Oh almost forgot!!

We signed Micah up for soccer!!!!!!!! LOL he starts in March! I can't wait it's gona be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!! He's already talking about how fun its gona be and kicking the ball.. he LOVES to kick balls around the house! The games will be every saturday! :) Ohh I just can't wait!!!!!!!

A Few pictures

She had just had a tubby, I had just cleaned her room... and IN she comes to destroy it LOL Oh well! I keep all of her kitchen stuff in those baskets... She pulls them out ALL the time.playing with the finger paint thingyPulling toys off the shelfKind of blurry sorry, but this is her talking on the phone.. lol its so funny when she talks b/c it sounds like she is saying "blah blah blah"

Thank you everyone

No i can't wait for Jonathan to come home!Micah and Hope were with me today, and not thinking Micah would catch on to what was going on... he surprised me and broke my heart... we were standing in the crowd of soldiers.. some hugging thier children, Micah then looks up to me and says "Mommy, I want to go get My daddy off the plane" I just wanted to cry.. my poor baby!!!! :( I just simply told him that it wasnt our turn yet, but soon, very soon we will see our daddy. My little man :(

Welcome Home 82nd Airborne Div.

WOW... I have never experienced something so amazing!As some of you may know I have a dear friend whose husband left around the same time Jonathan did except Michael (my friends Husband) was headed to Iraq. His specialty... Infantry! Talk about scary!!!!Okay so here is the story from today, be prepared to get chills.. (pictures to follow) About 7:45am I pull into the base following the many signs pointing diffrent directions reading "homecoming ceremonies" The excitement began to build as I came to the area to park. I pulled into the parking lot where I met up with my friend Amanda. Her face full of excitement, yet pure horror. With in seconds of getting the kids out of the car it was time to load the buses and head to the AIR field. We piled on the bus... people standing in the aisles. The cool crisp Weather made the tempature on the bus just right. I heard whispers of the plans some had to "attack" thier loved ones as soon as they see them, others simply just fighting back tears from just the thought of getting to finally see thier loved ones. With in about 5 minutes we were pulling into the Area set aside for homecoming ceremonies, we were led into a hanger where flags were held proudly.. Children were jumping up and down, tiny hand held flags waved back and forth as anticipation began to build. Over the Sound system came out an annoucement saying "We have tracked the plane about 30 minutes out... sit tight and we will inform you when its time to head outside" With that being said a few anioux wives, including my friend Amanda jolted out the door, I bundled up the children and headed out myself. Amanda took her spot agianst the white rope, drapped with flags of red, white and blue. Silence broke through all the small chit chat and a laugh here or there. In the background you could hear the local highschool band playing some familiar army songs.... Then over the sound system rang, everyone proceed to the field to see the plane arrive. Everyone begans pouring out the doors, Signs began to wave and the silence disappeared with excitement. Everyone's eyes were to the sky... then all the sudden out broke a voice "LOOK!!!!! THERE IT IS" those four words were like magic, Everyone shifted thier eyes to right in the sky and off in the distance in the beautiful blue sky you could make out the tiny outline of the plane. I look over at Amanda..her eyes flooded with tears, her smile remained but burried under her fear, and excitement. The cold weather and frozen fingers were of no issue. Finally TOUCH down the plane landed... then in a loud burst the crowd began to ROAR! "Welcome home Hero's!" Arms were waving the clapping and screaming got louder as the plane got closer. Finally after minutes that seemed like hours the plane came to a rolling stop in front of us. The stairs were then moved into place and the door opened, Once agian the crowd roared. Tears still flowing, Everyone's eyes glued to the massive plane that sat still in front of them. Minutes passed and no one was getting off the plane you could feel the aniexty in the air. FINALLY after many moments of silence, the first soldier stepped off the plane. "HERE THEY COME!" shouted one.. "WELCOME HOME 101st!" shouted another. Screamed of happy wives rang through the air. "HERE COMES MY DADDY!" Shouted a little voice. The soldiers poured of the plane, walking ever so calmly by us... and straight into the hanger. Some waved to thier families, others searched frantically for a quick peek of the family they have been missing for so long. Others held thier heads up high and didn't even look into the crowd. Clapping and waving continued until the last soldier stepped off the plane.Finally, we quickly made our way back into the hanger, the guys already lined up in full formation. Amanda and I ran back ot the back of the formation where we searched for Michael, with in seconds we spotted him. Michael Michael she yelled! And then he looked... Blowing a sweet kiss her way, she just melted. Her smile was just amazing.. it was like a little girl realizing happiness for the first time. We were told to stand behind a certain line. Amanda kept her eyes on Michael who was only feet away. A short speech was given, then a standing ovation followed to thank our men and women. Finally with a salute.. the men were released. And before I could even look over to Amanda she was gone... She dove into the crowd of uniforms and right into Michaels Arms. Burying her head in his shoulder. Hugging for minutes it seemed, not wanting to let go. A long sweet kiss followed and a smile that was priceless came across Michaels face. For 20 minutes we visited with Michael as Amanda stood proudly by his side. Then they were to return out to the plane to unload and do equipment check. I have never been so proud in my life. Watching the fathers hold thier children, kiss them, watch the wives clutch to thier loves... WOW. What a proud moment. One I will surely never forget. I felt so blessed to be there. here are some pictures I was able to take... Amanda waiting outside for the plane to arrive. The plane is spotted and Amanda begans to cryTouch down!The plane coming aroundhere they come! into formation inside the hangerAmandas got him!speechlessChannel 5 news talking to Michael and AmandaI have to say I honestly feel completely blessed to have been there!!!! SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!

