How LOTR Should(n't) Have Ended

Today, I want to start out with a little satirical humor about the ending of LOTR. I think you all know where this is going. (And if you don’t, prepare yourself. You’re in for a treat lol.)

http://youtu.be/1yqVD0swvWU (Please watch!!! This is important to the post. =) Thanks!)

Yes. Indeed. That (according to some very odd, creative minds with computer, animation, and technology capabilities with access to the Internet) is one way that some have believed LOTR should have ended. The reactions to such a video are indeed interesting. For my own part, what I get most of the time (besides fan-anger at the video lol) is, “Well, yeah, that would have made more sense. Why didn’t Tolkien (or Peter Jackson for that matter) just do that?”

My own reaction? I LOVE the video. It’s hysterical and gives me a laugh when I need one. But I think what makes my reaction not one of anger or disgust (compared with my reaction to other AWFUL videos made about LOTR on YouTube, oh my goodness) is that this video, this alternate ending of LOTR, is JUST A VIDEO. I can’t even begin to imagine a different ending, or any detail from the films or books, being changed in the course and plot line of LOTR. It can’t change. Then LOTR would change, and it would not be the same as it is now. I know I am probably stating the obvious, but it’s true. LOTR in and of itself is such a blessing from God that picturing anything changed would be horrendous to the everything, to the depth and great beauty that is in LOTR. So, in the end, the video is fun to quote (which my brother Jake and I can quote word for word ha ha) and fun to watch, especially with the security that the beauties, strengths, amazing tensions, and ultimate celebrations of good versus evil will never leave, that the story is unchangeable and that it will always be one of the BEST fantasy stories, fiction stories, and stories in general ever written.

For the sake of argument, what would it be like if it was that simple? What if Gandalf simply called on Gwahir (sp? sorry! lol) the Lord of the Eagles and simply dropped the One Ring into Mount Doom. What if Frodo never traversed across the great land of Middle Earth with Sam at his side; what if Aragorn never took the throne of his lineage and became one of the best, if not the best, king Gondor had ever or would ever see; what if Gandalf had never given his life in service of the safety of his fellowship and friends, and became Gandalf the White, a great prophet, guide, and war general and leader? What if?

These what-if’s trouble me. I can’t even begin to picture LOTR without any of those things. Let’s face it, without every little bit of conflict that makes LOTR so realistic and so pain-stakingly real and raw to the hearts of all who experience it, THERE WOULD BE NO LOTR. It would not be brought to the forefront of the world culture, the culture of fantasy, film, and literature (and so many others that are beyond count.) It would not have caught the public eye. There would have been nothing to show. It would have been a pointless, neutral, baige story.

Who can picture the fantasy world of film and literature without the wide-eyed stares of fear from Frodo as he struggles with the horrific evil of the Ring? Who can picture a battle scene without Aragorn wielding the sword that seems to be an extension of his very arm? Who can picture such a scene? I can’t, and certainly won't.

Sure, it would’ve been easier for the Fellowship if they’d just thrown the Ring in Mount Doom using the Eagles. But what about the glories in suffering, the beauties in carrying your cross, and being purified? Frodo’s character, just as well as Sam’s, Pippin’s, Aragorn’s, and every other character is defined with the journey, more than the ultimate accomplishment of their journey. They would never have become who they were supposed to be without the taking of that journey. It would not have happened the way it was supposed to without the journey and War of the Ring.

The reality of LOTR is astounding and amazing to behold when you examine it. I know that’s a big part of the reason I connect so easily with LOTR versus other fantasies. It’s much easier to relate to. I don’t have to have flying powers, x-ray vision, or the like in order to understand what these characters are going through. The storyline is realistic, and there is even a great underlying spiritual theme, with the evil of the Ring and so forth (which I will discuss in a later post eventually), that makes this story appealing to all people of any age, background, or culture. It’s heartening to see something so family-oriented (not meaning cutesy, but family oriented as in of a wholesome character) that enriches such a wide audience.

Thank You, Lord, for LOTR. It would never have happened without You and Your inspiration. And thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien, for listening to the call of the Lord on your heart to write such amazing things and share them with the world. I know that it has and continues to completely change my life, and has indeed saved my life on more than one occasion (a story I will get to later.) Thank You Lord. You are awesome.

