Heidi's Blog

Long overdue

heidibowers — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:27:26 +0000

So, I guess it is welcome back to the world of blogging?? maybe? lol! I can not believe I have not blogged since July..holy moly! So, I guess I should catch everyone up on things. Jason and I celebrated our 11 month anniversary on Nov. 18th. I can not believe how time has just flown by and that tomorrow is December 1st already! And, it’s 18 days till our 1 year anniversary. I can not even believe, that Jason and I will be celebrating our 1st year of marriage very soon! Crazy!

There have been a few rough patch throughout this past year. I think those rough patches have made us stronger in a sense though. Work is work, and it’s going alright. I wish I had more to write about, the last 4 months have been kinda a blur. I enjoyed my time with family for the Thanksgiving holiday and I am looking forward to more family time at Christmas time. I miss my sister and her family, hopefully I will get to see them again sometime soon! After all, it’s been almost a year since I last saw them and it would be nice to meet little Catherine too, who was born September 15 ,2011!

Well, I guess that’s all I have for my blog tonight.

Quitter–(Sermon Notes from 7/3/11)

heidibowers — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:27:51 +0000

I know it has been a while since I last blogged…I either don’t have much to say or I forget about the blog that I have. I am not very good at really blogging all that much…Today though I am going to blog about the sermon notes from church..All I can say is WOW! To me, it was a very touching service. There has been alot of things on my mind lately and my heart has been heavy. I absolutely HATE drama and there has been to much of it and I am sick of it!! I am not use to all the drama that has been going on lately, and my husband who I love so much tries to protect me from it, and I appreciate it, although I know he can’t.

So, here are the notes from today’s sermon….I hope they touch you as much as they touched me.

Galations 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Standirm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

Three reason we quit living for the approval of others.

1. We violate our own integrity .

We do this when what we believe is not consistent with the way we live.

We damage ourselves when we know what is right…and then we do not do what is right.

What others think is always going to be an issue.

But…We can begin to be authentic (to be who God created us to be)….

We can begin to quit pretense…

We can begin to live from the values that God teaches and have been placed in our hearts.

Quit living values that we know are not us…

Quit living a life that conflicts with what we know is right.

2. We have a tendency to sacrifice what or whom we love.

If we seek the approval of others and ingore doing what is right…those we love will suffer.

Often this course of behavior will cost us dearly. To change feels awful but to stay on this course is even worse.

When we seek the approval of others we often put them before our families.

Where is grace in relationships? Why do we harm those we love the most?

3. The dysfunction of living to please others creates pain.

Galations 2:20 “I have been crucifed with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

What pleases God is when we quit serving other Gods.

What pleases God is when we quit serving the law of pleasing others.

Today we can begin to experience freedom…Freedom to be who God created us to be…Freedom to be authentic…Freedom to be transparent…

First….Know that we live for God and not for pleasing others.

Second…pleasing others is shifting sand..some are never pleased.

Third…we have been set f ree…we are going to live from the inside out…believe and do the right things.

Here are a few questions to think about:

~What are your vaules and most important things in your life?

~How much time do you spend with the most important things in your life?

~ How many boxes of “garbage” do you still carry around inside of you?

Been awhile…

heidibowers — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:43:53 +0000

Haven’t blogged in a while, just can’t seem to think of anything to really write about. I guess I get writers block really bad. haha! So, Wednesday (May 18th) was the 5 month mark already!! I can not believe how fast the months are just flying by and that next month will be the 1/2 year mark for being married….crazy!! Things are coming together nicely as far as making the house a home…we finally have a few pictures displayed on the wall, still have a few more to put up. A while back we ended up having to get a new fridge, which is very nice and works great…and our newest addition to the house as of today is a deep freezer..woohoo!! It’s going to be nice to have the deep freezer.

The job is going okay, it’s kinda taken the energy out of me…I guess that happens when you work with young kids AND they are FULL of energy! Hmm, well I don’t really have to much more to blog about. Until next time…peace out.

What to write about

heidibowers — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:51:24 +0000

Well, here it is 3 months already of being married. There have been some times of ups and downs the last 3 months, but things always seem to work out. I just need to remember that God is in control of things and remember to put him first. I feel like I am struggling somewhat as far as my job. I just don’t feel like I use to, at the beginning I was pretty happy and now I am just downright tired and stressed and I hate that feeling. After, the wedding I felt like things with work just continued to get so much more heavy in a sense b/c there are so many things, that are being excepted to be done at once. It’s driving me crazy! I need a vacation, a breath of fresh air, something! Everyone is on edge, b/c of the STAR rating…don’t ask what it is b/c I don’t know a lot about it. All I know it that it’s some type of accreditation thing. Anyways, I just really need to think and pray about the next step in my life..where do I go from here?? I know I don’t want to be at TLC another 5 years, however I LOVE working with young kids. So, I guess that’s all I have for now….until next time, peace out!

Thankgoodness for Friday

heidibowers — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:36:33 +0000

This week has been a week..it’s been okay. It really has seemed like a long week, even though it was only a 4 day week. I think having a cold made the week seem long as well. As least I am feeling better and not all stuffed up and more. Thankgoodness. I hate being sick! My kids a work have been crazy with the whining as well, one child in particular.

