Sorry its been so long life is busy. Basketball is going good we are 9-1. Are next game is the 29th and it will be a tough one against West Texas A&M. I am excited to get back to playing again. We have been off since the 18th, this is the longest Christmas break I have had since I have been in college. It is nice getting to be home and spend time with my family though. Today is Christmas Eve and my maw maw and Uncle Mont are here at our house to do Christmas tonight and then we will go to my Pops tomorrow and see all my dad side of the family. Then I will head back to Tech from there.
Life since the last time I have blogged has been in most ways the same but there have been some changes, some for the good and some not so good. I feel like I am growing up a little more each day and God is really testing my Faith in him and the plan he has for me. I have to be remind myself it seems everyday to look at all the blessing I have in my life and stop getting discouraged when things do not go how I would like them too or when I do not understand the reasoning's behind why things are happening like they are. And even when I accept what is happening and say ok God I know this is in your hands and I trust you, it still hurts so bad and just makes me miserable and I cannot seem to get it off my mind. I wish I could just turn off the hurt and just let whatever is suppossed to happen...happen. But man it is hard...
When you make choices in your life do you ever think of the reason why you are choosing the choice your choosing? That is kind of hard to understand but if you think about it, it is really interesting to think about or at least to me it is.Do you make some of the choices you make bc of what "society" says or shows is the way you should do something? I can look back on so many decisions I made bc that was the way of "society". We get so wrapped up in how the world says things are supposed to be and you can and cant do this the way you want bc that's not how anyone else does it. For example lets say you had this relationship with someone and things had never been "society's" definition or text book way for a relationship to be people just assume and doubt that relationship could ever work or they don't believe you could really be in love with that person. I think that is crazy because no one but you, the other person in the relationship and God know your heart and how you feel. Just bc you may not do things according to how the majority may do it,does not make it wrong and it doesn't make it not real. As long as the choices you make feel right to you and feel that they are God lead then nothing else should matter and no ones elses opinions on them matter. Be different from the so called"society's ways" does not make it wrong or not real. God made everyone different for a reason.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and Great New Years. God Bless!
Jenny Vining
P.S.
I promised I would so...shout out to Ethan Branscum, I love ya!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Everyday!
Well it has been a busy week but a very productive one. We have a our first game on Sunday. I am excited to start playing but cannot believe it is going to be my last year. It is so crazy to think about. I know this year is going to go by so quick. I was thinking the other day about where and what I will be doing this time next year and I realized I DONT KNOW! I really have no idea where I will be living, where I will be student teaching the possibilites are wide open. This has never happend to me, I have always know for the most part where i would be and what I would be doing (going to school and playing basketball somewhere). Like I have said before it is definatly bitter sweet. It is exciting and scary all at once. I do not even know how to think about my life not being planned around basketball.
Saying all that above though has really help me draw closer to God and realize that I have just been sitting back in my safety zone and just coasting through using basketball as my reasson for not getting up and doing more. Now dont get me wrong, I believe God blessed me with the ability to play basketball as my way of being a witness for him and his way of shinning through me but I am moving to the fourth quarter and need to pick up my game. It is amazing how if you truly seek God and really want to listen to him and follow his plan for your life how willing he is to show you and how clear things become if you just make him the center.
My blogs may seem repeative in some ways but I just cant quit talking about how God is working in my life and am so excited about each day of my life and excited for whatever is next because I know he has a plan for my life as long as I live my life for him. It is so comforting to have something that you know you can lean on and know you can trust with everything you have and he is going to be there every step of the way.
I am here on earth to live my life for Jesus Christ and at the end of everyday the thing that I have come to realize is when I look back on each day what am I looking at? What am I basing my day on how good or bad it was? It shouldnt be well I got a lot done or I had a good day in practice, or I got a lot of homework done but it should be What did I do for my Lord and Savior today, how did I live my life for him, did he shine through me today? God has a plan for me and all I want to do is stick to it.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
PS
Tip off Sunday at 2pm @ Tucker Colliseum! Hope to see lots of people there! Its going to be a great year!
Love these girls!
Saying all that above though has really help me draw closer to God and realize that I have just been sitting back in my safety zone and just coasting through using basketball as my reasson for not getting up and doing more. Now dont get me wrong, I believe God blessed me with the ability to play basketball as my way of being a witness for him and his way of shinning through me but I am moving to the fourth quarter and need to pick up my game. It is amazing how if you truly seek God and really want to listen to him and follow his plan for your life how willing he is to show you and how clear things become if you just make him the center.
My blogs may seem repeative in some ways but I just cant quit talking about how God is working in my life and am so excited about each day of my life and excited for whatever is next because I know he has a plan for my life as long as I live my life for him. It is so comforting to have something that you know you can lean on and know you can trust with everything you have and he is going to be there every step of the way.
I am here on earth to live my life for Jesus Christ and at the end of everyday the thing that I have come to realize is when I look back on each day what am I looking at? What am I basing my day on how good or bad it was? It shouldnt be well I got a lot done or I had a good day in practice, or I got a lot of homework done but it should be What did I do for my Lord and Savior today, how did I live my life for him, did he shine through me today? God has a plan for me and all I want to do is stick to it.
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10
PS
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Life is hard, its a fact!
