Fast road to becoming a "real" adult.

1. One more semester of College! WOO HOO!
2. Paid of all my credit cards.
3. There is acutally money in my savings accout, and its over 100.00 buck! PTL!
4. I work more than I sleep.
5. I am thinking about "independent" things such as cell phones, apartments, insurance and 401Ks.

Thats the end of the list for today.
Im pretty stoked.
I love learning, well for today I do.

Much love sisters(and brothers),
B

Howdy Yall!

Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays!
I can not believe that it is Christmas time already!
I am beyond myself with excitement. WHOOP!
First off, I can not believe how much my lifestyle has changed in the last month.
About a month ago I broke my computer charger and I thought it was going to be the death of me.
Not having my computer close by was such a scary thought. Not being able to check my facebook every hour(or 5 minutes-shhhh) was even scarier. For reals, I have been thrown into that group of young 20 somethings who is way to technologically dependent.
So, the charger broke and it was going to cost $80 bucks to replace. This little girl does not have an envelope labeled, "Emergency Computer Repairs", and so I had to deal, and still am.
I realize now how crazy I had become. I would come home every day from school and check my facebook and then check it again an hour later before I went to work just to see what so and so was doing, or if so and so had put new pictures up or something. Then I would come back another 4 hours later and check again, spending at least an hour on the computer for no reason.
What the heck?!?
The first 2 days seemed impossible. What was I going to do with my time?
What was I going to do at home?
Spend time with family?
Spend time with Jesus?
Spend more time at work?
Rest?
All of these things seemed so foreign.
I prayed that the Lord would hand me $80.00 to spend on the charger, and He did.
Then I went to the doctor, and had to get glasses. There goes that $80.00.
After a full month of not having my computer, its kind of nice.
I kind of am enjoying not knowing whats going on with every one around me. I still would love to have $1,000.00 purchase back, but God has totally shown me who I had become. I was becoming someone I hated. The "L" word was fastly approaching me, haunting me.
Then, there it was. I came home from school on a Tuesday afternoon and didn't have work scheduled, had nothing to watch, nothing to do really, so I slept. I took a 4 hour nap on a Tuesday afternoon and woke up to a terrible thought, I was.....I was....LAZY!
What the poo? GET UP!

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, but you were bought with a price, therefore honor God with your body."

WOW!
Slap your face, WOW!
I hate conviction sometimes, well all the time almost. But, now I see it and am amazed at how it has taken this long for me to listen. I have had the knowledge, the wisdom and the direction for at least 3 years now, and now I decide to listen. Awesome!
I guess the saying is true, "better late then never".
Thank you Jesus.
Thank you for loving me despite my disobedience.
Praise the Lord for grace. WOW! Seriously, Praise God for grace.
His love is abundant.

Well, with all that said, Vaya con Dios. Go with God.
Much love to you brothers and sisters.
Enjoy this season with your family and friends.
Thank you Jesus for my incredible family and awesome friends!

Love!
B

Decisions.

Sometimes, you've just gotta make em.

Some are hard, some are easy, but they are all in your court, so you need to make them.

In the end, it may be the right one, but at least you made it.

New hair. New Attitude.

Today I decided it was time for a change.

I've had blonde hair for quite some time now and since it is fall, I thought, "Why not?". So, I went out and got some color and my sweet friend, Carla, did me good.

She cut and colored the whole thang.

I lurve it.

So, not only do I think that it was time for a change in my hair, but also with my physical shape and my attitude.

I joined the gym last week at 24 hour and met with a personal trainer. She helped me figure out what it was that I needed to do to lose the weight and tone up like I need to.

I am so excited about how the Lord is going to teach me through this season about discipline and self-control.

With all this comes a new attitude as well, one that is confident and bold, one that is that of love and understanding. God is good, all the time and He sure is teaching me how to be a better Brittany.

Im all about a change.

I love it.

I also love comfort, but change is a relief. Give it a chance. If you ponder with the idea of what ifs, then take the plunge. Even if it fails, at least you can say you tried.

Much love people, praying for you all to grow and listen to the Lord. He is good and His love endures forever. God bless.

B

Happy 50th Dad!

Heres to the worlds greatest!

Hes been my dad for the past 21 years and seriously, He is the most incredible Father ever!

I always have the hardest time buying gifts for people, especially family members, so this year was really hard. I kept thinking about how big this birthday was for him and how my gift had to be well thought out and really come from the heart, so I opted out of the gift giving and wrote him a letter. It was the 50 things I thought made him the greatest ever. I cried through the whole thing, and I can guess that He will too. Haha!

With all that said, I love him.

