I could not wait to write this blog, I even told Christie, read it, it will be good. Last night our guys played in a softball game for the church league, and this lady supporting the other team, acted as if she missed the boat on sense. I was like really, you're kidding. There was a play that went our way, which was controversial to the other team, and this lady went wild. Our very next batter, fouled a ball off and it hit the umpire, this woman says, well that is what you get when you don't play fair. I was like are you serious, surely she didn't say that. Then she started screaming, come on guys we know who is on our side, I was like ok who is she referring to, surely she is not insinuating our team doesn't have God on our side, but low and behold she was. This made me angry, and after listening to her scream for another 5 or 10 minutes, I was like ok someone needs to shut her up before I do. Sorry, that would be the red head coming out in me, but not very Christian like on my part. Well I guess she finally realized we were whooping her team, she finally quieted down, or somebody told her to hush, who knows. But folks, when you are out supporting your church team, you should not act like a complete crazy person. Yes I know I am out there yelling for our guys, and if my husband makes a bad play, I am the first one to tell him so, but this, people was insane and over the top. I know people can get crazy with competition, I am married to a very competitive person, all or nothing people, all or nothing, but even he couldn't top this. I was embarassed for her. So as they were walking off to leave, I saw this woman, and she was one mad lady, and I made eye contact with her, and I smiled at her with the biggest smile I could muster out, and she looked at me as if I lost my mind, but I felt good about that, because yes I could have been ugly, I could have said some things to her, but what would that have done, I would not have been any better than her. In her mind she was probably thinking who is the cheese ball smiling at me, but in my mind I am thinking this is what God would want me to do. So the lesson folks you never know when your actions make a lasting impression on someone, whether good or bad, because I can surely say I will not forget this lady none too soon.
Have a good day everyone.
Jennifer
Miss Diva's Mommy
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Learning the hard way....
I have learned the hard way not to be so stubborn and hard headed. If you ask Philip I am very stubborn and hard headed, and if my mind is made up there is no changing it, no way, no how. When I am of strong opinion of something, I can plant my feet in the ground, and give no room to be budged. My daddy told my husband on our wedding day, I will pray for you, you will need it to deal with my stubborn and hard headed daughter, I love her, but there won't be very many battles you will win with her. HA. Love my daddy, but dang he could have scared the poor man away. But after being with me for 3 1/2 years already, I think he already knew. Bless his heart. HA! Don't take this as me being all out mean, because I am not. I believe I am loving, nurturing, a person who loves everyone, and a person who takes pride in the family and friends in my life, I am a Christian, working on the strong part as we speak, and there is more I could say, but then I would feel as if I am being boastful, or proud, and I am not gonna go there. My point is this, I learned these past few weeks, there is one area in my life I can not be stubborn or hard headed about, it is my walk with God, because he is leading the way and showing me my path. This has been so hard, because the first thing I want to do is dig my feet in the ground, and not be budged. Well it ain't happening, and God shows me this, I have met my match. Low and behold, there is someone out there, who can outwit my stubborness. God does work miracles. Ben Beasley preached Sunday morning, and his message was great, he said we as Christians are God's love letters to man, what does my letter say to man, would my love letter woo a non-believer to become a believer, I am unsure, and I know I better get sure real quick. I need my light to shine and I need people to see me shine. I pray for this daily. I know God is working on my heart and he is showing me where my direction in life needs to go, and I am sure when my stubborness kicks in, I will have to be guided back to the right direction. Pray for me in my walk with God, that I will allow him to have complete control, and that I will not dig my feet in the ground so far I can not be budged, pray I will try new things, I will not be afraid, and I accept wholeheartedly my spiritual growth.
