What a great past couple of days it has been. On Monday, I had sooo much fun getting pampered with my mom and having lunch with her, it's so awesome to have my mom as one of my best friends :). I love her!! Later that evening we went to see Dark Night with Jeremy and it was not the best, but because my husband liked it so much, I will keep all the comments to myself...lol...I guess I'm just not the action-movie type. I would have rather had more of a love story. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE...that's what I like, lots of LOVE. After the movie, we went and grabbed a sweet treat to calm my nerves and then headed home to rest up for the big day.
On Tuesday, July 29th, I turned one year older. woohoo. getting old is so much fun! not that i am old or anything, I only turned 22, but each year is older for me and each year brings on some new part of my life that God has planned for me. While it was a little awkward(didn't really feel like my birthday...guess that happens when you get older?!?), it was a WONDERFUL day and I would do it all over again. My sisters, bro n law and nephew came Monday night so we all spent the day together.
The morning started with a yummy brunch at ihop and then we headed to Zilker Park to ride the train and wade in the water...it was a beautiful day and we all had a grand time. Anytime I am with family I am just amazed at how blessed I am to have such wonderful people to call family, simply could not ask for more. After we cooled off with some awesome sno cones we headed to my aunts house to visit with even more amazing family. Later in the evening when Jeremy got off work we went to a fabulous seafood dinner at Red Lobster. We decided to go there because we knew we all liked it and to reminisce a little because when I was younger we always celebrated my birthdays there. Good food, Good company, GREAT time. When we got home we had birthday cupcakes(my FAVORITE) made with funfetti batter and icing. I must say my mom did an AWESOME job on those. yumm yumm. I enjoyed opening all of my presents from candles and crocs, to movies and money, and here is where i must say my husband is amazing...he did the sweetest thing for me.
On our first date, one of the places we went to was Austin Java and while there he showed me some love notes he had saved on his computer that were meant for his future wife. so for my birthday, he typed those notes that were wrote a month before we ever even met and then he added some that he had wrote to me just this month...and framed it. It is super sweet and is one of those things that i will cherish forever. He sure is a charmer and I look forward to getting more simple and amazing charming things from him.
So today I returned from my 2 days off to lots of school work, a quiz that I'm sure i didn't ace and a midterm grade which was pretty good i must say...i mean, come on, its summer school, did you really expect me to make A's on everything? lol . On that note, I must end this because I have homework to do and a lab final to study for. I am totally pumped about these last 5 class days because they are my LAST UNDERGRAD COURSES EVER!! Student Teaching will begin in the fall with a huge celebration of my graduation in December. Then it's off to the real world.
One last thing, THANK YOU, all of you who sent me messages, cards, texts, voicemail, etc...I am so thankful for you and your kind-heartedness. You did not have to remember me on my day, but you did and I thank you!!! Your friendship and love means more to us than you know:) I was reminded of one of my favorite verses yesterday when I was getting all the love from all of my friends. Proverbs 17:17- A friend loves at all times...
LOVE YOU
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
LoViNg LiFe
The next few days are going to be so much fun. I love spending time doing fun things and enjoying every minute of it and that is just what i intend to do for the next few days...relax, smile, laugh so hard that i cry, celebrate and be surrounded by those who love me the most..Thank you God for all your blessings.
Who would have thought that I would ever make it to be 22? i surely did not, but by the grace of God I am here, alive and well, living for the one who created me. I love where I am right now in life, especially loving who I'm surrounded with on a daily basis. My husband is the most awesome partner for life, my family is more than I feel I deserve and mostly, my friends rock my socks off. I love to laugh and live to love. so...I have so much to be thankful for looking back on my 22 years of life.
On July 29, Tuesday, I will turn a whole year older. a whole year. so much has happened during the year of being 21...the good, the bad and the ugly...but the GOOD by FAR outweighs all the bad and the ugly. Cuz you see, Jeremy and I are still going strong doing what God has called us to do on a daily basis, striving to pursue a life of Holiness.
So i picked my mom up today and brought her to our home to stay for a few days to share laughs and joy with me on my birthday. Tonight the festivities start with dinner and a movie...YAY for good times with my two favorite people, my hubby and my mommy :). Tomorrow I will be skipping, yes, skipping to celebrate with my mom all day relaxing, getting manicures, pedicures, massages and who knows what else. Later tomorrow evening my sisters, bro n law and amazing nephew will join us for dinner and then Tuesday, another day of skipping for me(Hey, I have good reasons) will be a celebration of my birth, what fun!!!
