So far, 2009 has not been how I expected.  I don’t mean that in a bad way.  I actually think it’s a positive thing, but it’s been pretty challenging.   
I tend to avoid change and I prefer when things are predictable.  I always have a “plan” for how things should go. And right now I [...]

You know, I think this has been the best Thanksgiving in recent memory.  We had a Thanksgiving on Thursday with my family in Massillon, and on Saturday we had Thanksgiving with Funnel’s side, including relatives from Florida and Michigan.  I had such a fun time and it was much-needed – four days in a row [...]

It seems that night time is a hard time for a lot of people. During the day, I am so busy and there’s so many things to get done that I don’t have time to worry or stress about stuff. It’s when the lights are out, my body is still, and my world is quiet [...]

 
((Maria and Stevie Chapman))
I was really saddened this past week after I read about the death of Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter, Maria, the youngest of the three little girls they adopted from China.  I think I read that she was five years old.  She died in a freak accident in their driveway — her older brother was [...]

Most of the time, it’s difficult for me to post anything very personal on here because I don’t know who all reads my blog and it makes me feel really vulnerable. But without going into detail and assuming it is mostly people who care about me, I want to ask if you guys could please [...]

I don’t really write about my faith very much on here because I know it can be a real turn-off to people. Not too long ago I wouldn’t have bothered to read a blog entry about Jesus, or if someone was talking to me about Him, I would probably have tuned them out. Even if [...]

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
— Isaiah 9:6
Love,
jen&funnel

Over the weekend, Funnel and I went to FamilyLife’s “Weekend to Remember” marriage conference, downtown at The Columbus. His parents had gone a couple of times and really enjoyed it and they recommended it to us.
I was looking forward to it, but when I looked at the schedule for the weekend, it looked exhausting and [...]

First snow of the year today.  It took me about an hour and a half to get to work — traffic was at a crawl, and sometimes a standstill, but it was nice, in a way.  It was really quiet and I got to listen to Turning Point in full, eat my clementine and watch the snow [...]

God, thank-you for remembering me when I forget you. Thank-you for being faithful to me when I turn my back on you. Thank-you for defending me when I fail to stand up for you. Thank-you for loving me when I’m too tired to love you back. Thank-you for being my friend when I don’t give [...]