Next time I will (hopefully, if everything goes well) be talking about the slight alteration of the scenes in the book to the scenes in the movie in regards to Frodo and Sam, when Frodo tells Sam to go home in the Return of the King, and how that differs from the book, and my justifications for it. =) Yay! lol Alright, goodbye, my friends! =) I shall see you again soon! (A figure of speech of course ha ha)

And....the word is....drum roll please! (here’s where you tap your desk or lap with your fingers)....

The word is....napkin!!!  (thanks Laura my nerdy friend and sister for the random word =)

Adios and God Bless you all!!! Have a great and amazing day!

-Jenn    

From Star Wars, to Lord of the Rings, and back

So, here it goes. Another attempt at grabbing my audience’s attention with some new-fangled words! =) Again, SO sorry for the delay! College life is a bit hectic, but I’m going to try my hardest to make sure I post at least once a week! (I will REALLY try very hard, I promise!)

Ok, so where did we leave off the last time? Tolkien. And his awesomeness. Ok. Hmmmm. Ah! Here’s some humor to break up the tension (if there is any in the first place.)

Ahahaha! I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. This is one of the best LOTR Star Wars cross overs I’ve seen. It’s so funny! And, I think I’d like to do a crossover of my own today between LOTR and Star Wars, and more particularly between Frodo Baggins and Luke Skywalker. Interested yet? Come with me on a walk my friends!

The connection between the two AMAZING fantasies of Star Wars and LOTR didn’t actually hit me until just recently, when my friends and I watched Star Wars IV, V, and VI (4, 5, and 6 if you can’t read Roman numerals he he.) I suddenly saw myself in the character of Luke, just as I’ve seen myself in the character of Frodo. It was an interesting experience. But let’s move along here!

What makes Frodo and Luke so similar?

Well, they both have an incredibly innocent, loving, and forgiving personality. They have both been given a seemingly impossible task. Both have been faced with certain future sufferings and almost certain death, with a great and surprising ending that takes them, and the audience, by surprise.

Luke, being raised without his parents on a far-distant planet away from any real big inter-galactic turmoil and such, has led a pretty sheltered existence, and is interrupted (gladly, I think, in some regards) by the finding of a droid, R2D2, with a message for “Old Ben.” This Old Ben just happens to be the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who instantly sees and knows that Luke, being the son of Darth Vader, or Anakin Skywalker turned evil, is meant to be a Jedi himself, and urges Luke to leave his home behind to fight the Empire and destroy the enemies of the free people of the universe.

Frodo has a similar story. Raised in a distant place away from home (which is originally Buckland where his mother and father lived before they tragically drowned in a boating accident), Frodo has led a sheltered life himself. Although not in anywhere the same circumstances as Luke, Frodo has a very special calling himself, finding the One Ring being left in his possession from his Uncle Bilbo. Frodo is urged in his own right (in a different way) by Gandalf, to leave his home and to make his way to places unknown in order to ensure the safety of the people of the Shire, and eventually, of the whole of Middle Earth.

Both encounter awful dangers, losing an appendage of sorts (Luke a hand, Frodo a finger) in the long run, and both finding at the end something more than they’d ever imagined being able to see themselves in a light once their journeys had ended. The completion of this journey for both brought them to the great triumph of being able to see and experience the freedom of the people they’d saved through their self-sacrifice.

This is a timeless lesson, a great masterpiece of work in fiction, spirituality, the depth of the human person, soul, spirit, and heart in such great works of fantasy and fiction.

I remember being struck by the ideology that Frodo held in his person as the character that God (I have no doubt) inspired, and now I am finding a similar feeling with Luke. Different stories, but very similar lead characters to bring such inspiring stories of hope, lasting courage, and friendship and loyalty, and both have left and will continue to leave a lasting impression on the world, in more ways than just in cinema (although those alone are astounding.) God is love. And He shows Himself in His courage, bravery and love, through these characters.

Frodo rox.

Luke rox.

The end. =)
And the word is....clam sauce! (Ok, that’s two words, but whatever! lol)

God bless you all and have a great week!! (I will try my HARDEST to post again soon! =)

Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!

A thousand and one apologies for so late an entry! It has been months since I have posted anything on my blog, and I am SO sorry! Things got crazy once I went to school, and so much has happened! But I figured with start of the New Year, and the fact that today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday, made it that much more of an excuse to get off my butt and ACTUALLY write something! Ha ha

I figured I might start today with something of a tribute to the man who wrote the Lord of the Rings, but not in the same way as others might do it. This isn’t going to be a biographical tribute, more of a case-in-point dedication to a man using his work to testify to his genius and his faith in the Lord and his example of that faith.

