busy sunday

had a pretty good day today. woke up and went to church. i love listening to mike bullmore preach. he makes sense of a lot of things. applies God's word to our every day life and really makes you think. and whether you are religious or not, mike says things that can relate to everyone. don't base your life on meaningless possessions and stuff; don't idolize things are not worthy of praise (i.e. american idol); let sunday be the day of the rest and worship (whether that may be in your case) like it's supposed to be. after church beau and i went to red robin to celebrate our friend andy's birthday. it was a lot of fun! i feel like i don't get out of my house with friends much, so i appreciate little get togethers like that. after that beau and i ran some errands, went to his house where he cleaned his room and eventually i kicked his ass in mario cart 64 :P then came home to finish making dinner: chipotle and lime chicken with potatoes. it was pretty good, but if i make it again i'm going to cook a little differently. now i'm blogging and beau is cataloging movie ideas. nothing too exciting. i got into a care group!!! finally, i feel like i've been waiting forever! and God could not have provided a better time for me to be in a care group. He really does provide so well! i'm a part of paul and susan brown's care group and i'm excited to meet them and the other members of my new group. i'm praying that God will use this opportunity to help strengthen my relationships with other people and with His son Jesus Christ. They always say that the best thing for newer believers is to be around other believers, so i'm really excited! i made a goal for myself (not a resolution) to spend a part of every day in God's word, and so far i'm failing miserably. i don't know why i don't just pick up and read. time is not an issue. i guess it comes down to my commitment, and really need to to buckle down and commit myself to being the type of christian i want to be. i can pray for help, sure, but it all comes down to me doing it. God won't answer me if i don't seek the answers He gives me. duh jamie!!! in other news... my wonderful mother took me grocery shopping last night. i've never really appreciated my mother as much as i have in the past 2 years or so. i think that has to do with our past relationship and the fact that we just didn't have one up until then. i think my mom is truly trying to make an effort with me now to make up for past mistakes, and i am more than willing to oblige. i mean it's my mom, i love her. she has done a lot for me and my dad lately, and i can't thank her enough :) i applied at starbucks, the old store i used to work at. i doubt i'll get hired back though since a.) i got fired and b.) it's slow right now and i doubt they are hiring, but we will see. i'm going to go into southern lakes credit union tomorrow morning because i saw the are looking for a part time teller, and it's real close to my house. i just need a second job and hopefully God will provide me with one soon. well, i guess that's all the updates i have right now. good night everyone :)