Jennifer Sisley Hawkins Jenny Bash... Whatever you know her as, she is beautiful.

I have a friend that is super special and significant in not only my life but the lives of others. Since the day I met her I knew that there was a presence about her that I enjoyed and knew that I needed to get to know her better. Her kids were amazing and the love that they all had as a family was one I always felt I could relate to. I met Jennifer almost three years ago during my "newborn months" at NewLife Baptist Church. She was just always so upbeat and always so friendly, that I will never forget. Eventually she and I became friends and sooner after that we became best friends. I always enjoyed spending time with her, getting to know her children, enjoying her yummy chicken dinners that still can't be topped by other cooks :) She was always such a gracious and loving support for myself and my children. I never knew such quality could come from a young woman as I have had troubles with trusting beforehand. Jennifer has sat through every cry and vent that I have ever had without no complaint. She truly is a magnificent human being.

But what makes her beautiful is not the sacrifice and blessings she has given me over the years. No, her beauty is all her own that God has blessed her with. She is an angel of sorts this much is true and she sings like one too. Her voice is one of the most beautiful and authentic voices you will ever hear in your life. It's a talent that she possesses that entails a significant tone and rarity that you cant find in any other voice out there. Her music is how she worships God and it's what makes her feel whole. You can't begin talking about Jennifer without mentioning her voice and that's why I am sharing it first.

But then you have to strip the voice in order to discover another layer of beauty that lies within her being her heart. Jennifer has one of the most lovely hearts that I have ever seen. All she desires is to see and bring the best out in those around her. She observes everything about everyone but she cares more about making sure they are happy in her presence or at the very least she will do what she can to help them get through whatever she can. Jennifer would and does give the shirt right off her back to help others even if they don't deserve it. Yes she has made mistakes as we all have, but her heart allows her to be humble and accepting of those mistakes as learning lessons in life. Her don't care attitude that she has about not caring too much about what other people think is absolutely empowering and influential in women because in reality we are our own critics and the only person we need to feel accepted by is Jesus Christ and that she does.

After learning of the beauty of her voice and heart, one must go deeper to discover another layer about her which is the target for this particular blog. Jennifer is beautiful because of how she responds and ignores her fears in life. Jennifer fears three things in life- Failure, Heights and Tsunamis. The thing about Jennifer is you would never know of her fears because she never lets them show because she attacks them as soon as they show themselves in her life. She works hard in school and everything she does in life to make sure that she does succeed to her liking. She spends numerous hours studying and doing everything she can to make sure that she heads in the direction in life that she has worked so hard to go. She will never let failure get her down because she won't give it the chance to come near her.

Same with heights, I would never know she was afraid of heights because I had the utmost honor of going ziplining with her last year about this time. She had no hesitation or nerves that she let show. She zipped every line and had a blast! You would have never been able to identify her fear of heights in a million years! Again she didn't let that fear even come near her! Lastly you have the fear of Tsunamis, long story short.. She lives right next to the beach.. I think that's enough to say about that.

The truth of the matter is that Jennifer, you are one of the most beautiful people on this planet. Anyone who is lucky enough to call you friend is extremely blessed and it is my prayer and hope for you that those particular people really take time to notice, stop and thank God for blessing them with you in their lives. You succeed in everything you put your mind to because of the strong will you have and the resistance you have to let life taking you down, what an impeccable influence you are to those around you to do the same. God bless you!