Harrison's first Thanksgivng

I'm obviously so excited about tomorrow being Harrison's first Thanksgiving because I am up blogging at midnight. Normally I would have been LONG gone in dreamland. I just can't help but stay awake thinking about how incredibly happy these past 5 months have been since that little bundle of joy has come into our lives. I know that he won't remember his first Thanksgiving, or first Christmas tree, or what is even wrapped under it, but I must admit that I have had tremendous JOY in pretending that he will. I have tried to go over and beyond to make every little detail just perfect. I know my husband is probably just shaking his head and giggling at me but he never says anything and I think at times he even pretends along with me!
I have thouroughly enjoyed Fall and all the colors it brings, but now I'm ready to see WHITE!! Yet another FIRST for my little man! I just can't go on about how much I am loving every second of being a mom and sharing my favorite bits of Gods miracles with him. Thank You God, for ALL my many blessings!!!

IT'S A BOY!!!

Ok, so I wasn't supposed to find out until Feb. 8th what the gender of the baby is, but I BEGGED the Dr at my 16 week visit to squeeze me in for an ultrasound. Thank goodness they were able to and they confirmed what they told me at 13 weeks... IT'S A BOY... without a doubt!!! I was super excited! Early in the pregnancy Joey kept asking me what I really wanted and I kept telling him that it really didn't matter, as long as it was healthy, but deep down I really wanted a baby boy!! Now don't get me wrong, I would love a girl too... but maybe next time! The name is top secret though... so don't ask! I am saving at least one surprise for the birthday! I am loving every second of every day being pregnant and planning for the arrival of this little bundle. I can't wait to decorate the nursery and I definitely can't wait for the baby shower. Instead of a bunch of small ones we are having one great big one for men AND women with a bunch of grub to chow down on! I am also very nervous though. As I sit back and really think about EVERYTHING I tend to get myself overwhelmed: feeding, breastfeeding/pumping/storing/re-heating, is he eating enough, is he pooping enough, SIDS, diapers, baths, carseats, bottles, knowing which cry means what, etc etc etc. But I CAN'T WAIT!!

Expecting our First

Yes Yes!!! We are expecting our first baby! I can't believe the emotions that have taken over us and changed our lives already! We are 11 weeks along as of today. We had an ultrasound two days ago (shown above) that revealed to us just how big a God we really serve! As I look back at our married life I can't help but highlight all the blessings God has showered over us. To name a few... My childhood dream was to become a nurse. Fortunately I was able to attend college as soon as I graduated high school. Afterwords, doors opened that allowed me to go back to Clemson to get my Bachelors degree. During all of this time God was molding Joey into a career of his dreams as well. Not only does he get to work in the outdoors of nature like he's always dreamed, but he now owns TWO businesses which are flourishing daily! It has ALWAYS been a dream of both of ours to own a farm and hope to live on it as well. So what does God do? He leads us to 60 gorgeous acres and provides the finances to buy it! And if that's not enough..... He decides to show off a little bit more and give us the greatest gift of all... A BABY! This is a journey that I am so excited to be on and I can't WAIT to be a mommy! I am so fortunate that we were able to have so many dreams come true before taking on parenthood. Now we are able to sit back and enjoy this dream come true too!!! THANK YOU GOD!

September

So a lot of things have been going on since I blogged last! Well, let's see.... I graduated Clemson with my Bachelors.... FINALLY! Joey and Brian bought The Bait Shop! YOOHOO! And... the driveway was put in at the farm! YAY! I wish that meant that we were in the process of building, but ummmm.... no! Maybe soon, just so much going on at the time being! Also, only a few more weeks and it's CRUISE TIME AGAIN!!!! Can't wait! We are going to the Bahamas for the third time and I am sooooo excited. This time we are staying for 5 days and the whole family is going. Totally can't wait!

Kloee is now involved in 4H and is showing sheep. She had her first show which she placed 7th in showmanship. It was SO much fun. I can't wait til she gets older and starts getting really serious about it and moves up to showing angus. The sheep are just as fun though.


Work is still going fine. Still love being a nurse!

