meant to love

Happiness

2012-02-01T14:54:00.000-08:00

So I mentioned a few blogs back that I was searching for a job. A job other than the full time job that I currently have. A job other than tending to children, the laundry, the house, helping out at the church and making sure Roger has a sane spouse to bounce ideas off of. For some reason I have decided to start a LOT of new things all at once. For starters, we got a dog. That's new

Dog Verses Children

2012-01-26T07:42:00.000-08:00

The kids had been asking for a dog for a VERY long time. I mean, they have only been alive for 6 1/2 and 3 1/2 years but ever since they could talk they have been asking for a dog. I always had a dog when I was younger. I was born into a family that owned a little cocker spaniel. Dogs have always been a part of my life but honestly I never really took care of a dog. Yep, my poor dad always

My son, the genius

2012-01-26T04:55:00.000-08:00

So there I was, taking a little cat nap on the couch, when all of a sudden I felt a small tap on my shoulder. "Hey mom. Look at this thing that I made with my legos." I rolled over, half asleep, prepared to give my mommy pretend excited face, when all of a sudden I saw THIS.

She's going to HOLLYWOOD!

2012-01-19T11:24:00.000-08:00

Oh my GOSH I am so EXCITED for Lauren Mink! She is a Georgetown College Graduate from Winchester, Kentucky and she is going to HOLLYWOOD. I'm pretty sure the whole winchester/georgetown college community is as excited as I am to see Lauren on American Idol. The girl has a VOICE. I'm so glad America is finally able to hear it. We both went through 3 horrid semesters of

Update on my cardiologist appointment

2012-01-17T20:26:00.000-08:00

I apologize for the lateness of this post. I have had several people, call, corner or text me to make sure things went well at the doctors office since I updated a post the day before heading to the doctor but haven't updated anyone with information after I got back. Last Thursday my cardiologist appointment wasn't suppose to be until 2:30pm. I had it all set up that Roger would come home to

Jimmy Boy Comes Home

2012-01-17T20:24:00.000-08:00

The Animal Shelter called us today (tuesday) around 2pm to inform us that our application for the dog had been approved and that we could come pick him up. Check out THIS POST about how panicked I was. I told them we wouldn't be able to get him until tomorrow since we needed to get all the supplies ready. Plus, I was still a tad bit nervous about whether or not we really needed to add a Dog

Come Pick up Your dog

2012-01-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

I'm kind of panicking. The Animal Shelter just called and said that we could come pick up our pet, that our application has been approved. WHAT? I thought we would have a little more time to think this whole "getting a dog" thing over. I mean, I was pretty sure I wanted to get a dog, this dog, but I honestly have been trying to process the whole thing. The whole "having something else to tend

Cardiologist Appointment Tomorrow

2012-01-11T10:10:00.000-08:00

I have a cardiologist appointment tomorrow. I am a tad bit nervous about it. Well, actually I am plum near terrified. I haven't been feeling very well lately. I am currently wearing a 30 day halter monitor to record these episodes that I have been having and for the past week the episodes have increased. I can still function during the episodes, they aren't bothersome enough to knock me

Epiphany 2012

2012-01-10T15:59:00.000-08:00

What do a Pastor, a Seminary Student, a Biologist, a Teacher, a Lawyer and a Personal Trainer all have in common? No this is not some kind of a joke. do you give up? They are a few of our friends!!! Although our lives have changed a LOT in the past few years we still all remain close. You know those kind of friends that you can just let loose with and spend hours and hours talking

Our Grand Adventure at The Seelbach

2012-01-09T17:23:00.000-08:00

Life for the past month has been CRAZY but good. Roger finished up his semester with papers and exams, while I prepared for Christmas, tended to two hyper active children and job hunted. (yes, I am headed back to work in the outside world. The details of that will have to wait for another blog.) By the time Christmas was over we both looked like hell and felt like death. The day after

Home Makeover: Hand Me Down Edition

2012-01-02T13:00:00.000-08:00

I really envy people who have an eye for decorating their home. I REALLY REALLY envy people who have time to decorate their home. For years I have read through blogs, magazines and walked through the most beautiful houses, with that inner dialogue going on, "jess, you can do that. look how beautiful that is" I have crafty little ideas popping through my mind at all times of the day and

How Lucky We Are

2011-12-30T16:49:00.000-08:00

I am exhausted. It has been a long time since I have had to function on so little sleep. Roger and I got to the hotel room 4am our time, 3am Nashville, Tn time. The Zac Brown Band concert was great! I loved the energy of the big venue. I have never before experienced that. I have always wanted to attend a big concert but people have always discouraged me, saying that I wouldn't like it,

Country Songs That Make me Smile

2011-12-23T16:16:00.000-08:00

So I am standing in my kitchen listening to my country station on Pandora, drinking a glass of wine. It's another lonely friday night. Roger has to work late. Christmas Eve is tomorrow. The kids are super hyper. I am antsy for a date night. I'm tired of these friday nights full of sweat pants, old college tshirts and a bottle of wine. I NEED a date night. TAKE ME ON A DATE DANG

sharing an old journal entry from college

2011-12-18T19:35:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was looking through some old journal entries from back when I was in college. Now keep in mind that when I graduated from college in 2007 I had already been married for 3 years, had a 2 year old son and a job as an orderly at a state psychiatric hospital. It was a CRAZY time in my life that I look back on now and feel that it made me a stronger person. I wrote this journal

We are nearing the end of the semester!