I LOVE J.R.R. Tolkien. He was such an amazing man. I’ve been reading The Hobbit as of late because of the films and such, and I’m finding myself wanting to read Lord of the Rings more and more when I read it. The Hobbit was supposedly written for Tolkien’s children as a story, which I could see by the way it is written, but in my opinion Tolkien hit his stride and really found his place in fiction and fantasy in his writing of Lord of the Rings. No other work of fiction can even come close to such an unparalleled example of not only scenic description, but character history, plot, depth of material, and religious, spiritual and historical symbolism is beyond comparison.

J.R.R. Tolkien is a great example of how one man, a great and incredibly intelligent man, used his talents to portray God in a fantasy setting, with such a realistic and believable storyline and set of characters as is still unseen in the same way in literature to this day.

I’d also like to use this post to give you a glimpse into how God used the Lord of the Rings to change my life, and how He still continues to use it to this day to continually remind me of His love for me, and of how God has called me to a very different sort of life than I had ever expected of myself.

It goes unsaid that Lord of the Rings has changed millions of people’s lives, and will continue to do so as long as the Lord sees fit. I am merely one of those people. In a time in my life when all I saw was the darkness and numb depression in my life, God sent me grace and inspiration in Lord of the Rings. My life was hectic and chaotic and just plain awful a lot of the time for many years, and the Lord provided a world, Middle Earth, as a way to find Him, to keep my sanity, and to really fall in love with something that would ultimately change and inspire my life, even through the start of my college career.

Lord of the Rings let me be myself, and be passionate about something that spelled so many amazing principles: bravery, voluntary sacrifice, love, joy, friendship, fellowship (I couldn’t help adding that one! Ha ha!), and of course a great and unequaled  perseverance and endurance  from so many dozens of characters in the story.

I will OF COURSE be spelling more of this out in detail because so much of this is SO important to me and my search and interpretation of this creative material for the novel that I am writing through the Blessed Mother and her wonderful hands. =)

Let me end this blog post with just another thank you to that great man who changed my life through his intercession and work here on earth, and in Heaven (I have no doubt):

Thank you, J.R.R. Tolkien, for all you have done in my life and in the lives of so many others. Your work brought together some of the best actors to see, and has been one of the greatest and most influential fantasywritings ever written.

Thank You Lord, for all You have done through J.R.R. Tolkien in my life and others. I could never repay You for the amazing things that have come into my life since that day I first saw Lord of the Rings. Thank You Lord, so much. =)

And the random word is…tolkien-purist!!!! Ha ha it had to be fitting to today! =)

Adios ya’ll!!! I promise to try and post more than recently and will do more with my study of Lord of the Rings to share with all of you. =)

Happy happy happy birthday Mr. Tolkien! You are definitely remembered here on Earth. =)

God and LOTR Pt. 1

I'm going to do something different today. Let's try a visual exercise, shall we?

What does this picture say to you?

Whether or not the films (or this particular scene) stick out in your mind, this image conveys so many beautiful things. Let's explore them a bit.

What does such an action as kneeling upon one knee convey? Often we see this action in marriage proposals, but it is not necessarily just for such a commitment. Taking someone's hand, and holding their gaze with kindness and compassion, as is being done here, is a sign of loyalty and friendship, such as only God could create between two such friends. A strength is found here, a great strength and maturity and loyalty in friendship that only true relationships can really convey in any accuracy as God originally intended.

What else can be said in such an action? This is not the first time Aragorn has knelt upon one knee to Frodo; he did so also at the Council of Elrond, when he promised Frodo his sword, saying, "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will. You have my sword."

What happened just before this scene? Boromir, in an awful way, tried to take the Ring from Frodo, and, thank goodness, failed. But this did not leave Frodo unscarred. Already questioning Aragorn's loyalty because of the evil powers of the Ring, Frodo needed reassurance of Aragorn's original promise, that whole-hearted, pure promise that was once made before, and is now made again. Frodo is promised once again by Aragorn's action of bending on one knee that all is still as it was, and may be even more so when such times are questioned.

