Jessi profile picture

Jessi

let not our longings slay our appetite for living

About Me

hm... i am committed to Jesus Christ above and before anything else - that defines and shapes my entire life. i love to travel and God's taken me all over the world in the last 23 years - europe, asia, central america (and, this summer, south america). i love sports,writing, pretty much any style of music, broadway musicals, books, swing dancing,coffee shops, camping, water sports... lol - i pretty much just love life! i have the most amazing (and crazy) family ever and the best group of friends i could have asked for. and i guess that's pretty much it...} Christian Myspace Layouts - Heaven MySpace Layouts Christian Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Jesus Christ, archaeology, really old movies, history, egyptology, writing, international missions, hiking, kung fu, China, friends..........the picture below is of a house church in china being destroyed by the chinese government. fifty of the believers arrested that day are still in jail - for the terrible crime of being followers of Jesus Christ...

I'd like to meet:

the whole world... or at least someone from every country on earth.

Music:

keith green,lifehouse, jeremy camp, selah, josh groban, the afters, third day, larue, watermark, caedmon's call, casting crowns...

Movies:

a walk in the clouds, braveheart, tears of the sun, end of the spear, we were soldiers, man from snowy river, buttercream gang - lol

Books:

the heavenly man, anything by jane austen, redeeming love, hinds feet on high places, historical fiction, the christian in complete armor, mere christianity, c.s. lewis' space trilogy

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, Jim Elliot, my parents, ferdinand magellen... anyone who dares to live on the edge and serve God with reckless abandon no matter what everyone else thinks

My Blog

siblings

My third brother is graduating high school tomorrow. I'm happy for him. My oldest sister is getting married next Saturday. I'm so excited for her!My oldest younger brother is finishing his first year ...
Posted by Jessi on Sat, 19 May 2007 09:45:00 PST

i'll have to check my schedule...

I realized today that I've had exactly one "free" weekend since Thanksgiving. What's up with that? Have you ever wondered why we're all so busy all the time? When I would visit a family in the village...
Posted by Jessi on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:47:00 PST

Disappear

I heard the song "Disappear" by Stephen Speaks (which is my current profile song) for the first time last week and almost cried. Have you ever heard a song and seen yourself for the first time? It's n...
Posted by Jessi on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:12:00 PST

....

Surrender is not a word that most Americans like. We're independant to a fault and won't admit that we can't do it alone even when the last strand of our fraying rope is down to a thread. Unwittingly,...
Posted by Jessi on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:31:00 PST

being a "rent-a-mom" ...

I just got back from a week and a half of being a "rent-a-mom" (thanks to Rachel for coining that phrase!) for Chad and Hannah. I love those kids. We had so much fun together. The power went out durin...
Posted by Jessi on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:27:00 PST

All things new..

This Christmas and New Years have been both eventful and crazy. For one thing, my sister - Ryanna - got engaged on Christmas Eve!! I am so excited for her and Randall. We went wedding dress shopping a...
Posted by Jessi on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:24:00 PST

shared joy...

I came home from church today and saw something that made me supremely happy - my sister sitting on the couch holding hands with her boyfriend. They looked so content and right sitting there together ...
Posted by Jessi on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 01:25:00 PST

unexpectedly open to ....

yes, this is my second blog in one week. i've been thinking a bit about marriage lately for pretty obvious reasons:  August 20 - Robert and Kiesha's wedding October (forgot the day) - Brookes and...
Posted by Jessi on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:55:00 PST

again...

I don't want to hate mirrors anymore... I'm not talking about what I physically see in the mirror, but rather the reflection of myself that I see in the mirrors of the eyes of the Lover of my soul. Th...
Posted by Jessi on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:19:00 PST

lonely christmas memories...

Have you ever been alone at Christmas - not just living on your own, but an ocean away from the people you love most - in a place where almost no one else cares or even knows that it's Christmas time?...
Posted by Jessi on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:14:00 PST