Much to Say About Nothing

So really I have nothing much to say. This is really for me just to empty my thoughts out~

Our weekend was a good one. Even though Josie has been coughing and had a green nose just like the rest of the kids around, we are standing tall. The doc. called in some meds for her and of course they kinda make her cranky. We vegged out all weekend, therefore putting me in a cranky mood....

Friday I got off early, so I ran before I picked Josie up from school. We played outside till JJ got home and decided not to go out to eat but order pizza instead. Bad decision! Neither of our stomachs can handle that kind of grease. JJ fished on Saturday to prepare for our Sunday School fish fry this coming week. Josie and I stayed in our pjs all day till we were forced to leave the house so we could pick up her RX. JJ came home and cleaned the fish. Josie was a little bit more brave this time wanted to touch them. I made heart shaped pancakes for supper to celebrate to special day. I of course had to, just had to, put chocolate chips in mine.

Church on Sunday was great as always! Bro. Jacky has been teaching on the Bride of Christ. Mom kept Josie after church so JJ and I could get some things around the house done. Well, he worked on his car all day and I cleaned and piddled around some. I actually got to paint a picture.

Monday I was off for President's day --- Josie and I just hung out and played at home. Didn't really do much. Went and bought groceries, took a nap, cleaned up some.... I will be so glad when it warms up so we can at least go outside and play.

I AM RUUUNNNIIINNNGGG!!!!

My sweet husband is taking me on a selfless trip for Valentines Day and our Anniversary.....all for me!!! I can not wait! A trip all about Jennifer????? What?? I have never had one of these! How awesome is this! How awesome is he for doing this! Ok, so we are going to Nashville, TN in April for the Country Music Marathon! He is going to wait on me for two hours while I run!

I have kinda made a commitment to myself to only run races that I feel support things that are close to my heart or things that I believe in....Not just raising money for silly stuff.

While dabbling around online one day I came across this race. It is raises money for the lymphoma and lukemia society. I was actually trying to find the color for the support of lymphoma. JJ's mom passed away when he was 16 years old due to a four year battle with lymphoma and lukemia. And since everyone in the world knows that pink is breast cancer awareness, I just really wanted my own color to support. ALSO, JJ's mom was an avid runner and a very athletic woman. Since I never actually met her, this is the one thing my mother-in-law and I can share and the thing that I can do in honor of her. This makes the race even that more special to me.

So here comes the training part. I have about 11 1/2 weeks to train for a 1/2 marathon. Thatis

13 miles. I am so ready! Some days are hard though. Especially when I want to eat junk!! Like last weekend~ I had two bday parties - And of course I had to eat the birthday cake at both of them! But my desire for coke is slowing fading away... that is totally God, because I love coke! HERE I COME!!!! RUN FORREST RUN!

Finishing up my Birthday...

So JJ has been telling me for years that my bithday only lasts for one day, but in my mind in goes on for days! Party on! I told you I love birthdays!! I just get so excited.....just a kid at heart.

So I got my gift from him last night when he got home from work! Drum roll please~~~~~~~

I got a treadmill!!!! Now it is time to run, run, run! I love it...... I ran a mile last night without stopping and I am very proud of myself considering I have only ran once since I had Josie. I used to could run for days when JJ and I where dating.....But then we got married and I got lazy. So now my new challenge to myself, in front of God and everyone,is to start running 5ks and such! My first run is on January 31st and a group of us are running for Mrs. Denise at the Conquer Cancer Run. I am so pumped. I hope and pray that I stick to my new hobby!

The Best!

So yesterday was my 29th birthday. But let me backup to Friday. Josie's daycare called me before I even got to work. The dreaded phone call. So I had to go and pick her up and tempted to take her to work with me for a few hours to try and get a few things accomplished. But I don't think my co-workers/friends appreciated the screaming baby, so we left. We went and played with Josie's best friend Haize, because at this time I really didn't think she was sick. I just thought it was her teeth dealing her fits. We threw a little get together that night for some our greatest friends who just completed a 26 mile marathon. But then she got sick again! What is the deal! So all day Saturday she just laid around and my sister and brother-in-law were coming to celebrate my bday and his. My mom was cooking a great feast that Jason and I had requested! That is always the plan. Mom always cooks whatever you want for your birthday. So in our case we had roast, turnip greens and turnips, fried squash, corn bread, and pound cake...YUM!


On to the big day!!!!! We slept in and did not go to church because Josie had been sick. Which was kinda sad b/c we were planning on going out to eat after church with friends from Sunday School. But it ended up being a way better day. JJ and Josie made one of their famous home made birthday cards! They are great! Then JJ made waffles and we laid on the couch till about 3pm. In the mean time, ALL of the best people in the whole world called or sent a text! I have the greatest friends in the world. I love you all! I had two visitors~bringing gifts of love/food! I forgot to mention that JJ's aunt had sent me a gift in the mail, which it is always fun to get a present in the mail!