This is a promise of love and loyalty; as Elijah Wood was quoted as saying in regards to Frodo and Sam, "It's the kind of love that says, 'No matter what, I'll be there for you.'" (not verbatim, but as close as I could manage it =) it's been a while since I read the quote. Sorry Elijah if you read this and see it's inaccurate! =) Whether or not you speak of Frodo and Sam, or Frodo and Aragorn, or whoever else you can think of in LOTR or not, the truth remains the same: love is love. Period. It doesn't have to be sexual, or perverse, or selfish or anything else. Real love is the love between friends, between families, between lovers, between God and His beloved souls. Love doesn't change from person to person. It just takes a different shape for a time, but it all has the same source. It's all the same love. It's all from the same God, who is Love. <3

So what is Aragorn doing here? What we all need to do at times: renew our promises of love and fidelity, whether it be in commitments to friends, family, the love of our life, our country, or especially our God. Let us not forget that these promises are eternal! Fear has no place in such a time as this! Let us not be afraid to declare such promises to the world, and say, "I've made this promise. I'm not sure how it's all going to end, but I do know that you won't be walking through this alone. I'm willing to give up my very life to save yours. I'm not afraid to let you go where I can't."

This promise is one indeed that is difficult to make, but it is one that NEEDS to be made. Let us step up, put away all these false gods and idols, and take up the only true cross, the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Only there can be found true peace and freedom. Only there can God show Himself in fullness to you. Never stray from it. That place is the ultimate of grace and love and honor.

Much love =),
          Jenn

P.S. And the word is....mousepad. =) Particularly my awesome LOTR ROTK mousepad ha ha. Enjoy! ha ha =) Have an awesome day!!! =)

Love u babe. =) Stay strong. It will happen soon. Don't lose faith or falter now. =) It will all come to wonderful fruition in God's time. Don't forget that He is there for you, and so am I. =)

Taking a Leap of Faith. Awesome.

Ok, so let's recap, shall we? It's been a while I know since I last posted, but things have been crazy! Lol and I was waiting on the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to post again. So, here it is!

I'm sitting in the Colo. Spgs. airport, waiting on my flight to take me (and my parents, who are coming with me for Orientation Weekend at Franciscan University) to Minneapolis, and from there to Pittsburgh, and from there we drive the 1/2 hour to Steubenville, Ohio where I will be studying Drama.

So, let's sum this all up in three words:

GOD IS AWESOME!!!!

College is going to be amazing, and I cannot wait to see where God is going to take me through this step from a girl to a woman, from a H.S. graduate to a College student.

This is amazing. =) Just letting ya know.

More updates to come. Probably from our hotel room in Pittsburgh.

And the word is....tye-dye. He he. (If I spelled that correctly lol)

Adios my peeps! Talk to you soon!
                   
                                                            Jenn
P.S. There will be (very VERY soon) a developing romance story on here. =) You'll see what I mean when it starts. ;p he he Enjoy the suspense!

Letter to a Nameless Lover

Ok, I'm wiped. WAY too tired to dive into a full entry tonight. But I do have a little something to keep you at least somewhat satisfied ha ha A poem I wrote today. (Can't take full credit; the Lord Jesus in the Holy Spirit wrote it through me, and it is SO beautiful. I could never write something this beautiful on my own.) Enjoy.

A letter to a nameless lover

I find myself smiling and for no reason, my dear,

And do you know why?
It is because I am happy to find
That I am happy in love.
I saw weeds in my yard
That had bloomed purple flowers
And I smiled.
And do you want to know why?

It is because I am in love with you

And I find joy in things I would not have before.
I smiled again, and again for no reason,
And the reason is clear:
You have given me a love to be happy,
To rejoice in my other half,
And I to know that even in the little things,
I can be happy
For God has shown me my other half,
And has blessed me for knowing
It is ok to be free in love
And to be free to be in love,
As I have never experienced before.
And do you want to know why
I am writing you this as before?
Because I cannot contain the happiness welling up in my soul
And now I see that, you are happy too
That being in love suits you
And that, as the old country song says,
“You look so good in love.”
The shine is back in your eyes, baby,
And I hope it stays there,
For that glimmer in your eyes makes it to be
One of the most wonderful things in the world to know:
That you are happy, and that is all I want.
Take it as you will my dear,
But as I close this letter,
I want you to know
I love you,
And I always will.

I think this entry calls for more than just a random word...let's make it a random sign: <3 
=) Goodnight! Talk to ya'll tomorrow! God bless you and yours, forever and always. =)

Jenn

Learning in Love

I must admit, I am very tempted to write a one sentence blog:


The most wonderful joy I have ever to experience at the Hand of God, and in the hand and heart of a wonderful man, is this: there is nothing better, not a joy in this world or the next greater, than to be in love.