Jennifer
Jennifer
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Dear God
Dear God,
I thought I would write you a letter to say thank you. I want to thank you for showing your presence to me so much this week. I want to thank you for giving me comfort when I felt like all hope was lost, like I have felt the last few weeks. You God, alone, are the only one who truly knows what I have been feeling, and you have taken my pain away, and replaced it with peace. I want to thank you for the man you gave me to be my husband, I thank you for his love and understanding, and I thank you for showing me how to be more gentle hearted towards him. I truly know I am loved by him, and even though things are never always perfect, I know when I am sad, hurt, mad, or just plain crabby, he is the one I can turn to, to give me the tlc I need. My husband is truly my best friend. I want to thank you for showing me that when I feel like I can not catch my breath, because life is way too busy, to slow down and enjoy your creation. I often feel like I am in a whirlwind and I can't stop, so I know I can call out to you, and ask you to show me how to slow down and just say enough. I want to thank you for kicking Satan to the curb this week, when he entered into my home, I want to thank you for showing me that me and my husband are stronger than we give ourselves credit for. I want to thank you for opening my husband's heart to adoption, which is an idea we are exploring, and we know through prayer, and if it is your will, it will be done. We have not given up on you as far as having a child of our own, but we also realize that we might be ignoring something you have been telling us along. We pray for a child for us to have, love, and nuture, so if it is your will for that child to come to us a little different than we expected, then it will be done. Most of all God I want to thank you for loving me, even when I shouldn't have been, thank you for never turning away from me, even when I turned away from you so many times. There is no greater love than what you have for your children, and at times I am overcome with emotion thinking of that. It is almost uncomprehensible. Thank you God for your love, your forgiveness, and for making me who I am, I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Jennifer
I thought I would write you a letter to say thank you. I want to thank you for showing your presence to me so much this week. I want to thank you for giving me comfort when I felt like all hope was lost, like I have felt the last few weeks. You God, alone, are the only one who truly knows what I have been feeling, and you have taken my pain away, and replaced it with peace. I want to thank you for the man you gave me to be my husband, I thank you for his love and understanding, and I thank you for showing me how to be more gentle hearted towards him. I truly know I am loved by him, and even though things are never always perfect, I know when I am sad, hurt, mad, or just plain crabby, he is the one I can turn to, to give me the tlc I need. My husband is truly my best friend. I want to thank you for showing me that when I feel like I can not catch my breath, because life is way too busy, to slow down and enjoy your creation. I often feel like I am in a whirlwind and I can't stop, so I know I can call out to you, and ask you to show me how to slow down and just say enough. I want to thank you for kicking Satan to the curb this week, when he entered into my home, I want to thank you for showing me that me and my husband are stronger than we give ourselves credit for. I want to thank you for opening my husband's heart to adoption, which is an idea we are exploring, and we know through prayer, and if it is your will, it will be done. We have not given up on you as far as having a child of our own, but we also realize that we might be ignoring something you have been telling us along. We pray for a child for us to have, love, and nuture, so if it is your will for that child to come to us a little different than we expected, then it will be done. Most of all God I want to thank you for loving me, even when I shouldn't have been, thank you for never turning away from me, even when I turned away from you so many times. There is no greater love than what you have for your children, and at times I am overcome with emotion thinking of that. It is almost uncomprehensible. Thank you God for your love, your forgiveness, and for making me who I am, I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Jennifer
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Westerfield's
Well, Philip and the men's church softball team played last night, and lost. Boo!!! But it happens, if I could just get my husband to realize that, and not take it so hard. He is his hardest critic, and he pushes himself further every time. It's all or nothing with him. We wonder why his nephew is like that. HA!
I must clean my house tonight and do laundry, because I don't want to be busy all weekend, I want to enjoy it and relax a little.
I can not wait to get in the pool, and relax, maybe get a tan this year, yeah I doubt it, I will just freckle. HA!
Well not much to say today, hope everyone has a good day.
Jenn
I must clean my house tonight and do laundry, because I don't want to be busy all weekend, I want to enjoy it and relax a little.
I can not wait to get in the pool, and relax, maybe get a tan this year, yeah I doubt it, I will just freckle. HA!
Well not much to say today, hope everyone has a good day.
Jenn
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Westerfield's
Another Monday gone, now on to Tuesday....
Last night was the church men's softball game and they kicked butt, 12 runs in the first inning, the team as a whole is great, and there are some ball players on the team. Really glad Philip is having fun, I am wore out, but what else would I be doing.
Vacation bible school is right around the corner, and I am super excited. It will be my first one, doesn't that sound awful, but I never got to go to one growing up, and never got asked to help anyone before. Sad, I know, but it's all good.
We are on countdown until our Atlanta trip with the kids, 56 days, seems like alot, but it will be here before we know it.
I have had to call out Satan for trying to be tricky in my home, and it has been a battle, but I feel like we have won. Nothing major has happened, it's just some emotions me and Philip have both had to deal with and for the first time in a real long time, neither one of us knew how to handle it, all I could do is cry out to God to send peace and comfort and ask for mercy. I know in my heart he listened because I feel a sense of peace
I don't want anyone to think there is something wrong with mine and Philip's marriage, we are solid, it is nothing to do with us personally, just other unhealthy people in our life, for the first time in my life, I realized Satan can manifest in human form. I believe he did this, so we could not fight back, well how wrong was he, because we are, with God right there with us. That's about all I can get into about that, but welcome any and all prayers.
Well have a good day, everyone.
Jenn
Last night was the church men's softball game and they kicked butt, 12 runs in the first inning, the team as a whole is great, and there are some ball players on the team. Really glad Philip is having fun, I am wore out, but what else would I be doing.
Vacation bible school is right around the corner, and I am super excited. It will be my first one, doesn't that sound awful, but I never got to go to one growing up, and never got asked to help anyone before. Sad, I know, but it's all good.
