Monday, July 27, 2009
Praying for Stellan
Friday, July 24, 2009
Lately
Inspired by this blog.
This is me.
I am not blue.
I'm happy
Quite happy.
I promise!!
Wanted to share what's new.
What's old.
And what's going on.
Lately, I have been....
... smiling all the time.
... making lots of friends.
... studying His word.
... living in sundresses.
... soaking up the beautiful weather.
... wanting to take a mini va-ca to the beach.
... decorating.
... playing with green silly putty
... seeing Transformers 1&2
... praying for a sign.
... waking up.. happy.
... small grouping it.
... buying Jonny Diaz's cd... and falling in love with track 3.
... discovering more of my city.
... easing into life in a new house.
... convincing people there cookin is not bad at all.
... cookin home grown veggies.
... being spoiled.
... lovin' it.
...getting little sleeeeeep.
... stopped worrying.
... wearing no makeup.
... hoping a new camera is in my near future.
... sittin outside enjoying all the new sounds of my big big backyard.
... Working hard at GPS.
... gratitude.
... persistence.
... SURRENDER!
... waiting for the weekend to finally start!
This is me.
I am not blue.
I'm happy
Quite happy.
I promise!!
Wanted to share what's new.
What's old.
And what's going on.
Lately, I have been....
... smiling all the time.
... making lots of friends.
... studying His word.
... living in sundresses.
... soaking up the beautiful weather.
... wanting to take a mini va-ca to the beach.
... decorating.
... playing with green silly putty
... seeing Transformers 1&2
... praying for a sign.
... waking up.. happy.
... small grouping it.
... buying Jonny Diaz's cd... and falling in love with track 3.
... discovering more of my city.
... easing into life in a new house.
... convincing people there cookin is not bad at all.
... cookin home grown veggies.
... being spoiled.
... lovin' it.
...getting little sleeeeeep.
... stopped worrying.
... wearing no makeup.
... hoping a new camera is in my near future.
... sittin outside enjoying all the new sounds of my big big backyard.
... Working hard at GPS.
... gratitude.
... persistence.
... SURRENDER!
... waiting for the weekend to finally start!
What have you all been up to Lately?
love...LOVE...Love
KK
Monday, July 20, 2009
50 Random Things
Jenn Gundy, who has ran away to Michigan and abandoned all her loving friends here in GA, posted this "50 Random Things" last night and since some of them gave me a little laugh I decided to fill it out myself. It's a post of no importance except to say "hey! look what silly things I've been up to :)"
Please keep on reading if you feel so inclined!
Sharing Today at 5:42pm
1. What color is your toothbrush?Aqua Blue and Royal Blue
2. Name one person who made you smile today. Sara, even though it was thru the phone!
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? RUnning Late
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Driving Home
5. What is your favorite candy? Twix and Sour Patch kids!!
6. Have you ever been to a strip club? i plead the 5th
7. What is the last thing you said aloud."Hi!" to visitors in the hallway
8. What is your favorite ice cream? Oreo or Turtle
9. What was the last thing you had to drink? Coke from Zaxby's
10. Do you like your wallet? yeah.. I guess. Its' pink n brown
11. What was the last thing you ate? Zaxby's Club w/ hot honey mustard
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Not yet.. but I'm makin a trip to V.S. tonite to see Kelly!
13. The last sporting event you watched? no idea
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? Kettle Corn. mmm, luv the sweetness
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? Mi amigo
16. Ever go camping? Love it
17. Do you take vitamins daily? definitely not
18. Do you go to church every Sunday? Try very hard to!
19. Do you have a tan? I have freckles........no tan :P
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?YES!!!!
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? Except if its in a can!
22. What did your last text message say? " ;) "
23. What are you doing tomorrow? Tuesday??? No plans yet! Sure somethin will come up! Oh! Prayin for Ginnybean that the GRE goes great!
