Answering God's Call

It has been quite some time since I took the time to blog anything but it has been on my heart to do so for the past couple of days. I am hoping to make this a much better habit. If you have been so sweet to follow this blog I want to say thank you and I apologize for being so quiet.

I have been so blessed lately to be spending a majority of my time with fellow Christians and we are all so frustrated with the direction of our Country and our Elected Officials. While this frustration is quite justified we almost have ourselves to blame. The verse that sticks out to me regarding this is:

2 Chronicles 7:14 "if My people who are call by My name will humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

We American Christians have been so tolerant of so much, that we have forgotten who we are living to please. We get beat down regularly being called, phobic of blah blah blah, and phobic of this and that, closed minded, racist and whatever else our label is today, all the while, we are losing our land's favor with God. It is our duty as God's chosen to stand up for our Father, and what he says is right. The next time a judge wants to take the Ten Commandments down in any state, or someone wants to stop a high school football team from having prayer prior to their football game, I would hope that the Christians and Jews in those communities would stand up and say ENOUGH, and fight for their Freedom of Religion!!

People ask "How Can a God who supposedly loves us so much allow bad things to happen?" To this I say "How could you allow yourself to be so complacent regarding our Father?" We as a nation need to get down on our knees and beg our Heavenly Father for Forgiveness and take the Commission that we have been given to spread His love, truth and Gospel. I still love my little girl when I tell her what she is doing is wrong, and I can do the same thing to someone else whom I see breaking God's rules. We need to be loving but stern in our handlings of the world, do not be lax in your principles, hold on to our Father and know that if our God is for us then who can stand against us?

I Love Jesus

Well I started this blog when I took a break from Facebook. It felt so good when I got back on there and saw my friends lives on the screen, or at least the parts of their lives that they choose to share. You know the thing that I have learned since going back is that God did not create us to be alone, he created us to have fellowship with one another.

Today I have spent quite a bit of time trying so very hard to just get stuff done. I did not get nearly as much done as I had hoped I would. You know why? I spent time focusing on some friends needs. I am really trying to find how to work my passion. I am such a passionate person and I have so many different passions in my life. God/Jesus is my first, children/elderly are my second and pets are my third. I have huge ideas in all of these areas.

When I think of Jesus and his love I can't even begin to fathom how much love he has for us. I always tell my daughter that I love her more than anything with the exception of Jesus. She accepts that answer every time with a smile on her precious face. I sit with my daughter and we watch movies of Vegetables telling Bible stories but later she will say something when I am talking about the stories and she knows what happens. This is wonderful to me. I fall in love with her that much more every time. When I see the love of a child towards Jesus I so badly want that innocence back. I am so concerned with people's souls right now. We just had an absolute whackadoo falsely predict the end of the earth. I want to scream at him for being a false follower! How dare he lead people down the wrong path? How dare he take their money so unapologelically? Then I got beyond that and started thinking about those who would be left behind when the rapture occurs. Oh my gosh my heart broke! It absolutely broke, to think of people taking the sign of the beast. I hate the thought of someone going to hell. I literally start to cry when I think about this. I want to write a guide of how to survive the tribulation, and get to Heaven even while there is Hell on this earth. My friend Shannon has challenged me to get this written. She saw the passion that I have. I told her I just want everyone to know Jesus is the way the truth and the light. He is the only way.

Lately I have heard a lot about "religion" and how horrible it is. These people are right, religion is horrible, but Jesus is good. I just want to tell these people that the only reason they have ever felt love towards another or have felt it toward themselves is because of God's love for us. I have also heard them say that any religion that splits up a family is not good. They are right! Religion gets in the way, Jesus won't. Jesus taught us to forgive and to love, lumps, bumps and all. Please don't turn your back on Jesus because of people who abuse his precious name!

Children and the elderly wow! They are so precious, please never neglect or hurt them. I hate the fact that I can't speak to my own grandma anymore because she won't talk to me on the phone. I miss her so much. My Grandma and Grandpa Daugherty are such important parts of my childhood. I want my Grandma and Grandpa back. I so badly want to help the elderly, disabled and children. My business is definitely getting to that level, it is really starting to take on my passion. As well as the passion for the Children.

