ONE MOMENT

My mom always told me: "The higher up you go, the meaner people will get"...I always rolled my eyes and said 'yea ok mom- not to me."...you know that saying 'Momma knows best'..yea "INSERT HERE"

One day about 4 years ago..I woke up and said "THATS IT! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" and I started to dump the friends I didn't need. Told the ones I did. and stopped caring what anyone thought. Fast forward 4 years: through hard times, good times, exciting times, testing times....God brought me here! 

Now im not writing this to be all pompous and what not..but just to demonstrate the power of ONE MOMENT! All it took me was ONE MOMENT to be done with it...one moment to say "I have had it" and one moment to say "Megan- God has the craziest plans for your life....why dont you get out there and figure out what they are?!" Unfortunately, for some, that moment never happens...they live their lives thinking about having that moment but they can never get the courage to put that moment into action.

Challenge yourself: if you know you are made of more. if you know that you can handle more. if you know your amazing. if you know that God gave you talents that He is ready to see you use. if you know that its going to be hard. if you know that its going to be worth it. if you know that you want to be standing in front of all those people who are saying that you cant do it.....think about how AMAZING it is going to feel standing in front of them saying 'No..I didnt do that..I started finishing THAT and ended with THIS!" Just forget about everyone that hurts you, everyone that puts you down, everyone that you DO NOT NEED..and go to the One that KNOWS you need HIM! 

You will do awesome things but you can't get goin' if you dont start droppin'. 

Its true- the more successful you get- the less that people will support you and the more that they will criticize you.

Even for me, this past year, God has helped me achieve so much success and there have been SO MANY people that have naturally been "X'd" out of my radar...talk to me 4 years ago, I would have been devastated. Talk to me today...and I will tell you how much better off I am, how much better off my marriage is, how much better off my relationships are, how much better off my career is, how much better off my social life is, how much better off my adventures are.... getting rid of those people is such a blessing- it frees up more room for the people that matter! I no longer have to work to hold onto friendships- I have new friends, who are just as successful, who are just as close with the Lord and who are just as comfortable with their life and calling- and it makes everything so much better!  

You cant experience the amazing things God has in store for you when you are scared to get rid of the "ordinary" and to jump in to the unknown. But you know what- you WILL get to the top of the mountain and you WILL celebrate and you WILL look down and say "LOOK AT ME NOW!"...then, you will turn around....and see an even BIGGER mountain to climb and to accomplish....and when you stay 110% tuned in to what He has to say to you....pretty soon, you will reach that mountain top too!

I google imaged this photo; its from stahlworks.com

(I dont know about you..but when I stand up at these "mountain tops"- all I care about is standing up there with those that matter- in peace and celebration! He's got you covered. Now TRUST HIM and GET OUT THERE AND BE MORE INCREDIBLE THAN YOU ALREADY ARE! 

:)

Deep in the heart of Texas!

I havent really been in a "blogging" routine...but I kinda want to start.
A- it gives me a break from this huge thing called my thesis project
B- maybe i'll say something that helps you all out
C- its better than taking a nap

This one isn't going to be long at all....seeing that there is a super cute but sick puppy trying to get in my face right now and cuddle...the things he gets away with being 11 lbs with huge eyes!

In a few months (well more like 9 months), we will officially be moved out of Houston, TX. I am so excited for the adventure ahead but for now....

I have fallen in LOVE with this great city and this awesome state! 

Some reasons are as follows:
- BBQ at almost every major corner!!!
- Cowboy boots/cowboy hats are normal
- they sing the Texas national anthem almost as loud as the star spangled banner
-At Astros games, "Deep in the heart of Texas" is a bigger hit than "take me out to the ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch
-FOOD. FOOD. FOOD.
       -no but seriously...the food in Texas is AMAZING!
-Ghe people are SO NICE!
-Gas is cheap(er)
-H.E.B.- enough said
-BEST PART: Lakewood church is our home

We were driving back from church on Sunday thinking- WOW we need to take advantage of what we have here because in less than a year we wont have it anymore. I was thinking about what a wonderful blessing God has given us here, with our church and our awesome friends and leaders there, and I cant believe we will be moving.

The bright side to this situation: we know we know that, eventually, we are leaving and we know that we need to appreciate every second we get.

The down side to most situations: There are so many things in life that we dont know when it will be gone. We need to appreciate every little thing the moment we see/hear/encounter it. God has given us so many blessings- from the shoes on our feet, to the beat of our heart, to the awesome church down the road! People get so busy and caught up in "life" that they forget to "live".

What I mean is- go around and be appreciative, thank God for EVERYTHING, really take in the goodness of Him and see how your day goes- I guarantee you, you will realize so many things and your day will change.

I was running today and was thinking about the running shoes I have on and about the children who love running but cant afford shoes but they still get out there and run with a huge smile on their face. They are thankful for their legs, for their lungs, for their LIFE! Its so much more than material things to them! Sadly, we are in a country and a materialistic world where the fruits of life are forgotten and the goodness of God is "habit" to some.

Don't ever forget about His goodness! We need to understand that God want's us to be so blessed that everyone sees Gods praise radiating through us! 

So lets make sure we thank God for every little thing He has done..for every big thing He is going to do..and for every SINGLE blessing that He has given us!


...umm i think I got carried away..scratch out the comment about the sick puppy in my face..he is asleep on my lap and I just kept typing away!...

Some pics of our amazing times in Texas- more memories to be created in these next months!

 When parents came to visit :)

 GO TEXANS. (unless they are playing the J-E-T-S. JETS JETS JETS!). This was the first time Travis visited...as you can tell, we werent use to the humidity yet...I can now walk in pants and a shirt WITHOUT needed to chug an entire water bottle every few minutes...

 Second attempt at two steppin'...WE still failed...rhythm is not in our genes..

Free sublime concert during the NCAA Final Four!

God put me in Texas for so many reasons and I am so thankful for what He has done here! Can't wait to see what the next 8-9 months have in store for us here....and then at the next place we are moved to!

Adventures= my kinda thing!

What I Wore Wednesday

So..I dont really do this kinda-stuff on a regular basis..but I decided to jump on the band wagon this week- for the main reason that I loved this shirt I wore haha! This was originally a post from August- whoops!

Travis and I went back home to CA. IT WAS AMAZING! I went to the US Open with girlfriends, he golfed with his dad, we went to dinner every night with family, we went to the open together, we grilled at the pool..the list goes on and on. Well, on Saturday morning I went out to eat breakfast with my other-other family (the Webbs) for Rachels 21st birthday. We went to the beachcomber and it was so good! I got coconut macademia nut pancakes...Yum!

Anyways, this is what I wore:

Shirt: Limited
Pants: Gap
Sandles: no idea
Cute mom with her "pimp" hat on: wasnt for sale. I got lucky.