This and That

Most of what I have to say today revolves around my kiddies. First of all, I would like to complain about the weather that we have had this last week...it's like we are paying for one stinking day that was 30 degrees!! It was however a very nice day that was spent completely outside. Perhaps some pictures of that day are in order: This first one is of Grace. She is very much into drawing. The thing that resembles a strange alien to your right is in fact a human...she is a very detailed and quite anatomically correct artist and therefore you will notice, if you look closely, that that human is a male. We had to have a chat about the public drawings of hidden body parts...Here I had thought, for the longest time, that her people just had three legs...it wasn't until I asked that I found out that that was his peekee. Hmmm, you don't think about these moments when they are little babies! I suppose things like this keep us on our toes and life interesting??!!

Back to our beautiful day...we spent some time at the park; played some frisbee, Tim pushed the kids on the swings, ate some sunflower seeds and oh yeah, I stepped in some dog crap...my loving husband took a picture of me trying to clean it off. It was so warm outside that we decided to go buy a slip and slide...they are much shorter than when we were kids, but none the less, the kids loved it. Some friends joined us for a bbq and by the end of the day, we were all played out!

In other news, my massage room is complete...I will post some pics in a couple of days. It is awesome...very spa like. So, I look forward to growing a home business over the next few years. Very exciting...oh, yeah, I just got my business cards today and so I'll probably be handing them out left, right and centre. I received a palm pilot and am expecting the battery any day now...all the more easy to make appointments with me! I am actually quite excited to embark on this business...and in the near future, I am going to get hot stone massage certified.

Not much more...oh yeah, I had to show you a picture. Last Sunday night we had some friends over after the Greg Sczebel concert-more on that in a second-and the kids practically tucked themselves into bed...but not without having a night-night prayer meeting first...honestly, it was just so cute and pretty touching too!

I can't believe that I almost forgot...Greg Sczebel...what an artist!! He's got the vocals, the talent and the song writing ability! He also won a Juno this year. If you like Maroon 5, you'll love him. He is 21 and writes his own stuff, with lyrics that in my opinion are mature beyond his years. Check him out...he's fabulous. And, with that...I'm outta here.

Christian Radio????

I am irritated. I know that this will seem very 'complainy' to some of you, but it has been bugging me enough that I need to write about it! The new Christian radio station ticks me off. It just seems so typical. The station logo song is just ridiculous and so 1982 Christian. The reception is terrible! One cannot even listen to it for more than 10 minutes without wanting to drive into someone. You couldn't listen to it at work without annoying everyone. I was just so excited about the whole thing...I would never tell anyone to listen to it...especially non-Christians. I wish that it could have been slightly trendier...not stupid trendy, but just a little more. I also wish that the reception was on par with all of the other radio stations in town. Why advertise and put it on the air when half of the time, one can't hear it? It sounds like when I used to try to pick up the Minot, ND station when I lived in Estevan. Why do endeavors like this seem to make the Christian community look so dull and way behind the times? I think that it would be so cool if there was a Friday night urban/hip hop show (I could host?!) that would give C95's live transistor radio some competition. There is some really great urban Christian music out there! Who knows, maybe it'll get better...

Also, I miss Ronnie and Janelle...I wish they could come home...Ronnie said to take that up with God...I did....Apparently, we have to go visit there...

One last thing...let's vote on whether Tim is a psyco...I found this picture on our camera...apparently it is normal to take pictures of sleeping people??!! (just so you know, that speckled thing is Bill, my body pillow-everyone should have one!)

Edmonton, Song lyrics and Rock Stars

Well, not a lot to report these days...however we did go on a family holiday to Edmonton last weekend and had loads of fun. The kids travel exceptionally well, as you can see! Grace and Ethan loved Galaxy Land. I did not shop lots because as was mentioned earlier...it was a FAMILY holiday...I think that I shall go in August sometime...any girls interested...come with!! We went to Ice Age 2 one night and then we stayed after to see the dragon that breathes fire (in the West Ed mall theatres)...it is so awesome...you even feel the heat from the fire! Ethan started to cry...and as the good mom that I am, could not help laughing at him...behind his back, of course...It was kind of cute, I guess!