**WHY is there no 24?!** Substitute question: What's your least favorite Skittles flavor? The purple-- Ick!
25. Look to your left, what do you see?Printed out quotes, Telephone and tape dispenser
26. What color is your watch? Hot pink! Thx to Corndogorama!
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? Koalas
**Where's 28??** I'll make one up.. What color Highlighter do you use? Neon Orange
29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Go In
30. What is your favorite number? 8
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone? Mom
32. Any plans today? Done with Work, now off to the mall to see Kels, then dinner & The bachelorette w/ Mom n dad tonight :) Gotta squeeze in some parent time since I've been busy lately
33. How many states have you lived in? 3
34. Biggest annoyance right now? patience
35. Dream job? I'm not sure what the job title would be, but traveling the world doing childrens ministries
36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?Yes, but veeeerrry slowly
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house? Yeah, her name is Kaylan :)
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? brown "worn in" flip flops
39. Are you jealous of anyone? Dont think so
40. Is anyone jealous of you?I dunno! If u are, tell me and I'll fix that, cause there isnt a thing to be jealous of!
41. Do you love anyone? Of course! I try to love everyone-- I just love some people more <3
42. Do any of your friends have children? Oh yes, and I love em!
43. What do you usually do during the day? Mon-Friday: Work, then hang out w/ friend unless its Wednesday and I have small gorup
44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?No! Even people that have hurt me, I coud never hate
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? DO u have a different way of answering the phoen that I should use?? lol
46. What color is your car? Black
**Really? No 47 either??** Fill in question: What's the last song you got stuck in your head? A song by Ginny Owens called "If You Want Me To" that she played live @ buckhead church last night. It was beautiful-- a breath taking moment-- literally no one was moving. Amazing.
48. Are you thinking about someone right now? Yes I am
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? yes I have! Just last weekend!
50. How did you get your worst scar?Fell on brick stairs
There ya go, 50 random things that you didn't need to know or even want to know. If you read them all... I have to say I'm laughing to myself that you took an interest in my lil time filler. Hehe. Copy it, use it, lemme know if you do so i can see your answers too!!
Please keep on reading if you feel so inclined!
Sharing Today at 5:42pm
1. What color is your toothbrush?Aqua Blue and Royal Blue
2. Name one person who made you smile today. Sara, even though it was thru the phone!
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? RUnning Late
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Driving Home
5. What is your favorite candy? Twix and Sour Patch kids!!
6. Have you ever been to a strip club? i plead the 5th
7. What is the last thing you said aloud."Hi!" to visitors in the hallway
8. What is your favorite ice cream? Oreo or Turtle
9. What was the last thing you had to drink? Coke from Zaxby's
10. Do you like your wallet? yeah.. I guess. Its' pink n brown
11. What was the last thing you ate? Zaxby's Club w/ hot honey mustard
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Not yet.. but I'm makin a trip to V.S. tonite to see Kelly!
13. The last sporting event you watched? no idea
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? Kettle Corn. mmm, luv the sweetness
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? Mi amigo
16. Ever go camping? Love it
17. Do you take vitamins daily? definitely not
18. Do you go to church every Sunday? Try very hard to!
19. Do you have a tan? I have freckles........no tan :P
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?YES!!!!
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? Except if its in a can!
22. What did your last text message say? " ;) "
23. What are you doing tomorrow? Tuesday??? No plans yet! Sure somethin will come up! Oh! Prayin for Ginnybean that the GRE goes great!
**WHY is there no 24?!** Substitute question: What's your least favorite Skittles flavor? The purple-- Ick!
25. Look to your left, what do you see?Printed out quotes, Telephone and tape dispenser
26. What color is your watch? Hot pink! Thx to Corndogorama!
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? Koalas
**Where's 28??** I'll make one up.. What color Highlighter do you use? Neon Orange
29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Go In
30. What is your favorite number? 8
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone? Mom
32. Any plans today? Done with Work, now off to the mall to see Kels, then dinner & The bachelorette w/ Mom n dad tonight :) Gotta squeeze in some parent time since I've been busy lately
33. How many states have you lived in? 3
34. Biggest annoyance right now? patience
35. Dream job? I'm not sure what the job title would be, but traveling the world doing childrens ministries
36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?Yes, but veeeerrry slowly
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house? Yeah, her name is Kaylan :)
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? brown "worn in" flip flops