This blog post got quite a bit longer than I thought it would but I haven't been on here in such a long time and I just had to get it out of me. I love people so much and I know that this comes by the Grace of God. Please let people know you love them. It is such an easy way to share what God has given to you.

Love,
Jen

One More Week

I have certainly not posted in here nearly as much as I thought I would. Once I was off of Facebook I pretty much just stayed off of the computer as a whole. I have been a much better mommy that is for certain. I will admit to going on to Facebook to briefly check on friends due to natural disasters happening way too close to their homes and families. I am happy to report they have not been affected by the storms or fires.

The thing I have missed most about Facebook are my friends updates. I totally don't miss myself on there. I am almost afraid to go back to Facebook at this point. I have enjoyed the freedom I have had from it. I will probably go back but not give updates as often. I feel like I will probably be checking and commenting on my friends more. Facebook totally creates this world that once you step out of it you realize how narcissistic you are. If someone does not respond to your update you feel rejected sometimes.

Another thing that caught my ear the other day is that people get upset when you post about your faith or political views too often. These are too things that I am passionate about. I have no problem letting a liberal person know that I completely 100% disagree with them.

I just finished reading the book "The Obama Diaries" by Laura Ingraham. It was pretty good. She did a very good job of showing how icky Obama and his administration are, in a satirical fashion. It even did a good job of making you feel like you can do something about the crap that is being pulled in the political arenas. I am so sick of almost all of those buttheads right now. The GOP totally pissed me off this past week. How DARE they, How DARE they propose a budget that even they did not want to pass? I hate liars!!! The democrats pulled a very good political ploy at the end by voting as present instead of nay. That meant they weren't voting and if the Republicans kept voting yes, the budget that they didn't really want, was going to go through, so they had to start voting no and take off their sheep costume and show themselves for the wolves they are. To be honest that would have been a great budget. We would have a balanced budget in I believe it was 9 years as opposed to the 23 year budget that is being proposed by Ryan. I could go on and on but, one last thing. Did you know that 20 million of your hard earned dollars are being sent to Pakistan so that the children over there will have Elmo and the rest of the Sesame Street Gang in their living rooms too? But did you also know that Pakistan just backed out of an arms deal with us and gave it to China?! Sooooooo now Pakistan and China are buddies. People I am so serious, there is so much going on right now. If we as a God Loving, Fearing country do not wake up to it, and take a stand we are in a lot of trouble. Please whatever you do write to your Senators and Congresspeople!

If you owe taxes this year, I am right there with ya! OUCH! My own damn fault for not doing the quarterly thing and waiting until the end. That will not happen again this year! OUCH is all I have to say, seriously, ouch!

We are coming up on Holy Week. Please Fast a couple times this week and spend some time in Prayer, that hunger you feel in your belly is nothing compared to the want God has to hear from his kids. Pray for our Nation, Pray for our Children and Pray that Jesus's love will be felt around the world.

Love to everyone.

Been a Little While

I just got finished reading Matthew Chapter 6. I was walking through my house and just felt God tell me to read this chapter of the Bible. He knew exactly what I needed to hear, read and reflect on today. I have been so scared lately regarding our money. We owe taxes this year and I of course being me try to take the rains, write out a budget and hope for the best. Hailey needs her summer clothes and I was just thinking how am I going to get this done, with the tax bill being due, registration on the car and everything else. God will provide, he promises us he will provide. I am going to lay this burden down at the cross and see what God has for me to do to get out of this mess.

I love my Heavenly Father so much!

