My Middle Name

It has been a fun and relaxing weekend. More relaxing than fun. I’m just disappointed that tomorrow is Monday, which means back to my 8 to 4:30 5 day work week. More typing and processing records. More coaching my agents. More laughing at my fellow employees all day long. =) More wishing it was Saturday.

Besides it being another work week, I also have to be fully prepared for this coming Saturday for our Vacation Bible School Pre-Registration. How you may ask? I am THE clown for VBS, which means I have to make sure I have my act down, my face paint prepared, my costume finished, and my balloon act perfected. WOW, so much to do and so little time to do it in! WOWSERS! =)

Have you ever wished you could just get away? And I’m not talking about packing up the family and going on Vacation, or spending a night out away from your family hanging out with some friends. I’m talking just by yourself, all alone, somewhere doing nothing but enjoying the peace. I could use one of those right now. Away from the world, away from stress and responsibility. Yeah well that’s life I know! But still, If a person doesn’t renew themselves they are very apt to going insane! Monotony, is my middle name. But who’s isn’t it?! I spend every week at work, church, home, and the gas station. My work involves doing the same thing over and over again. My work doesn’t involve goals. In fact sometimes it can be so depressing when people who are doing so good, stop giving 100%. So when they stop, you have to make up for the percentage they lost. It is mentally exhausting and should be banned from society. =] But if they didn’t then I would be out of a job, so keep up the good work. Church is good always. No complaints about that of course, except for the fact that we didn’t have service today because of Convention, and I wasn’t able to go to convention so it felt like two Saturdays. So I’m looking forward to Wednesday nonetheless. Home, is busy. There is so much to be done that it is also mentally exhausting. I can name off a very long list of things that I personally need to accomplish! However, it is unfortunately my weakness. Had I not bought a new car, I was planning on going part time on my job after BTI 2011, so I could focus on becoming better at taking care of life. I spend the majority of my day at work, so when I get home I feel like doing nothing but relax. The gas station…. well I spend about 5 minutes there every 2 weeks filling up my tank so I can accomplish getting nowhere. EHHH see?!?!?!

Monotony. Life would be better off without it.

It is pretty bad when even when you finally get a reprieve from it all, it hardly cures the problem! It’s like an endless cycle.

This is exactly what my blog is NOT for. Complaining… ahh please forgive me. I’m just the type of person who holds it all in (part of avoiding confrontation) and when something sparks, I have to let it all go at once. Haha, it can’t be healthy.

Speaking of responsibility, I better go finish some things then get to bed so I can begin my week tomorrow.

Goodnight All.

Sleep is Over rated

2:30 in the morning, and i'm still going at it. =) Not really doing anything anymore, but thought I'd write on my blog before I headed to bed.

Went to look at makeup (face-paint) and balloons for VBS. I have to have everything ready for my clown costume, and hopefully not wait until the last minute. =\ I have so much to get together before next Saturday it's unreal!

This isn't going to be a long post obviously, because my dog won't stop whining, I think she wants in my room so she can go to sleep. What a silly girl.

So goodnight and sweet dreams to everyone. No comments yet?

Bio and such...

Friday evenings always give me a sense of relaxation, but there is always something that needs to be done. Now if I can just get in the right gear and do what needs to be done that would be amazing! =]

Currently I am just sitting here enjoying the fact that I don't have to work tomorrow, and with the chance of rain again tomorrow, I may not have to mow the back yard. =) That makes me very happy.

I have come to this point in life where I'm just not sure what God has for me next. That is mainly why I came up with the blog name "Blooming Daisy". Because first of all, I absolutely adore daisies, and I am blooming. God is working on me. And the more son I get, the more open I am to what he has in store for me. Ultimately that is what I strive for and look forward to the most.

I consider myself to be very optimistic about things. Once an individual gets to really know me, they will find out that I dislike confrontation. But you say, "who does?" Well... I go out of my way to avoid it at all costs. Even if that means letting you "win". I do acknowledge this isn't practical, but honestly, on a day to day basis I deal with people at work and as a coach, trying to instruct people to do things the right way, it can be very confrontational. So perhaps the Lord wants me to overcome this a little bit. But I have to say, it is a huge part of who I am and why I have grown into a slightly quiet person. I guess you could say, I'd rather observe then be the center of attention.

I'm not really sure why I said all of that... =) but I guess this blog gives the world the opportunity to get to know Denise Yvonne. Not the pastors daughter, the Branscums' daughter, Tammy and Eric's younger sister and so on. There is so much to me and my personality that I can't honestly say anybody fully knows me. I mean of course my parents and my close family... but when it comes to people that I have known all of my life, few of them actually know me.

Before my brother died, we really got to seriously talking about recording our own CD and going place to place to minister and sing. Well 9 or so years later we finally got to spend 3.5 hours in a recording studio. We worked with Chris, and he is doing such a fantastic job. It is quite the experience. Although all of my family is just getting over this summer cold we all had, the demo came out nice. =) The demo isn't for sale though. The demo will be a handout to ministries in the area for an opportunity to get booked to sing at different locations. We are all very excited about this and can't wait for the Lord to open the doors.

Well that's it for tonight I think. My poor puppy wants to go to bed, and I think my eyes are giving in as well. =\ Good night all, and for crying out loud leave a girl some comments alright!

