A place to keep up with the life, ministry, travel, and adventures of Jeff and Janelle. Keep checking in every so often to see new pictures and get updated information on us! Thanks for visiting our page and we hope that our space can be a blessing to you and a most of all a glory to Christ!
SO SO busy these days, but doing so well! Passing all of our tests and clinicals well and can't believe I'm already half way done with first quarter of nursing school! AHHHHHHH feels amazing! It's been SO insane how BUSY we are though and barely have time to eat and sleep these days, but just wanted to post a quickly and let all my awesome supporters and friends know I'm doing well and we're making it! Miss you all and thanks for your love and prayers!!!
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Jeff and Mik studying away in the sun. :)
Some times I feel like this snail... like I'm drowning in the books and home work...
But then I see how I can take it let it refresh me instead of drown me, so I'm learning how manage it all. :) PTL!
Just me workin' out after a hard day at school. :) (one of my work out photos got posted on the crossfit main site and they paid me which was SO AMAZING!!)
Me yesterday at school, just after class. So tired, but so thankful to be alive and have the opportunity to do this! I can't wait to be a nurse and care for people!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! HEHEHE :) SO overwhelmed by all the calls, messages, txts, and love from all my amazing friends and family!!
Went out to Lanna Thai, my favorite restaurant for dinner on Friday night and got a $15 off coupon AND a free birthday dessert!
Pud Kee Mao is my FAV and I get it every time I go there. :)
My lovely core group ladies invited us for a surprise birthday dinner, dessert and drinks. Such wonderful times!
Guys being goofy.
Jess, the beautiful, amazing nurse I've been getting to shadow in the critical care unit at Prov.
We're all being goobers. lol
Over all, it was a SUPER wonderful day and I feel so loved and special! THANKS everyone!
Feeling SO loved with all the birthday wishes and love I've gotten from my friends and family! I love that I'm almost done with this term, all the blessings God is giving me, and just being a child of the King!!! SO SO blessed!!!
The photo is one my mom put together, showing my love for medical even at such a small age and now God is bring that to fruition! SO SO excited!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!
Just finishing up finals here, study study study. :) SO excited to be in the program and getting all geared up for that! But can't wait for summer to be here, so we can have warmer weather, and a little break from school... been going strong for months and months now and DEF will enjoy a break! AHHHH
My fam came to visit last weekend which was wonderful! Had my sis Bree and bro Nate over at our house for the weekend. Great times and love them so much!
My moto these days is to
LIVE life to the fullest, LOVE with all my heart, and LAUGH till I cry, cuz life is a blessing, and it's only a short time before we're gone. Will people remember me or will I just be like dust in the wind?! There are so many hurting people in this world!!! I just wanna love them all and tell them how precious and important they all are to Jesus and to me!
I'm excited to get involved in a ministry at our church, helping young girls who are being prostituted, used and abused in the sex trade, porn stars and bikini girls... hope that God can use me and that some of these girls will find freedom in Jesus and feel truly loved by Jesus, not just used and abused by this world! As I've been meeting and learning more about some of the girls in the "industry" my heart BREAKS in that they have to act, put on a smile and seem pretty, happy and sexy on the outside, when in fact after they open up to me, they're really torn up inside, feel like crap and don't want to live!!! They hate what they do, and learn to disassociate with what they're doing and act every day in their jobs just to make the days go by. SO SO SAD! :( My heart is to help as many young women as possible feel how truly beautiful and precious they are, and to live life to it's fullest!!
Have made some major lifestyle changes, and have grown to LOVE eating mostly fresh veggies, fruits, whole grains and lean meats and staying away from processed carbs and sugars! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
Me just after completing one of our recent Crossfit work outs... which was, "do as many burpees as possible in 7 minutes"... I manages to do 91, with pushups at every bottom and jumping 6 inches past my full extension at every top... I was POOPED lol.
Jeff and I went for a long walk the other night around Everett... ended up being 9 miles! Yeah for great chatting times and super exercise!
Yesterday, we got letters in the mail saying, YOU ARE ACCEPTED TO EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM!!!! Oh man, I cried and screamed so much!!! This is a dream come true for me since I was 12 years old, and I'm SO SO grateful to the Lord for getting me this far and for the miracle of getting into such a competitive school, WITH JEFF!!! We were expecting to have to move away from Everett to another state to get into nursing school, but God did an amazing miracle and I guess he still want's us here, which I'm SO happy about!!!
