Captivating

Introducing Helaina Joy!

2011-06-17T15:46:00.003-06:00

Born May 9th @ 10:02 am
7 lbs 14 oz
20 1/4 inches

We couldn't be happier!

Goodness

2011-04-15T22:57:00.002-06:00

Its been quite a few months since I've blogged anything! Life has been, well, life. The pregnancy has been going well, and now we only have 4 weeks left! Thats just crazy to me, but we are so excited and honestly can't wait! I am certainly ready to not be pregnant and definitely ready to just get the whole labor thing done and over with. Baby Helaina Joy will be here before we all know it, and life will be a little bit more interesting and sweet. ;)

What a year...

2011-01-14T08:41:00.004-07:00

Every year is full of new challenges and new blessings. 2010 was definitely no exception! Here's just a quick run down of how our year went.

Our Jeep died...8( RIP Serenity
My sister got married!
Steve and I got jobs at KRTV, working in a field that we actually went to school for! Not necessarily the field we want to work for, but definitely a step in the right direction.
We were finally able to move into our own apartment!
We were blessed with a Ford LTD Crown Victoria!
In one week we found out that KRTV was cutting my hours from 29 to 12 a week, and that we're pregnant!!!
Its a girl!!!! We're due May 13th! 8) Can't wait!

Those are obviously the big things, and no year would be complete without a few challenges throw at you, they are what help us grow and mature. And they are a great time to be reminded that God is faithful. We look forward to what 2011 has to offer, the good, the bad and the ugly! 8)

Changes

2010-09-26T08:57:00.002-06:00

Ah the one constant thing in life. Change is always happening, every day, all around us and we must change to. Change is generally hard for us to deal with, mostly because its not what we wanted. But its what life is about, nothing stays the same. Except God. He is always faithful and always there for us. And I am thankful that I can rely on him to always be the same. He is my constant when the world around me is changing at a pace that I'm not ok with.

Big change is happening in our lives once again and like the old saying goes, when God closes one door he opens another (or a window, I've heard both). More on that at a later date though. ;)

Music makes me whole

2010-08-14T23:21:00.001-06:00

Going with my amazing husbands blog theme, about all the things that make him complete, awesome blog, check it out! Music is a big part of who I am. Its my passion, its my connection to God, its my connection to my heart and soul. There is very little in this world that inspires me more.

Here with me

2010-08-02T02:43:00.006-06:00

When life starts to overwhelm me, I have to turn to God and just sing. Plumb is my favorite Christian artist! This is one of the many songs that I love to sing with when I'm overwhelmed.

In my head I have dreams
I have visions of many thing
Questions... longings in my mind

Pictures fill my head
I feel so lost instead but
Lost doesn't seem so bad
When you are here

It doesn't mean anything
Without you here with me
And I can try to justify
But I still need you here with me

In my heart I had hope
Built on dreams I'll never know
Answers to love left behind

Visions filled my head
I felt so trapped instead but
Trapped doesn't seem so bad
When you were here

It doesn't mean anything
Without you here with me
And I can try to justify
But I still need you here with me

I can't do anything without you
You give me strength to do anything
I can't be everything I try to
You saved me from the everything
I couldn't be

You saved me

It doesn't mean anything
Without you here with me
And I can try to justify
But I still need you here with me

It doesn't mean anything
Without you here with me
'cause after all is said and done
I still need you here with me

Need you here with me
I need you here with me

I have a dream

2010-06-13T17:12:00.004-06:00

Ok I have a lot of dreams...

Owning a house, making every part of it ours. Okay I'm a bit obsessed with this one. I love searching Google images and making folders on my computer of designs and examples of what I want. For example: I am in LOVE with European front doors.

Like this yellow one.

But not just the door, every element around it!

And like this blue door.

Basically, I want to live in Europe, but than again I want a yard, an amazing beautiful Montana yard! So why not mix my Montana with other amazing things! I'm also in love with basically anything Moroccan and somethings Bohemian, and our house will be amazing and different and fun!

Anyway, the actually reason I started this blog... I have a dream. I want to home school our kids! A LOT! And every time I read Me Ra Koh's blog about her children and her adventures in home schooling, it stokes the flame. Steve and I talk about it a lot. And we talk about all the lessons we want to do and the field trips we'd take them on, and it just keeps stoking the flame. Its become something I'm strongly passionate about. Its not for everyone though.

And of course that dream is attached to the dream of having kids, which its just not time. Which of course is attached to the dream of having our own home, which its just not time. But I hope that one day they are all more than just dreams...

