It's Not the New Year Yet!

My oh my has it been a loooong time since I last posted, but who says I can't get one more post in before the NEW YEAR! Crazy to think that in just a few short days we will be living in the year 2016. I feel like just yesterday it was 2000. Ha! Lots has happened in the year 2015 both good and bad. My goal this year is to not dread and look back on the negatives. Easier said than done I know! 

In the last couple months I have been quite the busy gal, one of those people you look at and think "do they ever stop?" I wish I could sit here and tell you that I have had a lot down time to just relax, but that would be a total fib. While I have been super busy, I must say that it really has kept me on my toes and it's stuff like this busy lifestyle that keeps me going. 

I guess we will start with the month of October-- I celebrated my 21st birthday with my best friend  in the great city of Chicago! It was truly such a short and magical trip. We had the best time ever just shopping, eating good food and getting some much needed down time. We were no big party animals, I think most nights we were in bed by midnight at the latest and I was not complaining. The weather was a perfect chilly 50 degrees something that we weren't getting her at that time. It wasn't the sunniest but I was totally fine with that for once in my life. I was just wanting the cold!!! However as much as I wanted cold weather, I packed pretty poorly leaving out a jacket... BRRRR. Luckily I survived and made it back to hot and muggy Houston three days later. I love traveling and I love adventure but I must say I love coming home to my city. There is something about familiarity that just eases my mind. 21 has been filled with a whole lot of nothing, but I will say I am now a full on adult and I couldn't be more excited. 

Shortly after I returned October wrapped up and Thanksgiving fast approached. Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. I love it for many reason one being the food and the other being the fact that everyone is together and there is no stress of gift giving. It just makes for a perfect little time and I truly look forward to it every year. We enjoyed much needed R&R and ate until we could no longer see our toes ;). If only  I could learn a thing or two from my mom on cooking, I think I'd be set for life. Alas I have not learned a single thing so I think I'll keep her around a little longer. LOVE YOU MOM! It seems like once Thanksgiving happens the rest of the year just goes at lightning speed. You blink and it's Christmas, and Christmas brings lots of stress!!! AHHH! In the beginning of December I bit the bullet and decided to give everyone an early Christmas present.....wait for it...... I GOT A LICENSE. Yes this 21 year old, got her license and I haven't looked back since, and I think it's safe to say no one else has either. This year I definitely had the case of "Christmas crazy" I was tired, grumpy and just an all around unenjoyable person to be around. Not really sure what brought on the foul mood, but  I am glad it is over and  I am sure everyone else is too!!!! 

So here we are now about to hit a new year and I am ready to go!! I am ready to wave goodbye to 2015 and welcome 2016 with loving arms! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season!

Here's to you 2016, lets see what you got!!

XOXOXO,

Maggie 

Coming Soon... Maggie's Taxi Service

Let it be known that I am 21 and do not have a license... yep you read that right MAGGIE CAN'T DRIVE!!!!! Growing up I always imagined getting a license and car at 16 and just running the town, but for some reason that didn't happen. When I was a sophomore in high school I took drivers ed, at that point it was known that I wasn't getting a car and I was totally fine with that. Unlike most kids the words no car to me meant no need for a license. Slowly but surely my friends all got cars and licenses and I was over the moon about riding with them to all the cool places. 

Fast forward 5 years and now here we are, all my friends are away at school, I am 21 and I have to depend on people to take and pick me up from places. You would think that I would be totally embarrassed, but truth be told I am not embarrassed one bit. Any time I hear of someone not having a license and being old I am elated! But my hitching a ride places is slowly but surely coming to an end. The family I nanny for is really needing me to drive, and I totally understand. 

So with that being said I have been taking driving lessons the last two weeks in preparation for my driving test. To say I wasn't scared when I first started would be a total LIE. However, I am here to tell you that today I was forced to drive on I45 at lunch time and I wasn't even one bit nervous. I just hopped right on got where I needed to be and back, and TOTALLY SURVIVED. I am feeling super super proud of myself right about now. 

