humane society.

guess what?

if you know me, you know exactly what. however, if you don't, then it's going to be a total surprise! :]

 

my pupster is finally moved in! yay!

it's been the best thing ever! she moved in on sunday, and monday could not have been more of a long day at work. i was so excited to come home and her be here with me. she is so great at being a great companion.

 

i rescued the pupster the day after i graduated college. i had been wanting a dog since my previous dog ran away, and obvs never came back, in middle school. also, my parents weren't really fans of me having a dog not knowing what was in my future. sometimes on saturdays i would go to petsmart to browse the pups because it just put me in such a good mood. the day after graduation, move out was just insane. i was stressed and needed some time. while i was checking out all the sweet pups, one really caught my eye. she was just beautimous. even though she was sleeping in a crate, you could tell she was full of personality!

 

after having lunch i decided to go back to just get some additional information about her. while talking with the humane society volunteers, they were informing me of the 7 individuals&families that were interested in her! immediately, i called my parents, burst into tears, and said i was going to get this dog & pretty much begging them to finally let me get one! [[even if i had graduated, i was going to be living with them, so kinda needed the okay]]

 

i ran back inside and signed the papers while bawling my eyes out and saying crazy things. good thing no one was with me because i would have embarassed them half to death!

 

rescuing a dog is definitely one of the greatest experiences of my life. knowing that my pup, 'macy' could have never lived past a certain period of time because of numerous different things is so upsetting. for a couple years, i wanted to buy a dog for hundreds of dollars. visiting humane societies and hearing the stories of different animals really opened my eyes to the option of rescuing a pup.

the pupster right after adoption!

 

if you do anything in your life, rescue a pup & adopt. there are so many animals that have been abandoned, mistreated, and many other things for no reason.

 

adopt. 

reassurance.

okaysies. now for more deets on my super cool job-O.

if you're new to this thing i like to call my bloggity blog, hi!

but, to get you up-to-speed little bit of what happened in the past year or so.

to make a long story short...

got a job in july 2011. quit november 2011. 

went into a season of waiting with the Lord really asking Him what He wanted for me & not what i wanted for myself. really great time of patience&reassurance from the Lord that He has everything in place for me when i need it to happen & to really trust in Him abundantly.

got a seasonal position at bath&body works [i liked all the great perks!] & worked at chick-fil-a. was promoted to a training director. hated it. boo.

so, back to the present.

i am with a company that i just adore to pieces, Samaritans Purse. if you haven't checked it out make sure you google it. anyways..we have devotions every morning which i love how our whole organization gets togeths every morning to do that. so great to see faces in other departments&make relationships with them. it has been really great getting to know the community at work & i only hope to do that as well in other aspects of my life in my new town.

if you feel down&out about where you are in life, you may just need to take a breather. the Lord is calling for you to come&rest in Him. to talk, ponder, teach&inspire you. the Lord took that time in my life to teach me many things through many different life experiences. He also taught me how to put things into practice. some of those things i am just now being able to put into practice. it's been an amazing journey up until now, & i know the Lord is saying "the best is yet to come."

seek&rest in Him today. 

exploring.

moving is such a crazy thing.

i'm still not really settled...

my little pupster isn't here yet, but will be soon! so, that's good news!

i think exploring will be a lot more fun when she is here to share that experience with me.

my job is great&i'm really excited about it! i love it up here, & i will only love it more once i meet new friends.

fall i believe has arrived! :] i'm loving the crisp aiR...

toodle-loo.

deal with it.

what an awesome, exciting time in life!

i just moved & haven't completely gotten settled in to my new lifestyle; still trying to figure out my routine. but, i'm taking it baby steps at a time.

 

there's many things i have been wanting to share, but haven't been able to!

what i want to really share today tho is a book i am currently reading.

it's awesome because it describes me so well&is going to help me A LOT!

some of you may laugh, but it's really great.

titled delivered from distraction, this book helps those who have ADD kinda just like deal with it!

anyways, the thing was, i either keep complaining about how ADD my life was or do something about it! so, i'm taking all this information in with everything i have and really putting some of the practices into my lifestyle.

 

when struggling with some type of disorder or even an illness, becoming knowledgeable about what you are going through can really help you move forward and make some changes. you become aware that you aren't the only one who struggles with this&more facts that help you realize even minor changes you can make to make your disorder easier on you!

 

i don't think it will change the type of person you are either. if anything, it makes you build upon your strengths instead of focusing on your weaknesses. because guess what, WE ALL HAVE THEM! & if anyone thinks they are perfect: all of us have sometime in our lives said we were sorry. whether when we were younger or it could have been five minutes ago. therefore, you aren't perfect. anyways..back to my original stuffs...the traits that you are strong in can only become stronger when you focus on them.

 

so DO IT! go out and be confident with it&go buy a book on what you struggle with. you can only get better if you study it. :]

 

& no you aren't crazy. if anything, you're smart for being proactive.

olympics.

holy goshness. my life has been consisting of a lot lately.

work, reading, work, sleeping, gluten free research, gluten free cooking, work, funerals, work, weddings, friends, road trips, work, checkin' out other blogs, job searching, interviews, work.

Jesus is definitely saying, slow down ames. slow the mess down.

however, what has been really fun is watching the olympics.

when the olympics first came, i was just confused as to why it would be really intriguing because i just never had time to watch the olympics when they came on during summers & winters in the past.

i have enjoyed the olympics so much this year. to hear of amazing stories of passion and dedication to different sports is amazing. i am so proud to be from a country of such talented individuals, but also to see others from other countries succeed as well! God made us all so different and it's so neat to see how Olympians from other countries compete with those with a certain common denominator of a certain sport.

i'm really excited about the next few weeks.

concerts&weddings! :]

resting.

whew.

tons o' changes && just stuff going on right now. i have three jobs, two that are on the side & i have become engulfed with work it seems. this would happen to me because i can never say no. issue.

working on that.

i'm going gluten free for a bit to see some changeee in my lifestyle. as some of you know, health can be an issue for me at times, & i'm a fighter! so, POW! take that gluten!

& my glutenless diet is going swell! feeling great! had some issues by not eating enough the first couple days, but like i said. fighter. [[&& the Christina Ag song fighter...i know all you 90's babies were singing it.]]


needing to find that balance.

with work, summer events, & researching my new lifestyle of eating [chomp!], i've been thinking about the things i miss like reading & spending time with Jesus. also, been contemplating a lot of my passions. i'm a deep thinker.

however, [my] thoughts lead to over analyzing while prayer leads to resting.

keep my eyes on You, Lord.

loves in life.

here is a little glimpse of my loves in life lately.

[the precious pup, of course!]

[the super, awesome background i got from my super, awesome great gee!]

&& last but certainly not least...

[the relaxing holiday the 4th brought.]

hope everyone had an amazing 4th && has a wonderfuL weekend.