Saturday, June 7, 2014

Happy Birthday Little Bro...

Happy Birthday Simeon! (a day late:)
My little brother is now 2 and is everywhere, all the time, doing everything with his siblings. And what a joy to have him as a sibling. I am thankful for all of my brothers and sisters and I wouldn't trade anything for any of them.
They make life exciting.
They never slow down.
They is always noise.
They always love you and what to impress everybody.
Sure, I do get annoyed by them at times. And yes, it is very loud 3/4 of the day. And I also feel like I could ground them for a very long time ( if I had the authority:)
But all in all, I love them dearly and I am so thankful and happy that God has given them to me. They have taught me a lot of things themselves that I could never learn from anybody else and they also bring out the best in me and the worst that I need to work on and that I need to ask God to help with.
But they almost always make me laugh and I have needed that this past year. They help you forget pain and bring you comfort. They help you live in the present and not in the past. And they make you happy when you are sad. They care and want to help.
~Taylor, who is 13, does a lot with me. We go a lot of places together and live our daily adventures with each other.
~Gracie, who is 7, asks me every morning if I slept alright and asks if I am in pain. She makes sure that I know that she is praying for me.
~Ethan, who is almost 6, enjoys bringing my momma and Taylor flowers. And me flowers, along with frogs disguised as flowers:)
~Christian, who is 4, makes sure everyone is happy with each other and likes to snuggle and gives you and hug and a kiss when you need it.
~Simeon, calls me Jo since he can't call me Jordan, and wants to tell you everything! He wants to read with you and sit with you and follow you.
~Jubilee is a joy! Sweet and smiley! Can't beat that:)
I love you all!
Love your sister,
Jordan

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Lamentations 3...

Lamentation 3:22-33
'The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
"The LORD is my portion,"  Says my soul. "Therefor I will hope in him." 
The LORD is good to those who wait for him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salivations of the LORD. 
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in him youth. Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him; let him put his mouth in the dust- there may yet be hope; 
let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults. 
For the LORD will not cast off forever., but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion. According to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he done not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men. '

Lamentations 3:46-48
' "All our enemies open their mouths against us; panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction; my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughters of my people." ' 

Lamentations 3:58-63
' You have taken up my cause O LORD; you have redeemed my life. You have seen the wrong done to me O LORD;
Judge my cause. 
You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me, you have heard their taunts O LORD,
all their plots against me, the lips and thoughts of assailants are against me all day long. Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the object of their taunts. 

I was reading in my Bible the other day and these verses stick out to me and I just wanted to share them. Have a good Sabbath.