41 Things about ME...

After reading Monica's blog about herself, I'm inspired to do one of my own...41 is my favorite number, I don't know if I could reach 100, so I thought I'd start out there....It may go past that though.

1. My middle name is Jo & I love it.
2. My name was "Jennifer" for two months.
3. I received that name from my foster mom, whom I've never met and probably never will
4. Steve & Linda Babcock are my "adoptive" parents, but I consider them my "real" parents
5. I desperately want to find my birth mom
6. I have a biological uncle who was born the same year as me
7. I don't like cats, plus I'm allergic to them
8. I love dogs
9. My dog's name is Tiny Bubbles & she's great
10. I love the outdoors
11. I feel the closest to God when I am outdoors, usually near water
12. I attended Inspiration Point Bible Camp throughout Jr. High & Highschool & it changed my life
13. I would give almost anything to be able to go back and spend more time with my Grandma
14. I am an only child
15. My father is an only child
16. My mother has 7 siblings, but they can't seem to get along, I wish they would b/c then I would feel like I actually have a family
17. People always ask me if I am Native American or part Hispanic....According to my papers though, I'm 100% German
18. I LOVE to dance
19. I hate it when people talk about my dancing
20. People can tell what mood I'm in by what I play on the piano & how hard I pound on the keys
21. My favorite movie is Hope Floats
22. I have a tattoo of a heart with a cross on my foot, with the verse, "James 1:2-3". A biker man named Wolfie from St. Louis gave it to me
23. The tattoo reminds me of my friends Ben & Sara
24. My mom paid for my tattoo & my aunt Myrna is ashamed of me for it
25. I want another tattoo, just don't know where yet
26. I've had an eating disorder for 10 years now
27. I should've died probably, but God has kept me around
28. The most influential person in my life was my friend Janet Anderson
29. I am stubborn as hell
30. It is a downfall of mine, as is my pride
31. I love to fish
32. I could spend days laying in the sun, not speaking with anyone, and be completely satisfied
33. I don't talk about things as much as I should
34. My biggest fear is becoming fat
35. It's a pathetic fear
36. Of the people I've encountered, relied on and trusted, the majority of them who have turned their backs on me were Christians
37. I have a fear of trusting people, especially Christians
38. I attended Bethel College and received a degree in Communications with a minor in P.E.
39. I love sports...GO TWINS
40. My heart hurts for the poor, the lonely, the unwanted and many more. It also hurts for the rich, the prideful and the unsatisfied
41. I let Jesus in my heart when I was in 10th grade
42. I shut Him out my senior year of Highschool
43. Let him back in Sophomore year of college
44. I struggle each day with remembering that it is HE whom I shall serve
45. I work with the youth at church, I'm a Site Director
46. The students and the leaders are enormous blessings to me
47. I feel judged at church more than I do other places
48. I don't know why I feel that way
49. I love North Central MN
50. I grew up in a town of 4,000 people
51. I wouldn't have had it any other way
52. My parents own a DQ
53. I love my parents, but it's hard for me
54. I've had 2 surgeries
55. I don't come out of anesthesia well
56. I love Arkansas
57. I have a zebra fetish
58. I work for the March of Dimes
59. I've experienced a lot of death in my life
60. I don't grieve well
61. I hate and love exercising
62. Jesus is my savior
63. Supposedly Bethany means "House of God" and Proverbs 3:5 is my verse
64. I don't know if I represent the name Bethany well enough
65. I have everything I need
66. It is my desire to want less
67. My role on this earth is to Serve God
68. I strive to be more like Jesus
69. I wonder if I bring people joy
70. I hope I do
71. I love Jack Daniels Whiskey
72. I never drank a drop until a month after I turned 21
73. I have never smoked anything
74. My first kiss was on my HS graduation night, it was a dare from my friends
75. My first "real kiss" was Jake Lund about a month later
76. I don't regret my years spent with Jake or Jayme because I learned a lot from them
77. I wish I wasn't so insecure
78. I wish I read the Bible more
79. My first love was Jayme Earl George...Thought we'd get married...Can you imagine? "Hi my name is Bethany George?"
80. 7 of my 8 roommates are married or will be w/i the next couple months
81. My wrists haven't grown since I was about 7
82. My favorite place in the world is at IPBC (Inspiration Point Bible Camp)
83. I've met a lot of "famous people"...They really aren't any different from anyone else
84. I love pictures
85. I want to have kids and a family someday
86. Only if it is God's will however
87. My job is stressful
88. I love country music, but I really love ALL music
89. I play in a summer and a fall softball league
90. I want to acquire more discernment
91. I have 3 close girlfriends from home, Missy, Moon & Sammi...We've been through everything together and I am so thankful for them
92. I dressed up like Daisy Duke on Saturday
93. I want a house with a wrap-around porch someday
94. I believe that time and Jesus can heal all wounds
95. Sometimes I wonder if I am overly sensitive
96. I don't think I'm beautiful, but God does
97. I have 3 favorite songs: The Cowboy in Me, Canon in D and On My Knees
98. I sponsor two children: Mario in Honduras and Johana in El Salvador
99. They bring me joy
100. I love to show my love, but can rarely verablize it
101. It is not my desire to find how I can get more of the Spirit, but rather to search how the Spirit can get more of me.

Well what do ya know? I guess I just flew past 41 eh?