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Oh, did I not tell you? I got a new apartment. It's super. It's a cute 1BR/1BA in the downtown area. No hardwood floors and no washer/dryer...but it's inexpensive and safe. I can't really ask for more. It's pretty spacious too. Oh, and get this...there is some sort of old fashioned fireplace in my bedroom. It doesn't work but it does have a mantle! I definitely like my new apartment much better than my old one. I am so blessed! Almost all of my bills are in my name now. Crazy. Just a two more years 'til my school financing (courtesey of PAYUP, John Heuser, CEO) runs out and then I'm on my own. Crazier. Oh and I'm thinking about joining Mike's gym. Pretty convenient 'cause I can WALK to it from my home! ♥Tiffany♥

13 Things Tiffany is thankful for 1…. All the amazing blessings that God has gifted me with lately. 2.... Mike--and all the wonderful things that come with knowing him. 3.... My amazing family. 4.... Amazing friends who will help me move my heavy sleeper sofa. 5.... A new apartment. 6.... Alex, Lauren, Jeff, and Janelle--an amazing family that make my days wonderful and my job more than just work. 7.... North Hills Community Church and my Shepherding Group 8.... Learning new things--sometimes I get really annoyed with school, but I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to go. 9.... Awesome friends. 10.... Softlips® 11.... poetry, photography, philosophy, psychology 12.... 2-layer pumpkin pie! 13.... Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving Song--- Turkey for me, Turkey for you, Let's eat the turkey, In my big brown shoe, Love to eat the turkey, At the table, I once saw a movie, With Betty Grable, Eat that turkey, All night long, Fifty million Elvis fans, Can't be wrong, Turkey lurk

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I'm not sure whether or not it is just me or if the kids really are going crazy. If I could show you a video (which I won't because they're not my kids to show off...) you would have to cover your ears it would be so loud. Or I would remove the sound and just show CAPITALIZED CAPTIONS. You would see two toddlers--one with a snotty nose--running around the house or yard. I suppose that what you can call what they are doing is "being kids" but right now I call it "making my headache worse." I'll be honest, a good portion of this is probably because the few hours of sleep I got last night. I'm one of those people who really needs a good solid 8 hours to function--9.25 hours to function happily. I think, actually, it is a combination of all of the above. The children have been more stubborn, messy, deaf (a.k.a. selective hearing!), loud, etc than usual and I'm rather tired. But Alex just helped his sister very sweetly and Lauren didn't refus

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"Who loves ya?" "Mommy and Daddy and you and Slate..." "Well, who loves me??" "I do!!!" "Who else?" "Mister Mike" ♥Tiffany♥

“Did you see the city as we were landing?” My family had just sit down to a lovely McDonald’s dinner at the Newark, NJ airport. The tension was thick as the five of us had just spent almost a week in close company. The day had not been easy either. We had spent approximately six hours at the Detroit airport this morning getting run around and missing flights. But we were now safely on our way home with no more hassles in sight. Perhaps things would now go relatively smooth. I told my brother, the asker of the aforementioned question, that I had not seen Newark as we were landing. He said that it was like the city was on fire; the lights were beautiful. He said he liked flying at night. I disagreed. I would much rather have been home by six pm rather than in New Jersey! I was tired. (and I missed Mike) But now I’m high above the earth. And Leo was right—the lights are beautiful. I was reading Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz when we were taxiing (which took about fourty minute

There is a spectacular verse in the song, "It Is Well With My Soul" that says that all of my sin is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more! Christ Jesus suffered for me so that I don't have to bear that burden. It's so amazing. It's so beautiful. Pefect atonment--what an amazingly awesome gift! There is nothing in the world that I can do to top that and that is such an amazing feeling. ♥Tiffany♥ --- When peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. It is well, with my soul, It is well, with my soul, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lor

--- So after much talking and laughing about church directory photos and the awful experiences that they involve, we made our own church directory photo...ridiculous poses and all. ♥Tiffany♥

So, this past weekend was the Singles' Retreat in Gatlinburg, TN. And it was so good. I was so refreshed and I feel so full! I have a renewed encouragement that God has an awesome plan for my life. He knows what He is going to do with me and when He is going to do it. It might not be at the time/with the person/at the place/etc... that I have in mind. It is so important to keep in mind that it is not even up to me. I am fickle and I ride on my emotions a lot...to a fault sometimes. I want direction in life. I desire to know where and what I am meant to be and do. I have to cling to my Father and be totally dependent on Him. I cannot accomplish anything at all--but with God all things are possible, right? God has provided, is providing, and will provide. Isn't that a blessing? "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

The house is clean. The children are napping. And I just nibbled on pilfered candy (yes, from someone's pumpkin-o-candy)... The day that seemed longer than a drive to Detroit in a sedan with my family is now looking up. Oh, and it's almost 4pm...which means I have two hours of work left to go. Not that I count down the hours or anything...not really. I have an exciting weekend ahead of my and the rest of the month is sure to be anxiety-filled. I'm going up to one of the many small towns "about 1/2 hour outside of Detriot" next week. It's my grandma's funeral. My Dad's step-mom. It's really weird that she's gone. We weren't, like, really close or anything, but she's still my grandma, and she was way cool. She was really sick too, so it wasn't like a surprise. And even though I know that she's in a better place, and that this is what God wanted to happen, it sucks. I think of all the things that I could have done or wanted to do t

November 2: Dad's Birthday November 3 - 5: Singles' Retreat November 7 -10: Michigan November 11: Spa Day! November 18: Death Cab for Cutie November 30: Lease ends! Augh!!

undue emotions tend to show themselves as something else so i pretend to be feeling like i'm not it's a totally farce that i wear to show off my confidence--in what? in self? well, peanuts to that ! maybe...if i were to be true to myself and to those around me who really matter these undue emotions would ***poof***

it is hard to be confident that i am recieving and You are giving when all the doors seem to be closing but i push on through and tell my self that You are true if i let my anxieties free i know that You'll take good care of me

undue emotions tend to show themselves as something else so i pretend to be feeling like i'm not it's a totally farce that i wear to show off my confidence in what in self? well, peanuts to that maybe if i were to be true to myself and to those around me who really matter these undue emotions would ***poof*** on another subject...the apartment search is not going well. i set off today to look at several lovely apartments. the two that i had my hopes set on got SNATCHED out from under my nose. one was in a baaaad neighboorhood (no thanks, i said, i'm trying to get out of a bad neighborhood), another was okay but i didn't really like it. but i guess, when my lease runs out in less than 30 days, i don't have the option of being picky!

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it's being grateful for where you are not wondering about where you want to be it's persevering towards your desired goal not wanting it to magically appear it's knowing that the wait makes it worthwhile not demanding it now, no matter what it's knowing that the Lord will take care of you not trying to take care of everything on your own...