Death's Door is coming up again in October at church. I can't wait for that either. I hate I can't be a part of it this year because of the cruise, but I hope to be able to attend atleast one of them. I've never been able to watch it from the pews, only from the choir loft...AKA...Heaven. Ü Of course, I planned not to be an angel last year and then Don recruited me at the first showing.. Blue jeans and all! So who knows...

Other things are in the working.... GOD IS MOVING! Can't wait to see the final results! Ta Ta for now!

Update on One Month Challenge

Well, our one month challenge is over..... but then again it's not! A lot of mixed emotions came out of it. We didn't necessarily get the answer that WE wanted, but we do realize and keep in mind that God DOES answer ALL prayers. He either says "Yes", "No", or "Wait". So.... we are waiting! We also learned that praying together everyday did much more for us than we ever anticipated. It brought us closer together and I have seen a blossom in our marriage that I haven't seen in a really long time! We also said that we were going to pray for a month..... and that month has just continued! So in a way we didn't get specifically what we were asking for..... instead we got so much more! We are continuing to pray for our little burden and still excited to see what God has in store for The Bagwell's!!!!

A One Month Challenge

So Joey and I are still dealing with that ever so dreadful issue that we have been dealing with for several years now. Only a couple people know about this battle and I am extremely thankful for their love, support and prayers that they give regularly. However, I have just about reached my wits end and to the point of just giving up. Then God shows up, taps me on the shoulder, and says.... "HEY! Why don't you try this?" So, I go to Joey on Thursday and tell him about my "chit chat with God". I told him that I knew we had both grown tired of the issue and asked him to name off everything we have done to try to deal with it. As he starts naming off everything on creation that we have tried I interrupt him and ask him to name something that we HAVEN'T tried. He looks at me with this blank stare and says, "Well, I don't know." That's when I say, "We haven't prayed TOGETHER about it." He then says, "Yes, huh! I DO pray about it!" Then I say, "NO NO NO.... I meant TOGETHER!" So we have decided that for one month we are going to take a few minutes everyday and pray TOGETHER out loud, hand in hand about it. This is currently Day #3. I am excited to see God's response!!!!!!! Will keep you posted!

Answered Prayers

In His Word, our Father commands us to pray continually (1 Thess. 5:17). And He promises that when we ask, we will receive (Luke 11:9). Yet how often has silence seemed to be the answer to our prayer requests?

The Lord wouldn’t tell us to pray if He were not going to respond. In fact, He points out that any father who loves his children gives them what they need and what is good (vv. 11-13). As our heavenly Father, He will provide so much more. But if we want God to respond, we must meet three important conditions.

First, we need to have a right relationship with Jesus Christ by trusting Him as Savior. But some people choose to live in ungodliness even after salvation. Scripture states, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me” (Ps. 66:18 KJV). This doesn’t mean we can never make a mistake—God understands our frailty. But we must repent of all known sin and avoid continuing in it.

Second, we must make the right requests. First John 5:14 reminds us to ask according to God’s will. In other words, we can share our desires while submitting our hopes to Him. Over time, certain yearnings may lose their appeal or give us a check in our spirit. Third, we should pray specifically and with confidence. When making requests aligned with God’s will, we can be sure He’ll answer.

Our heavenly Father tells His children to pray and assures that He will respond. As you present your requests, ask Him to show you if anything is getting in the way of His answer.

The God You Need

“The LORD created the heavens. He is the God who formed the earth and made it.”
Isaiah 45:18

You don’t need what Dorothy found. Remember her discovery in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? She and her trio followed the yellow-brick road only to discover that the wizard was a wimp! Nothing but smoke and mirrors and tin-drum thunder. Is that the kind of god you need?

You don’t need to carry the burden of a lesser god…a god on a shelf, a god in a box, or a god in a bottle. No, you need a God who can place 100 billion stars in our galaxy and 100 billion galaxies in the universe. You need a God who can shape two fists of flesh into 75 to 100 billion nerve cells, each with as many as 10,000 connections to other nerve cells, place it in a skull, and call it a brain.