39. Are you jealous of anyone? Dont think so
40. Is anyone jealous of you?I dunno! If u are, tell me and I'll fix that, cause there isnt a thing to be jealous of!
41. Do you love anyone? Of course! I try to love everyone-- I just love some people more <3
42. Do any of your friends have children? Oh yes, and I love em!
43. What do you usually do during the day? Mon-Friday: Work, then hang out w/ friend unless its Wednesday and I have small gorup
44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?No! Even people that have hurt me, I coud never hate
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? DO u have a different way of answering the phoen that I should use?? lol
46. What color is your car? Black
**Really? No 47 either??** Fill in question: What's the last song you got stuck in your head? A song by Ginny Owens called "If You Want Me To" that she played live @ buckhead church last night. It was beautiful-- a breath taking moment-- literally no one was moving. Amazing.
48. Are you thinking about someone right now? Yes I am
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? yes I have! Just last weekend!
50. How did you get your worst scar?Fell on brick stairs
There ya go, 50 random things that you didn't need to know or even want to know. If you read them all... I have to say I'm laughing to myself that you took an interest in my lil time filler. Hehe. Copy it, use it, lemme know if you do so i can see your answers too!!
Hope everyone has had a beuatiful Monday Monday Monday!!
-K A Y L A N-
Friday, July 17, 2009
When You Smile
I love getting on facebook and seeing something that just brightens up my day even more!!
Casey Darnell is an unbelievably amazing Christian guy who has a beautiful heart for God. He is a singer and worship leader to put it simply-- if you listen to his CD I promise you'll love him too!
Anyways, he's down in Panama City right now (I'm thinkin for a camp or sumthin...) and he wrote a song for his wife THIS MORNING and decided to post it on facebook because he misses her and their little girl! (So sweet!) ALSO... They just found out that they are expecting their 2nd child, and his wife is 5 weeks along!!! Please listen to the song, it's called "When You Smile", and let me know what y'all think:
**Go to the bottom of the page to turn off the music before you start the video!!**
His website is http://www.caseydarnell.com/blog if you'd like to check out his CD and learn more about him.
Okay, just wanted to share! I'm gunna go get ready for sushi tonite (I can't wait! Yum Yum Yum! It's been too many weeks since I had it last! lol) Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
Casey Darnell is an unbelievably amazing Christian guy who has a beautiful heart for God. He is a singer and worship leader to put it simply-- if you listen to his CD I promise you'll love him too!
Anyways, he's down in Panama City right now (I'm thinkin for a camp or sumthin...) and he wrote a song for his wife THIS MORNING and decided to post it on facebook because he misses her and their little girl! (So sweet!) ALSO... They just found out that they are expecting their 2nd child, and his wife is 5 weeks along!!! Please listen to the song, it's called "When You Smile", and let me know what y'all think:
**Go to the bottom of the page to turn off the music before you start the video!!**
His website is http://www.caseydarnell.com/blog if you'd like to check out his CD and learn more about him.
Okay, just wanted to share! I'm gunna go get ready for sushi tonite (I can't wait! Yum Yum Yum! It's been too many weeks since I had it last! lol) Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
LIVE-LAUGH-LOVE-
Kaylan
Thursday, July 16, 2009
One month to Go...
In exactly one month from 4:59am this morning I will be twenty-three
Twenty-three? Really? That's it?!
I don't feel twenty-three... when I say it outloud it seems really young. I realize in the grand scheme of things I've only lived out about a quarter of my life so far... but looking at the more immediate microscopic view of my life I wonder, "When am I going to kick things up a notch and get things movin along??" Sounds silly, but that's where I stand with it. :)I love other people having birthdays!! I love baking cakes, planning parties and dinners, and searching out the perfect present that fits each person uniquely! And seeing someones face when they walk in and realize that whole day/dinner/moment was created for them... PRICELESS!!!
