First of all, we put adoption on HOLD. Claire has such a spirited personality that I am just not ready yet. She goes to pre-k soon so that will probably make me more ready. We prayed and talked about it and came to the conclusion that we needed t wait and that MAYBE we will adopt 2 children at once since Claire will be older. We'll just have to see. I think we will put our app in a DHS first and then start with Dillon Int. We are still thinking Ethiopia or Korea. So we will have to start saving for that.
I have read a ton of books and honestly I can't remember the last one I posted about so I guess I will just guess...and then look back later. ha. I JUST read Get out of that Pit by Beth Moore. She is awesome and I liked the book but it wasn't written in the style of her other books. There were no verses to really look up to go along with her chapters so it was more of a self help book. I got some stuff out of it though. I also finished Jesus, the One and Only by Beth Moore. It was great. It will be one I read again. I want to read the one on David next. I am currently in the middle of Slave by John Macarthur. It is very dry so I can only read a little at a time but it is good. I mean basically it is just saying that we need to realize that what the Bible says a christian is is a SLAVE to Christ. (haha clearly, its in the title) but it goes deeper. I am also in the middle of Amanda Hocking's new book Virtue and honestly I am not that excited about it. I like her other books much better. I mean she is a great author if you need a book that is for entertainment purposes only. I enjoy her and I've read all of her stuff. I also read the Hunger Games trilogy and that was AWESOME! I loved it. I literally cannot wait for the movie next summer! Another I read was Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran. This is NOT my usual type of book but I liked it a lot. I will probably read more of her historical fiction. I've read a lot more but I can't think right now.
I went to China! It was amazing. I met some great people. One girls name is Krystal and I am still in contact with her. She is a sweet girl who dreams of becoming a singer. We were instant friends. Things were so different this time. I felt more comfortable teaching English. I liked the food better there but my best friend wasn't there and I didn't get to see her. it was tough on me because I wanted to very badly. My brother went with me and it was great for us. We really bonded and that was nice since I am 10 years older than him. It was just the 2 of us in a room and we became much closer. I will cherish it for the rest of my life.
The weight has been dropping and I've reached my first plateau! Yippee... I have gotten to...132 pounds. I can't seem to get under that but I am trying. I will weigh tomorrow to see if I can break it but I doubt it because today I was 133. UGH. My goal is set for Wednesday of next week to be at 129 but I don't know if I will make it. So far I have lost 23 pounds basically since January. Here is a before and after of my progress so far. BEFORE:
After:
I got my Zumba instructor certification BY MYSELF! (pat on the back) I am not teaching right now because I am a pansy and I'm not sure I want a job. :)
So I am super proud of myself because going alone is not something I would normally do at all but I did it because I wanted to show myself that I could. It was actually fun.
Ok guys and gals I'm going to post a different blog now to talk about sewing because this is getting obnoxiously long and random.
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