I am Second

I am Second is a slogan that is used to show others that in our lives, we are second and God is first.  There are wristbands, and t-shirts and other memorabilia that can be worn.  I wear a wristband on my right wrist as a reminder and also have a t-shirt. 

This is really important to be personally.  I want everybody to know that God is really important in my life.  Also I want to show Christlike character wherever I am at.  I love to shout it from the roof tops that Christ is were I focus my life on. 

There are times that I have wanted to walk away, but He just keeps drawing me back to him.  He is just so amazing, awesome, and faithful no matter the circumstance.  There may be times that we don't understand what He is doing, but I believe to trust that He has everything under control.

So I am proud and please to say that I am Second and Jesus Christ is First.

T~Money

Going Back to School

I love to learn and a joke that I love to say is, "if being a full time student was a full time job then sign me up."  So whenever I have the opportunity to learn something, I usually take it.  This type of opportunity was given to me recently.  My church is offering some bible credited course from a bible college in Minnesota at a low cost.  We are calling it the Covenant School of Theology, and I am extremely excited to see how God uses these classes to change my life and draw me closer to Him.  The first class is all about being God Centered.  Last night was our first classes.  It is a small group and I know that we will all be challenged and changed. 

One cool thing about this is that I get to take the class with my dad.  I pray that this class would be used to strengthen our father/daughter relationship.  Well I will let you know how it goes as the weeks go on.  The course is 12 weeks long.  I better get on my homework :)  Blessings to you all.

T~Money

Social Media

I am a fan of social media, especially Facebook, Twitter and Instragram.  Any other sites, I know nothing about.  I have been on Facebook the longest and that is over 10 years now.  Lots of good things have happened to me on social media.  With Facebook, I get wished happy birthday on my birthday from my friends, I have reconnected with old friends whom I haven't seen in a while and I get to express my opinion and just be me.  With Twitter, I post sayings and scripture verses because that is all a person can do on Twitter.  With Instragram, it is all about pictures.  With Instragram I feel like I am actually there with the person whenever they post a photo.

I would say this, I sensor who I chose to view my social media pages and so forth and I would encourage you all to do the same.  It is important to be safe and now who is watching you on social media. 

To sum it all up, I think everyone should have a social media page if they want to, just be careful.

T~Money

Awesome God

Our God is an awesome God He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom and power and love, our God is an awesome God.  Those are the lyrics to a famous song called Awesome God written by Rich Mullins.  This is one of my favorite songs in the world.  

I just wanted to take a few moments and tell you just how awesome God really is the me.  God sent His son Jesus to die for my sins, and I sin way to much just because He loves me.  It doesn't get much greater than that.  He also provides for me when I am in need.  He is faithful to the promises that He has brought into my life.  He has given me dreams and visions that He has fulfilled.  He has never left me nor forsaken me.  All He does is love me unconditionally every single day regardless of my actions.  God is truly awesome.

Now if you don't know this amazing and awesome God, I would encourage you to learn about Him.  My life has been forever changed by Him.  I look forward to strengthening my relationship with this awesome God.  My prayer is that you would be drawn into His presence every single day.  Many blessings to you all.

T~Money

Journaling

Journaling is a powerful tool to have in your toolbox.  Journaling is a way to clear and person's mind by getting all of their thoughts and even feelings down on paper.  I am not very good at journaling, but I will say that I always attempt to do it.  I have found journaling to be extremely helpful when I take the time to sit down and actually do it. 

So of the greatest advice that I have been given when it comes to journaling is if I don't have anything to write about, then write about that and the words just keep on flowing out.  It is amazing at the times that I don't think I have something to say that the words just keep pouring out.  It is truly the coolest thing out their.

Some things that I like to journal are: my prayers, my thoughts, my feelings, my memories, book or movie reviews and just anything that I want to.  A way of journaling is doing this blog.  This blog is like an online journal.  I enjoying writing on it as close to every single day as I can.  Most importantly I am having fun while doing it.

If you enjoy writing or need a place to get things out of your head, get a journal and start writing.  You will not regret it and have fun at the same time.

T~Money

Review of Goals

It is a good idea to review your goals every so often.  My goal is to do it once a month and so I thought now was a good time. 

Goals I am doing well on:
-Book Reading: I have read 2 books this month so far.
-Exercising: I hurt my back earlier in the month so I am getting back into the swing of things and have gone a couple times a week the last two weeks.  Looking forward to increasing it this month.
-Blogging, Facebooking and Tweeting each day: I have been able to do this almost every day and when I don't, I do take the time to catch up.

Goals I am still struggling with:
-I made it 13 or the 20 work days of only eating food I take to work.  This is a huge struggle for me, but I am not giving up.  I am going to try again this month.

So there you have it.  Things are going good and bad, but the thing is I am not giving up.  I am going to keep on going.  If you are struggling with your goals, don't give up.  If you have been knocked down, get right back up.  You can do it.  We all can.

T~Money

Why I Love To Coach

Years ago, I was given a desire to coach sports.  My first sport that I love to coach is basketball, but I can coach almost any sport as long as I know about the other sports. 

Here are the top 4 reasons that I love coaching:

1.  It is a way of helping kids learn sports.
2.  It is a way to motivate kids to be the best they can be.
3.  It is a way to express Christ in my actions and character.
4.  It is a way to be a mentor to kids.

Coaching is in my blood and a strength that God gave to me in my makeup/design.  I would like to encourage all of you to use those strengths that you have to help others with and give glory to God.  It is so much fun to give back.  So go change the world.

T~Money