Old post.

 

Before


After


Heidi and I at her dad's wedding!


Call me strange but I like the muddy, slush snow..

Jillaina's letter to Santa and his response.

 

My Christmas shoes!!




"I'm a pirate!"





Best. Babysitter. Ever.


I love the sky too much.

My whole life for those two weeks that I was sick.. books, homework, crocheting, and tv series.

I dunno..

*I have NO idea how long this has been sitting in my drafts, it has to have been a couple of months... sorry that it never posted! But throwbacks are always fun too! :)

uhm?

 

I am dazzled by the sky. always.

 

 

I've been sick for almost two weeks now and it's been miserable.

Because January is my month for nursery at church, and I LOVE nursery, especially on Sundays because there are so many more kids! I love kids, they are so much easier to get along with than adults. I was only in nursery three out of the four sundays that I was supposed to work. Now that, is just sad.

 

On lighter note, I'm feeling much better. I mean, I can hardly hear out of my left ear(ear infection or something?) but I had my first full nights sleep in three weeks last night! So its not all bad. Also, I got switched to the bass clef in bell choir, which makes me so incredibly happy, since I pick it up so much easier than I did the treble clef. I do miss my old treble clef neighbor though, Sarah was the best. Anyway, happiness, okay?

 

THIS: Pompeii  

seriously, a song about history. this is just so good.

please, just listen to this.

 

TWENTY-FOUR DAYS UNTIL NEW YORK. yayyayyyaay! I haven't been to New York for eight whole years, and that is an awfully long time. I am so excited to see all my New York cousins and aunts and uncles! I wish there was less time between now and then.

 

I don't like meetings or hats. or orange juice. or medicine.

I like summer and good books(I recently read The Selection... definitely a re-read!). also, water. and caramel.

I have this thing against colored toothpaste.

I think that by the ocean would be a cool place to live.

 

Okay, that's all. I just wanted to say hey.

Someday my post with lots of pictures will finally upload!

Until then, xoxo

-jkr-

 

p.s. I've decided that I just LOVE the blue.. a lot. Change is good.



Happy Days.

Hi, there. 

So it has been awhile, hasn't it?

I've been rather busy I suppose, with school and such things. Today I walked to the mailbox and found my Starbucks Gold card! There was much rejoicing. I have been waiting for(what seems like :P) forever for it to arrive. My heart is very happy today. 

I am extremely excited for the arrival of autumn! The past few days have been nice and cool, but not quite cool enough for hot tea, :( much to my dismay. I enjoy some hot tea to go with my homework. But still, I am excited that soon it will be cold enough! This past year I've realized how much I love all the seasons and I really do. I love spring because it is the start of all things new, with everything growing and all the wonderful rain! I love summer because it is so hot and there is no school! I love laying outside and soaking up the suns rays. I love fall because it is so cool, and all the pretty leaves changing colors, I love our family get-togethers for Thanksgiving. And lastly, I love winter because it is cold, and the Christmas carols, and bundling up in blankets and the beauty of fresh snow, and hot chocolate and tea! 

Algebra is my enemy. Seriously, it is. I can't stand it. All the numbers get jumbled up in my head and I can't understand it. It is altogether terrible. Just in case you were wondering.

I love skirts. They are just so much more comfortable than jeans. I'd much rather wear a skirt(or sweats or gym shorts) than jeans. I didn't used to be this way, but lately I've been wearing a skirt, rather than jeans, whenever sweatpants aren't socially acceptable.

I. Love. Kansas. 

Seriously. Everything about this state is incredible. 

I love the random thunderstorms. 

the rain for two weeks nonstop. 

the dust storms.

the tornadoes.

the hotness in September(What?) 

the snow in May. 

So maybe Kansas is a little confused.

But I love it.

Everything about it.
I don't think I could ever leave long term. 

Even the Ocean can't steal me away.

Kansas is, well, HOME.

 I'm home.

 -Jaycie-

 

Oh, how sweet it is to trust in Jesus.

"I think God's people are at their strongest when they are broken, because God can use them to do incredible things when they say, 'All I can do is rely on God.'" - Mark Stuart


I am continually amazed by how God uses broken people. 
How He takes messed up lives and makes beautiful creations. 
How He uses shame and mistakes to lead sinners to the Cross. 
How He turns fear and trembling into unshaken faith. 

He is indescribable, yet there are so many ways to name Him. 

He is Father.
Counselor.
Strong-tower.
Awesome.
Unfathomable.
Son.
Redeemer.
Jehovah Jirah.
Messiah.
Unbreakable.
Lamb of God.
Able.
Jesus Christ.
Unchangeable.
Faithful.
I AM. 
Saviour.
Forgiver.
Love.
King of Kings.
Kind.


and so so SO much more! The part that gets me the most though, He was made sin for us. The perfect One, was made sin FOR US! Doesn't that just grip you? Doesn't that just make you want to adore Him all the more? It does for me, oh, how it does for me! The love He has for all of us sinners drives me to want to love as much as He does. I want that for you too.

-Jyc-

  

Feel free to comment your favorite names and attributes of God. 
 

 

Learning to rejoice

I'm learning to rejoice:

Even though people get deathly sick. 

Even though people loses their jobs. 

Even though people are homeless. 

Even though I'm hurt inside. 

Even though this life isn't easy. 

I'm learning to rejoice:

In things done wrong. 

In mistakes made.

In words I can't take back. 

In friendships estranged. 

In lives ruined. 

In tears shed. 

Little by little, I'm learning to rejoice.

Never-ending Winter and Orange Kittens

Hey there! 

It is April people. I know that it is hard to believe considering the weather outside. Tonight I was sitting outside Sonic waiting for my food and it started SNOWING. Snowing, can you believe it?? Snow!?! in April? Its the crazy life. But the beautiful life! If you know me, you know that I hate Winter. I hate the cold. The first thing you learn about me is my detest for snow. Through this past year though, I have learned to love it. Learned to love waking up huddled under dozens of blankets. Learned to smile and take pictures of Spring snow. Learned to love bundling up in layers and layers of clothes. Learned to rejoice in the cold fingers and toes. I still love Summer the most, but now I am not so quick to state how much I hate Winter. 

Ever since I was a little kid I have hated cats. I like kittens, but I just don't like cats. So I have never gotten a  kitten because I knew inevitably it would become a cat someday. Except, Orange ones. I have always loved orange cats. I have always wanted a orange kitten. Today, my little sister's cat had FIVE ORANGE kittens! I reeeeeaaaaalllllyyy want one.. and when it grows up to be a cat, maybe I will still like it. :crosses fingers: 

.the end.

Jyc