Thankful Thursday

Just Thankful!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Birthday Wish

What an awesome last year!!! I turned 33 on August 30th, and I have to say the last year was a good one. I completed my BSN degree, Brian started a new job closer to home, the family was mostly healthy with only minor cuts and bruises throughout the year. I'm not saying it was a perfect year, but I really don't have anything to complain about. I think I have grown stronger as a child of God, and although I still have a lot of growing to do, I feel closer than I ever have to him. This year I worked on my birthday (something I have done in the past), so there wasn't a party or anything like that, but it was a good day. Brian and the kids got me a new, longer lens for my camera which was an excellent present. On the drive home it dawned on me that I hadn't made a birthday wish yet, now it's not a birthday without the wish. I didn't have to think about my wish this year, it just came right to me. Now for those of you freaking out right now because you believe if you tell your wish it won't come true, don't worry, I don't believe in bad luck, and I'm not superstitious. See I have something bigger, stronger, mightier, and more powerful than those; I have an awesome GOD, and an awesome SAVIOR that knows my name and hears me when I call. So I just called out to them and said "Please let this be the last birthday without her home." Now if you read this and you don't know who I'm referring to then you don't know me as well as you think.

P.S. If anyone has any unused money laying around I will gladly put it to good use!!!

~Jennifer~

Baby Grayson

On Wednesday my baby sister Crystal was at her breaking point. We spoke on the phone while I was on my way home from a workshop and I could tell by her voice exhaustion had set in. Crystal gave birth to Grayson on July 21, and I don't think she has slept since then. I insisted that she come over to my house for the night so she could get some much needed sleep while I got up with the baby. Now I must say he did wake up 3 times, but he did better then I was expecting. Grayson it such a blessing to our family so getting up with him was no problem at all. However I did go to bed at 8:45 the next night.

Football has Begun

Hunter's football season is officially started. He plays on the freshman and JV team. Hunter was a late football player, I have always had issues with my sons wanting to play football, so when Hunter was asked to join the team at age 8 I reluctantly let him play. He LOVES it. I still worry about him getting injured, but there is a quote from the movie "Finding Nemo" that keeps me from making him sit out. The quote goes "If you stop him from ever doing anything, nothing will ever happen to him" that tells me that by making him sit out not only would he miss getting injured, but he would mainly miss getting to play. Now I don't worry so much about him getting hurt, I worry about him hurting someone else. Brian and the kids got me a new lens for my camera, so I got some really good pics of the game the other night, what a great birthday present.