My Love

I love you baby. Just wanted you to know you are my world. Thank you for being the man you are.

My Mom

My mom means the world to me. She and I are very close and I hate not being around her. About two years ago my mom started getting really sick and had some trouble walking. After tests and going to the Mayo Clinic they still could not provide her a definite answer what was happening. Just a year ago she was seen by a doctor that specializes in Muscular Dystrophy. My mom at that time was told she had MS and it was very devastating to our very active family. Then her symptoms kept progressing after more testing they changed her diagnosis to a rare muscle disorder called Dystonia. Dystonia is an awful disease and it has taken my moms life over, along with my dads. For the past 8 months my mom has basically been unable to function like she use to. Most of her days are spent in a chair or bed in unbelievable pain. It is hard to witness not being able to do anything about it. She is on multiple medications but it has not really helped. The doctors tell her they do not know what to do for her, she is one of the only five patients they have with this disorder, and they specialize in it. It seems like they have hit a dead end on what to do for her. This week has been really hard on her, she has been in awful pain all week. My mom is even more compromised because she has asthma which sometimes during her spells her asthma takes over and she can not breath. It is all very stressful to watch happen, especially for my dad. My dad prayed and prayed for my healing, and kept telling me God told him I would be healed, even when I doubted my healing my dad would just call me and repeat that God would heal me. The night before I was healed he called and said God is doing it soon. Well after I was healed I said now it is moms turn and it shocked me he had lost hope that God was going to heal her. He had all this hope for me but when it came to mom he said, he knew she would not be healed in the way I was. I just would really like if everyone who believes would pray for my mom and dad. It is really hard on them because I am not there to help physically take care of my mom. My dad has no help because my brothers are scared to help and nobody can really do the nursing care that I do for her. Please just pray that my dad would feel comforted and have hope for her. And pray that my mom be comforted and the pain would go away. She said she is not scared of dying and sometimes wants to just go, but I along with everyone else do not want that for her, I believe she can be healed. Please believe with me and pray with me. Thank you.

New address.

Just letting you all know we are moving this week. I am so excited, our new house is so cute. We even have a palm tree in the front yard, and a lake in our back yard. If anyone would like our new address please just email me and I can give it to you. I don't really want to put my address on here, don't want any strangers showing up at my door. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Chris and I miss all of you so much. Every weekend Chris grabs his stuff and says get in the car we are going home for the weekend and I have to stop him and remind him it is a 16 hour drive. Chris is counting down the days to moving to France and then back to Indiana. I love Florida, wherever Chris is will be my home but I still miss you all very much. Keep us in your prayers. My email address is JordanRN@gmail.com

Can't Explain

I wish there were words that could describe God justly. There are no such words though so I will just say; I love him and can't believe I get to call him my Father. Thank you God. Lately that is all I have been thinking about.

Happy Birthday Doug !!!!

I just wanted to say HAPPY 22nd Birthday !!!! I miss you so much.

For you Sis

I just want you to know how much I love you and miss you. I can't wait to hang out with you again. I think that you should just jump on a plane and come on down. You are my Joni my only Joni, you make me happy when skies are grey, you never know dear how much I love you please don't take my Joni away. HA HA I know you miss my songs so there you go. Love you sis, I hope to see you soon.

Big Day

Today Chris and I got a call that we got our townhome, we had been wanting it so bad. The townhome is a two bedroom, two bath home. It is newly remodeled it is not even done, we get to move in Dec 1. We had been praying about it for a week now. When we first called about it they did not want pets in the new house, but after meeting with us, they decided to go ahead and allow it. The landlord had 10 other applicants and she thought about the decsion for several days, she called today and said she was happy to rent it to us. I could not believe it. IT is so pretty. New hardwood floors downstairs, new cabinets, and all new appliances. The upstairs is all new carpeting and the bathroom is all new also. We are so excited that God chose this home for us. After getting our home we decided to go donate blood. It took me three and a half years to talk chris into donating. I used to donate off and on, before I had gotten real sick with my heart. I have not been able to donate for two years because of my heart, but because of God's goodness I donated today. I was so excited to be helping people again. I had to keep talking Chris through it, the entire staff at the blood bank was talking to him. He had four women around him just giggling with him and then all the sudden I looked over and he passed out. All the nurses jumped into action and brought him back around. Good news is he is a fast bleeder so they got all they needed before he went out. I felt bad because I could not get up because I still was donating. After waking up the nurses and I told him he has to try it two more times before he can decided if he is never going to do it again. I am so proud of him. He is so scared of blood and needles but he put that aside to help someone else. Chris I am so proud of you baby.

Being used by God

My relationship with God has been steadily growing since moving to Florida, which is a GREAT thing. Last night something happened and it really is still not understood by me all the way because I have never experienced something so powerful. Chris and I were in bed, around 12:30 I had this overwhelming feeling, I can't really explain if it was sadness, pain, anger or what. I just felt the need to cry and I was becoming very uncomfortable. Chris said "you know you need to start praying, in your prayer language." I am still not so sure about tongues, especially because I have only a few words. I was hesitant until the feeling became so overwhelming I did just start praying in tongues. I was praying and was so in touch with just God and this feeling. All of the sudden more words came to me, words I have never heard. I started praying those words with the other and the overwhelming feeling started to leave me. Chris held my hand the entire time I was praying and was praying for me to be able to receive more words, right when he asked this of God I was given more words. All I can say is it was an amazing moment, I hope whomever was needing prayer got it and feels better. Now I feel addicted and can't wait for God to use me again. I have always been very emotional especially when it comes to God and now I think I know why. I don't like feeling uneasy but once God starts using me, there is nothing I would rather be doing. After everything was over Chris and I went to sleep but were awakened with a call around 1:00am, it ended up being a wrong number but after having that feeling something was wrong it was scary to be awakened so fast that late. Anyway I just wanted to share this because it was amazing, and if it was any of you needing the prayer I hope you feel better. I know if probably was for someone I don't even know, which is even more amazing. I can't wait to be used by God in this way again.

A weekend of Relaxation!!!

This is Vegas' cousin Tiger. They were so cute together.

My uncle and Chris in front of the Apache helicopter my uncle flew. He was a pilot of special aircraft in the Army. This is his actual helicopter he flew in Germany.

My aunt and I

Since moving to Orlando Chris and I have not had a weekend for just him and I to relax. He and I have been working every weekend and he has been busy with so much school. We finally just took a weekend and went to my aunt and uncles' house in Alabama. They live in the southern part of Alabama so it only takes 6 hours for us to get there. It was so fun and relaxing. For the first time since moving Chris and I were able to attend church and talk about God all weekend with people. My uncle is a minister at a Methodist church. Even though his church was different then the church we are use to it was just refreshing to hear God's word and to be in an environment that was filled with God. His church has two services, one is more contemporary but it was no were near the type of contemporary service at CFC, but still was pleasant. The second service had about 200 people and was more traditional, still nice also. It was so great to be able to just relax and talk with family. It made me realize how much I miss my church and family. My aunt and uncle recently went to Israel and he spoke in his service about Lazarus' tomb. The sermon really made me realize that life is eternal for believers, which is amazing to think about. It was a great sermon and it was cool to hear about his trip to Israel. Being with great Christian people this weekend really rejuvinated me.