Blessed and highly Favored!

Do you ever just have one of those days when for no particular reason you just can't seem to shake the feeling of complete and utter joy! Times like these make me see the world in a whole different light! On a normal day I would probably end up fussing that I woke up 30 minutes late or for the fact that the wind is having an on going battle with my hair! But today I feel blessed! Blessed that I got an extra half hour of sleep! An despite my messy hair, I get to take a deep breathe and feel refreshed with the breeze on my face!! See how easy it is to just expect what were handed and be blessed at the outcome!

The Birdie told me so!

It absolutely amazes me how God has this incredible way of revealing exactly what we need when we need it! Do you ever feel completely lost? At that fork in the road and all you want to do is fall on your knees and cry out to him! I'm sure we've all been there! I know I have a more than a couple times! It just seems to me that the closer we draw to him the more he provides! How cool is that we get to spend quality time with him as well as soaking up everything he has to offer us all because of his undeniable love for us!

Its funny how the closer I get to him the more of myself is revealed. I mean seriously, who better to teach you then the one person who knows you best! Who knows the exact hairs on your head! What an unreal thought! 


An the amazing opportunities he has for us! Despite any ups and downs and winding turns that we may face. This Journey that were all apart of is truly a blessing from God. Recently Ive taken a step back to look at myself and see where God was leading me! An in doing this I realized i am at this point in my life were I feel stationary! This is funny to me because when I was younger I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life! I thought I knew it all! But I didn't take in to consideration what he wanted for me! Isn't that funny how that works! He was probably looking down at me and saying "Man Denae I have so much in store for you, you just wait and see."  An you know what... I finally see it!  God has revealed himself to me in a whole new light! 

Now its time to truly see everything he has in store. An as frightening as this may be I know that he is that little bird on my shoulder expressing all his concern, leading me in the right direction, paving the path for me! 

Vedauwoo!!!

Experiencing all God has created at Vedauwoo! This amazing national forest is truly a gift from the creator himself! Exploring the backwoods of Wyoming! Literally took our breathe away! I don't know how many times my husband and I would stop just to take it all in. At an altitude of 8,000 ft I was so close to the sky I could almost touch heaven!

The devils playground! An don't be fooled by the name! This really is a sight to see!  

 The view!!!

Letter from God!

You dont have to be clever to please me. All you have to do is to want to love me! Just speak to me as you would to anyone of whom you are fond of! What is it that you want today? Tell me, for I long to do you good. What are your plans? Tell me about them? Is there anyone you want to please? What do you want for them?Tell me about the poor, the sick, and the sinners; and if you have lost the friendship or affection of anyone, tell me about that, too. Who has caused you pain? Tell me about it and tell me that you will forget and I will bless you! Are there any people you want to pray for? Say their names to me and ask of me as much as you like. I am generous and know all their needs, but I want you to show your love for them and for me by trusting me to what I know is best! Is there anything you want in your heart that would make you a finer person? If you like you may write out a list of all your needs and come and read it to me. Tell me about your pride, your touchiness, and self-centeredness, meaness, and laziness. Dont be ashamed. There are many saints in heaven who had the same faults as you- they prayed to me and little by little their faults are corrected. Don't hesitate to ask me for blessings for the body and mind- for health, memory, success. I can give everything needed to make you a person holier and I always do! Tell me about your failures, and I will show you the cause of them. What are your worries? Are you afraid of anything? Have you any tormenting and unreasonable fears? Do trust yourself to me. I am here. I see everything? I will not leave you. Have you no joys to tell me about? Why do you not share your happiness with me? Tell me what has happened since yesterday to cheer and comfort you. Whatever it was, however big, however small, just thank me and then I will know you are grateful. And do you want to do something for me? Would you speak in my behalf to those who perhaps have forgotten me? Well, go along now, Get on with your work. Try to be quieter, humbler, more submissive, kinder, and come back soon, bring me a more devoted heart. Tomorrow I shall have more blessings for you!

We will be Fishers of Men!

When I was younger every year I looked forward to the first week of summer! The day when my dad and I would register for the annual  fishing tournament and pray for The biggest walleye or in my case the biggest bass! These last couple years I took for granted our fishing trips. Not wanting to get up at the break of dawn, and finding other things to occupy my time! Now I see just how naive I really was! Today my dad is fishing in the tournament and I find myself wishing I lived close enough to join him in the success of winning the tournament!! 

Genesis 1:22
Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

Home is where the Airforce sends us!

Seems to me that after these last few months of traveling, moving, and living off fast food and staying hotel to hotel, a little stability was all I could ask for! An as soon as we arrived to Cheyenne! Things seemed to calm down and go pretty smoothly! That is for picking up and moving cross country! All and all it didn't take long before we were signing papers and moving into our first REAL home! No more apartment living!! Good bye second story walk up! Hello 2 story house!! All and all moving in didn't seem to be all that bad once our furniture arrived it only took one full day and we were officially settled in and ready to jump right in to our new lives! An took time to experience life that we had never seen!

Antelope and her new born baby antes!

Once settled in we started our exploration of the "vast" city of Cheyenne that we would soon know to love! Starting with things we love to do! Didn't take us long to find the best coffee in town at Dazbogs, A great place to take puppy girl for a run at Lions Park, and most importantly an amazing church to worship our heavenly father at Element Church! After one month of attending God opened up some amazing doors! Through a small group and a job opening on staff as the pastoral assistant! Where I am now working full time and loving it!
I truly am Blessed and highly favored!

Galatians 6:4
Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.

From one place to another!

Since you last heard from me a lot has changed! We have left Biloxi, Mississippi and Tanners Training days are now over as he graduated from Tech School. Thank goodness this time in our life has come and gone! With that Tanner got to sew on his Occupational Badge and wear it with honor spending the last year of his life slaving under the guidance of the MTLS at Keesler Air force base!
The packers and movers have came and went with all of our belongings and memorabilia from living in the south. As well as everything that filled our little 900 square foot apartment! As of now our life is waiting for us in a storage unit in Cheyenne Wyoming waiting patiently for us to arrive to what we will soon call our new home. But not until our little detour or as most would call it a major detour. We started out our trip driving the short distance of around 800 miles from what we use to call a home in Biloxi to a hotel awaiting us in Nashville! Spending enough time in the country music capital for us to catch up on rest and continue on our journey north up to Michigan for Tanner to do recruiters assistance and to see all of our friends and family! After a good 10 hour car ride the following day, we finally settled in at my parents home with a nice home cooked meal and 12 days of nothing but pure exhaustion! Tanner and I quickly noticed that being home was not much of a vacation and entailed a lot more stress than we ever intended! But none the less we saw everyone and had a great time. On the 12th day of our stay we said our good byes and headed south again! Although this time our trip was a total of 24 hours and long boring roads with no scenery. The first day we made it over half way and stayed in a hotel in bourbon, Missouri. Which is where I assume bourbon was made. The second days trip was not as gruesome but the farther south we got the hotter it got and the more we were ready to end our drive. Full speed ahead toward the lone star state we stopped once more staying another night on the road with family in Dallas. This made the trip a lot more bearable. Being able to relax and have good conversation with people we don't often see. The last leg of the trip put us only 5 hours out from our destination in Seguin, Texas. And all that much closer to seeing the in laws. Where Tanners dad put him right to work installing doors, and tiling there back porch. Luckily my husband is a machine and loves to work with his hands and doesn't tire all that easily. Tomorrow will be our last day spent here at his folks house where we will then head north and spend a couple more nights on the road and finally finish off our trip in what we will soon call our new home at FE Warren Air force Base.