1. Inspire-to affect, there are many ways to put this word into motion and many things that seek to inspire us everyday. Yesterday while at the park there was the most amazing sky painted with pinks and purples I was inspired to write, to take a picture, and remember all the gifts that God gives us everyday. Inspiration comes from big, small, and sometimes unseen things. I am inspired to wake up everyday and be a great mother to my girls because when I look at them I know that they deserve nothing less. I want to inspire other people to understand someone always has it worse than you and you an overcome and be better than your circumstances. “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” (the Alchemist). Not only should we be looking for inspiration we should be giving inspiration.
2. Instill-implant/infuse. I want to instill free will, love, patients, freedom, change, etc..that list just goes on and on. We are the catalyst for change but we have to start to instill that change, motivate the masses, and be determined to see the implant grow. What we instill into this world will be our legacy. I want God to instill his will into my life, and my families life. I want to instill into my family the importance of good will and living up to what you are meant to be. The idea of instilling something small and watching it grow over time is and can be most rewarding.
3. Motivate-to provide incentive. Walt Disney said, "If you can dream it you can do it". We need motivaters to start instilling and inspiring people. Sometimes a gentle nudge is all a person needs to succed. sometimes all they need is for one person to believe in them. Can you imagine the good you can do if you just motivate one person it can be a domino effect. Motivation to start a diet, finish school, join a sport, be a better person, etc.... motivation is hard to find sometimes but it is always there if you know where to look.
"Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.”
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
September
Well Falls coming the cold air is pushing down the mountains here in Arizona. I am ready for apples and fall baking! Such an exciting time. Michael will be getting his orders for discharge they said by next week (YEAH!) after 10 years no more ties to the USAF! They are honorably discharging with severance pay. We prayed a lot for the answers and I feel like we are where we are supposed to be in life. The FAA has everything they need we are waiting on the firm offer letter of course the school is so back logged I am sure we will be in Arizona at least another year. But will be HAPPY to be back on the east coast. We have a trip with our friends and their kids to Sedona/and the Grand Canyon in October for a week and I cannot describe how excited I am to see something so beautiful. I will be taking hundreds of pics while we are here we will make the most of it. Had Hannahs 1st parent teacher conference and shes apparently doing amazing (DUH!) Isabella has an amazing vocab on her and they are just such joys in my life. Not sure who I was before I was a mommy. Other than that I have a test next week for a job as a Juvenile Detention Officer. Hopefully that will pan out but I will be sad if it does because I will loose so much time with my family. I am guilt ridden because we don't really need the money but I need to get some experience and an audience outside a 2 and 5 year old. Anyhow lots of great things going on and coming our way looking forward to the holidays ahead and family thats flying out here. LOVE YOU ALL!
BOOKS!
So, I am reader! An avid one at that. There is nothing like a book that has the ability to move you in time, make you cry, laugh, and feel. So here are a few of my recent favorites that I hope can provide something for you. This is in no way a representation of what I have read just a few of my favs I cannot like over 200 books from the last 4 months but I hope these will encourage you to buff up your library. There is something about reading that worms its way into your soul.
1. The Taker (#1)/The Reckoning (#2) from the Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu-these are an amazing set of books that I COULD not put down.
2. Wicked Appetite/Wicked Business, from the Lizzy and Diesel Series by Janet Evanovich. She is a really good writer of course she did all the Stephanie Plum books as week. But these two books have more to come.
3. Accidentally in Love With a God (#1), Accidentally married to a Vampire (#2), Sun God seeks a Surrogate (#3), by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff . OK these books are really good and funny at the same time there will be more to come in this series, but this is a funny series.
4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, what an good book its like psychology met a sort of love story. I think its different and a more mature read.
5. The whole Jeaniene Frost series about Cat and Bones its the Night Huntress Series I LOVED the whole series I think so far there are 5 or 6 I have read them all and every one of them and they are all funny and the love story is just as odd as the couple.
6. Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood, I like her style could be that my major is in criminal justice that I like this one its a copper love story but well written.
7. A Discovery of Witches (#1)/Shadow of the NIght (#2) by Deborah Harkness REALLY GOOD SERIES!!
8. Molly Harper she wrote a series (Care and feeding of Stray Vampires, Nice Girls Dont Bite their Nieghbors.....) ok if you find anything written by Harper she is so FUNNY! I found myself laughing out loud at this series and I love when I find a writer thats able to do that I have 6 books from that series so funny.
9. The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, I like True Blood and all but the books are SO much better as they so often are. This is a long series and my only complaint is the books are kind of expensive if you plan on reading the whole series I think on Nook they are each $7.99 so that adds up when there are over 9 books in the series.
