Veggies

Side note: I realized that at some point I began starting my blogs with "Tonight I rejoice in", but, I don't really like that. So, I'm going back to random beginnings:)

Today, my mommy took me grocery shopping. A little birdy  told her I didn't have much food, which I guess was true, so she decided to remedy that. I rejoice in all the yummy food filling my cupboard and fridge, but most especially I rejoice in the two drawers full of veggies. I love me some "rabbit food"! I also rejoice in having a mom who, even at 29, looks out for my needs.

Hot Tea

Tonight I rejoice in the existence of hot tea. So helpful when you have yet another cold...

Christmas Begins

Tonight I rejoice in a great morning at church, bringing in the Christmas Season. The church was decorated beautifully, we sang our first Christmas carols, heard wonderful music from some very talented and hardworking musicians, and heard a great sermon on trusting God in the midst of hard to understand circumstances. Good stuff.

Mom's Couch

Tonight I rejoice in my mommy's couch...it's where I spent the day, sick with a yucky cold. I also rejoice that the day is over.

Black Friday

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that I survived my 9 hour black Friday shift at Banana Republic, after having woken up at 3am to go shopping with my sisters (though I did get a 3 hour nap). And now, I'm going to sleep...

Thankful 2010

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that I'm blessed to be a part of this amazing group of people

 And that these people are a part of my life

And that I have all this to be thankful for...

1.     Salvation and a relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

2.     The freedom to worship

3.     The privilege of living in America

4.     God revealing himself to us through His word

5.     The amazing opportunity to attend school and finish my degree at Biola

6.     A great church to attend and serve at

7.     The opportunity to serve with high school students

8.     That God continues to provide for me in supernatural ways

9.     My amazing family. Including…

10. Dad

11. Mom

12. Rebecca

13. Ronnie

14. Rachel

15. Randall

16. Ryan

17. Grandma

18. Jessica

19. Michael

20. Tons of great friends in my life, like…

21. Kristi and Chris

22. Oliver and Laura

23. Sara

24. Ann and Kurt

25. Shannon and Nathan

26. Lissette and Ruben

27. The Gallina Family

28. The Ramirez Family

29. Jackie

30. Monet

31. Vernadette

32. Randi

33. Alissa

34. Monique

35. Jessica

36. Jared and Tiffany

37. Matt and Jenna

38. Amanda

39. Rachel

40. Joan

41. Jessica

42. Tina

43. Lots of cute kiddos in my life such as…

44. Ava C.

45. Josiah

46. Luke

47. Zac

48. Ava L.

49. Myles

50. Jonas

51. A great small group to be a part of with people like…

52. Temitayo

53. Jennifer

54. David

55. Eric

56. My car

57. My house and the fact that I’ve been able to stay here, even while not really working

58. Never going hungry

59. Cute clothes and jewelry to wear

60. A job at Banana Republic and selling Premier jewelry

61. Music

62. Books to read and the ability to read them

63. Facebook, as a way to stay in touch with people near and far

 The Lord has definitely blessed me beyond what I could even ever begin to deserve

No set schedule

Tonight I rejoice in the opportunity to hang out and spend time with people I love and care about, without really having to worry about "being somewhere" or "going there" or "doing that". I'm thankful for holiday time and a more open schedule. It means you have time to sit on the 91 freeway for almost two hours one way, while on the way to pick up your sister's roommate so she can hang with your family for Thanksgiving. I also rejoice in having a family willing to include those who need somewhere to go. Today was a day of not really "doing" anything, but sometimes those are the best :)

Good Morning Sisters!

Tonight I rejoice in waking up to both my sisters at my house. We had a super fun night last night of them sleeping over and it was a fun end to a fun night to have them there during morning routines today. Lots of fun catching up on lots of things in each other's lives :)

Training Show

Tonight I rejoice in a great time had by all at my training show for Premier Designs. I am now officially a jeweler and can start having my own shows. I'm so excited to get this business going!

Church Family

Tonight I rejoice in the great church family that I am blessed to be a part of. Today was a great day, both morning and evening, celebrating thanksgiving and reflecting on everything we have to be thankful for. It was also a wonderful time of friendship and fellowship. Thank you Jesus!

Sister Red Cups

Tonight I rejoice in the fun mom and sister time I had today, as evidenced here...

 

I also rejoice in the great time I had hanging out at the Green Hills Joy to the World boutique.  Both my sister (and her bff) and my sis-in-law (and her sister's) had booths with lots of great stuff. Come check it out tomorrow if you get the chance.

Thankful Young and Old

Tonight I rejoice in the chance to have a pre-thanksgiving celebration with the tots preschool ministry and the senior adults from church. Lots of yummy food, fun crafts, and cute hangout time. So thankful to have the time in my life right now to be a part of stuff like that.

Feel the burn

Tonight I rejoice in a good visit to the gym today. Not only did I get those endorphins flowing and get a good workout in, but I also read a ton of my textbook while on the treadmill. Talk about killing two birds with one stone :)

Baby Chat

Tonight I rejoice in this...

