This is an awesome website called D-Pan, "Deaf Performing Artist Network"
Also if you go to D-pan.com to the video section, you can see their interpretion "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilar. It's my favorite.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Church- when? Brain lapse
Now a funny about me: So, while I was on facebook and typing the previous post early this morning, I should have been in church! Our church time in 2008 was 11:00 a.m. It changed in January to 9:00. So, I set my alarm last night at 9:30 like last year, but I woke up before my alarm went off, 7:30, irritated that I couldn't sleep in, thinking I had plenty of time to get ready for church. So I got on the computer. Then Solomon wakes up and comes to me and says "Don't we have church?" I said, "Not yet, we have time before we have to get ready". Continued on the computer, heard Jerricho wake up, got him out of bed. Then, Solomon told me he didn't want to go to church because he felt sick. I took his temperature (at 9:00 a.m.). Just as I finished taking it, and telling him he does have a temp. and he can stay home, Andrew comes out laughing at me. (Andrew just waking up). He said, "Jen, it's 9:00" AHHH, I just realized that church was at nine. I'm still in my pj's. So what's the big deal aside from just missing church??? Well, I CONDUCT the music for the first meeting - sacrament meeting! Totally missed my job. Didn't plan on this so I had no sub for me. I can't believe I did this! I'm not going today. By the time I get ready, sacrament meeting will be over, and I don't want to show my face right now! So embarassed. That means the music started, and someone had to get up and conduct for me! Everyone in the congregation knowing I'm not there and obviously thinking I am very irresponsible for not getting a sub.
I still can't get over this. I had all the time in the world this morning to get up, and I thought church was later. Even last night I thought so because I set my alarm for later.
Andrew is not going to let me live this one down I'm sure! I even facebooked about how irritated I was that I couldn't sleep in when I had the chance to.
I still can't get over this. I had all the time in the world this morning to get up, and I thought church was later. Even last night I thought so because I set my alarm for later.
Andrew is not going to let me live this one down I'm sure! I even facebooked about how irritated I was that I couldn't sleep in when I had the chance to.
Funny things about my boys
My boys are characters.
Solomon - On day we were walking down the hallway at my school (he goes to the same school I teach at). Everyone seems to know who he is. Mr. Popular. The other day I saw him walking in the hallway ahead of me and Solomon passed a 5th grader and say "Yo man, what's up" and flashed him a peace sign (you know, at the chest) and gave him a head nod. The 5th grader did it back and gave him a high five. Funny because I can't believe that he did that. He's only in 2nd grade. Even more unbelieble . . .
My boss, his principal told me the following story. Let's see if I can explain it well and give it any justice: First of all, Solomon is very comfortable at my school, for obvious reasons -- his mom works there and he's there a lot. Well, Solomon walks into the principals office one time and sees all the pennants he has up. There are all different teams - football, baseball, hockey. Solomon points to the Greenbay Packers pennant and says so confidently "That has got to go. That should not be up. Why do you have it up there?" The principal said, "Well, my boss likes the Greenbay Packers so I thought I would impress him with that." "No, not good enough, it's got to go" Solomon replies. Solomon begins to walk out of the office, turns back around to the principal and one more time says "Cover it up or hide it, it's gotta go fast!"
When the principal told me the story, he explained that 2nd grader Solomon made him feel like he was the student in trouble and Solomon was the boss. He thought it was so funny. I was going to apologize on behalf of my child, thinking he was being a bit disrespectful, but my boss said "wow, I wish I was that confident when I was a kid". So what did we do that weekend? Solomon insisted that we buy a Seahawk pennant to give him. We did. He brought it in the next Monday, and gave it to him. The principal laughed. It is now hanging up in his office -- NOT covering the Greenbay Packers. (I think Solomon also mentioned that the Steelers needed to go as well).
Jerricho -- We were in the car driving, listening to Michael Jackson's Thriller C.D. (Solomon's favorite right now). The song "Pretty Young Thing" came on. There is a part in the song where Micahel grunts and pants "Uh, huh huh huh". That part came on and all of a sudden we hear Jerricho laughing histerically. He thought it was SOOO funny, so every time that part repeated, we heard Jerricho laughing in his famous belly gut laugh. We kept repeating that part over and over just to hear it. We repeated it so much that Solomon was getting irritated because he wanted to hear the rest of the song. HA!
