Proof

This is proof why I am a teacher....

I go into a teacher store and leave with all kinds of goodies for my classroom!!!! I can't wait to have a classroom to put these in! (Praying that day will be SOON!!!!!!!!!)

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Verse for 2011!

I got my new blog header up! What do you think? I like the change...change can be good!!!

Over the last couple of years, I have "claimed" a verse(s) to be what I want the year to be about!

Last year, (2010) the verse I choose was based from the passage of Matthew 17 where Jesus is talking about believers and unbelievers. For 2010, I claimed specially the end of verse 20 that says, " and nothing shall be impossible unto you!" I feel like that became my theme for last year...in anything that I did whether it was school, weight loss, summer jobs, student teaching...the list could go on and on! I still believe those words with all my heart and maybe even more after the year I had last year!

So, for 2011...I really prayed about and thought of a verse that would sum up the season of my life I am currently in and also be fitting for this coming year! (AND by the way, how is it almost February?!?! )

I decided on Zephaniah 3:17 :

"The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy: he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing!"

Don't you just love this? I have loved reading these words almost daily so far this year! I like that this verse isn't one that people always refer to and it is tucked so neatly into the Old Testament!

This is going to be a great year and change is definitely in the air~ I can feel it!

Hope your Friday is great!!!!

Hello 200!

Hey faithful friends and family!

I don't know really if anyone really ever reads my blog, but I have missed writing! What a crazy and wild ride it has been since I last posted!!!! WOW! I know I ALWAYS say this but time has just flown by! (By the way, this is my 200th blog post! Just crazy!)

How is it January??

Hopefully I will be able to post some pictures soon and update more of what has gone on the last few months! I am working on a new blog header and hope to have it up later this week!

2010 was definately a wonderful and exciting year!!! The Lord has been so gracious and I cannot speak more of His great goodness!!!!

Hope this finds you well! I will post again soon (PROMISE!!!)! :)

Much love!

Hello, My name is Briana.....

AND I am still breathing! I cannot believe we are already into the month of October! WHERE HAS TIME GONE!?!?! I am currently in a crazy season of life right now!

Many of you know that I am almost finished with my Education degree and right now student teaching (aka you work your tail off for free)! I can officially say that I am half way done with this! In 9 weeks, I will be officially finished with my degree and a college graduate!

This crazy season has made life really complicated and hard to get anything done! I have tons of pictures and things to post about what has been going on. I decided to take a break and focus on other things, but I am back now and ready to play catch up! :)

If you have read my blog at all or know me, you know that I have lost quite a bit of weight this year! To God be the glory! He is the only way I can/could do this! (Nothing shall be impossible unto Him!!!) I feel like I have been a rut lately and just can't seem to budge! BUT tonight I was looking back at pictures from one year ago and pictures from tonight.....

Crazy huh? I have made progress even if I don't feel it everyday! This is motivating me to finish what I started and live like I am suppose to!

Hope this finds you well.

The BIG 5-OH!

In spirit of recapping, I thought I would put together two major things that happened recently involving the number 50! On June 23rd, we celebrated my dad's birthday! :)

It was during the week and all of us were working and it was a Wednesday night so we had church too, but we celebrated a few days later too!

Bethany and I

My dad's 50th birthday "cake"!


AND


The same week I also officially hit a total of 50 pounds lost since the beginning of the year!!!! It has been a long process and journey, but with God ALL things are possible! I give Him all the glory because without Him I could not have done this!


Here is my day of 50!

Hope you have a terrific Thursday!

That month called JUNE!

Well Hello There Dear Family and Friends!

Can you believe it is July? I certainly can not! What a whirlwind the last six weeks or so! Life has been really crazy but good all at the same time.

So I thought I would recap a little bit for the month of June:

1. Well, the end of May we went Memorial Day with family in Kansas and had a great time!

2. Beginning of June: I started my summer job! I am watching 2 boys for the summer that are 10 years old and 6 months! It has been a daily adventure but LOTS of fun!

3. Also I started my last class online for my undergrad degree! (which now I am finished with PRAISE the Lord!)

4. My great friend Ashley got married. I had a blast spending the weekend in Lampases, Tx and taking in all of the wedding festivites!

5. My computer is not working right! I know sad day! I cannot connect to the internet so therefore I can't post any pictures. This is the main reason I haven't been posting! You know how much I love pictures! :)

6. I have still been completely the Bible study "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore. It seriously has been the best one I have ever done! I am still loving it!

Okay, I think that is the Readers Digest version of the last month or so! I am tired just trying to remember all that I have done!

I am working on getting some of my pictures and I will hopefully get those up soon! I miss blogging about my weeks! I think this is the best way to scrapbook and journal because then I can remember all that I have done! :)

Hope you are doing well and enjoying your summer!!!

(***Read the post below for an actual picture! and Happy Birthday, Mom!***)

My Mom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!!!!!

Hope you have a wonderful day! Love you!