Oatmeal Molasses Bread

I really missed my nana and mom the other day. I really can't remember my Nana making this bread, but I know she did. However, I do remember my mom making this ALL the time growing up.

My Nana was the kind of woman who made EVERYTHING from scratch. I mean everything. She had to because she was a farmers wife and didn't have the money to buy things. So she made donuts and bread and cookies and pies and. and. and. and. The list goes on. She passed down her recipes to my mom and now my mom has passed them on to me.

This is the Oatmeal Molasses Bread. it was SO delish! I can't post the recipe because then I'd be killed. BUT, I suppose if you Emailed me I could probably give it to you, if you so desire.

mmmmmm I can still smell it
Thats all for now
-j

her wife life.

One of my best friends is getting married this summer. She was my maid of honor. She's been with me through my changes and she's been the force that has kicked my butt. She is moving in 4 weeks back to Florida. (She's the one in the middle)

Last tuesday night a bunch of girls (minus one special one) went to a Greek restaurant in D.C. These are the pictures. Enjoy. Because I know we did.

best french toast i've EVER had





I am really going to miss her. Pray for her wife life. She's moving, not going to have a whole lot of friends around her and she'll be trying to finish school.

Oh and I highly recommend this restaurant
http://cavamezze.com/

theres a train coming

I heard somebody once say life comes in the forms of two trains. One, you can't see. It hits you out of know where. The other, comes at a slow steady pace that you see coming from a mile away.

My new life is coming at a pace (maybe not slow). I can see it, it's almost here. And I'm only seconds from peeing my pants.

Brian received a job offer at a church about a half an hour away.

It's a wonderful opportunity and we are so blessed.

However, It's bitter sweet. I feel like I'm graduating High School all over again. I'm leaving my friends, I'm leaving a great church, I WILL be graduating in December with my BA. I'm going into uncharted territory. Never mind moving again and changing church families. I will be the pastors wife... Yeah I know scary thought. I am SO not cut out for this. But as always Jesus knows what he's doing.

I'm so not read for this. I'm not ready for all this change means.

God just keeps reminding me that he knows what he's doing. He literally handed Brian this job. He's not going to leave me at the door of the college waving his hand saying good luck. He's going to be walking beside me holding my hand.

I am the one that has to make the decision to let him hang on.

Alright Jesus, It's go time.

thats all for now
-j

I've been caught in a Crossfire

It's been almost four years since I moved to Maryland. Upon moving I knew that I needed to find a church so a few friends started traveling around the area and 'church hopping'. We hopped to a place called Belcroft.

Belcroft has been my second family since the fall of 2007.
This last Sunday, Brian and I said goodbye.

If I was to list all of the things that I learned because of the people at belcroft it'd take a while... but lets do a few of them just for funsies.

I learned:
-How to be a leader
-The ability to discern the difference between good and bad preachers (schuppe is amazing)
-Sardines with 15 year olds= bad idea. with 12 year olds= good idea.

-That I could teach kids

-That I could play guitar

-That I could (try) and lead worship

-what a Godly marriage looked like (i've learned this other places to tho)
-the importances of a church community

-that I love beth moore

So many people in that small community have touched my life and have shown me things they probably didn't think they did. I wish I had pictures of all of them, but I don't. So many people came along side me and helped put my feet on sturdy ground.They taught me so much and made me into the person I am. They equipped me for this new journey that B, and I are about to embark in.

Two people of all did this the most. They were with me in the beginning and they said goodbye to me when I left. They were with me in the really hard times, and god to be apart of the really good times. I will never forget what a blessing they were, and in ways they don't even know.

Below are pictures of people two helped in a different way. These are (SOME) of the youth kids that I've come in contact with in the last four years. They have changed and grown since these pictures. I will miss them and for the ones who have already grown up, I do miss them. But thats what this ministry is all about; trying to make the biggest impact with no time in the hardest years of life. To God be the Glory if anything good has come out of it.