RANDOM:DON'T WORRY {ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE}

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I read this today and shared it on Facebook...

Perfect timing for me to hear!

How encouraging it is to know that God's got it! I know some of you might be thinking..

"Well, things sure don't seem like God's got it!"

I understand those thoughts! What helps me is to remind myself that this book "The BIBLE" is a credible source and the promises in this book are true!

I am personally in a decision making process and I know that worry and doubt will only cloud my thinking and cause my decisions to be tainted with doubt.

The song "Don't worry, Be Happy" is coming to mind right now

*humming: dooooo do do do do do do do do do do do..DON'T WORRY!*

heehee!

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Anywho, I hope that the word of encouragement brought some happy to your day!

Keep Singing,

(dooooo do do do do do do do do do do do..DON'T WORRY!*)

RANDOM:CUTTIN' UP AT A PHOTO SHOOT

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SO, while working over at my munchkins dance recital photo shoot...

MISS "THANG" grabs me to the curtain and starts posing! 

She was like..."C'mon MOM!"

Photo by Tracy Godeaux Photography

 WE POSE!

Photo by Tracy Godeaux Photography

WE DANCE!

Photo by Tracy Godeaux Photography

 WE HUG!

 I LOVE THESE MOMENTS!

SIDE NOTE: My Lil man just called his buddy from school on the phone and is chit chatting away...First buddy phone call...I am not sure how to feel!

Old, maybe?

or just weird?

Mixed emotions?

He's getting so big!

*SIGH*,

THANKFUL THOUGHTS: BE FILLED WITH HOPE

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What is it about life that steals away our ability to be thankful? 

Am I crazy, or does it get harder and harder sometimes to look past the obstacles

and constant road blocks that interfere with what we believe is the best plan for our lives? I know personally, in my family, this has been an obstacle! Financial struggles, physical

issues, employment roadblocks, loss of loved ones...just to name a few,

 have visited us within the past 5 years!

Yesterday morning, while encouraging a friend, I realized that the one thing that I am the most thankful for lately is 

"HOPE"

...even when it is hard, when it's uncomfortable and when it is inconvenient!

Feeling like we have been "dealt a bad hand in life" is normal, 

but believing that it can or will never change is only setting this situation in stone. 

 We must always have HOPE!

The man upstairs, you know

 ..."God",

He knows all things past, present and future and he knows what our future holds and yes, not all of our futures will have our 

names in lights, 

pockets overflowing with money, 

or even a life of complete health, 

but greatness isn't about the things that we have here on Earth. Greatness is about the legacy you leave behind when you have left this Earth!

I was moved with this thought...

Even Jesus expressed hope... 

...even in his last hour! He prayed "Lord, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me!"

I mean, really, we know that Jesus knew it wasn't possible and he had embraced his fate, but he demonstrated an example for the world in that simple prayer...

ALWAYS HAVE HOPE AND BELIEVE! 

It wasn't a happy ending to his prayer. As we all know, he died, and it was brutal, but his purpose was far reaching than a momentary unanswered prayer. 

What if God the Father had answered Jesus' prayer?

That would not be a good ending for us.

When we have expressed hope and then lost it because things didn't change, examine yourself and ask God to show you what you might need to change. That's what I do! Let's face it peeps, we all need some work, eh? 

Embrace HIS will for your life...whatever that purpose is...with peace of mind and contentment...

BUT ALWAYS BE FILLED WITH HOPE, even until the end!

Praise the LORD,

for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love.

He kept me safe when my city was under attack. In panic I cried out,

“I am cut off from the LORD!”

But you heard my cry for mercy

and answered my call for help.

Psalms 31.21-22 (NLT)

My thankful thoughts;)

 WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR THIS WEEK?

RANDOM THOUGHTS: ABOUT ME

Pin It Now! When I turned 30, (YIKES!), I wrote a list of random things about myself and have updated it the past few years adding one new thing each year. I had a HARD time with embracing 30! This helped me focus on other things besides getting OLD!

I found this note on my Facebook and after reading through it, I thought...."Hmmm! I havn't really changed much!" 

It's kind of a bitter-sweet moment.

I personally feel like it is a very good thing to aspire to grow and change. Maybe I have changed a little (other than in my pants size).  I have found that it is important to say "No" when you have stretched yourself to the limit.  I have found a new love for blogging.  I have also found so much more value in family! Maybe that is because I am getting older! Who knows, but I am aching to the core to be a stay at home mom again...ACHING!

So ANYWHO...Just some random thoughts about me for those interested in getting to know this goofy, random, cajun girl-Nelly!

1.

I am slightly addicted to Dove Chocolate and Peanut M&M's...

2.

