O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Your love.
Leading onward, leading homeward to your glorious rest above!

OH the deep deep love
All I need I need and trust is the deep deep love of Jesus.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He came to pay our ransom through the saving cross He bore.
How He watches o’er His loved ones, those He died to make his own.
How for them He intercedeth, Pleading now before the throne!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, far surpassing all the rest.

Its an ocean full of blessing in the midst of every test.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Mighty saviour, precious friend.
You will bring us home to glory where your love will never end.

OH the deep deep love
All I need I need and trust is the deep deep love of Jesus

I check a few blogs on a daily basis and I've mentioned this one recently. I first was attracted to the AMAZING pictures this woman has taken. But the more I read her blog, the more I realized she has such an amazing heart. Anyone with that many children and stays so positive (plus looks amazing), has my vote for someone I strive to be like.

I was reading her blog today and she posted a song that I have absolutely fallen in LOVE with! Its actually an old hymn and I'm sure I've sang it numerous times at church without paying attention to the lyrics. I love love love old hymns taken and revived in modern music.

Im working on getting the file posted on here, but in the mean time, here are the lyrics with a link to her site



O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Your love.
Leading onward, leading homeward to your glorious rest above!

OH the deep deep love
All I need I need and trust is the deep deep love of Jesus.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus,
Spread His praise from shore to shore!
How He came to pay our ransom through the saving cross He bore.
How He watches o’er His loved ones, those He died to make his own.
How for them He intercedeth, Pleading now before the throne!
O the deep, deep love of Jesus, far surpassing all the rest.
Its an ocean full of blessing in the midst of every test.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus
Mighty saviour, precious friend.
You will bring us home to glory where your love will never end.

OH the deep deep love All I need I need and trust is the deep deep love of Jesus

http://www.xanga.com/resolved2worship/665671308/in-his-hands.html

Lessons Learned.............So far

Im FINALLY recovering from my "workout trauma drama." After a few days of serious pain in every movement, I have gotten to where sitting down isn't excruciating. I was in a Fitness Center yesterday (my job takes me to all kinds of places), and was telling a trainer my story. He was horrified. The part that he was most upset about was the fact that the guy continued to make fun of me mid workout and still to this day. A good personal trainer will challenge you and push you to your limits, but do this by encouraging you and building you up. He was so upset about my bad experience that he offered a free session, but I'm a salesperson and I know what that is. Although he was being nice and doing something for free, he was using that as a way to show me how it can be a good experience and then I would use him to train me.

Although I've only been working for 2 months, I've learned an insane amount about so many things. Businesses, products, services, people, life, etc.,.... you name it and I've taken some serious lessons. It is simply amazing how much my brain is able to absorb. I was a TERRIBLE student (hence the 6yr college plan ), and by the time I approached the end of my last semester, I was convinced that my learning capacity was tapped out. I had NO idea how much I would be able to absorb with real life experiences.

So far, this summer has been very eye-opening for me. The reality of the "real world" is hard and it really hit hard entering it with such a bad economy. My job depends of local businesses and these are the ones who are hurting the most. Despite my eagerness and drive, achieving my goals has been extremely difficult. I used to not care about politics or the status of the economy. I used to not pay attention to the news and learn about how different businesses operate. I used to not care about investments and financial issues in general. BUT...now I do. I see how my generation has a dark future. What I used to think life will be like when I'm middle aged is completely different from how I envision it now.

Don't misunderstand. I am quickly picking up on the harsh realities of our nation now, but I also think this has given me such an advantage. To enter the working world when the economy is so weak and people are in panic mode over $4/gallon gas, I immediately saw the bad. I never was jaded by "good times" when gas was cheap and luxuries abounded. Where local companies loved to advertise because the money was there. NO NO NO. I entered when I hear, "I just can't afford it.", "I don't know how long I can continue to operate with these conditions. When I have to cut expenses down to bare necessities (i.e. live at home and save save save).

The good news is this. Im getting weathered REAL QUICK. My money will always be handled carefully because I started out with NOTHING. It can only get better from here.

Enough of that rant.

Im sitting in my room watching the most amazing rainstorm with the dogs curled up next to me. I can't imagine a more perfect summer night!!