10. Slammed (#1)/ Point of Retreat by Coleen Hoover, ok this are really "grown up" books like reading Date or something but I think they have a fundamental sweetness behind them and I loved the idea of the Slam poetry that was in the book It was a light fun read
11. If I were You by Lisa Renee Jones, this is a good and better written erotic book that Shades of Grey. Shes a really good writer the second part of the story is not out yet but I assure you it will be GOOD.
12. The Rose Garden, by Susanna Kearsley In the beginning this book was a little confusing and I almost gave up on it but by the end I was enamored with her writing and the style of the book. its a good mix of past and present that has an lovely love story. Stick thru the book it will pay off.
13. Rainshadow Road (#1)/Dream Lake (#2) by LIsa Kleypas. LOVE THESE BOOKS! beautiful love story.
14. Taken (#1)/ No Takebacks (#2) by Kelli Maine-OOHHH good books I am so anxious to see what happens in number 3. its sexy, fun, well written, all in one
15. H.P. Mallory LOVE HER WRITING CANNOT SAY ENOUGH I read her whole Dulcie ONeil Series and loved it wish she was ready with the 5th book but alas the woes of waiting on publishing. She also did the Jolie Wilkins Series her next book in that series I think comes out on the 25th of this month AMAZING SERIES!! I find myself rooting for two potential loves and not sure who I would pick cannot say enough about her writing she's amazing and both series are awesome.
16. Beautiful Disaster, by Jamie McGuire another awesome book
17. Auschwitz, I am a history minor so this was a really good book from the other side.
18. Gabriels Inferno (#1)/ Gabriels Rapture (#2) by Sylvain Reynard oh I was so sad when this series ended. I love Dantes Inferno and these books use a lot of Dante inferences and I enjoyed being challenged at the understanding as anyone who has read Dante's Inferno knows. You will enjoy these books.
19. The Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh awesome books about vampires being enslaved to the Angels. An interesting new take on angels and vampires. Singh keeps you engrossed through the whole series I think there are 5 in the series now a new one just come out but I haven't read it yet.
20. The Best of Me, Nicholas Sparks-ok I cried on this one but who doesn't when they read Sparks....a tear jerker for sure
SO here are 20 series/books that I think people should give a chance. I have SO MANY more but I narrowed down the top 20. If you can read you can think for yourself, you can inspire others, you can come to your own understanding.
1. The Taker (#1)/The Reckoning (#2) from the Taker Trilogy by Alma Katsu-these are an amazing set of books that I COULD not put down.
2. Wicked Appetite/Wicked Business, from the Lizzy and Diesel Series by Janet Evanovich. She is a really good writer of course she did all the Stephanie Plum books as week. But these two books have more to come.
3. Accidentally in Love With a God (#1), Accidentally married to a Vampire (#2), Sun God seeks a Surrogate (#3), by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff . OK these books are really good and funny at the same time there will be more to come in this series, but this is a funny series.
4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, what an good book its like psychology met a sort of love story. I think its different and a more mature read.
5. The whole Jeaniene Frost series about Cat and Bones its the Night Huntress Series I LOVED the whole series I think so far there are 5 or 6 I have read them all and every one of them and they are all funny and the love story is just as odd as the couple.
6. Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood, I like her style could be that my major is in criminal justice that I like this one its a copper love story but well written.
7. A Discovery of Witches (#1)/Shadow of the NIght (#2) by Deborah Harkness REALLY GOOD SERIES!!
8. Molly Harper she wrote a series (Care and feeding of Stray Vampires, Nice Girls Dont Bite their Nieghbors.....) ok if you find anything written by Harper she is so FUNNY! I found myself laughing out loud at this series and I love when I find a writer thats able to do that I have 6 books from that series so funny.
9. The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, I like True Blood and all but the books are SO much better as they so often are. This is a long series and my only complaint is the books are kind of expensive if you plan on reading the whole series I think on Nook they are each $7.99 so that adds up when there are over 9 books in the series.
10. Slammed (#1)/ Point of Retreat by Coleen Hoover, ok this are really "grown up" books like reading Date or something but I think they have a fundamental sweetness behind them and I loved the idea of the Slam poetry that was in the book It was a light fun read
11. If I were You by Lisa Renee Jones, this is a good and better written erotic book that Shades of Grey. Shes a really good writer the second part of the story is not out yet but I assure you it will be GOOD.
