As I feel I have been doing an exceptional job at keeping my few, but I hope faithful, followers updated recently, I feel it only fair to warn you that I may be falling into an old pattern of slacking again. I have recently started a new job at the Dwayne Arnold Energy Center. This is a temporary position as a helper during their refueling outage. It is really hard to explain what I do as I still have not quite figured it out my self yet. The current working schedule is six days a week 12 hours a day. So basically I wake up at 5:45 am, be to work by 7:00 am, get off at 7:00 pm, eat supper, take a shower, my my lunch for the next day, and go to bed. As you can see this does not leave much room for extra activities. I will try my best to post something on Thursdays, which is my one day off, but until the middle to end of November, don't expect too much out of me and don't say I didn't warn you.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Let the eat cake!
In my new life of unemployment I have decided to try a new hobby, cake decorating! My Grandma used to make and decorate wedding cakes, and my mom did all of our birthday cakes, but neither of these two decided to pass along this very valuable skill to me. At first I tried to convince my mom to teach me, but as is with some things, it was soon apparent that parents don't make for the best teachers. Part of the problem with my mom is that she said she didn't remember, which I think is really just her trying to get out of it. So I bough a beginner's guide for some help and I must say that in my first attempt I was pretty impressed with my self.
I then moved on to shaped pans and tried my hand at the art of stars. This pumpkin turned out pretty well but took a lot of time and concentration.
With two basics down I was ready to move on to learn some more techniques. I traded my awesome babysitting skills (I don't really know about that but I do love kids) for a professional lesson! Melanie Davis, from Melanie's Pink Cake Box, was my teacher and was really great.
After this experience I made one more cake to practice. After the fourth cake I realized that we had way too much cake sitting in the freezer and I was time to give it a rest for while. In the last couple of weeks I have successfully been able to give some of the cakes away to very deserving people and am excited to pick the hobby back up soon! This come with another motivation, that today I got a giant cupcake pan for FREE! at a garage sale. So be looking for another picture soon!
So what are some of your hobbies? I am always looking for a new and exciting challenge. Let me know if you have any ideas for my next project.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
I then moved on to shaped pans and tried my hand at the art of stars. This pumpkin turned out pretty well but took a lot of time and concentration.
With two basics down I was ready to move on to learn some more techniques. I traded my awesome babysitting skills (I don't really know about that but I do love kids) for a professional lesson! Melanie Davis, from Melanie's Pink Cake Box, was my teacher and was really great.
After this experience I made one more cake to practice. After the fourth cake I realized that we had way too much cake sitting in the freezer and I was time to give it a rest for while. In the last couple of weeks I have successfully been able to give some of the cakes away to very deserving people and am excited to pick the hobby back up soon! This come with another motivation, that today I got a giant cupcake pan for FREE! at a garage sale. So be looking for another picture soon!
So what are some of your hobbies? I am always looking for a new and exciting challenge. Let me know if you have any ideas for my next project.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
Friday, October 8, 2010
Amazing Women of God
Well since I told you about one amazing woman of God that I know, I thought that maybe I should tell you about another. I was privileged enough to have this wonderful woman as my roommate for a whole year! We worked together in ministry and in the process became really good friends. On top of that she is one of the most discerning people that I know and wise beyond her years. I consider Robin P. not only my friend but in many ways a mentor to me.
Many of you may have heard about the struggles I faced in my first year as an R.A. at Liberty University. It was one of the most challenging experiences of my life! But I was not in it alone. God blessed me with Robin for a partner and a friend and together we managed to some how make it through the year.
During this time Robin was engaged to her now husband Jason. These two people could not be more perfect for each other. Jason is one of the most selfless people that I have ever met. In the time that Robin and I lived together I remember several times where we were having a bad day and Robin would call Jason and he would go out and get ice cream not only for her but for me too! It is not often that you find someone who thinks of others like that.
And Robin? Robin taught me so much that year. She taught me about unconditional love, about endurance, about balance, about commitment, but mostly she taught me about submission. Submission often gets a bad rap and has an ugly connotation in our liberal, feminist movement world. Most often we are taught as women that we are to be strong, independent, and to take charge if we want something. What we don't hear about is the Biblical role of a woman and how that can be a positive thing. Even though Robin and Jason were not married at the time, Robin submitted to Jason in their relationship and choose to follow his leadership. She practiced this before they got married in preparation and I know from talking to her since she has been married that because of her obedience to the Lord's outline for a Biblical marriage, Robin and Jason have avoided some of the problems that they have seen others struggle with.
