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All joy and HURRAH!!! [Jul. 11th, 2009|05:23 pm]
We FINALLY have the internet since getting married, and its luxury to sit here on the couch kicked back and have 6mg speed internet!  Now I have a list of things to do and check out which could take me a while to complete everything, but hey, my pictures on facebook are uploading fast!

I feel so totally out of it when it comes to writing things down or telling about my life now.  I don't know if anyone even cares, especially since I've been out of the loop for so long.

The best way to be updated on me is on facebook - I uploaded tons of pictures and stuff today.
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Life [Jun. 5th, 2009|11:41 am]
Life has been busy lately, definitely not boring!  Sad, but sweet too.

Being married is the best thing ever!  I love being married so much. 

We've picked out paint for our new place - we're painting the kitchen blue (with pretty white cabinets), and the walls an off white/light tan color.  We might paint another wall red, but we're not sure on that yet! 

I can't wait to get there and trim all the fern bushes down (there are ferns and mint lining the walkway to the back of the garage where the door is upstairs) and start moving our stuff.  Its going to be a lot more relaxing I think being in a neighborhood....a quiet neighborhood with lots of pretty grass and trees! 

On the sad note, we had a miscarriage last week - which was really sad, but God is still in charge and our little Hope is safe in His arms. 

I'm looking forward to moving and getting on with sewing - I have several projects I want to do.  One is to sew a quilt/blanket for a friend, and I was going to work on a baby quilt but I guess that will have to wait...

I turned 26 this week - and no, I don't feel older.  The number 26 looks old, but I don't feel any older than before...I hope to get younger as the years go by! 
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*whine* [May. 26th, 2009|12:14 pm]
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I'm so far behind in my real writing journal! Its rediculous! I'm normally really good at doing it, but now I'm so far behind I haven't even written about Jonathan's wedding or my own wedding/honeymoon yet!!!! Isn't that sad!?

I haven't forgot most of it, but I really really really need to sit down and write until my fingers fall off.

Especially since...yeah. I'm not going to lack for things to write about!

We're moving soon, to a bigger (hopefully) better place. It has 2 bedrooms, a really nice big kitchen, a yard, a 1 car garage and it will be better in the long run.

Life is great!
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Wedding Pictures [May. 21st, 2009|08:20 pm]
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We finally have our pictures from the wedding!!  Here are a few.  Check out this link for lots more!

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And they lived happily ever after. . .
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Update [Mar. 20th, 2009|09:23 pm]
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Hello peeps!  I'm just popping in to say I'm getting married next Saturday and have already moved to the Houston area.  Unfortunately at the moment we do not have internet service at our apartment and so I shall probably not be around for a while.  I might post pictures from the wedding from Stephen's parent's house sometime though. 

I just returned from a 2-week trip to California for my brother's wedding and a wedding of a good friend!  Between spending a 16-hour day with Stephen at Disneyland, snowshoeing in Yosemite, watching the waves crash at Monterey Bay/Big Sur, being in Jonathan's wedding and feeling fabulous with my hair all professionally fixed, marrying him off, and being done with my job - its been a great last 3 weeks!

All our wedding details are in place and we're ready to be married!  With license in hand we shall be wed on March 28 at 2:00PM. 

Our apartment is very cute and feels like home to me already.  :) 
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Once upon a time. . . [Jan. 31st, 2009|04:50 pm]
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Once upon a time there was a Hero and a Sunny. . .

My first remembrance of Stephen was that he was a boy on a red bicycle who wore a very distinctive cowboy hat. In 2003 my family camped next to Stephen and Holly Nelson at family camp in Big Sandy Texas. I remember seeing him around, but we didn’t talk at all. I posted pictures from Family Camp on Crossingscentral.com and Stephen sent me a message, and well, on October 20, 2004 it all started.

