MY BANNER IS CLEAR

My Banner Is Clear

The inspiring commitment of a young African pastor from Zimbabwe

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power, my die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, worldly talking, cheap giving, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, am uplifted by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my Guide is reliable, and my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, preached up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me-my banner will be clear.

This was included in a talk given at our Adult Session on Conference last night. It struck a chord with me and I hope it does with you.

A Few of My Favorite Things!

Mr Luke Jensen

Grandpa Whetten Mr Cole Jensen

These are a few of my favorite things. I have to confess I am having a problem getting all the pictures on this site that I wanted to, they appear and then they are gone. I started this on Valentines Day. and then got frustrated cuz they wouldn't work. I also had pictures of My Mom and Cole and a cute one of Emma. Oh well I guess that I will have to keep practicing.

My Eternal Valentine

INTRODUCING LUCKY #13

This is Cole Joseph Jensen He arrived on Thursday Feb.7 at 11:44 He weighed 8lb 5 Oz and was 21.5 inches long. We are so glad he got here safely, he had to come on his terms, and only his terms, so watch out mom and dad you may have another strong willed child on your hands.

SMALL THOUGHT FROM A SMALL MIND

As I was coming out of the Temple the other night, It always occurs to me how much we take for granted in this world. This is a thought that I have about lots of things in this life. Have you ever walked by a flower and really looked at it. How does it grow from a seed to know that it will be purple on the inside and trimmed in blue. How does it know how to take on the shape that it does.


I understand erosion that caused the formation of the Grand Canyon, but can you imagine how much force that had to take and how many years it took. But seeds are a different matter entirely. And I won't even venture to start thinking about the miracle of a Baby being created.
I know these things happen, but how do you create such a miracle. How does anyone not see that there must be a Master Planner behind all of these creations, a force of such power, that we can not comprehend it. How can people not believe that there is a God who is in controll of all things.

Just something to think about. Not anything really important in the grand scheme of things in the world of today, just small thoughts from a small mind.....MINE.

MAUI MUGGINGS

Well we finally made it home. After our plane got cancelled in Los Angeles, it only took us an additional 8 hours to get home. Let me just tell you that everyone needs to see a whale out in the ocean at least once in their life. I'd have to say that was the highlight of our trip for me. I could see them from our balcony at our Hotel room also. There is nothing like seeing these hugh animals jump up and manage to be as graceful as they are.

Our trip was wonderful. Thanks to all who had a part in making it possible. It was just what we needed. I LOVE MY FAMILY!!

HERE WE ARE IN MAUI

This is the first time we have had a chance to get on the internet. We flew into Maui today, and have made it into our condo....we over look the ocean. It is georgeous. The weather has been beautiful, it gets up to maybe 80. We sat on the beach last night and watached the waves come in, it was very relaxing and soon you were off to dream land. So we went up and called it a night. This morning we went down and had a briefing on what is available on the island while we enjoyed all the fresh fruit we could handle during our continental breakfast. So much to do and so little time to do it in. Today we are going to go to Hana. The wonderful road to Hana, can't wait to see how much it has changed in 20 years.

On the island of Kauai, we were able to take the Helicopter ride around all the island and see the wettest spot spot in the world It was so cool, we went right in and came back out sideways. It is such a beautiful world. I haven't seen any cactus at all. We saw all the places that Jurassic Park was filmed, 6 days and 7 Nights, and the wonderful South Pacific. It is hard to imagine all the movies that have been filmed over here. Stacy and Deanna, I am sorry to tell you that the Hotel where Blue Hawaii was filmed is now in ruins and has never been renovated after the last huricane. Stacy and Ben we never found the Sushi Place that you told us about. Oh well. Anyway, we have seen just about everything that you can see by car and Helicopter. We even were late getting to the airport to get to Maui.

Well it's time to be on our way to Hana, so Aloha for now, and Thanks to everyone who made tis trip possible.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well another new year is here. A time to start over and begin again like a blank page waiting to be written on. Sometime's in life it is way to easy to just throw up our hands and say "THAT'S IT , LIFE IS JUST TO HARD ,AND I DON'T WANT TO TRY ANYMORE." So I guess my goal for this coming year is just to take it a day at a time. Cut it up into bite sized pieces, that will be easy to swallow. surely I can do that, one day at a time, or even one hour at a time. We have so much to look forward to in the coming year. Starting with three new babies that will be born into our family this year. We are off to a good start. My brother for Christmas is redoing the ceiling in our family room, and patching all the holes in my walls, that is such a great gift. I am so glad to be getting that done. I also got a new kitchen faucet, and the taps fixed so that they do not leak. I won't have to make sure that the faucet is not over a cup or a bowl so I won't have to listen to the steady DRIP..DRIP..DRIP. Thank you so much Gary and NaDene. He is also helping replace the sump pump in our basement. Wouldn't you know that would go out during the holidays.

Tonight we had a big LUAU at Stacy's house. Why would she have a Luau you ask in January? Surprise.....we are going to HAWAII. A lot of things that have been happening over the past few weeks are now making alot of sense. My brother-in-law, and sister-in-law in conjunction with all my kids have been planning this trip for over 2 months. We my husband and I were the only ones who were not in on the planning, I must be getting pretty dense, to not have seen anything funny going on. Even my boss was in on it. They have really tried to think of everything, and I think they have. They even had made arrangements for replacements to do our shifts in the Temple. So Early Tuesday morning we will leave for Hawaii and be gone for 8 days. I was so stunned, all I could think of was I don't have any vacation time coming in my new job, but not to worry, they had taken care of that also. Sooo...come Tuesday morning we will be flying off to Hawaii.

A BIG.... THANK YOU.... AND I LOVE YOU.... to Tom and Gayle, Mike and Marge, and all my children, you are the best. I still can't believe that no one let the cat out of the bag, and they managed to keep it a secret all this time. I AM TRULY BLESSED.