....Me on the other hand? Not crazy about my own birthday. Not because I'm not happy about being a year old and having lived another 365 days, but I just never feel any change. I love celebrations, but for me I just don't get celebrating something that I don't feel much emotion about! It's absurb I keep thinking about it that way!! (I will not turn down presents or the offer to do something really awesome to celebrate tho! FYI :) )
ON THE OTHER HAND.. I'll be 23!!! Where did year 1-22 go?!?! ..hehe. Apparently I have contradicting thoughts in my head! I think on my bday I'll take some time to reflect on what has happend and come to be from August 16th, 2008 til August 16th, 2009...
I got so giddy at lunch today (quick story!!)! I walked in to one of my favorite eateries here in GA and right in front of me are a group of four 30-something year old girls with 7 beautiful, silly, crazy little ones running around!
I very slyly snapped this photo (then felt like a stalker!) as a reminder of the awesomeness of Friends + Kiddos
I'm kid crazy.. that's pretty obvious.. but seeing those precious kids with their mommies just made me so happy! Like I've said many times, I'm at the point right now where I'm watching friends, one after another, get engaged and start talking about how it's killing them to think of waiting a year to start a family. I love that they are sooooo happy! My cup runneth over with joy knowing they are all finding that one person who their life will be inner-twined with until the day they die.
But my golly I wanna be on that boat too!! I swear I'm willin to swim out to the boat if they'll hold up a second! Lol--- Life is all about timing though. I'm happy in the "Waiting Room" of life reading my REAL SIMPLE magazine and just being excited that one day maybe some girl who's 22 about to be 23 will be lookin over at my 30-something self with my brood of sweet angels, and my best girl friends with their little ones, wondering and wishing, " When will that be me? They look so happy! I can't wait to have that too!"
So, Life is great even with the birthday looming in the near future! I'm trying to plan somethings to do for other people during my birthday month instead of making it about ME. After all.. if God hadn't created me I wouldn't be here to begin with!! I really want to cross something big off My List of things to Do... I'm trying to find a way to complete the "Cook for 100 people"... do we think Soup Kitchen would make that count????? If so.. volunteering here I come!
All My Love
Hope this week has been great and the weekend gets even better!
Kay-Kay
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Pushing Forward
Things have been going really well around these parts. It's been a busy Season in my life and I've been turning to Him with a sack full of decisions and answers that I've been seeking. I'm relearning for about the 1000th time what it means to lean on Him for understanding and not on myself. That control is something I've always seeked to hold on to when life starts spinning, but my heart and my mind both have been on the right track for sometime now. I feel like ME again.
I went a few weeks ago from being in a long relationship and having someone around 24/7 to being... Single. It sounds like such a weird word. One that I've very rarely used to describe myself in the last.. 10 years I'd say. I've always been very content with who I am, so I never hoped into a relationship just to be in one, but I never took the time to think things through to the point of "Am I ready to be in this relationship?" "Is this the type of man I should be dating?" "Have I prepared myself to be the person I should be in a relationship?". Things are different this time though. I'm not in need of someone to feel a hole in my life, that's what I have God for. I'm happy with who I am and where I stand in life with my friends, family and with My Creator.... But of course my heart wants to my connected with the ONE person out there crazy enough to put up with my rambling, my moments of insanity, my sense of humor, and all the family baggage that comes along with the "Kaylan Package." He's out there... My Father is Awesome. It's just that easy to have faith that He's the one leading me to a life I can't even wrap my thoughts around.
North Point Community Church has been such an answer to prayers. It's almost unthinkable that just a year ago I would drive by NPCC and wonder what it would be like to go to that church just one time.. ya know.. just to see what it was like compared to my church. I prayed my heart out about why was I not feeling like I was growing in His Word. I was living my life the right way, and studying Him, but it just wasn't happening, I felt a disconnect, a little confused and uncertain where I should be heading-- like when I was down a little and needed encouragement I didn't have a solid place to go to the get the right words I was needing to hear.... Then I went to North Point. It has changed so much about even my daily life that I just can't believe I couldn't see where I needed to be sooner!