That is all. Have a great and very blessed night. =)

God bless you, forever and always!
                            Jenn

P.S. The random word of the day is....lola. =) (That's for you, baby, whenever you do read this ha ha). Goodnight. =)

Let's have some fun, shall we?

So, I didn't post yesterday lol. Hopefully I can beg your forgiveness through some rather interesting facts, all about Lord of the Rings, and maybe that will whet your appetite for more later.

Cool LOTR Trivia Fact #1:
The Ringwraith's "scream" is actually a crew-woman's scream put into sound effects.

Cool LOTR Trivia Fact #2:
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), in the scene in The Two Towers when he kicks the helmet across the plain, broke two of his toes, and the scream on screen is Viggo venting the pain of his foot into his performance. AWESOME actor.

Cool LOTR Trivia Fact #3:
In The Return of the King, Elijah Wood (Frodo) was so exhausted and wiped from the Mount Doom scene that at the end when the actors would stand and give thank you/goodbye speeches, he wasn't able to.

Whetted yet? Ha ha I hope so! Cause there's more where that came from. Now, let's do some awesome trivia questions this time, and we'll see if you can get them right.

Trivia Question #1:
Which actor didn't arrive on set until the day filming started?

Trivia Question #2:
Who was the first actor to get injured on the set?

Trivia Question #3:
Who was the youngest cast member on the project?

Trivia Question #4:
What did the nine cast members do all together at the end of filming?

Alright, before we get to the answers to the above questions (no Google searches!!!), let's have some more fun with LOTR, this time with some pictures. These are some of my favorite (and I think pretty rare, unless you know where to find them) pictures from the films, and I think you'll enjoy them just as much as I do. =)

The pic above was taken after Elijah fell into the swamp pool in the Dead Marshes in The Two Towers movie. I love how Andy is helping put the foil blanket on Elijah to help him warm up.

I don't think this picture needs much more than this: Wow. Just...wow.

The picture above was taken during the filming of the Gray Havens scene. Just stunning, to see them so into the emotion, and making it so real. These guys have such AMAZING talent. They all do.

And now, just because I love humor, here's this HILARIOUS spoof LOTR pic, taken from The Fellowship of the Ring movie.

(These pics can be found on frodoforever.com, arwen-undomiel.com, and always.ejwsites.net, not necessarily in that order.)

Okay, now back to the trivia questions! You didn't cheat did you? *teacher's glare* I would hope not, young grasshoppers lol.

Trivia Question #1:
Which actor didn't arrive on set until the day filming started?
--Viggo Mortensen, who was cast VERY late as Aragorn (due to a change in casting by Peter Jackson and the production crew), didn't arrive on set until the day filming started for his character (which, if I remember correctly, was The Prancing Pony, Bree scene in The Fellowship of the Ring).

Trivia Question #2:
Who was the first actor to get injured on the set?
--Orlando Bloom (Legolas), who fell off of his horse, (followed immediately by Gimli's stunt-double, landing right on top of Orlando) cracked a rib.

Trivia Question #3:
Who was the youngest cast member on the project?
--Elijah Wood, who was 18 when he flew to New Zealand in 1999, was the youngest cast member on project.

Trivia Question #4:
What did the nine cast members do all together at the end of filming?

--After the films, each of the nine members of the Fellowship [Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin (Sam), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Sean Bean (Boromir), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Orlando Bloom], except for John Rhys-Davies (who sent his stunt double in his place), each got a tattoo of the Elvish letters for "nine", representing their brotherhood and friendship after working with each other for so long on the set (16 months for the principal filming, not to mention three consecutive years of returning to New Zealand for extra scenes).

There you are, my friends! Much more to come later. God bless you and yours, always and forever! =) Adios!!

And the random word is: Marble. He he =)

                                                          Bye bye!

                                                                 Jenn

Here It Goes Again (Not the Ok Go song)

So what have we learned from yesterday?

Wait, and don't make decisions until you feel apt to make them. ha ha God is good about answering prayers, despite how ignorant and stubborn we can be sometimes. (Or most of the time in my case ha ha)

As you can see, I will be posting again, pretty regularly, as long as the Lord keeps providing the words.

Let's get a few things straight, mainly about myself as a person, and a rather odd one at that. After all, you need to know what to expect right? It's like those "Wet Floor" signs store employees put on the floors. If there is an injury here due to "wet floors", at least I gave you proper warning, right?