- Blooming Daisy

Summer Cold

So my entire family and I have been dealing with a summer cold. I came home early from work Thursday, called in Friday, and I'm just now starting to feel a little bit better, but mostly i'm down to earaches and coughing, which both hurt a lot! I really dislike sweating and being cold at the same time! It is absolutely miserable!

So a friend of mine suggested that I go back to wordpress. FYI I happen to have a wordpress blog, but most of my friends stopped commenting on my blog when I switched over to that... haha so I'm not sure what to do. I'm not to worried about it though. It isn't the end of the world ;).

My plans for the remaining of 2010 through 2011 are to attend the 105th Annual Assembly of The Church of God, and to save up every penny for BTI 2011! I will be driving up along with my brother and hopefully my sister and my best friend Dedra!!! I am so excited! Matthew, and I will be attending 2nd term together, Dedra will be in first term, and Tammy is suppose to be third, although there is talk about her attending 2nd so she can be in the same class as Matthew and I, but who knows!

All I know is that I am very excited to go again! And I hope all of my friends get to attend as well. =)

It was in my plans before my PT cruiser died on me, that I would be switching to part time at my job. But since I got this new car, it looks as if that won't be happening for at least another 2 years. =\ BUMMER!

Although, I have considered getting a second job (part time) to either pay off my car sooner, OR to have extra in my savings for BTI... and at this point in time, SAVINGS sounds like a better plan to me. Just be praying that I will have the funds to attend BTI. At this point I don't see why not, but a lot can change before now and then.

I am so excited to attend The General Assembly this year!!!

Explanation

In my last post I titled it "Dreamer" but I never explained why! Now I can't remember why! =(

Worked today. Worked yesterday. Have to work tomorrow. Do you understand why I stop writing on this thing? My life isn't interesting. All I've done today is work, swim, eat, and watch a movie! There isn't anything interesting about this trust me!

My dog enjoys sitting on me. When she comes to relax, she gets right up against you and sits (usually ending up sitting on your foot or leaning against your leg). She is so lazy and pathetic and spoiled rotten!

Well what else has happened since I last blogged so long ago? I have been at my job for nearly 2 years! I've gotten a promotion.

Wow I really have nothing else to say right now.

Dreamer

I haven't been writing in my blog. It is nearly an entire year later and I haven't said one word! So what has been going on? First of all, I know for fact that nobody reads my blog. So that is why I continue to abandon it. So if anyone is out there... let me know?

Last week my PT Cruiser died on me while I was going down the road. Scary moment. I'm just glad my brother was with me, because otherwise I would have really freaked out! But it turned out that my timing belt and water pump quit on me. I've had so many problems with my 2001 PT, that I was just ready to give up on it. I would have had it paid off this coming September, but the car had to die. =\ So instead, I traded it in for a 2007 Kia Rio with 39,400 miles on it! The car still smells new it's that awesome! lol. =) I love my new car. I mean it's used, but not very much haha. =)

Other than a new car, My family has finally began our life long dream of starting our own gospel singing group, as we promised my brother Eric, before he died. We are called, "Amazing Grace Gospel." We have already had a few gigs at local churches here in Oklahoma. ALSO, we will be recording in a professional studio within this coming month! We are all very nervous, but also very excited. The Lord has given us a lot of new songs. Our plan is to make our first album with about 10 + songs on it, and after we get this project done, hopefully launch a cd of my own!!!! WOW! How many girls can say that they have a pro album with their own original songs!

To those thinking, "They are singing in other churches?" Don't worry. We are still active members of The Church of God. Our goal and main purpose for reaching out to our community in this way, is to build our local church. This is certainly the Bible belt of America, but being that I work for a company that it grounded by most of these "churches" I would say I have a strong love and appreciation for The Church of God that doesn't come by so easily to some. =)

Well, I can't tell everything in one evening! Otherwise what else would I write about?! =)

Recent news outside of blood related family -

My "little sister" Sarah Millican gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Caiven Bradley. He looks like his mommy. Congrats my dear I love you so much!!

My BFFL, Grace Shuller-Alexander, is due to have her baby girl any day now! I just can't wait to see her. I wish I could see her in person, But right now that just isn't going to happen. Her name at this point is Zoe Isabella. I love you Gracie!!!

Think Green

Denise loves green. I love spring. I love the rain and storms that come, and I especially love the smell and look of a freshly mowed lawn. With all of this dieting I've been doing, It has given me so much energy and gumption to want to get out and move around and exercise! So today I explored my energy and boredom and decided to mow the lawn; front and back! It was fun! How can anyone think of it as a chore? It's great exercise and it makes your yard look new again. What's so bad about that? Except I'm kind of picky. I get frustrated to run over those spots of dirt where grass use to be. But it's a rental house so It isn't so bad I guess. Now I feel like taking a cold shower and going to bed. =)

So tomorrow is Sunday. I can't wait until church. I can't wait to tell everyone that I now work day shift so I can actually be at church Wednesdays now. I can also plan and attend activities with my VLB's. Isn't God just so good? It's amazing how He can meet the desires of my heart, even when I lose all hope. I am not ashamed of my father in Heaven. He is wise, all knowing, and faithful.

Matthew 16:16 "And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God."

-Denise Yvonne


"He's still working on me,
to make me what I aught to be."