Hello to all!!!
So last week was Spring Break for all the kids in this area and the weather was
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S for all of them and I am so glad that they did not have to deal with the spring showers that came upon us today! I love the rain, but not when it is the severe thunderstorms like today was. I know we need this rain to see the beautiful flowers, but the hail I could do without. Today we had some BIG....I mean BIG hail come with our fast moving thunderstorm. It was at least the size of golf balls....golf balls...how crazy. Thank goodness though we were indoors and perfectly safe. Our car is just fine too...nothing broken, unlike some others we heard about on the news. That is just God's great protection on us! Even though the wind was whipping hard, the hail came down and the rain pounded and pounded, God had us safe in his hands, just as he always does! I am so thankful for such a great God and for the great rain he brings to us so that very soon....the beautiful flowers will appear!!
May you have a super day!
Jessica
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
No Internet...but sunny days!!
Hello to all my fellow readers!!!
I hope this finds you all having an extremely blessed day!!! It has been a while since the last blog, but I just wanted to let you all know that I am still here!!! We just moved again (surprise, surprise)...this is becoming something we do often. Anyway, for the time I don't have internet, but that is okay because I love the sun shine so no internet means I get to get out in the sun and enjoy the wonderful weather God has been giving us.
Right now it is just me and Emily together as Travis is in Abilene on a work trip and Haley is also there, "on vacation" as she tells me. She is visiting her YiaYia and PaPa and of course her aunts. She is having a great time and Emily and I are getting in some great quality one-on-one time as well!!! it has been fun!!!
May you enjoy the time you have with your family too!!!
Have a great day!
Jessica
I hope this finds you all having an extremely blessed day!!! It has been a while since the last blog, but I just wanted to let you all know that I am still here!!! We just moved again (surprise, surprise)...this is becoming something we do often. Anyway, for the time I don't have internet, but that is okay because I love the sun shine so no internet means I get to get out in the sun and enjoy the wonderful weather God has been giving us.
Right now it is just me and Emily together as Travis is in Abilene on a work trip and Haley is also there, "on vacation" as she tells me. She is visiting her YiaYia and PaPa and of course her aunts. She is having a great time and Emily and I are getting in some great quality one-on-one time as well!!! it has been fun!!!
May you enjoy the time you have with your family too!!!
Have a great day!
Jessica
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Rain and Cold....burrrrr!!
Okay, so my last post was about how much I really just love the sun. So I guess God is reading my blogs too, because it is rainy and really, really cold. He has such a great sense of humor. I look at it as his way of saying, so Jessica, you say you like the sun, how about the rain I send too?? Well, I must say first, "Thank you God for the rain!" We have not had any rain in so long it is such a welcome sight, but the cold...oh my goodness, God is just making Travis smile so big right now....remember from the last post...Travis LOVES the cold weather. So over the last week, we have both been extremley pleased with the weather. I've had my sun shine and he now has his cold days.
Even though I am not a fan of the cold, I do get to get in at least one last use (this season) of my leather jacket. Which is great, because I just LOVE my jacket!!! I know that this cold snap will help take care of some of the bugs that have decided to start setting up camp early and will also water our plants, grass and trees so that we can have a beautiful and green spring in a few weeks! I will praise God for the rain, and just have to stay bundled up from the cold and enjoy it while we have it, because I know the rain can't last forever.
May you stay warm and have many wonderful rainy days to keep your little piece of the world green too!!!
Have a super day!!!
Blessings!
Jessica
Sunday, March 8, 2009
I love the Sun!!
Happy Sunday to everyone!!
I hope this finds you all having a blessed and fantastic day! I just wanted to say how much I love the sun!! Travis and I are such opposites when it comes to this. Not to say he doesn't enjoy the sun as much as I do, but he loves the colder weather better. I on the other hand am such a spring and summer person! I would rather be out in the sun doing something any day of the week, compared to being indoors on a cold day!!