I'm sad that Jeremy cannot hang with us all day, but I know he is doing all he can to provide for our family and that makes me so proud of him, besides, he will get to be with me the rest of my life. He truly is an AWESOME man of God and an AMAZING man of the house. I am so proud to be Mrs. Hellums!!
So that's it, that's what will be going on the next couple of days...still trying to figure out where to have birthday dinner...hula hut, melting pot, oasis, McCormick and Schmick's...if you have any other ideas feel free to share :).
I pray you all have a BLESSED week and that God challenges you in some way.
Love ya lots
Who would have thought that I would ever make it to be 22? i surely did not, but by the grace of God I am here, alive and well, living for the one who created me. I love where I am right now in life, especially loving who I'm surrounded with on a daily basis. My husband is the most awesome partner for life, my family is more than I feel I deserve and mostly, my friends rock my socks off. I love to laugh and live to love. so...I have so much to be thankful for looking back on my 22 years of life.
On July 29, Tuesday, I will turn a whole year older. a whole year. so much has happened during the year of being 21...the good, the bad and the ugly...but the GOOD by FAR outweighs all the bad and the ugly. Cuz you see, Jeremy and I are still going strong doing what God has called us to do on a daily basis, striving to pursue a life of Holiness.
So i picked my mom up today and brought her to our home to stay for a few days to share laughs and joy with me on my birthday. Tonight the festivities start with dinner and a movie...YAY for good times with my two favorite people, my hubby and my mommy :). Tomorrow I will be skipping, yes, skipping to celebrate with my mom all day relaxing, getting manicures, pedicures, massages and who knows what else. Later tomorrow evening my sisters, bro n law and amazing nephew will join us for dinner and then Tuesday, another day of skipping for me(Hey, I have good reasons) will be a celebration of my birth, what fun!!!
I'm sad that Jeremy cannot hang with us all day, but I know he is doing all he can to provide for our family and that makes me so proud of him, besides, he will get to be with me the rest of my life. He truly is an AWESOME man of God and an AMAZING man of the house. I am so proud to be Mrs. Hellums!!
So that's it, that's what will be going on the next couple of days...still trying to figure out where to have birthday dinner...hula hut, melting pot, oasis, McCormick and Schmick's...if you have any other ideas feel free to share :).
I pray you all have a BLESSED week and that God challenges you in some way.
Love ya lots
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
*GoD is SO GoOd*
I just want to say THANK YOU to all of our wonderful friends who have been so supportive and who LOVE us no matter what. All of the nice things you have had to say have been so awesome. God has truly blessed Jeremy and I and some of those blessings are each of you with your kind and uplifting words. This is a tough world we live in, but with the LOVE of friends, family and the strength from our Heavenly Father we can get through it day by day looking forward to that glorious day where we will all meet in Heaven. The thing I look forward to most when I get to Heaven is no gossip, no rumors and definately no one tearing you down. It makes me laugh thinking about how SMALL these comments are compared to how BIG our GOD is and how much HE LOVES US and how HE shows us HE WILL TAKE CARE OF US. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS, LOVE AND TRUE FRIENDSHIP. God will BLESS you beyond belief for standing up for your fellow brother and sister in Christ. WE love you ALL so much. I pray you have a fantabulous awesome day.
"A friend LOVES at ALL times.."
-Proverbs 17:17
"A friend LOVES at ALL times.."
-Proverbs 17:17
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Anonymous commenter visits yet again...
alright, so once again, I have received some harsh anonymous comments and you can go to my previous blog and read them because yes, I published them, or you can read them below from me pasting them:
Anonymous said...
could this post be any stupider? seriously, nobody gives a crap and we are all now dumber for having read it...you are awarded no points and may God have mercy on your soul.
July 13, 2008 2:01 PM
Anonymous said...
once again you are so stupid and the things you blog about make no sense. The reasons your love is based on are not anything of true worth or value. Oh and just because you put love in there a THOUSAND times doesn't make it any more true.
