Spring Break...
So, this means I have a little bit of time to catch up on blogging!
I took a long weekend off of work and flew up to Michigan for a wedding and to see my Michigan family! It was good to relax, see family and just enjoy God's creation in another state. I love traveling :)
Anyways... this first picture is of my grandparents and I on Sunday after chapel. The thursday I got to Detroit, my grandpa was rushed to the ER due to stroke-like symtoms. He was admitted to the hospital on Feb 28th and is still there. He had surgery on that next monday (he had 2 blood brain clots of either side of his brain). He was "asleep" for 9 days after surgery, but is doing a lot better! Thanks for praying!

The Beautful Bride Katie (now) Christopherson and I. The wedding was absolutely beautiful.

Sarah Lavery and I. This Lady (and her wonderful) family took me to the wedding, since grandma was at the hospital all weekend. I don't think I can ever thank them enough for everything they did for me and my family that weekend! Love you.

A New Day Has Come...

This week (for myself) has been another frustrating yet encouraging week. The Lord has really taught be how selfish my heart really is. It's hard to admit this, but it's so true. "My heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" (Jer 17:9) Sometimes, it's so hard to comprehend how foolish I really am. But, the Lord has also taught me how "He searches the heart and examines the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve" (Jer 17:10) So, eventhough I have a sinful and deceitful heart the God of creation (in HIS humble and matchless presence) gives us a chance. Just because I have a deceitful heart, the Lord examines it and makes us as white as snow. "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. --- Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me" (Ps 51: 10 & 12) My God... such a wonderful thing He has done for a lowly and selfish sinner like myself.
One thing (that has taken me 19 years to figure out) that has become almost a 'ritual' to me is the fact that I can be down or frustrated, and then I can look to the Word and find an encouraging verse every single time. His word is so wondeful and Holy.
I was at one of Jabe Nicholson's seminar a couple of months ago and he used this analogy when going through Genesis and it has stuck in my mind since then:
To return evil for good is wickedness
To return evil for evil is the law
To return good for good is natural and
To return good for evil in Christianity.
I think that little analogy has been on my heart because of my attitude towards others recently. Due to my lack of "free time" in my life right now, sometimes I feel like I don't get to hang out with friends as much as I would like to. This semester isnt near as crazy as last semester, but I do feel like I am kinda alone. Working with adults all the time also makes me wonder if that is why I dont hang out with people my age. I guess I am so used to adults, I really treasure and respect what they have to say. But the Lord is always here for me. What a encouragement to KNOW that He is always here for me, no matter what the circumstances.

If you just pray that I will listen to my Heavenly Father for everything... not just the things I want to hear.

Ode to School.

Well, not excatly, but this semester has been full of it. A little update on my family and I: I'm still working, going to school and training for the OKC Memorial Marathon http://okcmarathon.com on April 27th! Mom and Dad are doing very well... dad was sick for a long period of time, but the Lord is good and we are all well. Stephen has a full plate of school for him this semester filled with tough courses required for his degree. Melissa is going to school, working at Bath and Body Works and still teaching piano! Katherine and Sarah are still both being homeschool by my amazing mom. Kathy's birthday is actually today... she is 17 years old! I really can't believe! It's so neat to see how the Lord is working in each one of our lives!

Please keep Paul Renes in your prayers -- he was taken to ER yesterday due to some internal bleeding in the esophagus. He will be staying there for his second night in a row (tonight). The Hughes - Horn family -- with the loss of little Elliot on January 21, they are needing prayer and comfort. My Summer Plans -- I have not quite decided what to do, but I do know that the Lord is in control and I am just trying to listen to Him!

Hope your first month of the New Year was blessed!

My buddy, Sarah, and I on our way to Wichita last weekend (I think I was at a stop sign... :-) )

it's Me... I was trying to do a little PhotoShop Magic????

Anna and I went to the Tulsa Zoo on New Year's Eve!!

Dallee Rose, asleep after a long day!

Simon and Ethan... Thanksgiving Day!

It's Simon! I had to crop this picture... look at those blue eyes!

