From sun up to sun down, today was a day that put a smile on my face!
At my church, we are in a six (or seven) week series called I Am. This week Brian, our worship leader, preached on how God is the Light of the World. This sermon really hit me today because as I have written previously, I am stressing about finding a job. But though I am stressing, I am putting all of my worries in God's hands because I am blessed to have that relationship with him. I was reminded this morning that if I Live (actually have that deep connection) with God, Talk to him and actually Listen, then I will have his Light shine on me. If i try to go through life on my own, I will be in the dark and I won't be able to get out. But that reminder was only a start to my great day.
When I got home from church and having lunch with three of my best friends, I decided that it was going to be cleaning day. Now, I try to clean my house every other weekend from kitchen-bathroom. But because of Spring Break, I had not cleaned in a while. So today, I did. I started in the kitchen from sweeping, mopping and vacuuming the floors; scrubbing down the counters, sink and table; vacuuming (the floors and furniture) and dusting the living room; vacuuming my room, shaking out the rugs, dusting and organizing my closet shelf; mopping the bathroom floor, cleaning the sink, counters, mirrors and shower. WHEH sounds like a lot but it NEEDED to be done.
During the midst of my cleaning frenzy, I found out that I had been accepted for another round of the interview process for YES Prep in Houston. I am so ecstatic because my interviewer told me that I would not find out if I would move on until Thursday, and here I am finding out the next day, let alone a Sunday. So please keep me in your prayers because I think that this would be a great job for me, but I am also not giving up on the job hunt, so if you hear of anything then feel free to let me know!
To end the night, my friend Christal and I went to our church to watch the M
wangaza Children's Choir. This is a choir that is on an American tour from the Central part of Uganda. All of the kids are have sponsors through African Renewal Ministries (I have blogged about this program before). They were absolutely phenomenal! Christal and I both were moved to tears because they were so precious and they were full of the Lord. This is a great program to support and I know that when I have a job with an incoming salary, I will sponsor a child.
Now that I am ending the night, sitting here in my comfortable bed, I am listening to great music and watching an awesome rainstorm outside with a big smile on my face. I love thunderstorms, especially when they are at night. I just open my door, light some candles, put on soft music and get lost in my thoughts.
the one encouraging me to cook more. So I have taken her words of wisdom, and I have cooked more. I am the master of microwaving frozen chicken and veggies and calling that cooking, but this semester I have really started trying to ACTUALLY cook. Now, if you know my mom and you have either had a baby, gotten sick, bought a house, had someone die, or live with me/my brother; then you know that Jill can make one heck of a casserole. Well because of her and her awesome recipes, I can make a pretty decent casserole along with pot roast and any other way to throw crap in a pot/pan and cook it kind of meal. But I wanted to learn how to cook something else, like roasted chicken for instance. Now I was not going to just go buy a bunch of random stuff, throw it on a chicken and call it good. So, I started easy. I bought a McCormick Recipe Inspiration for Rosemary Roasted Chicken and Potatoes and oh my gosh was is not just Delicious! All I had to buy was the chicken because I had the potatoes and olive oil. It was so easy. I cut the chicken up and mixed it and the potatoes with the blended spices that it gives you, along with the olive oil. After roasting it for 45 mins and throwing some steamed veggies with it !VUALA! you have yourself a delicious dinner with leftovers, well if you are cooking for one like me. So cooking healthy can be cheap, easy and might I say fun after all, you just have to know where to start.
