blog for my travels :D

If you would like to keep up with my trip to Honduras this summer, and all of the other global areas I will visit, please check out 

jalissasunshinetravel.blogspot.com :D

National Sibling Day

Yo! National Sibling Day was yesterday! Someone made it up i'm sure, and everyone and they mama' was on instagram and twitter shouting out to their siblings. I owe you guys an update on life but i've been super busy with school, speaking of which i'm currently sitting in the library working on a paper and I decided to take a break to update you with photos of my sibling plus family that acts pretty much as bro/sis'

So, my Grandma turned 76 yesterday.

As a result: the family united :P

Photo of the FAM.

Please enjoy this throwback photo of my sibling/cousins.

trey, kevin, kayce, me. :D *Sunshine Band Photo

And in celebration of grandma's birthday here's a photo of my beautiful MAMA.

& did i tell you? Spring Break Folks kicked it in branson! :D

This is that season.

“You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect” 

(Matthew 5:48, AMP)

One thing I’ve learned is that just because God puts a dream in our hearts doesn’t mean it’s going to come to pass without any opposition. See, God is going to grow us up. He’s going to mature us. He’s going to prepare us to handle the promotion He has in store.

I think about Joseph in the Bible. Starting out, he didn’t have a whole lot of wisdom. He was young and immature, and God had to do a work in his life. Joseph probably shouldn’t have told his brothers about his dream that they would one day serve him! As you can imagine, his brothers were not nearly as excited about that as he was. Long story short, Joseph had to go through some things to grow up and be ready for the promotion God had in store.

Friend, it’s the same way with us today. You may have a dream in your heart that seems a million miles away, but just like Joseph, God can take you from the prison to the palace in one step. During the growing process, keep yourself focused on Him and allow Him to do His work in your life. Keep a humble attitude of faith before Him, and He will lead you and guide you into the destiny He has prepared for you!

 (I didn't write this myself, I got this from another blog, that said exactly what I wanted to say. BE ENCOURAGED to Walk Worthy. -Jali)

It's Valentine's Day!

Shannan. Sunshine. Brittney. Avis.

Hello World! I haven't posted in sometime due to my busy life, and even now i'm taking a break from what I should be doing to mentally rest and do something that I would like to do.  I also have you know I am tuned in on Pandora to the: French Cafe Radio station. There are some songs in french and english. I don't know french but I'm feeeeelin' this. (not to mention instrumentals!) Oh, pardon me for 

being rude, Happy Valentine's Day friends! Tonight I'll get to go out with a couple of very beautiful sisters of mine. There's a great photo of a few of them at the begginning of this blog! Well today has been fun. My friend Kendra bought me a yellow rose, a coffee mug with chocolates and a little sock monkey! isn't it cute!! Yeah, I love it. Also, I have to update you all on my new obsession! I know that I'm late, due to my lack of television watching but I've been watching this new show on hulu.com called "Switched At Birth!" Have you heard of this? You guys! It's gonna get me in trouble! I'm an entire season behind, so I just want to watch all of the episodes ALL day!! Ok! Let me tell you why this is such an interesting show to me ( and if you know me, you know I dont watch TV.) This show is about a girl who finds out through a blood test in chemistry class that her blood type doesn't match that of her parents. She then asks her parents to do something very silly, which was to go to a specialist to figure out why her blood type was so contrary to her parents. Through that she discovered that her and another girl were switchted at birth! and get this.. the other girl, IS DEAF! It's so awesome! So there's sign language, and just different perspectives from the life of a Deaf person! It's so amazing you guys! I'm so in love with the show! I understand everything in detail, it evokes emotions and makes me excited when things happen! It is so very wonderful! You all should check it out, Tuesdays on ABC Family. I believe they're in season 2 now but I am starting from season 1 via the internet (hulu or abcfamily.com!) Also, I'll have you all know, I've been on my workout game! I've been doing Zumba, Walking, Running every Thursday with a group in Little Rock, and just eating better. I've been feeling great! I was talking to my sweet friend Cassidy and she was humble in asking me if I had a 4-pack yet. I replied puzzled that anyone would even ask that, and said well.. no.. do you? And she replied in a giggle "hehe, well i've got a six-pack I just didn't want to be over zealous!" haha Well, well, well not everyone has lived in Califonia for a year and had to have the killer beach bod, but no worries ya'll! HAHA. So anywho, my roommate and I are supposed to be doing ab workouts together, but she's always flakey and it gets hard being the only one standing sometimes, but we'll see. Well. That's my post for today! I ask that you guys be praying for me: financially, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, academically that in all areas of my life i'm honoring the Lord and using all the things that he's given me and being a good steward over all of that. Hope you guys enjoy the blog. Walk Worthy y'all. - Jali.

Be Satisfied With Me .

      I watched a movie yesterday called Marry Me. In this movie a lady had been in a relationship for two years. She was finally ready and thought that her boyfriend would finally propose to her. The guy invites her to dinner to tell her "some really great news and discuss something very important." The girl is overwhelmed and very excited, she puts on her very best and heads to the restaurant. When she gets there, his important conversation was not about an engagement, rather about a promotion that will take him traveling around the world for a year.. without her. She was devastated and let down. 
   
    As the movie progresses 2 other guys waltz into her life and they too want to marry her. The first guy has one date with her and knows from that day forward he wants to marry her. The second guy is a romantic and wants to go with the wind and land where he lands. Eventually, the original boyfriend comes back around in desperation seeking to marry her and saying he was afraid and he didn't want to lose her again. This poor, yet somehow lucky? girl is caught in between 3 men, and emotional ties. Now, what? Who does she choose? What should she do? What would you do? --- The verdict is that she chose the 2nd guy who knew what he wanted and swooped in and grabbed her, the first guy lost his chance, and the last guy was just a teacher in the midst of it all.     


 Now, the movie promotes for us as girls that it's ok to want the fairytale fantasy because it can come true. This movie took me through a whole host of emotions within the nearly 2 hours that we watched it. I placed myself in her shoes, I thought of what I would do, I begged that to never happen to me and I missed things that I once had. I thought the movie was good. This morning I got in the car to go to church with my friend, who also watched the movie with me. We began talking about the movie and different things and then it hit me.. I have to be careful to guard my heart and mind in the things that I watch. Now don't get me wrong I knew that but I tend to think of scary movies, or sexual movies and all those things that make you fear doubt and have nightmares.. but movies like these too could give us, especially as girls, unrealistic expectations of how life will pan out for us or even what true love really is. The fantasy fairytale isn't scripted. I don't beleive that we can align our love life, relationships and expectations around those of a cinema screen. So this morning I had to be reminded of what my true goal was, who I am am and the model in which I'm following. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE a good chick flick, but listen up chicas! We have to Proverbs 4:23 at all times and remember that the Lord wants all of us, not part of us. <3 love you all. Walk Worthy! -Sunshine.

Be Satisfied With Me .

"Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, To have a deep, soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God says to us, "No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by me alone. You will never be united with another until you are united with me, exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desire or longings. I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing; one that you cannot imagine. You see, until you are ready and until the one I have for you is ready, until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I prepared for you, you wont be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me."