Resolutions.

Okay so I know that the new year has come and past. Resolutions at this point have been attempted then without little thought forgotten about. There are some things that I would like to be more consistent at. I would like to start working out more. Not because I am worried about my weight but because it is healthy and high cholesterol and heart problems run in my family. As a result i should probably keep my little heart healthy. I would also like to memorize more scripture. I am going to attempt to memorize five verses a week. If I succeed at the end of the week i will post them for all to see. If I fail I will post something about how much of a loser I am then anyone who reads this blog can give me grief about it.
One other thing is I am going to not eat sweets for a month. I did this last year around this time and thought it would be a beneficial endeavor. My friend Alexis and I are going to keep each other accountable. If anyone knows my flock group knows that it is infamous for the desserts so tonight could be trying. Well anyways just thought i would let everyone know. Well have a good week. :)

Chad's Wedding

A week ago from last Saturday, my brother, Chad got married. He got married to a girl named Stacey. If you are non familiar with my family my step-mom's name is Stacie as well. My sister, Bree also married a guy named Brian. My little brother's name is Bryan. So I have decided that in my family there is some unwritten rule that you have to marry someone with the same name as someone in the fam.
They decided to have a really quick and small ceremony because Stacey's Grandma isn't doing well. Okay so here are some pictures from the wedding. :)

Yay for clothes!!!!

A dear friend of mine took me shopping and bought me jeans, shirts,a dress and a jacket. She totally surprised me and i was truly blessed by her kindness. I was reminded of God's faithfulness. He has always provided my every need, whether great or small. I thought of these verses today:
"You cannot serve God and wealth. For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!" Matthew 6:14-30

God is so good! Who am i to worry about my finances when he promises to provide my every need.


"Thank you Lord for the peace you give that surpasses all comprehension. If i am willing to cast all my cares on you, you promise to guard my heart from worry. I love you and am so thankful to be your child!!! AMEN! "


:) Jenaya

Peacefully Protesting Abortion...

Ryan invited me to go with him on Monday to planned parenthood to peacefully protest abortion through song and prayer. It's in my nature to protest things and i believe strongly in ending abortion, so I decided without a ton of thought to participate. Ryan had been there the previous week and had given me some amount of insight as to what to expect, but I was surprised at how it affected myself. When we got there a kind old man named Bud gave us signs to hold and had us sign a peaceful agreement form. For over an hour we prayed and sang songs. While we were petitioning God to end abortion we also worshiped and praised him in the process. Bud spoke so passionately about his desire to end this evil that has been transpiring legally for over 30 years in our country. He was sincerely heart broken for the unborn children that die everyday.

The Lord really helped me see his heart for these children and i was truly moved by Bud and his desire for abortion to end. He not only talked about how horrible it was, but he put in to action his beliefs and stood up for what is wrong. I was challenged to do the same and am thankful for the opportunity presented to me by Ryan and am glad that i accepted. If protesting is not something that is for you than i challenge you to do what is the most affective way to end abortion: pray fervently that the people in our country will see truly how heinous this is and how it is not some thing that should be supported. Pray for mothers who are contemplating the decision that God would send someone to help them, Pray that the doctors and workers that enable abortions would see how wrong it truly is. Ultimately God is the one who will change this and he asks us to pray.

" If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
2 Chronicles 7:14

The treasure principal.

Sorry for the lack of blogs lately, I could say that I've been busy but we all know that is a lie. :)
The truth is I really haven't had that much going on. Well I just started this book by Randy Alcorn called the Treasure Principal and I wanted to share and excerpt from it.

"When Jesus warns us not to store up treasures on earth it's not because wealth might be lost; it's because wealth will always be lost. Either it leaves us while we live, or we leave it when we die. No excpeptions.
Imagine you're alive at the end of the civil war. You're in the South, but you are a Northerner. You plan to move home as soon as the war is over. While in the South you've accumulated lots of Confederate currency. Now, suppose you know for a fact that the North is going to win the war and the end is imminent. What will you do with your confederate money?
If your smart there's only one answer. You should immediately cash in your confederate currency for the U.S. currency- the money that will have value onve the war is over. Keep only enough to meet your short-term needs.
As a Christian, you have inside knowledge of an eventual upheaval caused by Christ's return. This is the ultimate insider trading tip: Earth's currency will become worthless when Christ's returns-or when you die, which ever comes first. (And either event could happen at any time.)"

I really enjoyed his analogy to the civil war. It would seem silly not to trade the confederate currency for the U.S. currency. If you didn't you be a very foolish person. But so often I don't but my treasures in heaven where it will last but in the temporal things of this world. I was challenged this morning as i was reading this to change the way i view money. The money that i have like Alcorn says will leave me. So I am going to try from now to think of my treasures in heaven because that is what lasts.
Well thanks for listening.
:) Jenaya

the days of an unemployed bum....

"God does not expect sucess he expects faithfullness"
-Mark Canady

The speaker at my Ecola reunion said this and it just stuck with me. I think that it pretty much explains the last couple of weeks. I think sometimes you think that you have to be a success at life but God just wants you to be faithful to him and he will guide you. That doesn't always mean that he will guide you into a prosperous lifestyle in the way of money. Okay off my soap box for now.
I did get a job offer for a deli/coffee shop but it is only twenty hours a week. So we will see what happens.

So since being umemployed i haven't had a ton of excitment. In consequence i haven't had anything to write about. I did move in with my grandma which to say the least is an adventure.
Well until next time.

:) Jenaya