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I just took an IQ test.. it was hard but fun!!! Take it and tell me what your IQ is!!!! http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq/Congratulations, Jennifer!Your IQ score is 118 This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others. Your Intellectual Type is Insightful Linguist. This means you are highly intelligent and have the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. Those skills contribute to your creative and expressive mind. And that's just some of what we know about you from your test results.

Pray for her Please!

My friend Laura, who is probally the most Godly, WONDERFUL woman I have EVER met in my entire life.. who is the most loving, caring, devoted person I have ever met.... had a horrible thing happen to her... she was married just 2 weeks ago. She had a son from a previous marraige and married a man who had a daughter from a previous marriage... just a few short days ago, as she was in Memphis, TN picking up her son, ready to come home, she gets a call on her cell phone... her house is burning down, her husband made it out okay, and the daughter as well.... This is all thats left of the home....And through all this just 2 days later (yesterday) she had this to say on a message board for Military Wives... Which she used to come to often and post... but since has been engaged and now married to a wonderful Christian man. When you read this you might get chills so be prepared, but this is the kind of woman that she is... when it happened.. alot of girls wondered "why do bad things happen to good people" and this is what her response was..............My heart is so overwhelmed with blessing of love and prayers...I imagine that yesterday was 'doable' because of y'all standing in the gap for my family. Where to start.....Ill do my best...but I want to answer the question of why bad things happen to good people first. Because I do my best to live a Godly faithfilled life (although if ANYONE saw me on Interstate 40 driving to get to my family yesterday that WASNT ME! )...I realize that this walk of faith will take me through beautiful vistas, wonderous meadows but also the valley of the 'shadow' of death. Gods word PROMISES many things that are so incredibly wonderful that I revel in their glory...but it ALSO promises trial..and some trials by fire. Though the fire part is NOT saying that fire is to BE a part of the trial, it means that some stuff in this life is not going to be easy to take. To that end, I have been promising you al alongl that you would always share in my blessings but also get to see inside a life of 'trial by fire.' So whyDO bad things happen to good people? Folks NOT one sole on this earth is so good that we cannot have a terrible tragedy such as the ones we deal with daily on these boards. All of us, each of us daily have a need or request that matters deeply and personally to ourselves or family. Yes, we have fun booby smashing, loving times....but that is because we are forged together by the firey trials of life. The Word of God says that Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...that means we are ALL in the same category(in other words by Gods standard I AINT SO GREAT w/out Jesus Christ to redeem me)...also, the Word says that God is no respector of persons....that means that just cause I try to serve you doesnt mean that he will excuse me from a trial that might be the same you would go through....or make me lower or higher than anyone of you here. In addition to be a sinner that was saved through the redemptive Blood of Jesus, and not be excused from trial just because of it, I have an advesary as a result of my aliance to Jesus. That is the devil. Think of it, just the night before the fire I put out there on these very boards for the world wide web to view, what I see as the true problem over in Iraq...not only did I name my advesary, but I taught you about arming yourselves against him. Do you think that wasnt going to hack him off? HECK NO! It really hacked him off!!! Now remember, God has all the power of the universe and more under His belt...could He have stopped that fire....sure could have...but then why??? Cause I read my Bible?? Cause I teach His Word??? Heck..that would make Christianity a club that if you pay your dues then you wouldnt have to deal with hardships. NOpe...God is no respector of persons and he saw that we COULD rise above the ashes and share His redemptive love even more because we LIVE in it. Now for the fire that happened....there is nothing...when I say nothing it is not merely a term..I mean NOTHING left. The house has a few external walls and NOTHING left to show for the lives that lived there. It truly looks as if we had completely moved out and then the house burned. So when you pray I ask you pray mostly for my 14 year old step daughter who lost her mother (not to death...long story) when she was one years old....she lost the poetry she wrote to purge her soul of pain, she lost her childhood memories, she lost TRUST that home was the safe place to the word around her. We CAN replace a couch or underware..but my husband lost ALL of his military career memoriablia...that breaks my heart...he lost guns that have been in his family for generations....they lost a lifetime of lifes souveniors...I hate that.....but we WILL rise again..you see, our Lord took death on a cross and He rose...and that was what He taught us....it might have been Friday on the cross and all was bleak...but Sundays coming! Blessings to you all and thank you cannot be spoken enough for your loving kindnesses to myself, Bob and Amanda (my son Timothy was with me in Memphis)...I will post pictures as we get them...for some odd reason I think that will help me. I love you is small to say, but I mean it, Bob, Laura and AmandaPlease pray for her and her family, I have yet to talk to her, but my friend Glenda talks to her on a daily basis... Glenda is the one who took the pictures and I am hoping Glenda and I can take Laura to dinner soon or something, Glenda informed me today that all this has finally hit Laura and I don't know the extent of how much.. but she's hurting.. bad.