Hopefully Maggie's Taxi Service will be opening in the next week! Please put in your orders now so I can plan my schedule accordingly ;). Seriously though to all my friends and family that have driven me around the last 21 years THANK YOU!!!! I wouldn't be where I am today with out all the love and encouragement I have gotten in order to get me a license haha!!! It means more to me than you will ever know.

So here's to you license... I hope everyone else enjoys you as much as I will! 

XOXOXO,

Maggie

The Return of The Daily Margarita!

Four months later and I am finally back, and ready to catch up on all of my blogging. The time just never seems to slow down, and I feel like I rarely ever have a moment to just sit and blog. Any time that I have off and I am not busy, I am trying to catch up on sleep haha! I can't even begin to tell how much I have missed blogging. My blog has become like my place to go when the world just keeps spinning and spinning, and I can't seem to catch a break.

This summer was full of lots of fun things as well as some not so fun things too! The children I nanny are growing up so fast, and I can't wrap my head around the fact that soon enough they will be old enough to babysit!! They sure do keep me on my toes which is awesome. Much like last summer I spent countless days at the doctors and in and out of the hospital. Kidney stones and a sickness like mono totally kicked my butt this summer!

It's totally crazy to think that I have only a little more than 2 years left of college, and then I will be out in the real world! I am so so excited for what's to come. The thought of being able to help little children grow into wonderful young adults just makes my little heart so so so happy! Those bright and shining faces are going to mean so much to me once I start teaching.

That's about all for now... thanks for catching up with me!!


Heres to hoping I can get back to blogging more frequently!


XOXOXO,


Maggie 

Family Reunion 2015!!

Last Wednesday my family and I headed to the great state of Iowa. We started planning this trip months ago, so that we could be in attendance for both my cousin's wedding as well as my grandmother's 90th birthday! We left our house Wednesday with thoughts of "We will see you Monday night Houston!", but don't let that fool you!!!

As we arrived in Des Moines, Iowa late Wednesday night, we were all just so excited to get to my aunts house and get some rest. It had been a long night of traveling, and we had an even busier five days ahead. Thursday morning we woke up fairly early, and just slowly got ready for the day. We had lunch plans at my uncle's house and then we were going to just come back and relax, catch up and just take a load off. Lunch at my uncles was fabulous, the weather was perfect, the food was delicious, but most of all the company was even better. With my family living in Houston and the rest of my mom's family living in Iowa, visits tend to be few and far in between. So when we are all together we treasure that time so much! 

Friday the girls (my mom, sister, aunt and I) headed out to get some shopping done. I am sorry but girls just can't go on a trip without doing some shopping. Although Des Moines has most of the same stores as Houston, one store they do have that we don't have is Von Maur! Y'all I am telling you from a shopping addicts perspective that store is the BEST. It is a cross between Nordstrom's and Neiman's, but it has more of the Nordstrom's prices which I LOVE.  Friday night my uncle made his famous pork tenderloin sandwiches and I was in heaven. They are literally one of my favorite foods. We stayed up really late on Friday and just chatted, and laughed about old times. It is so fun to be on the adult side of the spectrum now. No longer having to go to bed early while everyone else is still up, or just finally understanding everything the adults are talking about HAHA. 

Saturday was my cousin's wedding. The morning was crazy between hair appointments, getting my grandma ready for wedding pictures and just making sure everyone was fed and ready before 3:00pm. It was supposed to rain all day Saturday, and everyone was freaking out because the wedding was on a beautiful golf course outside. Luckily The Lord was on our side and held the rain! Thank you God! The wedding was absolutely gorgeous, it was the perfect day all around. My cousin had a live band, and I am telling you that is the way to go!! The band made the reception that much more fun. Saturday night we headed back to my aunt's house tired and danced out. That night I got some of the best sleep ever. Mind you this whole time I was/ still am battling a sinus infection!!! UGH!! 