In other news, here are some song phrases that you never really think that you will hear coming out of your 3 year old daughter's mouth, and are mortified, yet you cannot contain your laughter: "So, tell me what you want, what you really, really want...I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want, I wanna, I wanna"....and so on; "I'm coming up so you better get this party started"; "I like big butts and I cannot lie"...you know that all of these are NOT my fault...I will take full responsibility for the Pink song and also for the "My Humps" by the BEP's fiasco in Old Navy last year...HOWEVER...the others are not mine! I have Shrek and Chicken Little to thank for those!! Honestly, were they not thinking that there would be little kids walking around malls singing, "if you wanna be my lover (lober, if you are Gracie)...". Just not appropriate!....but oh, so funny!

Another funny story...as we all know, Tim is an engineer. Now, for all intents and purposes of my story, usually the older ones lack for anything that remotely resembles style. Tim, on the other hand, likes to shop at Le Chateau. We could refer to him as 'metro'. Anyway, he has been at a 'Hazmat safety response training thing' (blah, blah , blah) for the last couple of days. No one at work ever sees him dressed in normal clothes or with his hair done, as he has to wear a hard hat at work. So there are people there from other companies that he doesn't know and everyone has to introduce themselves. After he does...one of the lead guys tells him he is a ROCK STAR. Funny eh? So the whole day-that is his name. One of the older guys in his group (that he didn't know) even said, "oh just leave this equation to us, rock star"...inferring that Tim couldn't get it. Ya, right...this is Tim, the guy who gets 99's in his math and science classes!! Tim was so mad and I just thought that it was hilarious!! However, between us (and until Monday when he is at his desk and reads this) I think that he liked it because when he left the house today...he was in full rockstar gear...hmmm, maybe I am rubbing off on him!?

Just for Fun...

You know, I was reading through my blog and I realized that I have let a little bit of the fun part of my personality slip through my fingers. (Except for the fun we had at Pete's housewarming...Cordell-you are nuts!!) Not that I want to be the person that I was a year ago, but I miss my silly side. I saw my blog on drinking a monster energy drink and then writing whatever came to mind...honestly...did I have nothing better to do-like making Easter dinner...which I am in the middle of right now! Anyway, I was thinking, it would be fun if we came up with some appropriate dares for me to accomplish and then I will post the story and the pictures for all to see. Anyone interested? I know that I usually make my own fun, but I have had a hard time getting that part of my brain going- so if you could all help me...that would be great!! Some of my most fun is when I get to act like I would to make my parents say "Oh, Jenn..." This picture is courtesy of Cordell and a tart. And the one below is all because of a late night run to Mac Donalds...and the bottom one, well, a big thank-you goes out to Teesh, San Francisco and Christmas. To Teesh-her willingness to let me be a goof around her, to San Francisco-for selling dumb seasonal costumes, and To Christmas-because everything is just a little more fun during that time of the year!!! So, can you rise to the challenge? Post a silly thing/dare for me and I shall accomplish it with proof...maybe this could be a weekly thing...HOWEVER, I cannot stress enough that the ideas must, I repeat must, be APPROPRIATE!!
See ya lata skatas,

Jenn

Melancholy meets Sanguine

Ya, I know...I hate those stupid personality types too...honestly, the people that walk around and say such things as, "well, you know, it's just the choleric coming out in me". Sheesh, like it is some defense for poor judgment...Anywho...

These last few weeks have been interesting...I think that the medical term that I mean when I say 'interesting' is depressed. I don't remember ever feeling this way except back when I was a kid when some fairly crappy life stuff took place. I guess what resurfaced it was the "dealing with it now phase". I honestly looked through all of the ringtones on my cell to find the song 'Bad Day' so that it could be my theme song. You know..."So you've had a bad day, you're taken one down, you sing a sad song just to turn it around"...and so on. At this point, I have tried my best to stay home and sleep as much as possible. I have no desire to do the things that I love and I find myself pulling away from them, except cooking...I still love to cook...you can all drop by whenever you want and I'll cook for you!? And to top it all off...I detest the thought of being in social situations...So, I make myself do things. Like last night, for example, I made myself go over to some friend's house. I just wanted to stay at home, but I thought that if I keep up with this, things will only get worse. So we went and wouldn't you know, I had a fabulous time. I think that the desires and personality that God gave me win out even when I 'feel' differently. I suppose there is a life lesson in that...I'll approach that later.

