My Favorite Spot

My favorite spot in my apartment is the right side of my couch. Weird? Maybe! Let me tell you why...

The right side of my couch is where I sit in the mornings with my coffee and my Jesus. This is where I sit with my Bible, my praise music, my journal, my colored pens, and my scripture memory. I love my times here in the morning. I love sitting here and reading chapters and chapters of God's Word. I love writing in my prayer journal and pouring my heart out to Jesus. I get up from the right side of the couch and I am refreshed and ready for the day. Thank you Jesus for meeting me each morning!!!

Love Languages

Have you heard of Love Languages? I'll give a brief explanation in case you haven't. There are 5 Love Languages:

1-Physical Touch

2-Quality Time

3-Words of Affirmation

4-Receiving Gifts

5-Acts of Service

Most people feel loved/receive love in 1-2 different ways and they give love/make others feel loved in 1-2 ways. 

My receiving languages are Physical Touch and Quality Time (that may or may not be why they're first on the list/easiest for me to remember). I don't really know what my giving languages are but I think they're a combo of 3,4,&5 on the list. Yes...weird. I love to be hugged and have quality time with people - that's how I feel close. But...I think I show people love by affirming them or doing something for them or giving them things. Anywho, I've been SO SO SO busy and out of town recently, that I don't feel very close to some of my friends. Because, I haven't had ANY quality time with ANY one. This past weekend, I had great fun and quality time with staff friends and I'll have more this weekend!!! But, I haven't had any time with 501 friends in the past month and I just miss them. It's sad! I see them once a week but that is not enough q.t. for me! I'm excited for this summer when things are a little more calm and I can get some great  hang out time with my 501 gals.

I've known my Love Languages for a while but the older I get, the more I realize the truth behind them and the importance they play in relationships. I legitimately feel disconnected from so many friends if I don't get consistent quality time with them.

What are your love languages?

ps-You can find more information about Love Languages at www.5lovelanguages.com or read the book by Dr. Gary Chapman.

pps-I'm just writing about my personal thoughts - I have not read the book and I'm not being asked to write this by the author or anything. He def does not even know I exist!

Weekend Recap

This past weekend I got to go to Fayetteville for work! I love going up there and getting to see so many precious friends!! Friday night, I went out to eat with a group of our new staff. Then, we headed to a short session of training. When that was over, it was time to have fun! A few of us headed to a coffee shop across the street while the others started their Scavenger Hunt. Then, Hayley and Taylor joined me at the coffee shop and we got to catch up on life! Oh, how I LOVE that couple and can't wait for their sweet wedding! Saturday started (after 4 hours of sleep) with slipping on a HUGE patch of ice in the Kappa parking lot. If you don't already know this about me, I'm extremely clumsy, and it's never on purpose. I just did not see this ice patch. But, I did feel it. Without even a warning, I was flat on my back with my feet in the air, laughing hysterically. (I have to laugh at myself when this stuff happens, otherwise, I'd just live my life crying!) So, we had a day full of trainings then I headed  back to c-way. I unloaded at the office, went to the grocery store, then headed home to relax. I took a short bath to relax my sore back muscles, convinced I'd wake up Sunday barely able to move.

I let Sunday be my day off since I worked in Fay. I needed some rest since I'd been sick the week before and still not 100%. I slept in and was surprised to be able to move when I woke up! haha. The ice didn't defeat me this time! :) I literally just laid around watching The Office, reading book 2 of The Hunger Games (Catching Fire), cooked dinner, went for a walk, and took a couple short naps ;) It was such a nice day! My dinner turned out delicious. I made a Greek style pizza - some olive oil for the base, Cavendar's Greek seasoning, tomatoes, spinach leaves, mushrooms, feta, and some mozz cheese. Yum!

my new motivation for working out ;)

Yesterday was a nice, calm day too. I enjoyed seeing the snow outside while I was inside my apt spending time in prayer for friends, family, ministry, and supporters and reading books and spending time in the Word. I love days when I get some extra time to devote to growing in my relationship with Christ! How sweet it is!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and were able to stay warm!