Sunday we slept in and just relaxed. Everyone was so tired from the night before. After pretty much hanging out all day, we all got ready for my grandmother's 90th birthday party. The party was being held at a little small italian place down the road from my aunt and uncles house. It was all of our family plus 4 of my grandmother's high school best friends! I think it is so incredible that she still talks to her high school besties!! That gives me so much hope for the future!! It was a lovely party, and my grandmother was glowing from head to toe. She truly is one of a kind! So witty, smart, kind and just all around beautiful. I hope I am half of the woman she is at 90. 

Monday- Labor Day, we got packed up, had a wonderful lunch and then went on a tour to the main alcohol headquarters of Iowa. My uncle is the administrator of the Iowa Alcohol Beverage Division. We got to tour the warehouse that houses all of the alcohol in Iowa. Even though I am not a drinker, I found it to be super fascinating. It was cool to kind of learn about how all of it works. Monday late afternoon we headed to the airport to start our L O N G truck home. 

Our plane was supposed to take off at 6:30pm and arrive around 9:30pm back in Houston. After being at the airport for over 3 hours and having our flight pushed back due to mechanical issues, we final hopped on the plane at 7:30. We were about an hour into the flight and everything was going pretty smooth until BOOM- we were flying through tons of rain, thunder and lightning. It was one of the most scariest flights I have ever been on in my entire life. Finally the pilot got on the little intercom and announced that because of bad weather in Texas, we were going to have to be taken to DENVER, COLORADO!!! Say what???? DENVER??! We unloaded off the plane in Denver only to find out that we would not be getting our luggage, and that we could get it in Houston when we arrived there on Tuesday. After all of that fiasco we were shuttled to a nice hotel, to eat (mind you it's 11:30pm at this point) and sleep until we could get a flight out Tuesday at 2:15pm. We woke up Tuesday to beautiful weather in Denver, and we enjoyed a delicious breakfast at a local restaurant. We finally arrived home last night at about 8pm. It was the longest 24 hours of my life. Thankfully we came home to no flooding in our house and 2 happy happy dogs! In the midst of all the chaos we have so much to be thankful for. There are so many families who lost their homes and cars, and I just pray that they seek The Lord in these hard times. 

We surely had one of the best Labor Day weekends ever! So much family and so much fun! Now back to reality and making money ;) 

I'll leave you with some pictures of our trip, because we all know that the only reason why people read blogs, is so that they can be nosey and see people's pictures!!! 

 My beautiful cousin Laura and her husband Chris 

 My family plus my mom's sister, husband and mom

 Our whole family at my grandma's birthday celebration (don't mind my brother's goofy smile)

 My sister, cousin and I at my cousin's wedding

 Our last hooray before we said goodbye and headed on home to Houston! We love you Iowa!!!

You were so good to us Iowa and Denver, but we are so glad to be back home in Houston, where the mexican food is yummy and the weather is toasty! 

XOXOXO,

Maggie 

 

Hoppy Easter 2015

I love Easter for many many many reason, but I would be lying if I said that I didn't love that you can finally wear white jeans around this time. I love celebrating Jesus and seeing everyone at church worship and praise that He indeed has RISEN. This past weekend was filled with so many things. I always look forward to busy weekends, but let me tell you after they are over I am BEAT.

All of my friends started arriving on Thursday. Thursday night I babysat for my favorite littles with one of my bffs! It was a perfect start to my lovely weekend! The night was busy, but luckily I did not have to work or go to school on Friday so it was all good. Friday morning my sister went into work late, so my mom, sister and I headed to the mall to help my mom pick out some new sunglasses (THANK GOD!!!!!). Y'all her last pair were terrible. Sorry mom! The rest of the day was packed with a haircut, lunch plans, shopping and dinner plans with friends. After a delicious dinner with my bffs at one of our favorites, George's Pastaria, we headed to play cards at one of our friend's house. 

Friday night was another late night, so by the time I got home and got in bed I just melted into my pillow. I swear that was one of the best nights of sleep I've ever gotten!! Praise!! Saturday was again filled with so many activities, so many that I will save you the bore of having to read about. 

