I Love Music!

I love dancing, yes. I also love music-very very much! There seems to be a song for everything...a song that makes you happy....a song that makes you cry with bittersweet memories...a song that makes you glow like the sun on a warm fall day...a song that describes you perfectly....a song that always makes you feel alive again....a song that never fails to make you laugh hysterically....a song that describes awesome cowboys and/or country boys....a song about football....a song that draws you closer to God....a song that reminds you of God's promises...a song that makes you feel better about yourself....a song that brings to memory a tragic event; a historic event; a memorable occasion. There are so many songs out there, pretty much a song or two for everything. I don't know bout y'all, but when my day is going really bad, I plug into music, Christian, Country, or otherwise, and it helps make things better.
What kind of music do you enjoy the most?
-Simply Jen

Dancing!!

Oh goodness, how I love to dance! Foxtrot...Waltz...Rumba...Swing...Triple Swing...Salsa...Cha-cha...Cupid Shuffle...Copperhead Road...Two Step...Boot Scootin' Boogie; you name it I love to dance it! I take lessons with our Montgomery County 4-H Dance Project, hosted by Mrs. Stephanie Noman. She's learned all she knows from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in the Woodlands, in the Portofino shopping center downtown in the Woodlands. Stephanie's awesome, and choreographed a routine along with Todd Combs, one of the co-owners at AMS, for Round Up last year. I can't wait to get started again this year!!!
-Simply Jen

She who runs with Goats =)

 As I was playing and frisking with my babies, my Lil Nips, it hit me. I'm not a hugamongous horsewoman; I'm good with horses and I love them,, but something seems missing. Although I love fish, reptiles, and amphibians, something wasn't right. There's so many things I want to be good at; I want to be a good with horses...with people...with baking...with guitar playing...with handcrafts...with domestic chores.

        Although I can be good at and with these things, my true love is Goats. I'm She Who Runs With Goats, a Goat Mama. I am and always will be-there's no changin' that. I can still work with other animals and love them, but I'll always love my goats more. God showed me that today, when my sister bought her horse, Peppy; I was so bummed because although I love and work with horses, I dont have quite the connection she does. Then I went on a photo scout and landed in my goatie pen. I ran and played, kissed and snuggled, fed and frisked with my Lil Nips, and realied that I'm a Goat Mama, I truly am She Who Runs With Goats, and my new blog title is The Joys of a Goat Mam
Thank you God for Goats!!

-As always, I'm simply Jen

  

Driver's Ed

Hey y'all please keep me in your prayers as I'm learning to drive, and my parents as well!
-Simply Jen

Accepting Ourselves, and the Importance of Friends

The Sun Blush Rose

These roses are my absolute favorites! Every time a Sun Blush rose bud blossoms into a gorgeous rose, I am reminded how much God loves me. I like thinking that these beautiful roses are a gift to me from God, because of the way I feel so touched and loved whenever I see them and smell their lovely fragrance. God has blessed me in many ways, and a lot of times I forget because I am human. Even though I am a pastor's daughter, I am still human; I am not perfect.

However, God made me the I am. A lot of times I need to be reminded of that, whether from a close friend or from my own revelation. Accepting the way we are isn't always easy, but God will give us the strength to do so if we only ask Him.

Have you accepted the way you are? This is something I pray about daily, and sometimes I slip up and have a meltdown about it. Sometimes it takes a good friend to calm me down and face the facts, sometimes it takes a thorough reading of the Bible to get me back on track. Then I have to get things right with God, dry up my tears, and decide to thank God that no matter what, He loves me and knows I'm beautiful, on the inside and out.

God gave us friends to lean upon for encouragement and support; He placed people in our lives for us to encourage and support; He gave us friends to love and to create good memories with; He gave us friends, so we could uplift each other, and keep us focused on God and His glory.

Friends are a true blessing. Have you thanked your friends today for being there for you? For creating sweet/hilarious/never-ending memories? For uplifting you daily, and helping you always remember that God knows everything,-He is NOT ignorant to the happenings of the world-has everything under control, and loves us more than we can ever imagine?  

With love to y'all,

 -Simply Jen