I lose!!!

Well guys!!

I hate to say it...but I accidentally forgot to blog last week. It has been so crazy in my life. I have a to do list 5000 miles long. Today, in between work and getting my car fixed (yet again), I was looking for the closest Defensive Driving class in my area. Unfortunately, the judge said I can't do it online, which costs $25, I have to drive to Lawrenceville, sit for 6 hours and pay $75. I am beginning to think I should have just paid my tickets and gotten on with my life. Yesterday I spent 45 minutes on the phone with my credit card company. The funny thing is, I didn't even know I had a credit card anymore until I got a $3.95 bill from Blockbuster. The credit card company has to know everything about me, except for my shoe size it seems like. This past weekend was awesome. I did Disciple Now at Hebron. My friend Andie and I led a group of 11 7th grade girls. We had 4 salvations in our group and about 75 total. It was amazing. So, that is my life right now. Crazy, busy and time consuming. I wish I had time to finish the book that I have been attempting to read for a month, the Bible Study I am 3 days behind on and the journal entry that still needs to be updated. Oh well, that is life, I guess.

Been There, Done That, Don't wanna go back EVER!!!

This week was a first experience for me-I spent five hours of my work day yesterday in traffic court. I got a speeding ticket back in January because my speedometer was broken, well, actually I got two tickets. One for speeding and one for a broken speedometer. So, after spending $155.25 to replace my instrument panel, I figured I would go to court, show the judge my receipt and hopefully get my fines reduced. It was the scariest experience of my entire life. I sat thru five trials, was surrounded by inmates in orange jumpsuits yelling in the judges face, 75 angry and irritated people just like me, waiting to talk to the judge. The guy that sat beside me got escorted out of the courtroom and straight to jail for refusing to pay a fine. It was insane. After 5 hours, it is my turn....

I go up to the podium and the judge asks me how I plead. I say guilty to both charges, but I have a receipt. So, he drops my $85 speedometer fine, orders me to go to Defensive Driving School ( I haven't figured that one yet), my $145 speeding ticket was reduced to 50 bucks and he dropped my speed from 60 in a 45, to 59 in a 45, so my Insurance won't go up.

The Lord definitely showed me favor and blessing. If there is one thing I learned yesterday, it is that God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of sound mind. He took a horrible situation and showed me that He was in control. Looking back on it now it was a great learning experience.

So, the next time I watch Judge Judy on TV, I can say-"Been there, done that, don't wanna go back-EVER!"

Patience is definitely a virtue

Wow guys!!! This has definitely been the week for patience for me. On Saturday, Robert bought a brand new Ford Ranger pickup truck equipped with a 6 disc CD changer, storage space and a bed liner. We went to Blockbuster (our home away from home), rented movies, went and picked up my brother and became couch potatoes. When we were headed to my house that night, his brand new truck died and we spent 2 hours waiting on a tow truck. He finally got it back today.

Then, I took my car to the shop on Monday to get the speedometer fixed, since it is a bit wishy washy. I got two tics and needed to get it fixed before court next Thursday. Four days later and the mechanic still has it. He didn't even have the common courtesy to let me know it wasn't ready yet. I have to call him and then we go all the way there and the gate is locked and my car is nowhere to be found. I better get my Bonita Blanca back today or the wrath of Amber may prevail. Scary, huh? We are going to visit Robert's mom this weekend!!! I will let you know how that goes next week. Three blogging weeks in a row. It's a miracle!!!

Blog Challenge-Week #2

Wow!! You get to read my post for two weeks in a row... it's a miracle. Someone better call Guiness and tell him to put it in the next edition of his book. I am sorry that my buddy Heather Anne is sick. I am praying with all my might that I don't get it. My coworker, Roberta and her entire family, have the stomach virus. My boss' wife degermified (don't know if that's a word) with 409, Lysol and every other cleaning product known to man. Since Roberta and I work in such a small space together, I am praying even harder. Hey Heather, at least you get to catch up on a lot of reading. I love you and hope you feel better soon.

Anyways, nothing new or exciting has happened since last week. Except that I celebrated my 1 year anniversary this past Sunday. We ate at Applebee's and saw Pink Panther, which was ok, but nothing great. I can't believe it's been a year since Robert and I started dating. Now everyone is asking us when we are getting married and all that stuff. I personally don't mind waiting. Some things in life are definitely worth waiting for. However, I will say this, I definitely know what Paul was talking about when he said that it is better to marry, than burn with passion. It is really hard staying pure until marriage. I realize that now millions of people have access to reading about my number one struggle in life, but that's ok. I am not ashamed and have nothing to hide. Jesus is working in me and He will get me through it and make it ok.

Well, kids, it's time for me to get back to work.... Lot's more churches to prospect and emails to send out. In the mean time, I will be thinking of where I want Heather to take me to dinner, when I win the challenge.