On Sunday I was up bright and early for church and then headed to an Easter lunch, and then went home to relax a little and do an Easter dinner with my family! Sadly the weather wasn't very nice on Easter, which meant there were no pictures. My hair got all messed up on the way out of church from the rain, so I was really bitter about the weather. if you know me well, then you know my hair is my life and I literally HATE the rain because it messes with my hair. I also hate humidity.... bleh. Maybe I am living in the wrong city, ya think? Oh well, I didn't let it kill my full heart for such a special day. Sunday all of my friends headed on back to school, and we started our countdown till summer. We are sitting at a little over a month! Can I get an AMEN!!!! 

The weekend was overall perfect! I hope everyone had a perfect and blessed Easter weekend.

Excuse the selfie... this is the poncho I put on when I realized it was pouring down rain! 

XOXOXO,

Maggie

The Future

Recently I have had lots of thoughts about the future. Questions and thoughts about where I will be in 5, 10, 15 years down the road. Of course just like any other young girl I have a pictured dream life in my head. Will that be my reality? Who knows but I sure do hope some of it is. I have always been a dreamer, one that just loves to think of the future and all possibilities of things later on.

Often times my friends and I talk about getting married and having little families, about where we will live after we get married and the type of jobs we will all have. Even though that is all fun and games now, I know that when the time comes it will be pretty scary for some. As much as I hate change more than anything, there is something in my heart that tells me I am ready for everyone of those challenges. I was born ready for this stage in my life. I have been waiting for what seems like FOREVER to become, a teacher, momma and wife (I still however have many years to go before any of that is a reality).

It is crazy to me how one thing of change can scare some, but to another it is nothing. When talking to my friends, they always think it is CRAZY that I could get married tomorrow and be so happy. But again, I am a 30 year old living in a 20 year old's body. HAHA! My hope and wish is that my sweet little family will be crazy goofy, young at heart, and just perfect in the eyes of myself and my creator. I want nothing more than for my kids and husband to crave Jesus more than anyone in the world.

Life is short y'all and before we know it, I will be looking back at this post and planning my next post about retirement. CRAZY! But until then I am going to just continue to live one day at a time and love every minute of it.

So in 10 years I hope to be happily married, have an orphanage of children, and a life that I love so incredibly much! I don't think I am asking for too much ;)!


I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!! Hugs to all!


XOXOXO,

Maggie

The Current Obsessions Are Back!

I find myself more and more being addicted to online shopping, and it is really hurting my pocket book. SO until I can find the right type of "AA" for shopping, I shall unleash my needs wants on here!!


1. Essie Punchy Pink

I love love love spring and all the nail polish colors that come with it! I have been on the hunt for this nail polish for the longest time. Either places don't carry it or they are all sold out :(.

2. Whistling
Although I have no picture to represent this, I have recently learned to whistle and I AM OBSESSED! I feel like I little kid who learns how to walk for the first time. It's like you just can't stop. I found myself walking through IKEA yesterday just whistling my little head off. Ok, enough of the baby obsessions.. back to the ones that make my shopping addition so real.

3. Louis Vuitton Neverfull Bag

I love this purse so much, but the thought of spending 1,100 dollars on it is killer. Maybe one day when I am rich and famous I will splurge.

4. My boy Blake Shelton <3 

The last two years I have had the honor and privilege to go see Blake Shelton at the rodeo! He is seriously my absolutely FAVORITE. He has such a generous and sweet heart. I love watching him on The Voice. He is definitely the life of the party!! He sure does know how to put on a good show :). Thank you again JQ and Ellen for the tickets, they were sure loved!!

And lastly....

5. This weather!!!!!

The last couple days this sweet pup and I have taken full advantage of this gorgeous weather. We have taken hour long walks almost daily. It is one of the most refreshing things ever! I have been in heaven! I love the cold weather, but the cold and rain were really starting to get to me! I am so glad to be in shorts and flip flops :).



I think that is about all for now!!!



XOXOXO,

Maggie 

Happy First Birthday, Blog!