We are on countdown until our Atlanta trip with the kids, 56 days, seems like alot, but it will be here before we know it.
I have had to call out Satan for trying to be tricky in my home, and it has been a battle, but I feel like we have won. Nothing major has happened, it's just some emotions me and Philip have both had to deal with and for the first time in a real long time, neither one of us knew how to handle it, all I could do is cry out to God to send peace and comfort and ask for mercy. I know in my heart he listened because I feel a sense of peace
I don't want anyone to think there is something wrong with mine and Philip's marriage, we are solid, it is nothing to do with us personally, just other unhealthy people in our life, for the first time in my life, I realized Satan can manifest in human form. I believe he did this, so we could not fight back, well how wrong was he, because we are, with God right there with us. That's about all I can get into about that, but welcome any and all prayers.
Well have a good day, everyone.
Jenn
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
What Woman of the Bible are You?
Me and my sister in law, Kitsy, were talking and she told me she took a quiz on what woman of the Bible are You? After talking with her about this, I decided to take the quiz @ www.quibblo.com, (type in what woman of the Bible are you in the search bar), and this is my results....
Ruth- the meaning of self sacrifice for what is true. You do so much with little regard for selfish needs. A strong, good, and faithful woman. God has blessed you. Ruth 2:12
I really hope this is how people perceive me. I hope my unselfishness shines through, and that people know without a doubt I am a strong, good, faithful woman.
If you get time, take the quiz and see what results you come up with, I would love to hear feedback from y'all on what your results were.
Jenn
Ruth- the meaning of self sacrifice for what is true. You do so much with little regard for selfish needs. A strong, good, and faithful woman. God has blessed you. Ruth 2:12
I really hope this is how people perceive me. I hope my unselfishness shines through, and that people know without a doubt I am a strong, good, faithful woman.
If you get time, take the quiz and see what results you come up with, I would love to hear feedback from y'all on what your results were.
Jenn
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Faith
Faith…
What does the word Faith mean to you?
According to Wikipedia it means to have confident belief or truth or trustworthiness in one person, concept or thing.
I have always thought of our God when I think of faith.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
—Ephesians 2:8-9
When people ask me how do you know God is out there, how do you know he hears you, I always say I believe by my Faith. Don’t get me wrong, there have been numerous times, I thought for sure God was ignoring me, only because I had been ignoring him for so long. I am sure we all have had our faith rocked, I know I have had. Where things seem so bad and you cannot get from under it, you think I am all alone; God cannot help me through this. The problem is, we are not seeking God out during these times. I have a huge problem, because I like to be in control, with letting God take it and handle it. I am stubborn, and I am sure he is growing weary of the tug of war game we constantly play. Lord, know this, I am working on it.
I have lived through two divorces with my mom and dad, then my dad and step-mom, due to me being so young with my mom and dad’s divorce, I can’t remember being sad over it. With my dad and step-mom, it rocked me hard, I couldn’t believe after 17 years of marriage, it was over. That was the first time I had someone tell me I look through rose-colored glasses, because we were a life of dysfunction. Now when I look back on it, I see how all things involved were not good. I was so angry at God, I cried out to him, how can you let this happen, how can you tear this family apart. Why, God, Why, I cried this out every morning and every night, for months. I began to rebel, as you might say, and I had not a care in the world, I began to self-destruct, and if anyone got in my way they were coming down with me. This went on for awhile, then I hit rock bottom, almost lower than rock bottom, and I couldn’t do anything but cry out to God, please help me, please help me with this, because I cannot do it alone, and at the age of 21, I was saved. I was baptized at Country Woods Baptist Church in Byram, Ms, by Bro. Rob Futral, I will never forget that day, and it was so serene for me. I will not sit here and lie and say everything has been peaches and cream ever since, I lived through another dark time with Philip, the devil waged war on our lives, and for a short period of time, he won. After I couldn’t take it anymore, once again I cried out to God, please get me out of this, please I can’t go on like this, well God did get me out of this, he got both of us out of the situation we were in, he healed us, physically and spiritually.
So, on to the point, yes I have been rocked hard, I have been angry, I have cried out more over things than I care to, but no matter, whether I accepted it or not, God was always there, he never left me. I have pushed him to the side, numerous times, I have ignored his guidance, and taken over when I felt like he wasn’t moving fast enough, but every time he has shown me, He’s Got This, I need not worry. Have Faith and it will all work out. I have learned when I cry, God cries along with me. I am not alone, no matter how alone you might feel in this world, you will always have God. I do not envy people who do not God and Jesus Christ, but as my Christian duty, I know I need to try and bring someone to know our God and Jesus Christ and what they have done for us, and the great feeling it is to have them in your life. God gets all the glory in my life, and I am so thankful for my Faith, and that believing in my Faith enables me to know God is with me.