Day Three No Facebook

Yesterday broke my heart. I started out my day by getting ready and just snuggling with my girl. I had zero clue that a huge earthquake and tsunami had completely devastated Japan. I went downstairs and saw that my mom had called my cell phone. Her voice mail was so sad, the worry that was in that message was heartbreaking. I had no idea I had anything to worry about, and my poor mom was worried that a tsunami would take me out. To be honest where I live here in Escondido a tsunami would not do anything to us. Where I was working yesterday was a different story. I was only 2 miles away from the coast. Praise God that it did not hurt us here in San Diego. Praise God it really did not hurt anyone here in the US. I pray that the families that have suffered amazing losses in Japan will have the hope of Jesus. I can't imagine the mothers with their babies in their arms crying and praying just to simply survive.

I did read this morning that earth's axis has moved and that Japan's coastline moved 8 miles. That is crazy to me. But when I think that God barely had to move a finger to make that happen it makes me love him that much more. This is an all knowing and powerful God. He can do or make anything happen. He is my hero. I also went out to see what bible prophecy has to say about this event. People, we are in the end times. With the events that are occurring in the Middle East, Russia getting more powerful, and the crazy fires, floods, weather and earthquakes. I pray everyone's heart is ready.

I spoke to my husband quite frankly this morning as well regarding our boys eternal life. I am so worried about them. They say they believe that Jesus is the Son of God, they state that they believe he died and rose again for their sins but beyond that I see no fruit. To me this is what we should see in a believer. Who am I to even try to say who is going to be in the Kingdom with me, but there are times that I get so worried about that. To be honest I would rather them fail a class, then fail eternity. I told Steve without hesitation that I do not want them to go to Hell. He really did not say much in return but I do think he heard me.

I took the time yesterday to read the Parable of The Sower. So powerful, and when you think about the fact that God took the time to soften our hearts/dirt so that we would take the seed/the Gospel and it would grow in us, you love him that much more. He chose us! Can you believe he chose you or me? I can't! I can't even imagine that Jesus, as he hung on that cross, knew my name and knew every sin I would commit and died for me anyway! WOW!!!!He knew my pettiness, he knew my selfishness, he knew everything and he loved me enough to die for me. I also had it pointed out that I am his inheritance. I am so sorry Jesus, no kid wants a lump of coal for their inheritance and that is exactly what I feel like he is getting in me. I want so badly to be the diamond that would be a much better inheritance, and I can't be. I was cursed with sin before I was even conceived (Thanks A Lot you wicked woman Eve) It is only by God's grace that I am even able to think about Heaven. If I got what I deserved it would be so horrible. I would have been zapped long ago.

Today I read the first 5 Chapters of the Book of Revelation. I can't wait for Jesus to come back for me. I cry almost every time I think about bowing at my savior's feet. I will be that woman crying on his feet and washing them with my tears and hair. When I see the things he has given me here on this earth and think about how much more he has for me in Heaven I can barely catch my breath. God has blessed and protected me at so many points in my life.

Steve did go to the Doctor this past week. He had blood drawn on Friday. The poor guy did not eat all day, he was so hungry when he got home. So far his ALT (Liver Enzymes) are a bit high and his iron is low. All of this could be due to the Arthritis. He has an appointment next week with the Rheumatologist to start a treatment for the arthritis. I pray that God will guide the physicians hands. There are times I wish Jesus would give me the gift of healing him and I could just whack him in the forehead and command the pain to go away, but I can't. (Do you think he would let me try, I could at least bop him in the head!?!?!?! HA HA HA HA!!))

I miss Facebook so much right now. Only because I really miss knowing what is happening in my friends lives. On the other hand I love knowing that my relationship with my Lord and Savior is getting strength.

I am so proud of the Wisconsin Government. I totally feel like they are taking the want of the people that elected them and putting it in to action. They are working towards a balanced budget. My Grandmother was a "scab" in the 70's when her union shop went on strike. My Grandma being the strong woman that she was, looked at all of the people giving her a hard time and told them she needed her job and her salary, she was only in the union because she had to be. HMMMMMMMMM only because she had to be. She had no control over where that money went! Doesn't that sound like legalized theivery? If a person doesn't want to be in a union they shouldn't have to be, especially if they have no say as to where the money ends up. There was a time for Union's but that time is gone. The NFL Union to me is ridiculous. WHY? Isn't that what sports agents are for? They make more than enough to have top of the line physicians and everything else, that is a public union and it is not like our roads are going to fall apart if the football players don't work.

