My Master Piece

This is my cow, I made him during Bible Study on Tuesday night!!

Oh yes, I was reminded tonight that my cow, smelt like peppermint.

Why you may ask?

Well Because Gray had the genius idea to put articfical peppermint flavoring

in the play doh...yup that's right...

Our play-doh was scented!

We have the coolest BS ever!!

Where else could you make scented play-doh animals??

Isn't he great??

White Fluffy Kittens

So last night Emma, Gray and I were watching tv and there was a toilet paper commercial. Maybe you have seen it. It is the Royale one with the little kittens in the bathroom and they are playing with the toilet paper. They puff up, like they become fluffier. (it is for softer TP). If you want to see the kittens fluff up go to www.royale.ca .

Anyways, Emma and I being who we are started thinking....what if you accidentally wiped your butt with a fluffy white kitten. Who would want to do that? Can you imagine that? That would be weird...

Now, Mine and Emma's come back is ....shut up or I will wipe your butt with a fluffy white kitten...

All I can say is Thanks Royale for giving me something to post about....

And for my loyal readers, my question for you is what do you think about toilet paper commerials? And which one is your favorite or least favorite??

God's Smart!!

God knew what he was doing when he said we need a day to rest.
And as you can see from the picture I take the day of rest really serious.

Nothing beats Sunday afternoon naps!!!

Thanks for taking a picture of me snoozing Em!!

My Hearts Cry Today

Dear God,

Your word says if we call out to you, you hear us and help. I feel like I have been calling out for years and I am not getting any better. I am trying to believe your truth, but sometimes it is so hard and I feel like giving up. This is where I need your strength. I am so tired of feeling the way I am feeling and like no one out there can help me.

It seems like when there is a hint of light/hope that darkness quickly sneaks back in and everything I have worked so hard for vanishes right before my eyes. This is very discouraging to me.

Father, I know that you love me and that you catch every tear that falls from my eyes. Which comforts me. And I know that I don't always trust you because I am stubborn and like to handle things on my own. But like I have already said, I am tired. I can't do this on my own anymore. I need you to intervene!!

This is my hearts cry to you....

Love Your Child,
Jen

Back To Work

Well, well, the time has come again where I can not sleep until 11am everyday, lazy around and do nothing. That's right I am back to work on Wednesday. I am so excited even though I won't be with the kids until next week. Getting back into a routine, is good for me. My job is only a part time one and I don't work when kids are not in school (like summer, Christmas, March Break, etc..), but I love it. Well at least I did last year!

So if those of you who read this want to pray that I find another job that will fit into my schedule that would be great and pray that I have a good year at the After School Program (ASP) that would be great. I am sure this isn't the last you will hear of the ASP, guaranteed there will be more stories as I begin to work with the kids....

I'm Still Here

Dear God,

I was just wondering if you have been busy lately....Why you ask? Well because I feel like you have kind of over looked me. I know that it is my fault because I haven't been keeping in touch like I should be. And I am truly sorry for that and I am really am trying to be better at it. I just feel that everyone else's lives are beginning to fall into place except mine. It is really frustrating and I feel really discouraged!

On the other hand I know that all things are done in your timing and we sometimes have to be patient! It is just hard to wait while watching everyone else around me seem to be moving forward and I am just standing still!!

Deep down I know you are there and haven't left me at all but I am just having trouble believing it right now...Bear with me Lord, Please just bear with me!!

Thanks for listening...

Love, Your Child ...Jen

This ones for you, Emma!

Once upon a time there was a girl named Emma. She had a marvelous Chicken-hat that allowed her to see into my brain. One day, while collecting gold coins with my pal Luigi we were attacked by a chicken, with ginormous teeth and a pointy horn. Obviously this was no regular chicken. He had a stench of artificial smoke flavouring.

Now when this chicken came after us, we did the only logical thing ... we ran. Luigi and I had a lot of obstacles such as; turtles with wings that dropped bombs on us, fire breathing dinosaurs, catipillar guys with freaky capes and giant puddle jumping, man eating fish, etc. Although we managed to survive all these whacked out obstacles, the giant chicken was still hot on our heels.

You may be thinking, "What does this have to do with Emma's chicken-hat?". This is where our story gets interesting. All of a sudden, Luigi and I heard this ear piercing scream, like a 16 year old girl stumbling upon a big hairy spider. We spun around to see that it really was a 16 year old girl. Not just any ordinary 16 year old girl, this girl had the ability to lure large chickens with her amazing musical tastes. We knew our butts were saved.

Armed with her MP3 player and some of those tiny speakers, the chicken pied piper led the monstrous chicken though the city and away from us. Now luigi and I were intrigued and followed behind at a safe distance. As the last stains of Bono's haunting vocals faded, a mysterious building came into view. It was the legendary Olsen's (West Side....awh yhheeeah).

Our hero led the beast directly to the deli entrance where Mr. Olsen signed for the delivery. The girl had only one condition, that Mr. Olsen save the carcass of the giant chicken. Mr. O thought this was a strange request but agreed gladly after considering how much Smokin' Chickey Turken he could make from this animal.

The girl took the carcass and, knowing rightly well the magical properties of a giant chicken, she got her fash-on in a marvelous smokin' Chicken hat, which gave her the ability to see into my brain.

That girl's name was Emma and what does she see in my brain?

Hey Emma, you're so fine. You're so fine, you blow my mind. Hey Emma. *clap clap* Hey Emma *clap clap*

The End!

The Perfect Place

"And these nails they pierce right through me
But i don't know what this means
And this weight upon my shoulders
Makes me fall down to my knees
And I’m praying to this silence
But I don't know who can hear
And these waves of fake religion
They all echo in my ears
And this is where I fall...

The perfect place for me to fall
Is at your feet 'cause this is
All that I can offer you
To honor you
Cause who I am is what you do"

This is the second verse and chorus to a song by Hello Kelly called, The Perfect Place". I was listening to it the other day as I often do but there was something different about it, it really spoke to me.

I know that there are times in my life where I feel that I am so weighed down by the things of this world that I can not continue and I feel like giving up, and I get so frustrated because I am calling out to God but it seems that He doesn't hear me or worse I start believing the lies of the enemy, that God doesn't care.

Then it happens, I fall! As I am lying there on my knees and I look up, it is then that I realize what has happened and where I am. I have been trying to carry things on my own and not listening to God because he is telling me to let go of them and he will take care of them, but I just don't let go. And I stumble and stumble until I fall. And when I look up, where am I? At the foot of the Cross.

I am so tired because I have been trying to fight the battle myself that I just lay there crying and I am so weak that I can't do anything else. The only thing I can offer God is myself. And do you know what God does? He comforts me, helps me back up and tells me I am his Child and he loves me and how that will never change.
I don't think this post does justice to what the song actually says to me. It is so powerful to me that I can't even express it. This is the best that I can do...