Writing me.

Iced tea.

tarapowers — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:29:25 +0000

If you know me at all..you know that I have a slight obsession for Iced Tea. (God’s drink, I’m sure of it) I’m certain this addiction was given to me by my mother. (Thanks mom!)

There are a few things that can ruin Iced Tea. (Sweetener, sugar and lemon) I love the pure unsweetened and wonderful taste of Iced tea.

I’ve done extensive testing all over the world and in all different places to find the best made Ice dTea and here are my results.

The top five establishments for the best tasting Iced tea go to/#1 being the best: (drum roll please)

5)Quiznos

4)Chipotle

3)Chic-fil-A

2)My Mom’s (=)) *Only because I can’t drive up to her window and order it anytime that I want.*

1)Wendy’s

I have spent a lot of $1.94s for a medium iced teas from Wendy’s. LOVE IT!

*Off to get an Iced Tea…..

My mind, My will, and My emotions?

tarapowers — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:49:36 +0000

Last night I had enough of allowing my soul to be overrun with movies I’ve seen, books I’ve been reading, Christmas gifts, yadda yadda yadda. Sometimes I allow my surroundings and things going on in my life to dictate the way I feel and what I’m thinking about. When your soul is being taken over by things of this world, the things of God grow strangely dim. (didn’t that song say it the other way around?) I needed to be with my Savior, my best friend and so I went to the Truth source…The Word. I was reading and I stumbled upon a verse in Psalm 69:18a. David said it perfectly. “Draw near to my soul, and redeem it.” I began writing a song in my head that says: Draw near to my soul, and take back what is YOURS.” I get so caught up sometimes that I forget the reason I live is because of Jesus. My mind, will and emotions (soul) survive on stuff that is way less satisfying.

God, as far as I’m concerned draw near to my soul and make it YOUR mind, YOUR will and YOUR emotions in me.

TAKE BACK WHAT IS YOURS!!!

Christmas Season Musts

tarapowers — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:11:53 +0000

1) Drive around and look at Christmas lights (especially downtown Denver)

2) Read “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (one of my fave books!)

3)Watch Home Alone and Home Alone 2 (laugh until my guts hurt!)

4)Sing, “O, Holy Night” at the top of my lungs A LOT. (my favorite Christmas song.)

5)Act out the Christmas story with Hunter a gazillion times. (He told someone he had no idea it was Jesus’ Birthday..he knows better now;))

6)Mint Hot Chocolate. (even with THAT many calories!!)

7)LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (LOVE)

Merry Christmas!

Remember Jesus. Remember why.

Quality time and Lists

tarapowers — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:46:58 +0000

Is anyone else still trying to figure themselves out?

I am in awe and cracking up actually at how much I’m still learning about myself on a regular basis. I’m still finding out different personality traits, giftings, weird body ailments, pet peeves, sins, things that make me joyful, etc. If I’m not learning something new about myself then I’m just relearning and trying to stop patterns that are bad for me or trying to start habits that are good for me!

2 things that just recently came up to me about myself… =)

1)Something I know of myself is that I’m a quality time LOVER! I love time with people. This means, sit on the couch or across a table and stare into each others eyes and have heart to heart, soul moving, depth, depth, depth communication time. This does not include watching movies, reading books separately or together, sitting in the same room, etc. (Those things are all wonderful and timely) I just KNOW that I have to have the quality time. If I don’t get it. It affects me.

2)Lists!!!! I love lists! I love making lists and being organized to get what is on my list done. This comes from my love for the visual things of life. I learn visually, it sticks with me better. If I write it down and cross it off everything in life is better. I think my love for having fun sometimes stops me from making lists because I tend to want to be adventurous and not so “organized and list driven” but I’m realizing that I have FUN making lists and I should stop viewing it as being boring. It might be what makes me fun?!

I think God is training me on how to love myself. This is something that I thought I had mastered when I was younger but I’m realizing that self hatred can really ruin you. It doesn’t only ruin you but it affects you as a mommy, wife, daughter, sister, and friend. I shouldn’t try to be someone that I’m not because my relationships need me to be who I am and who God made me to be.

God, I’m grateful that You made me and I did not make myself. Teach me how to love the giftings and the personality traits that You designed for me.

