Jobs!

So I applied to Macy's to be a part time Bridal Consultant! So fun! I hope it works out! It will give me something to do and it will help with the bills. At the same time I am not working a full time job! 

I am pretty sure I will get the job....they liked me...they really liked me :) !

Anyways, I will keep you updated!

Amanda B Hearndon

No Preggers!

Not this month. I don't really want to talk about it, but TJ and I could certainly use your prayers! 

We want all things in God's timing, sometimes I just get really impatient! 

Love you guys! Thanks for the support!

Amanda B Hearndon

Sorry it's been so long!

Hey y'all! It's been like 2 months since my last blog! I was doing so good until then..., but wow things have pretty much been out of control! I just haven't been able to put all my thoughts in order but now I think I am ready. 

I'll get you caught up on a few things: 

1. Dad got sick and I felt like I needed and wanted to go home and help out for a while. I got to spend plenty of quality time with my parents (just them and me!) It was fun!. Praise God, my dad is ok...sometimes you have to get worse to get better. Even his cancer has disappeared! Can you believe it? It's a miracle! The doctor's did not want to believe it, but we know that God can and still heals! Please pray for his cancer doctor, maybe through this she can see the power of God. His cancer should not have been gone...but ....they couldn't find it...that's because it was gone! yipeee! (Boy how I missed my husband while I was gone!)

2. Dad got better, Mom hired a new worker, and I came home! We immediately, and I mean immediately left for Washington D.C. TJ and his chaplain brought a group of soldiers to visit the memorials and the capitol and just experience our country's capital. If you have never been to DC, I suggest that you go! It's amazing...so much history! It gives you a whole new pride for our country that sometimes we tend to lose because we are embarrassed where this country is headed (and rightly so!) But just going to DC is one thing but going with 60 wounded soldiers who were wounded while fighting for our freedom, that's a whole 'notha experience. It's beyond words. On our second to last day there we visited Arlington cemetary. We went to the section that was for Iraq and Afghanistan only. These guys were visiting the graves of their buddies that fought along side of them. It's an experience beyond any other experience I have ever had. It literally changed my life. There were a few problems that we experienced on the trip but that's prolly just because we were with men and women who have, needless to say, a few issues! That's just putting it lightly! They have seen things that we will never have to see. We need to never forget what they have done for us! All in all a great, no fabulous trip!

3. Finally I make it back to Grovetown, GA. It's been pretty boring because all of a sudden there's not a whole lot to do. I have got to get a job! Not just because we need the money (which we do! I mean don't we all!), but I can't stand just sitting around. My house is spottless and it gets pretty boring! We are leaving for Louisiana on Friday and going to FL when we get back so I will get a job after FL. I don't think I want a career, just a job to keep me busy! Keep my mind busy!

4. The last thing I want to update everyone is .....babies! We are working on it! I having a procedure done tomorrow to hopefully get me preggers! Please pray that we will have a child and we will have that child in God's timing! If it is not God's timing please pray that I can be at peace with it all! I desperately want to be in God's will. I know He knows what is best for me and for Timothy James!

Well, other than that there isn't much going on in my life...we are still looking for a church so pray that we can find exactly the right place to get plugged in! I miss everyone and am looking forward to being with my friends and family again one day soon!

Amanda B. Hearndon

Things have been crazy

So things have been so crazy here at the home front. I have been busily searching for a job and keeping up with household activities. We have known for a while that our new niece, Kayla Joy Byron would be coming into the world. Well it finally happened last week, January 3. She is beautiful! Our nephew, Steven James who is a big boy now....4 years old has come to stay with us this week. He needed the extra attention and I am sure his Mommy could use some time with the new baby and some much needed rest. 

TJ and I visited the new baby in Jacksonville, FL last weekend. As we were getting ready to leave  Jacksonville with Steven in tow, my mom called with the news that my dad suffered a heart attack the night before. TJ and I were devastated, but here we were with a 4 year old who had no idea what was going on and was very excited about coming to stay with Aunt Amanda and Uncle TJ. He had awaken the night before around 3:30 trying to get us to get out of bed and hit the road. We reminded him that it was still night time and we would leave first thing in the morning. He was disappointed but he reluctantly went back to sleep. 

I say all of this because I could not break his heart. He had to come home with us. Once I had heard the news about my dad all I wanted to do was rush home (which is more than 13 hours away), but I knew I must take care of my favorite nephew. 

My dad is doing fine now. I hope he will move out of ICU soon. I will be flying home Sunday to be with them for a while. I will be working for my mom, keeping the shop running so she can take care of Dad. 

Having Steven here has been a great distraction. He is the cutest and sweetest. We have had so much fun playing outside and watching movies. I will miss him when he is gone. TJ and I are so ready to have our own little Steven. 

Well, please keep my dad in your prayers and pray for TJ and I as we are going to be spending a couple of weeks apart. You know what they say, "absence makes the heart grow fonder" We will see!