But His Timing is always right on time, and man was it Ever!!! I have the world's greatest small group. Those girls are amazing. They are crazy and silly, and sometimes of their rocker just like me, but we all have a common love for the Lord, and a desire to grow with one another studying what He has for us to learn and hear, and share with one another.
Because of those girls, I've met some of my favorite people :) (You know who you are!) who otherwise who knows whether we would have met!! Life holds so many unknowns, it leaves me begging to take a glimps at what's coming next, but as someone reminds me daily I have to take things "one day at a time."
Friends with their hearts on fire for Jesus Christ are a blessing that goes beyond words. They give me a happiness and a contentness that I haven't found before. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then I pray one day that you will. If you're readin this, I'm so glad to know I'm friends/family with you! You don't have to be blood related to be considered part of my family, trust me about that!
To ALL MY FAMILY IN FLORIDA: I can't believe not even ONE of you plotted to kidnap me and take me with you!!!!!! :( Lol, Hope y'all are having a great time and taking LOTS of pictures to bring back and rub in my face! By the way... who keeps letting the kids prank call me on my cell phone?! I know it's yall.. Emma..Mia!!! Love you all-- Be safe, and bring me home a sand dollar if u can find one! *Kisses*
I went a few weeks ago from being in a long relationship and having someone around 24/7 to being... Single. It sounds like such a weird word. One that I've very rarely used to describe myself in the last.. 10 years I'd say. I've always been very content with who I am, so I never hoped into a relationship just to be in one, but I never took the time to think things through to the point of "Am I ready to be in this relationship?" "Is this the type of man I should be dating?" "Have I prepared myself to be the person I should be in a relationship?". Things are different this time though. I'm not in need of someone to feel a hole in my life, that's what I have God for. I'm happy with who I am and where I stand in life with my friends, family and with My Creator.... But of course my heart wants to my connected with the ONE person out there crazy enough to put up with my rambling, my moments of insanity, my sense of humor, and all the family baggage that comes along with the "Kaylan Package." He's out there... My Father is Awesome. It's just that easy to have faith that He's the one leading me to a life I can't even wrap my thoughts around.
North Point Community Church has been such an answer to prayers. It's almost unthinkable that just a year ago I would drive by NPCC and wonder what it would be like to go to that church just one time.. ya know.. just to see what it was like compared to my church. I prayed my heart out about why was I not feeling like I was growing in His Word. I was living my life the right way, and studying Him, but it just wasn't happening, I felt a disconnect, a little confused and uncertain where I should be heading-- like when I was down a little and needed encouragement I didn't have a solid place to go to the get the right words I was needing to hear.... Then I went to North Point. It has changed so much about even my daily life that I just can't believe I couldn't see where I needed to be sooner!
But His Timing is always right on time, and man was it Ever!!! I have the world's greatest small group. Those girls are amazing. They are crazy and silly, and sometimes of their rocker just like me, but we all have a common love for the Lord, and a desire to grow with one another studying what He has for us to learn and hear, and share with one another.
Because of those girls, I've met some of my favorite people :) (You know who you are!) who otherwise who knows whether we would have met
Friends with their hearts on fire for Jesus Christ are a blessing that goes beyond words. They give me a happiness and a contentness that I haven't found before. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then I pray one day that you will. If you're readin this, I'm so glad to know I'm friends/family with you! You don't have to be blood related to be considered part of my family, trust me about that!
All my Love, Always!
KK
KK
To ALL MY FAMILY IN FLORIDA: I can't believe not even ONE of you plotted to kidnap me and take me with you!!!!!! :( Lol, Hope y'all are having a great time and taking LOTS of pictures to bring back and rub in my face! By the way... who keeps letting the kids prank call me on my cell phone?! I know it's yall.. Emma..Mia!!! Love you all-- Be safe, and bring me home a sand dollar if u can find one! *Kisses*
Fourth of July Pix
It's taken me a while to get back to an internet connection to put these photos up, but I knew I had to share a few from my trip to Lake Burton for 4th of July!