July 16, 2008 7:13 AM
This is for you, mr. or mrs. anonymous commenter,
Who are you? What do you want? Why do you continue to read my blogs if they only make you dumber? Do you not have anything better to do with your life than to tear me or my husband down? Why do you care so much about what I might have to say that you keep revisiting my blog? Why does it matter to you what I blog about? Isn't it my blog;therefore, I can write what I want? I am sorry you have such a hard time when it comes to my blogs and what might sound like a "sunday school" answer to you right now, is merely myself expressing my feelings towards you at the time. So, take it as you wish. I pray even now that as you are sitting and reading this that your day is filled with love and surrounded by those who care about you the most. I pray that God would bless you and show you His perfect plan He has made for your life, that wherever you are you would experience a peace that surpasses all understanding. I do love you, anonymous commenter, and however hard that might be for you to swallow, it is true. I ask that you would be strong today and not give in to the lies of satan and that God would bring His sovereign grace over you in all that you do. I do mean all that I am saying, as hard as it is to say to someone who has such ill feelings towards my husband and I, these are words of truth. I do realize though that you will not, at first, take it as truth, but I do pray that when you are alone that you think about the words that you have said and think about the impact it could have on anyone's life, not just mine. **What if the person you were writing those comments to was in the middle of a crisis in their life, maybe feeling like they are nothing and that this world has nothing to offer them so why live?(this is in no way how I feel, I am only making an instance that might get you to think twice before treating people the way you do or leaving comments anonymously not knowing what might come from them) How would you feel later if you read in the paper about something happening to that person and it was from your comment that topped it off? Could you live with yourself?
I have to stop this blog because I have 2 tests to study for and 2 classes left in the day, but I want to ask you to try as hard as you can, next time you think about leaving a comment on my blog again, to think if deep down in your heart you really think it does anyone any good to read your thoughts...I'm sorry you feel the way that you do and if you have an issue with me, dont be afraid to email me, khellums@yahoo.com or even call me. Because A. you are probably someone that I know or you know someone who knows me that could give you my cell number or my husband's number and B. This needs to stop. It is not healthy at all for you to hold in so much hatred for me or my husband and not try to do anything about it.
As for the rest of my readers....any words of wisdom, Godly advice or anything you would like to add...feel free.
Hope you all have a blessed day :)
Anonymous said...
could this post be any stupider? seriously, nobody gives a crap and we are all now dumber for having read it...you are awarded no points and may God have mercy on your soul.
July 13, 2008 2:01 PM
Anonymous said...
once again you are so stupid and the things you blog about make no sense. The reasons your love is based on are not anything of true worth or value. Oh and just because you put love in there a THOUSAND times doesn't make it any more true.
July 16, 2008 7:13 AM
This is for you, mr. or mrs. anonymous commenter,
Who are you? What do you want? Why do you continue to read my blogs if they only make you dumber? Do you not have anything better to do with your life than to tear me or my husband down? Why do you care so much about what I might have to say that you keep revisiting my blog? Why does it matter to you what I blog about? Isn't it my blog;therefore, I can write what I want? I am sorry you have such a hard time when it comes to my blogs and what might sound like a "sunday school" answer to you right now, is merely myself expressing my feelings towards you at the time. So, take it as you wish. I pray even now that as you are sitting and reading this that your day is filled with love and surrounded by those who care about you the most. I pray that God would bless you and show you His perfect plan He has made for your life, that wherever you are you would experience a peace that surpasses all understanding. I do love you, anonymous commenter, and however hard that might be for you to swallow, it is true. I ask that you would be strong today and not give in to the lies of satan and that God would bring His sovereign grace over you in all that you do. I do mean all that I am saying, as hard as it is to say to someone who has such ill feelings towards my husband and I, these are words of truth. I do realize though that you will not, at first, take it as truth, but I do pray that when you are alone that you think about the words that you have said and think about the impact it could have on anyone's life, not just mine. **What if the person you were writing those comments to was in the middle of a crisis in their life, maybe feeling like they are nothing and that this world has nothing to offer them so why live?(this is in no way how I feel, I am only making an instance that might get you to think twice before treating people the way you do or leaving comments anonymously not knowing what might come from them) How would you feel later if you read in the paper about something happening to that person and it was from your comment that topped it off? Could you live with yourself?
I have to stop this blog because I have 2 tests to study for and 2 classes left in the day, but I want to ask you to try as hard as you can, next time you think about leaving a comment on my blog again, to think if deep down in your heart you really think it does anyone any good to read your thoughts...I'm sorry you feel the way that you do and if you have an issue with me, dont be afraid to email me, khellums@yahoo.com or even call me. Because A. you are probably someone that I know or you know someone who knows me that could give you my cell number or my husband's number and B. This needs to stop. It is not healthy at all for you to hold in so much hatred for me or my husband and not try to do anything about it.
As for the rest of my readers....any words of wisdom, Godly advice or anything you would like to add...feel free.
Hope you all have a blessed day :)
Friday, July 11, 2008
!!!We WILL be TOGETHER for EVER!!!
For the love of my life
Just felt like blogging about how WONDERFUL my husband is and letting the world know how much i LOVE him!! I find love to be the most precious gift God has given us. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, its all about LOVE!!!! My love and I have been married for one year and four months yesterday...time sure flys when you're having FUN!! I love being married, I would not change it for the world. I loved our wedding, despite a few mishaps which are very much overlooked and mean nothing to us now. I love waking up next to my best friend every morning of my life. And not to mention praying together every night before we fall asleep is something I love more than anything. I love the way we are allowing God to lead us and just sitting back relaxing as much as possible although we are always on our toes.(I dont think that made too much sense...oh well). I love his kisses, hugs and all that jazz. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the man God has given to me to have and to hold for a lifetime!!!
