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My name is Jessica and my husband's name is Jarrod. We believe in God. We also believe in the spiritual gifts. Jarrod is an associate pastor at a small church in our hometown. It is a non-denominational church; by this we mean we are Bible based, spirit filled people who just LOVE enjoying God. We each have very good and close knit families but we also view the church members as our family. We love them like sisters and brothers and really enjoy spending time with them. Everyone has their own passions; some of us share passions. My passions include my husband and dog, teaching math (even though I "retired" last year from the teaching field, I tutor students and use every chance I get to explain math to people), and a good, strong cup of coffee. :) My favorite spiritual gift to learn and practice and be practiced on is prophecy. Prophecies are when God's children ask their Father for a word and hear it through feelings, verses, maybe an audible voice, a thought appearing that is not their own, signs, etc. I'm bringing this up and explaining it because the name of this blog stems from a time when Jarrod and I were prophesied over at Covergence Church. (We go to Convergence Church at least twice a year for conferences, meetings, etc.) In Obtober of last year, we sat down with a prophecy team and told them our names - Jarrod and Jessica - and one of the guys said, "Ah, Jarrod, Jessica, and Jesus. That sounds nice." It wasn't a prophecy but I liked the ring to it combined with my love of math, it became the name of this blog: J to The Third. I'm not really sure of the purpose of this blog yet but in April of this year we were at Convergence Church again for a Pastor's Advance meeting and we received another word from God. The lady praying for us said I was going to start a business, it would be very successful, and it would start with a blog. Because of my immense desire to obey my Father, I'm starting a blog. LOL. I don't know what business I would start and I don't even know how I would do that but I've started this blog to open the door to whatever possibilities God wants to bring. For now I'll be posting our story and experiences we have in our walk with Him. I'm hoping He will bring to my mind what direction I need to take and praying He give me boldness and courage to do it.

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  1. UnknownApril 25, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    I am blown away (daily) at how amazing you are... We have just received this word and I would have never thought to simply get ourselves in position. I know that we do not know what we are to do yet, as far as a business, but I'm humbled by your willingness to simply get into position. This is a very good idea. I can already see the fruit of this thing in my own heart. It swells with love for you and stands as a testimony to what we truly believe. Keep on keeping on... I will always remain your greatest supporter
    Jarrod

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  2. deannaApril 25, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Love the blog, Jessica! You have a very easy to read writing style. I love how you're just doing what you heard your father say you would do. Well done!

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  3. AnonymousMay 17, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    Great start on what I know is going to be an awesome blog!

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