I really could go on and on about this AMAZING woman. Robin and Jason celebrated the birth of their first child this year, a boy! I got the opportunity to take some pictures several months ago when I was visiting. I know that I posted them already but in cause you missed it here is a little reminder.
As I am writing my mind is flooded with all of the amazing women that the Lord has put into my life. I know I will never be able to recognize them all publicly but these last two posts have really helped me to reflect and to thank the Lord for all of his many blessings, especially those of friendship. Perhaps I will have to make this a little mini-series. It is also good because it helps me to recall the things that I have learned from each one and from the Lord.
So who are the amazing women of God in your life? I would love to hear about some of the people who have pushed, encouraged, challenged, inspired, and influenced you.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
Many of you may have heard about the struggles I faced in my first year as an R.A. at Liberty University. It was one of the most challenging experiences of my life! But I was not in it alone. God blessed me with Robin for a partner and a friend and together we managed to some how make it through the year.
During this time Robin was engaged to her now husband Jason. These two people could not be more perfect for each other. Jason is one of the most selfless people that I have ever met. In the time that Robin and I lived together I remember several times where we were having a bad day and Robin would call Jason and he would go out and get ice cream not only for her but for me too! It is not often that you find someone who thinks of others like that.
And Robin? Robin taught me so much that year. She taught me about unconditional love, about endurance, about balance, about commitment, but mostly she taught me about submission. Submission often gets a bad rap and has an ugly connotation in our liberal, feminist movement world. Most often we are taught as women that we are to be strong, independent, and to take charge if we want something. What we don't hear about is the Biblical role of a woman and how that can be a positive thing. Even though Robin and Jason were not married at the time, Robin submitted to Jason in their relationship and choose to follow his leadership. She practiced this before they got married in preparation and I know from talking to her since she has been married that because of her obedience to the Lord's outline for a Biblical marriage, Robin and Jason have avoided some of the problems that they have seen others struggle with.
I really could go on and on about this AMAZING woman. Robin and Jason celebrated the birth of their first child this year, a boy! I got the opportunity to take some pictures several months ago when I was visiting. I know that I posted them already but in cause you missed it here is a little reminder.
As I am writing my mind is flooded with all of the amazing women that the Lord has put into my life. I know I will never be able to recognize them all publicly but these last two posts have really helped me to reflect and to thank the Lord for all of his many blessings, especially those of friendship. Perhaps I will have to make this a little mini-series. It is also good because it helps me to recall the things that I have learned from each one and from the Lord.
So who are the amazing women of God in your life? I would love to hear about some of the people who have pushed, encouraged, challenged, inspired, and influenced you.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Blog Followers
So apparently I have a blog follower, someone besides my sister! So here is a big shout out to Jess M, one of the best SLD's ever and my really good friend! Jess like me has a love for photography and has her own blog, which you can check out by clicking here. I first got to know Jess when we lived and worked together at Liberty University on dorm 5. I was so blessed to have Jess as a part of my leadership team. She is such a woman of God who truly offers and example of how to live a life that is ruled by Christ. I can't even tell you how many times she has encouraged me and helped me to grow in my own spiritual walk. One of the ways that Christ is evident in her life is in her relationship with her fiance Conrad. These true are one of the most precious couples I have ever met and so easy to be around. They both have such a desire to show people the love of Christ, both in their personal lives and in their relationship together. If you have the opportunity to spend some time with these to you will quickly see what I mean. Anyway, I love them and am so happy to have a follower.
With this comes a lot of pressure to stay updated but also some motivation. This week I have been trying several new things and some new craft projects to keep checking back in and I will let you know how they are going.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
P.S. If you are a follower/reader who is not my sister, let me know so I can give a shout out to you too! And feel free to leave comments!
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| Jess and I at one of many fun game nights! |
With this comes a lot of pressure to stay updated but also some motivation. This week I have been trying several new things and some new craft projects to keep checking back in and I will let you know how they are going.
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
P.S. If you are a follower/reader who is not my sister, let me know so I can give a shout out to you too! And feel free to leave comments!
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