Here we go!!

So, I am bending to peer pressure from my facebook friends and starting a blog. I'm not sure if I'm interesting enough or even if anyone will care to read this but here goes.....

Let's see, you might want to know some things about me I suppose. I am first and foremost a Christian that is trying to walk in God's destiny for me. I have known and loved God all my life but I have only been truly walking with Him for the last year, after I had a tumor removed. It has been an incredible adventure, and I do mean ADVENTURE!! So many awesome things are have happened in the last year that I can't ever, nor would I want to, deny Him. Maybe in another blog I will tell some of my testimony, if anyone wants to hear it.

I am also a single mom to a beautiful 9 year old girl and foster parent to 2 wonderful boys who are 2 and 6. They are so precious to me, even when they are driving me crazy which to be honest is more often than not! Heehee! They keep me busy to say the least. I also have two nephews who are 3 and 5. They are with me a lot of the time. My brother and sister-in-law and I switch of babysitting each others kids. I have them over just to hang too. They usually spend the night at least one night during the weekend. When I can, I like to have my nieces too but they don't live as close. I always have lots of kids with me and I think the people at Walmart must think I am very fertile. Or crazy. Or both.

I was raised in a very small town, and I do mean small. Like 300 people and all of them were related to me. We couldn't get away with anything! I remember once that I was with my little brother (otherwise known as partner in crime) and he shot out the railroad lights on the train tracks. We went home right after that. We lived less than half a mile from the railroad. By the time we got home Mom already knew! Man! Growing up in a small town definitely has it's advantages and disadvantages. Most of the disadvantage was to my backside!

I also have two part time jobs. I work in a restaurant that my pastor runs and I love it! The atmosphere and people I get to be around there make it not feel like work at all! I also work two nights a week with people with developmental disabilities. Another thing I have been doing for awhile is going to school. I am majoring in Medical Coding. I really enjoy school! I have met some awesome teachers and students there.

There is going to be some traveling in my future as well. In two weeks I am going to Colorado to visit my family there and see some awesome historical sights courtesy of my cousin Mark who is also a history buff. At the end of May I am going to Roco Blanca Mission Base in Mexico to do some mission work there for a week. I am super excited about both trips! I am hoping that this will be my first mission trip of many. My prayer has been for God to send me wherever and use me however He deems necessary.

I'm new to this blog thing so bear with me. Maybe I can be a witness to someone, somewhere. If anything I am a true testament that you do not have to be perfect to love God and for Him to use you for his good. God can, and will, use you wherever you are. I think I have rattled on enough for now. Talk to you again soon!