And you need a God who, while so mind-numbingly mighty, can come in the soft of night and touch you with the tenderness of an April snow.

Lately

Last night our floor participated in a Relay for Life event at Wild Wings to raise money for The Cancer Society. 20 Bachelors were auctioned off to ladies for one date. Our team consisted of our two night pharmacists, one of our patients sons and his best friend. Between the 4 of them they brought in about $700. WOW! Between the 20 of them $3,500 was raised. YAY!!! It was so much fun. We had a blast and laughed the whole night.
I'm finally working in transplant now. I am loving it so far! It's a lot to learn and a lot different than the floor! But I always love learning new things and I love change from time to time. I still love my job passionately! I will NEVER NEVER NEVER regret all those sleepless nights and stress of nursing school! I would do it over again in a minute!! Plus, it helps when you know you are working right where God wants you!
Today as I was driving to work a friend of mine called and told me that she was at our farm and that we had a new baby donkey! YAY!!!! I can't wait to go see it! I don't even know what sex it is yet. I really hope it's a Jack. The males are sooooo sweet and loving. So I will need another hispanic name. Any ideas?

Busy Girl

Okay, So I've been a little busy here lately. I've laughed, I've cried, I've been sleep deprived, I've fallen over with exhaustion.... but I'm hanging in there! School is pulling me one way, work is pulling me the other, and my poor husband is grasping every spare minute he can get. Of course, he is just as busy if not more busy than me. We are also (in the midst of all of this business) trying to de-personalize our house little by little to hopefully sell when the market gets somewhat decent again. So now our house is back to having paint cans in one corner and storage boxes in another. That's okay I suppose. It's not like we do much entertaining right now anyway. So school.... WOW! It is such an emotional roller coaster! I'm blessed to still be hanging on to a 4.0 but man oh man, is it tough! One day I'm releived that I'm all caught up and think I can finally get a few days rest from school work just to go online and see 2 more papers, online quizzes and group discussion due by the end of the week. Ugh!!! Oh, and I work 40 hours a week too! Hey, I'm alive, healthy, and happy! God wouldn't put a mountain in front of me that He knew I couldn't climb. So, when I've reached the end of my rope, I'll just tie a knot and HANG ON!!! I get inducted into the Nursing Honors Society this Sat. A little excited about that! I'm also training for my first 10K run on the 25th of this month. So far this week I've ran 15.5 miles in 3 days. Not too shabby! I'm excited about the run too! So I finished my Bone Marrow Transplant training today. I actually even got the chance to give my first transfusion when my last class was over because there was a patient in the BMT Unit due to get one and they saved it for me. It was so exciting!I stayed in the room with the patient during the transfusion and was answering her and her husbands many questions and all I wanted to keep telling them was, "It's God!" Stem Cell Transplant is so amazing! I mean, when no Scientist can prove just how a stem cell can be peripherally transfused and then miraculously find its way back to the Bone Marrow and even more miraculously turn into the cells that the body needs.... That's God!

Thankful

So I just want to take a moment to reflect back on my thankful experience I had at work last night. I was watching Charles Stanley on TV last Sunday and his message was "When God is Silent". It was a great message and all throughout it I found myself internally screaming, "YES YES I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS!!!" I specifically remember Preacher Stanley saying that God really is sometimes silent and that is His way of teaching us to trust Him even when He doesn't give us what we want when we want it. I also rememeber him talking about how Satan will also talk to us and make us THINK it is God. That's why we must learn to differentiate!

Last night at work I without a doubt heard God talk to me loud and clear!!

As nurses, we tend to be overwhelmed with assignements and unfortunately do not always have to time to be as one on one with our patients as we would like. We also tend to get those patients that "love to talk" on those days! Well, last night I had a not so overwhelming assignment and I had a patient that "loves to talk"! As I stood in her room talking with her I felt this overwhelming need to put everything else that I needed to do aside and just take time to talk. So I did. And I'm glad. Because I heard God talking! She went on to tell me about the loss of her husband, the recent loss of her only son, and now the terminal diagnosis of Stage IV Lung Cancer with Spinal mets. Meaning.... Cancer of the spine from top to bottom with no options for treatment. Her doctor had told her a few days back to get everything in order and basically prepare to die. As she wiped away tear after tear I couldn't help but shed a few myself when she began to tell me the story of how she had found a home for her dog and was able to go to the home where he would live and meet the future owners. I couldn't begin to imagine how difficult that must have been!!!

