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Jennifer Kliegl (hopetune): 23, Female
United States

Hometown:: Houston, TX

Relationship Status:: Single

About Me:: I'm originally from Iowa but recently moved down to Houston--I have been traveling a lot in the past few years and am still in that free exploring stage, trying to really find my calling in the world. I am passionately in love with Jesus and am trying to run the race as strongly as I can, which is seemingly much easier said than done; sometimes I find myself just barely holding on! I love baking and cooking, culinary arts are my biggest passion besides Jesus and His people. I'm as single as they come...hoping to learn some things on this site--it looks refreshing.

E-mail Address:: jenniferkliegl@gmail.com

Favorite Music:: Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Hillsong, Jars of Clay, Shawn McDonald, India.Arie, Regina Spektor, Feist, Alli Rogers, Ingrid Michaelson, Josh Groban, Gavin DeGraw, Beyonce, Plain White T's, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keyes...anything alternative, Christian, totally different, or classic.

Favorite Movies:: Chick Flicks like Because I Said So, The Holiday, The Notebook, In Her Shoes, Legally Blonde, 27 Dresses, You've Got Mail; I'm a fan of scary movies, and I also like Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings, Big Fish, Pride and Prejudice, Amelie, and anything that has a really fabulous twisted ending, like Ransom or Ocean's 11.

Favorite Books:: The Bible, Captivating, Wild at Heart, Love Smart, Redeeming Love, A Million Little Pieces, Velvet Elvis, Lost in Translation (not the mainstream one but this other one that's all about how men and women relate!).

Favorite Authors:: John and Stacie Eldridge, Rob Bell, John Piper, Dr. Phil, Francine Rivers, Paul...not many!

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How do you get over a guy when he is just not interested?

Added a reply Feb 20

Hey Jennifer! That's such a good analogy--we don't belong on a shelf unless we're brand new and unread! I also SO agree with you on the fact that we shouldn't open ourselves up and completely share everything--we need to guard our hearts and protect ourselves. "Do not awaken love until it so desires." Well, it seems as though all three of us have slightly awoken this love before its time. Or at least I did! And I'm suffering the repercussions of such an action. And I'm serious, I did not even date this man. We were friends, very very VERY close friends. But even in that, I did not guard my heart. I thought, "I have been guarding my heart for 22 years! I'm ready now to give it to someone." And then I tried, and he didn't want it so much. Well, I kept on believing that this was the one. And what did God do? He separated us even further apart! But I STILL loved him. It's not like it kept me from loving him. So at that point I realized, hey, we are not together, he obviously does not love me how I love him, and that's that. That's it. That's all there is to it, there's nothing I can do but pray for him. I can do more for me though, and you can for you--like I said, I think we all need to learn to really love ourselves and respect ourselves enough to know that we will love and be loved some day by a man that will love us back equally or even more, and we should not settle until we find that man. It's just so important, I guess, to trust God in this. If we really believe that God has that person for us, then we shall wait on God. Specifics--our minds are battlefields. Satan attacks our minds because he knows it's an easy target. When a thought enters your mind about the guy, pray against and ask the Holy Spirit to guard your mind against wrong thoughts about him. Wrong being...what if, maybe, questioning, negative, hateful, angry, or anything of the sort-thoughts. Satan likes to get us wondering. Well, wondering can lead to a lot of places, and anytime our thoughts are... Reply »

How do you get over a guy when he is just not interested?

