1 trimester down 2 to go! I can't believe I have been pregnant for 12 weeks! We are 1/3 of the way! It kinda freaks me out! We have so much to do, and not a lot of time! Anyway, we go to see Dr. Nilson again on Monday the 12th, so hopefully we will be able to find out if the baby is a boy or girl! Then things will really get crazy! Time to start on the nursery, and pick out that name! And NO we are not telling anyone for a while! I am feeling pretty good! No morning sickness yet, but I know it could start at anytime so I am just praying and believing for the best! Cory is doing well too! He says he is having "sympathy cravings" for chocolate! No maternity clothes yet, but fortunately for me the loose, baby-doll type shirts are popular so I won't have any problem finding cute clothes! If anyone has suggestions let me know! I'll keep you updated!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
Monday, May 5, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Worth fighting for?
I was driving home from school today listening to a CD by Church of the Harvest in OKC called Beautiful Price. In the title track is a lyric that says "I'll fight for those who don't know the truth" This got me to thinking...do I fight hard enough?...what do I consider "worth" fighting for?...when it comes down to it will I be willing to put up a fight?
We spend a lot of our time fighting, we fight traffic, the urge to do things we know we shouldn't, we fight with other people for parking, places in line, or shoes that are on sale. Is it really worth it to expend that much energy fighting? And would you fight just as hard to help some one see the truth of Jesus Christ, as you would to make them see that their ideas about who should be the next President are completely wrong?
So how do we know when to fight? What if we turn people off by pushing too hard? The Bible says to go unto ALL the earth. Satan doesn't want to see this happen. Do you think he is sitting around like "well I better not push people to hard, they might get offended" Probably Not!! We are in a constant battle for those who don't know God. It is our duty as the church to stand up and fight for the lost.
What can we do? I don't know any secret spiritual kung fu. (Anybody know a ninja?) ;) What I do know is that the Lord's word is a mighty weapon, and the power of prayer is unmistakable. God has given us all the tools we need to go to battle. Learning His word...that is something I am going to work on. I already know how to pray, so I will. The Bible says to pray without ceasing. Literally, with every breath, I will pray for those around me.
This world and the people in it may seem beyond reach, but the person next door is not. Maybe you have tried to talk to them, even invited them to church, and you've been turned away.
Do you know someone worth fighting for?
Don't give up, FIGHT. Keep fighting. God will prevail.
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
We spend a lot of our time fighting, we fight traffic, the urge to do things we know we shouldn't, we fight with other people for parking, places in line, or shoes that are on sale. Is it really worth it to expend that much energy fighting? And would you fight just as hard to help some one see the truth of Jesus Christ, as you would to make them see that their ideas about who should be the next President are completely wrong?
So how do we know when to fight? What if we turn people off by pushing too hard? The Bible says to go unto ALL the earth. Satan doesn't want to see this happen. Do you think he is sitting around like "well I better not push people to hard, they might get offended" Probably Not!! We are in a constant battle for those who don't know God. It is our duty as the church to stand up and fight for the lost.
What can we do? I don't know any secret spiritual kung fu. (Anybody know a ninja?) ;) What I do know is that the Lord's word is a mighty weapon, and the power of prayer is unmistakable. God has given us all the tools we need to go to battle. Learning His word...that is something I am going to work on. I already know how to pray, so I will. The Bible says to pray without ceasing. Literally, with every breath, I will pray for those around me.
This world and the people in it may seem beyond reach, but the person next door is not. Maybe you have tried to talk to them, even invited them to church, and you've been turned away.
Do you know someone worth fighting for?
Don't give up, FIGHT. Keep fighting. God will prevail.
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Something Amazing Happened Today...
Most people know the saying, confession is good for the soul so here goes...
As most of you know, my relationship with God has been an on again off again thing. Kinda like Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson. lol I grew up in a christian home I even went to a private christian high school. I believed in God, accepted Jesus as my savior and was on my way to doing great things for His kingdom.
