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9 Hours to Surgery

Jarrod Roberts — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:06:14 +0000

Here we go people. We’ve been to the Sonic and now we’re watching football. What better way is there to plan for surgery.

God was good today at West Rome and XL. It is such a privelege to work with these two ministries. God is SO good to me.

Hip-Time!

Jordan turns 7!!

Jarrod Roberts — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:03:20 +0000

WOW!!! Today, the 7th, is the day that my beautiful daughter Jordan turns 7. She is fired up about her birthday coming and I am fired up for her. She has such a beautiful spirit, when she gets excited about something it just brings excitment to everyone around her. She has such a joy in her heart that really shows at times like this.

Let me tell you a little about her.
She is Jordan Kay named after her Granny, and she actually shares her birthday with that same Granny. She really loves that.
She is a fire ball. She has more energy than anyone I have ever met. Then, we she lays down for about 1 minute at night, she’s gone. When she’s asleep you can’t wake her up, but once she’s up you can’t slow her down.
She cares about people. She loves her family and loves her friends and loves to help others.
She is DETERMINED!! Once she decides she is going to do something, she will do it. Of course that is until SHE decides she’s done.
She can play some hoops! I’m not just bragging because she’s mine. I’m telling ya. The girl is super fast and can shoot the rock. Watch out Upward, here she comes!
And, Jordan loves Jesus. I love to hear her talk about that fact that Jesus died for us and He is the most important thing in the world. There is nothing that makes a Daddy more proud than that.

So, that’s Jordan. I hope she has the most wonderful birthday ever. She sure deserves it!!

Happy Birthday Jordan. Daddy loves you!

My Wife Rocks!

Jarrod Roberts — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:37:36 +0000

Tiffany left town for the weekend to go to Mississippi to see Analisa with some friends. I was glad that she got to go because it knew it would be great for her to get out for a while with friends and just have a good time. For me, this meant that I would be with the children without her from Thursday to Saturday night. One of the major issues was that I had a wedding this weekend which meant I would have a rehearsal dinner on Friday night and the wedding on Saturday. Then, as the weekend went on, things just kept getting added to the schedule. We had a birthday that I had not remembered since Tiff was out of town and a bike ride where I needed to go pray. It was quite the amazingly busy day. Now, as I sit here with everyone pretty quiet, just about asleep, I am reminded of just how awesome my wife is. I go away two or three times a year and leave her with them for two or three days at a time, and she always handles it. Sometimes she even tells me to take time away so that I can study and prepare for future series. She’s just amazing. I am very thankful for her and the love that she has for me and our children. Well, she’s home now, so I’m out. I just thank God for my great wife!!!

Taylor’s Birthday

Jarrod Roberts — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:28:01 +0000

Wow, I have an 8 yr old. I gotta tell ya, it’s amazing what God has already taught be through her in these 8 fast years. It’s true: Taylor turned 8 years old today. The sad part is that I’m not there. I had a chance to get away and study and plan for a couple of days and this is one of them. I’m sure that will cost me some ice cream when I get home. Now, about Taylor. She is tall for an 8 year old and we have great plans of her being on the USA Women’s Volleyball Team, after a few years of being the star at Texas A&M. I hope my goals aren’t too specific… Anyway, she is a beautiful young lady with a heart of gold. She loves people and loves to help others when she gets a chance. She makes friends very easily and has tons of them. She does a great job in school, even though she doesn’t always love to go. She is very smart and funny. That’s good because her Dad’s just funny, and only sometimes that.

The best thing about Taylor is that she has already given her heart over to Jesus Christ and tries to live for Him everyday. There is nothing, not even the Olympics, that will ever make me more proud of her than that. Her sister Jordan has also given her life to Jesus, but it’s not her birthday. She’ll get her own blog later.

So, for Taylor, if you’re reading this just know that Daddy loves you like crazy and he could not be more proud of who you are and what you’re becoming everyday. I hope you’ve had the happiest birthday ever in the world and I’m looking so forward to getting home to see you tomorrow. Now, be nice to Mommy and go to bed on time. HAHA!!

I love you Taylor. You make a Daddy proud!

Party Update

Jarrod Roberts — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:21:13 +0000

Before I do the Sunday night report, I have to start with the birthday party update. I will say this right from the beginning, we will never be doing that again! Not that we don’t love all the children, we just don’t need ALL the children staying over at one time. I knew we were going to have a problem when I was in the garage digging through the trash for one girls glasses. Wow, what a beautiful thing that was. But, when you put 10 3rd grade girls together for about 12 hours, you know they can’t all get along. You can’t put 2 girls together for that long and have them get along, much less 10. So, all in all, the house is sill in one piece. although my recliner may have a little trouble, and everyone seems to have made it out alive. I’m just saying, if you want to have a sleepover party, limit it to about two friends. Not ALL of the friends.

One of my favorite conversations of the night went like this:
Christina Floyd: Mr. Jarrod, I’m hot.
Jarrod: Ok, what do you want me to do?
Christina: Well, make it colder.

You gotta love’em!

But, Taylor had fun and that’s all that matters really, right? There ya go.

A Cheetah Girls Birthday Party

Jarrod Roberts — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:58:36 +0000

Well, here we go. I’m sure I’ll need to be posting some interesting happenings on the blog tomorrow, but tonight is the big night. Taylor is turing 8 years old next week and tonight is the big time “sleepover” birthday party. I’m pretty sure Tiffany has been running around like crazy trying to get ready for this big blow out. I don’t know how many loud, energetic, wild and crazy, little girls there will be at my house tonight. But I know that’s too many! Any of you guys out there doing any “manly” stuff tonight? I might need to come over for a while.

