Feeling 32

Ok so I had some fun and changed some of the lyrics to
Taylor Swift's "22." Here ya go:

It feels like a perfect night not to get dressed, forget blisters.
And avoid those exes ah, ah, ah
It feels like a perfect night to moisturize before midnight.

Yeah, we're employed, stable, insured and lonely
at the same time.
It's age-appropriate and magical, oh yeah.
Tonight's the night when I finish my work project
before deadline. It's time.

Uh oh!
I don't know about you.
But I'm feeling 32.

Everything will be alright. 
I made some stew.
You don't remember me?
We went to the same high school.

Everything will be alright.
If we just keep Pinteresting like
we're 32

My Spiritual Desert

Jesus said to her, “You do not know what God has to give. You
do not know Who said to you, ‘Give Me a drink.’ If you knew,
you would have asked Him. He would have given you living
water.”
-John 4:10

I feel like I'm in a spiritual desert. And I've been here for
a while. Dry and worn out. Sometimes I feel lost with no
direction or guidance. But I am encouraged I will find
a babbling brook and drink of His eternal waters again.
He will renew and strengthen my spirit.

I think God wants us experience a season in the desert
so we can thirst for Him. Lord I long for you.

Heart Attack!

Why is Christianity Losing in America?

As we all know atheism is on the rise in American and the cultural influence
of the Church is clearly waning.

I thought I would put together a quick list of why I believe this is so.

1) The Sexual Revolution. Once sexual mores went out the window
so did religion. Religion has regulations about sex and if you want live
in a society that has few limits on sex you must live in a religion-free
society. Ross Douthat writes about this in his book Bad Religion.

2) Family Breakdown. Mary Eberstadt argues in How the West Really
Lost God that "In a way that hasn’t been well understood so far, it appears
that the great jigsaw puzzle of secularization has been missing a critical piece.
Religious vibrancy and family vibrancy go hand in hand."

Funny how this is related to number 1. The sexual revolution said you don't
have to be marry to have sex and you can sleep with any consenting adult. 
Well the problem is that you might end up having a child without that stable
family structure.

3) Feminization of American culture. If you step into church today
most likely the pews are filled with women. I've noticed that many
churches are geared to women. They have sentimental and
emotional sermons. Preachers often cry. I can see why churches
would gear their churches to women, since more and more women
are the head of their households. (See number 2).

The problem is that it's isolating 50 percent of the population! You are
going to lose influence when 50 percent of the population can't
relate to you.

4) Materialism. Americans like their new iPhones, cars, big screen
televisions. Well that takes money. So that means you might need
to take a job that has long or odd hours.....like working Sunday morning.
I don't know how often I've heard...."Yeah, I can't go to church
or bible study because of work." Work is noble but not when it is
getting in a way of your spiritual life.

These are a few things that are causing the eroding influence of
Christianity in America. Tell me what you think. Do you have
any other theories?

Letter To My Future Husband

I wrote this for my future husband. Writing this gave me hope

To My Soul mate,

I love you dearly. You are my best friend. I love the man of God you 
are. I love your heart for God. I cherish seeing you continually grow in
your faith. You have such a servant's heart. You never cease to 
amaze me. I've never met a more good-natured person than you.
You are a man of great character.

You know your priorities. You put God first. I love sitting
beside you at church. I love reading the Bible with you.
I love praying with you. I know I can trust you with my heart.

You are a wonderful protector and provider for our family.
I feel safe with you. Your unselfishness does not go unnoticed.

Our deep friendship took a while to take root but it's sturdy and
strong. Nothing of value in life is easy or quick. I pray for you
everyday.

Neither of us are perfect human beings. Thanks for giving
me room to mess up sometimes and forgiving me.

You are so funny. We have inside jokes that only you and I get.
You lift my spirits.

I waited so long for a man like you. The heartaches, rejection,
lonely nights and tears were all worth it in the end. I found
you. You were worth the wait.

Fashion Tips for Petite Women

I'm in my thirties but I feel like I just learned how to dress for
my petite body. I feel like I spent most of my teenage years
and early twenties wearing ill-fitted clothing. I learned some
tips that I thought I would share that can help other petite women.

1) Shop at the petite section! I know this sounds obvious but
for years I was embarrassed to shop at the petite section. I guess
I wanted to shop where everyone else does. Also, whenever
I would pass the petite section it seemed like clothing for much
older women. Some department stores do have petite sections
that leave much to desire but not all. Take the time to see which
places have styles that suit you. I must say Macy's has an incredible
section for petite women. I don't have to alter their pants. Their
blouses fall at all the right places.

2) Alterations. My mom hems up my pants for me. I've also taken
some of my pants to get altered. It makes such an difference. I
would spend so much time rolling up my pants!

3) No heels with thick straps. As much as I think heels with
thick straps are lovely, they seem to shorten me. They cut off
my legs right where I need to be lengthened!

4) No Zooey Deschanel dresses. 




















