Choose your words, for they become actions.
Understand your actions, for they become habits.
Study your habits, for they'll become your character.
Develop your character for it becomes your destiny."
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Jill
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Food for Thought
"Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Choose your words, for they become actions.
Understand your actions, for they become habits.
Study your habits, for they'll become your character.
Develop your character for it becomes your destiny."
Just a little food for thought for the day.
On this Pathway-
Jill
Choose your words, for they become actions.
Understand your actions, for they become habits.
Study your habits, for they'll become your character.
Develop your character for it becomes your destiny."
On this Pathway-
Jill
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Pictures at the Jacobs Dream Statue @ ACU
Yesterday it hit 72 degrees here and it was a wonderful spring like day (a far cry from last week when we had snow for the first time all winter) and so when the boys got out of school we ran to ACU's Campus (Abilene Christian University) to the John 3:16 statue to have some fun outside in the beautiful weather. Of course I brought my camera too because it is a great place to take photos!
It is a really neat
The biblical patriarch Jacob lay his head on a pillow of stone, dreamed of angels and received a blessing from God. Upon awakening, he anointed the stone, calling that special place “the gate of heaven … the house of God.”
Scripture’s account in Genesis 28 of Jacob’s unusual dream provides a brief glimpse of a moment in time when the dark mirror is removed and the glory of God seen firsthand. I hope that through this sculpture, the viewer might find his or her heart echoing Jacob’s words, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.”
The four angels are portrayed as masculine beings, consistent with scriptural descriptions. The heavenly beings appear to increase in age as their proximity to earth increases, symbolizing the fallen state of the earth, corrupted by sin. The angels become more human-like as they near earth, with smaller wings and more conventional attire. The wings of the angels are based on those of an osprey, one of the most powerful and beautiful birds of prey in North America.
In designing this site, I endeavored for a purposeful melding of form and meaning. The basic footprint is evocative of the Trinity. Engraved scriptures provide spiritual focus and guidance. The basic elements of creation – water, rock and plants – speak to the nature of God, His Son and His promises. The bronze angels, four in number, suggest God’s continual presence “whither thou goest” to the four corners of the earth.
It is my hope and prayer that this will be a place of meditation and worship, a place where new births in Christ might occur, hearts might be renewed, and, above all else, where the God above all gods might be glorified.
-- Jack Maxwell
It is a really neat
Sculpture Facts
- The sculpture is 34 feet from the bottom of the pedestal to the top angel.
- The site includes a round baptismal pool 10’ in diameter and 30” deep.
- Each angel is eight feet tall.
- The total metal work, including a stainless steel inner structure, weighs more than 7,000 pounds.
- Models for the angels included the artist and six ACU and local high school students, utilized to verify proportions and musculature. With the exception of the second highest angel, whose portrait was based on Jack Maxwell’s son, Matt, the faces were inspired by individuals but not specifically modeled after them.
- Several ACU art students assisted on Jacob’s Dream, and Jack’s wife, Jill, who also is an artist and talented sculptor, spent countless hours on the project.
From the Artist
Scripture’s account in Genesis 28 of Jacob’s unusual dream provides a brief glimpse of a moment in time when the dark mirror is removed and the glory of God seen firsthand. I hope that through this sculpture, the viewer might find his or her heart echoing Jacob’s words, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.”
The four angels are portrayed as masculine beings, consistent with scriptural descriptions. The heavenly beings appear to increase in age as their proximity to earth increases, symbolizing the fallen state of the earth, corrupted by sin. The angels become more human-like as they near earth, with smaller wings and more conventional attire. The wings of the angels are based on those of an osprey, one of the most powerful and beautiful birds of prey in North America.
In designing this site, I endeavored for a purposeful melding of form and meaning. The basic footprint is evocative of the Trinity. Engraved scriptures provide spiritual focus and guidance. The basic elements of creation – water, rock and plants – speak to the nature of God, His Son and His promises. The bronze angels, four in number, suggest God’s continual presence “whither thou goest” to the four corners of the earth.
It is my hope and prayer that this will be a place of meditation and worship, a place where new births in Christ might occur, hearts might be renewed, and, above all else, where the God above all gods might be glorified.
-- Jack Maxwell
We had a great time-and I really loved my photos from while we were there.
On this Pathway-
Jill
Monday, February 14, 2011
The power of the written word!
I love blogging, facebook, and e-mail-it has give me a chance to meet new people and reconnect with old friends both, but I love to receive mail and there is something about receiving a letter and saving it to pull out and read again years later that neither blogging or facebook or e-mail can replace. I came across this clip (after the commercial of course) that I thought was so touching-hope you enjoy it-get your tissues ready and then go write someone you love a letter today-who knows maybe 40 years from now they will pull it out to read it and remember all over again just how much it meant to them then and now!
George and Barbara Bush love notes revealed www.msnbc.msn.com
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Beautiful Roses my sweetheart surprised me with this morning-we had our first date 17 years ago today!
Love you baby.
Jill
George and Barbara Bush love notes revealed www.msnbc.msn.com
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Love you baby.
Jill
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Jesus welcomed and Angel Home-Six Years Ago
Six years ago, February 9th, we got a phone call that we knew was coming, and actually expected many times before over the years, but still were not prepared for. Mike's dad had to call to let us know that, his wife and Mike's loving mom had gone home to be with Jesus.
