Happy Birthday to me :)

Too funny huh!? oh well had to post. Loving the e-cards and well wishes! My husband made wing for dinner - yum!!! It’s a great day! Thank you God for creating me for Your purpose!!!!

In a GREAT place

I just want to blog this before going to bed. If I died (my flesh will die but my spirit will live eternally in Heaven) today… Please let all know I am feeling great and that I am in a GREAT place in my life! I need to go because my daughter is calling so I cant go into details but I am soooo in a GREAT PLACE!

THANK YOU GOD!!!

The mother load in 6 parts!

Ok I tried to be creative with my title. Basically, We’re back from our trip and I have 6 loads of laundry!

I’ve simplified my separating darks and other. I had 3 loads of each - 6 very full loads of laundry! Thanks to our large capacity washer purchased from another missionary couple. Especially thanks to my husband for cleaning the screen in the hose. The water was trickling out and I couldn’t do laundry like that. It would take forever. Actually, before out trip I used the hose in our garage to fill the washer fast. I know I should have taken a phot of that!

So now we’re all clean, well our laundry is. AMEN and Halleluia for our washer and dryer!!! Thank you God for blessing us with these modern conveniences. I see people washing their clothes in “pilas” and I just couldn’t imagine. I mean… I would have NO time to Blog about doing laundry if I has to hand wash each piece. And with my luck, it would rain when I put my clothes on the line.

I so believe, understand, and experience the TRUTH about God not giving us more than we can handle. He wired me and knows my make up and knows what I can handle with HIS help.

Gained 2, much needed…

Today, we gained a much needed TWO HOURS! We went on our whirl wind tour in the states and flew back and gained two hours back. WHEW! I’ve been off and on dozing but have to stay up because my daughter is very awake and wanting to play. So I pray to get my sleep tonight!

Our trip was awesome! I hope to make time to write about it in the days to come. As soon as I sort photos too. But all-in-all we accomplished seeing family and getting some familiar items from the states. God surely was all over our trip and blessed us enormously! THANK YOU!

Love to all we got to see and those we just couldn’t squeeze in! It was a CRAZY trip - remind me to not keep doing this.

I love those who fill these shoes…

Tonight before going up to bed, my daughter lined up our shoes. I dont know why, but I had to take a photo. Then just have some thoughts about it. I think it is so cute she lined them up. This is so amazing to me. I am married and I have two children!!! What a place to be in life - I am so excited!!!!

I love my husband so much. He’s great and we work extremely well together. Really we do. We’re not perfect but i admit, our relationship is great. I credit it ALL to God!

Dear sweet Lydia. She is an amazing daughter. After being told - no natural kids due to PCOS, then she comes along - We KNOW there is a GOD with a PLAN we, on Earth, cannot understand and predict. Sometimes it’s like this and an AWESOME result, then sometimes it’s tough, like being told you’ll never have biological kids. I am reading a blog of a mom who just lost her daughter to cancer at 9 years old. This only reminds me to cherish my time with Lydia (and Levi & Levi II). We just don’t know. She had a healthy daughter then BAM diagnosis cancer and a year later, God’s taken her Home.

SO whatever God’s plan is for me and those he’s blessed me with in my everyday life - a husband and 2 kids, I am doing my best to enjoy this here on earth, because I know with my husband, we’ll see each other in eternity (Heaven). I pray my daughter and son believe and choose Jesus as their Savior/God.

My precious son Levi II is just a perfect addition to our funny family. God has orchestrated this so wonderfully. I am living an absolute dream. And to think, Heaven is this time eternity! WOW! Levi II is so full of joy (he’s not 2 & 3 yet). He’s great for us three. I am excited for our families to see him soon.

Dear God, Thank you for blessing me with your SON Jesus and for the blessings on earth, the three L’s in my life: Levi, Lydia, and Levi II!!! WOW. I’m humbled. AMEN!

Life day to day isn’t easy and perfect. With God, it helps it all! And I love those who fill the shoes above. Yes with God’s help; I love me - I love Levi - I love Lydia - I love Levi II - I love God and His Son, Jesus!!!

Good nIght,

Blooming Roses!

Thursday, I cut three roses from out back. I had never had a rose garden and this home we rent has one! We were having guests over and we had three buds out back. I know nothing about roses or how/when/where to cut them etc. So I just guessed and did it!

