On my mind...

There is so much I want to write, so much I could write. Nothing else matters more than this and I believe this is what I need to share right now:

1. God is who He says He is.
2. God can do what He says He can do.
3. I am who God says I am.
4. I can do all things through Christ.
5. God's Word is alive and active in me.
(Believing God, Beth Moore study)

Are you actively pursuing God? What does that look like?

Some fun things

Meet some of my afternoon class. We sometimes have indoor picnics.
I love these kids and they fill my heart with so much joy!

A really neat thrift store find:

Cupcakes and Crafts I made for our post St. Patricks Day get-together
we had with Heather and Spencer.

Lastly, some jewelry.
First piece is an old necklace that broke that I remade for my Grandma.
Nervous about giving it to her, but I love it.
Second is a Spring and things green inspired bracelet.

Dear April

Many may not know that I have two half-sisters, April and Tracy, from my Dad's first marriage. I do not know much about them. I've actually only met April once, when I was three, right before my brother was born. I do not remember this time, I read a letter about it that I found many years later. I don't remember when I was told I had these sisters, I just always remember knowing. It wasn't a big secret or anything. With all that said, a few days after Christmas my sister, April, died after being very sick for sometime.
She had lost all contact with both her mom and her dad (my dad). As far as I know the only family she had contact with was her husband, who tried to convince her to talk to her parents again. She didn't. At some point in her life, she turned her back on them. She was so full of anger, hurt, and bitterness that she abandoned her connections with both her mom and dad. Even when she was dying, instead of forgiving she took her anger to her grave. She wasn't even willing to allow them to reach out to her.
By not allowing my dad to know her anymore, by turning her back on him, she gave up an amazing opportunity to know her brother and sister. She gave up our chance of having an older sister (which I have always dreamed of having). I have come to terms with this and I have forgiven April for making that decision for us all. I just wish I had the opportunity to meet her again and tell her that. So, here is a letter I wish I could have sent...

Dear April,

I am sorry for the pain you have chosen to live your life with. I am sorry for the anger, the rage, the bitterness that must be buried deep inside your heart. I hope that in time, you can learn to forgive those who have caused you pain. I want you to know, that I forgive you. When you chose to cut your parents out of your life, you chose to keep me from having an older sister. I never knew you and always wanted to. It took me along time to forgive you for the hurt and pain you have caused me and my family. I hope that you will learn to understand that even though I never had a chance to know you as my sister, that you will always be my sister. I would have done anything for you, and that is something I always wanted to tell you.

I forgive you.

Your sister forever, Kimberly

Things to Love

My sister-in-law posted things she is loving today and asked what others are loving, so I am going to post a few pictures and links, if everything works out how I want it to. :)

First I'm totally loving most things green! I am planning a little spur of the moment Post St. Patrick's Day Party with my friend Heather and I have green on my mind!



I am loving looking at others blogs and fun crafting sites, it is very inspiring. Here are a few:
No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane
Crafting Ideas
Breeann (sister-in-law)


Loving my little love bugs, Tay and Batman:


Lastly, my hubby. He is amazing and has been so wonderful with me, especially lately. A lot in my life feels uncertain and sometimes overwhelming and he has been such a solid rock in my life always pointing me back into the right direction.

Expect Great Things

So, as the title indicates, all that read this should expect great things!

What does that mean?

Well, things are changing. 2011 is here and I am going to make a difference. I believe I have already started.

One goal of mine is to write on this thing far more than I have in the past.

So for now I leave you with this, expect great things from me, because I expect greatness from you!

Random Thoughts...

So, even though I doubt anyone looks at this anymore (I know I havent in forever) I decided to write. I feel like writing some thoughts that are floating in my mind. If someone ever reads them, great. If nobody ever does, probably just as well. Here it goes...

Once upon a time I lived in Canada for 6 months as a missionary intern. Intern = slave to anyone. It was the most amazing experience. I learned and grew so much. My life was touched by many and I think I touched a few lives myself. The sad thing that I now realize is how terribly young and immature I was then. There are people I hurt, people who may never forgive me. For that I am truly sorry. To those I hurt when I was there I am so sorry. My goal was to experience God in a new and different way, to share Christ's amazing love to others. My intention was never to hurt or hinder anyone's walk with God or anyone's purpose in sharing God's love. I know that I did more good than bad, but I feel sad for the bad that may have happened..

That was 5 years ago now. 5 years since Ive seen my Canadian brothers and sisters. Heartbreaking.

Jan. 2006 I went away to college. Washington Bible College in Lanham, Maryland. For 2 years Maryland was my home, my friends who quickly became my family were there, it was my life. It was amazing. Both good and bad experiences. Mostly good. The sad thing now is I have lost contact with most of those people. Sure, I know those things happen. People lose contact with people all the time. However, living on campus for 2 years you experience things that others can never know unless they share in the experience. I feel that if any of those people walked into my life right now, they would have a friend, a sister in me. I wonder if that is true on the other side. Would I still have a friend in those people that I share so many memories with? My heart hurts, because I long to visit Maryland again. I long to have even 5 minutes with my friends there... Someday.

My greatest joy in all this, even though the world is a bigger place than I would like sometimes. I have pieces of my heart in so many places, someday we will all be united in Heaven. If my friends are truly a part of my family they will be there one day and we will see one another again and share in the joy of praising our God! How amazing and how small the world seems when looking at it in such a different perspective.

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