I am a singer/songwriter but totally not an instrument player...I play some piano...I wish I could play the bass...

3.

I am not a clerically minded person at all...but yet I work as a Paralegal...

Weird, I know...But it keeps me balanced...

4.

I am so NOT a phone person at all...Text over Talk (I know, faux pas!)...

5.

I am obsessed with HGTV...and watching the movie "ELF"...

6.

I spend too much money during Crawfish season...

7.

King Cakes are God's gift to the South...

8.

I adore my children and all of their quirky little moments,

and think EVERYONE should love them...

9.

My husband is amazing...even though sometimes I forget that...

10.

I dream of touring Europe one day....and living in New York for just a season...

11.

 I am waaaay to extreme when it comes to my emotions...

12.

I have a secret desire to one day play a disney princess at Disney world...heehee...

13.

Life is too short to hold grudges....

14.

There is never enough time in the day to do everything that I have to do....

15.

I love love love my friends....

16.

I am really good at keeping secrets...

17.

Photography is something I stumbled upon and never thought I would pursue...

18.

I could drink coffee anytime...anywhere...of any type...

EXCEPT if it is more than 30 minutes old...

19.

I can't stand complaining....

20.

My love language is words of affirmation and gifts/thoughtfulness...

21.

My husband and I never had a honeymoon:(

22.

My greatest passion in the world is interior decor and want to be able to design a brand new home from the ground up for my family with no cost limits....

HEY! A GIRL CAN DREAM...

23.

My greatest desire in the world is to be as close to God as humanly possible....

24.

My greatest hope is to see my entire family living in the blessing God!

25.

My greatest dream is to do what I am passionate about AND GET PAID FOR IT...

26.

Mexican food holds a very special place in my heart...

27.

I admire dancers and will take dance classes one day...

28.

Most people think social media is addictive, but I think it is an amazing tool for commication and a cure for utter boredom at work...

29.

I actually DO like watching UFC fights and dont just pretend that I like it to impress my husband...lol

30.

I run like a girl and I am okay with that...

31.

I am finally ok with being thirty-something...finally!...

32.

 I am ok with saying "NO! I can't do it..." That's always been a tough one!

33.

 TO BE ANNOUNCED....My birthday is creeping up!

SOB FEST 2011

Pin It Now! Last night was a good night in our small group.  As we begin, the box of Kleenex in thrown in the center of our circle of chairs for those expected sobbers...I wasn't one of those! Later the box gets passed around for those late-blooming sobbers...UH UH...Not me!!

As the circle begins, the questions to answer were "Where have you been?" and "Where are you going?"  Yep...and the tears begin to flow.  Who'd have thought such A-typical questions wouldn open up the floodgates like that.  Soon enough it was my turn and BAM! Couldn't even get a word out and I needed the darn Kleenex!!

It felt great to talk and download, cry and hear others share their hearts.  I definitely won't even try to explain what my answers were to those questions...It is all a blur to me in some ways...But this is what I came away with from that meeting...

No Matter Where I Am...What matters is Where I AM, WHEREVER I AM!
Some deep thinking right thee, huh?!?!

<3 Nelly

I WISH

Pin It Now! I found this old blog on myspace from years ago and a few thoughts ran through my mind...1-"Wow, that was some deep-thinking right there, at least for me!" I never have been a real deep thinker although, on the contrary, I actually do ALOT of thinking...and 2-I thought..."Hmmmm...a blog?!"...something different to do beside the occational facebook status update and newfound twitter "tweets"...

So, yeah, here ya go! I've been accused of living under a rock, because I don't catch on to things on the brink of their existence, but the honest truth is that I hate to be a trend follower so I usually hold back on getting into something in the beginning (for example, the adorable feathers that EVERYONE has in their hair..I really love the look but now its just too popular). The downfall is that I am always "behind the times" and therefore accused of hiding under a rock!

...as i  am sitting here,   thinking, I wish that I had the power to change the minds of those that I love.  I wish that I could stop the hands of time and shock the hearts of those that have flattlined.  I only wish that every moment spent in prayer and discipleship would not simply be heard and then forgotten, but actually absorbed and used to develop the life of an individual.  I wish that every person who turns away from a life of destruction and hurt, would never, ever return to such a life....I wish!  I also wish that I could playback my own life and display to those who simply think that I just don't understand, and show them how deeply I do understand.  I wish I could open up my chest and display the love, the devotion, and the hurt....showing to those who may doubt that it is REAL LOVE....REAL DEVOTION...AND REAL HURT.  I know that I am certainly not without fault or sin....and am only anything because of the grace of God  and the forgiveness of Him.   Lastly, I don't wish to change the past but simply wish to use it to help change the future.......I wish....