Added a reply Feb 20

Hey Laura, thanks for replying and the encouragement, nice to meet you. I'm new here too, this site is really cool. So here are my thoughts: I can totally relate to you in that you love him so much and you just want to do anything to make him happy, so much that you're willing to even sacrifice your own happiness to do so. I can also relate to you in that you always find him, call him, and try anything to get him to love you and make yourself known. It hurts a little, but for some reason I keep getting over it and keep doing it. And then, it keeps hurting. Girl, let me just tell you this truth, and I really believe it: YOU ARE WORTH SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS. I know you love him Laura, and it hurts. But before loving him, you really, really need to love yourself. That means you care about your happiness, you absolutely love who you are as a person and would date yourself, you enjoy being around you, you respect you, and you know who you are in God. It SOUNDS selfish and this is something that was really hard for me to grasp, but it's the first step in finding true love. When you love you, anyone can love you. My second thought is, I don't think this man really deserves you. If he doesn't want to take the time to really open his eyes and see how wonderful and amazing of a woman you are, then that is HIS LOSS. God has someone so perfect for you, someone who will be head over heels for you and sweep you off your feet. He will love you more than you know and will bend over backwards for you, and encourage you in your faith. All of this said, I feel like I need to tell all of this to myself--it's so much easier said than believed! If we can pray together to really come to knowledge of these truths I think God will do amazing things for us in love. He does hear us and knows our hearts. Here are some books I think you should read that have changed my life: Captivating, by John and Stacie Eldridge, and Love Smart by Dr. Phil. They are both really downright truthful and help... Reply »

How do you get over a guy when he is just not interested?

Added a post Feb 18

Well I don't have any one answer for you, but...oddly enough I'm in the exact same situation (except I've only known him for a year). And my name is Jennifer, too! :) It hurts, this situation. I find that it affects my everyday life--why would God bring us together so clearly and then have us...not be together? I absolutely trust in God's ways, no doubt about it; and in this case, He is clearly telling me "No, Jen, this is not who I have for you right now." Our ways are not His ways, for sure, so knowing that truth helps ease the pain a little bit. In the mean time, I had to pretty much try to forget about him, which was/is nearly impossible! Everything reminds me of him. It takes will power and even more importantly, the Holy Spirit to get me through. I cut off communication with him, deleted him from my phone, and just really have been trying to move on. It's not me, it really is the Holy Spirit moving within me to help me get past this. I find that each day it gets easier and I don't think about him as much, and I'm slowly seeing a pattern of increasing happiness and freedom as the days go on (whereas before I was SO hung up on him and convinced that we were to be together that it was spiritually holding me back and dragging me down--I wasn't thinking realistically or stopping to really see how it was--we're NOT together). Well there is so much more I can say about this, but I just wanted to share with you how I'm dealing with this situation--this guy in my life, I really felt/feel like I could marry him as well. I don't know if how I'm dealing with it is "right," but I thought I'd just put it out there! I hope it helps, it's good to know that another person is going through this too. Reply »

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At 8:18pm on May 9th, 2008, Melissa said: Hi Jennifer,
I was wondering if you already had a friend or two in Houston when you moved. I am looking for a new job, and applying all over my state, but I've had a couple of people tell me to move only where I have a connection already. Is that what happened in your case?

At 9:51am on April 1st, 2008, Itsmemissy said: Creative Spiritz

Hello,may your day be a blessed
and Happy one!
Itsmemissy

Psalms 76:11
11 Fulfill all your vows that you have
made to Jehovah your God.Let
everyone bring him presents.He
should be reverenced and feared.

What are you Thankful to God about today?

At 9:24pm on March 13th, 2008, Alicia said: Hi Jennifer! :)

How was your week? I'm sorry that I didn't write back for such a long time--I've been busy studying for a mid-term (it's tomorrow, ah!) ;) I also got really sick on Friday and it lasted until only a day or so ago, blech :P I'm starting to do much better now, thankfully! :) (Thanks be to God!) :)

Hahahaha, I could totally identify with you about getting lazy and just relaxing around the house and watching TV! ;) I always feel like I'm studying or on the go (even Sundays get busy with Church and ministry and things), so Saturday is my baby. I try not to schedule anything that day (although it usually doesn't end up that way! lol)

In those precious moments when I don't have anything to do on a Saturday, then I lounge around the house watching TV and going through old magazines that I have. I kind of feel bad because I'm usually a go-go-go person, but I put that to rest by reminding myself that God originally created 1 day out of the week where we can rest and restore ourselves. :) It's nice to just relax, ahh.... :) I don't have my schedule in front of me, but I hope that I can have another one of my "nothing-to-do-Saturdays" this weekend. (Although I've usually got too much stuff planned, even then, arg)... grrrr. >:o)

You watch the Food Network too, that's awesome! :)!! I loved watching a show about Paula Deen's life--where she came from and where she is now. It's so encouraging and inspires me to be persistent in my educational and career pursuits. :) Never, ever give up! :)

I like watching Unwrapped too--I once met Marc Sommers when I was a kid. He came to our local mall for a Double Dare challenge and I remember being so excited to be called up on stage to meet him and do one of the challenges. The highlight of my 12 year old life, lol :D

My gosh! Where on earth did you meet Emril!! I love that guy! Have you ever been to Delmonico's in Las Vegas? My family and I ate there once a few years ago and it was THE most delectable, divine food that I have ever, EVER tasted in my entire life! :)!