“Cool! you've got pictures from family camp! How many do you think you took, I didn't take any, forgot the camera. oops :p Anyway, you're probably wondering "who in the world is this nutcase pming me?" Am I right? Well, I might be wrong, whatever. To halfway introduce myself, Stephen Nelson, I was camping right next to you (I think) with the blue tarp and the tent, your brother Jonathan stayed at our house once with my brother, Christopher. I know I should have said "Hi" or something at Family Camp, but I don't really like introducing myself to people in person, in emails though, is another matter, as you could probably tell. Well, this is getting longwinded I know so I guess I'll close, but, ummm..... nevermind.
ttyl
Stephen”

I remember thinking I’d be nice and chat with him, but he was 17 and I was 21! The next year we chatted on AIM off and on, but I definitely didn’t think anything of it, and didn’t really try to get to know him.

Next October Family Camp 2005 came around again and since Stephen had been in California for 2 weeks I didn’t expect him to come, but I thought it would be nice to see him. He showed up at my campsite to my great surprise and that week we really hit it off. I remember how nice he was, and my mom commenting that “Here he comes again!”

The next year we started talking on the phone often and chatting via Yahoo and AIM. Our early phone conversations were pretty funny, he would be outside the window watching the world series, and I’d be sitting in my bathroom!

In January 2007 we knew it was time to become “official” and that we were friends forever and on February 10th Stephen asked to court me, and to our happiness, my dad said yes and Stephen started coming to visit and getting to know everyone.

The next two years were very challenging and it was a time of waiting on the Lord and resting only in His strength. There were many times where it was almost too hard to press on, but we knew God had brought us together for a purpose and that we wouldn’t want to grow old with anyone else except each other. God was merciful and gracious to us through our long-distance courtship, and the times where all we wanted to do was to smash our phones against the wall, He helped us through each trial. It was so hard to see each other and then have to only talk on the phone again.

Toward the end of our courtship we took a sabbatical of talking and didn’t talk from November 14, 2008 - Christmas Day. We prayed that God would lead us and show us what we were supposed to do. We were both ready to give up and without any hope to lean on, we were giving up and it seemed hopeless.

In the last few weeks before our engagement the words from a song kept ringing in my head “everything changed in a moment of time…” and while I tried to hope on it, it still seemed completely hopeless and that there was nothing that could happen that would change it around. We had so many people praying for us, and their prayers helped us through!

God truly changed everything around in a moment of time! That’s all it took! On Monday, January 12 Stephen called my Dad and asked permission to ask me to marry him, Tuesday the Lord provided a perfect very sparkly ring, and on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Stephen came to Temple. The doorbell rang at my office around 1:30Pm and as I opened the door Stephen knelt down on one knee and told me how much he loved me, “Melody Dawn Huber, I love you, will you marry me?” And I said, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!! Of course, Stephen says I wouldn’t stop talking and asking why he was there - he said he could hardly get his words out. J We spent the day rejoicing with our friends and family!

We are planning a March 28, 2009 wedding!

And they lived, happily, ever after. . .
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(no subject) [Jan. 19th, 2009|09:04 am]
Engagement pictures here and here.  :)



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(no subject) [Jan. 16th, 2009|07:59 am]
Details will come, but suffice to say, EVERYONE is happy and in approval!  That includes my dad!!!
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(no subject) [Dec. 4th, 2008|10:00 pm]

December 4, 2008

My life sure is different than it used to be.  Nothing is the same.  My friends are different, my work is different, my studies are different, my life is different.  I think maybe I’m starting to know why, or that there is a purpose, but it is so bittersweet.

I miss the days gone by.  I desire to never be separate from my best friend, but even that seems impossible at times.  I’m in a different place.  I used to be completely musically wrapped up with music, playing, practicing, and more practicing.  I’d play and practice with friends - and then bake brownies afterwards.  I haven’t forgotten.

Now I’m studying Microsoft, I’m completely computer oriented and weirdly love it.  I guess it’s a way I find a sense of accomplishment and if I can make money at it too, all the better.  I play music more these days, but its not my driving force anymore.  It’s a good feeling to know I’m still wanted and if that if they didn’t already know what I would say they would be begging me to come back…ok, they are anyway.  So that’s a nice feeling.  I love doing well at things. 

So instead of classical I’m down-hoe and country.  I used to attend all the Temple Symphony but now there’s no friends to go with me, and its not the same.  Instead of playing classical in the orchestra, I’m playing bluegrass, blues, irish reels, and country fiddling like Old Joe Clark, Blackberry Blossom, Rose of Sharon… I’m working on my double-stops, slides, and bowing, fast and accurate and a whole new style of playing. 

