Jaymz

Parenting 101 (part one)

My parents are amazing parents! How? By a few main ways:

• Communication
• Trust
• Guidance

  They communicate with both each other and Mikey and I.

• They trust their kids to do what we know to do unless we have proved otherwise.

  And they know and understand that they cannot do this on their own and, therefore, seek God's guidance in all that they do.

  (I will be splitting up this "blog series" into these three things.)

My Parents!

They're so cute….. They're so in love….. And they're absolutely amazing parents!

This week I decided to try and be cool like Dad and do a little "mini blog series" of sorts. So many times my parents are asked how they are raising Mikey and I. Everyone thinks that they are such great parents… that all the credit for me being a decent kid, goes to them… and that while they are not perfect, they sure seem to get pretty dang close….

Well those people are right.

I love my parents more than they could ever know and I am thankful that God has given me to them. I can speak for both my brother and I, that my Mom and Dad are pretty great!

So check back and see, from my perspective what it is that they are doing right, and what it is they could do better.

(I can't wait for my dad's chin hair to grow back. :oP )

Daddy's Almost Fish

So Dad blogged about the HUGE fish that I caught.... now I will show you the huge fish that he ALMOST caught. :-)
*Please enjoy this video and laugh as hard as I did.... I love this crazy family!*

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Last Day on the Road!

Good Morning! We are getting ready to head out from our hotel in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan. I'm in Canada! But this is the last place that I will have an internet signal..... At least until we are on the road coming home again. Well I hope that you all have a great week! Know that I am chillin' on vacation -and loving it!

Until I have a signal again,
-jaymz

Good Morning………..?

Hey! So we’re on vacation, right? Staying up late, eating junk food, just chilling. And then there’s everyone’s favorite: sleeping in…… right? WRONG! So this morning I am snoozin’ hardcore, and I hear Dad yell real loud, “JAYMZ! Get up!” (apparently, he had made several attempts to wake me from my sleepy stupor) So I sit up and try to blink the blur from my eyes. And the first this that comes into focus was Dad’s face. A great way to wake up on a sweet family vacation, right? Oh sure… Unless you can see your reflection! So long story short, Dad woke up before anyone else in the room and without supervision, looked at himself in the mirror, and shaved his face… ALL of it. I love Dad… a lot. But when it comes to hair, facial or cranial, I have learned that he is not to make decisions by himself. :o)

Love you, Dad!

( click the pic to make it bigger!)

(For those of you who never read about Dad’s last haircut, look it up at www.mikegoolsbay.com/ Ch-ch-chia! ;-)

Lovin’ Vacation,

-jaymz

Happy Father's Day!

Hey, Dad.

So I entered you into a contest for being the best Dad ever...... You lost. But here's what I submitted:

My Daddy is the most amazing, understanding father that God could assign to any daughter. He is the pastor of Destiny Church International, and family is his number-one priority. He really practices what he preaches. It has been that way as long as I can remember. Once, when I was ten years old, I had a nightmare one morning and called my daddy at work. Even though he was in a meeting, he dropped everything and rushed home to set me in his lap and hold me. Now I’m sixteen and even though I’m not always in need of comfort after a bad dream, he makes it a point to spend time with me, my brother (12), and Mom. Since I am older, boys are becoming a part of my life! Dad has always been great with communicating rules and boundaries. He doesn’t just establish them… he sits me down and tells me why they’re there. He took me on my first date and informed me that I was his princess until the day I say “I do” (which is going to be hard since apparently, I can’t date until after I’m married :o) ). I love my Dad more than can be put into words. We laugh at dumb jokes that no one else in the world gets until my sides hurt, and he is my best friend. I know that I can talk to him about anything because he’s not only told me that I could, but proved it.

(*I love you, Dad! I was really glad that the requirements for the contest included that this thingie be in under 250 words... I would have gonme on forever. lol. You are the Best Daddy a girl could have! I am looking foward to our vacation together as a family this week!*)

-jaymz

Where in the world am I going!?!

Man... I need a break... From studying!

Who studies in the summer? ...me. Tomorrow I am taking the ACT test for the first time and I just realized that I probably shouldn't have waited until today to take the practice test and look at the offered test prep... I'm definitely very glad that these do not have to be the test results that I send to colleges. As ironic as it is, I am so relieved that I can take this test two more times before graduation! But regardless, this test is making me think about the future...

Those of you who know me know that I am a lot of things... and patient is not usually one of them. I have absolutely no idea what I am going to do with my life. Questions like "Where am I going to go to college?", "What is going to be my major?", and "What do I want to be when I grow up?" are constantly swimming through my head. And waiting for the answer is hard...

Well, that is exactly what I am doing. Waiting. I have no idea where I am going in life because I don't think God has told me yet. I kinda feel like I'm stuck in life's Taco Bueno where I hear the numbers called for the orders on either side of me, but not mine.

"345... 346... 347..." Oh here it comes! "...349" Dangit!

But I know that I can rest assured because God has me alive for a reason. Whether or not I always know exactly what the next step towards finding out where my puzzle piece fits in this Jigsaw we call life is... God is in control.

I don't know where I will end up in life, but I am going to stick with the Guy who does. So ACT, here I come!

*Jeremiah 29:11- "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."* (Yeah... We all know this one, but it still feels good to be reminded sometimes. :o) )

My New Blog!!!

Uh-oh... Someone gave Jayme a website.....

Hey, everyone! This is my new blog! This is where I will write some of my thoughts, dreams, and observations of life! I will be posting at least a few times a week so if you are interested in what this teen's got to say, check back every now-and-then to see if I have said anything new! I'm pretty stoked about this! Stilll workin' out the kinks though...

Love you all!