Late night office marathons

Well today, for some reason, TJ decided to have an "Office" marathon. "The Office" is our all time favorite show and always brings us great joy and laughter. We have both laughed more today than we have in a long time. We haven't watched Season 1 in a very long time so it was like watching it for the first time all over again. For the first several months that we lived here in Grovetown, GA we did not have cable so all we ever watched was "The Office" (sometimes even very late into the night). I am reminded why I love it so much. I love it mainly because of all the awkward moments. Michael Scott never fails to say something obnoxious and inappropriate. The thing that I appreciate about that is that I too say very inappropriate things. My mom and TJ have to constantly remind me not to ask inappropriate questions of people and not to say things that would embarrass other people and for that matter, myself. I think this is why Michael Scott is my favorite character. I can truly relate to him. I also do not like confrontation with people that I work with so I will sometimes say and do whatever I can to get people to like me. 

I really need to work on that part of myself. I need to learn to stand up for myself. I do not need to care so much if someone doesn't like me or doesn't want to be my friend. For some reason I am so upset when I think someone doesn't like me. I wonder why that is? I need to do some soul searching and figure out why I care too much. I will get back to you on that one. This is a lot for me to think on so I will get to it. Plus I am totally distracted by "The Office" because  we are watching it as I am typing this. Well let me get to that thinking!

Amanda B. Hearndon

Feeling Sorry for myself

Well here I am feeling sorry for myself once again. I do not have a job and have to stay at home everyday! whaa whaa! 

Pleeeaaasseee! (Amanda says sarcastically) I sat here on my couch today and told myself that I had no purpose and I must be lazy because I am not out there in our crazy world making more money to buy more things. 

Now, yes I do need money. In today's society you can not survive without it. I am not sure you could not have survived without money in any society, but my job does not define who I am. 

My relationship with God defines who I am. My willingness to serve others defines who I am. 

My husband brought me to a movie tonight entitled "Defiance". It was amazing. It was about the holocaust and a group of Jews that escaped from the torture of concentration camps and had to survive in the woods for several years. This movie was a true story and it helped put my life in perspective. Although these Jews were living the worst possible life that any of us could live they still found time to worship and thank God and to serve one another. If these people could do that surely I could! This was a fantastic movie and I could recommend for anyone to see it. It could be life changing!

So here I am sitting here on the couch in a warm house with many luxuries while my husband plays Playstation 3 on his 46 inch flat screen LCD.  It's time for me to stop feeling sorry for myself and to start thinking more about others and more about how I can serve God.

For those of you that do not know I have been out of church for about 6 months now. Just the past couple of weeks TJ and I started attending Stevens Creek Church again. This is the church I worked at for about a year and quit suddenly because I was very unhappy there. Well when I did quit, it became very easy for us to travel on the weekends and/or just stay at home on Sundays. Do I think that TJ and I needed some time for our relationship to grow? Yes! However, we did not use this time for our relationship to grow together in Christ. Can I get that time back? No! But can I change things starting right now? Yes! ( I like to ask myself questions and answer them myself (TJ hates that I do that!)) Anyway, I did gain some good things out of missing church. For one, I have learned how easy it is for a Christian to just all of a sudden be completely overwhelmed with church and all of it's doings. I can relate to these people and I hope that maybe in someway I can take this time that I have spent not living for the Lord and still use it to Glorify God! Maybe somehow I can help people who have also been hurt by other Christians and show them that their relationship with God is the most important. 

God has used a movie made by Hollywood to touch a young woman's selfish heart. 

God, I pray right now that you would remove the selfishness from my heart and help me to Love you, Love people, and to serve the World!

Well, guys that is pretty much my thoughts for the day. Of course I have so many more but if I expose all my craziness to you at once you may not want to come back for more :) haha!

Love God, Love People, Serve the World!

Amanda B. Hearndon

My very first blog!

I can not believe that I have started a blog sight. I pretty much said that I would never be the kind of person who would just lay it all out there for the world to see. Guess I was wrong! 

For those of you that do not know I am now living in Grovetown, GA. It is 13 long hours from my hometown. I always said I could not wait to get out of Leesville, LA but now that I am gone I see the importance of living close to family. When times get tough, family will always be there for you. Of course I WILL NOT move back to Leesville, but hopefully someday soon I will move closer to the ones I love. 

I have been married for nearly 4 years now! Wow! It has been the best 4 years of my life. My husband's name is TJ Hearndon  (Timothy James) He is my best friend and my soul mate. I can't imagine my life without him. He truly makes my life a joy filled life.  Everyone who meets TJ instantly likes him (which of course makes me a proud wife!).

I have attempted several occupations. The one I have spent most of my time and effort towards is Children's ministry. I truly do have a heart and a passion for helping children. The problem is I do not feel I was created to work in a church environment. 

I have taught school for 2 years and I do LOVE teaching. I hope to do more of in the future. 

My true passion is being a good wife and hopefully someday soon a fabulous mother. My husband and I have been trying for over 2 years to have children. We have been to the doctor several times and I have another appointment coming up real soon so keep your fingers crossed!

For my first blog I just wanted to let you know a little about myself. Trust me there are many more, much crazier, sides to me. I am willing and able to expose them to you, so get ready. You will learn many things about me from my love of T.V. to my radical addiction to Diet Coke!

Hope everyone has a great day. Let me know how you are all doing. I would love to hear from you. Talk to you soon!

Amanda B. Hearndon