Once a Girl Scout always a Girl Scout

I joined the Brownies when I was very little and went on to be a Girl Scout.  Some of my best memories are from trips we took and the things I learned.  I made it all the way to Cadette before I quit right before high school.  Now that I look back on that time in my life I see the true purpose and maybe one day I can lead a young group of women to discover those same lessons.

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law

 
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout

HB

See the light ahead of me

I stand in the darkness of this path I have been following.
Now I see the light skimming the surface and this is the way I want to go.
I know this is the way God wants me to turn.  Hopefully I won't disappoint Him.
Now that I see this light can I stick to it or will I fail again?
If I fail another time I know that God will guide me out of this fog.
He is always waiting and I will don't want to stay stuck here any longer.
I know I'm gonna fall down, but He won't let me drown.

If all I worry about is failing I cannot see that light ahead because I'm not focusing on what the real path is.
Now I need to turn to Him and follow Him. No worries. Just faith.

HB

Love Letter

When I was younger I wished for one of my favorite movie stars to come to my house and want to marry me and live happily ever after.  Then when I got older and I was allowed to date I wished for a man who would accept me for who I am.  Someone who would look at me when I wasn't watching and see me as the deep thinking, mysterious woman I always thought I was.  I once had someone tell me "you know Heather, it's not like you're a deep person." It was one of the most insulting things I'd ever heard about myself and considering that person did not know me at all.

When I met Josh I knew that he was a man that saw me for who God made and he accepted me for everything I was and everything I wasn't.  I married him and it was the best decision I have ever made next to accepting Christ as my savior. He thinks that his compliments are ignored and that I don't always hear him when he tries to console me, but I hear every word.  It's those sweet messages that I remember when I'm alone and feeling down.  I also think of those things when I'm feeling happy.

So I want to tell you Josh that I love you.  You are everything that God wanted for me and everything that I prayed for in a husband, person, partner and friend.  We walk this journey hand in hand and I couldn't ask for anyone I'd rather have beside me.

Love you baby!!

HB