However, I have had some good times over the last few weeks. We celebrated Teesha and my birthdays...We had Peter's housewarming party...tonnes of laughs...did I mention the 'Round the world table tennis championship'??? Always fun, always fun!! We also had a going away party for Ronnie and Janelle...also fun (hot tubbing rules!) and sad all at the same time! I am glad that they are following God's call on their lives, but it does leave a hole in ours...Miss you both so much!!






Anyway, that is kind of the reason that I haven't blogged much or called any of you..(sorry Alison, I'll do that this week!! :)

Jenn

The Weekend

So, to update my list...

1. I still have no desire to go to my highschool reunion...
2. Still need a truck...
3. Would never sell my piano...or shoes for that matter (what was I thinking??)
4. I am re-painting the house...that is a story unto itself...
5. Oxygen cover model?? That's alot of work...we'll see how it goes...
6. I am fairly certain now that God has some sort of "let's shift the seasons" humour...
7. I will not be cutting my hair...sorry Tan!...but that one was a 'I'm mad at Tim-and that will upset him' comment!

I have to say that we had a most fabulous weekend! Friday night, Tim and Maury played tennis at the dome and Marla and I visited for a couple of hours. As you will re-call, they are our friends that now live in Calgary. I just love them!! After they left, Tim and I put the kids to bed and watched Arrested Development while eating some chocolate bars. I say some because I beleive that I had 3. You should really try the new Aero Yogurt, people! AD is a pretty entertaining show...quite quirky. I really enjoy it! Saturday was family day and as always, lunch was at Burger King at Preston Crossing as there is a play center there. Tim finally finished our entryway. I should really post a picture. We have had new carpet, tile, an exterior door and mirrored sliding doors for the coat closet added since January. It is finally part of the room! I love it.

On Sunday, we had brunch at our house with Gord and Tracy and Maury and Marla. We sat chatting till 6pm! My face hurt by the end because of all of the laughing. Maury and Marla decided not to go back to Calgary till today, so we chatted and watched a couple of episodes of Arrested Development. It was a wonderful day. Tim and I will remember it for a long time....thanks guys!!

That was my weekend in a nutshell...hope you are all well!

List of things that have passed through my mind this week

1. I really have no interest in my high school reunion this summer (although a friend of mine and I will be in Estevan during it...so we are going to walk around in disguise...pictures will be sure to follow :)

2. Buy a truck so that I could haul all of the junk in our house to the dump...I am spring cleaning like a crazy person...and no, I am not pregnant or nesting.

3. Sell my piano?

4. Sell my shoes?

5. Re-paint the entire house...inside and out.

6. Be an Oxygen cover model?

7. Has God mistaken March for January...again??

8. Cut my hair into a short shag?

Not very life changing, was it? These days, I've got nothing but my thoughts, strange as they are...they are mine...I'll keep you updated on which of these thing I actually carry out.

I'm Just a Sinner Saved by Grace....

...and other Christian Myths. That is the title of a sermon that I just listened to...twice. This is a phrase that I have heard thrown around in Christian circles for years and it has always kind of bothered me, however I wasn't sure why. The problem with the phrase, you see, is it is not overly biblical.

Let me back up a little...the series of sermons that Tim and I have are from Ronnie and Janelle...they picked them up in England. There are a few others with equally interesting and though provoking titles such as, "God is so big and so strong, He can't be hurt; The Lord gives and the Lord takes away...always ending with,'and other Christian Myths'. The pastor is Pete Read and he is quite funny and has this wonderful english accent that is positively entertaining to listen to! Back to my point. He begins the sermon with multiple scriptures frankly stating that the word 'sinner' refers to those that are pre-God, outside of relationship with God or independent of God. (Genesis 13, Psalm 1, 25, 51, Proverbs 11, 13, Matthew 9, Luke 5, Romans 5, 1 Timothy 1:5) Biblically speaking, all those that are in relationship with God are called Saints. We, His people, are His saints. Our inheritance is in heaven (Eph 1) and God's inheritance is in the saints. We are His treasure. No wonder He protects and looks after us! It seems to me that it would be offensive to God to keep calling ourselves sinners if God sees us as HIS saints and HIS inheritance! He calls us His holy and righteous ones, we are sacred and set apart. So then, what is the relationship between saints and sin? Acts 3 says that once I have turned to God, my sins are blotted out. But that doesn't mean I don't struggle with sin. When I put my faith in God, I am not still in my sin-I am free. We are freed from the guilt and shame, but also the power of sin over us.

