Just because

I have been blessed to start a new job!!! I am now the ONLY Intermediate Social Studies Specialist in Klein ISD.

I am learning so much. I am able to help other teachers excel as I did when I was in the classroom.

After my first full week I was able to workout 5 out if the 7 days this week and enjoy a nice happy hour.

City life is living up!!!

Week 3 & 4: Family & Family Member

My family is very important to me and at times I forget to be grateful for their love , support and just plain existence. (I'm missing my twin & brother & 4 more nieces and nephews in the picture above). My family has been important to me for as far as I can remember.  (Yep, that's me standing up)

Now being a twin instills the importance if family more than anything....I think since inception.....

Me and my twin

This girl has been my ace since the beginning and despite our constant arguments I am grateful for her desire to want to do better.

I'm truly grateful to still have all of my immediate family members living and breathing no matter how much they bother me.

Now as for one family member I am truly grateful.....I have to say our matriarch.

My mother is truly my best friend. My grateful because we times get hard and you feel like there is no where to turn, she reminds you that you should have gotten on your knees and prayed from the beginning. Then she let's you know it's not to late and you can do it. I'm so grateful for this woman of GOD! (isn't she so beautiful!!!)

Week 2: Gratitude Challege- Spouse/Significant Other

I thought this would be the easiest entry, especially since that spot is looking a little bleek. I decided to take a different approach, embracing what spouse/significant other GOD is preparing me for.

I'm grateful for GOD allowing me to go through heartache and pain because it allowed to see and know what I don't want or need in a spouse. I am grateful for the crying nights because those tears allowed me to see that I was worth more than my circumstance. I am thankful for the times of doubt because it allowed me to see know that I wanted someone who had a stable and strong relationship with Christ.

Lord, I am thankful for this period of singleness preparing me for the person you have just for me.

Week 1: Gratitude challenge

I was suppose to blog yesterday about my purpose for all of this but I was trying to remind myself why I thought this was such a good idea. I decided to do this challenge for several reasons.

1.  I take a lot of things for granted and don't realize that maybe just maybe I need to take the time and appreciate what I do have. So with the guidelines set for the challenge I will be able weekly to focus on those things.

2. I have a hard time following through!!! Blogging about this and telling a few people about it, will help me to hopeful finish this 52 week challenge. If I can finish then maybe can try one of the money saving ones or even a fitness one. Who knows.

3. It seemed it would be fun! I have always wanted to blog. I can be pretty entertaining, or so I've told. I want to chronicle my adventures this year. I have been in the big city now for year and half and I am finally trying to set my life here. I'm sure I will have something to share in this journey.

So I think that is pretty much it. I will blog on time for week 2..... It's about my significant other :-/ .

I am so excited to start blogging. There is so much I have on my mind and I am excited to have a place to share it.


So I am starting many journeys this year.


* Spiritual Journey~ understanding my purpose and what GOD has in store for me
* Fitness journey (operation 10 is in full effect)
* Self fulfillment ~ finally accepting me for me!!
* Career Journey~ more to come about this soon. :-)


I am also taking on a big challenge.

I am happy about this because it will allow me to dig deeper and truly understand that I have so much to be grateful despite the times when I feel I have nothing positive going on.



I will to blog each week on Saturday afternoons. So I will blog for the challenge on Saturday's of every week and hopefully for anything else that crosses my mind at least once a week.


I hope you enjoy reading about my simple small town life turning into a FAB LIFE in the big city for 2016!!