Changing Seasons

Hi everyone,

I know it has been a while since I wrote to you all! I am very sorry. It has been a very busy time in my life, changes, and readjustments to a changing, yet familiar, life. My move has been pretty successful. We are not quite finished yet, but we are getting there. In the midst of our own move, we have been helping with my the moving of my Grandparents things out of their house. They passed away within 2 and a half months of each other last year, after 63 years of marriage. They had a 3 story house that they shared for the last 20+ years. We were blessed to be given my grandparents whole bedroom suit, that they had for as long as I can remember. We were also given their kitchen table and chairs, and a refrigerator, we desperately needed. A big thank you to my Uncle Bobby, Aunt Elisia, and my dad. I have very fond memories of them, and now I am surrounded by furniture that they used for most of my life, warming my heart with great memories, and keeping their spirits alive within me. Stifling through their things, and finding journals my grandmother had kept through the years, including one that she wrote as she met and started dating my grandfather, have been very touching and sentimental to me. Learning of my grandparents growing love for each other so many years ago, was a blessing for me. I love to read love stories, especially the ones of my own family. I finished reading a love story written by Karen Kingsbury this morning, it was the last in a series of four books, and it really inspired me and reinterated how much I want to live my life for Christ. I look forward to getting back into the routine of writing to you all again. I am just starting an English Composition class at school, and I hope it will teach me to be a better writer. Speaking of school, I just finished my Psychology class with an A, and a 4.o GPA. I feel really good about the direction my life is taking me and God's plans for my future. Jeremiah 29:11 "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" I know I can trust the Lord with my life! Talk to you all soon! Jackie

Overwhelming Emotions

Happy Friday everyone,

I am feeling overwhelmed with emotion this morning, with happiness and sadness. Alexandria and Kyliyah have been through so much in the last two weeks, possibly witnessing the murders of their mother and older sister, or even just knowing that they were killed by someone they loved and trusted. They witnessed him commit suicide, which could have been the third death that they witnessed in a two week time. All three, being people they loved and cared about. It is going to be a long and painful recovery for these two little girls, and I will continue to pray for them always. I hope that they will be able to have a full and happy future, and trust that God will take care of them. I don't know why this happened, why three people had to die, but I do know that God gave those two little girls their mom and sister as angels to watch over them and get them home safely. Unfortunately, we can't take back things we do or say. That is why we must make the right decision all of the time, because there is no going back. We can control our thoughts and actions, and when we accept the Lord into our lives, making the right decision won't seem so hard. Those little girls should have never gone through what they did and knowing what lies ahead for them is heartbreaking. I hope everyone understands that those girls lost three people that they loved and cared about, and them just trying to understand why one of those people is responsible for their loss and pain is going to be excruciating for them. Let's try to remember that for their sake. I hope you all hug your babies a little tighter, and tell them you love them even more. Please keep Alexandria, Kyliyah, and their families in your thought and prayers throughout this difficult time. Be considerate, because these girls will probably make their way to the internet eventually, and try to read everything that has been written about them and this tragedy. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend! T

alk to you soon!