God Vs. Satan

I have noticed the last couple days that God is really battling for me in my life right now. First...The whole email this morning... After It was said and done, later that day I got a phone call from Linae, the girl whose husband emailed me.. she asked "what did you say to Chris in an email" and I said "how did you know he emailed me?" and then she said "No, he said YOU emailed him" So I immediatly told her I was trying to stay out of it but obviously couldn't now, I explained to her that he emailed me and read her what he wrote to me and then told her my reply. I told her that Jonathan and I decided we would not get into it and that Jonathan was gona talk to him and tell him that I didn't feel comfortable getting into and do it in a nice way. Jonathan was very encouraging to me.. I swear I am falling more and more in love with the man lately, God's definatly helping our marriage along the way! OHH the power of prayer! But anyways, after I explained to Linae everything she was like "omigosh I'm so mad" I told her she needed to just trust God and he will take care of it. Of course right after that she told me that last night she was at another bar! :( And that her ex sent her pictures of himself... (very very pornish pictures) and he is a married man... I am still praying about all that. But It just goes to show, the more I trust in God, the more the Satans gona fight. But Satan has got to realize the more he throws at me, the closer its bringing me to God. Now I want you all to understand, in the past I haven't been the strong Christian woman I should have, we all make mistakes in our lives... and I like to refer to them as "fires" in our lives.. where we destroy things, or tear things apart. Those fires can be pretty hurtful to ourselves and those around us. But through those, over time, God planted tiny seeds into my life, and those seeds sprouted, friends prayed for me and they continued sprouting, I started getting really interested in the word.. and for the first time in my adult life I started doing nightly devotionals. My spiritual life has slowly been taking off over time. And here I am now. Some of you may think of me as some "hardcore Christian, or Jesus Freak" and your extremely right in those terminologies. I know not everyone agrees with me and my beliefs, so please just have an open mind and try to understand my stand point on things, and the way I handle situations. Today alone I have seen prayers answered, I have seen battles come into my life. God's pretty awesome in my eyes. Its so much easier to deal with things when he's got the reigns. I have definatly not always been like this. not in the least and I still make mistakes in my life, in my younger teen life (14,15) I was into Gods word, but not to the depth I've grown now... I strayed far away.. got pregnant out of wedlock, fell into alot of horrible situations, that have brought me to this point in my life. But I am proud to say I have two BEAUTIFUL children... and a husband who is showing more and more support to me, and who loves me, and I feel that love... more now than ever. Those rough spots in our marriage just months ago have brought us closer than I could have ever imagined! It's simply amazing how awesome God is and how he uses completely horrible situations and makes something amazing and wonderful come from them.

Pics from Micah's Party.. ALOT of them! LOL

WARNING there are ALOT of pictures!!!!!! LOL Micah being a monkey!Micah Being cuteMicah showing my friend Amanda his "cool" new shoes! Micah scooping out the giftsMicah and Ty checking out the gifts :) Micah was playing HARD! LOLcan we say monkey boy?The table set up for the kids :) Kids table agian!Micah opening gifts some more :) WAhoo a big new truck!! WHOA LOOK! LOL This i Annie and Chris they are brother and sister... My friend Stacey's children :) This is Bethany.. my friend Karen's daughter :) Bethany Agian going down the slide! My friend Heather and her son Brock. Brock and Zane climbing the play area Micah's Cake :) Christopher enjoying his cake LOL Really really enjoying it!This is my friend Margrets baby girl Emily! :) This is Annie and Elizabeth enjoying thier food :) Elizabeth was playing more than anyone else! she was having a blast! Hope walking on her knees LOL silly girl! Hope agian, she was SOOOOOO tired!My Friend Kristie and her Daughter LexiLexi agian checking out the presents!Margret and her Daughter EmilyMy friend Merideth and her son Noah! :)