Sunday Nights and a Cone

This blog is two fold. First it's about my Sunday night blues. I don't know what it is about Sunday nights. Well, maybe I have a little bit of a clue. We wake up at the crack of dawn, slave to set up a church in a movie theater, then I entertain kindergarten - 5th graders for an hour, and finally we pack it all back up in a 26 foot trailer that is returned to Public Storage. We come home and we are exhausted. My legs are usually aching. So, my therapy for the evening is an apple cinnamon candle, a venti white chocolate mocha frappicino with whip, a Reeses, and of course...US Weekly. Pathetic, I know. Jeremy usually watches something violent.



The next part is about Lilo. Most of you know that the vet burned her chest during a recent teeth cleaning (don't ask). This past week she wouldn't leave her wound alone and it was getting worse. So, the vet gave us a cone. Poor thing has to wear a cone. She hates it. When I first put it on her Stitch was scared half to death of it! It was really funny. She was scratching at it trying to get it off and he wouldn't go near her for about 30 minutes.



I think he's still a little scared.



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Paradise

It felt like we were in Paradise this past week. Jeremy took me to the Pointe Hilton at Squaw Peak in Phoenix for a romantic getaway. We went down the lazy river and water slide. It was right up our alley...we love stuff like that. :) It definitely was relaxing, but we've been back in full swing with church work since we got back. :( I love my husband and I'm so thankful that he plans fun little vacations for us. We got a little silly and took some pics...here they are...

Bewildered...

Woo Hoo!!!

Yeah!!!

Grumpy...

Oh My Word!!!

Slurp...

Do you see the birdie?

Go Speed Racer

Here is another video that Mike did from our series "30 Days to Live". Part of the skydiving video is on the beginning and the end is the race car. It's pretty stinkin' cool! Go Jeremy!

Pepin

Our friends, Carlos and Elizabeth, took us out to their favorite restaurant last Friday night. Pepin's has a lot of sentimental value to them...it was where they got married! The Spanish food was absolutely delicious! Jeremy and I have been raving about the tomato sauce to everyone we come in contact with! Then, during dinner, three flamingo dancers came out and strutted their stuff. They were so graceful, beautiful, and excellent dancers. After all that, the DJ started setting up for salsa dancing. This restaurant transformed to a salsa hot spot right before our eyes. Jeremy and I were a little gun shy at the salsa dancing. We watched Carlos and Elizabeth, though! They were amazing! Jeremy wants us to take lessons before we make a fool of ourselves on the dance floor. :)

Elizabeth and I got some romantic roses to finish off the perfect night!

Twins Separated at Birth

I had the honor to speak with Ashley during the beginning stages of PINC. It was a moment in my life that I will never forget. I can remember PINC getting started, the rehearsals, the sleepless nights, the tears, the laughter...oh the laughter! She has kept her dream alive and is still ministering to girls all over the country. I'm so proud of her.

Here's what freaky... When Jeremy and I moved to Gilbert I literally found her twin. Kacey came to shoot some photographs at one of our previews and we immediately hit it off. We talked about MAC make up, hair, she even cut my hair one time. We were instant friends. Now, Kacey has started a ministry for teenage girls, as well, called Pearls. Spooky and ironic, I know. Two girls, same heart, one Jamie.

Click on their links to read more about their heartfelt ministries. Love you girls!!!

PINC Ministries
http://www.pincministries.com

PEARLS Ministries
http://pearlsministries.blogspot.com

The Sky is Falling

Really it's Jeremy falling...from the sky. In our new series called 30 Days to Live Jeremy is doing some death defying stunts to get our attention. He always said that he never wanted to jump out a plane. I mean, why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good plane? It's ridiculous. Now, if you were in an emergency situation and plane was on fire or somethings...by all means..JUMP! Jeremy and Mike went to Eloy, AZ for their skydiving excursion. Here is the video that we showed in church. Mike shot all the video on the ground, then a trained professional had a video camera on her helmet for the descent. Mike did a great job on this video...it's one of my favorites.

School Picture Day

Didn't you always dread school picture day? I mean the pressure of capturing who you are and what you look like. The thought of that one picture in a yearbook...FOREVER... We had our own picture day at The Voyage Church. I want to introduce everyone to a few new staff members.

This is Joey Ebach. Awesome story with Joey. He had plans to move to Tennessee...Jeremy called him...we all prayed...he came and visited...now he's moving here in May. His girlfriend, Shari, will also be moving the valley. Wow, go God. He is the worship leader/youth pastor. Here is his myspace link: www.myspace.com/theuprisingsongs

Oh, Mike Brown...there are no words to describe you. You truly are one of a kind.

Mike has been here with us since day one. He is in charge of production at the church. We couldn't do it without him...he is irreplaceable.