Then I went to college. I am not saying college is a bad thing, quite the opposite it is a wonderful thing. I just don't think I was mature enough to handle it. See I have always been one of those people who followed the crowd. I admit it and own it. I was never a leader growing up, I left that to my big sister, who is an amazingly strong person, and whom I have learned from, more than she knows. Anyway, back to the point. I veered off of God's path for me BIG time in college. Picture your stereotypical college party girl, and that was me. Because of my bad choices I have had some tough emotional issues to work through. Trust being a huge one. Trusting others, but mostly trusting myself to make the right decisions for my life.
I continued on this self distructing path for a long while. Until one day I was leaving my gym in Broken Arrow, and saw a banner outside of a place called Destiny Church. It had a picture of the last supper. All I could see was Jesus with outstretched arms and the banner read "Carried to the Table" Something broke inside me that day. I was tired. I knew there was no way I could present myself to God in the state I was in, but then it hit me. I wasn't meant to make my own way. Jesus made a way, He carried me to the table when He laid down His life to save me. So I took what would be the best "risk" of my life and I went to church. I knew I would never be the same!
So I started my journey, back to the path God had laid out for me in the beginning, and He was there waiting for me. In the form the amazing people I have met at Destiny Church. I have always been a music lover. From choir in high school and college, to countless nights of karaoke!! So I knew that was one thing that I had to connect with at a place I would call my home church. I couldn't ask for more from the praise and worship team at Destiny. They are amazing. Pastor Tony is so talented and the team around him make going to church every week a worship experience that can't be beat! Pastor Mike knows what it is to get on your level. He doesn't preach at you. He teaches and guides.
The first Sunday Cory and I went to church, they had what's called Echo that night. It's the 18-30 yr olds who get together the 1st Sunday of every month and just hang out. Maybe someone speaks about what's been on their heart. We met some of the most awesome people on the planet! Pastor Arnie and his wife Sheree, Iman and Karen Serna, Nick and Amy Agimudie. These people had no clue who Cory and I were, but they opened their hearts and listened as we told them a little about ourselves. I was afraid, I was waiting for the condemnation, judgment, or pity, but instead I saw love. Christ's love.
I love the fact that everyone makes a point to let you know they aren't perfect. No one is perfect, God and His Son alone are perfect. We are made perfect through salvation. That gives me comfort. So I have been slowly making my way closer to God's path, for a little over a year now, and I have learned so much! There is a huge long list of things I have learned about, trust, love, obedience and so many other things that I will blog about at a later date.
As my friend Rhonda would say to make a long story longer, I now sing with that worship team I so admire. So today, we were singing You Alone and the band goes into this instrumental and the singers are singing praise to God. Nothing in particular, in fact I remember Pastor Tony saying "sing a new song to God" so I did, and what happened next was so amazing! I could hear myself singing, but I wasn't thinking about what I was singing. I was in total surrender, worshiping God. Not worried about what the people in the congregation thought, I wanted nothing more than to sing God's praises. That is something that is pretty hard for me. I don't put myself in vulnerable situations in front of people. Today the Holy Spirit filled me, broke my heart, and made me whole again. It is a milestone in my journey. I can finally see what it means to truly surrender to God, not only in word, but in action, faith, love, and hope. My future is in Christ alone. And I couldn't be more secure!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
As most of you know, my relationship with God has been an on again off again thing. Kinda like Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson. lol I grew up in a christian home I even went to a private christian high school. I believed in God, accepted Jesus as my savior and was on my way to doing great things for His kingdom.
Then I went to college. I am not saying college is a bad thing, quite the opposite it is a wonderful thing. I just don't think I was mature enough to handle it. See I have always been one of those people who followed the crowd. I admit it and own it. I was never a leader growing up, I left that to my big sister, who is an amazingly strong person, and whom I have learned from, more than she knows. Anyway, back to the point. I veered off of God's path for me BIG time in college. Picture your stereotypical college party girl, and that was me. Because of my bad choices I have had some tough emotional issues to work through. Trust being a huge one. Trusting others, but mostly trusting myself to make the right decisions for my life.
