so great!!!! i told josh in the midst of the TSO concert, i think we might jus have to make this trip our anniversary tradition!
he agreed.
here are a few pics of our wkend....
so many ppl told me that the TSO performance is amazing....and i can now completely agree with them. some of their vocalists got a little carried away, but the talent that was shown that night was so far out. the concert lasted almost 3 hours with no breaks, and if someone woulda asked me, i woulda said it was maybe 1-1/2 hours!next stop-indianapolis, indiana.....home of the indianapolis colts....
the colts won--20-17....it came down to the very last second of the game, wen the texans missed their field goal attempt to tie the game.....thanks to ALL who commented on my last post...i told josh later that i wasnt out to get pity or to have ppl say nice things to me, etc.....but you all blessed me. thanks for yer prayers. i've had my good wks, and i've had my down wks. but im continuing to see GOD in the midst of wat i face. jus wen i think that i cant go on, or i've jus had enough of this 'stuff', he WOWS me with His prescence and with His blessings.
heading home next wk for my cousin's wedding....its been a while since we've been home for the wkend, and i'm really lookin forward to it!!!! now to go start cleaning the church.....
Sunday, 11 October 2009
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its been a long time...too long...and quite honestly, i've been wanting to blog for the past several wks but haven't been sure wat to say...how to put my thots into words...and then fearing that the thots i do tap out will come out all wrong.
its hard to believe i've been married almost a year already. its really been an amazing year--not all easy, mind you, but amazing still the same. i love my house...i love the neighborhood we live in--all older ppl that view us as their kids....and i love my husbad. how could life get any better??
here's a little sneak peak at my house....
a lot of ppl often asked me how i'm adjusting to indiana....to a new state.....to a new community....to a new family....to a new church.....pretty much jus new everythings!
im never sure wat to say....do they really want me to be honest with them?? do they wanna know the nitty gritty?? or are they asking cause, well, i mean, they dont really know me and still wanna be polite so that jus seems like the easiest conversation starter? i hate that there are adjustments. i hate that adjustments are hard. josh has put up with a very emotional wife the past year....a few wks ago, on our way from from visiting mom and dads, after a lengthy discussion on churches, the message we had heard that morning, etc., josh and i made a committment to quit being common, go with the flow kind of Christians....to start being REAL. we needed a fire in our hearts. we needed something more then jus church attendance to get us thru. we needed Jesus. since that night, i can't begin to tell you the difference in our lives. trust me, it hasn't always been easy. some days its been down right tuff. the adjustments are still all around me, but they aren't as dark and looming to me now. i have personally seen God at work in my life--i have felt him changing my heart, and giving me a new vision....giving me a new perspective. i love being in love with my Jesus. 
this morning, after sunday school, i was sitting on the back row watching everyone file in, and in walked a lady from my home church. i thot i was done cryin in church cause i missed my old church. uh, not today. her family (like the big huge extended family) got up to sing, and the tears could not be stopped. i was so frustrated with myself. i was supposed to be past this........josh and i ended up leaving church early cause i couldn't even look at the back of this lady's head without tears coming to my eyes, and i didn't want everyone lookin at me me pitying eyes after church. so obviously, the adjustments aren't over....and today, they're still feeling big and dark and scary. so if you think of me, pray that i could keep my eyes on Jesus. pray that i wouldn't give in to self pity.
til next time....
Friday, 12 December 2008
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the wedding is over....it really was perfect! i wouldn't have wanted one thing to be different--the unity candle not lighting was very ok with me. it felt so good to laugh. the reception was relaxed and there was lots of laughter. it really was the best day ever! and hawaii....now that was a vacation!! it was picture perfect--the weather was AMAZING! the ocean was 50 feet from our room. we heard the waves crashing every night....it was perfect, too! coming home to our house was really great too! (my life is full of greats lately!) its so cozy....i love it! here's a few pics....
this amazing person was home for an entire month...and we had some of the best times...talking...laughing...shopping...getting pedicures.....jus being together for the first time in nearly 2 years....
i miss you lynds! come have coffee with me soon!!!
the new...mr & mrs yoder......
til next time.....
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
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i've come to the conclusion that i love vacations! sure, not doing anything for a long time can get old, but i'm tellin ya, 5 days of doing absolutely nothing is fabulous!!! every year, we take a vacation with mom's sister and her family, and it never fails to be the best vacation of the year....this year, instead of living on a houseboat for 5 days, we got a house beside the lake in kentucky....
eating...reading...and swimming....that's pretty much all our vacation consisted of
the weather was perfect....hot every day....the company was amazing....now if only next year would come a little fasster!
this wkend, its camping with dad's family.....i'm loving this 'summer' stuff....!!!
and lynds....i was gonna put pics up of my room so you could see them, but jus haven't taken the time yet.....one of these days......lol
