Be Our Guest! #2

Hello all you bloggers out there, my name is Whitney, I am Kelsey’s roommate.  I was asked to be a guest writer for this lovely blog. So let me tell you about our lives. Kelsey and I have lived together for a year and 5 months, we have had many ups and downs, tears of joy and tears of sadness, lots of late night talks and some awesome memories.

When I first met Kelsey I thought she hated me, and who would have thought we would be where we are today!  I had just moved to the city and started to go to Life Church, signed up for a Life Group and within days Brad called and asked me to check out there group.  You see I am from a very small town and had just moved to the city to be closer to some family. I had no job or housing lined up, I was just trusting in the good Lord to take care of me. He did just that and more! I have a great place to live, wonderful friends, and a job that I love!

So let me share some memories, one being my all-time favorite….Kelsey and her boyfriend had just broken up, trip planned for that weekend and all. So I receive a call and we loaded our bags and headed down south, Galveston in fact. She was in vacation mode and needed a pick me up, boy what an adventure that was! We had hardly any money, no place to stay in mind and it was a Labor Day weekend so Galveston was packed with people! We luckily found a great place to stay for the weekend about 30 minutes outside Galveston. We were beach bums all weekend; we had our food and alcohol right by our side. : P We walked around the town and looked at the cool little shops and Kelsey went crazy on me and got a henna tattoo.  It was an unforgettable trip and the fact I got to spend it with my best friend made it priceless!

Another memory with Kelsey was our first house together, that was a nightmare itself. Not the roommate situation but our landlord situation. We had a looney for a landlord, seriously though. He was not the most well liked guy in the area and we later realized why. We only lasted 4 months and then decided to pack up our stuff and get the heck out. We somehow amazingly found a better place to live within 2 days, and still currently live there.  No problems what so ever!

Now here we are with 2 new roommates added to the picture. They are only 5 years old and I like to think they like living with us. Cutest little kids, but let me tell ya they came with some attitudes. As most of you know Kelsey is a foster mom, when she told me that she wanted to do it I really didn’t take her serious. I wasn’t thinking she was serious about being a single mom at 23 yrs. old and taking in children to love just yet, but she did. Those two have been great blessings though and have helped us realize a few things in life.

Be thankful for who you are and where you come from; be thankful for people who love you, food on the table, and a roof over your head. There are many people in this world who don’t have much at all, but they try to make the best of it. I am very blessed to have a loving family, great friends, a place to live, a good job and food on the table anytime I want it. So I am going to challenge you all to do one thing for the New Year. It is the 100 happy days challenge, you post something that makes you happy and thankful for 100 days and you might be surprised at how your life changes. Many people don’t even make it to 100 days of happiness, I hope you can!   http://100happydays.com/ just follows that link and fill out the info and start being happy for what you have. J I wish you all a wonderful New Year full of many blessings!

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Dear Future Husband

Dear Future Husband,

    Maybe you are reading this right now after I posted this in my blog. Maybe you are looking back on my post and stumbled upon it. No matter how you are reading this I want to thank you for everything that you do and to let you know that I have been praying for you everyday. The last week or so I have had a lot of questions thrown my way about finding a husband due to me being a foster parent. I know no matter what, that you fell in love with my brilliant personality and fun scents of humor. I think my favorite thing someone has said so far is "you were pushing finding a husband with one kid, he doesn't even exist now with two". You know what I think about these kind of people?? They don't have Jesus in their life! By now you have learned that I am a strong person who forgets that from time to time. I laugh all the time just because I love enjoying life. When I get nervous or in an uncomfortable situation I have an awkward laugh that I can't control. I love surprises and even better yet I love giving them! With all that in my opinion my kids are a bonus!  I must of really cared a lot about you from the very beginning if I let you meet them let alone marry me. I hope you don't mind my singing and dancing around the house while getting ready. Now the kids love it and always laugh at me because i'm so silly. I don't know what all trials have come my way until I met you but believe me God has perfect timing. Sitting here i'm wondering what you are doing and I want to know your story. It's crazy to think that I might have already met you. Of course you know that...... haha I hope that you know I have loved you from the start. Also there are billions of people in this world but here I am...... Patiently waiting living Gods will and making everyday count. I know you will get frustrated with me because i'm stubborn. Just remember I will always let you go hunting, fishing, and lots of other things to get stuff off your mind. (I hope you can do that with me there by your side) ;) I am not normal, I don't always do things in order, I have a hard time making up my mind, i'm a huge nerd (I'm sure you are just shaking your head up and down by now) but I have a huge heart that will love you for the rest of our life's. Kids are a gift from God!! I pray that we have more to add to this growing family! Again.... Thank you!  I'm sure I don't say it enough!! 

