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is paved with uncertainty. I have to be very honest here because I know that somewhere along this journey it is going to help someone else. I am going to tell you that it has not been an easy week, and I really don't know what is going to happen next. My thoughts are not clear, and my mind feels like a scrambled egg, but I am going to update on the septic situation. Oh and did I tell you that my youngest now has a staph infection? Yeah that all happened on Tuesday. Tuesday: We left the house and stayed at a hotel. I am so thankful for the fast response of my insurance company. I am also thankful for the fast response of ServePro. I had to call and postpone Lil'Man's appointment. My thought on Tuesday: How on earth are we going to pay for all this mess??? Wednesday: ServePro came out and began removing all the carpet. Damage to the house so far has been all the bedrooms, the living room and the pantry in the kitchen. Our insurance company worked diligently to...

confess and speak. Yes indeed. 5 days ago I wrote about being thankful for what could be deemed a "defining moment" out of a bad experience. On Father's Day my husband came home to our water (septic) lines backing up into the house (again!!) Now of course our first reaction was to throw down some towels and call the plumber. We did that and the answer was what we suspected...the septic tank is full (again). Now mind you I just had it pumped out 3 months ago. With all the rain that we have had (like 9 inches in 11 days) our yard is not absorbing the water fast enough. So now we have a "situation". Of course it would be easy to look at the negative, like no extra cash for the fix, or we do not have full use of our home, but I am choosing to look at this as more of an adventure that God is wanting to take me and my family on. I know that He will provide for our need. I am just waiting now to hear what that need is. Yesterday I called the county for t...

 I just wanted to reflect on all that is good in life. It is so easy to get caught up in what is going wrong, what we don't have, or all the injustice that happens to us. Why do we find it so easy to dwell on the negative, the hurt, the pain? I ask myself that question more times than I care to admit. When I was getting ready this morning, I kept thinking of "defining moments" in life. I began to wonder why it is that we tend to draw on a bad experience to make a defining moment. Why can't a good experience become a defining moment?  I realized that it's a lot like looking at film. For those of you that remember photography, when you take a picture the "negative" is what is first developed, but in order to see the beauty that you were trying to capture, you had to fully develop the film until the positive photo appeared on the photo paper. I honestly believe that it is a choice. So today I am thanking God for the defining moments in my...

It seems that every time I turn around there is something else going on. I wonder how it is that life can get so complicated so fast, and then I realized....it's because I'm letting the situation at hand take over the moment instead of allowing it to flow into what God has already planned.   Jeremiah 29:11-13 , "For I know the plans I have for you , declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." As a mom, I have make sure that my children are where they are suppose to be, when they are suppose to be there. I do my best to plan the meals, and clean up after the kids clean up, but every now and again I'm stopped dead in my tracks because of illness or an unexpected storm arises. I have come to realize that when I'm blindsided I have a choice to make (and quick), do I ...

Francesca Battistelli. I really like Franny. My daughter absolutely loves her and keeps up with Francesca on a regular basis. My daughter will be able to meet Francesca this upcoming October, and she is so super excited (and I'm excited for her). My daughter has met many artist and bands over the past so many years, but this...to meet Francesca...is a dream come true for her. So this morning as I was looking around for some good news to share, I came across this great blog from Franny B. I hope you enjoy it, and let it remind you of the blessings you have from your Father in Heaven as well as your earthly father.   http://www.francescamusic.com/content/happy-fathers-day ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

 Update on Sanctus Real Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, June 2012: SANCTUS REAL'S TOUR BUS INVOLVED IN FIRE - UPDATE ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen

The seventh studio album from multi-platinum and award-winning band MercyMe, The Hurt & The Healer, has hit the Billboard 200 top albums chart in a big way, landing at No. 7 & No. 1 on the Christian SoundScan chart. During its debut week, the album reached No. 10 on iTunes’®. MercyMe is currently dominating radio with the album’s title-track lead single is sitting high at No. 1 this week on two charts: Billboard Christian AC Indicator and Soft AC/Inspo, and rose to No. 2 at AC Monitored. “The Hurt & The Healer” also continues to climb quickly upward at CHR, spending this week at No. 11. ~Peace & Blessings~ Jen