It was funny, throughout the entire meal, I kept saying, "mmm..." , "mmm...", "Oh man, this stuff is GOOD!" I couldn't help myself. It was seriously that good. ;) The coolest part is that the chef made it specially for me--it wasn't on the menu. I told them that I don't really like eating meat though and he made this AMAZING special-made garlic alfredo fettucini pasta that included garlic, green beans, asparagus tips, peas, broccoli, etc.....all of my absolute delights mixed together! (I have a "thing" for green veggies and garlic....droool.....) ;)

Yummy yummy for my tummy! :)

I haven't seen Danny Boone yet, but woo woo, he's a cutie! ;) Did you hear about that (John?) Irivine guy? He was the guy that said that he had cooked for the White House and royalty and all that....it turns out that it wasn't true and Yahoo's frontpage said that they were going to pull the show off the air once the last few episodes air. I'm bummed because I really liked his show. I liked the challenge that he always faced to make the food for that many people all the time. Oh well, poo. :P

:)

Okay friend, you through out the offer and I'll take it! :) I'd love to know any recipes that you have to share! :) I'm most interested right now in learning how to make lasagna and different casseroles. So far, I've already learned how to make a variety of pastas, grilled cheese sandwiches, deli sandwiches, salads, healthier pita chips, eggs, parfaits, soups, cooked vegetables, etc. But I don't have a clue about how to make casseroles, lasagna, desserts, or meaty dishes. I also want to learn how to make garlic bread, mmm....Any suggestions? :)

At 6:45pm on March 6th, 2008, Tammy Pate said: Hi my friend! Hope you have a great day. Lookin forward to Saturday. :)

At 4:07pm on March 1st, 2008, Katie said: Eh, the drive isn't too bad.

I've tried out a few churches since living here. I went to Second Baptist when I lived in Kingwood, and since moving down here I've tried Ecclesia Church and Vineyard Church. I like Vineyard, but haven't been able to go in a couple of weeks. What about you?

At 8:46pm on February 25th, 2008, Alicia said: I luv your hair btw--it's way cute! :)

At 11:26am on February 23rd, 2008, Katie said: Hi, Jennifer! I actually just moved from Kingwood to Downtown in September. I teach 10th grade English at New Caney, so I still make that commute every day, but I just couldn't make myself live in the suburbs any more (I'm SUCH a city girl). Where do you live in Kingwood? I lived in The Paramount.

We should get together some time, since we're still relatively close. I totally understand the position you're in. Living in Kingwood is kind of hard for a 23-year-old single woman!

At 11:39pm on February 22nd, 2008, Alicia said: Thanks Jennifer! :)

That was such a sweet message that you left me-thank you! :) Gosh, I wish that I could find and show you a picture of a girl that used to go to my Church--your eyes are exactly alike.

Ah! :) I'm so happy that you're into cooking and the culinary arts! :) I am the complete opposite--I have been just starting to learn how to cook and can cook a few things now (yay, lol).

Do you have any favorite recipies that you'd like to share? I am collecting them from my family and friends and anyone who would like to share them with me. A friend of mine was teasing me that a "way to a man's heart is through his stomach" (girl, you're set!!) and for some reason I get the feeling that that is going to be true in my case and I want to be as ready as I can be.

I want to learn now how to cook for my future husband so that he can be blessed when we do get married someday (when I meet him and he meets me that is, lol) :D I want to be able to serve him this way--as an act of love.

You sound like you're terrific at it! :)

PS:
Heh heh, BTW, do you ever watch the Food Network? I really love Bobby Flay and Paula Deen--they are some of my faves. If you watch too, who are your faves? :)