12. The Rose Garden, by Susanna Kearsley In the beginning this book was a little confusing and I almost gave up on it but by the end I was enamored with her writing and the style of the book. its a good mix of past and present that has an lovely love story. Stick thru the book it will pay off.
13. Rainshadow Road (#1)/Dream Lake (#2) by LIsa Kleypas. LOVE THESE BOOKS! beautiful love story.
14. Taken (#1)/ No Takebacks (#2) by Kelli Maine-OOHHH good books I am so anxious to see what happens in number 3. its sexy, fun, well written, all in one
15. H.P. Mallory LOVE HER WRITING CANNOT SAY ENOUGH I read her whole Dulcie ONeil Series and loved it wish she was ready with the 5th book but alas the woes of waiting on publishing. She also did the Jolie Wilkins Series her next book in that series I think comes out on the 25th of this month AMAZING SERIES!! I find myself rooting for two potential loves and not sure who I would pick cannot say enough about her writing she's amazing and both series are awesome.
16. Beautiful Disaster, by Jamie McGuire another awesome book
17. Auschwitz, I am a history minor so this was a really good book from the other side.
18. Gabriels Inferno (#1)/ Gabriels Rapture (#2) by Sylvain Reynard oh I was so sad when this series ended. I love Dantes Inferno and these books use a lot of Dante inferences and I enjoyed being challenged at the understanding as anyone who has read Dante's Inferno knows. You will enjoy these books.
19. The Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh awesome books about vampires being enslaved to the Angels. An interesting new take on angels and vampires. Singh keeps you engrossed through the whole series I think there are 5 in the series now a new one just come out but I haven't read it yet.
20. The Best of Me, Nicholas Sparks-ok I cried on this one but who doesn't when they read Sparks....a tear jerker for sure
SO here are 20 series/books that I think people should give a chance. I have SO MANY more but I narrowed down the top 20. If you can read you can think for yourself, you can inspire others, you can come to your own understanding.
Monday, September 3, 2012
catch up
So it has been so eventful around here. I just celebrated my 6 year anniversary to my husband last month. 6 years where did the time go. I am still so honored to be walking thru life with my biggest fan. He is an amazing man and he is my best friend.
We finally got his stuff back from his TDRL they have determined that they will honorably discharge him with a severance package. 10 years of service 1 year of temporary medical retirement, we are sort of over it. Michael got turned down down the FAA center job in Jacksonville, FL they sent him another letter a few weeks ago asking him to take it again..persistant. How can you turn it down its a GOOD job he sent in all his paperwork so now we are waiting on the firm offer letter and class dates. Not to mention I will be living in FL again by the beaches. It will be a while it takes forever to get into the FAA schools but we are excited about the upcoming job. Arizona is nice but I HATE being so far away from my family.
My brother had his 1st baby Mr. Hunter he is so handsome~ I am a lucky Auntie. My father-in-law just got married last week and we are so excited for him. So many great things happening within the family.
Hannah is in Kindergarten she is a genius of course I am a little in awe of the things they are trying to teach her she knew this stuff when she was 3. I wish we would have put her in a private school and probably will when we move. Isabella is getting ready to start potty training she is so funny She can swim in our pool with no swimmy arms she jumps off the side of the pool and yells cannonball and she isn't even 2.5 yrs old. My babies are above average. I couldn't be more proud of them both.
Life is good we are chugging along. I am ready to move start law school, and get stuff on track just sucks it will still be 9 months-1 year before its going to be time.
We finally got his stuff back from his TDRL they have determined that they will honorably discharge him with a severance package. 10 years of service 1 year of temporary medical retirement, we are sort of over it. Michael got turned down down the FAA center job in Jacksonville, FL they sent him another letter a few weeks ago asking him to take it again..persistant. How can you turn it down its a GOOD job he sent in all his paperwork so now we are waiting on the firm offer letter and class dates. Not to mention I will be living in FL again by the beaches. It will be a while it takes forever to get into the FAA schools but we are excited about the upcoming job. Arizona is nice but I HATE being so far away from my family.
My brother had his 1st baby Mr. Hunter he is so handsome~ I am a lucky Auntie. My father-in-law just got married last week and we are so excited for him. So many great things happening within the family.
Hannah is in Kindergarten she is a genius of course I am a little in awe of the things they are trying to teach her she knew this stuff when she was 3. I wish we would have put her in a private school and probably will when we move. Isabella is getting ready to start potty training she is so funny She can swim in our pool with no swimmy arms she jumps off the side of the pool and yells cannonball and she isn't even 2.5 yrs old. My babies are above average. I couldn't be more proud of them both.
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