We’ve been watching them slowly open as we sit at our table to eat each meal.

This morning as I came down the stairs, I said, “WOW” and saw one rose open and beautiful. I just had to take photos of it. The color is like a flourescent orange. The photo is not “photoshoped”.

I gave thanks to God for blessing us with roses and for this beautiful bloom! He must feel this way about us when we “get” what He says to us through His Word. When we finally “get it!”

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Happy Anniversary!

I love you Levi Jr. Thank you for taking me as your wife Under God 8 years ago! Thank you for all you do for us and for God! I love you more and more each year! Together as One! Eph. 5 - You are my Sunshine, my only Sunshine!

TIOOW - FF

Your Love,
Jackie

Simple Day

After news of a peer passing very unexpectedly, my mind has been consumed of her family still left on earth. There are three children now without their biological parents and a lot for a family to do. I lift them all in prayer. I cannot imagine the circus. So with this, my day was simplified.

After emails and prayers, I spent time with my children, hugging them and telling them I love them. I also retalked to hubby about our lack of Wills and final instructions. We both agree to get on this sooner than later. It’s better to deal with death when you’re not dying (not that you know of). So the decisions will be made and done and those left can grieve without the addition of decision making.

My husband and I are very comfortable with our “life after death” - We have each accepted Jesus into our hearts (read more on our bio page), we let our children know Jesus loves them. In their time, we pray that they too accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. It just so happens at church we’re studying “Daniel” (Beth Moore study) and it’s awesome, I am SO excited about HEAVEN, the real deal and all! Woo Hoo! It’s not just puffy clouds and stuff

So my day was simplified. I am praying for those who have not and those who don’t know they need to honestly make a choice from their heart to accept and confess Jesus as their Savior.  It is VERY real. Before Sept 1997, I didn’t believe a lick. But I am very sure now of how REAL this all very much is to me and all I come in contact with on earth.

Temporarily here, serving the One True God, awaiting to be taken to the Eternal Home when God says so.

Happy Birthday Levi II

Well it’s here, my son’s first birthday! WOW I am so excited! I admit, I am not prepared to have a party, so hubby and I agreed to do one in two weeks. It’s end of the month and we’re quite broke. I have been working on stuff for a large conference that is next weekend, therefore, didn’t stress making party plans. It works out… We LOVE spending intimate family time together anyway, so it’s tourned out quite special. I even feel extra domesticated, I made everything from scratch to save money and do it. Those details I will post in a separate post.

My son is one, well in a few hours to be exact. He has 8 teeth and the 9th one is half way in - a mad molar!! He’s drooling like crazy and crabby and very ‘hold-me’ at night. But then he’s been mocking us, this past week I taught him ‘ut-oh’! heehee it’s so cute. He walks, not too confidently because we dont let him practice on our tile floors! He can do it though and has since his first steps right before Xmas at 9.5 months. He signs milk, more, and eat. The important ones. He’s not the best at it like he was, I blame this molar, but I am glad and he is too, to communicate in some form (other than crying).

He used to say mom-mom and da-da but now says “nah-nah” - we think he’s trying to say No No. He does cute raspberries, and does a la-la thing with his tongue. We’re happy with his development and need to get him to a doc for his update appointment and shots. Oh and he likes to point now too. Not too sure how/where he learned it but it’s cute!

 I am blessed and give thanks to God, a lot throughout the day, for having Jesus, my husband, a daughter and a son! WOW! This is way too cinderella than I could have ever imagined back-in-the-day or even now.

 Thank you God for feeling that I am worthy of these incredible blessings (cause i know you dont have too, but want too!). Off to enjoy the family! *HUGS*

Being a mommy

Where do I start? I just wanted to talk about today anyway…

I just love these kids! They are both at their own stages learning so much! Lydia is nearing 3 and a half and is getting more confident in her physical ability and trying to learn preschool type stuff (at her own pace of course). Levi II is ready to run with his sister but I admit I am holding him back a bit (not ready to run around for the two, yet).  I just squeeze them tight and tell them I love them. God has really blessed my husband and I with two GREAT kids. It’s amazing He’s entrusted us to raise them. What an honor for sure.

As I type, Levi II is making raspberries and Lydia is nursing her doll. And it gets better everyday!