Today my first child blog turned one years old. A year ago today I was brainstorming in my head what I could write for my first post, and praying that this blog journey would be all I dreamed of and more. During the first year I have learned that you can't blog once a week, every once and a while your blog needs a facelift, and sometimes it truly is hard thinking about something to write about. 

I am so grateful for this blog and all the love and relief it has brought to my life. I love that I have a place to jot my thoughts down, without feeling like it has to be perfect. I always enjoy reading people's blogs, and my only hope was/is that others can get there fulfillment from mine. When starting this blog I truly had no idea if I would actually keep it up or not. I asked myself "do you really think you have time to blog???" My initial thought was no... but this blog has proven me wrong, and showed me that there is always time to blog. 

Although I try to blog at least twice a month, I often find myself falling a tad short, and having to do lots of catch up posts. With that being said though, I still do truly love everything about this blog and what it has done for me. 

Daily Margarita, you have been such a joy in my life. I can't thank you enough for all the memories you have captured in your short little life. I look forward to watching you grow throughout the years!

XOXOXO,

Momma aka Maggie

Current Obsessions!

I thought I'd share some of my current obsessions with the blog world! Here goes...

1. Fitbit Flex 

I purchased this fitbit about a month ago! I was really skeptical for a long time, about if it really worked and if I would actually use it. After getting it and getting it all set up, I put it on my wrist and never looked back. It tracks all the right things (steps, calories, water intake, and sleep!)

2. This adorable Old Navy sweater

I saw this in the store yesterday and knew I just couldn't pass it up. Plus it was on sale!!! It might have only been 10% off, but that was enough for me to make the big purchase. Seriously this sweater goes with everything, and it is perfect for both the winter and the summer! 

3. Rootbeer

So I really don't drink all the much soda, but when I am craving that sugar carbonated drink this is my first choice. Here's the catch though... I only like Barq's and not every place has it. I guess for me that is a good thing, because otherwise I would be drinking it far too often. 

4. Nate Burkus Candle

I found this awesome candle at Target! I automatically became so obsessed with it. Actually, enough that I was afraid I would burn it too fast, so I went out the next day and bought myself another. Thank god I did that because they no longer carry it!! It is the perfect mix of citrus, and it truly makes anything smell better. 

And last but certainly not least...

5. EVERYTHING ON PINTEREST 

Seriously... I can't get on there without finding something that I must have! It is soooo addicting. I will say though it has definitely brought out the crafty side in me and I love it. 

I hope everyone had an {AWESOME} weekend, but that you have an even better week ahead!

Love to all near and far!

XOXOXO,

Maggie 

Is This Really Another Catch Up Post??!!

I am starting to become the queen of these catch up posts. It seems like I blink for just a second and another month goes by. If you are like me you most likely skim peoples post about "Life Recently" or "Just Another Catch Up". I promise you I won't be offended if you decide to just move right on past this post. For those of you though who love to be bored to tears, and read about my not so average life, then I welcome you and thank you for all your patience. 

Not even going to lie, I often wish that the bloggers of the blogs I follow would blog every single day. Who am I kidding though? Life always seems to get in the way, and the last thing you have time for is posting on the blog. And here I go sounding like a total hypocrite because I tend to go a long time in between posts. 

About exactly three weeks ago I started back to school, for yet another semester of college. This time around I wasn't nervous at all and totally went in with an attitude of "WE ARE GOING TO KICK BUTT THIS SEMESTER!!!!!!!!", and so far I have done just that. My work load is a little less than most semesters and while it is sometimes a tad boring, overall I am loving all my free time and naps being productive! I feel as if I am not even in school, everyday I wake up bright and early to catch my 8 am class, but then I am home and back in my PJS by 10. What kind of life is that??? UMM THE BEST LIFE! So while my friends are walking to class, listening to lectures, or studying,  I am just chillin at home in my much desired pajama wardrobe. 

I still however work everyday in the late afternoon, so I would say over all I am hitting the jackpot with life right now. What more could I reaaaaally ask for? So basically life has been full of babysitting, sleeping, and hanging out with my friends when I feel like I can't sleep any longer haha! 