When I was finished talking with her all I could do was step into the bathroom and just thank God for my health and ask for forgiveness of everytime I complained about how bad life is sometimes. We take for granted everyday that we are able to come 'home'. That we have a family there waiting for us, and that we are able to tend to our own needs even if we like it or not. I was reminded that maybe I don't live in a mansion here on earth.... but boy have I got one waiting on me in Heaven! I was reminded that maybe I don't have a million dollars in the bank.... but I will be walking on streets of gold in glory. I was reminded that yeah, I'm tired and stressed and worn out.... but I don't have cancer! I was reminded that yes, Joey frustrates me sometimes..... but atleast he's still alive and well. I was reminded that no, maybe I don't have all the glitz and glamour that this world idolizes..... but even if I did..... It's all gonna burn burn burn one of these days anyway! Mostly, I was reminded that I am healthy, happy, have a job, a home, a family, food, clothes, and fortunate enough to enjoy the smaller luxuries of life. I am blessed and I heard God tell me that Loud and Clear! Wow!!! Did I need it too!

A Godly Preacher

For the past week I have battled a war between my heart and my head over a particular issue. I have had time to analyze, think, get the opinions of others and most importantly....pray! I have heard the voice of God through gospel songs while driving down the road, good christian friends, and reading the Bible. I have tried to block out my own personal biases to come up with what I believe...and what I look for in a Good Godly Preacher. This is what I have come up with.

In my opinion to be an effective preacher, he must be delivered from the fear of men. There is an urgent need today for preachers who will proclaim the truth of God without fear or favor. The Apostles spoke the Word of God with boldness. They were not men-pleasers. Pastors are called to preach what God has said, not what human beings want to hear. In 2 Tim 4:3-4 Paul says: ‘The time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, and will turn away from listening to the truth.’ A Pastor has no business scratching their itch or pandering to their whims and fancies, he must preach the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, even though it may not be popular with their hearers. We naturally like to be popular; we want to please people. There is therefore a great temptation to water down the message, to avoid those aspects of the gospel which make for disturbing or uncomfortable hearing. We think that we have to be attractive and our message acceptable if we are to be heard at all.
How do we avoid being men-pleasers? The answer is simple. Go into the pulpit
with an awesome awareness that God and God alone is the One to whom we are ultimately accountable. We are subject only to his frown and his smile. Basically, it does not matter what the world thinks of us but it matters desperately what God thinks of us, as long as the message and not ourselves is the offence. Paul said to Timothy: ‘I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead ... preach the word’ (2 Tim 4: 1-2).
It will not be the congregation that a pastor has to face on Judgment Day, it will be Almighty God himself. We will have to give account to God for the way that we have discharged our responsibilities as preachers of the gospel. Preachers should feed their souls on these sober realities before he enters the pulpit and ask God to liberate him from the fear of men.

LOVE
I believe to be an effective preacher, he must love people. Jesus had compassion on the multitudes because they were as sheep without a shepherd. If a pastor loves his congregation he will spare no effort in spending time in his study, hammering out a clear structure to his sermons. He will be keen to get the message across with penetrating applications. If he loves his people he will want to take pains to ensure that he is communicating in a way that is relevant to their needs. He shall long to bring them the most wonderful news in the world - namely that it is possible for sinful human beings to be ‘ransomed, healed, restored and forgiven’ by their Almighty Creator. How does such a love develop and grow within our hearts? Not by gritting teeth and saying to yourself ten times a day, ‘I must love these people’! On the contrary real Christian love is something supernatural. It is not something we can work up in our own strength. It comes from God. We need to come back again and again to the Cross, and realize afresh what Jesus has done for us in dying for our sins. John Stott once wrote these words: ‘The cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled. But we have to get near enough to it for its sparks to fall on us.’ As we contemplate the amazing fact that God sent his only Son into the world to die upon a cross in order that we might be fully and freely forgiven, our response undoubtedly will be one of love in return. ‘We love because He first loved us’ (1 John 4:19).