So here are a few of my presents that I received for my big day! I love birthdays by the way! I think they should be celebrated in a very big way!



Sewing basket from my sister and a dress pattern


Old radio and $$$ from mom and dad ~~ i have loved this radio since I was little

Tee made me a cake ~ YUM!!



Painting canvas and sugar babies from Brittney + she and Scott called and sang their rendition of Happy Birthday!




Winn Dixie Cake and Flags from Maggie Leigh! Note that the cake is almost gone...
Did I mention that I have awesome family and friends!?!

OK, so at this point Josie is still kinda sick and JJ has not given me his gift yet, but it has still been the best birthday ever! My mom has agreed to keep Josie so JJ and I can go out to eat. Yay! We had a great great great time, just me and him. It has been along time since we have been on a date. But this one was different...since it has been so chaotic at home with a sick little girl, it was nice just to sit there in the peace and quiet. I even drank two cups of coffee with my dinner which I new would not effect me. What a nice evening! So about my gift. I am not getting it until Monday afternoon! Bummer!

All in all, I love you friends and family for making this 29th Birthday the best ever!

To my friends.....I love you !

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FUN QUIZ

Thanks to B for the tag! I can only answer each question with one word. Here goes:

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair color? yuck
4. Your mother? hilarious
5. Your father? meek
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? huh
8. Your dream/goal? many
9. The room you're in? office
10. Your hobby? outside
11. Your fear? disruption
12. Where do you want to be in six years? content
13. Where were you last night? church
14. What you're not? bold
15. One of your wish list items? Paris
16. Where you grew up? odenville
17. The last thing you did? reservations
18. What are you wearing? dress
19. Your TV? annoying
20. Your pet? Charlie
21. Your computer? black
22. Your mood? content
23. Missing someone? always
24. Your car? truck
25. Something you're not wearing? necklace
26. Favorite store? many
27. Your Summer? awesome
28. Love someone? deeply
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? past

He Restores My Soul

So as I have thought alot here recently about the last year, what I have accomplished, what I didn't accomplish, what was meaningful, what changes were made in my life (either bad or good), and how I want 2009 to be soooo different ----God has really gotten my attention---and it has really gone even deeper than the last year. On January 18th I will be turning 29...therefore making this my last year in my twenties, I know, tear, such a sad time. Ok ok, so moving on and back to my point I have started thinking about all the things I have accomplished, or not, in my twenties. AND I only have one more year to go out with a BANG! I am going to say that this past year has not been the best one of my life spirtually--WOW, ok i said it! There have been times in my life that I have definetely been alot closer to God and appreciated him and our relationship more. This year together has not been good, therefore making me a nut case!

My daughter will be 18mo. on Saturday and I have wasted so much time not being the mother I thought I always would be. JJ and I will be married 7 years in April, and this past year, behind MY rose colored glasses, has been the absolute pits for me. I have made MYSELF miserable and everyone around me. I think I stole my own joy. So many times in life we tend to blame satan, but the problem is actually just us being selfish. I guess as I look back I should have prayed with Josie more and maybe treated JJ with the respect that he deserves.

Our Life Discovery class went to see Fire Proof one Sunday after church and of course I cried my eyes out. It takes alot to make me cry these days. I have let my heart get rather hard in the last few years. I guess after being told not to be a doormat for so long, you tend to become callused and start losing emotion. GOD WILL TAKE AWAY YOUR TEARS!!! Oh how I pray that they will come back. Back to the movie, after going to the movie, our church decided that we would start the Love Dare book on Sunday nights. YAY!!! Something that will make my husband change his ways and see how wonderful I am! Study me, study me!

XXXX wrong! I was way off base, did God ever jerk a knot in me!!!! This is the hardest book ever! The very first dare in the book is patience. Well if you know anything about me, I am the one who stands at the microwave and cuts it off with 5 seconds left to go. NOT patient. I could barely move past the first dare because every day, and still learning today, to shut my smart mouth and be kind. Maybe JJ was not as selfish as I thought. Maybe all of this time that I thought he was the problem and and after all of the bitterness I was building up inside was because of me reacting in an unGoldy manner. Oh did I mention, I hold on to things, begrudgingly, and don't talk about them.

So with all of that said, I am sure I left out something or said too much, I love my husband so much, he is the absolute perfect man for me and the one God wanted me to be with! I am so thankful to him for all that he does.

I am so amazed by our beautiful daughter! Sometimes I think about how awesome she is! I mean truly awesome. She is such a funny little person and cracks me up constantly. She can put a smile on my face, when I am in the worst mood. She has made me a better person already, but now I will strive even harder to be the example I need to be, not only for her, but for my sanity and those around me.

To go back to my title, I was reading a devotional last night about restoration because I am need of true restoration. I want my joy returned. But God is also going to nourish my soul back to health! Life gets so fast paced and we get so lazy. We quit making time for God like we should. That is were it begins. Just reading a verse or two a night just doens't cut it. You have to really dig deep and spend time with God if you want Him to show up in your life.