No complaints on this end! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and hopefully I will be back before shorts weather begins! 

XOXOXOXO,

Maggie

The Start of Another Semester

On the start of the 7th week of break, someone came through and forced school upon us again. This has been some of the best rest and relaxation I have gotten in a really really long time. One week out of hell out of a whole semester is totally worth it, if this is always the reward. I love routine and I love having set plans everyday, but the fact that I have to be up everyday at 7:00 is something that I don't like at all! 

This will be my 4th semester in college! It is weird to think that at the end of the semester I will be half way done with college. The last two years have definitely been challenging, both for good and bad reasons. One thing though is I am so thankful that I have had the opportunity to further my education. I might not like school and getting up in the morning, but I know I will be so thankful for it when I am set in my teaching career. It's taken me a long time to get where I am today. So while tomorrow I will be annoyed that I have to get up and go to school, I know 20 years from now when I am waking up I will be so glad, that I got up and went to school way back when. 

For the first 5 weeks of break I spent my time hanging out with my family and all my friends that were home from college. It was so nice to be able to slowly wake up and not feel like I had to rush to do something. Those 5 weeks were filled with so much happiness. A happiness that I had been longing for the last 4 months. A feeling that I wish never had to escape my precious heart and soul. Sadly though my friends had to go back to school and my family had to start back to work way before me! I still had a solid 2 weeks before I had to go back and I was worried that I would be bored to tears. Luckily that was not the case at all. The last two weeks I have spent time to myself, time to embrace silence, and time to just relax. And in those 2 weeks, I have also spent so much time with one of my nearest and dearest friends. It truly has been so amazing!!

Although my freedom and time of rest has come to an end, my heart is still trying to overcome all the joy that this break has brought to me. I cherish my time with my loved ones! I always look forward to family time and friends coming home to visit. But I also love my little life and my little routine that goes along with it. 

So tomorrow I will spend yet another day in a classroom full of new people and professors, I will learn something new, and  I will go back to longing for the weekends to never end! I am ready to tackle another semester of college! 

Thank you Christmas break for exceeding my expectations! You treated me so well!

XOXOXO,

Maggie 

Birthday Princess!

January 12th is a very big day in our house! Actually the whole week leading up to 1/12 is a big deal. This just so happens to be my sweet sisters birthday! She loves her birthday, and makes it very known. In a good way of course :). Today she turned 23!!! It is crazy to me that we are all now in our 20's. Time is flying by and we just can't seem to stay young for long haha. Birthday's are always a big thing in our house. We are spoiled rotten for weeks before and after our birthday. It's more of a birthday month.

I truly have the most incredible sister. She is so smart, kind, goofy, and just all around the best. She is someone that I look up to in almost everything I do. I know that no matter what I can always count on her to lend me a helping hand when I need it, and she knows that I will return the favor for her. Having a sister is truly such a gift. I have a built in best friend/maid of honor that I can go to for anything, and everything and she will always give me her best advice. My friends are always sooo jealous of the relationship that Lauren and I have. They tell me all the time "I so wish I had a sister that I was that close with!" and my response every time is "I am sorry! You are truly missing out!"

Another wonderful thing about our relationship is that we are close in age. We have always been able to share friends, and I love that! My friends are her friends and vise versa. There is never a time that one of us is not invited to the others outings. We are kind of like a package deal in this house. If you want one, you must get the other as well.

I always wondered what it would be like to be a twin. I thought it would be so cool to have someone be just like you! Luckily, I got pretty lucky and my sister and I are practically twins, minus a few minor things. It is really the coolest thing ever!

There is so much I could tell you about my sister and our fabulous friendship/sisterhood, but I am afraid I will make you all jealous (just kidding). Seriously though if you have a sister praise her and the bond that y'all have! Not everyone gets this wonderful opportunity.

We have a wonderful brother as well, that treats us both like princess's. He loves us unconditionally and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful big brother!