Solomon - On day we were walking down the hallway at my school (he goes to the same school I teach at). Everyone seems to know who he is. Mr. Popular. The other day I saw him walking in the hallway ahead of me and Solomon passed a 5th grader and say "Yo man, what's up" and flashed him a peace sign (you know, at the chest) and gave him a head nod. The 5th grader did it back and gave him a high five. Funny because I can't believe that he did that. He's only in 2nd grade. Even more unbelieble . . .
My boss, his principal told me the following story. Let's see if I can explain it well and give it any justice: First of all, Solomon is very comfortable at my school, for obvious reasons -- his mom works there and he's there a lot. Well, Solomon walks into the principals office one time and sees all the pennants he has up. There are all different teams - football, baseball, hockey. Solomon points to the Greenbay Packers pennant and says so confidently "That has got to go. That should not be up. Why do you have it up there?" The principal said, "Well, my boss likes the Greenbay Packers so I thought I would impress him with that." "No, not good enough, it's got to go" Solomon replies. Solomon begins to walk out of the office, turns back around to the principal and one more time says "Cover it up or hide it, it's gotta go fast!"
When the principal told me the story, he explained that 2nd grader Solomon made him feel like he was the student in trouble and Solomon was the boss. He thought it was so funny. I was going to apologize on behalf of my child, thinking he was being a bit disrespectful, but my boss said "wow, I wish I was that confident when I was a kid". So what did we do that weekend? Solomon insisted that we buy a Seahawk pennant to give him. We did. He brought it in the next Monday, and gave it to him. The principal laughed. It is now hanging up in his office -- NOT covering the Greenbay Packers. (I think Solomon also mentioned that the Steelers needed to go as well).
Jerricho -- We were in the car driving, listening to Michael Jackson's Thriller C.D. (Solomon's favorite right now). The song "Pretty Young Thing" came on. There is a part in the song where Micahel grunts and pants "Uh, huh huh huh". That part came on and all of a sudden we hear Jerricho laughing histerically. He thought it was SOOO funny, so every time that part repeated, we heard Jerricho laughing in his famous belly gut laugh. We kept repeating that part over and over just to hear it. We repeated it so much that Solomon was getting irritated because he wanted to hear the rest of the song. HA!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Concentrate on this Sentence
'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Church
Today, we went to church. I am amazed that Solomon LOVES to go to his primary class now -- now that he is with the older kids. He is reading so much better now, and he was asked to read some scriptures from the Bible in front of the children's group. He did, and he did a great job.
It touches me that he wants to go to church, and wants to read the scriptures -- quite honestly without his parents example (or at least not a very consistant one). We have always felt that we wanted to teach him the gospel of Christ but didn't want to force him into it. We want him to believe in Christ on his own accord, not just following along with what others around him do. We want him come to the belief and faith on his own. To believe it from his own doing and his own questioning and answering and he has.
It's fun to see him WANT to go to church, and want to pray. It's cool.
It touches me that he wants to go to church, and wants to read the scriptures -- quite honestly without his parents example (or at least not a very consistant one). We have always felt that we wanted to teach him the gospel of Christ but didn't want to force him into it. We want him to believe in Christ on his own accord, not just following along with what others around him do. We want him come to the belief and faith on his own. To believe it from his own doing and his own questioning and answering and he has.
It's fun to see him WANT to go to church, and want to pray. It's cool.
OK< seriously - facebook is amazing. I have found dear friends that I had lost contact with and it's great to get in touch with them again. :)
Saturday, January 17, 2009
A Cherokee Legend: Two Wolves
I came across this story (one of my favorites) while cleaning my bookshelves. A lesson in life for me.
A Cherokee Legend: Two Wolves
A Cherokee Legend: Two Wolves
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Here is the same story, but it is called "Grandfather Tells" which is also known as "The Wolves Within"
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times." He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.
But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger,for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Here is the same story, but it is called "Grandfather Tells" which is also known as "The Wolves Within"
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times." He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.
But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger,for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
Saturday, January 10, 2009
It was requested of me by friends from long ago to post some pictures of my immediate family, so here goes: Above is my brother Brian with his daughter and son, Madison and Chad at a Seahawk vs. 49er game in Seatle. Below is Brian with song Boston and Chad.
Here is my dad and mom
Here's my younger sister Allison and moi!
Below is Jimmy, Jacob and Zach (my sister Rachel's kids) with Solomon and Jerricho.
Here's Rachel and her oldest Jimmy.
That's all I have. :)
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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