Enjoying :)

I have been writing a lot of stuff on a spiritual level lately and I'm gonna take a little break and just talk about things I enjoy...I guess we could always take it deeper and show how these things relate to the spiritual world...but I will just leave it out there for now. :)

Cucumbers
Lakes
Chocolate
Learning
Being goofy
Family
Loving people
Singing standards
Babies-when they're not crying. haha.
Ella Fitzgerald
Puddle jumping barefoot in warm rain water
Looking at pictures (old and new)
Taking personality tests
Friends
Coffee shops and hot chocolate
The feeling I get when I run after really needing to get out my energy.
The feeling after the run, too.
People who come into my life and I am almost instantly friends with
Moe's
Baby cows
Crazy little kids
Big Cities
Catching up with old friends
Hearing "I'm proud of you" sincerely said from someone important to me
Walking around a beautiful location (Gardens, lakes, beaches, campus, etc.)
ICE-CREAM
Black and white films
Kissing (hopefully one day, my husband)
Looking back on tough situations and what got me through them
Ah ha moments
Period piece movies (Pride and prejudice, sense and sensibility, North and South)
Jazz
Chinese Food
Learning about human behavior and then about how humans were meant to behave and trying
    to do the latter. :)
THE BEACH
Singing anything
Traveling with other people
Vanilla (the scent)
Sweet sisters (I've got 3.)
Will Smith Movies
Long hot showers
Succeeding
Chik-fil-a
Driving
People watching
Trying to better understand God
Dogs
Chic Flicks
Meat
Talking about God with one of my friends or family and then having the same subject come up in church
       the next day (that happens A LOT)
Silly brothers (yeah...I have 3 of those, too.)
Fireplaces
Cuddling
Hearing about good things that happen to people I care about
Painting my toes
Thinking about the future
Not thinking about the future
Sitting still
Moving around
StumbleUpon.com
Cooking
Making people happy
Getting REALLY good advice that you hold onto for a lifetime
Writing out my thoughts
Being forgiven (and I get to enjoy this one a LOT, unfortunately. hah.)

This list could go on and on and on...but I'll stop here. :)

Preparation

I think that with just about anything...one needs to be prepared in order to succeed.
 
I prepare for my day by thinking about all of the requirements that I may have ahead of me.
I prepare for a PT test by going out to the shed 3 days a week and running on the treadmill.
I prepare myself for a husband by learning about needs that men have and why they do certain things that they do...I also prepare myself by learning about my sin and trying to change so that it will make my future husband's life and my future kids' lives easier one day.
I prepare for kids by reading parenting books and trying to be around different ages younger than me so I can learn about their different stages of life.
I prepare for financial difficulties in life by putting a little money to the side each month in an emergency fund.
I prepare for spiritual battles by seeking God when times are good so that when times are bad I have what I need to see through Satan's crap that causes unbelief.

  God prepares our hearts if we're reaching out to Him, for eternal life with Him in Heaven.

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" Ecc. 3:1

I am in a season of preparation. I hope that God shows me what I can do to prepare as fully as possible for times ahead.  I will do my part and trust Him with the rest.

Right now, I am preparing by working to pay off my debt, trying to rebuild broken relationships with family and trying to understand where I am weak in my faith so that I can be a stronger example of love to people around me.