Two days ago, I enlisted a "trainer" to help jumpstart me back into shape. I'm really bad about being lazy and coming home from work and parking it on my bed watching tv and on the computer. My job is go go go, so I've decided that now my need to get back into working out regularly is not simply for vanity purposes, but moreso to help give me energy with my job. This summer heat is VERY tiring and I need all I can get to help me through it. SO...I opened my big mouth in the office talking about needing a trainer but not having the sufficient funds to actually have one. A guy I work with chimed in with, "Im gonna whip you into shape." Although i don't respond well to challenges like that, he sparked my interest. It was supposed to be a trade off where I taught him some useful Spanish phrases to use on some of his sales calls, and he would let me work out with him.

FAST FORWARD to Tuesday. I met him at the gym and lets just say the guy that showed up is a different guy than the one I work with. BOOTCAMP TRAINER on crack. After an hour and a half of weights only, I spent three trips to the ladies room in front of a fan and sometimes hovering a toilet. Long story short I pushed myself beyond the point of exhaustion.

Fast forward to now. I am in SERIOUS pain. Every night, I've forced myself to take 20 min HOT baths in hopes of giving my "muscles" some relief. Yeh its not so helpful.

Lesson learned. If i would have taken it slowly as a process and not fast forwarded to where I need to be in my workout routine in oh, say, 2 months, I wouldnt be MISERABLE

Mr. UPS delivery man and I have become close friends this week. Our house frequently receives packages and our mailbox is always PACKED with catalogs. But this week, Mr. UPS has been so gracious to deliver 2 blackberries to me!

Yes, I'm now on number three. Annoyed? I'mbeyond that point. I'm at the point of just praying that the third time is the charm.

I have a routine everyday where I check blogs every nigth around 8. One is the blog of a mother of SIX children. She is BEAUTIFUL and so are her children. She's Extremely talented with taking natural shots of her kids. I check this blog on a daily basis, and after months of seeing her pictures, I really want to learn how to do this myself.

A few months ago, I randomly discovered that my dad has an AMAZING camera with all types of lenses. So, hopefully I can convice him to let me borrow the camera to start learning.

I just realized that its been almost a month since I last posted. A devout blog reader, I should do better, but honestly, I enjoy reading blogs more than actually writing.

Well, A LOT has happened in a month!!!

Work is going very well. I'm out on my own everyday and LOVE LOVE LOVE the freedom my job allows. I've met some extremely interesting people along the way. I've encountered some wierd things and learned how many people are running businesses without the slightest clue of how to be successful. (Its 2008, email is a requirement in my opinion but apparantly that viewpoint isn't everyone's believe it or not). This job is allowing me amazing hands on experience that could never be taught in a classroom. I've always said that I will function better in the real world, compared to my "career" in school. And though I've been working for only 2 months, I already believe this 100%!!

Let's see...other news....
-my brother got married last weekend ending a very long wedding season
-We're keeping their dog Coosa (who is the sweetest chocolate lab who has NO idea shes as big as she is....shes acting like she's 10 lbs like my little ones)
-Im on blackberry number 3 right now...LIVID with T Mobile at the moment :(
-I've accepted a teaching opportunity for Spanish ... should be a challenge to balance that at night with work during the day

Its been way too long since I posted so I'll catch you up. A LOT has happened in the past few weeks. I graduated, which was quite an ordeal, started work, and watched one of my best friends get married. So I guess you can say I've been a tad bit busy.

I LOVE my new job! Its exactly what I need to be doing and I'm so glad everything has worked out. I will say this though, I am going to have to put a HUGE stop to the office eating. I think I've gained 10 pounds (not really but still), just eating out every lunch. And with a vending machine right around the corner, the diet dr. peppers start piling up on my desk as the day goes on. The good news is, I won't be in the office that much anymore, so I'll be able to eat healthier by going home for lunch.

Abby's wedding was SOOOOOOOo much fun!! This is one wedding party that I know and love every single person. A lot of times, if you're a bridesmaid, you know maybe one or two other people in the wedding and its an awkward interaction with everyone else. But this wedding was completely different. ALL of the bridesmaids are really good friends of mine now. I reall hope that we'll keep up with each other since the wedding is over.

We went to a karoake bar after the reception and I convinced Mary Kate to sing a little Celine Dion. If you know her, you've probably seen her crazed Celine Dion fan impression. Well, she pretended to be that fan while she sang, "Its all coming back to me now." I was in tears. I also convinced her to sing Elton John's "Crocodile Rock." Again, if you've seen the Celine fan impression, you've seen the Crocodile Rock impression. And yes, she did ALL the motions. I have pictures of both of these so stay tuned!

So, now things will calm down a little, hopefully. I've loved the past few months, but I'm ready for a little slower pace and a little more normalcy.