2011-12-13T14:42:00.000-08:00

Welp folks, it is nearing the end of the school semester! Which means I am seeing a LOT of this..... And this....... The poor husband is completely worn out. This is his last year of seminary and by far the hardest. The good news is that the kids are still thriving in this exhausting environment! Paul is still enjoying sneaking around the house playing practical jokes and

Anna's 7 days of Terror

2011-12-11T14:16:00.001-08:00

The past 7 days have been pretty darn interesting in the Jasper House. Anna Catherine is my ENERGY child. She goes and goes and goes and when she gets tired she goes even more in order to keep herself up. She is the child that tests my patience on a daily basis. She is child that I believe God gave me to make me a more humble person. On Tuesday evening while I was sitting in the living

Talking with the Cardiologist

2011-12-07T09:45:00.001-08:00

This morning I had my annual pacemaker check up. It doesn't matter what the news is, every single time, the whole car ride there is filled with anxiety and the whole car ride home is filled with tears. Throughout the year I don't allow myself to dwell on the fact that I have a serious heart condition. I just go on living my life and dealing with the stuff that each day brings. But for some

Wendell Berry

2011-12-03T16:58:00.001-08:00

I just now got a chance to read a small section of the Wendell Berry book, Traveling at Home, that Roger got me for our "12 years together" anniversary. I have yet to read any other author that mesmerizes me and moves me with their words like Wendell Berry does. His books have been the only books capable of evoking so much emotion from me. While I am reading them I truly feel lost in his field

Applying for a Job

2011-11-30T11:18:00.001-08:00

I just finished applying for a job. yep, that's right, a JOB. A job other than the mom job that I have had for the past 6 years. Well, I don;t know if you would say that I have been full time stay at home mom for 6 years but I've been a mom that long. I've only been a full time, no other job but the mom job, for 3 1/2 years. It's been wonderful, crazy, exhausting and a BLAST but I have GOT

Parenting is a life long commitment to love unconditionally

2011-11-22T04:43:00.001-08:00

This morning after getting Paul fed, dressed, teeth brushed and backpack on, he made a gasp, "oh no, my book is due back and I haven't read it yet." I immediately thought he was talking about a library book but then he explained to me that he had reading homework that was suppose to be done. I was confused. Every day as soon as he gets home I check his backpack and folder for papers

I have been busy......

2011-11-17T16:35:00.001-08:00

.......making this cardigan for my husband. unfinished back unfinished front We are coming up on our 12 year (dating) anniversary and I wanted to make him something VERY special for the occasion. Something that he has been asking me to make him for years. I just love that man so much and feel so incredibly blessed to have him in my life. He makes me laugh, holds me when I cry

Book Signing

2011-11-12T07:17:00.001-08:00

Hello Saturday! Roger left the house around 7am this morning. I got up when he got up to take a shower so I could have a little bit of alone time this morning before the kids got up. I am always such a better mom when I get that alone time in the morning to read, eat and pray. Roger's first book signing is this morning in FRankfort, Ky at the Kentucky Book Fair. copy and past this link

I am not good with titles

2011-11-11T15:13:00.001-08:00

Oh boy, here it comes. Here comes the I am tired blog. That dreaded blog that readers role their eyes and say "if only she knew how blessed she is." Yep. This is THAT kind of blog, so if you don't want to read a blog like that then I would advise you to stop reading. Like seriously, I would stop reading right now because I am getting ready to start the rant. I am sooooooo tired. Not

they actually cleaned the kitchen

2011-11-10T15:37:00.001-08:00

I don't know what in the world is going on but my children are actually helping me! Ever since they could "help" I have let them. They are always following me around "helping" with the house chores but tonight I actually sat back and watched as they completed a chore. I wanted to cry that Roger wasn't here to see it but hopefully they will keep it up and he will be here to see our children

I just want to be a sheep

2011-11-09T18:50:00.000-08:00

Like I mentioned in a previous post, the kids went to the grandparents house this past weekend. I usually help out with the nursery sunday school that Anna is a part of (often times she is the only child in there) and this week Mrs. Karen B was teaching the lesson. Although Anna wasn't there we did have one child show up!! For the craft Mrs. Karen, who is a former kindergarten teacher