I work full-time plus another job, and possible 2 extra jobs.  I don’t get paid enough for my work, but am happy to live with it.  I get up early, don’t stay out at night much, but study, attend computer workshops, teach people how to be better computer/secretary’s in churches.  I’m Microsoft office certified in Word, Excel, Shepherd’s Staff certified in Finance, Membership, Contributions, & Reports.

I know what kind of work I like to do.  I thrive on doing stuff with other people’s work, but hate developing from the ground up.  Give me ideas and info that you want - shoot, I’ll ask you want you want and make you think, but you tell me what you want, and I’ll get it done for you.

I don’t lead like I wish I could, but I suppose that can change.  I want to put together a time for the church office secretaries to get together and exchange ideas and tips.  I’m working with someone tomorrow showing them how to work with programs to develop their bulletin, and there’s more people who could benefit.  I’ve learned a lot and enjoy showing people how to do their work faster, make it look better and in the end making everybody happier.  Its hard for me to slow down enough to keep it on their level.  Hopefully I’ll do better tomorrow. 

I don’t do puzzles anymore.  I haven’t put one together in a long time, but did take one class on hand quilting and have made two quilts.  My first one was hand pieced and computer machine pieced and then hand quilted - it was funky looking, but really cool, I still want o make another one like it. It was for a single bed.  The second is a large queen quilt, beautiful and sewed with tears.  Machine pieced and hand quilted. 

I value my friends even more, and I haven’t forgotten the others.  Actually I think of them often.  My friends are now entering the marriage time and I, who had a guy first, will probably be the last to actually get married.  Such is life.  Hopefully I won’t have 27 dresses before I actually get married.  Heck, I don’t have that many friends!  LOL

I forget stuff - which makes it nice for movies, so I can watch the Incredibles over and over and not get tired of it because I don’t remember the little lines or what’s coming next.  People are convinced that I have alzheimers.  I say its because I’m an office manager. 

I care about strangers more.  I realize that I’m not better than the other person on the street, and just as I might think they don’t deserve food/gas/money and why haven’t they been more responsible, I’m not any better than them and don’t deserve any better!  I’m only saved through Jesus’ love and blood.  And it doesn’t matter what I think, I’m called to serve them.  I have a blast buying food for local pantries, and giving money to people.  I found that even though giving to God first He has increased and I’ve never been in want.  I can practice self-control in order to bless someone else.  To be a finger of God.

I don’t have a perfect family life.  In fact, its like most everybody elses’.   

I am my worse critic.  Its pretty bad sometime.

I have discovered the awesomeness of waxing.  Will never return to other methods.

It makes me super happy to help other people. 

I miss my baby.


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(no subject) [Nov. 25th, 2008|08:10 pm]

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are:

first, hard work;

second, stick-to-itiveness;

third, common sense.”

 

November 25, 2008

Huge rant, excuse me.  If you’re gonna be offended, don’t read it.

Today was HORRIBLE.  I’m STILL mad and its 7:30 in the evening.  There’s nothing (it seems) that irks me more than LAZY STUPID PEOPLE WHO THINK ONLY OF THEMSELVES!  It seems like they have a job but all they do is sit around and blame other people because of mistakes or information that’s wrong.  WHY CAN’T PEOPLE BE MEN/WOMEN WHO ARE WILLING TO GET UP OFF THEIR LAZY BUTTS AND ACTUALLY WORK?!?!  Or do what’s RIGHT for once?!  It would make my life a HECK of a whole lot easier and nicer.

Please people.  What is SO difficult about doing the right thing?  What’s so hard about doing the work you’re supposed to do?  And people who don’t do those things sure aren’t respected like people who do!  Trust me.  I know.

I’m SO frustrated right now.  Just plain mad.  And so I get to take the blame and suffer for it…when I’m trying to do my best, and all I get for it is a bunch of nothing.  Right now I feel like dumping everything and finding people who really appreciate me/love me or something.  Maybe that’s all wrong, but it suuure feels that way. 