Me ready to celebrate for the night after hearing that we got accepted!!! YIPPEE!!! Don't ever curl my hair, but it's such a celebration, I did. :)
Jeff and I just before we headed out to hang out with friends and celebrate!!!
Hanging out with our wonderful church friends, celebrating and listing to our church band's AMAZING music at Tabalas Restaurant.
Just me today after church today... still in shock and so so excited!
So far, school has been going great... have all A's in all three of my classes (nutrition, Spanish and public speaking) and we'll be starting the INTENSE nursing school with Jeff in a few short weeks. Here we go for another two years of a crazy ride. :) Thanks for the love and support out there!! :) God is so amazing!!!
Got to see my amazing brother who came back for a few days from CA! Always love my family visiting us!
Jeff and I made one of our fav meals together and had a special date night. LOVE LOVE LOVE
Our handsome dog Polar! WE LOVE HIM!!!
Our new garage gym for CROSSFIT!!! So nice to no be paying for a gym anymore and to have it right in our garage! It's been amazing!
Polar got a visit from his girl cousin Lil for two weeks. :)
Our new month cleanse... consists of 4 small meals a day and one protein shake. Meals consist of a combination of colorful, dark veggies (peppers, spinach, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, avocados etc), eggs, fish, chicken, nuts, oatmeal, fruits (apples, berries, oranges, grapes etc.). NO PROCESSED SUGARS, OR CARBS. :) Feels amazing to be so healthy! We're trying to implement it in our lifestyle too, just not as strict.
I LOVE taking pics of the dogs WAY TOO MUCH!!! lol Aren't the BEAUTIFUL?!
Well, our classes are going awesome... so far acing each and every exam by God's grace and help! LOVING Spanish and Nutrition, and Public Speaking... well not as much, but it's okay. :) Working out lots, serving at our amazing church, enjoying fellowship with our core group and just lovin' livin' life!!! :) THANKS FOR READING!!!
We MOVED to an awesome little house, with a yard, and garage!!! LOVING it and it's only a few minutes from our school and church... speaking of school, our term started again on the 9th of Janyary, and so far, have been enjoying it! Were taking Nutrition, Public Speaking and Spanish. This week we only had one and a half days of school due to the snow and everything closing down. It's been NICE! :) Other than that, just been working out, home work, hot chocolate and cuddling has been my main activities these snowy days at home. :)
Gain on my PR (personal record) and squated 225lbs 3x. :) Crossfit has AMAZING results for increase strength!! :)
Hangin' with the best fam ever, celebrating my dad's birthday. :)
Dad and Grandma being goobers. Like mother like son! hahaha
Yummy breakfast I make most mornings a week... I love being healthy!
Such a wonderful start to the "REAL MARRIAGE" series at church! Love the band "Brothers" and their worship!
A few winter shots at our place the last few days. :)
Our beautiful dog.
My two handsome boys. :)
Our cute, tiny little house in the snow.
Me workin' night shift at the critical care unit at Providence. This night I had a client pass away while I was there, also worked with an 80yr old cancer patient and an 18yr old car accident patient who had major brain and thoracic injuries. CRAZY night it was!!!
2011 has been an amazing year for me in my marriage, my own personal life and walk with Jesus, and with the help of God and my wonderful hubby I conquered: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Microbiology, Interpersonal Comm., HIV/AIDS Training, Critical Inquiry, World Religions, Intermediate Algebra, Statistics, Yoga, Tai Chi, Sociology. Excited for what this new year has for us and all I'm going to learn! Thanks to all my wonderful friends and family for all the love and encouragement this past yeat! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Jeff and Mik studying away in the sun. :)
Some times I feel like this snail... like I'm drowning in the books and home work... 
Just me workin' out after a hard day at school. :) (one of my work out photos got posted on the crossfit main site and they paid me which was SO AMAZING!!)
Me yesterday at school, just after class. So tired, but so thankful to be alive and have the opportunity to do this! I can't wait to be a nurse and care for people!!!
