Monday....Mayhem...

is on my mind. I'm sitting in the studio getting ready to go on the air and I'm racing ahead to later today and even later this week. No wonder I feel at times that life is on full speed. I have to STOP! Whatever happen to enjoying the moment.

I was like that on Friday too. My whole thought on Friday was, "Get the taxes done!". Well they are now done and sent in, and I'm so thankful that part of my life is OVER!

After taxes were officially filed I took the kids over to the store. My daughter was itching to spend some of her birthday money. I had only 2 of the kids with me. My older son, Thomas was enjoying some "Grandparents" time with my Mom & Dad. It was not "ideal" for my youngest to be shopping for girl clothes, but I took him over to see what he was in for summer wear. That seemed to perk him up! So as fast I rushed to Friday it came and went.

I realized on Saturday, that is was an almost perfect Saturday. We weren't rushed out the door to get to Karate4Christ. Nope...I was up on time, prepared breakfast, and we had a great Bible lesson (thank you Sharon) and a great karate class. I have to say my favorite was watching Riley spar. She is going to be a powerhouse one day!

After karate, we cleaned up the house, and it was not stressful! Maybe because the kids were motivated by the anticipation of what was next on the agenda. Nichole (my now 13 year old) was heading out for the day with her Nanny & Pappy (My in-laws) for her 2nd Birthday Weekend (we tend to celebrate all month long on the weekends). The boys and I were heading out to the skate park. My boys love to skateboard, we just don't get to go to the skate park that often. They wanted to stay all day, but I knew that was not going to happen.

While we were at the skate park we saw some people that we know. That always makes a day at the park better. What was great was that I had my dogs with me and one of the skaters was taking action shots with his camera and asked if he could take a photo of my puppy girl, Daisy. I said sure. It turned out great!

After we finished up at the park, the boys and I headed over to St. Simons Island to meet up with Mike and take the dogs to the beach. That was, however, a short trip. The winds were blowing at 35 MPH, and it was whipping around us to the point of pain because of the sand whipping up against our skin.

Before I left to the skate park I did one of the smartest things EVER! I had set the clocks ahead an hour already. That way when we got home from our fun day out, the kids would still go to bed "on time" but they would not realize that they were loosing an hour. I even went to bed early/on time. That helped in the long run because I was at church at 8AM to prepare for Worship. And worship I did. I felt so overwhelmed by God's presence yesterday that I could not do anything but sing His praise.

Renewed...I know I have an extremely busy, crazy week ahead of me, but if I just enjoy the moment and do what I am suppose to do, when I am suppose to do it, I won't be overwhelmed, I won't get anxious and I know I Can Do This....with God's Help!

~Peace & Blessings~
Jen

Mat Kearney crosses off an item from his "Bucket List"

The passengers on a recent Southwest Airlines flight were treated to an impromptu performance by Mat. He says, quote, "I've always actually wanted to pick up my guitar in the middle of a flight and just walk down the aisle and play songs, but this is the first time I've ever actually gotten the chance to do it." The performance was recorded and you can find it on YouTube. Meanwhile, Mat's currently on a nation-wide tour, in support of his fourth-album, "Young Love". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYitkge4WFQ

You can VOTE..

If you want to take part in deciding the next GA License Plate then follow this link! Fun to participate in matters of the state.

https://etax.dor.ga.gov/

~Peace & Blessings~
Jen

I know that...

Mother's Day is right around the corner, but I just want to say how much I love my Dad! For many many years, my dad was lost. Lost in his sin, lost in this world, and it was not always easy to talk with him and sometimes I really did not like him. To be honest those feelings have long since been gone. I remember the day that my mom called to tell me that my dad was going to church. I also remember the day that she called to tell me that my dad had accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior!

My sister, husband and I went to church the day my dad was baptized and I remember crying for joy as I watched my dad become a new man in Christ! Now let's fast forward to last week...yup last week. My dad was asked to preach this past Sunday. It was a very surreal moment for me when he was in my living room telling me what his sermon was going to be on and I could see in his eyes how excited and yet uncertain he was. I can't think of a time when I was so proud to be his daughter!
What's even cooler is that he shared part of his sermon was on. He was preaching on John 16: 12-15 and it was titled "Can You Hear Me Now?". Now what my dad used during his sermon was a fun, not really practical, but fun illustration of Senior Text Lingo. I liked it so much that I'm posting it here for you.

Now I'm sure that I could have just posted the txt part, but I wanted to share where my dad has come from and where God is taking him. It's so exciting to watch God work!


Here's the List: Seniors Texting Code:

ATD..At the Doctors, BFF..Best Friend Fell, BTW..Bring The Wheelchair, BYOT..Bring Your Own Teeth, FWIW..Forgot Where I Was, GGPBL..Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low, GHA..Got Heartburn, IMHO..Is My Hearing-Aid On, LMDO..Laughing My Dentures Out, OMMR..Oh My Massage Recliner, ROFLAGCGU..Rolling On Floor And Can’t Get Up, TTYL..Talk To You Louder, OLGG..Oxygen Low Gotta Go.


~Peace & Blessings~
Jen

Bowling...

So tonight is 90.7 WAY RADIO night @ the Stirkzone! I am so looking forward to hanging out w/ everyone and bowling, laughing, and overall haveing fun...and Bart challenged me to a game tonight so that ought to be fun! Hope to see you out there. I'll hope to get some good pictures to post & I'll let you know how I faired! It's $10 all you can bowl from 6-9pm & that includes shoes!!!!

~Peace & Blessings~
Jen