By far the best part of my day :)

Last Minute Plans

Tonight I rejoice in the chance to hang out with a new friend on short notice today. A yummy lunch and a dollar movie with someone who's becoming a good friend is a great way to make for a great day :)

Off Early

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that I got off of work early enough to go to church. I had training this morning and was supposed to be there most of the morning, so I thought I was going to miss church completely. Thankfully though I got off earlier than expected and ended up only having to miss high school group, not service. So glad. Worship and fellowship with other believers is such a great way to start off the week. I rejoice in having a great body of believers to be connected with.

Patience...do I really want to hear this?

Tonight I rejoice in hearing a great sermon on patience. The topic of patience is one of those things that I feel like no one really wants to talk about because they know it means their patience is going to be tested if they pray for patience. But, I'm learning more and more how little we as believers can do on our own. We need the power of the Holy Spirit working in us in order for anything good to be true of us. And the same is true of patience, just like anything else. So, as James 1:2-4 says, I am going to "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." 

Hockey!

Tonight I rejoice in the great time I had at the Anaheim Ducks hockey game with my high school students from church. The game was great and I love all those kids so much. Fun times!

Surviving

Tonight I rejoice in surviving my first night of physiological psych. This class is gonna be a toughie! But, thankfully, I have had this teacher before and she is a great teacher. I rejoice in having good teachers to learn from. I also rejoice in having good friends to sit in class with.

Something To Do

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that being involved in a church means I know I'll have somewhere to go and something to do at least a couple times a week, such as youth group tonight. If it wasn't for that I would spend much more time sitting at home alone with nothing to do than I already do. I also rejoice in having a church family to be loved and supported by.

4 1/2 Miles

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that because of where I'm at in life, I had the time today to go on a 4 1/2 mile walk. I also rejoice that I was walking to the amazing Christian university that I have the privilege to attend. I rejoice in the gorgeous day it was today and the opportunity to notice and enjoy a ton of God's beautiful creation, including these trees...

I rejoice in the fact that I didn't actually step on the dead mouse I happened upon while walking. I rejoice in all the crunchy leaves I got to step on (my favorite!). I rejoice in the horn honking along the way??? Must mean I'm not completely repulsive. Though I do have to say, what exactly is the point of honking or whistling? I rejoice in the fact that I got some good exercise in. Overall, I rejoice in a great afternoon.

Christmas Store!

Tonight I rejoice in amazingly fun time I had at "the christmas store" helping pick out christmas decorations for church. I also rejoice in the good lunch I had beforehand and the great fellowship. Our church is gonna look so pretty this christmas season and I am super excited about the coming season of celebrating my savior's birth. Funny how decorations can be so exciting but, they just help so much in setting "the mood" :)

Life Groups

Tonight I rejoice in a great day of Life Groups, both high school girls and young adult. Learning and growing and living life together with other people who love Jesus and want to be like him is such a blessing. I'm humbled by the opportunity to serve the high school girls in this way and blessed and encouraged every time I have the opportunity to spend time with the peeps from my young adult's group. Thank you Jesus for two very special groups to be a part of!

OCC Shoeboxes and Honorary "Tia"

Tonight I rejoice in the exciting privilege of filling a shoebox gift for Operation Christmas Child. I seriously can't contain myself when I'm picking out all the fun things to fill the box. And tonight it was especially fun because there were at least 3 other people/families at Dollar Tree filling up their boxes as well. I'm pretty sure none of us were from the same church, yet we were all taking part in sharing the love of Jesus all over the world. Such a perfect, tangible picture of His church coming together to be the church He's called us to be.

I also rejoice in spending time hanging out in "the front house" at my place, spending time with a very special family. I especially love being able to "love on" their kiddos and the fact that I was labeled "Tia Robyn" twice in the last 2 days, by different parts of that very special family. So fun :)

Radio Joy and "Spontaneous" Hangouts

Tonight I rejoice in good music being played on The Fish. Now, this is not always the case, at least in my opinion, as I am a fairly picky fish listener. However, this morning on my drive to Yorba Linda, which is is decent drive, it was like the play list was picked out just for me. I didn't change the radio station once because they just kept playing good song after good song AND there weren't any commercials. As I was arriving at my destination, I thanked the Lord for some extra special, seemingly personal, time with him on my drive. It was really cool.

I also rejoice in semi-spontaneous hangout nights at my house and having friends who are fun to be around. Tonight was a good night of laughter, fun games, and good movies. So thankful I have good people in my life to spend time with.

Marriage and Family

Tonight I rejoice in the end of probably my least favorite class in the Bold program so far. Although the content doesn't necessarily pertain to me in my current time of life per se, I was excited about learning more about it. The class ended up not nearly living up to my expectations. So, I can of course do nothing but rejoice in the fact that it has finally finished. I also rejoice in having great friends/classmates without whom I would not have survived!

High School Group

Working with high school students makes me happy. Therefore, Wednesday night youth group is one of the highlights of my week. Tonight I rejoice in the privilege of serving the Lord in the high school group.

Dinner at Mommy's

Tonight I rejoice in the fact that my new job, (which I started today, except not really cause all we did was watch training videos and fill out paperwork) is so close to my parent's house. It makes "stopping by" for dinner that much easier. And who wouldn't rejoice in free food, especially when you haven't had a job for months??? :)

Phone Chats

Tonight I rejoice in phone chats with my "college" sis. Glad we have that to help keep in touch 'cause, gosh I miss her!