A Dream Fulfilled

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So unbelievable that after almost two and half years of dreaming about this ministry... it's finally here! God has been so good in orchestrating all the details and assembling a team of women that can't be compared. Moms will be encouraged and inspired while the kids uplifted and taught! What an honor to be apart of pioneering such an amazing ministry!

Stop, Drop, and Rrrr... PRAY?

"So when the Lord saw that he had caught Moses' attention, God called to him from the [burning] bush, 'Moses! Moses!' 'Here I am!' Moses replied. 'Do not come any closer,' God told him. 'Take off your sandles, for you are standing on holy ground.'" (Exodus 3:4-5)


So many times I see little fires in my life that need to be put out. I forget that maybe... just maybe... that li'l fire is meant to get my attention. Once captured, I need to remember to stop and wait to hear God's voice speak to me. To drop to my knees because I am on Holy ground. I don't wait and listen to the Lord as much as I should. I tend to try and fix the problem myself. You know the old addage, "Putting out li'l fires" all the live long day. This is a great reminder to not be so quick to put out that fire. To just take off my shoes and just wait and listen. Funny thought... if I take off my shoes... then I guess I'm less apt to go anywhere! I have to stay put! Hmmm... never thought of that before.



So I'm going to try! I'm going to attempt to Stop, Drop, and Pray more in my life! Although. I will say. The picture above was one of my "li'l fires" I needed to put out today. Wink Wink. I admit... I didn't stop, drop, and pray at that point. No! I told her to "Stay put, so mommy can take a picture!" And then proceeded to discipline her for getting into the cupboard! SIGH. I'll figure it out eventually: which fires I'm meant to put out right away... and which ones are just meant to keep on burnin'.

Just. Like. Me.

I had MOPS today where the theme for the meeting was: Spa Day! We had various stations throughout the room where we could go and pamper ourselves. I got to soak my feet and paint my nails... It was heavenly. For my nail color, I picked this obnoxious shade of pink. I LOVE IT.

When Ava and I got home, we continued our relaxing morning. We snuggled. Played toys. Read books. Watched TV together. All the while, Ava kept playing with my fingers and admiring my pink nail polish. Finally, she asks, "Mommy. Can I hab pink po-wish just like you?!" Heart melting. "Of course you can!" We had the best time together. Ava's First Manicure! She was so giddy! She even went and stood in front of the mirror showing off her nails... to herself... and just giggled.

And then it hit me: My precious baby wants to be just like me. This knowledge alone gives me chills. The weight of that responsibility is pretty sobering. I don't want her to acquire my weaknesses... just my strengths! Oh if only it could be that simple. So with her little soft hand laid on top of mine... FLAMIN' PINK NAIL POLISH and all... I whisper a promise to myself. That I will be the best version of JEN I can possibly be for her. Cause I have a li'l one... who wants to be just like me.

Life Can Look Funny

Life can just look so funny at times!

It's been a while since I've updated my blog... mainly because I miss out on the two way dynamics of communication. Blogs seem to be just "one way" but I guess that's o.k. That's what Facebook is for and go figure... the phone! So as I ease back into the world of writing, I start with just a quick li'l note of how life can look and seem so funny at times!

I found Ava recently making faces in the bathroom... at first I didn't know WHAT she was doing. She was just staring at our bathroom sink, or so it had appeared. And then as I looked closer, I noticed she was making faces in the handles of the cupboards! I tried to hold my delight in, as I didn't want to interrupt her curriosity. It was absolutely fascinating to watch her just smile and then contort her face in all these ways so as to make a more unique and often hilarious version of herself! I was crackin' up so hard!

It reminded me to just take pause and just enjoy a different side of myself. I don't always have to look just right and strive so hard in life. Sometimes a little variation of who we are shakes things up a bit! So taking a cue from my almost three year old, take a minute and go stare at yourself in the knobs or spoons of life... and just crack up at your self for a few! It's hilarious!