Ms. Deschanel is known for her girly style. It's super cute and feminine.
It looks wonderful on her. My petite size already has people thinking
she looks so young.....I don't need my clothes have people saying "Wow!
She looks 12!"  I love dresses but I just don't wear anything too frilly.














5) No bulky jackets. Bulky jackets overpower someone with a petite
frame. I avoid long jackets altogether.

6) Avoid skinny jeans. I have seen some petite women who have looked
great in skinny jeans. I tend to avoid them. They shorten me.

I thought I would leave with you some petite Hollywood starlets who are
extremely fashionable. You know these petite women have professional
stylists so it wouldn't hurt to take a look at how they dress their small frames.

Hayden Panettiere

Eva Longoria

Jada Pinkett Smith

That Kind of Love

It's unrequited love that cuts deep.
It's that kind of love that makes you
lose sleep.
It's the person you want to care that
doesn't which stings.
A love that is but a dream.

Staying Chaste

We live in a society where sex is not a big deal. Everyone does it! In fact, we

just re-elected a president that promised college women free birth control 

because it's a right or something. Well, it is in this environment that I'm not

afraid to say I'm a virgin and plan to stay so until married.

Many people may say the thought of not having pre-marital sex is quaint

and outdated. But in a country where divorce and STD's are rampant, 

quaint and outdated sounds perfectly fine with me. 

Others will argue that sex is part of human nature. Actually, I agree with

them. I, too, believe that sex is part of our human nature. However, I 

believe the Christian life is about disciplining yourself in order to get closer

to God. Reading the Bible on a regular basis is about discipline. Fasting 

is about discipline. It takes incredible discipline not to give into your desires.

God wants us to remain focus on Him and sex is one of those things that

can take our focus off Him. 

I made a commitment to God that I would wait till marriage to have

sex and I'm sticking by it. And I must confess my dating pool diminishes

because I've made this decision. But I've noticed it also weeds out the

jerks and unnecessary hurt. 

I would also like to say that I no longer romanticize waiting. It is what it

is. I think the union between a man and woman is sacred. But I no longer 

have the fairy tale image of waiting for Prince Charming. Now it's more

like having a vision from God of starting a family and completing God's

will together, as a union.

I don't want others who haven't made the same choice as I have to feel

judged. There is forgiveness and mercy. 

Quick Fixes

I'm tired of hearing politicians talk like they can fix the economy
or saying they "created" jobs. Government doesn't have control
over the economy. Government doesn't create jobs.

Sorry Republicans but President Obama is not the reason why
our economy is in the toilet. Sorry Democrats it's not all Bush's
fault. We have a free market economy. That means sometimes
it's soaring and sometimes it sinks. We shouldn't be looking
to Washington for help. We shouldn't be looking to a president
to fix it. That's not their job. We should blame Washington
for all the debt our government is  accruing. But for high
unemployment? No.

I find it especially troubling to hear this language from conservatives
and Republicans. We are suppose to love the free market!
If you are blaming Obama for the economy implicit in that charge
is the assumption he should do more. I don't want him to do more!
I want to let the free market do what it does. What do you want
Obama to do to "create" jobs? Take over our economy and give
everyone a government job? Um, I believe that's Communism.

I know what conservatives will say: We are not saying government
has control of the economy but that government can set the
tax and regulatory environment. Ok, but that's not what it
sounds like to me. When I hear Romney promising he's going
to fix the economy and get Americans working again, it annoys
me. That's not the job of the president of the United States. Or 
at least it shouldn't be. I've read the U.S. Constitution several
times and no where does it say that federal government has
the responsibility to fix unemployment.


I think the federal government has two major responsibilities: 
providing for national defense (and tax us so we have national
military) and securing our liberty.  Anything else is superfluous. 

Dirrty Girl Gets Offended at Dirty Word

It absolutely riles me when cultural leftists show their hypocrisy.
Last night on NBC's Voice Christina Aguilera was offended that
one of the contestants sang Jay Z's "99 Problems." The song has
the b-word. You heard me right.  Ms. Christina "Dirrrty" Aguilera
was offended by a Jay Z song.

I have seen and read several of Ms. Aguilera's interviews throughout
the years. She considers herself a feminist so I'm assuming that's
the perspective she's coming from. This is where her type of
feminism doesn't make ANY sense to me.  She obviously has no
problem with women demeaning themselves by making themselves
sex objects by dancing around wearing very little. She's done it
several times! However, how dare a guy sing a song that has
the b-word in it!

Frankly, I find her encouraging other women to live such an immodest
lifestyle just as offensive Jay Z's song. Let me give you a clue,
Ms. Aguilera: Men using the "b-word" isn't what is oppressing women.
Single mothers today are much more likely to live in poverty not
because men are going around using the b-word. They are living
in poverty because they've bought into the lifestyle YOU sale.
The lifestyle that says go around showing off your booty and sleep
with whoever you want. Now that's truly dirrrrty.