Why we sing

2010-06-09T09:01:00.004-06:00

I've been looking over the Mars Hill Music Website and it has a section about why Christians sing, and I just love it!

"A big group of people singing together is odd. It really is. Other than a baseball game or occasional birthday party, people don't usually stand around and sing. But we do every Sunday at church. Why? For starters it is a part of our history and tradition. We come from a long line of people who sing to and about God. From King David to Martin Luther to Bono, men and women have often expressed their faith, whether in painful cries or through gushing praise, with singing. The reasons behind this aren't always clear, but the power of music is undeniable. It seems to tap into deeper and more honest places than words alone ever could. It has been said that music is the language of the soul. We believe it."

For me worship is the most personal and deeply intimate experience. (outside of marital bliss) 8)

Although...

"Does music = worship? No. In spite of the fact that 99% of our "worship times" are singing, these words are not interchangeable. Music is to worship as Q-tips are to cotton swabs: one form of a bigger thing. We can sing without worshiping God, and we can worship God without singing. Ultimately, worship is an activity of the heart. Words, songs and actions are simply expressions."

I love worship music, there is nothing that moves me more.

Captivating

2010-06-04T04:12:00.002-06:00

Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul.

"Every woman has a beauty to unveil.
Every woman.
Because she bears the image of God. She doesn't have to conjure it, go get it from a salon, have plastic surgery or breast implants. No, beauty is an essence that is given to every woman at her creation."

"It is nearing the end of the sixth day, the end of the Creator's great labor, as Adam steps forth, the image of God, the triumph of his work. He alone is pronounced the son of God. Nothing in creation even comes close. Picture Michelangelo's David. He is... Magnificent. Truly, the masterpiece seems complete. And yet, the Master says that something is not good, not right. Something is missing... and that something is Eve.

She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish not with Adam, but with Eve. She is the Master's finishing touch. Eve is...breathtaking."

How anyone can say that the bible is sexist, clearly doesn't understand the bible or god's heart towards women. Why would God bestow the power to carry and birth life to woman if he is sexist?

Living life and loving it

2010-05-31T03:39:00.001-06:00

I'm a simple girl who loves simple pleasures. I love my husband, most importantly I just love being near him, laughing with him. I love snuggling up to my husband and watching movies. I love my kitties, I love watching Ethan glide through doorways like a ghost and watching Sebastian bat around his little red ball. I love watching thunderstorms, majestic, dangerous and exciting. I love eating ice cream, its creamy, cold deliciousness. I love God and every beautiful thing he's made for me. That's right its all for my pleasure. ;) Everything else is just an added bonus or a speed bump.

Faith

2010-04-01T21:22:00.000-06:00

I was lost, now I am found, I was in the dark, now I see the light, I was broken, now I'm whole. This is me. My testimony.

It's not an accessory. It's not my political view. It's not my religion. It's not a building. It's not an amazing group of people that I get to see every Sunday. It is who I am. A follower of Jesus Christ. He's as real as the air I breathe. He's the one who picked me up and made me whole. He's my strength. He's the reason I'm generous. He's the reason I have no fear. He's the reason I have hope. He's the reason I can breathe when I feel like I'm drowning. He's the reason I can wake up every morning. He's the reason I have an amazing relationship with my husband. He's the reason I don't define myself by my weight, wealth or looks. He's the reason I don't fear death.

{Beautiful History}

I have made mistakes
and I have been afraid
I have felt alone
Then you called my name

Things were crashing loudly
Happening all around me
But you're still small voice
Was all that I could hear

I am here
I'm holding you
You'll make it through this
I am here, I am here

You have to see this! A blog from the husband.

2009-04-26T14:46:00.000-06:00

So as a one year wedding anniversary gift to Jason and Alisha we wanted to give them their wedding DVD. Well we kept running into style problems. How could we do the cover and DVD label. Well Jenn thought why not make it look like Moulin Rouge, her favorite movie. So she did it.So after all of this looked amazing. I thought we should do something for Jason since this was geared towards Alisha. And we knew Jason loved the show Supernatural. So we wanted to make a picture for him that looked like a poster for the show. Compare the two and see the amazingness of my wife. We took from a couple different pictures, but mostly this one.
The original. The remake.
I helped get the car in there and made the lights look like they are on, came up witht the slogan whichwas nothing the shows slogan is Sometimes life seems... Supernatural. And I found the font. Yes, I love this picture so much that I want my name in there too, but all the really great things about the picture is from my lovely wife. So enjoy. And if you want something like this done for you let us know.