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Adventure is Out There!

 Wow wow wow wow wow. It has been over a year since my last update. A lot has happened. I resigned from my daycare job, for various reasons, and found a job that is more suited for me at this time in my life. I am a full-time nanny to two amazing kids. One is 3 and the other is just about to turn one in a couple of weeks. I have been working with this family for 9 months and I have loved watching these kids grow each and every day. Since starting my childcare career it has been so rewarding to watch all these kids flourish. I am truly grateful that this is the path that God has put me on.  In other news, I am about to graduate with my Teacher Education associates degree by the end of the next quarter and I am ecstatic! Even though it is just a little 2-year degree, it took me a little longer to get it because I was only doing school part-time while I was working. But I am so happy that I did because I did not overwork myself. I am just so excited to say I have a college degree...
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Moving Along in Life

      It can be so hard to move on from the things in your life that have been there for years. Recently I have aged out of competitive cheer. I have cheered for 9 years and to have it be over it is the strangest thing. I realize that you have to take in and appreciate every moment of something you love because you don't know when it will be over, and even if you do know when it will be over it gives you more reason to embrace it. I have also gotten a new job as an assistant teacher at an early learning center. This job has shown me that you need a lot of patience to work with kids, but it has also shown me how much I love spending time with them. Working with kids is my new journey. When a door closes another one opens.       With cheer ending, I feel like it is pushing me out into the adult world now. It helps me open up to start new hobbies, which I am very excited about. I have been looking into a Zumba class and also open swim to help me stay...
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God LOVES You All So Very Much!

    I have heard people say, "God can't love me. I have sinned too much, he would never let me into heaven." But I have the greatest news for you! God LOVES you all so much! Everyone has sinned, not one person on this planet hasn't sinned. God sent His one and only son to save us from these sins so we have the chance to live an ETERNAL life with Him in Heaven.  Romans 3:23-25 (NLT) "For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, in His grace, freely makes us right in His sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty of our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding His blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when He held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past." It is all right there in that passage. Because of Jesus we now have the incredible opportunity to have ete...
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The First Bit of My Christian Life Story

       This is my first post where I talk about religion, specifically Christianity. If you aren't religious I encourage you to continue reading because I believe everyone has the chance to be saved by our Lord and Savior. Today I will be talking about my journey as a Christian.     I was a born and raised Christian. Both of my parents believe in God, and when I was younger we went to church every Sunday. I remember once when I was about 8 years old I was having doubts about God. I was confused thinking "how can I believe something that isn't physically here? How can I believe the stories of the Bible? How do I know that God exists?" With all these doubts in my mind that were clearly put there by the devil himself, I came to the conclusion that I didn't believe in Him any longer. With this new decision, I took a teal Crayola marker and a white envelope and wrote to my parents "I don't think I believe in God and Jesus anymore." I went to their room an...
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Dear Former Friend

  Dear Former Friend, When I first met you I didn't know we would become best friends for many years to come I didn't even know that I would see you again But when we reunited, we couldn't stay apart You were so gentle and kind Your heart was in a good place You always put others before yourself, and I have always admired that I introduced you to my other friends, and we all became a friend group That was one of the best things that have ever happened to me I loved how we all got along even though our personalities differed All was well Until it wasn't We saw a change, and you didn't The girl we once knew was fading day by day We could see you struggling, and we offered you our help But you would decline You would mention the same people who supposedly did you wrong But we realized over time that your stories weren't entirely true You thought that everyone was out to get you Yet that was not correct Sure some people had bad intentions, but those people truly wer...
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Covid-19

 I'm pretty sure that you know by now that we are in the midst of a global pandemic. I know that none of us saw this coming, I surely didn't. It's crazy. I look back on life pre-pandemic and it seems like it's never going to be like that again. Now I know that is not true. We will be able to get back to normal life. We just have to take the necessary state precautions. A lot of people aren't following them and to be honest, I've bent some of the rules too (but nothing extreme). I know it sucks and we want to go shopping without social distancing and wearing masks, go to school in person, or even have a simple family gathering. But we'll never get to do those things if we don't follow the guidelines. So please, wear your mask in public, limit the people you see, use sanitizer, and social distance. Doctors and scientists are doing everything they can to figure out vaccines and cures. So we need to do our part. It won't be like this forever. Just for no...
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I Miss Being a Kid.

I miss being a kid.  I miss thinking and imagining like a kid. I miss getting excited about a sleepover that has been planned for weeks. I miss going to a friend's house for a playdate where we play barbies or make music videos on Video Star. I miss getting excited about the first day of school. I miss having recess where we would jump rope, swing, or play imagination games. I miss playing games with my brother that we just made up. I miss family car rides to the store or even to school. I miss not having to worry about money. I miss not needed to have a job. I miss playing with toys. I miss having energy throughout the day. I miss not worrying about appearance. I miss being so positive. I miss thinking everything is okay. I miss playing outside for hours on end. I miss being amazed by everything because it's new. I miss being innocent. I miss being a kid.
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