Ginny & I are both waterskiers, but I decided to have her lil sis Grace teach me to wake board!! She's an AMAZIN wakeboarder as I'm sure you can tell from this pic-- Pretty Great teacher to coem to fing out!
Catchin' some rays out on the back of the boat!
We ofcourse had watermelon out on the dock on the 4th! It just wouldn't be the same w/o a slice of watermelon in one hand and a salt shaker in the other! Love the south!
Ran around the lake a bit w/ a few people from wwwaaaayyy back in the old WA highschool days.
World's most Perfect Best Friend!! She's made my life crazy, but she's made it soooo much for perfect as well! We argue like sisters and laugh like sisters. "We're like mac n cheese-- you can't have one w/o the other!!!"
Another pic of the two of us out on the boat ridin' to see the fireworks!
One of the really cool fireworks pics i was able to capture! Would have loved to have my nice camera with me to slow things down and get an even better shot! (Next Time!!)
We spent the weekend eatting everything Ginny's Gigi cooked and laying out on the boat. I loved learning how to wakeboard! I got up on the 2nd try-- kinda surprised myself even!! That was about all there was to the 4th... Great friends, Great family, and lots of blessings from above!
love-love-love
KK
Saturday, July 11, 2009
My List: Updated
I've posted my list before and I'm slowly working on crossing MORE things off my list!! So... I thought I needed to update that I have now bought my own house and slept there for teh very first time last night! It's such a wonderful feeling to coem home to MY HOME. *sigh of relief* So.. Check!
Things to do While I’m Alive
See the Northern Lights
Skydive
Learn to play Acoustic Guitar
Marry the man that God created solely for me
Have 3 children
Adopt a Child
Travel to all 7 Continents: Asia, Africa,North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, Australia
Run a ½ Marathon
Visit all 50 states:Ones that I have left to see--Alaska, Conneticutt, Delaware, Idaho, Indianna, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michagan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington(Been to: 28 out of 50)AL,AZ,AR,CA,CO,FL,GA,HI,IL,IA,KY,MO,MT,NV,NJ,NM,NY,NC,OR,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VA,WA,WI,WY
Own my own home: X (July 8th, 2009)
Own a chocolate lab (sooooon!!!!!)
Road trip across the country for a week or two
Lead someone to Christ
Honestly read the Bible from cover to cover (for content, not just to do it!)
Go Fly Fishing!
Learn to Crochet
Visit Israel
Bungie Jump
Swim with Dolphins: X
See the Passion Play in Oberammergau: X (2000), hopefully going again in 2010
Be Published
Cook a dinner for 100 strangers
Step foot in every ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic
Volunteer at a Hospital
Volunteer at an Orphanage: X
Go on a Mission Trip: X(2008-Costa Rica)
Get the Courage to Scuba Dive in the Great Barrier Reef
Sell One Photograph
See the Grand Canyon: X (2008)
Sleep on a Train over Night
Go to Walden Pond
Learn to Ballroom dance
Write someone elses life story w/o mentioning yourself: Wrote my Gram's story last spring! Amazing experience and something that couldn't have happend at the best possible time
Be an extra in a film
See a lunar eslipse
Sleep under the stars (no tent)
Grow a garden w/o killing it
Play with a big game cat (ie. leopard, chettah, tiger, lion)
Send a message in a bottle
Photograph an endangered species
Write a letter to myself, put it in a library book & look for it in 10yrs
Ride an Elephant
Catch fireflys w/ my grandparents like I did when I was little
Stand at the North Pole
Stand at the South Pole
Meet as many United States Presidents as Possible: Pres. H.B. Bush, Pres. G.W. Bush
Take a submarine ride to see the Titantic
Be someones mentor
Some of these things I'm realizing I've just dragging my feet on... time to get to work on my list again!!