*Start making lists again and make sure you have quality time with the people you love!!!!!

We’re FALL-ing around…(wordless wednesday)

tarapowers — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:45:03 +0000

Sushi

tarapowers — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:01:55 +0000

For Dave’s birthday back in June (Could it possibly be the end of September?! UGH!) I made him fruit roll up, rice krispie treat, gummy sushi. I know it sounds weird but they were pretty tasty little suckers. DP is a sushi-lover. If you hang out with him for more than 5 minutes you will know it. You will also know the best sushi places to go and the all the best rolls to try. Don’t dis it until you go with people who KNOW their sushi.

Hunterisms + Davidisms

tarapowers — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:38:12 +0000

My husband and my son say some of the most thought provoking, silly, amazing, crazy things of anyone I know. I think they need to be shared with you…

David says, “What’s up Bro-Ham and Cheese!?” Hunter says, “What’s up ham and cheese bro?!”

David says, “Oh my Honkin Harry!” Hunter says, “Oh my Honkin Harry!”

Hunter says, “Cimmanom” (Cinnamon)

David says, “It will rock your face off” “It will melt your face off!”

David says, “SUSHI!” Hunter says, ” SHUSHI!”

Hunter says, “I want my hair long so I can knock down buildings!” (What does this mean you ask? He wants to be Samson, of course!)

Lord, You are so good to me. You fill me with joy in the gift of my son and my husband. You give me laughter!

I left “home” and came “home”

tarapowers — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:27 +0000

This weekend Dave and I (along with Stormie and Tristan) were in New York ministering to about 100 young adults. God is so good and merciful and allows us to be His servants! His presence did some amazing things! Dave is staying in New York to minister to Youth Pastors for two days and I came back to Colorado to be with the little man, Hunter.

I’m here at my house, with my computer, my bed, my comfort and yet it is not home. I had this realization that HOME is the people you are with and not the place you are staying. My home is not this house, or Colorado even. My “home” is fast asleep beside me, my precious son. My “home” is my husband thousands of miles away in NY. My “home” is my family, my friends, the people that God has me serving, God is my HOME! I don’t have to be in this house to be home. My comfort and my home are found in God and in the people God has placed in my life!

“Where thou art – that – is Home. ” Emily Dickinson

“I have been very happy with my homes, but homes really are no more than the people who live in them” Nancy Reagan

“Where we love is home, Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes

God, thank you for my “HOME” in you and in the people surrounding me. It’s good to be home.

Why’d you have to be so cute?

tarapowers — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:11:29 +0000

The first kiss…..March 2003

I think Imogen Heap describes the night so well for me: “Oh, why’d you have to be so cute? It’s impossible to ignore you. Must you make me laugh so much? It’s bad enough we get along so well.”

It’s supposed to send you to the moon, make your knees weak, etc. which is what our first kiss did but it also sent a chill of guilt and remorse at the same time. Dave and I had been getting to know each other as friends for the past 5 1/2 months. He was in an internship and wasn’t allowed to date and I had just gotten out of a bad relationship. At the time we knew we wanted to date after he got out of the internship which would end just 1 1/2 months later, in May. One evening he was at my parents’ home and it just happened. THE KISS. (da na na *musical effects make it way better!) It was wonderful, as I said but it felt like it was the WRONG timing! He had to go to the leader of the internship and confess and after many other crazy events, (that you will have to ask me about in person) Dave felt a release from the internship and we started dating the next day. (beautiful history) When we look back at this event we are so grateful that God had him where he was so we could be friends first.

David Michael, if you wouldn’t have been so cute and wonderful that kiss might not have happened and what a tragedy that might have been! I’m so glad we kissed that blessed night 5 years ago.

Lord, thank you for that first kiss and all the kisses that have followed. Let my worship to you be these kisses for the rest of our lives together!

Wordless Wednesday

tarapowers — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:19:52 +0000

Photo # 1-My niece. Averi Jadyn. Doesn’t she make you want to yawn? SO cute! I love when I get great pics like these!

Photo # 2- My niece, Guinivere Eden. Dave came home from Philly and she loves DP! I love this pic because it is very rare that we get Guini in a full smile for the camera!

Photo # 3-My niece, Gemma May. She is our smiler. I got her to laugh right after this picture. AWESOME!