Thrive Conference 2017

So you may have seen my most recent post (before this one) of how I describe my introversion (is this a word sister?) and after having gone to the Thrive Women's conference in my back yard (literally!) I want to change that. The theme was audacious love, and audacious means to be bold and daring and I'm going to try very hard to not be so shy and quiet. I know that this won't change overnight, but I'm just so inspired, by my girl Lysa T (it's Terkherust, but that is so hard to spell, so whenever you see Lysa T you know who I'm talking about). I feel like God speaks to me through Lysa. She is going through a rough patch with her marriage and she was speaking from Genesis (and I was like "Really Lysa, Genesis-that's one of those every Easter, every Christmas kind of messages that most people know about, but she really talked about how that devil is so slithery and likes to bring us down and I'm starting to realize that this is very true for myself. I tend to be very hard on myself. I just started a new job and its been a rough transition. I need to listen to the Lord telling me that I am doing just fine and not listen to Satan telling me lies.

So I'm going to start telling Satan to just leave me alone.... outloud. I'll keep you updated. If Lysa's messages from this weekend make it onto youtube, I'll be sure to post them.

I was just realizing too how emotional I get right after the speaker issues a challenge at the end of their message and the bad comes out to play and then the speaker gets emotional and that sets me off EVERY SINGLE TIME, since I was a kid this has happened. And it still happens today. I think its the Holy Spirit truly convicting me. I used t think it was annoying, and would try to not cry, but now I'm just like "leave me a lone satan and let me cry!". And just a note to bring kleenex to the next one Kristin! LOL!

Hope you all have a beautiful rest of the weekend and let's have a great week! 

PS How crazy is it that Lysa T was in my hometown (and this is her second time in three years!!!) We're meant to be besties. My friend Lori and I saw her get in her get away car, and I wanted to say something or shake her hand, but I was too nervous. Of course! when she just said to be audacious, I couldn't do it. See-this might take a little time to put into practice! LOL!

this is me.....

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Happy Fall y'all!!!

Sorry I've been so bad about posting!! LOL-not much has changed!

The new job at Nystrom and Associates is getting better and I just love Fall! And the MN Twins are in the play offs!! EEKK! they play a one game do or die match against the Yankees of all teams (ugh, I just despise them!) and I hope they make it further! fingers crossed!

Also DWTS just started and its now officially the 2018 Olympics figure skating season! and all of the fun holidays and my birthday are almost here! YAH!

How are you?? please update me.... maybe you're better at it then I am!

last day at SCMG :(

So 06/22 was my last day at SCMG. So sad to have to say good bye to so many friends. It was tough. Karen got me some diet soda from the pharmacy (they didn’t have diet dew) so she said to embrace change, and I go “they didn’t have diet dew, did they?” and she responds with “nope!”. LOL! I’m gonna miss her!

I worked with Karen and Karla on my last day. I fed Suzanne’s fish Freddy (I better get updates on him from you Snuzzie!)

I said good bye to my call center girls upstairs (Patti, Shirley, and Heidi!) no tears-yah!

Then Dr. Donnelly and Dr. Mueller said good bye. KJD shook my chair while I was on the phone and I almost screamed. They were both so sweet. BBM even said he wanted to figure out a way to quarantine my desk so I had to stay. Dr. Tjaden was so sweet and said she wouldn’t allow me to leave. A couple days earlier she wouldn’t even sign a rep’s ipad unless I stayed. LOL! I’m gonna miss my doctors! Dr. Donnelly was so sweet since hearing that I was leaving he did everything he could think of to get me to stay including giving me sad eyes, telling me NAL was out of business. We have such great docs!

Even one of the nurses that I don’t get along with so well was sad, which kinda surprised me. Everyone on facebook was so nice to me too! It makes a person feel good.

Karen made sure that she was my last phone call, so that was funny!

My supervisor wanted to say good bye, but said that I could leave early, since it was slow, but she wanted to say good bye first, but she wasn’t anywhere to be found when I was told I could leave, so it was a bummer to miss her. Karen said later that our supervisor was so teary eyed, which made me sad.

All around it was a great last day. Sad to say good bye, but I’m so excited for new job at Nystrom and Associates that I start on Monday 06/26. Please pray! I get so nervous, excited, anxious, etc.

Happy belated May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day!)

May the force be with you... get it?? I'm totally a star wars nerd. Here are some awesome posts I found through the day...

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OH MY GOSH! What if Tessa and Scott (my favorite ice dancers) skate to a star wars program for the olympics next year?? I would FREAK out!

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and the Backstreet Boys as Star Wars Characters! Love Nick Carter as Princess Leia! If I ever have kids I want to plan to have them on May 4th and if I had twins (one girl and one boy!) what names would you guess I would pick?? LOL!!!!

May the 4th be with you, and also with you!! (isn't that like a church line???)

woah. this video made me really think.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6md638smQd8

I'm pretty terrible at witnessing- shy, quietness doesn't usually equal being a minister, but this makes me sad and really want to tell the world about my faith. Does anyone else struggle with this or is it just me???

Happy Easter!! He has risen, He has risen INDEED!!!

I love Easter! So great to celebrate the birth of our Risen Savior! we celebrated today as a family, I am so blessed that we are all Christians in our household.

The Easter bunny came and hid us kids gas giftcards, thanks Easter Bunny and mom and dad! LOL! we also celebrated my parents being married 37 years ago on 04.11. During the nap time portion of the day (we usually start with lunch, then hang out, naps and leave) we were asking mom about there wedding, like who was all in it and the ceremony details and how they met and dated. Even though I've heard most of it before, its still fun to hear how they met, dated, and got married.

We also played with Casey our dog (aka baby sister!) and just hung out, so fun!

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter and remember what Christ had to endure for our sins.

Please watch this video, its from a passion play that is a family favorite, love this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Q5rg4AhvI