Things to do While I’m Alive
See the Northern Lights
Skydive
Learn to play Acoustic Guitar
Marry the man that God created solely for me
Have 3 children
Adopt a Child
Travel to all 7 Continents: Asia, Africa,
Run a ½ Marathon
Visit all 50 states:Ones that I have left to see--Alaska, Conneticutt, Delaware, Idaho, Indianna, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michagan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington(Been to: 28 out of 50)
Own my own home: X (July 8th, 2009)
Own a chocolate lab (sooooon!!!!!)
Road trip across the country for a week or two
Lead someone to Christ
Honestly read the Bible from cover to cover (for content, not just to do it!)
Go Fly Fishing!
Learn to Crochet
Visit Israel
Bungie Jump
Swim with Dolphins: X
See the Passion Play in Oberammergau: X (2000), hopefully going again in 2010
Be Published
Cook a dinner for 100 strangers
Step foot in every ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic
Volunteer at a Hospital
Volunteer at an Orphanage: X
Go on a Mission Trip: X(2008-Costa Rica)
Get the Courage to Scuba Dive in the Great Barrier Reef
Sell One Photograph
See the Grand Canyon: X (2008)
Sleep on a Train over Night
Go to Walden Pond
Learn to Ballroom dance
Write someone elses life story w/o mentioning yourself: Wrote my Gram's story last spring! Amazing experience and something that couldn't have happend at the best possible time
Be an extra in a film
See a lunar eslipse
Sleep under the stars (no tent)
Grow a garden w/o killing it
Play with a big game cat (ie. leopard, chettah, tiger, lion)
Send a message in a bottle
Photograph an endangered species
Write a letter to myself, put it in a library book & look for it in 10yrs
Ride an Elephant
Catch fireflys w/ my grandparents like I did when I was little
Stand at the North Pole
Stand at the South Pole
Meet as many United States Presidents as Possible: Pres. H.B. Bush, Pres. G.W. Bush
Take a submarine ride to see the Titantic
Be someones mentor
Some of these things I'm realizing I've just dragging my feet on... time to get to work on my list again!!
Love y'all
Go out and live your lives in this GORGEOUS world that Our Maker created for us!!!
KayKay
Friday, July 10, 2009
Why Do bad things happen to Amazing People?
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that question today. Although I know God has a plan for our lives, what happens when we stick to that plan, but our partner chooses to follow his own plan??
Ellyn is in the hardest fight of her life right now, that I can't even imagine how she's able to even get out of bed in the mornings. She and her husband have four children. Beautiful Ava, Silly Jace, Wonderful Eli and Profound Seth. She and John dealt two years ago with the death of their son Eli, followed by the blessed birth of Seth who was diagnosed as profoundly deaf shortly after birth.
In the last nine months Seth under went surgery to receive 2 cochlear implants, and can now HEAR!!! Their lives have been so blessed, and with each step they have endured Ellyn has put her faith in the Lord to take care of their family and see them through every trial and tribulation that they have endured....
The news came on Wednesday... Ellyn's husband is leaving her and the kids. He's leaving it all behind because it's too much for him to handle anymore. He doesn't want to try working things out, or to continue counseling in order to heal their marriage... he's already met someone else and he's out the door, slamming it in their faces.
Their children are amazingly beautiful and brilliant, they're so wise beyond their little years and have already endured so much with their siblings. My heart hit the floor when I read her post. Shock. How can God leave this wonderful woman and her children all alone? And then I answered my own question... they will never be alone. All the years that they live He's with them. No I do NOT believe this is the path He had intended for El to walk, but He knew it would happen and He knows that something unbelievable, that she nor I can even think (yet), will come her way.
She can't control John's thoughts and action, but what she does ask is that we pray for her family that they will heal. I pray that God causes John to surrender to Him and realize what a mistake he is making before it's too late to take back. I pray his heart be broken, if it's His will, and that he RUNS not walks, back to his family and begs for forgiveness. He needs to look to God and ask Him for forgiveness because He is the only one that can truly grant us that.