I know I dont ever say it enough and I probably never will, but I do love my husband and appreciate all that he does for our family....HE IS THE BEST
p.s. for those of you who are disgusted by mushy love stuff, you probably should not have continued reading it, but I do pray that you have a love in your life or one day God sends you one so you can experience the true joys of love God has in mind for man and woman.
Just felt like blogging about how WONDERFUL my husband is and letting the world know how much i LOVE him!! I find love to be the most precious gift God has given us. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE, its all about LOVE!!!! My love and I have been married for one year and four months yesterday...time sure flys when you're having FUN!! I love being married, I would not change it for the world. I loved our wedding, despite a few mishaps which are very much overlooked and mean nothing to us now. I love waking up next to my best friend every morning of my life. And not to mention praying together every night before we fall asleep is something I love more than anything. I love the way we are allowing God to lead us and just sitting back relaxing as much as possible although we are always on our toes.(I dont think that made too much sense...oh well). I love his kisses, hugs and all that jazz. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the man God has given to me to have and to hold for a lifetime!!!
I know I dont ever say it enough and I probably never will, but I do love my husband and appreciate all that he does for our family....HE IS THE BEST
p.s. for those of you who are disgusted by mushy love stuff, you probably should not have continued reading it, but I do pray that you have a love in your life or one day God sends you one so you can experience the true joys of love God has in mind for man and woman.
Monday, July 7, 2008
time sure flys
OK, so that blog i told you to be looking for...well, keep looking, because i promise it will be coming. I have not had the time to really sit and gather all of the amazing thoughts that God has laid on my heart to share.
I do recommend you read my husband's blog, http://jhellums.blogspot.com to see how our wknd went, its quite hilarious. He is so much better at this blog thing than I am. I am so proud to be his wife. He even inspires me through his blogs and I pray he does the same for you.
I started summer session 2 today and Texas State University. I could never be happier. This session will be the end of my undergrad courses here at the good ol hill country, too bad those hills didn't help me out much. lol. (that was funny to me, sorry if you didn't get it). I am taking General Sciences 2, the lab that goes with it, and CI 4350(math methods). So far, so good...but i do look forward to August 7th when i am DONE!!!!!!!!! Yay for graduation in less than 165 days:)
Jeremy and I are out at Highland Lakes Camp this week doing sound and stuff for them, they all are such a blessing to us and we couldn't be happier than serving alongside of some of the most amazing, God-breathed people. This is the place where Jeremy and I met, those of you who know us you know the cupid story and all its bliss.
I pray you all have a blessed day and that God reveals something to you today in whatever it is you are doing. I will leave you with a few quotes I like from the book I am reading:
"The point of your life is to point to Him."-Francis Chan
"All that matters is the reality of who we are before God."-Francis Chan
"Friends, we need to stop living selfish lives, forgetful of our God. Our lives here are short, often unexpectedly so, and we can all stand to be reminded of it from time to time."-Francis Chan
I do recommend you read my husband's blog, http://jhellums.blogspot.com to see how our wknd went, its quite hilarious. He is so much better at this blog thing than I am. I am so proud to be his wife. He even inspires me through his blogs and I pray he does the same for you.
I started summer session 2 today and Texas State University. I could never be happier. This session will be the end of my undergrad courses here at the good ol hill country, too bad those hills didn't help me out much. lol. (that was funny to me, sorry if you didn't get it). I am taking General Sciences 2, the lab that goes with it, and CI 4350(math methods). So far, so good...but i do look forward to August 7th when i am DONE!!!!!!!!! Yay for graduation in less than 165 days:)
Jeremy and I are out at Highland Lakes Camp this week doing sound and stuff for them, they all are such a blessing to us and we couldn't be happier than serving alongside of some of the most amazing, God-breathed people. This is the place where Jeremy and I met, those of you who know us you know the cupid story and all its bliss.
I pray you all have a blessed day and that God reveals something to you today in whatever it is you are doing. I will leave you with a few quotes I like from the book I am reading:
"The point of your life is to point to Him."-Francis Chan
"All that matters is the reality of who we are before God."-Francis Chan
"Friends, we need to stop living selfish lives, forgetful of our God. Our lives here are short, often unexpectedly so, and we can all stand to be reminded of it from time to time."-Francis Chan
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