Needing to be THANKFUL more

I have realized that I have been stressed a lot and not thankful for what God has given meet. Early this week at work in our daily announcements was this quote,

"Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about your JOYS" - Rita Schiano

This is so true, I have caught myself many of times just complaining or being ungrateful about the little things in life and getting emotional over things I should just let go. Such as people talking money from our checking, getting upset about our crib, and not really having family that supports us and is there for us during our pregnancy, this has been a huge one, not that family isn't happy for us, but that no one(other then my sister) asks how baby and I are doing or cares about any of our appointments or anything. But that's not the point of this post, that just makes me emotional. 

Point of post: Things I am thankful for(just a few!)

-- I am thankful for a healthy a good pregnancy. I have had no complications yet and am still sleeping good for the most part(waking up 1-2 times a night to go to the bathroom!) I can still get up and down from the ground pretty good and I still have quite a bit of energy. 

-- I am thankful for my amazing husband. So might say he is lazy or doesn't like to do stuff, but who isn't, at the end of the day he does everything he can to make me happy. I'm not sure the last time I cooked or did laundry because he does it all. And it's not always about the big things but just the emotional support I have from him. 

-- I am thankful for my sister, for caring about our pregnancy and being there for us. 

-- I am thankful for our friends who are there that support us as well and care about what is going on in our life. But especially Nicole, who I can call and talk to anytime, if it wasn't for her some of my emotional mornings would have turned into the whole day! She always has the perfect thing to say!

-- I am thankful for everything God has given us, our house and car, money to make it by even though sometimes it seems really hard and we aren't going to make it. I have realized that God doesn't throw anything at us that he can't get us through. 

-- I am thankful for my job, even though I am done in 2 weeks I am happy I have met the people I work with. It has been a big stress but God WILL get us through it and I just have to keep telling myself that.

Prayers being answered!

1. Last Monday 3/11/13

We had our tax appointment and got good news back that we got enough back to pay off most of our unpaid bills!! It was so awesome to hear that and that we didn't have to pay in! :) 

2. Last Thursday 3/14/13

We bought our first big buy together!! We bought a 2004 Ford Taurus! I love it and it was in our price range with the perfect amount of miles! God was looking down on us!

3. Today 3/18/13

My first day of my new job! Today I started at US Bank! I have been praying for a new job for a little bit now and wasn't just going to take any job! I am now working in Data Entry as a Documentation Coordinator! I love it! It was a great day! Lots of information to take in being it was the first day but I really like this job! :)) 

God has surely blessed us this past week! It is just a reminder that just because he doesn't answer your prayers right away doesn't mean he isn't going to in the future you just have to have faith and patience! 

Circle Your Prayers

Yesterday in church, Pastor Grant told us to "Circle your life in prayer for God to Change" - they started to do this at the beginning of the month but I was either at children's church, or at Matt's parents - the goal was to write things down that you wanted God to change in your life and to watch throughout the month God work miracles. So I have wrote a couple down:

~ Cope with wedding - I pray that God can help me cope with how our wedding went and just be happy about it. Not be sad or mad about things that didn't happen. It has been 5 1/2 months and I still cry almost daily about things. This is a big topic at my next therapy session since we are getting the "bigger" things under control now.

~ Figure out daycare - I just pray that God will show me a way and answer about if daycare is my thing to do. In the past week I am believing God is working his ways. Will explain more at the end of the month!

~ Good/Healthy Pregnancy - I pray that my pregnancy will continue to be good and healthy. That our next appointment at the end of the month the baby will be healthy and growing good!

~ Family - Nothing hurts more then being torn in half between your own family, having to make decisions to make everyone happy. I just pray that God can mend our family back together. Matt and I are starting a family of our own and I just want nothing more then having our family back together.

~ Stress Free Month - I just pray God can ease my mind this month. That I not get worked up over little things or worry about money or anything that I just believe in him and trust in him. So far it's going good!

~ Emotions - I pray that I can keep my emotions under control. All my mind does is run run run...I just need a break sometimes. I cry over the littlest things and it's not even stress or fights it's just looking back into the past or little things said to me.

--I am so thankful for my therapist though. She really helps a lot and I am starting to do more things around the house to help Matt out. I really take him for granted some days. He does so much for me and my daycare. I just wish everyone could see how much he brutally does! --

NYC/PA

MATT AND I got to go to NYC for Thanksgiving! I am so thankful that he was able to come with! On our way to Omaha on Wed. night our car broke down in Sioux Falls. Thankfully God was watching over us and Tires Plus was a huge help and helped us out! We flew into Newark on Thursday(11/22) and my dad picked us up and brought us to my cousin Kay's house! We had Thanksgiving Dinner and just relaxed!! Friday we woke up and took the train(LIRR) into the city! We took a taxi to Rockefeller Center since Matt was not feeling the best. We first hit up Rockefeller Center to go to Top of the Rock. It was a beautiful site to see the skyline of NYC! After that we went to Grand Central Station-had to see it! Then we walked to the UN Building, Matt really liked this stop! We then went to Time Square because it was getting dark, it was awesome to see all the shops lite up! So pretty! Then we did the NBC Studios Tour which was a blast! We had an awesome day! Saturday we were going to go to the World Trade Center Memorial but Matt's fever got worse 103.1F. We tried to get him to go to urgent care but when we got there, there was quite a line and he didn't want to wait. So we started our 6hr drive to PA. 

Sunday we went to Grammy for the afternoon to watch football, take naps, and have a nice family dinner. After dinner we play the famous game of Dutch Blitz! It was so nice to be around family again! Monday we started our 6hr journey back to NJ stopping at Rita's in Belfonte and got to see the whole Purnell family! Monday we went to the mall to see dad at work and ate at The Cheesecake Factory after. It was very good. Tuesday we were suppose to fly out but our flight got cancelled so we had breakfast at IHOP then dad went to work so we just hung out and watched tv all day at the hotel! We then took him for supper at Longhorn Stakehouse. We were able to get on our flight on Wednesday morning and make the long drive home! We were in cars a lot! 

All in all it was a great vacation!

 Line up of taxis 

 Radio City at Rockefeller Center

 Matt & I at Top of the Rock

 Empire State Building!

 Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center

Central Park

 Grand Central Station

 He was such a good sport!

 UN Building

 Outside of the UN Building

 The flags at the UN

 Time Square

 He is such an amazing husband!

Where the ball drops! 

..Praise God!..

These last two weeks have been the best weeks in a long time for Matt & I. We have so much going the way we want it to right now we are just so thankful! We have got to have lots of family time and will have more this weekend! I just can not stop praising God for everything he has done for us. Prayers are getting answered. Last week I bought a ticket to see some friends in Denver,15 days away! && in 28 days we get to go to NYC to visit my dad then drive down to PA to see my mom and the rest of the family! So grateful! 

Sometimes things might not seem like they are going the way you want them to, but just give it time and pray! God does answer prayers!! 

Also, we love the Church we are going to and that helps a lot! We aren't just going to Church to say we are going, we love the worship and message, growing with God and each other. And I am now teaching Children's Church every other week! I find it really important everyone finds a Church they feel comfortable in and has the same beliefs, something where you are LOVING going and not dreading it, and WORSHIPING God, not just a Church that works for them. --Everything you have, God has provided for you, praise him for that!--