However, there is an important 'tension' to keep in check; the tightrope between justification and sanctification.

1. Justification: having right standing before God. Christ makes this possible through His death and resurrection. It can be a slippery concept on it's own without sanctification-Is it right that someone has terrible things hidden in their heart and keeps sinning because they know that they are 'just a sinner' and God's grace will cover them? NO! It's like having a rich relative of a murderer pay to have that person released...How many of you or how many people do you know that live this out daily? I once had a friend who was involved in perpetual sin and they used to say, "I don't doubt God's grace...and maybe that's my problem." You see, they believed that God would always forgive and cover them if they said sorry, but there was never a true change...

2. Sanctification- cleansing of my inner life, Christ's character being formed in me, being made holy. God does a work in our life to make us clean. Not just to deal with the past, but to give us a power for the future to deal with sin. When we repent, we have to be sure that we allow sanctification, true change, or we are doomed for failure or a life spent trying to live out 'rules' without the heart behind it.

So then, how do I live? Eph 4:24-"Display a new nature, because you are a new person created in God's likeness: righteous, holy and true." We should think of ourselves as ex-sinners, saints who might occasionally sin. If I live like a sinner (saved by grace), I live with a certain inevitability hanging over me. We live up to who we believe we are. If I believe I am a sinner grasping to the grace of God...but know I will still make it to heaven one day...I will live it out. I will always struggle...I am just a sinner. Chances are: I will crash.

1 John 1: 5: "This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you, God is light. In Him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him, yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, His son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the Truth is not in us, but if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

God doesn't expect us to sin, yet so often we expect it! We live in a state of just waiting to slip and fall. I want to encourage you with what has encouraged me:

Become what God says you are: A SAINT, A HOLY ONE, SET APART for HIM...

...if you do sin: confess, repent, be cleansed and restored.

Mexico 2006

As requested by the lovely Kristin, I shall finally sit down and write about our trip to Mexico. First of all, I have to say that our flight times definitely were a bonus when factoring in how much time you actually get to spend at your resort. We traveled at night 1:30 am flight from Edmonton (which actually left at 2:30). We were at our resort by noonish as the drive was about an hour and a half. The highways are much better than ours here in Saskatchewan....and they have some very nice charter buses, so there was no nervousness on our travels for me...plus I slept some of the way. And when we left Mexico, our flight wasn't until 11:20 pm, so we didn't have to leave the resort until 6:30 pm...We had a whole extra day there!

It is a massive resort that is actually 3 in one, all created by the Gran Bahia Principe group. Ours, the Coba resort, just opened in November of 2005. It is behind one of the others-so not beachfront, but only a ten minute walk. Or if we preferred, we could catch one of the little buses that went straight to the beach. Our room was beautiful and after looking around, I have decided that ceramic tile and marble tile must be inexpensive in Mexico as it was everywhere! The foliage was gorgeous...there were 'Birds of Paradise' flowers everywhere I looked. They are one of my favorite flowers!

Saturday the 11th was my birthday. It was a gorgeous sunny day, about 27 degrees, and not a lot of wind. Tim and I had breakfast, which let me tell you...I have to rave about the food after I tell you about this day...and then we grabbed our snorkel gear and headed for the beach. At this particular location, there is a very large reef right off of the beach. You pretty much walk six feet into the water, put on your gear, put your face in the water-and fish everywhere! I found it so neat that the water is so clear and that there are lots of little (some big) colored fish swimming all around me. That was pretty much the most fun thing I have ever done on my birthday. We had lunch and then chose a spot by the pool and layed in the sun and read. It was so nice...and the pools are beautiful! We had a lovely supper that night at one of the a la cartes. We were allowed four of these during our stay and there were about 11 different restaurants to choose from. I'd have to say that at all of them, the food was equal or better than any place in Saskatoon. Heck, ever the buffet blew us away. At breakfast, you could have made to order omelets, waffles, pancakes, fruit, cereal (Tim loves Cocoa Crispies...basically chocolate rice crispies...and they aren't sold here!) They had milkshakes and basically any kind of breakfast meat you might want. I do not think that a buffet really exists in this town that would match the "Kukulcan" Very nice....it's a wonder we both didn't gain 20 pounds?!