He loves me.

He loves Jesus.

and Jenn.

and Julie.

and Jay.

He loves all the important people in my life and does everything in his power to make us all happy.

So, Happy birthday to the only man in my life who has my heart.

You're the best Daddy!

Cant wait to spend 50 more with you!

Here are some pictures from the past couple years of the handsome man himself. :)

Daddy and Jay Weslee

me and fajah at research

Julie Jack, Dad and Me. This was mine and

Julie's first 5 minutes back in town after like 5 months

of not being home or seeing him. It was a sweet moment captured.

Much love to you Dad! You are the best!

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Welcome to my life Mary Kay

Before I moved to Houston in November, I was living in College Station Texas working at a salon called Urban Salon. There I worked for this super sweet woman named Rosanne. She introduced me to the wonderful world of Mary Kay Cosmetics. WAIT! STOP! Don't hate. I am not one of those annoying people who are crazy about selling there product. Okay, proceed. When I first learned about the product, I was not sold. It takes me a while to become a believer in something. So, she talked to me and talked to me about becoming a representative and I still wasn't behind the idea of becoming one of those annoying sales women. (not my thing!)

In November, Rosanne came to Houston for a Mary Kay breakfast seminar and she invited me to tag along. While there, I was definatly inspired but still had my reservations. So, I signed up but within 24 hours, I backed out. I got scared. Terrified actually. Fear and doubt crept in and took over. I listened to people who thought I was stupid for putting myself out there. I let people laugh at me and tell me I was silly. So, the doubt was there and I let it win.

I was afraid that I wouldn't succeed. So I stopped before I could fail. I didn't even try. Not even for 24 hours.

This past week we had a guest speaker at school teaching us about facials and makeup. Awesome. I love learning about new things, so I was definatly excited. Then I met her. Our guest speaker was a Mary Kay Director. Awesome. The fear crept in again. The doubt. But, something was different this time.

As she started talking about skin care, and makeup, I realized the look on my face was not that of someone who was afraid, or had doubt, but that of someone who was excited, thrilled, and enjoying herself.

I started to think and pray.

I realized that I can do anything I want to do.

I can do anything I set my mind on.

I have to set my mind on the things above.

The Lord knows the desires of my heart.

One of those desires is to make women feel beautiful and loved. I already know how to do that with hair, and I have always had the desire to learn more about skin care and makeup, so why not? Why not learn more about the #1 Cosmetics company in the world?

I listened some more and decided I was going to give it a huge try. I set up an appointment with Toya and Katie at Toya's house for Thursday. I went into the appointment still with doubt and fear that I would never be able to be as successful as these two woman. I would never be able to talk to people about this stuff. I would never be able to drive a pink cadillac.

I sat through that meeting, listening and learning and soaking it all in.

I realized that I CAN do it.

I am good at building relationships.

I am good at loving people.

I am good at engaging in conversation.

I am good at making people feel good.

God has given me so many gifts that I must put to good use.

I know that I can do it. With Jesus, ANYTHING is possible.

So, I have decided that I am going to be a Mary Kay representative.

I am going to do this job with excellence and I am going to be fabulous in it.

Just because this job isn't your typical after school job, doesn't mean I can't be successful in it.

I will do it and I will be great.

I will drive a pink cadillac one day. Who knows? That could happen in the next year.

God, Thank you for bringing this gift in my life. Do what you will with it. I will do my best to glorify You, Lord.

Thank you for the confidence you have given my life. Thank you for surrounding me with people who believe in me, people who love me.

Praying for you, friend, that you would chase your dream, that you would take a chance.

Much love,

B

Trusting God.

Last week I got a job offer from Kroger and I took it.

I really felt like the Lord provided in my time of need.

Yesterday, I got another job offer at a salon/spa/superstore called "Beauty Brands" and I have really been thinking about it. I went in today and they are offering me a little more money, which of course sounds great, but they can not guarantee me the hours that I need.

Kroger can.

I feel kind of sad because working at "BB" would definatly be a step in the direction of my career, but I feel like I have already committed to Kroger and given them my word. I have also kind of already told myself that I would stay there until I finished paying off some debt.

So, I have decided to stick with the grocery store.

Weird.

As self righteous as I am, the Lord is actually changing my heart and this is the first fruit I have seen of it.

He is humbling me.

PTL! This sister needs it. I do have junk, and my junk does stink. Humble me, Lord! KEEP GOING!

So, I am trusting Him. Trusting Him that He is going to give me self control with my spending and that He will give me a faithful heart.

Praying for you brothers and sisters, that your heart, too, will be transformed.

Much love!

B