So, for Taylor, she’s awesome and I’ll be blogging about her on her actual birthday next week. But, for tonight, I’ll keep the camera ready for any opportunity to make some cash. You have fun tonight, wherever you are. You know I will!!!

Motorcycle License

Jarrod Roberts — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:02:13 +0000

Wow!!! I finally went to the license office today to take the riding part of the motorcycle test. The scary part is that I passed. I would be careful with those riders out there. Some of them might not be able to ride so well. I’m just sayin… I will say that I think I just BARELY passed the test and probably just because the lady doing the test was so nice. When you hear things like, “I trust that you’ll get better at that over time” and “you have one more test and you don’t have many points to play with” you know you experiences the grace factor!! And, trust me, I’m ALL about the grace factor.

Anyway, most of my friends and family are probably really worried about this news because they believe that, if I did get a motorcycle, I’d be dead within a week. All I know is that would be one FAST week, that’s all I’m sayin.

Anway, I don’t have a motorcycle, and really don’t have the money to go buy one, but I have always wanted to get the license and today was the day. Wish me luck as I start begging my friends to let me ride their very expensive motorcycles. Actually, you should probably pray for all of them more than me.

Remind anyone you know that we are doing the raffle out at XL for the 2004 Harley V-Rod. The tickets are only $50 each and this bike is definitely worth it. And, your money goes to the great cause of “XL Gives Back” when we will be helping a family in need with their house this fall.

There you go. That’s pretty much the day.

Back to the Blog

Jarrod Roberts — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:41:33 +0000

Well, it has been a while but it’s good to be back. However, the reason I am back is not all that wonderful. Ya see, The Mick and I went to one of our favorite local establishments yesterday for lunch. I won’t tell you where or what I ate, but I will tell you I WILL NEVER eat it again. Let’s just say I spent the evening and all day today locked in my room as to not get anyone else in the house sick. I don’t know if it was the food, or just something going around, but it was not a pretty day.

That does lead me to one random question: Has anyone every suffered through the stomach virus and not had someone tell you “yea, that’s been going around”? I’m just wondering.

Anyway, God kind of gave me a day to rest today. I think He knew I needed it. I was able to get a lot of work done that would not have been accomplished if I was out and about. Of course, my plan was to play with the family all day, so I missed that. But, the slowing down has probably done me good, and I had time to blog a little.

Just to let you know, God is really rocking in my world right now. We are having people join the church, people are meeting Jesus for the first time, it’s just amazing. I hope this never stops. I really do believe we are here to help people find and follow God’s plan for their lives and it is REALLY exciting when we can see that happening.

So, the girls are enjoying the summer like crazy. Jordan went to basketball camp this week and had a ball. She is pretty much an all star now. She did get an award one day for Team Leadership. I thought that was pretty awesome. All four of my girls are pretty much the best. They make me so proud.

Well, that’s enough to get us started. I’ll see you again soon, maybe…

Birthday Surprise: A “Must Blog”

Jarrod Roberts — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:49:34 +0000

Wow, what a night it has been. As you can tell, I haven’t been blogging all that much lately, but my surprise birthday celebration tonight at XL pretty much requires a blog. It was awesome! It was a total surprise and we had a blast. Tiffany, Gina, Craig, and Jonathan worked really hard to put the party together. Zack and Bob from the Sonic brought me 41 (one to grow on) cheeseburgers. My nephew, Ryan, worked hard to put together a video of my family. Shelly, my sister in law, did the video of my brother and their boys. And, then James Wisener, Courtney Cash, and Sparky came to town for the special night. And, of course, Big Daddy came and spoke a little and THE MICK pretty much ran the whole party. He’s the man!! I truly appreciated everything that everyone said. It was really cool to be a part of it.
So after all that, we got to eat some really cool cakes made by Randy and Erica Todd. Erica is starting her own business and she ROCKS!!! You really need to call her if you need a cake for anything at all. I’ve had a number of them and she ain’t messed it up yet. I know there were probably a ton of other people involved in setting up cake and cleaning all of that up. Thank you so much!
For all the other random gifts and encouraging cards and all that, THANK YOU ALL!! I am blessed to have so many good friends and such a cool ministry to be a part of. I can’t even start to thank God for all that He has blessed Tiffany and me with since we came to Rome. We’re just fired up about being here and being a part of what He has planned. I REALLY look forward to seeing what He has planned for the next 40 years.

So, thanks again to everyone involved and everything you did. You are all awesome and I appreciate all of your effort. Let’s do this again in 10 years!

Peace,

Tiffany’s Birthday

Jarrod Roberts — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:23:37 +0000

So, yesterday was Tiffany’s birthday. I have to say that I think it was a pretty good day for her. We started the morning celebrating with three rose bushes and a couple of other gifts that she had “mentioned” that she might want. (Guys, just a hint: if your wife says, “go to this website and order this for my birthday” just do it! She didn’t ask you to be all creative and come up with something on your own. She told you “go to this website and get me this”. How hard is that???) Anyway, she doesn’t really like just getting roses from the florist since they will die, so we just got her a few rose bushes for the flower bed. Now if they die it’s her fault. ha! Then we took her to dinner and ate until we were sick. On the way home we stopped by and watched Emma Bagwell play softball. She rocks, by the way! Then we went home and the kids and I baked Mom a birthday cake. Of course the kids were asleep by the time it was done so we had to decorate it this morning and sing Happy Birthday before school. And now, I’m at work, the kids are at school, and she’s probably at home with chocolate all over her face after eating half of that cake. Happy Birthday Baby!