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My Crazy Blissful Life.....


So, for my own sake, I decided to start more of a personal blog-- a sort of journal-- well, let's face it..... I really just wanted to start fresh. :) I am committing to myself to blog once a day, not only for my own sanity, but also to capture some of the moments of my everyday-- some of my deeper thoughts and feelings-- not only so I can look back and remember what this time in my life was really like.... but to also hold myself accountable -- to growing in my walk with God.


These are my 5 beautiful, sweet children. I love each of them so uniquely and completely-- it doesn't seem possible to love them all so much. I wish I could say the kids you see above are exactly as you see-- every moment of every day.... no, I take that back... I don't wish I had kids like that. Perfection is so overrated. Instead, I celebrate the reality of my every day- and that is this.


Most of the time, I have no idea what I'm doing. Parenting is so flying by the seat of your pants. No child is exactly the same as any other child-- and what worked beautifully for one doesn't work at ALL for the other. It's a series of hits and misses-- successes and failures-- but mostly, parenting shows you who you really are. It's convicting in a raw "how in the world did I mess that one up" kind of way. There is much God has shown me about areas of my own character that need to be refined as well as shattering any hopes I may have had to maintain a "picture perfect" life. It's all in the crazy, blissful moments that I get to learn -- moments that make me more teachable than I'd ever be without them. I am looking forward to chronicling my journey here... and being real-- the way we were meant to be.

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  1. KheApril 13, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    Love ya Jenn. Praying you are continuing to hold yourself accountable that you may each day grow that much stronger and deeper in your relationship with God. May your heart be open always to the things He is teaching you through life's crazy-blissful moments. I know I enjoy seeing and hearing how God is present in your life.

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