My daughter is still my best little buddy. I love her heart for God. The other day she was watching Beauty and the Beast and the Beast got quite upset and started turning tables over and growling. She was so cute, her response to this was "He needs God mommy, he wouldn't be so mad." I thank God for her everyday.

First Day Without Facebook

Well I am new to this whole Blogging thing, I generally feel like people would not be interested in anything I have really going on in my head. Last night I declared that I was not going to be on Facebook for the 40 days of the Lenten season. Some would say, "You are not Catholic, why are you doing this?"

It is quite simple actually, Lent is a time to reflect on your relationship with God/Jesus and to give up something that takes away from that. When I did go to a Catholic church I admit I gave up Mexican Food for my first lent. LAME!!!! Seriously was it that hard to give up Mexican food, did it really take away from my relationship with my Lord and Savior? Not so much!

Today is day one without Facebook. I do still get e-mails from Facebook and I did not deactivate my account. I am allowing myself to read the e-mails but I am not logging on. I have at so many points had something pop in to my head today that I wanted to share but haven't allowed myself to do so. This is going to be a GREAT 40 days I think! I did exactly what I set out to do and read my Bible. I decided to read the book of Esther. WOW!! I loved it! Totally filled me up today and I so badly wanted to share what I had revealed to me on Facebook but couldn't! I have been told that I talk about God and Jesus too much on my page anyway. To that, PPFFFFTTTT! Whatever, it is my page.

Back to Esther! Oh my gosh, I love that her Uncle/Guardian who had been promoted to high position in the King's court declared a Holiday  because they had been saved from the army, because Esther requested that her husband the King call the attacks off .  The people were to exchange gifts and give to the poor in recognition of their being saved from annihilation. It totally made me view Christmas in a whole new light. Jesus was sent here to save us from Satan's armies, so why not exchange gifts and give to the poor to celebrate our Savior's birth. It totally has changed my entire perspective of buying gifts at Christmas. I love it! God will save his people from the enemy every time, we just have to have Faith. His Grace is sufficient.

I also loved that Esther was an amazing wife, and respected her husband. She always presented herself a lady and that is why she was Queen, as opposed to one of the other virgins that were presented to him.  She also respected his place of authority and never used her position as his favorite, to force him in to anything. How many times do we as wives try to force our husbands hand at something. I know I am guilty of it.  She was such an example of what a wife should be, powerful yet submissive. Not a doormat, but she knew her husband is the leader in the house.

I am so grateful to God for moving to me to read that chapter this morning. It just completely filled me today and I have to say I was in a much better mood than I would have been had I gone on to Facebook and probably heard about something else.  What I also noticed today was that I was sooooooo able to stay focused on my salvation today. I am by no means saying that Facebook is evil or anything like but it is soooo distracting. I have also had real conversations with people today over the phone. Poor Fredia she was on the phone with me for an hour and a half. HA HA! Love her so much!

You know the other cool thing about this blog is that I can post on here about stuff and go a bit more in depth than I would on Facebook. My hubby is battling Psoriatic Arthritis right now. He finally is going to the doctor today but he has to go to a new primary care physician because God was faithful and we did not even know that he had really good coverage through his job. WOW Right?! I know! So today is the first step to him getting a bit of relief from this pain. It is so hard to watch him in the mornings. He literally can barely make it down the stairs in the morning. I pray that God will guide the Physicians hands and give him the treatment that will work. My hubby has been such a trooper about this, the pain has been really bad for a while and he wouldn't complain. I almost wish he had because it explains so much that has happened over the past year.

Well I don't have any big political commentary to add today since I really have not watched or read any news. I will say this though, Charlie Sheen is an idiot! Actually he is not, he is an addict that has completely lost it. I feel so bad for his children and his ex-wives. You know if he is ranting at the camera the way he is, he is ranting at the exes too.

I am also opening this up to prayer requests. I love praying for people so if you have one please add it.

Lots o Love!