Hard Times

Last week I got bitten by a spider (we think it was a spider). I got bitten on the top of my foot. I have been in pain and itching since then. I have talked to several doctors and they have no clue what to do about my foot. Just this week the rash started to cover my whole foot and is starting to run up my leg.  I have not had one inch of relief since this has started. Laying here tonight trying to think how I am going to get some relief I started to think about my family. We have been through so much lately. My mom lost her job that she has been working at for 10 years now, we moved to Winfield, (very sad for my mom) we lost a dear sweet lady (my great aunt) who I think about every day, my brother broke his foot and had to overcome a lot of obstacles at work and home, I was told I could not wear contacts anymore due to red blood cells in my eyes, Lane my sister in law lost her job that she LOVED, and now this mystery on my foot.

I am not doing this blog for pity I am actually doing this blog to brag a little because with all this stuff happening to me and my family we are still standing and standing STORNG I might add.

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.

I saw this youtube tonight and thought it would go so well with this blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFOyzW5h5cM&feature=related

Relying On God More

This Sunday I was seating in church and I was thinking about all the problems in my life and how in the world I was going fix them. Well, the preacher was talk about Christian life, he said just because you are a Christian does not mean you will never have hard ships and what makes Christians different is that we rely on God. There is was folks it felt like the preacher was talking just to me. We find ourselves trying to make everything happen for us and not praying more to Jesus to help us through it.  


So get up and tell God, “Good morning. Please stay with me today.” Tell Him anything else that is on your mind. When you go to bed at night, tell Him, “Good night. Thanks for being with me today.” Tell Him anything you need to unload before going to sleep. Talk with Him while you go through your day. Share what you are about to do. Ask Him to help with the decisions you are about to make. Follow-up with thanks for blessings that occur and etc.


1 Thessalonians 5:18 says we should give thanks in every circumstance. No doubt, this is part of walking in God’s presence, but it is so important that I want to give it its own special recognition.


According to 2 Corinthians 12:10, we are only strong when we are weak. Only when we recognize we can’t win will we truly give ourselves over to God and let Him win the victories through us.

Happy 2012!!

On December 31, 2010 Zach and I was going over our year that we had together. Before it became midnight we started a tradition that we are going to try to uphold every year.

1.    Tell each other one good thing about the year of 2011

2.    We are going to come up with something we want to accomplish before the year ends of 2012

Zach and I are so bless to have such a wonderful family and friends and I believe to be so blessed to have Zach Nix as my husband. The year of 2011, was not the best year for Zach and I, don’t get me wrong we should have nothing to complain about. We have a great family and friends and they are all healthy but Zach and I felt like the year of 2011 past by us like a world wind.


Like some people know Zach and I live right in front of my parents in a very small house. (one bedroom) I am so grateful to my parents for letting us redone my great grandmothers house but it is just in the wrong location for us and we can’t grow in it. Zach has to drive a least 35 mins to his job everyday so he leaves the house at 6:45 am and then after school he coaches a sport (basketball, baseball, and football) he gets to come home all most every night around 10:30pm not leaving me and him anytime because I am in bed, I have to work the next day.

Zach and I are going to try to make this year count. We have so many things we want to accomplish this year. We are trying to WAIT on God plans so we are hoping this year is the year for us. We are using the bible verses to direct our 2012 year.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Hebrews 11:1

God Bless the USA

So, this week Zach and I have been so busy, We have had basketball almost every night and Zach has been enjoying his time off by hunting every extra minute he has.  I have been working like always and trying to clean up from Christmas and also trying to get over this nasty cold that I have. But through all of the craziness, I and some of my friends found time to go out to eat and sing some karaoke with our friend Caci. We have miss Caci so much, I am so glad she go to come home for Christmas.  Caci is a Marine and is station in California, I am so proud to call her my friend and so thankful for her to serve our country and so proud of her! I will miss you Caci and STAY SAFE!!

  Back in High School
Jessica, Annah, Me, Coach Smith, Molly, Caci, Kim and Katie. One of the best days of our lifes!

        Caci, Me and Molly

Back in High School Caci, Molly,Katie,Annah,Kim and Me

College Softball. Me and Caci

Go go Go!! and Merry Christmas!!

WoW!! December if fling by here at the Nix’s house. Zach and I have been so busy with work, basketball, and trying to fit all the Christmas parties in. We have four down and three more to go. I am so grateful to have a big family but when it comes to Christmas time, I don’t feel like I spend enough time with because we are always on the GO!  Zach And I have promise each other through all these crazy go go go that we will cherish the moment that we get with our family and remember what Christmas is all about JESUS CHIRT!

Mine and Zach Tree in the Living Room

  

Seeing Life Through A New Len

SOO…I got a new camera this week and have been taking picture since the moment I got it. I love it. Of course Zach is already tried of me taking pictures lol!!

Me (Indian) and my Zach (Cowboy)

Ashley and I made our costumes; I think we did a great job!

Everybody looked great!

Natalie and I pumpkins

Our New Family Member :)

God has a sense of humor! J



Sunday's at my house is going to church, eating at my granny’s, lying around, napping, and playing outside. While this Sunday on October 2, started off being like every other Sunday until, me and my sister in law Lane took Allie Beth outside to ride in her brand new red wooden wagon.



Let me start you off by telling you how much my sweet niece Allie Beth LOVES going outside playing with the dogs, donkeys and horses. Before Allie Beth could really start talking she could say the horse name, she has loved animals from day one.



Anyways, so here we all go walking up and down the drive way pushing Allie. Allie of course wanted to see the donkeys and horses. We start walking to the horses; lane and I notice some kind of animal laying beside one of our donkeys.  Lane said I wonder what that is laying beside the donkey and I said maybe that is Mallie (our lab). I started looking around me and I said no it can’t be Mallie she was standing right behind me. Lane and I started calling the donkey and once we did the unknown animal stood up and we both looked at each other with eyes WIDE open saying “omgOSH!!!! We have a BABY DONKEY!!!” We could not help to start laugh and trying to actually get my family to come out and see it because they thought we were lying.  



We are all so happy about our new addition to the family. Allie Beth gets to name the new baby donkey and so far she has been calling it Happy. I don’t’ know for sure if the name will be Happy  forever because if you don’t know by now Allie Beth walks the moon around here and she can change it as many times as she wants lol!!    I love my sweet niece.  GOD is sooo Good!!



Sooo here is our sweet new addition…. J