This was Thanksgiving Day! It was really hard to me to smile, because I just had my wisdom teeth taken out... :(

Please pray...
For all who know the Hausmann family (who live in Atchinson, KS) please be praying for them. Four of the kids were in a auto accident late Thursday night in Waco, TX. Here is the article from the TX news station:
(January 11, 2008)—The accident happened before just 10:00pm Thursday, on Interstate 35 in Bellmead near Loop 340.
Police say two tires from the wheels of a south-bound 18-wheeler trailer came off of the rig and crossed the median. One of the tires struck a north-bound Honda Accord. The impact apparently had enough force to cut the passenger compartment of the vehicle in half.
The driver of the Honda, 23-year-old Luke Hausmann, of Atchinson, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three other passengers, ages 16, 19 and 20, were all taken to a local hospital. One of the passengers is still listed in critical condition
DPS closed the interstate, diverting all traffic to the access roads while emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage.
This following article was found at www.kwtx.com

-Heather Schiete

Well... it's 7 days into the year of 2008.
The Lord is so faithful. Constanly giving me things that a lowly sinner, like myself, does not deserve.
I just wanted to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year.

Please let me know if I can be praying for anything.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

It sure is, everywhere I look! Just for a little update... I finished with school for the semester! Finished with a 3.8 GPA and am thrilled. Lets see... and for the Spring Semester I am taking:

• Biology w/Lab
• Psychology - Human Life Span Development
• Nutrition
• Applied Mathmaticsfor Health Careers

You have no idea how trilled I am about have NO basic courses... it's starting to look a like... science? haha...

I really enjoyed the semster, the Lord provided more than I could've ever asked for, what a wonderful God we have and that we can call our personal Savior.

I am still working at the Law Firm... and really love it. During the spring, I will be working about 30 hours a week and then taking the 13 credit hours!

Once I have finished this next semester I will have completed all of my "pre-req's" for LPN school at Francis Tuttle. I will be turning in my final application on June 1, 2008. Please be praying that the Lord will give me wisdom to do well this next semester. Throughout the break I will be working full time and taking tons of tests --- for LPN school --- supposedly it betters my chances of getting in?!?!!!!!

I pray everyone has a safe and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Love,

Heather A. Schiete

Sisters...

:-)

This was taken at Adriel and Efron's wedding in Tulsa on Saturday... I will post more pictures from that soon!!

Some Words of Wisdom...
(sortof) Tomorrow morning I am getting my wisdom teeth pulled! I am actually very excited because I will get some sleep. And thats one thing that I am desperately in need of! :-)

The GNOM team came down this past week. It was awesome... the entire team was such an encouragement to me. We had the wonderful priviledge of housing the DeGroff family. We went to UCO a couple of times and had a lot of outreach in Guthrie, which was amazing. Please be praying for the team.

Isaac and Me (my cheesy smile... thanks to Ethan!!)




Rachel, Me and Elspeth

After most of the team had left the next day we went to eat... hmm.

(L to R) Rachel, Katherine, Elspeth, Me, Isaac, Shane and Daniel

(click to enlarge)

This was the GNOM team with some of the church family!

GNOM III

Oh yes, on my last post some of you all were wondering why I am up at 3am. Lets just say... its the only time I have to do school, and train. If you think i'm crazy, you're right!!

Love,

Heather Anne

Its been almost a month since I have posted anything...

I hope and pray that everybody out there in the world of blogging is doing well. My days have been incredibly busy with school and work and the only down time I have is usually at 3:32am, when my alarms goes off.
I wanted to say thank you for all of my prayers for my foot, its doing great. Running on it again and I have a more balance diet, which I think is helping it out a lot more.
This weekend is going to be so much fun... I have a 12k race on saturday morning and my grandparents from Kansas are coming down to visit us for my brother's and I birthday. I'll be 19 on the 8th! Stephen will be 22 on the 10th!
I mentioned in my last post about the GNOM III team. They will be here next monday (11th), please be in prayer for their safety to Guthrie and the work that is done and the Word that is handed out.

By His Stripes,

Heather Anne

I got a boot!!!

