This personal blog is an accounting of my journey in God, and my everyday adventures in remodeling, gardening, and other things around the house that put on my “to-do” list.
I am by no means a Do-It-Yourself maven. I have no clue on how to garden, fix holes in walls, or even keep this house from falling into chaos, but I try my best to learn. We are constantly growing in different ways everyday. I hope my little corner of the net can help you.
Posted by Anissa Mathias on March 19, 2010
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… the little signs God gives you to let you know that are with the one you are supposed to be with for the rest of your life.
For instance I am sure those who have been following my posts know that I have been struggling with eczema and psoriasis. I have tried and tried to rid my hand of rashes,weeping pustules, and scales that peel and reappear for years.
Completely eczema free!
My Frankenhand. I had tried so many different things to fix it.
I haven’t done anything different other than run off with my true love, and my hand is back normal. It went away all by itself. I was astounded when I discovered this around December of last year. Another thing that I have been fighting to remove were dark purple rings (or Raccoon eyes, I as I have come call them.) under my eyes that made me look tired and worn to the bone no matter how much sleep I got.
Me on the trip to Miami.
No raccoon eyes! YIPPEE!
Have I been happy? Yes, extremely. I find myself looking at him from the passenger seat and smiling for no reason. I feel like I am flying when he looks at me smiles. I cannot fathom walking into a store or truck stop without my hand in his. I can’t seem to fall asleep most nights unless we cuddle and hold each other. We laugh; have conversations, and bounce ideas off of each other about the future, my business, and us getting a place together. Every time he pulls me over in a shop to look at wedding sets, I get all giddy and start giggling. I’ve never had that reaction to being married before. I have smiled and been excited, but never giddy.
Twenty years was worth the wait.
Until Next Time, God Bless
Posted by Anissa Mathias on June 17, 2013
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Oklahoma sunrise
My fiance drives for a new company and has been since about April. We love it. I get to see new sites and states, and I get to see him smile when I take out the camera to snap pictures. I think I am getting pretty good at snapping landscapes from the window of a moving semi. I am used to the delay the camera has, being an old one (But if you look at it, isn’t the camera pretty much old as soon as you take it out of the store? They seem to be improving them as fast as computers these days.)
Mind you, this is the same camera that I use to take pictures of my jewelry and other crafts; so, I think my transition from still live to moving truck is going pretty well. I still have a ways to go, and programs to get used to using. I don’t have the same ones on my lappy that I do on my desktop. There are times that I miss my desktop, but I know it wouldn’t handle all the jostles and bumps the road has to offer.
Atchafalaya Basin
I have seen sunrises that have left me speechless, and views of waterways so clear I wished that I go swimming. I wouldn’t trade this part of my journey for anything in the world. We hit New Orleans a couple of weeks ago for his 34 hours reset right when two festivals were under way. We walked for five hours, losing track of all time. The Cajun Zydeco was all around us and the smells of Creole were everywhere. There were street performers in abundance, even small ones with massive talent. For my first time going to New Orleans, it was definitely a memorable one, indeed.
Gumbo Shop
New Orleans, LA
God and His wonders never cease to amaze me. The world is His playground, and the skies His ever changing palette.
Cumberland Gap, TN
From a scenic lookout.
Until Next Time, God Bless
Posted by Anissa Mathias on June 14, 2013
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Click HERE for the 50 Experiments Collection - then follow the blue individual links for the instructions for each!
Posted by Anissa Mathias on June 13, 2013
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I have a ton of craft foam just sitting around and waiting to be used. Finally, a use for about an ounce of it. We created some Popsicle family and friend sticks by simply gluing a picture of them on the front and backside of a Popsicle stick. They happen to work well as puppets too! It was obvious, we were quickly outgrowing our
Posted by Anissa Mathias on June 13, 2013
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Color coded…
In an attempt to keep up with all the blog posts and emails that I get through my many inboxes, I have decided that viewing them offline and color coding them so that I can through them faster when I have a connection is best. I am by no means an organizational wizard. I do like things where they are easy to find; even though my ADD often has me tossing things in hap-hazard locations to cause me to search in a panic for that “one thing” at the last minute because, “I need it NOW.” I strive, for the most part, to organize myself in a way where my goal is overcome that urge to just toss something anywhere. This has been a constant struggle for me,and one that has frustrated an ex or two.
So, I have color-coded my inbox, and tag my emails. A bit OCD some would say, but it works for me. The only thing I need to do now is all caught up on them, so I am not looking through emails months-at-a-time. So, to any of the blogs that I am following:
If you happen to see a new comment on an old post, that is me, trying to catch up, again. Please, forgive my tardiness in showing up and reading your posts. Hopefully, and with God’s grace, I will be able to stick with the system, and stay caught up instead of playing “catch-up”.