What was a very sad, hard time for us was a glorious time for her. Mike's mom was diagnosed with a tumor on her pituitary gland when Mike was just five. Her OBGYN Dr. was the one who was actually suspicious when she had a miscarriage- the headaches she was having and blood work her had done led her to believe something wasn't right. She was then sent on to a cancer Dr. that confirmed what they thought might be happening. She had a tumor growing-back then they did not do surgery so they just tried to kill it but only shrunk it with chemo. It never grew more, but it also never went away and it cause a multitude of other health issues for her over the years which eventually ended up in more than her body could handle and she passed away 6 years ago at the age of 68.
She was a wonderful of God-she had gone to college to be a reading teacher-she only got to do that job a few years when she found out she was sick, started treatment and then had to quite the job she loved so much. She then started a library at Bethel Bible School-a place where children live in TN when for many reasons (mostly parents in prison ) that children are separated from their families and go there to live. She had books donated and organized the whole library because she loved reading and believed in the importance of children learning to read, loving to read, and being able to have books of their own to read. She kept up with that library whenever she felt well enough for years. She was such a women of God-her tumor caused many other health issues which over the years made her so sick that she basically was home bound except to go the the Dr. or hospital the last few years of her life-yet you never heard her complain.
She told Mike one day-all I ask of God is that he would let me see you get married and have grand babies. She was pretty sick but she did travel to NY to be at our wedding and then lived ten more years to see all of our children but Analeigh be born. It made her so happy. She started buying Dr. Seuss books years before Mike and I ever met for her grandchildren some day and then it led into books of every kind for every stage of their childhood-she stored them in boxes in the guest room under the beds in the basement. There are still books there and every time we go to visit Papa in TN we get more books that are age appropriate for the kids and bring them home with us which always give us a chance to talk about Nana J and how much she loved them.
I miss her so-she was well enough when Mike and I first started dating, got married and then were pregnant with Alyssa to go places-so we went to buy fabric she loved to sew-and she wanted to make clothes for Alyssa-we also went to shop for strollers and just enjoyed our only really mother and daughter time we had together that she was well enough to do things still.
In the 10 years I got to have my mother-in-love and got to know her, I adored her. I wished that I still had her here to love and I miss not having a mother in law-(I know some people don't but I really did love and treasure her) we laugh about things that she said and did and I wish my children could have gotten to know her more and love her the way she loved and treasured them-they were all so little they really only have the memories we have told them about.
I know we will be with her again someday-I picture her up there loving and caring for the babies we had that didn't get to be here with us-and drinking tea with my grandma that we just went home in November and just enjoying her time praising Jesus.
I love and miss her lots-this day every year is a little hard for us-she was truly an example of a godly woman and is missed by many.
Just wanted to share a few photos of her from her past.
On this Pathway-
Jill
What was a very sad, hard time for us was a glorious time for her. Mike's mom was diagnosed with a tumor on her pituitary gland when Mike was just five. Her OBGYN Dr. was the one who was actually suspicious when she had a miscarriage- the headaches she was having and blood work her had done led her to believe something wasn't right. She was then sent on to a cancer Dr. that confirmed what they thought might be happening. She had a tumor growing-back then they did not do surgery so they just tried to kill it but only shrunk it with chemo. It never grew more, but it also never went away and it cause a multitude of other health issues for her over the years which eventually ended up in more than her body could handle and she passed away 6 years ago at the age of 68.
She was a wonderful of God-she had gone to college to be a reading teacher-she only got to do that job a few years when she found out she was sick, started treatment and then had to quite the job she loved so much. She then started a library at Bethel Bible School-a place where children live in TN when for many reasons (mostly parents in prison ) that children are separated from their families and go there to live. She had books donated and organized the whole library because she loved reading and believed in the importance of children learning to read, loving to read, and being able to have books of their own to read. She kept up with that library whenever she felt well enough for years. She was such a women of God-her tumor caused many other health issues which over the years made her so sick that she basically was home bound except to go the the Dr. or hospital the last few years of her life-yet you never heard her complain.
She told Mike one day-all I ask of God is that he would let me see you get married and have grand babies. She was pretty sick but she did travel to NY to be at our wedding and then lived ten more years to see all of our children but Analeigh be born. It made her so happy. She started buying Dr. Seuss books years before Mike and I ever met for her grandchildren some day and then it led into books of every kind for every stage of their childhood-she stored them in boxes in the guest room under the beds in the basement. There are still books there and every time we go to visit Papa in TN we get more books that are age appropriate for the kids and bring them home with us which always give us a chance to talk about Nana J and how much she loved them.
I miss her so-she was well enough when Mike and I first started dating, got married and then were pregnant with Alyssa to go places-so we went to buy fabric she loved to sew-and she wanted to make clothes for Alyssa-we also went to shop for strollers and just enjoyed our only really mother and daughter time we had together that she was well enough to do things still.
In the 10 years I got to have my mother-in-love and got to know her, I adored her. I wished that I still had her here to love and I miss not having a mother in law-(I know some people don't but I really did love and treasure her) we laugh about things that she said and did and I wish my children could have gotten to know her more and love her the way she loved and treasured them-they were all so little they really only have the memories we have told them about.
I know we will be with her again someday-I picture her up there loving and caring for the babies we had that didn't get to be here with us-and drinking tea with my grandma that we just went home in November and just enjoying her time praising Jesus.
I love and miss her lots-this day every year is a little hard for us-she was truly an example of a godly woman and is missed by many.
Just wanted to share a few photos of her from her past.
Mom J when she was 12 My Alyssa now at 12-Don't they favor each other?
Mom and Dad J
One of my favorite photos of mom-I played around with the color on it.
My favorite photo of mom-I played with the color on it too.
The 1st photo dad ever took of mom.
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Jill
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