Jessica Defined

I believe in God.

I believe he created the universe and everything in it.

I believe he created man, And gave man the god-like ability to create.

I believe in free will.

I believe in worship, And that it is a daily decision to recognize and obey God.

I believe in Heaven and Hell, That Heaven is an eternity in God’s presence, And Hell is simply eternity in his absence.

I can’t wrap my mind around a fire and brimstone Hell of eternal torture.

I just don’t buy it.

 

I am a Christian.

I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, That he died for my sins, And that he rose again in the third day.

 

I guess I could also be considered a Heretic:

I believe in evolution, or at least in its possibility.

I do not believe in a 7 day creation.

I believe the Earth is millions of years old, or at least I am very convinced!

I’m not sure I believe in a worldwide flood,

And I believe in the possibility of the extra terrestrial, or life on other planets.

 

 I believe in the church,

That it is the body of Christ,

That it is worldwide and should be completely unified,

And that if you don't participate in its efforts, Then you have no room to complain about its shortfalls.

 

 I also understand the necessity of denomination-

To define a set of acceptable beliefs and practices,

Because too many non-denominational churches divide and crumble over disagreements concerning biblical interpretation.

 

I am a Strait Edge Girl.

I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I don’t have sex outside of marriage.

(However, I think weed should be legalized.)

 

 

Depression is an old friend.

I am familiar with him, and he with me, and I’m okay with that.

 

 But Anxiety is a different story.

I hate anxiety.

It effects my life every day

And I would do anything to destroy it.

 

 I believe in God’s loving grace.

It is sufficient.

At times it is far more.

I lay my burdens at his feet and he carries them for me.

Sometimes he carries me.

I owe my life to grace.

 

 I am…

Defiant to the bone.

Strong willed.

Short tempered.

And often unmotivated.

 

 I am not…

A positive thinker

A people-pleaser

A peace keeper

 

I…

Love.

Forgive.

Try to understand perspectives and motivations.

Admit when I am wrong and will be the first to apologize.

Do NOT expect people to live by what I believe unless they claim to believe

And do NOT judge the lifestyles of those who do not believe.

 

I HATE…

Holding grudges, even when it is so hard to let it go.

Being misunderstood without being given the chance to explain myself.

Self-indulgence, self-centeredness, self-rightousness, self-worship.

Arrogance.

 

I LOVE…

FAMILY.

Purity.

Beauty.

Truth.

Passion.

Community.

Peace.

 

I like…

Photographs/ photography-

(I’m no good at it but I sure do appreciate it).

Clothes, jewelry, hair, and other girly things.

Ohio and all four weather seasons.

Lakes, boating, trees, picnics, and flowers.

Novels.

Reflective writing.

Letters.

Movies.

Romance.

Home.

 

I aspire to be…

A lifelong learner.

A lifelong friend.

A flexible, open-minded educator who cares and makes a difference.

A supportive and loving daughter and sister who can always be counted on.

A forever faithful, encouraging, understanding, and affectionately loving wife.

A good, righteous, adoring, unconditionally loving mother who raises godly children,

And a dedicated disciple of God- always surrendering, always loving, always trusting, always obeying.

My Apologies.

OK, it was a reeeeeaaaalllyy hectic week, and so I got nothin' for ya'. I didn't even get a chance to upload pics to Photobucket in order to make LJ pic posts.

SO lame. I have so much to show and write about and no time to do it. Time to myself is steadily decreasing as Adry gets more and more independent-- I spend my entire day chasing after him. Seeing him grow and learn new things EVERY DAY makes it SO worth it, though. I really need to tell you about all of it. I promise I'll work on it this week, and bring to you many great posts next Sunday :-D!!

However right now I am sitting at a table full of people who want to play games, so I must sign out.

Until next Sunday.

TWO MORE WEEKS LEFT OF LENT!

He must be a Sanders kid!

Adry likes going barefoot.
He likes going pantless, too.
As a matter of fact he is completely naked in his swing right now and he's never been more content.

I know what's in my future, now...
A little adolescent Adry running around the neighborhood (and everywhere else he can get away with) barefoot and in shorts in the dead of winter, refusing to wear a coat.
hmmm...
...Jacob is 15 years old and he still goes out in the snow barefoot and wears short sleeves and no coat in the middle of a blizzard. After raising a barefooted daughter my mother has accepted it now, I think. Or maybe she just gave up. She never tells him to wear a coat or shoes anymore... (I don't think she has bothered buying coats for him, either haha.)

Adry also LOVES his swing (as a typical Sanders kid would) and rock/punk music. Forget the happy little baby songs. He gets down to My Chemical Romance, The Cat Empire, The Fratellis, Ghoti Hook, Billy Talent.... Nothing settles him down faster than a little rock n roll (not even kidding. He will stop crying the second I turn it on)

...I should maybe go get dressed now.

baby bath time

He LOVES bath time :-)

Infant Acne.
Aw. Poor Fella.
He seems to have come down with a case of BabyZitMania.
Anyone know anything about it?
Such as-- is there anything I can do to help it? How long does it usually last? Might it cause scarring?

Adry and Daddy

**Notice the thick upper lips, the thin little turtle lips, and the clef chins. I think they are gunna end up looking just alike!

WELCOME TO the not-so-pretty side of MOMMYHOOD

-A city of whiteheads on my chin. Yuck!
-Notice the wide and sleep-deprived eyes.
-My favorite is the hair, of course. It's a nice touch.


OH MY GOSH, but he is SO worth it:




...as long as he's on my lap I'm a happy girl.