Wow I miss ya'll

Ok, so I haven't written in months, and haven't been good about journaling anywhere since I got back from France- but this is a quick note to say... I MISS YOU GUYS... all of the SGE'ers from this summer...and Leadership Academies from this year and last year...and all of you peer mentors...and well - I just miss all ya'll.  So BE IN TOUCH.. love ya, and I'll write more later.

Peace!

Still Alive

OK, it's been forever since I posted- and I am just getting really bad at writing anything here- but life is full as always, and things just keep on being interesting.  Right now the computer that I have lived with over the last year (Tim's hand-me down, but one I am very comfortable with) is going to be worked on because the Seminary was struck by lightening last week and it got FRIED...yep...my computer needs life support.  It may not have been fabulous, It may have been a hand me down from my big brother..but I still loved it........... and it makes me sad...........

In other news- I miss you all.... you leadership Now people....send us an e-mail- let us know how you are... Brucie---- come down to Lancaster and go out with Courtney and I (and Ben...maybe Troy...anyone local actually)....  Anyhow miss ya'll- Ive gotta go cry over my hardware...

J

Youth Event

Saturday will be the 6th annual youth event, and I am starting to believe someone has put a hex on it- so any prayers you can send our way (for sunshine and a great time especially) would be much appreciated!

Currently Listening Stupid Girls Pt.1 By Pink see related

Girls Gathering

So, tomorrow is our Girls Gathering event and I am really looking forward to it.  We have two fabulous LTS students helping - Sarah, and Jen (sarah has helped at lots of stuff, but it will be Jen's first time with us- YEA!).  Courtney has arranged for such great food... the topic seems interesting (though we'll see if I can really manage to make it as good as Girls and God has been- no easy task considering that Julia and Anabel are AMAZING).  Anyhow- we have 15 wonderful girls coming (we know some of them, so we can say that legitimately).  And it's just going to be a blast. 

As far as my personal life goes- Isaac is funnier than ever- he really is just a wild and crazy- and funny --little man.  Scott is finally starting to run again, and that is a great thing.  I am, for the first time in months, feeling like I have broken through the dark cloud (depression) that had me trapped since - well- probably December.  And my parents- well- everything can't be perfect.  Things with my Dad get tougher by the day, but I am feeling less guilty about not being the perfect daughter who fixes everything for them.   And so- it's as good as I can hope for right now. 

On that note- Hope you all are enjoying Spring's arrival (of course, every other week we seem to have a warm flash followed by cold again- so we'll see how this goes).  I almost never do this- but I found a fun little poem to share as we move into April.  It's by Greg Kelly, is called "I Fear Not the Wrath of April" and can be found in the book "Daybook for New Voices" Edited by Maren and Maria Tirabassi:

I fear not the wrath of April

Although the arachnids rise from their winter chambers and approach me with

meanacing jointed legs

I fear not the wrath of April

Although territorial cat fights wake me at 3:00 am

I fear not the wrath of April

Although the fisher cat once again pierces the night with its morbid cry

I fear not the wrath of April

Although the pollen makes my nose dysfunctional

And I feel the stingers of 137 wasps in my eyes

I fear not the wrath of April

For the snow has melted

Another season that the Lord created has arrived

The fields are now green and ripe for frolicking.

So- i think I relate to that because i am an arachnaphobic, frolicker with allergies- but i hope others might find it a neat little poem too.  Ok- blessings everyone- and especially a Happy Birthday to my hubbie Scott on April 01, and one of my favorite guys in the world- Brucie - on April 02.  Love you guys!

Blessings and Peace- Jacq

Currently Reading Yarn Harlot : The Secret Life of a Knitter By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee see related

So, here we are again

Ok, it's a week later - and some things have gotten better (thanks Ben, Kari  & T-roy for youth event help)...and some have gotten worse (more bad news about youth event space).... And things are a mixed bag for my personal life- this weekend will include on the ugly side- a 6 hour drive up to Warren PA for my uncle Leon's funeral- which is pretty unexpected- even though he was 70 or so)  and a 6 hour drive back- all on Friday... but then, on Saturday- a time with Kari and friends (Allie- when can I see you?  what's your saturday/sunday like?)  And I am so looking forward to that!!! Yea- food and time together!! Can't wait!

Also- my Dad's situation just got a little scarier, which makes me worry a LOT for how my mom will cope (I know most of you who might read this are teens, but just trust me when I say that it is TOTALLY WEIRD when you reverse roles with your parents- and no matter how old you are- you will NEVER be prepared for it).

On a happier note- Isaac can say over twenty words- one of which is actually mommy, but he never says that to me (sick little sense of humor already- just like his parents)...  Favorite words of the week:  Ball, "mimi" (which is aunt Jamie) and daddy....  so sweet.  Lovin this parenting thing.

And Marja, if you read this- when I see you again, I will have sock questions galore- like how you avoid ladders when using double pointed needles, and where you got your bear pattern that you were knitting at convocation for that AIDS charity.

Alright- my love to all of you- hope to see some of you at Girls Gathering, some at Youth event- and some of you not till the summer- but in the meantime- YOU ARE LOVED!

Peace!