CONGRATULATIONS LORI AND JONATHAN!!!

I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO THE EXTENDED FAMILY. JONATHAN AND LORI (MY DEAREST OF TWO OF MY FAVORITE COUSINS) ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF MADELINE GRACE. HANNAH IS NOW A BIG SISTER!! ONE DAY, HOPEFULLY, MICHAEL AND I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT JOY!!! WE ARE PRAYING FOR GOD'S TIMING!!!

Can you believe almost 2 months of 2007 is gone?

WOW! WHERE HAS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY GONE TO? THE JACKSON HOUSEHOLD HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND WORK. AT THIS TIME (9:40 AM), I AM USUALLY DOING MY GRADUATE WORK FOR MY COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE CLASS, BUT I AM CAUGHT UP FOR NOW. PRAISE THE LORD!! MICHAEL ARE DEEP INTO CLASSES SO OUR DAYS ARE CONSUMED OF CLASSWORK AND WORK. HOWEVER, GOD IS SO GOOD, AND HE IS GOING TO GET US THROUGH. IT IS TENNIS SEASON, SO YES I HAVE BEEN BRAVING THE COLD WEATHER SITTING OUT AT TENNIS PRACTICE EACH AND EVERY AFTERNOON. MY WONDERFUL INLAWS GAVE ME MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS. I PUT THAT TO GOOD USE WITH A NICE WARM JACKET AND UNDER ARMOUR COLD GEAR. THANKS MAMA AND DADDY!! I SPEND EACH DAY AFTER PRACTICE DRIVING HOME IN MY HEATED CAR TO WARM BACK UP AND THEN BRAVE THE COLD ONCE MORE TO GET IN THE HOUSE TO FINISH OUT THE EVENING.
MICHAEL AND I HAVE BECOME BIG FANS OF AMERICAN IDOL. OUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS ARE SPENT WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL. THERE IS A GUY (CHRIS SLEIGH) WHO WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIM, AND HE HAS MADE IT THE TOP 24 OF AMERICAN IDOL. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW FAR HE MAKES IT.
MICHAEL AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN SO BLESSED WITH WONDERFUL FRIENDS THAT HAVE COME INTO OUR LIVES SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED. OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS HAS TRULY BEEN A BLESSING. THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO US AND HAVE HELPED US GROW SO MUCH IN OUR WALK WITH CHRIST AND OUR MARRIAGE. I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE A HUSBAND LIKE MICHAEL. HE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST NINE MONTHS. WOW!!
TWO MONTHS OF 2007 AND GOD HAS SHOWED US SOMETHING EACH AND EVERY DAY IN OUR LIVES WHETHER IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING LITTLE OR BIG. I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHERE GOD WILL TAKE US THE REST OF THE YEAR!! LIFE AS A CHRISTIAN IS NEVER MEANT TO BE EASY, BUT IT IS SO EXCITING. MICHAEL AND I GET EXCITED DAILY AS WE LOOK TO OUR CREATOR AND FATHER TO GIVE US DIRECTION ON WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY PERSON THAT READS THIS BLOG!!