He's my Rock Ps.18:2

Hey everybody,
Everything is still going really great here. If you got our newsletter, that's awesome and if you didn't, let us know and we'll put you on our mailing list.
If some of you didn't know Celsey has been looking for a job, and Praise the Lord just a few days ago she got a call and accepted a job at CSCS (Colorado Springs Christian School) in Woodland Park. The main campus is in the springs but there is also a K-8th school in Woodland Park only 6 miles from the camp. The job is part time, which is better then nothing and she is starting as an Office Assistant/Health Aid. She works a few hours in the morning and then has a little break then another hour or so in the afternoon. Celsey may look for some more hours at another job that fits with the CSCS job.But, it is a huge answer to prayer and once again when we started to get stressed out about Celsey getting a job, God provided. She will start next Monday after thanksgiving break, and is very excited to have a job.
We are looking forward for thanksgiving and spending time with some friends...and of course my favorite things to do on thanksgiving....eating...and football. It will be sad to be away from our fam over thanksgiving, but we get to see them very soon, only 3 more weeks. If some of you may not know, my uncle rod passed away last Wednesday and it has been very hard on my dad, my aunt and my grandma. So please pray for them, as far as we know Rod never made a declaration to be a Christian which obviously makes this whole thing harder on everyone.
Me and my wifey have been enjoying everything here at Camp and have been enjoying our new home. Someone saw some pictures of our cabin on our facebook and asked my mother why there were so many pictures of our bed... I guess she didn't know, but that's all that there really is. Of course, the bed is quite nice. But it really is great and homey. A very nice one room suite which is all we need at the time...until the kidos come...but they're not coming....yet. I better stop before a rumor get's started. But seriously, we are not planning or trying to have kids at this point, but if the Lord wants, we're on board and know that He definitely is in control of that.
It has been a great week and have really been humbled in a lot of areas. I've been going through some books that I'm also going through with some guys from staff and have seen some great things and also things that i don't like to see. I need to rely more on the Lord and trust Him through everything because I am not God, and God should not be a hobby of mine. It seems I've pushed Him to the side many times over my own desires, and maybe you all know what I'm talking about. This past Thursday we had a weekly staff meeting and we're going through the book, "The Adventure of Discipling Others" and especially this past week we talked about how God's word is the ultimate authority in our lives and in our discipling. I've almost always believed this, but of course easier said then done. I believe one main thing that our youth are missing, and not just youth, but also our churches, and leaders are also missing is the authority in scripture and rooting ourselves in the Word. Rooting ourselves in a way that shows us what we need to do and what to do better instead of God's Word being used as a reference tool in our thoughts and in our lifestyle. I wanted to end this blog with a quote I actually wrote up last week that really defines where the Word of God should be in our lives.

The Word of God is my foundation, not the icing on the cake, not the flour within, the plate which it sits on, or the table underneath. For God and His Word is my solid, deep, and firm foundation that I look at to change my actions, not encourage my comforts.

Help and pray for Celsey and I to live in a way that is based on God, instead of taking God's Word in vain. The Lord is my Foundation and my Rock . Thanks for reading the blog and keep on keepin on.

Jess & Celsey

I Didn't Do It On Purpose!!!

Hello everyone again, another nice day in Colorado, but apparently snow is on the way. The last week has been a lot of fun. This past weekend we had a scrap-booking retreat again, and there were 70 ladies here goin nuts with glitter, cutting, and gluing. It was great to have some pals come up and help, and we had a lot of fun with them as well....although, for the record I am the blokus king. After I beat Celsey she said she was very impressed, and I thought...."were you expecting anything less then amazing, babe?" No but seriously....I am the king.
Yesterday Celsey and I went down to the springs and had lunch with taylor, adam, zach, and luke. We went out to Five Guys, which by the way has the best fries ever!!!! If you haven't eaten there do it...and when you do call us so we have an excuse to go. Love hanging out with all them.
I've also been getting a lot of questions about our wedding. If some of you don't know, or weren't there, I happened to do something a little clumsy right in the middle of it. I dropped the ring right before I put it on Celsey's finger. Ok, it was totally a mistake, although it would've been a good plan. But I can't take credit, I really did drop it.....and might of screamed like a little girl when I did.....but hey, it sure lightened the mood up. I can't help it...I mean have you seen the size differential in our hands? Celsey has these cute little petite hands, while I have huge palmed, short, stuby, fat fingers. On top of that, I was in a full out tux with lights gleaming on my already nervous figure. If you haven't figured it out...I was sweating like a teenage boy after basketball practice....but without the stink(I use deodorant). Thankfully the whole ordeal was quite funny. As I reached down to get the ring, my now wife and the rest of my family and loved ones....laughed in disbelief of how high pitched that big man could actually scream. Oh well, it was a blast anyways.
Tomorrow early morning, me and Celsey are going to the springs to get new drivers licenses so Celsey doesn't have to keep applying for jobs using her maiden name. Celsey is still looking for a job currently and has been searching this past week. It can be quite frustrating, and at this point we now think that her becoming the new Wild Wings chicken that dances on the side of the road to promote the specials isn't that bad of an occupation after all. But seriously, if anybody does know a place or someone that is hiring around woodland park/co springs area, I happen to know a very competent, funny, smoking hot woman that is looking for a job. So if ya think about it, we would be honored if you remembered that in your prayers.
Well that's all for now folks, hope you all have a great day and weekend and check back in soon. Keep on keepin on.

J&C

Here we Are!!!

Me and Celsey just got to Colorado on sunday and now we have made this rockin blog page. Hope you all like it and plan to update and blog quite a bit to keep everyone up to date and connected with our family, friends and loved ones. Hope you like the title of our page, Tyson gave it to us as an idea, and we kinda ran with it. We are all moved into our cabin at Camp Elim and I have been jumping back into the gist of things here. The honeymoon was great and relaxing and we couldn't believe how amazingly intense the Iowa game was this past weekend. Well hope to talk to everyone soon and miss all of you. Tune back in soon.

J & C