If you want something, you gotta pay for it.  And if you REALLY want something, you gotta be willing to pay the price.

 

PERIOD.

                

Did Christ instructions are clear: “Therefore, whatever you want me to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  Jesus did not say, “In some things, treat people as you wish to be treated.”  And He did not say, “From time to time, treat others with kindness.”  Christ said we should treat others as we wish to be treated in every aspect of our daily lives.  Common courtesy should begin at home.  So today, be a little kinder than necessary to everyone you meet, starting with your family.  As you consider all the things which Christ has done in your life, honor Him with your words and deeds.  He expects no less.  He deserves no less.

“You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger and sharp rebuke, which should never be used, except in necessity.”

“There is nothing that rejuvenates the parched, delicate spirits of children faster than when a lighthearted spirit pervades the home and laughter fills its halls.”

“Anything done for another is done for oneself.”

“When you extend hospitality to others, you’re not trying to impress people; you’re trying to reflect God to them.”

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb.  Sweet to the soul and health to the bones.”

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.”


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(no subject) [Nov. 19th, 2008|09:10 pm]
Faith in the Future

Ours is an uncertain world.  But of this we can be certain: when we place our faith in God and His only begotten Son, our own future is secure.

When we trust God, we must trust Him without reservation.  We must steel ourselves against the inevitable disappointments of the day, secure in the knowledge of our Heavenly Father has a plan for the future we cannot see.

Can you place your future into the hands of a loving an all-knowing God?  Can you live amid the uncertainties of today, knowing that God has dominion over all your tomorrows?  If you can, you are wise and you are blessed.  When you trust God with everything you are and everything you have, He will give you strength and life, not just for today, but for all eternity.

“The Lord has laid the foundation of His people’s hopes.  We must determine if our hopes are built on this foundation.” – C.H. Spurgeon

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer…..”  Romans 12:10-12

“Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will.  Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment.” – A.W. Tozer

“If our hearts have been attuned to God through an abiding faith in Christ, the result will be joyous optimism and good cheer.” – Billy Graham

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.” – Charles Allen

“Do not limit the limitless God!  With Him, face the future unafraid because you are never alone.” – Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

“Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.  Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnified by fear.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Without faith nothing is possible.  With it, nothing is impossible.” – Mary McLeod Bethune

“Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens

“Take courage.  Walk in the wilderness today and in the Promised Land tomorrow.” – D.L. Moody

“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality, and of hope.  Where other have resigned, it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself, and not abandon it to his enemy.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” – Corrie ten Boom

“Hope must be in the future tense.  Faith, to be faith, must always be in the present tense.” – Catherine Marshall

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1
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(no subject) [Nov. 16th, 2008|09:55 pm]
Today was hard.  Church went fine, and oddly enough my playing was almost perfect - somehow I played everything very well.  I guess the Lord helped me when I really didn't feel like much.  Someone even called me Sunshine which really hit the spot because its great to be called that when you feel the opposite. 

This weekend was hard - but I worked on my quilt and finished it - its pretty sad when you're crying over the quilt instead of having tears of joy...

Tonight was awful, but I am SOO blessed to have the encouragement and support of so many people - it amazes me how many people are praying for Stephen and I.  God is very good.  Thank you everyone who have been praying, please don't stop.  Mr. & Mrs. Nelson are pretty much awesome too.  :)
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(no subject) [Nov. 14th, 2008|11:01 am]
I want to start a new life.  Somewhere else.
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(no subject) [Oct. 13th, 2008|03:55 pm]
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I'm off to another microsoft seminar tomorrow and Wednesday. I know nothing, well, practically nothing about Access, but that shall soon be remedied.

I was hoping to have finished Advanced Excel before this class, but I'm only one chapter into the book...7 more to go. So I'll try to learn a lot, finish my book and then start my BOOKS on Access - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

Its up in Dallas so I'm leaving in the wee morning hours (5:30)...

I'm about to get off work and have a TON of errands to run: Take One, Library, Post Office, Sams for gas, and get my oil changed.

Its time to go now! YAY!
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(no subject) [Sep. 19th, 2008|10:50 am]
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I just did something really crazy. Well, not SO crazy, but yeah :). I have a camera, and lots of time, so I might as well take a picture or two and post it, huh. :) BRB.

