Friday Facts

100 Things about me

I saw this on several blogs, thought I'd try it.

1. My biggest comfort is that I have a relationship with Jesus.
2. Because of that relationship I am loved, forgiven and accepted unconditionally and that still has the power to make me cry.
3. I’ve been through 3 denominations process to accept Jesus as my Lord & Savior
4. Ages: infant, 16 and 27
5. I don’t regret any of them as there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to prove my love and belief in God
6. Second best choice besides #1 is marrying Billy
7. Jesus is my best friend, then Billy
8. I’m very grateful that God trusted me enough to be a steward over a marriage relationship with Billy
9. Billy proposed to me by reading a poem and washing my feet, I love that story
10. I pray daily to be the most Godly wife I can be
11. I’ve always been shy
12. Many people in my life have mistaken this for other attributes
13. Making small talk is excruciating for me
14. This is a great distraction from thinking about the nausea this morning
15. I definitely deal better talking about deeper issues
16. Yes, I realize no one wants to start there when they first meet someone.
17. I admire Amy and Leah’s ability to talk to a perfect stranger comfortably and at length
18. The biggest mistakes/ hurts in life have taught me the biggest lessons
19. Everything can be an opportunity to learn something about God, others and myself
20. When I don’t understand, put myself in someone else’s shoes
21. Giving compassion rather than solutions helps heal a soul
22. Perspective, as it’s not about me, it’s about God, any of it!
23. Faithfulness to stick with something no matter how discouraged I might feel
24. Hope that God will work out everything to His good
25. As soon as I make a negative judgment about someone else , I’m sure to do the same thing within the next 24 hours
26. Knowing when I want to fight and feel I’m most “right” about something , I’m usually the most wrong
27. That this is the day the Lord has made that I will rejoice and be glad in it, even if I don’t feel like it
28. Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling
29. It doesn’t mean what they did was ok. It means I’ve let it go, that I understand I’ll need that same forgiveness one day
30. Deal with the small things, instead of letting them build up. Then something small sets you off and the ones who love you most are bewildered that any of the rest of it bothered you.
31. Emotions are not bad, everyone has them. We do have responsibility over our actions still though
32. I am the middle of a total of 7 siblings, 2 are with Jesus
33. I have worked at a mortgage company for almost 3 years now
34. I’ve had various jobs through out my adult hood: Retail for 9 yrs, HR for 6 yrs
35. I went to college for two years majoring in early childhood education
36. I wanted to be a wife and mother more than pursuing a career and I don’t regret it
37. My favorite color growing up was purple and my husband tolerates the white and lavender guest room
38. It’s my favorite room in the house
39. I really enjoy walking to the park with Billy
40. praying and studying with him
41. reading
42. Favorite book by far is the bible
43. Hobbies are scrap booking
44. making the house a peaceful haven
45. quilting
46. blogging
47. and taking pictures for the projects listed above
48. Can’t watch scary, suspense or violent movies, gives me nightmares
49. I enjoy happy chick flicks
50. I can’t wait to be a mom and I think being a parent sounds daunting, but I still want to do it
51. The older I get, the more I appreciate what my mom did for us as kids
52. I’m enjoying the time alone with Billy while we wait for God’s timing
53. I never expected it to take 15 months and counting to be a mom
54. I have 17 nieces & nephews, ranging in ages from 4 to 18 and some days that makes me feel old
55. My 14 year old nephew is 8 inches taller than me and that makes me feel short
56. Only my step mom, Sheri is shorter than me in the family. I love her for that
57. I miss my sister more than I thought possible. My fav memories of her are her going to my prom with me after the guy I asked said no, of her not snitching on me when she caught me the one time I skipped school, us taking college classes together, being in her wedding, spending a week with her after she gave birth to her first child and sitting with her in the hospitals talking about nothing and everything.
58. My fav Dad advice “ There’s always a reason why people do the things they do” and quote “ let me say this about that……”
59. My fav Mom advice “ No matter what _____ does you should always love them” and fav words “cupine” and “cooley”. (It’s an Italian thing)
60. My family is there for me no matter what, and that gives me great comfort
61. My family is very diverse and that brings me great entertainment  I wouldn’t want it any other way.
62. My step dad is one of the most peaceful people I know
63. I have always admired his kindness and patience
64. I always laugh lots when I’m with my sister Leah and now her girls, their energy is so contagious
65. I respect my brother for his compassionate nature and being the calmest in the family
66. I remember meeting the majority of my in-laws while Billy and I were still just friends, liked them all instantly
67. They have made me feel so welcome
68. My mother in law’s kindness means the world to me
69. I respect my father in law for his judgment and how well he raised my husband
70. Most of these relate to those I love and care about as I’m fairly boring
71. I enjoy that different friends bring out different sides of my personality. Brooke, Amy, Wendy, Miranda, Kim, Debra, Mica, etc….I couldn’t imagine my life with out them
72. I’ve had two room mates, Amy and Debra
73. I really enjoyed the experience
74. I struggle with doubt
75. I have struggled with being what I thought people would accept, instead of myself. I now encourage others not to do that.
76. God constantly places the most sure people in my life to learn from
77. When I’m stressed, I count letters in words and words in sentences. (Yes, I’m aware this is weird)
78. I sometimes still live in the embarrassment of past mistakes
79. okay, statistical stuff time, I still have a quarter of the way to go…
80. I’ve been married for 2 ½ years
81. I was born in Fort Worth and Texas will always be home to me
82. I’ve lived in Kansas City, KS and San Antonio, TX
83. I’ve visited New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, California, Utah, Minnesota, London and Ukraine
84. I have brown hair
85. Blue eyes
86. 5’ 3¾ “ tall
87. I have hypoglycemia
88. Because of it I eat 5 times a day, 3 hours apart with 27-35 carbs per sitting
89. I have a b12 vitamin deficiency , because
90. I have a condition called Celiac
91. My body can not digest “gluten” found in wheat, rye, barley and oats
92. When I eat gluten, my immune system attacks my intestines where vitamins are absorbed.
93. I’ve only had it for about a year
94. It also makes me lactose intolerant
95. It was dormant until I had ear surgery
96. That was the first surgery I’ve ever had in my life
97. I had ear surgery because I had a hole in my ear drum that was effecting my hearing
98. Had the hole for a while from infections, made worse by cliff diving in New Mexico 2004
99. I love being a wife!
100. Wow, done! ( I edited this three times as I do most of my blogs. I’m a bit of a perfectionist)