So, as much as I love the sun, we took advantage of some beautiful weather this weekend! On Friday afternoon, Travis got of work early and we took the kids to the park for a picnic. It was wonderful! The food was good and then they got to go run around and play. On Saturday, we had another gorgeous day, so, once again we took advantage of the wonderful weather and we took the kids out window shopping, and just let them run outside and play here at home. The same goes for today, right now, the kids are outside playing and I am about to go join them!! Oh how I love to be out in the sun! It just makes you feel good, you can breathe in some fresh air, have fun with family and friends and you don't have to be all cooped up in your house!
So, it is off to the outdoors for me to go enjoy and bask in the sun for a while! I love that God gives us seasons like spring and summer to enjoy! May you enjoy your sun-shiny days too!!!
Have a great day!!
Jessica
I hope this finds you all having a blessed and fantastic day! I just wanted to say how much I love the sun!! Travis and I are such opposites when it comes to this. Not to say he doesn't enjoy the sun as much as I do, but he loves the colder weather better. I on the other hand am such a spring and summer person! I would rather be out in the sun doing something any day of the week, compared to being indoors on a cold day!!
So, as much as I love the sun, we took advantage of some beautiful weather this weekend! On Friday afternoon, Travis got of work early and we took the kids to the park for a picnic. It was wonderful! The food was good and then they got to go run around and play. On Saturday, we had another gorgeous day, so, once again we took advantage of the wonderful weather and we took the kids out window shopping, and just let them run outside and play here at home. The same goes for today, right now, the kids are outside playing and I am about to go join them!! Oh how I love to be out in the sun! It just makes you feel good, you can breathe in some fresh air, have fun with family and friends and you don't have to be all cooped up in your house!
So, it is off to the outdoors for me to go enjoy and bask in the sun for a while! I love that God gives us seasons like spring and summer to enjoy! May you enjoy your sun-shiny days too!!!
Have a great day!!
Jessica
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Praise & Exercise...a Great Mix!!!
Good Afternoon to all!!!
So as I said previously, Travis and I are taking 2009 to become a year where we become healthier everyday. A great way to do this is exercise, so today I decided that I would crank up the music, so the kids could be entertained while I exercised. In the process of deciding what music to turn on, I opted for 2 different DVD's. First playing was: New Life Worship--My Savior Lives DVD. We turned up the music so loud, I am positive the whole neighborhood heard it. Well, they were so happy and jumping around and clapping to the music, I thought I would join them. Soon enough I was out of breath and I could feel my heart beating fast, so I thought...this is a good idea....why workout when I can just dance around the livingroom with the kids dancing and claping and singing. Well, the time came that the slow worship music started and the kids were beginning to lose interest, so instead of restarting the DVD I put in another one. This time it was: Hillsong-This is Our God. Now Haley & Emily know the words to most of these songs, so there we all were dancing, clapping, spinning, jumping and singing in the livingroom with the DVD blaring through the TV. We had such a good time I have decided that this is the best workout yet! Not only do the kids have fun, I have fun too, and we are all praising God with everything we have!!!
I feel like I have done as much exercise just worshipping as I would normally do in a typical workout. So next time you are ready for a change, crank up some good music, dance, jump and just spend some time praising God. You might be amazed at how good you feel physically and spiritually once you are done!! We see throughout scripture that dancing and praising were a part of people's lives, so maybe it is time we all get back to dancing and praising our God. May we become undignified in the eyes of the world, just to draw closer to God....He's the one that matters most anyway!!
Have a great Thursday!!!
