Pinky Promise

Ok, so I have a favorite. I admit it. He is a first grader that is absolutely adorable. Well almost everyday at recess he comes up to me and fills me in on his life. This was today's story...

Me: Ok, let me get this straight. You live in a shack, that you made out of steel, that is by the sea, in which you found a pirate ship by going down a secret path, were you discovered a pirate who owns a cheeta, who was protecting a ninja sword. Did I get that right?

Him: Yes.

Pinky Promise :)


Gotta love the little compulsive liar.

I love Fall!

Don't you just love this time of the year! I once heard someone say that whatever season is next is their favorite. I like that and think that it is so true. Fall is my all time favorite though. I love the smells, the colors, the weather, plus my birthday falls during this season.

This weekend we are heading to Tulsa. I am going to a women's conference Friday and Saturday with my mother and sisters in law. I'm hoping while I'm in Tulsa I will get a chance to see one of my bestest friends Shaun. I always feel so crunched for time when I am in Tulsa. I really wish I could live closer, but in the grand scheme of things I guess I am pretty close! :)

My birtday is Sunday. I am hoping to go out to eat at Chili's. I love Chili's skillet queso and salsa. Yum!!

School is going good. I am trying not to have favorites, but some of them are just too darn cute. I feel so compeled to just let everyone of them know that I love them and that they are worth loving. It amazes me to see how 3 little words can light up a face. I really wish I could tell them that not only do I love them, Jesus loves them. Thats the part that sucks about working in a public school. You see so many hurt and broken children, yet you cannot fully meet their needs, only God can, and don't you dare speak His name at a public school. Oh my heart breaks. I love kids.

Another thing I am learning about is how much a parents break up can screw up a kid. I mean it really messes them up. So broken, confused, hurt, sad.


Sorry this is such a depressing post. It's just on my heart right now. Love God, Love others! (even the littlest ones!)

Love, Jen
:)

"It"

So have I told you all to watch the sermon series, "IT" by Jon Weece yet? Oh I have? Well if you haven't checked it our yet please do!

speaks directly to my heart...

http://www.southlandchristian.org/media/series/it/

"It" is so worth your time.

Rain, Rain, Rain

I have been hearing a lot of complaints about the rain lately, but personally I love it. I was always that weird little kid that loved and still love cloudy, gloomy days. I think the perfect day is overcast with a slight drizzle... ahhh. Book in hand, coffee in the other, curled up under a blanket... perfection!

Anyway just thought I would share one of my favorite moments.

Frustration is setting in...

Stale, repetitive, monotonous... none of these words should be associated with God, yet here we are.

Won't somebody make the change. I want to live that vivacious doing anything life, yet here I am. I guess it's not enough to just want it, it's taking action as well. Do something. Big or small.

Is it a lack of faith? Hmmm..... I suppose it is. I think that I am going to start a bible study of me myself and I. I can never go to the women's bible studies, because I work during the day. Plus I don't even think they are meeting anymore. So, what I am slowing learning and what God is revealing to me is this... love God love others... learn to do this through the example that God himself gave us, the life of Christ. Not only study the methods, but the person as well. I heard it said somewhere that most Christians really have no idea what Christ was/is like... knowing His heart... It's so true. In college I had to take two semesters of life of Christ, but other than that I never really studied his life.

So here I am. We have the Mark Moore Life of Christ DVDs at my church that no one is using. So I think I am going to borrow them one at a time and start taking a closer look at Christ. Maybe through this I can discover more ways to love others.

Quickie

Hello! Thought I would give a quick mid week update.

Work: I am having a love hate relationship with it. I love love love the kids. Sometimes I just do not feel prepared to do my job. I mean this is what I went to college for. Shouldn't I feel a little bit more confident about my self. There is just so much out there to learn when it comes to teaching phonics and reading skills. Ahhh! I just hope I don't fail them. Pressure... why yes, yes there is. I don't even have my own class. Can I really do this?

Yes, Jennifer, yes you can.

Home: Not much going on. Last night me and Jacob decided to play tennis, you know to be more active. Well, we woke up this moring with very stiff backs. So sad, so sad. We really need to get off the couch more often. Also, my dad just called and said he got us 50 yard line tickets to the OSU/Texas game! I am so excited. Yay! Happy early bday to me!

Other than that not much going on... for now. :)

Love-

Jenn

Happy Labor Day

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great long weekend. I certainly did! Jacob, not so much. He got to witness OU losing live and in person. Luckily he had a whole 5 hour drive to calm down before he saw my smiling face, because as most of you know the Cowboys won!

Friday we drove to Tulsa and went to my nephew's bday party. He turned nine years old! Wow! I met him when he was just 4... I really should have taken some pictures to put on here. Pictures always liven up the blog don't you think? Anyway after that Jacob and our future brother in law took off for Dallas. I made my way back to my parents' house. Saturday was a great day. I finally got an i phone! It is my bday gift from Jacob. I have never had an mp3 player so I am really excited. No more toting along the old cd player... ok so I haven't done that for awhile, but for real remember having to bring all you cds with you on those church trips... crazy. Well the cherry on the top of the day was the W for the Cowboys. I know I am not an alum, but I have been a fan since 2000 (8th grade). I also attended for a semester and hope to someday get my masters from there!

Sunday we drove back to Stilwell. Churched it up. Bed. Slept in. Golf. Home.

Yep that's the play by play.

On a whole nother note... ministry is not all it's cracked up to be. Blah. Nothing to bad is going on I just get extemely frustrated all around.

We are starting Crazy Love this week. Read it. It's good. Also watch the sermon series by Jon Weece called "it" It will rock you world. It did mine and now I can never go back. At least I hope not. Read it. Watch it. You'll know what I mean. www.southlandchristian.org

Random thoughts I know.

P.S. the first graders have offically stolen my heart. not so sure that is a good thing...