Generation Girls Rock!

so i just got this text from the girls in our youth group! they wrote me a poem so i thought i'd share...

From: Generation Girls

today we took some time
to write this little rhyme
to show how much we care
and how we love your hair
every tuesday night
we think it's pretty tight
to visit the beautiful miss Lori Hight

you always make us smile
so we stay for quite awhile
you're not very tall
but that does'nt bother us at all

the girls are gonna win
cause we kicked the stupid boys in the shin!!!
(jk that would be rude)
Jesus loves you and i think it's obvious the girls do too!!!

Day Eleven...

so today is officially day #11 of counting calories! so far i'm finding that it's actaully getting easier! a couple weeks ago, the boys from our youth group bought me a can of Dr Pepper. i didnt drink it right away so i actually took it home and was gonna drink it later! since i decided to kick my addiction to soda, that stupid Dr Pepper has been begging me to drink it every day. i know i know.. why don't i just throw it away? well you see i thought about doing that but then i was like... nah! i think i'll keep it because after all, it was a gift (thanks Kev!) and i love challenges! so, the DP will not win! i'm actually not even missing it to be honest! today i decided to wear my "uncomfortable tight jeans that are'nt supposed to be tight but they are because... well they just are)"! as i got them out of the closet and prepared myself for battle, i was dreading the fight that i was about to encounter. me and my jeans never get along! well, to my amazement, this morning i won! as i slipped on my jeans i noticed that they were smiling at me! and guess what, i was smiling back! my jeans are starting to fit so much better! i was so happy! i don't know how much i weigh because we don't have a scale.. but honestly i don't really care! i just know that i'm lookin' fine and feeling great! lol ....thanks for reading. until next time...

Things i like! :)

1. happy people
2. sunshine
3. solid colors
4. getting my hair done
5. playing softball
6. Generation Youth
7. getting a massage
8. hanging out with Bart
9. my BFF Amy
10. going to the beach
11. my church friends
12. my Chevy Truck!
13. pay-day!
14. payday candy bars!
15. Dr. Pepper (which is now sitting the bench since i don't drink it anymore)
16. church camp

there is so much more but i'll save them for the next post :)

things i don't like

1. lettuce!
2. Boston Red Sox!!!
3. slow computers
4. greedy people
5. fish
6. silence while i'm trying to sleep (gotta have the fan on)
7. polyester
8. rose bushes
9. sci-fi movies
10. the dentist
11. waking up early
12. bills
13. waiting in long lines
14. bright lights
15. math

A MILLION CALORIES!!!

so here i go... as of Jan 17, 09 i have been counting my calories! ahhhhhhhhh! it's been 9 days now so i'll tell you about it. at first i didnt want to tell anyone because i didnt trust myself! i didnt think i could last 1 day! i thought if i announced it to you then i would be a loser if i failed and ate my normal million calories a day! but here i am after 9 days! woohoo.. i feel great! yeah i know you're probably thinking... geez Lori 9 days is nothing, but hey it's huge in my book. trust me! it's huge! :) i am making Bart do this with me too. he's so excited about it! lol.. NOT! actually he's doing really good too! we actually split meals when we go out to eat now.. CRAZY! it's cool when we get the bill and see that it's split in half too! saving money and losing weight all at the same time? is this really happening? sweeeeeeeeet! Bart thinks he's gonna die without his Pepsi! so far he hasnt croaked so i'm sure he'll survive! since im on the topic of counting calories, let me just share with you whats really going on here. after reviewing my past eating habbits and finally getting real with myself (i know i sound like Dr. Phil) i realized that on average i was eating right around 18,000 calories a week!!!! OMG! well after keeping track of every calorie i've eatin in the last 9 days i have calculated that i've had a total of 10,817 calories! woohoooo party!
well now its Monday again and i'm starting my 2nd week of this! thanks for listening to me brag about myself in this blog.. lol. until next time...

my dream... a way of escape

Jan 20,2009

today i laid down to take a quick nap. i ended up falling into a deep sleep and having a wild dream. i dreamed that me, Bart, Lindsay and someone else was in this big warehouse. there was another man in the warehouse with us. the man was really angry for some reason. he went into this small room within the warehouse and locked himself in. while he was in there we realized that he had turned a valve to release carbon monoxide. he was commiting suicide. there was nothing we could do to save him because we coulnt get into the room with him. soon we realized that not only did he want to kill himself but he wanted to kill us along with him. he had released the carbon monoxide to the entire warehouse as well. there was no way out. every door of the warehouse was locked and we were starting to feel the effects fast. we tried everything to get out! suddenly i saw a window but there was no way of opening it so i grabbed a big stick type thing and shattered the window with it. i yelled for Bart and the others and they ran over and we all got out.
tonight durring worship i started thinking about the dream i had. i thought about how we found a way of escape through breaking through the window. then i thought of how so many times we surround ourselves with people who are not only commiting spiritual suicide but they are wanting everyone else to die along with them. we have to know and believe that God will always make a way of escape in every situation we find ourselves trapped in. we just have to look for the escape and break through.
Thank you Lord for this dream.

