[Think: poodle skirt meets jelly shoes.]

Please feel free to check out my Meet Jen page, oh and if you have some time to check out a couple of my posts, I think you’ll dig these:

A Name by Any Other Name

The Beauty of Rain

Quick list that summarizes me:

~Grew up in India and Oklahoma — so I LOVE Indian food.

~It is a fact that people with Down Syndrome are angels hanging out here to teach us lessons in love (my older bro is such an angel).

~I’m a social media junkie.

~People who meet a Jenny and immediately scream, “RUN FORREST RUN!!!!” should be shot.

Now this is where you bookmark this site and keep hopping. Come back later and check out some stuff and then we become online BFFs.

God really has a hilarious sense of humor. I can always find odd things going on in nature. You can see I got some goofy stuff going on in my garden. That cuke has got some serious issues. And how stinkin’ cute is that hairy little watermelon-to-be?? I know that worms of any kind are not good for the garden, but I also know that cool looking caterpillars turn in to beautiful butterflies and they LOVE dill (eh, Jenn??)…so he stays!

And what’s up with that kid?? Oh he’s Gremlin. I put that picture in there because for his birthday “cake” he wanted Indian sweet balls (gulab jamun). I adore the fact that he doesn’t care to have the norm. Which is also why you see an Over the Hill candle…it’s the only one I could find. What a precious, odd little boy (and he’s mine!).

Part of Tuesdays Unwrapped

You hurt me. And that’s ok because…

You tried to destroy me, but I was protected.

You tried to control me, but I was stronger.

You tried to shame me, but I was perfect in the eyes of my Beholder.

You tried and tried and tried…and you failed.

I don’t know why you are trying again after all these years, but heads up…

You will fail again.

I am loved. I am blessed. I am full of grace. I am strong in body and mind.

Give me your best shot…my blessings are stronger than your curses.

It’s a Yo-Yo meets Frisbee kinda love!

I’ve already scalped myself and poor Oldman walked away at one point asking for a groin cup, but after we got the hang of it, we fell in love. They’re normally $15, but you can get them right now for $10 at Wally World.

*Disclaimer: A fun product creates it’s own word of mouth marketing and that’s what this is. No affiliation.

Gremlin, my 6 year old, is still at that age that he likes to cuddle with me and reflect on things we see or maybe something we’ve done together. However Oldman, my 10 year old,is ‘much too old for that silliness’. So when he takes the time to sit with me and ponder life I stop whatever I’m doing and enjoy it. We have this small statue on our back deck. Oldman has always adored it because the boy-statue is sitting cross-legged with a jar of fireflies in his lap. It’s powered by a solar panel so when evening comes the firefly lights go crazy.

Since it was raining we knew we weren’t going to get a chance to see the fireflies work their magic, but he did ask, “Mom…Do you think God created us to have two purposes?”

{gulp}

“I sure do. Your purpose for Gremlin is to be a helping big brother, and for me your purpose is just to be my son that learns from me. Your purpose in this life will change often, but I believe you’ll know what those purposes are when the time is right.”

He thought about that for a minute then said, “Yeah, I see what you mean. Take that statue for example. I always thought it’s entire job was to be the boy who held the fireflies in the jar. But because of the rain, I see that he’s much more beautiful just as a boy sitting in the rain, admiring his jar full of fireflies. Know what I mean in that difference?”

…yes, baby, I do…

Tuesdays Unwrapped