Long week. Still no entry.

My brain is really, really tired. And probably not of the blogging capacity at this very moment. But last night, after such a refreshing chat with my LeAnna, when I was actually inspired, all the computers were off...and the clacking would have aroused the slumbering household. :( Oh well. I'm doomed to be outletlessly inspired, and otherwise writer's blocked.
So, instead of trying to post about all I've been meaning to post about, I'll save it yet again for an evening that I can communicate it sufficiently. :-)

Thank you for our chat, Banana--I read James afterwards, and was blessed my confirmation of our conversation. About worldly wisdom, and the peace, compassionate, right-hearted wisdom that comes from Jesus Christ!

I miss my Anna. She should be back home now--can't wait to hear from you dear!

Jen dear, I'm so sorry I didn't have a blog post for you today. LOL--I'm gonna hear it on Monday, ay? Hope you had a lovely weekend and can smile BECAUSE it's Monday today. :hug:

I miss my HSA traveling ladies and prayer partners--still praying for you all, thinking about you, and hope you're having a wonderfully refreshing weekend! Carm and I kept each other company this past Tuesday. :hug:

RanchWife and Family--praying for you all as you make your way back home with your Sara!

I've had such a looong past two weeks--it's been so blurry, but good even still. The Lord is still on the Throne, no matter the hectic schedule we try to manage, the personalities we come up against, and the things we're called to be good stewards over. :-) This week, we had 20 people at youth group, I went to see the Mummy III with friends, and got the cheapest tan I know: the lawn mower. Only, I'm toast. Like, Mexican-bull-fighting-flag toast. Day 3, and I can still barely stand garments. But there's no getting around things like that--just big aloe vera and little movement. :-)

Hugs and prayers to all--I'll definitely devote everything to a post at the beginning of next week.
--Jen

Not near as interesting as LeAnna's...lol, but this is what she gets for tagging me!

What I was doing ten years ago: 1998...

1. I got a TalkGirl recorder for my birthday and recorded everyone singing, interviewing, snoring, etc.
2. Created and joined countless clubs (with handbooks and handshakes!)with our cousins, that always ended up being soap opera ordeals.
3. Wishing I was a teenager so much I thought I should die.
4. I didn't have many friends.
5. Thinking about starting a newsletter...(friends to follow :p)

5 things on my to-do list today

1. Go shopping, productively. :-)
2. Read three chapters in Foxe's Book of Martyrs
3. Find a graduation outfit for my sister.
4. Read the book of Revelation.
5. Eat and spend at little as possible!

5 snacks I enjoy

1. Pilsbury brownies with peanut butter.
2. Peanut butter pie.
3. A loaded salad...no joke!
4. Rotel and fritos
5. Anything wrapped in a homemade tortilla.

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire: in no particular order! (I liked LeAnna's!)

1. LOL--I HAd to figure it out: Tithe a tenth, $100,000,000, to the Lord. :-)
2. Buy my brother the Camaro he's been dreaming about.
3. Buy my Mom and Dad a home makeover...complete with warehouse and four washers/dryers!
4. Give to ministry/missions/widows-orphans-poor.
5. And buy myself a Portrait Studio.

5 bad habits

1. Procrastination.
2. Putting things where they don't belong.
3. Losing important things.
4. Refraining from spending on expensive things...but buying lots of inexpensive ones!
5. Intimidation.

5 places I've lived

1. San Antonio, Texas
2. Downtown DuQuoin, IL
3. Pinckneyville, IL
4. Rural Pinckneyville, IL :-)
5. And now...in the middle of nowhere...IL. :-)

5 jobs I’ve had

1. Birthday Party Pony Rides Orgranizer/Planner
2. Church Nursery Worker
3. Photographer
4. Nature's 1st, Inc. Office Help
5. Big Sister. :-)

Okay....I tag Bekah and Sara! :-) :hugs:

Jen has decided to post something amazing...

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Happy April Fool's Day. :-)
::BIG HUG::

So Jen decides to post something amazing today...

Happy April Fools Day. :-)

::HUG::

A list of sorts...

Okay, here is my completed list that I would like to stick to for seven days. :-)
*Thank you LeAnna & Anna for the ideas!*

1. Post a blog entry.
2. Embroider one color on an entire quilt block.
3. Read one whole book of the Bible.
4. Take a picture & post it with a caption.
5. Write down one thought everyday, and post them at the end of the week.
6. Spend one moment in solitude.
7. Do something particular for someone else.

My list grew, but there were so many I wanted to do. :-) If you'd like to do this with me, post your list in a comment or on your blog so I know what you're up to! :-) As of now, I've only completed item one...but it's only 10:30 am.

I pray everyone had a wonderful weekend, and pray in your reflection of what your Savior bore for you, feel so incredibly loved today. I do, in a very bittersweetly broken way...but so loved.

I may post more later...with the picture I have yet to take.

Something worthwhile to add to my day...

"Thank you, Father."

'Tis all a day needs.

It's been a few weeks since I posted, and several things have come to my attention. :-) Funny things. Neglected things. And things that are hard, but I know would be to my good. So I thought I'd share them with you--you precious people who I find to be most real and vulnerable with. I said MOST, but even with you, I will honestly confess, I fail to be. I pray to be better, because it's a precious thing and have recently been reminded of it's imperishable value. There are boundaries of extremes...on one side, I know I could be more real with you, my dear friend. On the flipside, there are things that are only meant to be bare before the Throne.

Oh dear, [end of speel] .

I have thought of something that sounds fun! Would you like to join me? Resolutions of sorts, but I won't venture to call them that thanks to the curse of inconsistency with that term. :-) Little things I will devote (code word for "try") to daily for a week, starting Monday 3-24-08. Devotion is easier, beneficial, and so much more fun when you have someone to do/share it with. But only if you'd like to, I just want to throw this out there to do together!

I'd love ideas from you too, and your list doesn't have to be long. The minimum is one item, and the max is up to you! And we can borrow ideas, hence the doing them together. So if you'd like to do this with me, post your list so I can borrow from you!

Here is my list/example thus far, but may be added to when I hear from you:

1. Posting a blog entry *gasp*
2. Embroidering one color on a whole quilt block (do all the green on Mon, then the pink on Tues...)
3. Writing down one thought for everyday (and posting it them at the end of the week).
4. Spend one moment (timeframe undefined) in solitude.
5. Do something particular for someone else.

Mind you, this is daily. And I think it would be fun to swap ideas, and throughout talk about what we're doing. 1) Good habits may come of them and 2) who knows what we can learn together! No pressure or expectations, only what you put on yourself--your blog entry could be just a quote, and your moment in solitude spent driving to work, etc, etc.

What do you think??? Give me ideas!