Jessica
So as I said previously, Travis and I are taking 2009 to become a year where we become healthier everyday. A great way to do this is exercise, so today I decided that I would crank up the music, so the kids could be entertained while I exercised. In the process of deciding what music to turn on, I opted for 2 different DVD's. First playing was: New Life Worship--My Savior Lives DVD. We turned up the music so loud, I am positive the whole neighborhood heard it. Well, they were so happy and jumping around and clapping to the music, I thought I would join them. Soon enough I was out of breath and I could feel my heart beating fast, so I thought...this is a good idea....why workout when I can just dance around the livingroom with the kids dancing and claping and singing. Well, the time came that the slow worship music started and the kids were beginning to lose interest, so instead of restarting the DVD I put in another one. This time it was: Hillsong-This is Our God. Now Haley & Emily know the words to most of these songs, so there we all were dancing, clapping, spinning, jumping and singing in the livingroom with the DVD blaring through the TV. We had such a good time I have decided that this is the best workout yet! Not only do the kids have fun, I have fun too, and we are all praising God with everything we have!!!
I feel like I have done as much exercise just worshipping as I would normally do in a typical workout. So next time you are ready for a change, crank up some good music, dance, jump and just spend some time praising God. You might be amazed at how good you feel physically and spiritually once you are done!! We see throughout scripture that dancing and praising were a part of people's lives, so maybe it is time we all get back to dancing and praising our God. May we become undignified in the eyes of the world, just to draw closer to God....He's the one that matters most anyway!!
Have a great Thursday!!!
Jessica
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Fried Deliciousness!!!
Okay so Travis and I decided that in 2009 we would treat our bodies more like the temple of God that they are. We have gotten tons better at our eating habits and becoming more and more active. Though we are still not at the point we want to be, at least we are doing something.
Well.....last night that was all completely forgotten. You see we have this really great combo appliance, it can be a steamer, roaster and fryer and you guessed it....I opted for the fryer method last night! Oh, how I love the fried food.....so good, yet sooooo unhealthy!!! I get this stroke of genius to buy some meat for chicken fried steaks. As I'm shopping I am thinking, "this will be good, maybe we will do something baked or veggies or something for the sides, surely I've got something good at home." So, I think this thought, buy the meat and leave the store. Little did I know I did not have anything to go with the meat except potatoes. My little head got to thinking again and another stroke of genius occurs to me last night. "If I've got to heat up the fryer, why dirty any more dishes...take the potatoes, cut 'em up and make yourself some fries too!" So, that is just what I did. I fried up some potatoes into fries, then made us some delicious chicken fried steaks. Oh man....they were soooooooo yummy, but sooooo unhealthy!! The house this morning still smells of that fantastic fried food, but we have decided that we just can't do that anymore if we are going to be eating healthier.
I guess every once in a while won't hurt anything, but we really do want to cut it out altogether. We will get better and soon we will be feeling much healthier too! If you are on the journey to eat healthier or even dieting, I wish you the best of luck in all you do!!! And the willpower to stay away from all those delicious fried foods!!
Blessings!
Jessica
Well.....last night that was all completely forgotten. You see we have this really great combo appliance, it can be a steamer, roaster and fryer and you guessed it....I opted for the fryer method last night! Oh, how I love the fried food.....so good, yet sooooo unhealthy!!! I get this stroke of genius to buy some meat for chicken fried steaks. As I'm shopping I am thinking, "this will be good, maybe we will do something baked or veggies or something for the sides, surely I've got something good at home." So, I think this thought, buy the meat and leave the store. Little did I know I did not have anything to go with the meat except potatoes. My little head got to thinking again and another stroke of genius occurs to me last night. "If I've got to heat up the fryer, why dirty any more dishes...take the potatoes, cut 'em up and make yourself some fries too!" So, that is just what I did. I fried up some potatoes into fries, then made us some delicious chicken fried steaks. Oh man....they were soooooooo yummy, but sooooo unhealthy!! The house this morning still smells of that fantastic fried food, but we have decided that we just can't do that anymore if we are going to be eating healthier.
I guess every once in a while won't hurt anything, but we really do want to cut it out altogether. We will get better and soon we will be feeling much healthier too! If you are on the journey to eat healthier or even dieting, I wish you the best of luck in all you do!!! And the willpower to stay away from all those delicious fried foods!!
Blessings!
Jessica
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