I continued on this self distructing path for a long while. Until one day I was leaving my gym in Broken Arrow, and saw a banner outside of a place called Destiny Church. It had a picture of the last supper. All I could see was Jesus with outstretched arms and the banner read "Carried to the Table" Something broke inside me that day. I was tired. I knew there was no way I could present myself to God in the state I was in, but then it hit me. I wasn't meant to make my own way. Jesus made a way, He carried me to the table when He laid down His life to save me. So I took what would be the best "risk" of my life and I went to church. I knew I would never be the same!
So I started my journey, back to the path God had laid out for me in the beginning, and He was there waiting for me. In the form the amazing people I have met at Destiny Church. I have always been a music lover. From choir in high school and college, to countless nights of karaoke!! So I knew that was one thing that I had to connect with at a place I would call my home church. I couldn't ask for more from the praise and worship team at Destiny. They are amazing. Pastor Tony is so talented and the team around him make going to church every week a worship experience that can't be beat! Pastor Mike knows what it is to get on your level. He doesn't preach at you. He teaches and guides.
The first Sunday Cory and I went to church, they had what's called Echo that night. It's the 18-30 yr olds who get together the 1st Sunday of every month and just hang out. Maybe someone speaks about what's been on their heart. We met some of the most awesome people on the planet! Pastor Arnie and his wife Sheree, Iman and Karen Serna, Nick and Amy Agimudie. These people had no clue who Cory and I were, but they opened their hearts and listened as we told them a little about ourselves. I was afraid, I was waiting for the condemnation, judgment, or pity, but instead I saw love. Christ's love.
I love the fact that everyone makes a point to let you know they aren't perfect. No one is perfect, God and His Son alone are perfect. We are made perfect through salvation. That gives me comfort. So I have been slowly making my way closer to God's path, for a little over a year now, and I have learned so much! There is a huge long list of things I have learned about, trust, love, obedience and so many other things that I will blog about at a later date.
As my friend Rhonda would say to make a long story longer, I now sing with that worship team I so admire. So today, we were singing You Alone and the band goes into this instrumental and the singers are singing praise to God. Nothing in particular, in fact I remember Pastor Tony saying "sing a new song to God" so I did, and what happened next was so amazing! I could hear myself singing, but I wasn't thinking about what I was singing. I was in total surrender, worshiping God. Not worried about what the people in the congregation thought, I wanted nothing more than to sing God's praises. That is something that is pretty hard for me. I don't put myself in vulnerable situations in front of people. Today the Holy Spirit filled me, broke my heart, and made me whole again. It is a milestone in my journey. I can finally see what it means to truly surrender to God, not only in word, but in action, faith, love, and hope. My future is in Christ alone. And I couldn't be more secure!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
Monday, April 14, 2008
2nd Dr. Appointment
Today we had our 2nd doctor's appoitment! We had another ultrasound and Dr. Nilson said everything looks great! The baby is growing right on schedule (about an inch long now) and we could see a head, spine, arms and legs!! I am in awe at the amazing power of God. How can something so complex be growing inside of me? I know it has to be the All Powerful Creator, because I'm not doing anything special here! I am blessed and so thankful! We have a 3D picture and I will have Cory scan it and put it up ASAP!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
I love my parents!