Actually, yes, I DO have a camera, but no cord to hook it to the computer, so therein lies a bigger problem.

Well, this morning at work I haven't had a lot to do - yesterday was stressful people-wise but this morning it was a little better. I went outside to watch the city putting in a new water meter for us and noticed there were a bunch of weeds in the garden area - me being the outdoorsy type (and every once in a while I pick these weeds) I decided to pick them. I worked for a while, got my fingers all dirty.

So a little later I came in, dumped the weeds in the dumpster and was going to wash my hands. No water. STINK! DUH, I KNEW the city had the water off - and THAT was the time I chose to pick weeds and get my hands covered in dirt.

Thankfully, I have a gallon of water in my office for watering my plants so I washed them with that water. :)

I'm excited because Stephen is coming tonight/later afternoon. :) AND I get my new phone!!! YEEEEEEEHAW!

I'm at work, but I think I'll run a couple errands. First I'm gonna drop off paper stuff to be recycled, and I might go by Staples to get a wrist support for my keyboard. Lately my wrist has been hurting/aching a lot when it sits to type. :( Not nice.

It's also a beautiful day outside. :-P
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(no subject) [Sep. 15th, 2008|10:27 pm]
This is totally awesomeness! I haven't played my violin in AGES - like a year or more - so I'm way rusty, but I ordered myself a fiddle book because I've always wanted to fiddle.

Well, I got it in the mail and its this really cool Melbay book that includes a CD of all the songs and also a DVD of the guy and the guitarist playing them. He explains everything and you can watch him playing to see what he does.

After several hours of playing I'm excited to say I totally get it and I'm amazed how well and fast I can already play. Its all about bowing. I'm starting to understand how that "fiddle" sound is made. The basic bowing is easy pie.

I also got a couple bluegrass cd's - and all for $11 off amazon (with a gift certificate)... :D

My brother plays the guitar and we're totally excited about playing together! This is going to be soo cool! He's pretty good and once he learns the basic strum pattern its going to be a blast to play.

I have all the music with chords and everything.

It's been a GREAT day today! I think its because the weather was so supurbly nice! It was in the 70's and windy all day - it never got warm and I had my office windows open all day. Refreshing!

The bad part of my day was that Stephen almost came but it ended up that he's not coming. Pooh. That was very sad.

Poor guy, he lives in Spring, and though still relatively far from the coast he's without water, electricity, sewer, AND phone! His family has gone to their Aunt's house but he's going to stay there and work (even though his work is closed right now). There's another guy he might could work for cutting trees down - but that's if he can get ahold of him - with no phone service - or not much!

Now I'm listening to a CD called Foggy Mountain Breakdown and hearing this really cool banjo picking song called Carter Country. Have I mentioned that I love this sort of music?!

It is my dream to be able to play around a campfire somewhere and impress everybody. ;) Actually, forget the impress part, I just LOOOOVE all this sort of thing. Sitting around a campfire playing some good bluegrass and just being outside. Or laying in my tent listening to someone play a couple campfires away.

Someday I'll play the Orange Blossom Special. :)

Tomorrow my complete Microsoft Office Suite 2007 should arrive - that includes: Word, Publisher (YES!!!), Excel, Access, Business Manager, and some other stuff. YAYYY!!!!! Awesomeness! I've wanted this for a very very long time.

Speaking of it all- I've been having a great time re-doing all my excel projects at work. I even redesigned the whole budget for the church. It looks impressive now, and the most fun part - I knew exactly what I was doing formatting all the cells. Yay for FUNCTION WIZARD! It rocks. Period. I tried converting the budget to a pivot table, but it didn't quite turn out, I'm not sure why, but I'll find out soon when I receive a whole DVD lessons on pivot tables.

Ok, I'm a little wired tonight - must have been all the playing. I guess I'll head toward bed soon.
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(no subject) [Sep. 11th, 2008|02:38 pm]
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I'm way more of a nerd than I ever thought I was or would be.

Period.

I just attended Excel Basic & Advanced and loved it...

I'm studying to become a:
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