I've never actually done one of these before but here goes...

4 jobs i've held:
1. Piano Teacher (pays more and is a lot easier than teaching in a classroom)
2. Music Teacher at Eden Christian Academy (taught band, choir, general music, piano, and violin to grades 1-12. The high schoolers were my favorite by far.)
3. English teacher in China
4. Associate at Toy Works (the summer between high school and college)

4 films i could watch over and over again:
1. Only You (the one with Marissa Tomei)
2. Cinderella Man
3. Office Space (by far the funniest movie ever made - but I prefer the censored TV version)
4. Anne of Green Gables/Avonlea

4 tv shows i watch:
1. The Office
2. Deal or No Deal
3. Wonder Years (it doesn't seem to be on ion anymore =( )
4. News

4 places i've lived
1. Bristol, CT (14 years)
2. Houghton, NY (College - 4 years)
3. Bakerstown, PA (3 years)
4. Gibsonia, PA (3 years)

Favorite foods:
1. Max & Erma's Tortilla Soup
2. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice
3. Anything Dan grills up
4. Strawberry/Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream

4 websites i visit everyday:
1. Yahoo mail
2. Mars Bank Online
3. Everybody's blogs
4. Weather.com

4 favorite colors:
1. Red
2. Black
3. Brown
4. Blue

4 places i'd rather be right now:
1. Spending time with extended family
2. H & M spending a nice big gift card
3. Italy
4. Leaving the hospital with my new baby

4 blogging friends i am tagging to do this next:
1. Katherine
2. Valerie
3. Cory
4. Brooke

It worked!

So this week in our Chase the Lion series we were talking about opportunities. In our Thursday night small group we were talking about the importance of praying in the morning, to help get your body, mind, and spirit in prayer mode (not survival mode) so we can see the opportunities before us. So this morning I woke up and prayed that God would give me an opportunity, that I would see it, and seize it. So at Isaiah's preschool today I saw an opportunity to help someone in a practical way. I knew exactly what to do, and I did it. It wasn't difficult, but maybe God gave me an easy one to start out with.

I've also been trying to figure out what my "big" lion is. In my mind I was thinking that it must be some exotic adventure, epic undertaking, or business venture. At a recent pastor's conference someone asked Mark Batterson what his biggest lion was in his life at the time. He said that it is his adolescent son, Parker. I'm not trying to be a copy cat, but after trying to come up with some great exciting lion in my life, I feel like God is telling me that my lions are Isaiah and the one to come. It kind of seems like a cop out, like a sorry excuse for a lion. But really it is consisent with God's role for mothers. Our children are supposed to be a priority, and raising a child is a pretty big undertaking. So that's my lion for now.

Underwear Monkeys

When it comes to to seeing and seizing opportunities, I'm pretty oblivious. According to Mark Batterson that means I need to pray more and ask God to help me see those opportunities. I need to set a prayer trap, to trap the opportunities. So that's what I'll be working on.

Oh, and Isaiah has been running around the house all morning saying, "Underwear monkeys" and laughing his head off. I'm not sure what that's about...

Some fun fall pictures

These are some pictures from Soergels Orchard. This first picture is one of my all-time favorite fall pictures, taken in 2005. The other two were taken in 2005 and 2007. It's hard to believe how quickly time goes by... so cherish every day.

Interesting Quote

I read this quote over the weekend and I thought, if we could live our lives this way, what a difference we could make. So here it is: Write your hurts in sand and your blessings in stone.