Valentine's day began with a 30 minute massage outside on the deck at the spa...pretty nice! Another great day by the pool and a wonderful steak dinner...couldn't have been more perfect! On one of these nights...can't quite remember which one, we went to one of the shows. They were pretty well done...things like 'Broadway', 'Cats', 'Illusion'...on this particular night, It was Michael Jackson. All of the singing was Michael Jackson recordings and then they lip synched, but the costuming and the dancing were spectacular...honestly, the guy impersonating Michael was perfect...it was like being at a concert (back in 1996 when he wasn't quite so weird...)

We did have some cooler weather for about 3 of the days...kind of depressing until we found out that it was -40 degrees here...OUCH!! I think that we would go in March next time as many of the locals said that March is usually perfect. It was quite windy while we were there which made ocean playing not an option most days....but it still looked really nice!

On Thursday, it rained...so we took a cab into Playa Del Carmen and shopped the famous 5th avenue. There were some amazing little stores...lots of jewelry stores with things that I have only seen in In Style magazine. I know that I should have bought something, especially as you could basically offer them thirty percent of the price and as long as you took out your cash, it would be sold...but unfortunately, I wasn't in a buying mood. Next time...

Playa Del Carmen is right on the beach. Tim and I decided next time we go to Mexico, we will fly to Cancun and then stay at a hotel in Playa and go on adventures everyday. There is some amazing snorkeling close by and pyramid ruins that we would like to see. By the end of the trip,we were ready to come home and see the kiddies. We also found that we got a little bored by the end as we both like to 'do' things. But, this time, this was exactly what we needed. We spent lots of time laying in the sun, or sitting in the lobby drinking coffee just talking. It was a fabulous holiday that was perfect...It was the honeymoon we had never been on...

Now...some random pictures...

Tim at the beach... 

...and Jenn 

ice sculpture at the buffet 

Michael Jackson!?

inside Lobby Coba 

walk to Lobby Coba 

one of many iguanas 

February Events

Hmmm...well, it is only 3 more sleeps until Tim and I leave for Edmonton to hop on a plane that is going to take us to Mexico. We are very excited! Tim has been to the tanning beds and I have been applying tanning lotion as I have decided after last summer that I would like to look like I am 27 till I am 60 (at least). My point being-I don't want to glow like some kind of whitey mcwhite white while there, but want to save my skin so...that's what I am doing! This past weekend Tim and I were in Edmonton visiting some friends of ours. Jason had tickets to the Edmonton/Vancouver game, so we got to go for free (a perk of working for an insurance company!) Soon after we got there, and a random security search for Tim-he looks scary, eh?, we took our seats. I nearly teared up with excitement and then the oddest thing happened......I fell in love with live hockey. I know, I know...Jenn is not really all that into sports...I pretend to play them and have fun, but watching them sucks! Not anymore! I am now a hockey fan. I need a team and despite my inner erge to be a thorn in Tim's side, I will not chose Toronto. Any suggestions would be welcome.

So...I don't have a job anymore. I up and quit on Thursday half way through my shift. That kind of behavior is not something that I condone, but enough is enough! I won't say much here as I don't want to create trouble (I know that some of my students read this!) But I will say that it was not a hissy fit on my behalf. It was a valid 'quit' and one that was encouraged by Tim. I'll miss the students, but I couldn't do it anymore. Needless to say, I am now on the hunt for a new job...preferably one that has some administration requirements, although in the mean time, I can re-do the room in our basement and have massage patients here. I hear there is good $$ in that :)

You know, I never did tell you about Ethan's birthday party...it was the coolest and the kids are still talking about it! It was a pirate party with Tim and I in costume, eye patches and pirate hats for all of the kids, walking the plank, a treasure hunt and cupcake islands. Here are some pics...ENJOY...and call me if you need a party planner...I can't put pics of all of the kids as I know that some parents would not apporve of that...they were all sooooo cute!

Thoughts.....

