"mom" hug

i realized this morning that i am in desperate need of a "mom" hug. lots of things have happened over the past couple of months and i just need to snuggle in to my mama and have a good cry. there is nothing like a good squeeze from your mama. so mom if you are reading this (which i know you are since you emailed me telling me to add stuff to my blog) get ready because i am going require a lot of "mom" hugs when i am home. 

I see you....

...so i finally went to the eye doctor last week...i haven't been to the eye doctor for a while because of a variety of reasons and the glasses and contacts i have been wearing are OLD and my mom has been harassing me for a LONG time to get my eyes checked. so to make my mama happy i made an appointment with an eye doctor who volunteers at grace and went and saw him last week...

since seeing him i have spent a LOT of money and i have had to wear my glasses for a week and have to wear them for another week...i want to say right now i HATE  dislike strongly wearing my glasses. i feel really self conscious in them. they make my eyes look big and like i said before they are old. 

at first i was upset because of all the money that i was spending and i was frustrated that i had to wear my glasses...after "living" in these emotions for a little bit i stopped myself and said a prayer of thanks to God because i have been saving money for this expense and i had to stop and say to myself there are a lot worse things in the world than having to wear silly old glasses. i feel silly saying all this but this has been a really big deal for me.

ultimately i had to come to the conclusion that my glasses DON'T define me. just because i am wearing them doesn't mean i'm a different katie. i'm the same loud crazy girl whether i am wearing glasses or not. 

psalm 139:14

i praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made your works are wonderful i know that full well.

love...love...love

jackson avery

zoey isabelle


...i love these two little ones more than you can imagine and it kills me that they are so far away....

jackson and zoey...
you two make me smile all the time and i can't wait to see the individuals you grow up to be...i pray that you grow up to love the Lord and make Him the center of your lives. i love you!!!
love...aunt kiki

...buh-bye...

...this past week i said good-bye to my first job as a nurse at winter park emergency room....next up....grace medical home....my dream job...thank you Lord for remembering my dreams when i forget...

...He HEARS me...

i finally started a blog. i never thought i could do this. i don't consider myself creative and i have always thought people who had blogs were creative. so here it goes...

the name for my blog was inspired by psalm 5:3...if i am going to be honest i have often felt like my life has been a waiting game even though i know it is not...i know it is not very "christian" to feel this way, but i am just being honest... there have also been times in my life when i have felt like the Lord wasn't listening or He couldn't hear my prayers...when i read this verse i realized that i am HEARD by the Lord...HE is listening and He HEARS me...now that i have realized this truth i can in confidence bring my requests before the Lord knowing He hears me and is going to do great things...

so here is the beginning of my blog and who knows what will come of this. one thing i do know...i am waiting in expectation daily for what God is going to do in my life...