As if the situation could not be more trying.. Ellyn is twelve weeks pregnant with their fifth child. She hadn't mentioned the news before this week, for whatever her reasons might be. It is undoubtedly a gift from God that they are being blessed with another child, no matter the situation, but the difficulty is in feeling happy about known that this sweet child may be born to a broken family. I just pray that the stress of John's choices take as little of a toll on her mentally and physically so that this baby is born happy and healthy in I'm guessing...early January.
I can't fathom the devastation this family is enduring on top of the troubles that they already have daily from raising 3 kids and Seth's weekly therapies and check ups. If any of you have been through something like what Ellyn is going through, or if you just want to give her some words of encouragement please go over to her blog http://www.profoundlyseth.com/ or email her at ellyn@profoundlyseth.com .
I wear Seth's blue bracelet proudly every day as a reminder that if this sweet little boy can make it through all the struggles he has at such a young age, I have no room to complain about the little bumps in my road, but instead should keep moving forward with Him in my sights.
Be in prayer through the weekend and weeks to come for Ellyn, John, Ava, Jace, Seth, and the new sweet baby.
Love Always & Forever
Kaylan
Monday, July 6, 2009
Can't Get her Out of My Head
Oh God, Wonderful and Amazing God, Please be with this family as they go through all that has come and all that is coming their way.
I quickly checked Angie's blog just by fluke (as usual, i should have known it was no fluke) and found out about Kate's story.
Oh how my heart is breaking for this beautiful spunky little five year old. I just couldn't fall asleep without spreading her word. Please Click Here to hear about Kate and the whole McRae family. Please fill them with love and prayers, oh how they need them.
I warn you there is no possible way you can see beautiful little Kate and not have her little face imprinted in your mind. Pray Pray Pray that the Amazing Physician will heal her tiny body and hold her tightly so that her pain will be relieved.
You all are wonderful and amazing people to take time to pray for a little girl who's miles away-- He hears all prayers, so please never ever think that one more prayer doesn't matter that much.. it does I assure you!
Please visit them at www.caringbridge.com/visit/mcraekate as well to see updated posts on her condition and more.
I quickly checked Angie's blog just by fluke (as usual, i should have known it was no fluke) and found out about Kate's story.
Oh how my heart is breaking for this beautiful spunky little five year old. I just couldn't fall asleep without spreading her word. Please Click Here to hear about Kate and the whole McRae family. Please fill them with love and prayers, oh how they need them.
I warn you there is no possible way you can see beautiful little Kate and not have her little face imprinted in your mind. Pray Pray Pray that the Amazing Physician will heal her tiny body and hold her tightly so that her pain will be relieved.
You all are wonderful and amazing people to take time to pray for a little girl who's miles away-- He hears all prayers, so please never ever think that one more prayer doesn't matter that much.. it does I assure you!
Please visit them at www.caringbridge.com/visit/mcraekate as well to see updated posts on her condition and more.
With all the Love I Have,
KK
A Reason, A Season or A Lifetime
This was a wonderful 4th of July weekend spent with friends laughing and catching up and just enjoying each others company. I'm so thankful to have such great friends that know what's going on in my head without me ever even saying a word out loud.
Those type of friends are the ones who keep you sane even when you feel like you're loosing it!
Tonight at church I was talkin with a friend and was tryin to remember a quote I'd heard a long time ago, but I couldn't quite remember it.... so when I got home I looked it up and wanted to share it:
When I found it I also found the email that I was sent a long long time ago that flows along with it:
"When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out, and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn! They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person or people involved; and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships, and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant."
Those type of friends are the ones who keep you sane even when you feel like you're loosing it!
Tonight at church I was talkin with a friend and was tryin to remember a quote I'd heard a long time ago, but I couldn't quite remember it.... so when I got home I looked it up and wanted to share it:
"People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you will know exactly what to do."
When I found it I also found the email that I was sent a long long time ago that flows along with it:
"When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out, and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn! They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person or people involved; and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships, and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant."
I pray this prayer for each and everyone one of y'all that are in my life,
May today there be peace within you.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.
Let His presence settle into your bones,and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun.
It is there for each and every one of you.
God bless each of y'all! Sweet dreams!
Love always n always
-KK-
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