Getting Better

Well, things have still been an emotional roller coaster the past few days, but I am beginning to see things looking up! I had "a moment" at church Sunday. The message seemed like it was just for me. The preacher didn't preach, another preacher did. I always get disapointed when I see that Preacher David wont be preaching, but this time I wasn't disapointed at all. He used a "runners analogy" for the message. WOW! ....run with endurance the race that is set before you. So that is exactly what I am doing. I am trusting God with the course He has set for me and I am going to run it with passion, endurance, and faith! And hopefully.....hopefully..... I will be strong enough not to get distracted by the obstancles that I will run upon. No matter how good it may feel to stop and take a rest.
Dixie is back home! Thank God! I was so worried about her. She seems to be doing good. She has 5 staples in her hip. She still isn't bearing any weight on that foot which worries me a little, but she goes back in a couple days for a follow up and to get the staples removed. Maybe she'll be atleast limping on it by then!
I FINALLY got the housework all caught up. I spent all afternoon cleaning...and laundry...cleaning...and laundry! I also got somewhat caught up on all my school work. I spent the day at Holly's on Sat and we got our paper written which is due in the morning. Then we have to write 3 more! ugh!!! Not to mention all the other classes with tests, discussions, quizes, etc! Needless to say, I'm not AS overwhelmed at the time being. However, I am working another 5 day stretch of 12 hour shifts starting Wednesday. Man, that wears me OUT!!!! But, you gotta do what you gotta do!
Well, given that I have to be at school early in the morning and it is almost midnight I better get off here and try to get some sleep! Ta Ta

Runner

My breath is hampered, my face is bright red.
My legs are becoming weak and useless,
And now my hair is matted to my head,
From all my gross sweating I look a mess.
The hills seem to grow with each step of mine,
The wind whips my legs, as the cold grows worse.
I concentrate on the sidewalks cracked lines.
Blood pumps through my veins, my heart is the source.
When I run my world quickly whizzes by.
Running lets me contemplate my troubles,
My options seem to extend to the sky.
Running down the hill my slow pace doubles.
I start to head home, looking for my street,
Cleansing mind and body, running is a retreat.

How the Donkey got it's cross

Legend tells us the donkey that carried Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday followed Him to Calvary. Appalled by the sight of Jesus on the cross, the donkey turned away but could not leave. It is said that the shadow of the cross fell upon the shoulders across the back of the donkey. A cross marking found on many donkeys today remains a testimony of the love and devotion of a humble, little donkey.

MY FIRST CHEMO!!!! So scared!