Lord, I pray for those who have not yet come to know you, which if there is one thing I can do as your child, to bring them to know you, please show me the way. I am thankful for the Faith I have, and thankful for having you in my life and that you will never leave me.
In Jesus Name I Pray
Amen.
What does the word Faith mean to you?
According to Wikipedia it means to have confident belief or truth or trustworthiness in one person, concept or thing.
I have always thought of our God when I think of faith.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
—Ephesians 2:8-9
When people ask me how do you know God is out there, how do you know he hears you, I always say I believe by my Faith. Don’t get me wrong, there have been numerous times, I thought for sure God was ignoring me, only because I had been ignoring him for so long. I am sure we all have had our faith rocked, I know I have had. Where things seem so bad and you cannot get from under it, you think I am all alone; God cannot help me through this. The problem is, we are not seeking God out during these times. I have a huge problem, because I like to be in control, with letting God take it and handle it. I am stubborn, and I am sure he is growing weary of the tug of war game we constantly play. Lord, know this, I am working on it.
I have lived through two divorces with my mom and dad, then my dad and step-mom, due to me being so young with my mom and dad’s divorce, I can’t remember being sad over it. With my dad and step-mom, it rocked me hard, I couldn’t believe after 17 years of marriage, it was over. That was the first time I had someone tell me I look through rose-colored glasses, because we were a life of dysfunction. Now when I look back on it, I see how all things involved were not good. I was so angry at God, I cried out to him, how can you let this happen, how can you tear this family apart. Why, God, Why, I cried this out every morning and every night, for months. I began to rebel, as you might say, and I had not a care in the world, I began to self-destruct, and if anyone got in my way they were coming down with me. This went on for awhile, then I hit rock bottom, almost lower than rock bottom, and I couldn’t do anything but cry out to God, please help me, please help me with this, because I cannot do it alone, and at the age of 21, I was saved. I was baptized at Country Woods Baptist Church in Byram, Ms, by Bro. Rob Futral, I will never forget that day, and it was so serene for me. I will not sit here and lie and say everything has been peaches and cream ever since, I lived through another dark time with Philip, the devil waged war on our lives, and for a short period of time, he won. After I couldn’t take it anymore, once again I cried out to God, please get me out of this, please I can’t go on like this, well God did get me out of this, he got both of us out of the situation we were in, he healed us, physically and spiritually.
So, on to the point, yes I have been rocked hard, I have been angry, I have cried out more over things than I care to, but no matter, whether I accepted it or not, God was always there, he never left me. I have pushed him to the side, numerous times, I have ignored his guidance, and taken over when I felt like he wasn’t moving fast enough, but every time he has shown me, He’s Got This, I need not worry. Have Faith and it will all work out. I have learned when I cry, God cries along with me. I am not alone, no matter how alone you might feel in this world, you will always have God. I do not envy people who do not God and Jesus Christ, but as my Christian duty, I know I need to try and bring someone to know our God and Jesus Christ and what they have done for us, and the great feeling it is to have them in your life. God gets all the glory in my life, and I am so thankful for my Faith, and that believing in my Faith enables me to know God is with me.
Lord, I pray for those who have not yet come to know you, which if there is one thing I can do as your child, to bring them to know you, please show me the way. I am thankful for the Faith I have, and thankful for having you in my life and that you will never leave me.
In Jesus Name I Pray
Amen.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Westerfield's
Well it's Sunday, which means that dreaded day of the week is next. I do love Sundays though, we woke up late this morning, and I don't think I have ever seen me or Philip get dressed that quick, we made it to Sunday School on top of that, woo hoo.
The weekend was nice, Friday night the kids spent the night with us, and Philip and Michael had to be at the ball field at 7:15 am, they got to play two games, the rest was rained out, so it was nice to not have anything to do but hang out, the kids and Kitsy hung out at our house, until after 4 or 5.
Philip has two games this week, so it's going to be another chaotic week
I really pray the people here in Mississippi and in the other states who were affected by the storms have strong faith and know that God will see them through this.
I must confess I have not been exercising like I should, it's been so busy for us, but I made myself a promise I would get back on it tonight, my goal this time is 25 lbs, and I have to get on it to make it.
Well I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Jenn
The weekend was nice, Friday night the kids spent the night with us, and Philip and Michael had to be at the ball field at 7:15 am, they got to play two games, the rest was rained out, so it was nice to not have anything to do but hang out, the kids and Kitsy hung out at our house, until after 4 or 5.
Philip has two games this week, so it's going to be another chaotic week
I really pray the people here in Mississippi and in the other states who were affected by the storms have strong faith and know that God will see them through this.
I must confess I have not been exercising like I should, it's been so busy for us, but I made myself a promise I would get back on it tonight, my goal this time is 25 lbs, and I have to get on it to make it.
Well I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Jenn
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