And The Training Begins. . . . .

I have always wanted to particpate in a marathon and I am finally going to make that happen. It's one of my goals in life to compete and complete a 26 mile race. Here's what the training road looks like for working up to a marathon: start out with a few 5ks then move up to 10k then on to a half a marathon and then finally a whole marathon. Today I started training for a 5k that is next October. Anyone care to join me? Yes it's running and many people do not like running, but hey your body is a holy temple. How are you keeping your heart healthy? Ok do not mean to sound like a health nut, but just want you guys to be able to live life to the fullest not only with Jesus but with your brothers and sisters here on earth. :)If you have any questions or comments please leave them aqui. Adios!

If You Want Me To--by Ginny Owens

Do you ever find a song that you can relate to exactly!?!?! When I heard this one I was like wow, that is such a great song and it is so encouraging because it reminds me that everything is going to be okay because the almighty, all-knowing God is in control!


The pathway is broken
And The signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

Chorus:
Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone

So When the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the valley
If You want me to

Irag Election Day

So election day may be only 48 hours away for Iraqis, but it is never too late to lift up fellow believers in prayer. There have been several threats about the election day. The enemy is at work and he must be defeated! Right now I encourage you to stop what you are doing and pray for our fellow Iragi believers. Pray that they will hold true to Ecc. 12:13 "Fear GOD and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man" and that they will not fear man, so that they may go to the polls with confidence and assurance!!! The outcome of this election is very significant for our free nation. We all know of someone who has been or currently is enrolled in the military, and truely we Thank GOD for you men and women! Thank you for going and helping out in ways that we were unable to do.
Again what we can do for them is remember them in prayer. Eph.6:18 says "Praying always with ALL prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with ALL perserverance and supplication for ALL the saints."
Imagine you are native Iragian. Wouldn't you want to be assured that people around the world are on their knees praying for you and your country?
Pray is ALL I can say.

Dog Fight

I heard this on the radio the other day. They were talking about a battle that goes on inside of you. For illustration purposes say for example that there are two dogs battling it out inside of you. How do you know which one will win? The ANSWER: "It depends which one you feed."

Edgerton Sr. with Edgerton III

OK so this is from the wedding. Yeah my arms are huge. blame it on the delicious bread in Colombia!

Sorry these are soooo dated but grammy doesn't take pictures everyday. It took a few months to get the roll of film finished. Anyways this is another picture of us at Poppa and Grammy's house in August.

Cuz Emily and Luke from Arkansas. Luke just got engaged last week.

Things You Do In Your Sleep

SO I am not one to do alot of talking or walking in my sleep but a few strange things have happened lately. One morning I woke up with my sweatshirt in my hands. I wore my sweatshirt to bed and I had NO recollection of sitting up and taking it off because I was warm. HMMMMMMMM????? Then the other night I decided to roll over and pick up my cell phone. NO ring or nothing but I pick it up and a voice starts talking. It was so weird because I did not hear it ring or light up. Strange what we sometimes do in our sleep. What do you guys do? Come on we all have to have something goofy to share? :)

God is NOT Boring

I have SOOO many things going through my mind right now I don't know where to begin..........Well how bout I start with the awesome news of Tisha and Chris finally getting engaged! lol Oh and Congrats to my cousin Luke who also got engaged this last week!! I swear like 6 couples have gotten engaged in the last month! Makes me wonder what's in the water? No not really, it's just that time.
Hmm... next thought-it is BUTT COLD outside! I highly despise cold weather with a PASSION! I would rather have it humid and a 100 degrees!!! :) Speaking of cold our basement is freezing!!!!
Now that I have whined and complained about the weather I hope to share with you what I learned today. Do you ever feel like there are days when you really do not want to read the Word and study it? I think all of us have days like that even though we truely do desire to get into it we just don't feel motivated. Motivation to read the Word and spend time with God obviously is initiated (sp)by the Holy Spirit, but you still have the responsiblity of responding to the Spirit. One thing that I have learned is don't read the Bible out of obligation. It won't be interesting and you may get frustrated because your reading the surface of God's Word therefore you may not get much out of it. Lazy attitudes contribute to our unmotivated set of mind.
Rather read the Bible because it reveals or unpacks our Savior who came to give us salvation. In other words you don't read the Bible to pass a test or quiz but you read it because it brings joy to your soul because it contains the whole shabang of your soul being saved from eternal death. I guess I could also say that reading the Bible is like reading God's journal/diary where he reveals who he really is, which is just one way he reveals Himself to us.
Then yesterday I came across the passage Hebrews 12:3-11 of which I encourage you to read and meditate. It discusses our Father's fatherly role in our lives. Just like toddlers we make mistakes and have to be "spanked" in order to help prevent making the same mistakes again, and just like toddlers it hurts when we get a love tap on the bum. But that is what we must remember that God disciplines us out of His love for us. He doesn't discipline us so he can smile grimly and say "Ha Ha Ha!" Our Daddy wants to protect us and give us the best life possible of which He has already planned out wayyyyyy far inadvance. Ok I could write more but I think this is getting alittle long, so I will continue later. Just remember "God is not boring, He created the whole universe!"