Here is to 23 more years of everlasting love & friendship, sweet sissy! I love you SO much! Happy Birthday!!



XOXOXO,

Maggie 

Praying For Others!

Often times I find myself praying for more of my own needs than those less fortunate. Whether it is that they don't know The Lord, or they are just simply lost as to what it takes to fully trust in Him, I am the one being selfish in not thinking of them. Our father wants us to love others deeply, to be able to know each other and grow together. He wants nothing more than for us all to be one, one church, one family, one community. But it's not that easy. Although it is not easy, it is definitely possible, and it starts with people like me. It's stepping out of your comfort zone to know someone better, it's getting up in the morning and using your phone to text a friend and ask them what it is that they want you to pray for them, rather than checking social media. I am not going to lie, when I get up in the morning I am checking my emails, getting on facebook and instagram. I am not thinking of others, or better yet what is truly good for myself.

I am a huge believer in the power of prayer. I think it is something that every one is capable of doing, and truly I have never been let down by it. With that being said, Pastor Gregg Matte today picked three different things to pray about. The first two were that more people would come to know The Lord at Second Baptist and one other church that I can't remember (those are the things his pastor friends at those churches asked him to pray for). The third thing was some thing that is always on my heart and truly brings me to tears every time I think about it. The evil thing we call infertility.

I am going to take y'all back a little bit to this summer... This summer I was extremely sick. I suffered from Kidney Stones and also a Cyst on my ovary. It was a really dark time for me, I always felt weak, and I just couldn't ever seem to kick my sickness. I felt like it was one thing after another and I was truly lost. But I prayed and prayed for The Lord to just wash me clean. To rid my body of sickness and to show my body that it can overcome this. What do you know that is exactly what happened. By the beginning of October I was feeling much better, and couldn't thank The Lord more even if I tried for answering my prayers. Ok, so now that we have that little back story I can go into why the thought of going through infertility totally overwhelms me. You see at 19 years old I was being told that since I had a cyst on my ovary, I could possibly have a hard time getting pregnant. And although I am young and have a good 8 or so years before I will even think about having children, it is just still so hard to hear. I have grown up loving children, loving the feeling of being nurturing, and just caring for little souls that don't have to have a care in the world. So Gregg's last prayer was for a couple who was on the infertility journey, they were struggling, they were lost and they truly needed prayers. He welcomed this couple onto the stage, and in that moment I just burst into tears. How could such a sweet couple, who longed for a family get hit over the head with such news like that. Why is that fair? But then I remembered all things are possible through Him. We have to trust that our Heavenly Father has a plan. He knows exactly what this couple needs, and he has their best interest in mind all the time!

I was overcome with such joy just knowing that that sweet couple was going to have answers one way or another. That they could depend on someone other than each other to pray about their journey. Although this might not be there timing, it is God's and his timing is the best timing. He is faithful no matter what.

I learned today that I need to take time to pray for others more often and not just myself, that trusting The Lord in all that I do is truly the answer, and that there is never a better time line than God's time line.

So I leave you with this.. my new years resolution is to pray for others more often, and to fully understand The Lord's timing.


XOXOXO,

Maggie

Adios 2014!

Oh what a year it has been! This year was filled with tons of ups and downs. There were definitely times that I felt like the world was caving in on me, but there were also times that my heart was so full I could explode. In the year 2014 I completed my first year and a half of college, overcame being terribly sick, made lots of new friends, grew tremendously in my faith and started my lovely blog!

I am thankful for good health and being able to experience the joys of another year. Life is such a roller coaster, but I truly can't imagine myself on any other one. I have some of the most incredible family and friends, and I appreciate them walking alongside of me in this crazy journey we call life.

2014 allowed me to complete my biggest goal of all time; exiting the teen years and entering adulthood!

Although 2014 was overall a wonderful year, I am extremely excited to see what 2015 has in store for me and the rest of my precious loved ones.

With that being said I think it is now time to bid 2014 farewell! Bring it 2015 I am ready for you!

Happy New Years Blog friends!

XOXOXO,

Maggie