Jersey Shore Sighting!

i don't miss this! 

this was my car in december...

flat tire in the car wash in september...

sideswiped by someone trying to pass me on the shoulder..

 the next day

dead battery in my car the same day

I knew it would get better!

well the school year was smooth

my second job, I love

the 12 and 14 hr days - the 65 + hour weeks

knocked me on my butt

but it paid the bills

my housemate is very cool

and I'm spending the week with my cousins

in Lanoka Harbor, NJ....ahhhhh. Jenn

me sighting!

Greetings from the Jersey Shore!

giving myself the ok to be a healthy me.... and thinking of you flying!

so i said to myself...    self

you're not bathing suit ready

but who am i fooling, i wear one every summer

we're all talking about our "plan of action"

i'm asking GOD for HIS help

daily

i've gone down 4 jean sizes in 2 years
not too shabby ( the big butt is still there)

i'm giving myself the ok to not wear a bikini

for my boobs to not be where they used to be

to have a poof

i love the ocean and to swim regardless of what the label reads

so what if my beach chair sinks in the sand

summer IS my time of year

healthy is more important than skinny

i will not join a gym

i will exercise

i love yoga

i will never love working out

i'll drink more h2o

i'll laugh at life

i know what to eat (i prefer pizza, pasta, ice cream, vodka tonics)

treat myself to flowers once a week (or giving them to someone i love)

i work a full time and a part-time job

have a card business and a jewelry business

which i have yet to list on line

i'm looking for a reasonable apartment

(does that exist?) taking classes at night

all this should keep me away from the refrig right?

treat myself special (a massage, socks, a scarf)

because i am

and so are you (it can be an asian pear, a candle, etc.)

God gives us wings...

we have to believe we can fly.
what will help you through the day to a healthy life? tell me tell me!
                                                          jennifer

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly

No Time Like The Present - Enjoy!

Pack up your pre-holiday stress....please?

Don't get all tangled up in the rush of things.

Take time to see the ones you love.

Love the ones your with.

Don't be swept away by lists,chores, tasks.

People come to see YOU - not check out your dust bunnies.

Mmmmm, ooops - just daydreaming about my

favorite football team the NY Giants, lol.

But if that relaxes or revives you - go for it!

Another big mmmmm!

Dance...

dress up or...don't!

I hope you're happy whatever you do!

jennifer



photos compliments of Martha Stewart

Turn The Page... I Believe In Me and I Believe In You...With God's Help

Turn the page....

I've had something on my mind these past few days as I've heard from family,

the holidays are coming fast and furious,

 my son Matt and his girlfriend have decided to stay another year teaching in Korea.

I am asking God to help me write this post and

not have it sound like I am a victim but as someone
that is reaching out to others to inspire.

I grew up in a physically abusive home and married
very young. It seemed safer. Who was I? Who was he?
Who were we? Stayed in a marriage of infidelity for 23 years.

My sons survived and grew. I stretched and bloomed.

Women are strong don't you think?

That's why they don't have menstrual cramps or give birth!

I come from a long line of strong women.

I remarried. Now that I look back -

I have this huge urge to bring men out of their shells.

I've learned a few things. In fact I've learned a lot of things.

Eight years of abuse taught me a lot.

 I'm a strong woman. 

I'm not a quitter.

I watched everything I loved be destroyed before my eyes.

I was disappearing.

I confided in the Lord, I begged Him to show me what was right.

I constantly read my bible. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep.

But I am a strong woman. Joy filled in my heart and soul.

God Loves Me.

I left with 3 days of clothes in an over night bag.

I am healing now. Giving myself the ok to be me.
 Letting God love me. Reaching out to help others.
Volunteering.
Talking to the young teens in the high school
health room I work in and trying to line up speakers
 to talk about relationships, abuse, self-esteem.

Turn the page...if you need someone to care,
to hear you - please know you can be safe.
People care. There are resources.
God loves you.
Jennifer   * leave a comment and I will gladly reach out to you

SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please call 911, your local hotline, or (in the U.S.) the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or



TTY 1-800-787-3224. Please review these safety tips.

Feeling blue? I hope this makes your day!

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                            Jeremiah 29:11-12

June - My many blessings

BLESSINGS

1. INNER PEACE




2. FAMILY




3. FRIENDS




4. DOCTORS




5. NURSES




6. HEALING




7. PROGNOSIS




8. HEALING




9. SENSE OF HUMOR




10. EDUCATION