Faith
Tonight I am so tired and just want to go to bed, but I feel the need to blog what the Lord showed me on Sunday. Sometimes I have to sit back on a scripture or a lesson the Lord is teaching me. Well, here it goes... Sometimes my mom has gotten on to me for doubting the Lord's plan. Yesterday, the words of this passage jumped off the page into my heart. I immediately had to write it in my Journal

O ye of little Faith, why did you DOUBT and not have FAITH in me... Matt 14:31

I read this verse again, and can I just tell you I quickly wrote in my journal that the Lord would forgive me for all the times I have doubted.

But Jenn, you might ask what do I do when these doubts come in my head:
1. First, start praising God that he has your best in mind. The more you praise God for being in the situation at hand, the quicker Satan is going to flee.

2. Tell your friends what is going on,so they can START praying for you.

3. Turn your eyes toward the Lord, and get excited about his Plan for you.. Its so much better than our plan could ever be.

4. Plant your feet on the Solid Rock and do not turn back.... Do not let doubts take over your life..

Having Faith and Believing Like never before,
Jenn

Getting Married Video

In 2011 I went to over 15 weddings, so when Haley showed me this video I had to share it with all my single friends. I have enjoyed all of my friends weddings and can not wait to celebrate my friends weddings for this coming year..

I hope you laughed as much as I did through watching this video.

Living life to the fullest,
Jenn

Scripture Verse for this Week
Psalms 103:1-5 (ESV)
¹ Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
² Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
³ who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
⁵ who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

As I was reading this verse in the devotional Made to Crave, I thought this would be a great verse to memorize. This might take 2 weeks because I want to meditate on this verse and truly apply it to my life.

Blessings and Love,
Jenn

12 Years and Counting
January 21, 2000
A Day I will never forget

Twelve Years Ago today my life truly changed with the death of my real dad. For those of you who do not know he lived in Houston and had a heart attack. I did not get to see or hear the words I love you before he died. I can remember everything of the day, it was a dreary, cold, rainy Friday. Ill spare you all the details. My precious Pop had to tell me the news and as he told me he cried with me. I will never forget how heartbroken my parents were for me. They had always been able to fix my problems but this was out of their control. It was a horrible day. For a week, it felt like the worst dream possible. The first 6 months were absolutely the hardest, but my parents, family, and friends loved me through it.

Today I might have my moments of sadness, but I want to share with you what I've learned through this Journey and the blessings the Lord sent me through it.

First of all, God never left me when I was so angry about what had happen to my dad.

Second, God surrounded me by people who had lost their dad and walked through the journey with me (My Pop, Bro. Kevin, Bro. Charles, Bro. Keith, Shelley, Kirbe and Kirsten)

Third, instead of crying out to God I cried out to food... I gained alot of weight in a very short period of time. All I wanted to do was eat and sleep. I was a MESS... But again I was shown unconditional love. It took me a year to get the weight off.

During this time, God brought one of my favorite families back to Lufkin, Texas. Chris and Becky Roberts showered me with love and I started babysitting for them. Ill never forget the stories Chris told me of my dad. I have to tell you hearing those stories has brought me lots of laughter.

One of the things that I am reminded most is there are some Yucky moments with my dad that I have forgotten, I for the most part remember the good times with him.

For those of you that are experiencing grief let me just tell you I haven't forgotten him. Sometimes I hear a song, a memory, or read a book that reminds me of him and I cry. Recently one afternoon I called one of my best friends-Jenny, as I had just had a moment of sadness of missing my dad. It is in these moments I wish I could hear his voice, or listen as he told a joke.
As hard as this journey is, I have learned so much about how the Lord takes care of every single detail when we experience a loss. It truly is a Journey, and I am thankful for every person God has brought into my life through this journey.

Also, I am thankful for the POWER of Prayer- for those of you who were in my life when it happened thank you for your prayers. I appreciate all of the love I was shown as my world was shattered. If you are grieving from losing a loved one, I would love to walk with you, hold your hand, and pray for you as you go through this journey. Im so blessed to be spending this weekend with some precious kiddos that will keep me entertained on this day. Again God provides!

Blessings and Love,
Jenn

Waiting on the Lord

Yesterday a dear friend sent this video to me. I just loved it and wanted to share it with you!




Waiting on the Lord!
PFAM,
Jenn

Catching up on the Journey

Wow!! We are in a NEW Year and so many things are happening, it feels like its been 4 months but reality sets in, and its only been a few weeks.

First, and Foremost my time with the Lord has grown by leaps and bounds. I read my bible and journal first thing in the morning. Then at night I read before bed. I have finished 2 books, and I'm getting ready to start my 3rd book.

I'm enjoying memorizing scripture even though sometimes it takes a while before it clicks in my brain.
Next, training for the half marathon-is so fun, even though I am slow! I am running 3 days a week. I love goo blocks- especially the Cliff Brand.

I have started working out more, and changing my workout up, I can not being to tell you how much fun I'm having by taking classes. I feel like I am on top of the world as sweat is dripping down my back!

In January I created a Weigh-In Excel spreadsheet, where I write the date, exercise I did that day, notes- if I had a bite of a cookie.. I'm making more notes of goals or food that I want to change.. I have totally gotten off of Diet Drinks and Caffeine. I am trying to drink more water every day!
On top of all of it, I feel great... I'm really trying to cut down on the amount of carbs I eat!

This past weekend, a very sweet friend moved in- Such a Blessing, she is so precious!! I am loving having another person here even though we have different schedules so we aren't exactly home at the same time.

I absolutely love my job, and love my co-workers, everyday I am completely blessed by each one of them... My students amaze me every day, and they are truly have so much fun learning the TEKS I teach daily!

Jamaica- We had another team meeting last night, every time we have a meeting I get more excited. Please be praying that every little detail would be taken care of. I'm Praising God for this opportunity and am Trusting he takes care of every part of it.

Well as of today, I will be embarking on a new adventure-- I'm going to pick out glasses on Monday. My eyes were dilated today, so I couldn't choose the frames. Also my Big Sis- Becky is going to help me pick them out, so I will be styling!

I just can not PRAISE GOD enough for all he is doing, Going to do, and just how he has taken care of all the details, some I don't even know about!

Enjoying the Journey,
Jenn

Scripture Memory for this Week

I just realized I forgot to log the scripture I am memorizing for this week:

1 Corithans 6:12 ESV

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything.

This verse is really heavy on my heart right now, as I am trying to focus more on the Lord and not on excessive eating or other sins that might make me stumble.

Blessings
Jenn