Journey to Jia

Monday, May 3, 2010

Jory and Jia pictures....

Saturday was our 17th anniversary! And we did something that we NEVER do.

We left the kids and went to the city overnight.

Jory and Jia spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa's. This was the 2nd time for Jia to spend the night. I had told her Friday that she was going to Grandma's the next day. Big mistake.

She woke me up at 6:30 AM on SATURDAY wanting to go to Grandma's. All morning she was trying to get me to hurry up. At one point she even brought my shoes to me thinking if I put my shoes on, we'd leave. Such a stinker.

Grandpa added some wooden blocks to the gas pedal of the lawn mower so Jory could ride it all by himself! This is a first for Jory and he was so excited. I bet he went through 2 tanks of gas just cruisin' the yard!

Grandma got Jia to pose in front of her columbine. She is smiling so big! I love this picture.

And this one totally exposes a bit of her personality. Always got the mouth open and has the funniest expressions I've ever seen. She is a total ham. Jacen and I were discussing her this morning and he said she's going to be a 'goody goody gir' at school (whatever that is). My prediction is that she is going to be the class clown and always in trouble from doing something to make people laugh.

Jacen spent the night at Renea's with her son Tyler. Her daughter had prom Saturday night, so they stayed busy all weekend too!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Beauty from Brokenness

A friend of a friend is making the most beautiful cross neclaces from her broken patio table! She recently began selling them on Etsy... just in time for Mothers Day!
I don't know what I love more... the cross necklaces, or the parable of making something beautiful from something broken. I think after reading her story on creating the necklaces, you couldn't help but be reminded of our own restoration through Christ Jesus everytime you put on this piece of jewelry.

Check out Carolyn's Etsy shop here.

Each unique tempered glass cross is a result of an accident that destroyed a glass table.I've taken each fragment in the shape it was found and gave it a new identity by cleaning, painting and placing it where it now has beauty, value and purpose! Isn't this just what the Lord does with us when we give Him our own brokenness?
All cross pendants and some of the chains are handmade and completely original. Every necklace comes with a parable enclosure card. The parable tells how the glass went from "disaster to decor" in much the same way Jesus Christ brings beautiful restoration to our own lives.
10% of every sale helps to support rescued broken souls from the disastrous trade of Human Trafficking.(International Crisis Aid)

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Name Rock

At the first sign of Spring, my mom and dad took us on a hike to visit the name rock! This is a rock wall in a dried up creek bed where people from as far back as 1850 carved their names. You have to go early in the year and beat the rattle snakes out! The weather was absolutely perfect and it was a trip my boys still talk about! Of course we all carved our names and will be back to find them someday!

There was a little bit of water in the creek...

On the way back to the trucks, there were some cool old tree's so we stopped to take some pictures there too. Jory had a lot of fun climbing around on the trees.