Until next time, God Bless.
Posted by Anissa Mathias on June 11, 2013
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God, may you lay your hand on those fighting for life. May you make them whole, and heal their hearts and minds. God help them on the road ahead. Aid them, as only you can, with you never-ending love and compassion. Bless those who gave of themselves selflessly to help those in need, not knowing if the danger had passed or there was more on the horizon. God, Welcome those to your gates the bombs claimed in your loving embrace, and help those who lost loved ones to move on from this tragedy. In your name, I pray, Amen.
Until next time, God Bless you all…
Posted by Anissa Mathias on April 17, 2013
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This wonderful journey that I have been on called life has given me challenges, rewards, blessings, and learning opportunities. Above all, I have loved, lost, unfortunately hurt and been hurt. Through it all, I know God has been ever so patient with me. I have not always taken the road he has laid out for me, but I have always found my back to where he wanted me to be.
Home is where the heart is…
God is very patient, kind, loving, and wise. He never stops loving us, no matter what we do, like our real parents, his love is unconditional. We may fall out of grace, but he will always be there when we have hit bottom. He knows when we are sincere in our apologies, and when we ask forgiveness. I believe that true forgiveness through him only comes when you ask for it in earnest. God knows your heart; so, he knows if you are asking to be forgiven honestly or out of habit.
He lays a path for each of us to follow, and, even though it isn’t easy, following the path and following the plan he has for us, has rewards we can only dream about. Blessings in abundance and life for all time. He doesn’t want us to be miserable. He wants to be happy, fulfilled, and blessed. He wants us to know that He will always be there for us when we are struggling.
That, to me, is the best way of being home. This means, no matter where you are, when you know God and love Him, you are home.
Until next time, God Bless.
Posted by Anissa Mathias on April 16, 2013
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He is not attracted by the overt.
He is not stirred by the brazen, the unambiguous, the conspicuous.
He is not aroused by the gaudy, the showy, the flagrant, the flaunted.
He does not want what is available to all.
For him there is only currency in exclusivity, value in rarity, desire in the uncommon, the private, the unique.
She thrills him because he knew from the moment he saw her…
Posted by Anissa Mathias on April 13, 2013
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Prayer Point: Praying for our Chaplains
Later today President Obama will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to an incredible man of selflessness named Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun. The brave Army Chaplain served in both World War II and Korea. Chaplain Kapaun exemplified what it meant to serve—he served his God, his country and especially his fellow soldiers. In November 1950, Kapaun was taken as a prisoner of war along with hundreds of other soldiers.
Posted by Anissa Mathias on April 13, 2013
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Chesapeake Bay at Sunrise (wishing we were parking there…)
I am having the time of my life, seeing sights on a daily basis that make me just wonder how people can look at the world and say there is no God. I have seen icicles on mountain sides (Can’t the pictures off of my not-so-smart phone, grrr.), snow piles that would hide the truck, and breath-taking sunrises. There would be more pictures of those, but we had to buy more batteries for the camera.
I feel like a child experiencing everything for the first time. I often find myself turning sideways (as much the seatbelt will let me) and propping myself to look out my window and just be in awe. All this beauty that we as humans are too busy in our day-to-day grind to stop and notice. I think we should all spend time each day tapping into our inner child and just marveling at the world around us. Just shut that part of the brain off that analyzes everything, and tries to constantly tick off explanations, and, just like a child would react, be in awe and complete wonder at the world around us. I have totally forgotten myself and went trying to catch snowflakes on my tongue. Buddy and I have “trudged” through two feet of snow pretending that we were traversing the Northern waste to get to a bathroom. We have had snowball fights, and just stopped to stare at piles of snow that were made by the plows to clear off parking spaces. We’ve drug our shoes through the snow, making tracks as we went along with train sounds, and just laughed at one another.
View from the Napoleon Bridge in Jacksonville, FL.
We enjoy each other’s company completely, and continue to have moments where we “flip the kid switch” and just have fun. I never thought I would be seeing the country from the passenger side of an 18-wheeler, but now, I can’t imagine doing anything else. I think I needed time to unplug from the rat race. It did me a lot of good, and being with my beloved, is just icing on the cake. I love him dearly.
He doesn’t judge, boss me around, or treat me like an idiot. We are equals, and we have so much in common that we can keep ourselves occupied even when the radio doesn’t work, and we have no wifi connection. We can talk for hours without arguing, and laugh at the signs that we find amusing.
Until next time,
God Bless.
Posted by Anissa Mathias on April 11, 2013
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