Today was a sad day, having to say goodbye to a very sweet little girl who was in my class, when I taught the 2 yr. old class. What choked me up the most was when the little girl said ” I am going to miss you when I move up north”. I was so choked up that I couldn’t say anything. I just smiled and nodded..of course all the while trying to hold back the tears. Knowing a child since they were 2 yrs. old and seeing them grow up to be a beautiful 4 1/2 year is so amazing. I am going to miss Grayson so much. Such a sweet spirited little girl.

I am ready to enjoy my weekend. I don’t really have anything big planned, I’m sure it will be a nice weekend though. Until next time..Have a great weekend everyone!

1 month of marriage

heidibowers — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:08:44 +0000

So, today is the 1 month anniversary of being married. I can’t believe how fast time has just flown by. So far so good. It’s amazing to think that a month ago today was the wedding and reception. Being engaged for 14 months, and planning a wedding and here it is 1 month after!! WOW!! I had the best time ever at the wedding, like I should have…and I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding party then the people who were in the wedding.

I came home from work today, and there was a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my husband on the kitchen table. Thank you Jason…I love you!! <3

2 blogs in 1 day..it’s amazing!

heidibowers — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:07:20 +0000

So, here is my second blog for today. I was thinking earlier that I would post the sermon notes from Sunday’s sermon. The past few weeks we have been going through a theme called silent alarms. Week 1 was on refusing the snooze and Week 2 was on money….well, this week was on Relationships. So, here are the notes from this past Sunday’s sermon.

1. Fulfilling the expectations of others can cause us to miss the most important moments.

Martha’s sister Mary was seated at Jesus’ feet, listening to Jesus talk.

At one point Martha mentions Jesus, ” Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work myself? Tell her to help me! “

So Jesus is out in the living room talking and Mary drops everything to listen to what he has to say.

Martha is distracted by the preparations. She is also distracted by the fact that Mary is not helping her with her distractions.

Martha is just not critiquing Mary….She does not seem to be real thrilled with Jesus, either: ” Tell her to help me! “

Jesus says ” Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

That phrase, ” the good part” , Jesus is using a play on words here. “Good Part” can also be translated “better portion”.

It is a term in Jesus’ day used to describe a portion of food, a dish at a meal.

Jesus is saying “Martha, Martha, you’re distracted by having a big meal with all these different dishes, but Mary has chosen to focus on the one dish, that one food that is more important than having all of that.”

2. Getting things done often comes in conflict with building relationships with others.

If we let them, our to-do list will run our lives….

The will become the many things for which we sacrifice the good thing, the better thing and even the best thing.

Spend time with the important relationships…

3. For some of us, we put other things before the people we love because we want the approval of someone else.

It may be the approval of other people….

It may be the bar of approval we set for ourselves….

What Jesus was saying to Martha about her relationship with him…he is saying to all of us. Do not miss the moments…

Sometimes we need to put all the distractions aside and focus on just one thing.

** Business is an enemy of relationships**

* We need to SIMPLIFY—> make things simple

*We need to Balance the things in our lives and show selfnesses putting other before yourself.

MLK weekend…

heidibowers — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:39:43 +0000

This weekend as been going well. Saturday was a day of spend time with my mom. I helped her take my grandma to get her medicines. Then after that it was off to Panara Bread for lunch..yummy! We then headed to Bed Bath and Beyond…can I just say, I absolutely LOVE that store!! I did good with the gift cards that were given as wedding gifts. I still have a few gift cards left over..woohoo!! That means I can go back and buy more…LOL! The rest of saturday went well. Sunday was a good day as well.

Today has been kind of a lazy kind of day. Haven’t been doing to much for today…I go do some shopping for groceries later on and stop back by Bed Bath and Beyond again. I will try and blog more tomorrow…I can’t believe that tomorrow Jason and I will have been married for 1 month already!! It sure doesn’t feel like it has been a month. So, until next time..I hope that everyone enjoys their day.

A busy weekend

heidibowers — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:26:41 +0000

It was a busy weekend for me this weekend. On saturday I made a trip to BJ’s with my mom (and Jason and Jeffrey came along too). My mom and Jason and I had lunch at Wendy’s (Jeffrey had been picked up by his mom at BJ’s). Can I just say, that I really like BJ’s.

We had family dinner saturday evening at my mom and dad’s house. Which is always fun. We watched the wedding dvd twice..lol!

Sunday was church and the sermon topic was on money. It was a good morning, followed by lunch at applebee’s with the family (mom, dad, brother, grandparents and oliver and company). Sunday afternoon was a lazy afternoon, although Jason and I did do our shopping for the weekly gorceries.

Well, that’s about it, for the weekend. I hope that the work week goes fast…I love my weekends! lol!

Feeling icky

heidibowers — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:29:51 +0000

Okay, so I have had a stuffy nose since before New Years Eve…and now I have a cough along with it…booooo! I hate being sick, even if it is the slightest cold. All the stuffiness, just drains me and makes me feel so tired. Hopefully, I can kick this thing soon. Not really much to blog about for tonight. Until next time..peace out.