WHAT does IT COUNT for ETERNITY?

Song that is my prayer--- "Holy Fire" by Jeremy Camp

Holy fire burn away my desire for anything
That is not of you and is of me
I want more of you
and less of me yeah! (2X)

Empty me, empty me yeah,
Fill won't you fill me,
With you, with you yeah!

Holy fire burn away my desire for anything
That is not of you and is of me,
I want more of you and less of me yeahhhhhh!

Empty me empty me,
Fill won't you fill me,
With youuuuuuu, with youuu,


Empty me now well won'tyou empty me,
Well I want more,
I want more,
I want more,
I want more of you Jesus!

Thankyou Jesus,
Thank you Jesus,
Thank you Jesus,
Holy fire,
Holy fire,
Holy fire,
Holy fire.

Spring Semester BEGINS

January 10, 2005. It's Monday morning and it is time to return to the levels of higher education. Usually I despise this day more than anything because it means more school!! However yesterday before I rose from my slumber I realized that I actually am looking forward to this semester because I actually like and enjoy the classes that I will be taking. BUT there is one class I do not care for which is American Literature but I have to take it for my major so 1 out of 6 is not bad at all! Marriage and Family is going to be awesome and I am so excited that Hilz and Justin Wagner are both in it, and Intro to Linguistics with Matty is going to be great fun too!!! Plus on top of that is my Religions of the World class which gets me so pumped!!!! AAHHHHH!!!! Sometimes I wish i could just take classes like that all the time. So far this semester looks like it is going to be extremely busy but i shall attempt to enjoy every bit of it!!!

Oh yeah! Congrats Parker on your engagement! That's awesome dude!!! (No I'm good)

Old Version of "Jesus Loves Me" :) So Cute!!!

A pastor once stated, "I always noticed that its was the adults who chose
the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me' (for the children of course) during a
hymn sing, and it was the adults who sang the loudest because I could see
they knew it the best."

Here is a new version just for us who have white hair, or no hair at all.
For us over 40 (or even those almost there) and all you others...Check out
this newest version of "Jesus Loves Me". It is quite cute, so read, sing
and enjoy:"

JESUS LOVES ME

Jesus loves me, this I know,

Though my hair is white as snow.

Though my sight is growing dim,

Still He bids me trust in Him.

(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

Though my steps are oh, so slow,

With my hand in His I'll go.

On through life, let come what may,

He'll be there to lead the way.

(CHORUS)

Though I am no longer young,

I have much which He's begun.

Let me serve Christ with a smile,

Go with others the extra mile.

(CHORUS)

When the nights are dark and long,

In my heart He puts a song.

Telling me in words so clear,

"Have no fear, for I am near."

(CHORUS)

When my work on earth is done,

And life's victories have been won.

He will take me home above,

Then I'll understand His love.

(CHORUS)

I love Jesus, does he know?

Have I ever told Him so?

Jesus loves to hear me say,

That I love Him every day.
(From Aunt Ann)

Happy New Year

Can you believe it it is the year 2005?!?!?!?! We are already half way through this decade that seems like it just started not too long ago. Congrats to Tyler and Brooke on your marriage and God Bless. Courtney and Darby Congrats on your engagement!!! Love ya guys!!!

On a more serious note.... At this time of year the routine thing to do is to look back on the previous year and reflect on the good and the bad and the neutral. For some reason though tonight I feel like i should not spend a whole lot of time reflecting on this past year. Instead I think I need to have the mindset of looking onward/forward to what is going to come perhaps in this year! Don't get me wrong there are things about this last year that will be dear to my heart forever but this is a new year with new opportunities awaiting for all of us!!!