When people say life is hard they are not lying. I do not want this blog to come across as if I am not thankful for my great life because I have been blessed more than I deserve. I believe that everything in life happens for a reason and I trust that God has a perfect plan for my life but I still struggle with always trusting that because I cannot see the big picture like he can. The past month God has really been working in my life with letting go and letting him be in sole control of my life. If anyone who reads this knows I am a very stubborn independent person so this is very hard for me. I know what my heart feels and wants but is it really what is best for me. My life is usually going 100mph and I am not very good at slowing down and taking a look at everything, I don't pay close enough attention to the details of thing. I am working on being still and quiet and listening to God and letting him be the person who is in control. Typing all of this out is sooo much easier than actually doing it. It is definatly a work in progress.
Some of the hardest things for me in life are realizing that you are going to go through things in life that hurt but you cannot take the easy way out and just leave things the same or not change things because it is just easier to leave things as is. Things are not always going to be black and white, I am not always going to know what to do in situations and the right descion is not always going to be easy. If I would have known this earlier a lot of mistakes would have been dodged but it is all part of his plan. You cannot avoid hurt and pain in life if you could than you wouldnt be able to have all the great and excicting feelings we get in life too.
For my whole life I imagined how my life would be when I grew up, what I would grow up to be, what my husband would be like, where I would live, what my kids will be like. Thinking about these things are so exciting to me but what I am not really struggling with but I guess realized is some of those things are not as big a deal as what I have made them to be, I think I have been in fantasy land. Now dont get me wrong I have very high expectations for all of the things I listed and I am not ever going to settle but I think I was unrealistic about somethings. I believe in that cant eat,cant sleep, reach for the stars, over the hills, grand slam kind of love but that doesnt mean it is going be perfect all the time or that your forever guy will never get on your nerves or never do things that just make you want to scream. You may not get the job of your dreams right away and you may not live in your dream house right away but in reality how important are those things?
God is an awesome God and I am excited for how he is working in my life, as long as I can remember to keep my eyes on him and my heart open to what he is trying to do through me. God is a lot bigger than I am, this is what I have to remember.
This bolg is kind of random and may not make a lot of sense to some people and I am sorry if it doesnt. But maybe it will help someone somewhere. Until next time, God Bless!
Jenny Ann
Some of the hardest things for me in life are realizing that you are going to go through things in life that hurt but you cannot take the easy way out and just leave things the same or not change things because it is just easier to leave things as is. Things are not always going to be black and white, I am not always going to know what to do in situations and the right descion is not always going to be easy. If I would have known this earlier a lot of mistakes would have been dodged but it is all part of his plan. You cannot avoid hurt and pain in life if you could than you wouldnt be able to have all the great and excicting feelings we get in life too.
For my whole life I imagined how my life would be when I grew up, what I would grow up to be, what my husband would be like, where I would live, what my kids will be like. Thinking about these things are so exciting to me but what I am not really struggling with but I guess realized is some of those things are not as big a deal as what I have made them to be, I think I have been in fantasy land. Now dont get me wrong I have very high expectations for all of the things I listed and I am not ever going to settle but I think I was unrealistic about somethings. I believe in that cant eat,cant sleep, reach for the stars, over the hills, grand slam kind of love but that doesnt mean it is going be perfect all the time or that your forever guy will never get on your nerves or never do things that just make you want to scream. You may not get the job of your dreams right away and you may not live in your dream house right away but in reality how important are those things?
God is an awesome God and I am excited for how he is working in my life, as long as I can remember to keep my eyes on him and my heart open to what he is trying to do through me. God is a lot bigger than I am, this is what I have to remember.
This bolg is kind of random and may not make a lot of sense to some people and I am sorry if it doesnt. But maybe it will help someone somewhere. Until next time, God Bless!
Jenny Ann
Just wanted to put a picture with it so I choose one with the teammates at a sleepover we had!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
First Blog
So this is my first blog, it will probably be just a bunch of random information, actually that is probably what all my blogs will be. I started this blog because I thought it would be neat to just be able to go and write about what is going on in my life and I enjoy reading other people's blogs so maybe someone will enjoy reading mine. Now, please do not judge my grammar becuase I am just free writing off the top of my head and if I try to be grammatically correct it would, 1. Take me forever to write a blog. 2. It would make me frustrated to the point of where I would not want to blog. And 3. I just want to be able to write and not have to worry about that stuff.
I am going to try and blog at least once a week but that may not happen, between school work and basketball my life is pretty much consumed, but I am going to do my best. I cannot believe that I am in my last year of basketball and only have 2 more semesters of school until I am a teacher. It is a bitter sweet thing for sure. I am no where near ready to be done with baketball but I am so excited to take the next step in Gods plan for my life. I guess that is just part of growing up not only in the world but growing in your relationship with Christ, you have to trust him that he is going to lead you to where he wants you to go. I cant imagine my life without basketball, not having to to go to practices, having weekends open, not getting to play in a real game again. It is scary but im excited to be a teacher and get to do that everyday. Im going to make the most of my last year and just live in the present, one day at a time. I guess that is going to be all for my first blog.
God Bless
Jenny
I am going to try and blog at least once a week but that may not happen, between school work and basketball my life is pretty much consumed, but I am going to do my best. I cannot believe that I am in my last year of basketball and only have 2 more semesters of school until I am a teacher. It is a bitter sweet thing for sure. I am no where near ready to be done with baketball but I am so excited to take the next step in Gods plan for my life. I guess that is just part of growing up not only in the world but growing in your relationship with Christ, you have to trust him that he is going to lead you to where he wants you to go. I cant imagine my life without basketball, not having to to go to practices, having weekends open, not getting to play in a real game again. It is scary but im excited to be a teacher and get to do that everyday. Im going to make the most of my last year and just live in the present, one day at a time. I guess that is going to be all for my first blog.
God Bless
Jenny
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