OK Wow it is hard to keep up with this! So my parents came to visit this weekend. I guess when you are pregnant with a grandchild you move up on the priority list!! Just kidding Mom & Dad. So we went to eat at Cheddar's Friday night, they thought it was the best restaurant EVER!! Now I am a pretty big fan of Cheddar's. We have always had good food and service there, plus it doesn't cost half your paycheck to have dinner. But my parents were extremely impressed! If anyone has connections with someone there they might want to consider opening a branch in Weatherford, OK because apparently the selection out there is pretty slim! Anyway, Saturday my Mom and I went and did what we do best, shopping! Our baby is about the size of a large grape and we already have two shelves of onsies and bibs and all kinds of stuff! Then we went to the Riverwalk and had lunch with my little bro and his fiance at Red Robin. It was a great time! Love you Mom and Dad!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Hidden Talents
Last week Cory was thinking about pulling the carpet out of our living room and staining the concrete. I told him I thought it would look pretty cool. Totally thinking he was just brainstorming for a future day that was far off in the distance. So when I came home from work one night last week and all of the furniture was moved out of the living room I kinda got scared! I didn't think he was that serious!! Now understand my husband is many things, a carpenter is not one of them...Or so I thought!!! I think he was hiding this talent to keep from getting a honey-do list on the weekends! I have to admit I was a little (ok a lot) skeptical at first, but now that it is all done and my living room is put back together, I can honestly say I am impressed! It looks great! The only complaint I have is that I missed all of my DVR'd shows for a week! Probably not such a bad thing!
I am so grateful for my husband! He keeps me sane! (and entertained!)
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
We can do no great things,
only small things with great love -Mother Theresa
Monday, March 31, 2008
Yay! My first post! Iman I know you are so proud!
Well , just in cast there is anyone within a billion mile radius that we haven't told yet. The thing that is consuming our (Cory's and mine) life right now is the amazing news that we are going to have a baby. We went to the doctor on the 27th and I am 7 weeks. So that puts our due date around November 17th. So let the countdown begin!!
Let's see other stuff that's happening...I am in my 10th week at Cosmetology Education Center! Wooohooo I finally get to start working on real live people after this week!! Anybody want to help a sista out, you can come get a cheap haircut, mani, pedi, and I get a grade for it! Come on don't be scared!!
Cory and I are both working a ton too. Still at Cherokee Casino dealing cards. Come on in some time if you have some spare cash you want to give away!! We are also STILL trying to sell our first investment property. 35th & Garnett in case you know anyone interested. BUT we have a bombdiggity realtor working for us now (sup Rachel!) So it's only a matter of time!
Most important in my life is my relationship with God. Cory and I go to what I believe is the BEST church in the world. Destiny Church in Broken Arrow, Don't know about it? Want to check it out? Go to destinychurch.com and find out what you have been missing. Really! Go check it out...right now! OK finish reading this post first :) Seriously though you will not find a church that is more committed to loving people no matter who you are, where you are, or where you've been. I can say from experience. I have found life.
So that's about it for now. It's pretty bland, but I promise to work on it and add all the pics and cool stuff in the near future. Right now I have to go to work! So have a great day, thanks for stopping by!!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things, only small things with great Love -Mother Theresa
Well , just in cast there is anyone within a billion mile radius that we haven't told yet. The thing that is consuming our (Cory's and mine) life right now is the amazing news that we are going to have a baby. We went to the doctor on the 27th and I am 7 weeks. So that puts our due date around November 17th. So let the countdown begin!!
Let's see other stuff that's happening...I am in my 10th week at Cosmetology Education Center! Wooohooo I finally get to start working on real live people after this week!! Anybody want to help a sista out, you can come get a cheap haircut, mani, pedi, and I get a grade for it! Come on don't be scared!!
Cory and I are both working a ton too. Still at Cherokee Casino dealing cards. Come on in some time if you have some spare cash you want to give away!! We are also STILL trying to sell our first investment property. 35th & Garnett in case you know anyone interested. BUT we have a bombdiggity realtor working for us now (sup Rachel!) So it's only a matter of time!
Most important in my life is my relationship with God. Cory and I go to what I believe is the BEST church in the world. Destiny Church in Broken Arrow, Don't know about it? Want to check it out? Go to destinychurch.com and find out what you have been missing. Really! Go check it out...right now! OK finish reading this post first :) Seriously though you will not find a church that is more committed to loving people no matter who you are, where you are, or where you've been. I can say from experience. I have found life.
So that's about it for now. It's pretty bland, but I promise to work on it and add all the pics and cool stuff in the near future. Right now I have to go to work! So have a great day, thanks for stopping by!!
~Heather Reedy
We can do no great things, only small things with great Love -Mother Theresa
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