Over a week now I had been having some terrible shots of pain in my foot. I went to the doctor on friday morning and had an x-ray. They did not see anything in the x-ray, so they assumed it was a hair-line fracture... because of the external symptoms. Here's the thing... they told me that I had to wear it for 2-3 week... but the Tulsa Run (15k) is on October 27th. Please pray that my foot will get to looking better because it has been a dream of mine to run in the Tulsa Run. Anyways... I know it sounds weird to be praying for "Heather's Foot", but its pretty bad.

School is awesome! I am finishing up my classes early for the week because spring break is this Thursday - Sunday!

Mel and I were assigned photographers in our cousin's wedding this Saturday. Please pray that the Lord will give melissa and I the wisdom to take the right pictures. And patience for me this weekend!

In everything give thanks to the Lord!

-Heather

Its the popular thing to do...

5 Things that I am thankful for...

1. My family. Even when I am having a bad day, they always are so caring no matter that the circumstances.
2. My job. My current job, working at a law firm, has been such a blessing to me. I will be quitting at the end of November and I dont want to... at all. But, I did get an intern at a PT office for the spring, which I am so excited about!
3. School. Yes, I said it... school. I am so thankful for all of my profesors this semester. No matter how stressed out I get... they have been very receptive to emails, phone calls, etc. All of them really have a heart for their students and its very encouraging to me!
4. The ability to run. Even though, this might seem silly... running to me is a very big part of my life now. When I run/bike, I take a note card with me (that has a bible passage on it) and try to memorize/meditate on a His Word.
5. A bed to sleep in (certainly not number 5 because its the least important). I dont realize how privileged I am to actually have a nice bed to sleep in. SO many people out there dont even have a bed. But the Lord is SOO good and faithful, He has provided everything I need.

I don't thank the Lord enough for everything He has provided. To God be the glory great things He hath done!!!

Please be in prayer for the GNOM team III

The GNOM team will be in Guthrie, Oklahoma November 11-16. I have been praying about this effort for a long time now and I just pray that I will be able to get off work and help out with the team.

Please also be in prayer for my family.

Sometimes I feel like I dont say the right things. What I mean is that... when I talk to people, I sometimes forgot that wonderful old saying "think before you speak". I am someone who loves to talk and loves to talk a lot. But, please pray that everytime I talk to someone I think everytime I speak. (I have just been having some troubles with saying something and taking it back... because it came out the wrong way!... talk about frustration!) I am bringing this up, because I think that I might have lost a friendship over something. My Sarcasm. I do like to be funny... but, I forget that a lot of people dont get it. And then when I say "Im sorry" or "Just kidding" they still don't believe me.

Psalms 86

Heather Anne

DISCIPLESHIP CONFERENCE

This past weekend I went up to the Discipleship Conference in Kansas City, KS. It was a very encouraging weekend. It was kindof a (very) last minute desicion to leave, but I know that the Lord had plans or me to go this weekend and I learned a lot. Anyways... here are a couple of pics!!

"Thank You's" to: Carl and Tisara for letting me crash at their house on Friday evening!!

ONE MONTH INTO SCHOOL....

3 months left!!

I know, I know... i'm already counting down. At the beginning of the semester I was praying that I would not be so stressed out with school and work (because that is how I usually am). But, the Lord has just given me a peace about everything. The Lord has been working out my emotional problems and friendships! He is so good.
Now since I am in the groove of school I have a better idea of what the day is going to bring. (time wise) And since I am so schedule-oriented I needed something that I could stick with!

Oh yeah... last weekend I ran in a 5k and got first in my age division and 38th overall (there were a little over 300 runners!)!! Its was so exciting and I got a medal.
At 5am 2 days a week I am running a little over 5 miles with some moms and that has been a blast!

I appreciate your prayers...

The Lord is so good!!

I am going to post some new pictures soon...

A New Beginning...

I had an amazing chat with my A & P professor this morning and it was so encouraging. I was able to tell her what I wanted to do in my life, what goals I have and in the end was able to share my testimony with her. We both cried and talked about it. She shared with me her faith and it was just so encouraging! I think that the Lord really showed me a lot today.
His mercies are new everyday... thats for sure... but recently (to me) that has been even more obvious than before --- even if I dont think so at first. Its hard incredibly hard to fathom how wonderful my family is to me. They are always there for me, looking out for me and willing to help me with everything I want to pursure *deep breath*.


