Hello Out There!... What It Means to Believe...

Hi Everyone!
I am new to this whole blogging thing on Facebook, but I hope to really get into it just as much as I have with my MySpace one in the past. So please bare with me as I'm getting the hang of things one step as I go along. :) I figured having this blog would be an easier way for my friends, family and fans to have insight into my daily life, or as often as possible that I post stuff, instead of posting every occurrence or feeling as my FB status. So here goes nothing...lol... :)

Not a lot has really been going on in my life lately that is entirely too new, but I guess that's OK. I am now in my last month of physical therapy for this year that has been going on since August. I have really enjoyed and appreciated getting back into it after like a 15+ year or so absence. My insurance only pays for it in 6 months-year increments, so when May gets here I will be having to take a break until it can be renewed, which will on one end be nice, but I hope to be able to keep up and or hold the progress I've achieved thus far. I can bend again!! Lol. :) Therapy happens for me twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so at this point, that makes Thursdays the busiest day of the week for me because I go to Nine70 at Timberline Church here in town on Thursday evenings. Nine70 is a church ministry of young adults 18-35 years old. It consists of college students, young professionals, and young engaged/married couples. I have been going there for three years this October. It has really changed my life entirely, and has helped me to have a relationship with, and come to really know God. :)

I was never raised in church, so that was a BIG step for me to really allow my heart's guard down. Even since I was younger though, I always felt as if there had to be some sort of higher power out there, to choose me to be the way I am. :) Let me tell ya, miracles do and can happen. As most of you know my dad had gastric bypass surgery last summer, and long story short, there was a freak accident due to a reaction of his post-op medication, his heart stopped, his kidneys failed, and we almost lost him. :( He was on life support in ICU for a day, hospitalized for a week, and on dialysis for 4 months. Through walking every inch of the hospital, when I couldn't stand to see my family in so much pain and worry, and through prayer every day, all day, he eventually after those 4 months of dialysis, was given a clean bill of health since his kidney function had doubled, and he was able to return to life. :) Now if something like that didn't confirm my belief, I can't tell you what would! :)

On other good news updates and prayer, my mom was finally able to find a job after two years of being unemployed, and I couldn't be more excited and happy for her! :) YAY MAMA!!! :) We love ya! She'll now have something to cheer her up and look forward to doing everyday again. :) On a more personal note, my life has truly been blessed with the most greatest and exciting life- changing gift possible at this point in time, that some never thought I would ever be able to achieve, as many of you know, and that is.... DRIVING!!!! WOO-HOO!!! :) It is totally awesome! Being on the road is so freeing, and is the one place where I'm just as equal as anybody else, socially speaking. For once I'm not known as being the "disabled girl", no I'm as George Carlin once said, "handicapable!!" Or in my case, I guess that would be "MandyCapable!" Lol. :) I will be keeping you all updated on my adventures of the road as they happen, including but not limited to my car that has been dubbed Zues, and my interactions with crazy people who discriminate against the idea of my driving, which I look forward to, so I can prove them all wrong! Lol. :) As for now though, I'm going to say goodnight since it's after 2AM, and I never expected to type this long. :) Good night everybody, God bless! :)