Funyungs

Quick blog about the Funyungs before I head off to work!

Yes, Funyungs, not Funyuns (the chips!). This is my silly, fun loving lifegroup that drives me nuts but makes me happy at the same  time! A little back story before my post...

Originally named "young marrieds" fellowship, it was lead by The Stirms and The Watsons (both couples who we are still friends with!). We met once a month for a short devotional, food and a game. Then a few years later they asked Tim and I to take it over because of kids schedules and time conflicts. Tim and I prayed about it and decided we should do it. Since everyone was getting older (I say that with all the love possible!) we voted to change the name to "fun marrieds". This past year, our dear friends Kristie & Shane jumped on board to lead with us! We are so thankful for them! Just this year we were having a goofy conversation and the "funyungs" were born!  We had opted to come down from meeting once a month to once a quarter (or so) for fellowship with the idea of different events throughout the year. We had our first event this weekend - a tailgate. My husband came up with idea months ago and it was great to see it come to life! I was worried we were going to be overwhelmed, but we weren't! Here are two photos from the group that day!

We had cornhole, washers, and ladder ball, and the guys grilled burgers and hot dogs. It was a good "chill" time and something different than we normally do, I think it turned out really well. It was hot - mental note for next time - we should NOT do this in August! :)

Looking forward to seeing what we come up with next!

Blessings,

Too Busy for God?

Good evening blog readers!

I wanted to post a blog about being busy. We all are to some extent in our lives in this "day and age" right?! I know some new stay at home moms, some that work full time, single parents, parents with kids in school and the adult is in school too or going back to school! It seems as though no matter our particular situation we all tend to get "too busy" for time with God...and this should not be the case. I, too, have been guilty of this.

I found this image on Pinterest a while back, and I posted it to my Facebook page immediately because I know SO many people that it applies to.

I'm definitely not trying to make anyone out there feel guilty, not by any means. What I want people (self included) to realize is that we SHOULD be spending time with God first. Don't you just genuinely feel better after you sit at church for a service? Or what about spending time with your lifegroup (or small group)? Personally, I feel rejuvenated and ready for my week ahead after a Saturday night (or Sunday morning) service! Spending time in the word is just as rewarding. When you spending time reading the Bible in the morning (or evening) you can find out so much about how you can become a more fulfilled person, about your roles as a wife, or mother. It is really like a hard copy "google" for living life. And there are SO many different books about different things to help you become more spiritually fulfilled. There are countless bible studies out there, and I cannot say enough good things about being in a small group - my church refers to them as lifegroups.

Lifegroups are such a great way to connect! My husband was involved in a Thursday night Bible study for a couple of years, and is now a part of the Mens Fellowship at our church and loves those nights with the guys. I am involved in our children's ministry department and we both are part of guest services and lead our "fun, young, married" group. These are the folks you can go to church and worship with and they share your connection to God and "get it"  These are the people that will be there for you if you have some kind of need, or just want to share good news! I have made SO many wonderful people from our church and couldn't be happier about it! When we first moved out to the area we knew NO ONE, I was a little sad for a while...then we found our church and got connected. Best. Decision. Ever. This October I will be joining 9 of my friends for the Women of Faith conference in San Antonio. SO excited to share this time of faith, worship and fellowship with my girlfriends! Basically what I'm trying to say here is... if you are not in a small group - get in one!

Try not to let your busy life interfere with God time... If you can't make it to church, see if you church posts sermons online - like mine! :) Online Sermons from Community Bible Church Bulverde can be found here

My thing though, something I have an issue with (personal issue I should probably let go!), is why people can't make it to church for ONE hour a week?! Why is it so difficult for some? Don't get me wrong, I understand family vacations and such, but I'm talking about you giving up one hour a week to spend in God's house as a routine. Sure, your faith isn't reflected on being in the physical building but don't you think after the sacrifice HE made for us we could at least give him an hour a week in his house? Just some food for thought!


That's all folks!

Blessings,

Birthday Party Fun

So hard to believe that our little man turned three this year! He is growing into such a big boy already it seems like! This birthday was a lot of fun because he understood that we were celebrating his birthday! He knows the "happy birthday song" and was just all around excited for his dinosaur party and cake! I got the invitations made from Etsy shop: Mimi's Dollhouse The Favor Bags are also from an Etsy Shop QTpartyDesigns He also got a personalized dinosaur shirt, also from Etsy store PricelessKids (you think I'm an Etsy fan?!) and the celebration was held at Beefy's On The Green in Spring Branch. I took the photos you see of my son below and printed real fast at Walgreens. We rented the upstairs party room that held 70 people...we counted 64 there - it worked perfect! Here are a few photos from the day! Forgive the lack of editing! And my poor lighting I didn't fix ;)

It was such a spectacular day! I keep telling my husband that I will eventually have a small party for Strick because these large ones stress me out, but I just LOVE having big celebrations. I told him for our second child maybe I'll do small first few years...Tim just chuckles at me!