Happy Monday...!

today was a good day. i was pleasantly surprised at work today when Tyler stopped by the shop. he was hungry and so was i so he went and got us breakfast! woohoo! we got to hang out and talk about church and stuff! lots of fun. after work i came home and got so much done around the house. then again i was pleasantly surprised when Bart called me and said he got off work early. i like it when he's home. we lounged around for a while then i made a great healthy dinner. while i cleaned up after dinner, Bart finished up some work for the youth service tomorrow night then it was time to play ping pong! Bart has been talking smack for the past few days saying he was gonna beat me (again)! He beat me once and now he thinks he's the ping pong king kong! i don't think so! after beating him 3 games in a row tonight he called it quits for the night! that's what i thought!!! :) haha. we've really been having a lot of fun playing ping pong together. now we're in our usual evening mode... on the couch with our books, journals and my bible... and the laptop of course. this is my favorite time of the day. time to reflect, relax and see what God has in store for me next! until next time...

a time for everything...

so here i am again in the same spot i was in a few nights ago. on the couch in the quiet dim lit living room. i think it's kinda weird that i love these kinda nights so much. most of the time i love being active, loud, hyper and crazy :) but so many times i find myself just sitting quietly with my thoughts. i kinda like that im both ways i guess. the TV is off and Bart is on the other couch reading another book. he can have like 3 or 4 books going at once! im totally opposite! i have to read a book really slow and take plenty of time so i'll be able to take it all in so i'll remember what i just read! lol. Bart can just glance at each page and remember everything he just saw! amazing! thats why i call him Smart Bart!
So here i am... i was reading my daily devotion then after that i sorta laid over on the couch and starred at the high ceiling with my thoughts. as i was laying there i noticed that it was so quiet in here that the clock sounded like a bomb ticking every tick cause it was so loud. then i was reminded of the scripture that talks about "a time for everything". Ecc 3:1 there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven... time is an amazing thing and so often we take something as simple as the sound of each tick-tock for granted. our time on earth is so important. we need to slow down and always be sure to love our family and friends. we need to remember to walk in the spirit so that we are giving God every moment of our lives. i thank God for the time he has blessed me with...
so anyway, i think i'll wrap this up for now. im gonna get me a warm blanket and lay back on the couch and visit with my husband and enjoy the rest of the night. until next time...

Coolest Kid Ever!

so im hanging out with my nephew Caleb today! he came over just about 30 minutes ago to hang out with his favorite aunt in the whole world for the afternoon! :) (that would be me!) so far he's managed to ask a million and 1 questions, eat all my food, pull out every toy from the toy box and pee all over the toilet! fun fun fun! i must say, when you're feeling kinda insecure and lonely, just hang out with a 2 year old! Caleb thinks im the greatest! he was so excited to see me and he makes me smile all the time! he says the funniest things and cracks me up! well, i gotta go and hang out with the kid.. time to have some fun! :) until next time...

looking back...

so im sitting here in the very place i sat at this time last year. on the couch in the living room. i love this time of night. the room is softly lit and its warm and quiet. i love to just sit and think. i remember growing up at home we would sit as a family at night and just talk. no TV no music. just so quiet and peaceful. i loved those nights. as i was sitting here i began to reflect on this past year and think of all the things i went through. God has brought me through so much. i pulled out my old journal from 2008 and this is the scripture i had written a year ago. Jan. 12, 2008 1 Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. ...this may not seem like such a big deal but for me, this very day last year, this scripture was a huge deal in my life. you see, "giving thanks" was'nt exactly the easiest thing for me to do. too often we take these small scriptures for granted. at least i do. as i went on to read a few other things i wrote i saw this line; "thank you Lord for everything, even the seeming trials and worries". what? what was i thinking? it seems a little insane to thank God for even the trials in your life. but looking back i know why i did. i dont ever want to forget where God has brought me from. this time last year i was in a very vulnerable place. God was changing me in so many ways and reshaping everything about me. so much of it hurt but yet it felt so good. i was'nt used to surrendering completly to him. i thought i was completely His until before i knew it i was wrapped up in my own world and so far from God without even realizing it. (at the same time still going through the motions of the "church go-er"). yes i loved God but i had become detached and disconnected.

so i thanked the Lord for even the seeming trials and worries. how do you do that? how do you say thank you when your life is crashing before your eyes and everything you love and want is shattering into a million pieces? how do you say thank you when all you can see is fear, doubt and frustration? how do you say thank you when the more you pray, the worse things get? ...Satan wants nothing more than to steal your focus. he wants to make sure you can't see. you see, God has so many things in store for us to bless us with. if our eyes are blurred by the things of this world, how are we going to see what God has for us? we have to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. dont look at your circumstances and everything that surrounds you... look up. know that God is in control. He will bring you through this again.

Lord i thank you. i thank you for loving me when i was unloveable. i thank you for careing for me when i had no hope. i thank you for holding me when i cursed you. i thank you for forgiving me when i sinned. i thank you for carrying me when i was weak and feeble. You are my strenght Lord. i want to be like you. i dont want people to see me, i want them to see you. change my heart Jesus. continue to break me and mold me. im yours. completely yours. i love you Jesus