Hey all! Looking forward to going to Jubilee (anniversary celebration for our medieval group) this weekend, but a tad nervous. So a quick shout out to my praying readers-please send some prayers to our Heavenly Father for safety for us and for me.
Okay better finish my tasks
Smiles,
Jenn

I am so very thankful for the words of encouragement re: the blog and my family member. I need to stay focused on showing grace and not becoming angry or spiteful.
Last night, I had a long talk with my mom-in-law. She gets it.
I continue to covet your prayers as I attempt to "love from a distance" this person in my family. I hope God will grow them and grow me. Maybe someone will come to personally know Jesus through this; I can only hope.
Smiles to you all!

Jennifer

Today, I remember with much fondness, Grandma Rose. I do not think there are birthdays in Heaven, but if there are Happy Birthday. We think of you often, miss you and love you. You were not "my grandma" but the last 8 years or so you let me "claim you" and refered to me as your granddaughter when we ran into your friends while out and about (it only happened a couple of times ,but man it made me feel good).
I feel badly for my 2 sickies-Frankie and Jewel. Frankie gets precious few sick days at work so I now he is truly sick when he calls in (he gets "pointed" once he is out of those days and can't use vacation days, etc). Jewel was sick last week. I thought she was just tired yesterday and today so I endured her complaints and pushed her along with daily life. This a.m. I was frustrated she was not getting up and ready (she is a night owl, not a rooster-or whatever female bird arises early). Just to appease her I measured her temp via ah she was at 99.9. She was only wearing her p.j. jop (she refuses to wear the bottoms) so I know it was not a false temp from being cozy in blankets & p.j.s
Okie that's all. Work is good ,but busy.
Still trying to deal very well with what happened with my family member.
ta ta for now~
Jennifer

Well something that I thought would never happen has happended. As many of you know some icky stuff happened in our family this past summer. Since that time things are much improved. Thank You JESUS!
A person in my family has decided she no longer wants to have a relationship with me because I am not making "intelligent decisions".
Oh irony at its finest.
A part of me is truly hurt; this is another betrayal. We have not been close in years because she does not understand things about Cannon. I could go on, but why? I have been very hurt for a long time. There is so much more to the story but this suffices.
I guess I just leave it in the Lord's hands and try to continue being who I am. My goal is not become too angry and forgive.
It really stinks being in the spot I am for many reasons.
I guess I will learn and grow some more. So far, my parents answer has been "that is just the way she is" I shouldn't be surprised. She could never do anything wrong unless she hurt my mom and then it was major PANIC. tee hee anyway..
Pray for me y'all this really opens up a lot of wounds for me.