I have been thinking a lot here lately about these contemporary churches these days that seem to be ever so popular. I have also found that discussion about it has shown that it is very difficult to even define “traditional” or “contemporary” and that such words are probably not the best descriptions to begin with. It’s sort of like using “liberal” and “conservative”.
I will, however, continue in this blog by looking at the cons of contemporary worship, reminding you that my experiences have come through a baptist tradition in the south. Here is a list of some of the things that I think of when contemplating “contemporary worship:” Music: I’m not saying anything is wrong with guitars and drums. That’s fine when used appropriately. I just can’t get into Rock Music as praise and worship. Attire: ok for one…. Flip flops and church…all I can say is disrespect! Well, in the sanctuary during service that is. And if I walked into a church where the pastor himself was wearing Blue Jeans in the pulpit I wouldn’t even give him to chance to hear what he had to say. I would walk right out. Come on people, God deserves your BEST! If your best is a pair of blue jeans, then so be it wear your very best pair. But when you only want to wear pants and flip flops because they are “more comfortable” then you have no respect for my God and that just ticks me off!! Call me old fashioned, but answer me this… If God himself was coming to your house for dinner would you go throw on a pair of blue jeans and a tank top? No. I think you would pick out the best outfit that you had and say the heck with comfort!
Some contemporary worship can get sloppy. My experience with contemporary worship hasn’t always been bad. But there were times when it became too laid back. The worship leader, for instance, will attempt to introduce a song - but then he goes off on some tangent that has nothing to do with the worship. It might be about pizza, it might be about hair, it might be about trees. Regardless, this seems to be a result of having no formality and just letting the service naturally “flow,” which can obviously lead to distraction and pointlessness. I suppose this could happen in a traditional worship setting, but given the nature of the service it would be much more rare. I recently heard that a popular church in Anderson played Bon Jovi “Living on a prayer” in the service. All I could say was, “God have Mercy!”
Contemporary worship is often a result of what “we” want. A church must be careful when choosing more contemporary mediums for worship so that it is not based on what “we want as a church” or “what can get non-Christians coming to church,” and unfortunately these starting points are used by way too many congregations, even if not explicitly. This does not mean worship can’t be progressive. How do we become progressive in worship without being seeker-sensitive? Personally, I don’t want to attend a church where I knew the pastor was going to tell me everything I wanted to hear. Basically telling me I can live my life any ole way and everything be fine. NO. I want to be confident that I am hearing the BIBLE. The TRUTH! The WHOLE TRUTH! We are not perfect and we ALL need to be reminded that we are sinners and there are consequences to continuous unconfessed sin.
Watch out…Contemporary worship can get cheesy! I don’t want to limit this downfall to praise songs, but there are some out there that just shouldn’t be played in worship. It has nothing to do with repetition, simplicity, or even the tune itself. But any song that contains the lyrics “na na na na na” or “la la la la la” just shouldn’t be played. I’ve seen contemporary worship get this way - and it wasn’t a service directed at children. The church should not find itself worshiping God with lyrically empty songs.

Matthew 7:15,16
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits....

2 Timothy 4:3,4
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth , and be turned aside to fables.

Acts 20:29-31
For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves . Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

Matthew 15:9
And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 3:16,17
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

Colossians 2:8
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

I did it! I am officially certified to administer chemotherapy. YIKES. I'm so scared. I know it will come natural to me with time but right now it scares me to death. I guess I will be moving on to Bone Marrow Transplant next. WOWZERS!!!

Oh goodness. I'm scared and excited all at once. I am taking my chemo class this weekend to become chemo certified. WOW! I can't believe it's already that time. Wish me luck!

Well...My new phone has arrived! I'm so excited! I'm having sooooo much fun playing with it, but there is a lot to learn about it.

Well, I am very impatiently waiting on my new phone to arrive. It is the new touch screen Blackberry Storm. I waited 2 hours in line the day after Thanksgiving JUST TO ORDER IT!! Not buy....ORDER! I am so excited I can hardly wait!!! It is supposed to be here on the 11th, so we'll see. And the fun thing is....It has built in Facebook!!! YAY!

It seems like so long since I've blogged. Guess I've been spending all my "computer time" trying to figure out Facebook. he he Anyway. Things are going well! Work is great as always. I still love being a nurse! I recently experienced the loss of a patient that I REALLY got attached to and whose death was VERY unexpected. I believe it was the first death that really hit me hard. I am actually still carrying around his obituary on my clipboard because I just can't bring myself to take it off. But I have peace knowing he is walking with Jesus now and that he is so much better off. Anyway....enough of the sappy stuff. My grandparents are down from Bristol. I haven't got to see them yet because I am working, but I will get to spend all day Thanksgiving with them. It will be so nice. We are still trying to sell our house. Well..... I don't know about "trying". I guess I should say it is still for sale. We've only had one couple look at it in 3 months. The realtor keeps reminding us that NOBODY is buying right now, but I still get frustrated cause I sooooooo want to be at the farm with all my babies! Everytime we go over there I just want to live there that much more. I know I know... It's all in God's timing. ugh... Patience Jennifer, Patience!! Well, there's really nothing more that's new other than I am finished with my first semester at Clemson, and can I brag for a minute? Ok good. Yes, I am holding a 4.0 GPA!!! Yay! Well, anyway. ta ta for now. Love you all!

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