BIG Heart and LOTS of Love! X2

Today I am excited to announce that God has now blessed me with 2 wonderful children. Mr. J now has Miss A to play with everyday!! I have had so much love and support during this journey so far and I can't say THANK YOU enough! I also want to give a HUGE shout out to the amazing Sierra!! Not only did she train me and helped me get all the "hard" stuff done but she has encouraged and loved me through all of this. I'm so lucky to have you as my family and a friend. We have grown so much together in the last few months and I couldn't have picked someone better to work with! I can't believe this adventure all started with me texting you asking exactly what your job was. I had no clue at that moment, that one text would change my whole life! Sierra was honest with me about everything I would go through and did everything she could to prepare me. In all reality you will never be completely ready to have kids. No matter if they are yours are someone else's!  These kids have opened my eyes to a whole new world. Their smiles they give me or when I get to school to pick them up and they scream "Mom", just because they are so happy to see me! We read books and say prayer ever night no matter if i'm sick, tired, or just not in the mood. Little things like that are huge things to them. I have had a lot of people ask me if i'm ready for 2 kids by myself. In my mind.... Oh yeah I know I can do it. Am i scared? YES!! I'm scared because I am molding a child and raising them for who they will be in the future. BUT just because i'm scared doesn't mean that I am not excited for this next turn in our adventure. Think about something you are wanting to do but you are too scared to do...... Could this thing change peoples life? Would it change yours? Could you some how lead someone to Christ by doing this? You would be surprised what you could do to help someone. Just think about.... Be bold and start volunteering at an animal shelter, start writing that blog you are too scared to do, walk into a new church and meet new people, or just smile at someone when you are passing them. I hope everyone has a blessed weekend and you can be brave and start doing something that you think you are too scared to do!

Cousin love!!! 

We all have that one friend.....

We all have that one friend who tells you how things really are..... They tell you when you are being crazy, when the outfit you picked just isn't working, but best of all they are always there for you and support you no matter what. I'm so lucky that this friend of mine has a birthday so close to mine. I have been so blessed to share a birthday party with this girl for 3 years now. Whitney isn't only my roommate but also my best friend and Sister. We have been through a lot together and no matter what she has been by my side.  We both have messed up or said something we didn't mean but at the end of the day we both have been there for each other. We have had a lot of adventures and today I just want to share a few that we have had!

First we became friends! God placed us in the same life group and promoted us to Best Friends!

We have been there for each other during break ups. We all know those are never fun. I think everyone needs a friend that will pack a bag with you and just drive until we forget everything!

As I mentioned earlier BIRTHDAY PARTIES!! I can't wait to celebrate another birthday with you tonight. 23 will be great!!

Vacations! I can't tell you how many laughs (and tears) I have had with this girl! We have met a lot of new friends on the way!

We always keep each other smiling! We always know what to do to make each other feel better! "You mad bro?" haha 

She is apart of our family! We have seen a lot of happy times including my beautiful cousin get married!

Find a friend you can be yourself around! We are goofy and loud! But hey why not?? "Can I be a spider monkey?" "Yes, ALWAYS"

My favorite adventure so far....... she was with me every step of the way to become a foster parent! Everything we went through was not easy... as Mr. J would say we had a lot of "feelings" a long the way. I am so thankful for her and the support she has given me. Thank you for being you! 

Today I pray for everyone that at some point in your life you have had a friend like this. I have had wonderful role models in my life and have watched my mom and her best friend (My Aunt Casey) life their life's to the fullest!! Thank you for teaching me to be a friend!!