The first thing is one, I am OBSESSED with the Lord of the Rings. Ok, not really obsessed, and actually, that word has a very negative connation with me, since I was teased with it so often in middle school. So, if tempted to use it, don't! It's not a nice word! No, but seriously, I love the Lord of the Rings. I probably won't get to it today, but someday I will tell the story of how the LOTR (Lord of the Rings) truly and completely changed my life. God blessed that project so abundantly, and shed His graces upon it so greatly that I would LOVE to share some of that here, and show how He saved my life through these movies. And ultimately how the films (and books) inspired the major writing project that I'm writing now (through the Holy Spirit of course, but I'll get to that later.)

Ok, next. As you've probably already deduced, I am very spiritual. Not gonna lie; God is my life, my whole life. And that, of course, is going to spill over into other areas of my life, like this one, and what better way to evangelize than through something as casual and comfortable as this? My goal here is not to make you uncomfortable, but I'm gonna warn you now, this will be in EVERY post, without fail. So, be prepared! *organ music/crash of thunder in the background*

This is bound to come up at some point as well, so I'm just gonna get it out there now: there is a great guy in CA that I am madly in love with. And, as God has used this love to MAJORLY change my life, I'm going to share how this came about (for I am a very stubborn soul; God has to quite literally hit me across the side of my head with something before I'll really start to listen. I'm trying, I swear!). And I of course want to share why I love this guy so much, so that will come up, too. I will not share his name, but I will say that he is wonderful and totally sweet and just awesome. Someday I'll post a picture of him, and show you how wonderful he is. But, for now, you must take my word for it. Not that you have much of a choice in the matter. He he he =)

Hmmm....what else? Oh! I am starting college in the Fall (going to the awesome Catholic School Franciscan Univeristy in Steubenville, OH), so I will definitely be sharing all those new and exciting (and often nerve-wracking) experiences with you here. And who am I kidding? There will be some posts that won't fall under any of these categories, but thought I'd give you a quick idea. =)

And just an extra precautionary warning, I am a VERY opinionated person. That will come up with many things, so...prepare yourself ha ha.

For now, this is my life. God has His plans, and I have mine, and hopefully I'll listen to Him, 'cause goodness knows, my plans never work the way I want them to ha ha.

Goodbye, and God bless you and your day! Muchas gracias para leyendo! (Thanks so much for reading! he he)

And....here it is....PICKLES!

Ok. I'm done, I swear!

Talk to ya'll and yours later,
                 Jenn

P.S. Penguins rock! Just sayin'

Tsk Tsk. Must wait a little bit.

Well, don't have any followers as of yet ha ha! But God has a funny way of having us wait on something we really REALLY want to do, so I'm gonna listen to the 2x4 being whacked over the side of my head, and wait a bit before I get full-fledged into this blog. =) But there shall be updates! Just not yet, as of the present moment. =) Goodbye all!

God bless you today and always,
                              Jenn

P.S. Pudding. he he There is my next random word of the day. Enjoy.

Here it Goes

When God opens a door, He closes a window.

Wait. That's not right. Let's try that again.

When God closes a door, He closes a window.

Ugh. You get the point, right?

Hello there. I'm Jenn Riley, as you've probably seen from my lovely little profile (in 1200 characters or less). Like Twitter. Tell us everything you're doing in 140 characters or less! Okay...so when did life become a race against the number of letters in a status? (This is ironic, because I have a twitter ha ha)

Ok, so to the point of this so-called "serious" blog. In more than 140 characters, this blog is my attempt to write down in record, and in effect share with the world, what God has been doing in my life, and other such instances when life is fun, and amusing, and of course to share with you what is cool and interesting (at least to my odd mind).

There is a little love story here, between a little girl, and a loving God, and no one else could write something like this but God. He's so creative. And I want to share it with you. After all, testimony is important, isn't it?

So, all in all, prepare for the unexpected. Er--expect the unprepared.

Ok, enough bad jokes about cliches. Very nice to meet you all! (In an author/reader sort of way, at any rate). I hope that the words in this blog will touch you, and bring you closer to the One Who loves you most: the Lord Jesus. =)

May you see that God is in everyone's hands, everyone's eyes, and especially in everyone's kind act toward you.

May God bless you and your days to come,
              Jenn

P.S. Chickens! There. My random word of the day is complete. (I did say, after all, expect the unprepared) See you around! Adios mis amigos!