A Very Special Day

Today is my Mom's Birthday!
So I thought I would tell you about her in case you do not know her.
Melinda Gale
My Very Best Friend
Enjoys life by traveling
Loves the Lord with all her Heart and everyone that comes in her life.
Inspires me to be more like Christ.
Never misses the opportunity to love on others
Does not miss the opportunity to ask me "What is Christ teaching me?"
A woman who speaks with wisdom and compassion


Mom- I love you so much! Thank you for Being a True picture and a Living Example of the Proverbs 31 Woman. I hope that when I become a Wife and Mom, I will be able to follow in your foot steps. Love you!

(Mom, Pop, and I)
Happy Birthday!!
Love you!
Jenn

Jump Start Your Day!

Lamentations 3:22-26 (NIV)

Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassion never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Thank you Lord for your Compassion and never failing us. Thank you for blessing us with things we may not see.. Let us seek you at and wait on you today as we try to Glorify you in all that we do. May we Give you all Glory and Praise throughout our Journey!

Seeking Him,
Jenn

Chewing on Phillipians

Today I was reading through the book of Philippians getting ready for our Freedom weekend which is next weekend. Freedom is our Disciple Now at Prestonwood Baptist Church. Philippians is one of my favorite books of the bible. I get so caught up in Daily life that when I sit back and read this book, I am encouraged and want to go back to my daily routine and serve Christ even more. Seriously this is a VERY Easy book to read if you have never read it. It only has 4 Chapters. I could blog about so many verses from this book of the bible but for now this is what I am Chewing on..

Will you sit down and Chew on this verse with me?

Phil 4: 5 Let your Gentleness Be Evident to all. The Lord is near.(ESV)

What does the word gentle mean?

Defined by dictionary.com it means kind, not severe, calm,easily handled or managed,soothing, absence of bad temper.

Do you ever get worked up about a situation that has happened in your day? When this happens do you handle it with a Gentle spirit? I know sometimes I get wrapped up in the moment, and think about how all the Time I need to be gentle not just so that it is Evident, but that the Lord is watching me is pleased with my words and actions. I want the Lord to smile and say, Wow, thats my daughter and she is such a Delight as she handles her way of life.

Desiring to be more like Christ,
Jenn
PS... Please be in Prayer for our Freedom weekend (Feb 11th-13th) for all of the students, leaders, hosts, co-hosts that will be apart of this event.
If you live in the DFW area and have a teenager in 7th thru 12th grade and would like more information on this event.. Please shoot me a comment or an email!

Sweet Treat

So Ive gotten a little Cabin Fever today and wanted something Sweet for my Taste Buds. Here is what I came up with a Sugar Free Box of White Chocolate Pudding and 2 cups of Almond (By Blue Diamond) Unsweetened milk. Stir it up and refrigerate... Now for kicks I added walnuts.( You could add any other toppings!)

Here is the good thing about Blue Diamonds Unsweetened Almond milk it is only 40 calories per cup. Its a delcious and pretty low calorie treat.

Loving Healthy Sweet Treats,
Jenn

Music to Melt

This morning I finally created a play list to go with my blog. I will change it from time to time but wanted to share some songs that have really ministered to me when I have been down or blue.

When I can Only Imagine came out it was a couple of months after my dad died. Every time I heard this song I would just bawl like a baby because it gave me a clear picture Heaven and I wanted to be with my daddy. This song gives us such a picture of HEAVEN and what a Glorious Day that will be.

Lately the song that I JUST LOVE is GOD GAVE ME YOU by Dave Barnes. When you first hear it, you might think it is for that Special person in your life. But for me it is a Constant Reminder of the people God has placed in my life during this journey. It reminds me How I need to praise GOD for all of the people he has put in my life during the good and tough times in life.

What songs have ministered to you lately??
Warming Up,
Jenn

Being Still
Have you ever had a moment when a Scripture just jumped off the page and you see it in a totally different perspective? Tonight I picked up my Journal to write to the Lord and I glanced down to see this Scripture:

The LORD will Fight for you; you need only to be STILL. Exodus 14:14(NIV)

How Awesome that we have a GOD that Wants the Best for us but he so desires for us to spend time with him and just be still and listen. Listening to God is something I am working on, it is so easy to get distracted by too many things and MISS out on the sweet words God wants us to hear. God is going to take CARE of all of our Needs if we will take the time to BE Still...

So this week will you join me in taking the time to be Still?

Being Still,
Jenn

Catching the Wink

Today I have been cleaning and organizing. since we have a snow day I found something I had written back in 2009 and shared it with a few friends... So today I would like to share it with you!

How many times in a day do you STOP and Look at the winks, God gives us each day! Just recently as I was going through the illness and the death of my grandfather, a very wise woman, Mona said to me, " As you go into this weekend look at the winks Jesus Gives you!" Well since this conversation I have really started looking for these winks. God is looking down on us not only pleased with his children by being obedient, but wants us to know how precious we are that he sends us little winks along the way. Sometimes, I need a physical touch from God, and seeing his winks are so sweet that it brings a smile to your face. One precious wink I received last week in the midst of my grief was getting to share with my Uncle Rob the ESV bible. By him seeing this bible in my car, he started looking through it and it sparked the most unique conversation allowing me to share with him, what Christ is teaching me in the midst of our family storm. Guess what the winks that I get, may not be the same ones you receive. As I have started looking at the winks we are given, I catch myself wanting to share with others these special winks. So, when God gives you a wink in the midst of your day, share it with your friends, you never know the lives you can impact by sharing a little wink with them. You are Giving God praise back by telling him you Caught the Wink.

Food for Thought
The word wink is only written 1 time in the bible. (Psalms 35:19 NIV)
Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

Verse for the Day:
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13

As I close today, back at my home church Denman Avenue, every Sunday we would say,
God is Good, All the time...
Jenn