Coffee Break

I live in Southeast Georgia and FIRE ANTS are everywhere! Even with a professional treating my yard for these insufferable creatures, they still "pop" up (seemingly overnight). Now I have three very active children and 1 dog who loves to lick everything he can, so I have been searching for a non-toxic method to kill these pesky creatures that seem to constantly invade my yard. And I have finally found one and so I want to share with you the link that I found as I "Googled" my question for my quest to kill in a "humane" way and let you know that I have had success with this recipe. The link... http://tipnut.com/ant-killer/ And as I have said...it works!!! Happy summer & be ant free! ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

getting ready to kick off. If you are a Needtobreathe fan or a Taylor Swift fan then you are in for a treat. "Speak Now" tour is kicking off on May 27th and I believe that many will see a great show & receive the good news of salvation through Christ Jesus. For tour dates and locations check out Needtobreathe's website, http://www.needtobreathe.net/tour-dates/ ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

I know that you are really really excited about the Dove Awards this year, and if you want to watch the Dove Awards on Sunday at 7pm on GMC for the full effect, then read no more of this blog OR as I like to say READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! I am going to only give you a couple of the award winners here, but I don't want to spoil the show for you. AND THE WINNERS ARE... Song of the Year : Jason Crabb "Sometimes I Cry" Artist of the Year : Francesca Battistelli Group of the Year : NeedToBreathe New Artist of the Year : Chris August Male Vocalist of the Year : Chris August Female Vocalist of the Year : Francesca Battistelli Song of the Year : Francesca Battistelli "Beautiful, Beautiful" Pop-Contemporary Album of the Year : Chris August "No Far Away" Rock-Contemporary Song of the Year : NeedToBreathe "Something Beautiful" Rock-Contemporary Album of the Year : tobyMac "Tonight" Congratulations to all the artists that we...

had learned more about computers when I was in school! My computer has a "Hidden File" somewhere that decided to mess up my Outlook yesterday afternoon. I am however, very thankful for people who know computers! I just hope that it does not take long to "fix" the problem. It is hard to be at work w/ no email ability. It sort of hinders my work performance! On the upside...my computer works and is not in any danger of crashing -> Blessing! This past week I have been seeking out where God is blessing people. Not just me, but others around me. I find it to be very important to actively look for blessings, because so many times they are in disguise of "everyday life". When something seems to be going all kinds of wrong, it's great to LOOK for the things that are going right! I know that many people would call this being optimistic, but I call it Looking for Blessings. Luke 11:13 says, If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts [gift...

New out TODAY...hot off the presses! The Best Of Mark Schultz by Mark Schultz | CD Reviews And Information | NewReleaseTuesday.com ~Peace & Blessings~Jen

10 Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit by Barbara Weltman Friday, April 15, 2011 http://finance.yahoo.com/taxes/article/111960/avoid-tax-audit-wsj?mod=taxes-advice_strategy Provided by The Wall Street Journal Worried about extra scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service? While you can never completely "audit-proof" your business's income tax return, you can take actions that will greatly reduce your chances of being flagged. Here are 10 ways to avoid a tax audit: 1. Choose your tax return preparer with care. Today, according to the recent National Taxpayer Advocate report, 60% of individuals and even a greater percentage of businesses use paid preparers to do their income tax returns. Yet, preparers now face more intense IRS review. If the IRS believes a preparer is claiming unwarranted deductions or taking other fraudulent steps on clients' returns, then the preparer's clients are at risk for audit. More from Yahoo! Finance: • Most Overlooked Tax Deducti...

Good news for the victims of last months earthquake & tsunami in Japan. EMI CMG Record label Christian artists have donated personal items & memorabilia to a eBay charity auction. Some of the artist include Chris Tomlin, David Crowder & Josh Wilson & funds from the auction will go to the Red Cross for the earthquake & tsunami victims/survivors in Japan. ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

If you do not follow me on Facebook or listen to me on 90.7 WAY Radio, Bart & Jen in the Morning, then this is new news for you, but let me tell you that I am more posting this blog so the next time I have doubt or fear I can come back and read about this day and His Glory & Love. I can only share as I know how...by being me, so here it is...in all its crazy randomness... THE BACK STORY November 2010 : My car starting having many many problems that went unresolved. While it was in the shop, a friend of mine, Tammy, let me borrow her car for the week that my car was in the shop. We got the car back the day before Thanksgiving. 1 week after Thanksgiving a piece of the engine ended up in my oil pan! How that happened, I will never know. December 2010 : Mike and I make an "executive" decision...sell the junk car for scrap. We refuse at this point to pour any more money into this car. We are officially a one car family! Shortly after that, the radio station is bles...

Source is www.newreleasetuesday.com This week, BMI hosted their Annual Christian Awards ceremony at their offices in downtown Nashville and for the third year in a row Forefront’s multi-platinum selling artist TobyMac took home the award of the night “Songwriter of the Year,” making it his fourth win in this category. ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

a week since my last blog. Last week I was on Spring Break with the kids and to be honest with you as much as I wanted to write & blog, I wanted to read and hang with my children more. Now it's Tuesday. I have been back to work a whole 2 days now & to be honest...it is so good to be here. I love what I do! Now I am currently reading this book that is really helping me (and probably not the way that you'd expect). I am reading Eat, Pray, Love and I have already watched the movie. The book, however (as usual), is so much better. Now for me, I am more on the journey of learning how to live without guilt over pleasure and I am really enjoying the perspective that Liz has. OK...so that is only part of my journey. The second part of my journey is music. Music, music, music! I have moved my radio/stereo/record player back into the living room and I'm so hungry for the sound of music that I am enjoying all the music that I have not listened to in such a while. I'm v...

From New Release Tuesday... Check out Mandisa's Testimony & then check out her new album!! Mandisa continues to be a voice of encouragement and truth to women facing life’s challenges. She returns with her new album What If We Were Real on April 5th. Featuring the new single “Stronger”, the album’s theme centers around the masks that each of us wear every day. Mandisa shares that her new record is “all about taking the masks off, and really letting the world see that we as Christians, It doesn’t mean we don’t go through difficult times, doesn’t mean that things are always great in our lives. It simply means we have a relationship with the Savior who is able to bring us joy and peace in the middle of our difficult times.” Selling over 380,000 albums, Mandisa’s music and message continues to connect with fans. Her debut album True Beauty was the best-selling new artist album of 2007, and her second album Freedom received a Grammy nomination. With widespread media coverage ...

Well this week I am taking Spring Break w/ the kids. This was a hard decision for me because I really don't like missing work. I love what I do. But I do love being home too. I am blessed to be a mom that is for sure. Taking to heart what I've been learning in Sunday School I have implimented my MIT's (Most Important Things) for this week. And I am sure that I'll get them all done. Today is fairly simple: Laundry, Blog, Meeting & P90X -> I have completed the blog, working on the laundry (2 loads done 2 to go) and my meeting is at 1pm. I have completed a few other items as well...basic stuff like dishes, making the tea and reading Proverbs 4 to the children. So for Tuesday...Devotion with the kids & then the kids and I get to go through all their cloths and pull out all the winter cloths & donate the cloths that Nichole & Logan have outgrown. That will be an all day ordeal. I also need to call the paper and put the bed & dresser in the for sa...