AMC

I had a visitor this past weekend.. Probably one of my favorite people ever.  We sang.. we cried.. we laughed at people.. we endured the mountains, fast balls, and wind.  Not to mention a massive amount of people in one central location.  All to find the best price on shoes to find out they don't have your size.  She knows me better than anyone, calls me out on everything, and agrees with me on some things.  She ran for the snot.. and saw a great fiesta spot.  Endured my amazement of large buildings, and jammed to cotton eyed Joe.  Was content with pretzels, fruit, veggies, and animal cookies.  Did we have a good weekend?  no.. we had one heck of a great weekend!

Bring the Imodium

Below you will find some information on Sugar Free Jelly Beans from Jelly Belly.

1. great option to have a jelly bean and not rot your teeth from cavities

2. low in calories

3. satisfy a sweet craving

4. clean out your digestive track

5. clear out a room

Yes.. you read correctly.  

That's all I have to say about that. 

My Valentine

I recieved 2 valentines this year.  Most years I get one from my parents signed love momma and daddy.  This year was different.  I got a valentine from my momma and a valentine from my daddy.  My dad is not one for mushy stuff but would rather send a humerous card, so on valentines day most cards are not funny, all mushy, so he just signs the one momma picks out.  My Card from him (which I'm sure my momma picked out..) fit him to a tee.  You see my daddy would do anything for me.  I have AAA but if my car breaks down, I'll call him first.  One time in Wilmington, my car broke down and he drove 174 miles to look at it and try to fix it.. all in one day.

SO.. back to the card.  The front of the card says "anything I'd do for you" and when you open the card up it reads "everything you mean to me" and its a hallmark sound card so it's singing "Just to see you smile, I'd do anything.... " by Tim Mcgraw.  At the very bottom it's signed, love daddy.

Before I recieved this card I was talking to one of my friends and she was saying how she was in a rut trying to achieve aproval from people around her and how she needed to refocus and make Christ the love of her life; make Christ her valentine.  

So... back to the card.  Think of that love daddy as your heavenly daddy.  He feels the same way about you.  He would do anything for you (he did everything for you) and you mean everything to him.  I still love the whole, love daddy part.  I hate how some "christians" stop seeing God as their daddy.   It's nice to be reminded that He is your daddy. 

love, daddy.. I love it!

No Shoes

I had a coffee mishap this morning, meaning I didn't prep my coffee last night so when I pushed the on button nothing happened except a lot of noise of the water pump trying to suck up the little bit of condensation water left from the previous morning.  I decided on my drive into work I needed coffee.  I stopped at McDonald's.  I know.. I never eat there but i often will stop and get a drink.  I pull up to the window to give the man my dollar fifty for the large coffee I ordered when I saw the sign:

Drive Thru and Lobby

no shoes... no shirt.. no service...

I stared at the little self adhesive sign on the window and began to think.  How do they know if I'm wearing shoes in my car?  A shirt they can tell.. and what about during the summer when boys don't wear shirts?  especially at the beach.  Do beach McDonald's have this sign?  Nobody at the beach wears shoes or shirts.  Even bikini tops are acceptable shirts at the beach.  SO  I took my shoes off.  I was not wearing shoes.  And you know what?  I got my coffee!

Here comes the SUN!

In college I was an Elementary Ed major and I minored in Community Health.  With community health classes I learned quite a bit about vitamins, nutrients, and what my body needs to function properly.  For the past two weeks I have been in a funk.  A weird funk.  It was crazy.  To the point where in the mornings I would lay in the bed and ponder the thought of just not getting up and laying there all day.  I would then think why are you saying this, why are you thinking this?  This attitude is NOT Heather Lasley, this attitude is crazy.. I would then think.. are you depressed, and if so why.  So I would pray Lord help me get up, change my attitude, and help me enjoy this day.

For those of you who don't know, the weather in NC right now is AMAZING!!!.. I mean crazy nice.  So.. all weekend I was outside.  Just reading in the sun, running in the sun, playing in the sun, just being in the sun.  Do you know what?  VITAMIN D!!!!>... that is what I have been missing.  Vitamin D.  Due to the fact of not being able to drink milk, Vitamin D is hard for me to come by if I don't get it from the sun.  SO.. as of right now.. the FUNK IS GONE!!!.. I KNOW... all of the craziness because of not being in the sun.  It was as though I had a new found joy.  

There was this crazy welling up in my soul, a joy.  Then the praising began.  God thank you for this day, thank you for this SUN, thank you for your Son, and thank you for giving me all I need.

With all of this said, the same thing applies on a spiritual level.  When I get to the point of confusion, loneliness, and just in a desert all it takes to get me out is the Son.  All you need is the Son.... and sometimes the Sun.