The last few weeks have been flying by and I just know that it'll seem like no time at all until I am laying on a beach with a margarita in hand (sidenote: to possible Elim staff reading-insert virgin infront of margarita...) Anyway, things at work have been fairly interesting and I cannot decide what I want to do about it. The administrator (the position changed from a male of 38ish to a young girl in Oct/Nov) is 23 and she is dating one of the students in first year. It makes for a tense and awkward environment when the students are asking my opinion of things (I always say that I don't have one). My job isn't really affected, although she tends to say one thing to one person and something else to another...can't really know what the truth is or what she thinks. I know that the owners of the school in Calgary aren't that great with $$ management and there always seems to be unpaid balances with other companies. Anyway, my point is: the students feel like they are graduating with a crackerjack box diploma that they paid 14, 000 for. They are known as the 'trouble-bubble', but I am actually quite fond of them. I would like to find a new job, but part of me doesn't want to leave them high and dry with no one to chat with or glean support from. Anyway...comments? suggestions?

Here is the crappy part of my week: my sermon note/journal was taken from the church 2 weeks ago Tuesday and the journal turned up in the mailboxes for the children's ministry workers. The person I chatted with said that it turned up the Thursday of that week. Yay, I have my book and pen back...but someone decided that they wanted my journal. All of the pages that had been written on were torn out. I have been journaling what God has been doing in my life since about September...and now it is all gone. Who on earth would want my sermon notes and journal but not the book??? It's very sad for me...

Anyway...I have to go and be a massage therapist for a friend at their house now...hope to hear from you all soon!!

Till I See You...

The greatest love that anyone could ever know
That overcame the cross and grave to find my soul
And till I see You face to face and grace amazing takes me home
I'll trust in You

I will live to love You
I will live to bring You praise
I will live a child in awe of You

You alone are God of all
You alone are worthy Lord
And with all I am, my soul will bless Your name...

Joel Houson and Jadwin Gillies

Life Since Christmas Production 2005

So, to satisfy the promptings by e-mail for a new blog (by my husband....seriously Tim, you could talk to me at home!), here it is. Christmas was fabulous...very relaxing. I love having parents take care of me. I think that Tim and I fell asleep on the couch together every day! We saw a good friend of ours that we typically get to see about once a year...I love how time seems to stand still with those kind of people...you can just pick up where you left off. I personally have know this friend for almost 25 years now...long, eh? He is getting married in April and is probably eloping...I think that is neat! The kids were spoiled by their grandparents again...I think that there is a fuse of common sense that shorts when people acquire grandkids....it's like, "oh, they want that....then we should buy that for them". Ethan has a new Harley Davidson leather jacket...that is how extravagant things get. And oh the toys...I do like to clean their rooms out and give stuff to community living before holidays or birthdays hit. I was absolutely spoiled. I received a pair of Lululemon pants and a jacket, socks, the best coffee mug ever from Starbucks from Tim. Oh, did I mention...he gave me a beautiful white gold and diamond ring Christmas morning away from everyone. I'll take a pic and post it one of these days It is funky, but so beautiful. I like it a lot...

So, now for the big news...Tim and I are officially going to the Mayan Riviera on Feb. 10. We got a deal for an all-inclusive five star resort that has everything...even a free half hour massage!...white sand beaches and blue water, here we come! I am pretty sure that we will re-new our vows while we are there...very exciting. Here is an example of how excited I have gotten (and how much of a loser I am). I have already packed...just to make sure that we can fit everything in two carry-ons. I mean, how much does one need to take? Bathing suits and nice evening attire, right? I cannot wait to snorkel and just lay on a beach with no cares in the world!

As a sidenote: we have been having "spiritual renewal days" at church this week. The first 2 services have been amazing with the choir being true examples of a worship leading choir. I am not sure that I have stopped crying in 24 hours (if you know me, you know that I don't really cry) I woke up last night and I could barely see the alarm clock cause my eyes were so sore and puffy. Sam Farina is the speaker and last night he prayed for all of the pastoral staff and then they prayed for every person there...very powerful time! He presented very vividly how we have to keep coming to God over and over...that things aren't often a one-trip to the alter fix. I was reminded by one of the pastors that prayed for me that we call out to God again and again because He is faithful. Anyway, it is interesting how after time like that, attacks occur. Tim and I woke up with in a minute of one another last night (3:30 am) to be exact and both of us felt as though we were under attack to each of our deepest fears and insecurities. We prayed together...but tossed and turned until about 7 am. That kind of sucked and I am tired today, but it won't stop us from going back and pressing in to what God has for us. Well, I suppose that got to be a pretty long sidenote...sorry!

Love you all and I'll post some pictures soon!!

Jenn