I like this guy a lot, but I dont know what to do about it. (end of story)
---advice is welcome---

:) Heather Anne

Picture Time...

Just looking through some old pics and thought I would share!

Ethan and I... I love this kid!
Austin!! He has grown so much since then!!

My favorite 3 boys! Austin, Max and Colin! I got to take them to a Redhawks game!!

A Good friend and I

(Ben)

Abby!!! She is getting married on October 7th!!

I love you!!

This was a picture I took one evening after class at Lake Hefner! My favorite thing to do:

Bring the Word and meditate while looking over at the sunset.

Race Went well...

• I keep beating my time, so I just pray that I can continue to keep doing that! I have a 5k every weekend this month (and september) and if im up to it I have a half-marathon the 22nd of September! I want to race in it so bad... but, today I was reminded that I have even a more powerful race set before me. I need to keep running my race with endurance for the glory of God. Before I run each morning or every race I thank the Lord for giving me this amazing ability to run.
• Please be praying for me this week... I know it will be a tough one. I am taking 16 hours and working about 20 a week. Just be in prayer that the Lord will keep me focused on Him and only Him!

Thats all Folks...

Heather Anne

Saturday evening...

The Lord has really working in my life and I just thought I would write some thought down.

• I went to the Wichita Conference last weekend and Jonathan Brower brought powerful and convicting messages before us that weekend. He focused on the book of Ecclesiastes. I had, honestly, not ever read that book so it was good to read from it, now im studying it. All of my thoughts last weekend were "Man, I have way too much". Thats all I could think of, and it was really frustrating. I have an amazing job... that really provides more than I could ever ask for. Im an 18 year old girl that only has her mind set on 2 things. The first... trying to glorify my God, and Savior more and more. But... that seems to get harder. The second... becoming a nurse. I want to be able to work with kids in the Medical field, and I know that whenever I am around kids I feel better about myself.
• Another thing... these past couple of weeks I have realized how much I love kids. I was babysitting last night and one of the kids, Georgia (she is 8) asked me "Heather, who made God?" I told her that God has always been there and asked her if she knew who God's son was and she answered correctly "Jesus". I love this little girl to death, I would do anything for her... or for any kid for that matter. They are just so interested in everything and always to know more. It was just so encouring to talk to this little child our God! He is so amazing... never failing.

So many times I think that I am such a retard for wanting to hang out with kids more that people my own age... is that weird? Maybe kids listen better... I dont know. Its just been a confusing week, but the Lord is good, as always.

Have a race tomorrow morning... it should be fun, wish me luck!!

Just be praying for me... school and work are going to be tough.

This week has been full of so many wonderful activities. Our VBS was this week and it was so much fun! Im pretty sure our biggest turn out was close to 40 kids! It has been so encouraging to see what the Lord has been doing! Dallee's First Birthday Party was last saturday and that was a big hit! She loved all the gifts and especially the cake!!

Mellie Jo and Heather Sue!

Dallee at VBS... having way too much fun!
Little Austin... he's my buddy!
-I made him smile for a long time and then when the picture was being taken I think something else caught his attention!! :) -

On Dallee's first Birthday Party!! (8-4-07)

Another Glamour shot!

"Almost too much fun for a human being to bear." -Glenn Beck

I love than phrase and its so true. The Lord has blessed my life abundantly and He is always so faithful!

The School Year is About to Begin!!!.....

Okay, So I will try and make this fun and interesting.. haha.
This school year is probably going to be a very hectic and crazy year. But, I know that if I trust in the Lord, He will direct my paths!
I am taking 15 hours this semester and will be working 20hours a week at the firm and 16hours at a nursing home on the weekends.
I am applying for an RN and LPN program. I really want to get into the RN program, but I wont even have a clue until November.
ahh!!

I have had 2 5k races within the last 2 weeks. Its been awesome... I love the feeling right after I cross the finish line. I am training for a 10k and there is a triatholon in October that I am also training for...
This is a boring post, but I just wanted to let you know whats going on in the Life of Heather Anne!

Oh yes, and VBS is this week and I will be posting pictures in a couple of days!

Heather Anne Schiete