A Quick Hello

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't written in a few days, but I have had some stuff going on. Of course, I keep some little ones at my house everyday and my own 2 kids, too,which keeps me very busy. Wednesday I got a call from my doctor telling me that I have something called "beta strep" and I have to take some medication to keep the baby safe now and during birth, that's been a real scare. Then my husband got the news yesterday that he has something called edema,which they put him on medication for, and also something wrong with his liver. So now he has to go through some testing to find out what we can do for this issue. Then my mother-in-law came yesterday and is staying the weekend, so that she can attend the baby shower that some of my close friends are giving me tomorrow. I am so excited about my shower, it's going to be so fun. I can't talk long . It is very hard to do anything when my mother-in-law is here so I will have to make this very short. I know that you are all praying for my family and I thank you so very much and I will be praying for all of you! Have a great weekend!

Prayer Request

I have just been informed that my cousin, who was pregnant and having major complications, had the baby last night. She was not due til Oct.10 so needless to say they will need lots of prayer. The baby's name is Adison Wicker. She weighed only 2lb. 5oz. and is on a breathing machine. They are doing pretty good right now but please pray for their cotinued improvement. Thank you so much!

God Is In Control

Good morning! I'm so sorry I haven't written in a while. I'm having problems with my computer so I'm going to try to post this morning if it will let me. I will start by asking for you to be praying for my family. Satan has been on the attack in our lives trying to make us worry about the future when I have the baby, because I will be out of work for 6 weeks. My husband and I know without a doubt that God will take care of this because he always does. He is the provider in all things and we know that, yet satan tries so hard to make us believe that it is us that does the providing. We sometimes try to take control, but in 1 Chronicles 29:11 it tells us that our heavenly Father is in ultimate control of everthing.
I have joined an adult bible study on finances and yesterday really taught me alot. They started out quoting the scripture Isaiah 55:8-9,For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,declares the lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. That made me think alot about the way I think of myself. Sometimes we think that it is up to us to supply but in reality we just have to do our part and let God take it from there. One of the scriptures said that in order to become genuine followers of Christ, we must transfer the ownership of our possessions to the Lord [Luke14:33]. It said that the first step in learning freedom is recognizing that God is the owner of all your possessions. One of the statements went like this, "It is comforting for the child of God to recognize that his heavenly Father orchestrates even seemingly devastating circumstances for the ultimate good." Man is that good stuff! Touched right down to the soul! That's like the scripture that says that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose,[Romans 8:28]. I am quoting and requoting Matthew 6:33, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righeousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. One of the last statements was "Small things are small things, but faithfulness with a small thing is a big thing!"
So here's what I ask that you pray for my family, that we remember to give God all that is his[everything] every day without taking it back. Thank you so much for your prayers.

Thankful Thursday

I just want to say good morning to everyone out there in what everyone calls blogdom. Ha- Ha! I know that today is "Thankful Thursday"so here's what I am thankful for today:

* I am involved in a women's bible study with really great christian women who I love dearly.
* I am doing a study for the second time by Beth Moore called "Breaking Free" and learning so much even though I've done it before.
* I had a wonderful study this week on the fact that God replaces beauty for ashes ; it really brought up some stuff in my life that God really needed to deal with.
* I am so glad that God finds a way to speak to the intermost parts of me and uses people and things to help me to grow little by little into what he wants me to be.
* I am so glad that he sees me as beautiful even when I feel like I am the most unattractive person on earth. You know, you do feel that way when you are 7 and a half months pregnant. Ha!Ha!
* And I am so greatful that I am down to only 6 weeks and 5 days. You can laugh but I am counting the days.

I hope you are blessed today in ways that you know couldn't have come from anywhere but Heaven!
* I am thankful

The Palm Of His Hands

Good moning to all! I hope that you are having a wonderful morning filled with God's mercy and grace. I know that some of you are having some really tough emotional struggles right now and I want to let you know that my heart and prayers are with you. To Sharon, Psalms 55:22 Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the Godly to slip and fall. To me that says that because you have given this burden of Nohah to God, he's going to comfort your heart until the time he brings her back. And I believe he will because he says he won't let the Godly slip and fall.
I am also dealing with a person in my life who I mentored for a while. I truely love her so much and I keep praying for her return to what she knows is truth. She is in rebellion thinking the grass is greener on the other side. She is now living with a guy who is heavily involved in drugs, I've been told. She won't even answer my calls anymore. It breaks my heart to see her this way when I know that God wants so much more for her. I've seen so much growth in her but I also know from personal experience that God will let us run for a while in rebellion so that we will see what we had and we can run back with open arms ready to listen. That's so hard sometimes because it takes swallowing a lot of pride .
I was in rebellion for close to a year determined to hold lots of grudges so I didn't have feel the hurt. I didn't have to say I was wrong if I didn't have to talk about it. Then something amazing happened, my mentor called me up one day and I happened to answer. It was the sweetest voice I had heard in a long time. We talked and cried and God truely began to heal and restore a relationship that I had run so far from because of selfishness and pride. God is not only good, He's Great! What I'm trying to say is that I believe what happened in my past made me a bigger testimony for Christ. And I give all the glory to my heavenly father who holds my future in his hands.
I hope you find a little comfort in the fact that God is holding your loved ones and their future in the palm of his hands.

On Marriage And The Home

I have been hearing a lot on marriage which has got me thinking about my on marriage. I don't want to go into a lot of details but I can say that my husband and I have been through some tough stuff in our 5 years of marriage. We have experienced loss of loved ones as well as the loss of a child. As in any marriage, we've experienced some major disagreements and even went as far as separation. Through it all, we've stuck it out and prayed for God to heal the hurt,which He is doing little by little .
My husband was a christian when I met him and I thank God that He sent him for me to spend my life with. We actually met in church. When we met I had a son from my previous marriage that he accepted as his own and later adopted. We also have a 4 yr old daughter and a son on the way. He recently went to a mens retreat called promise keepers. He came back a different man with much higher values. He is not perfect of course," who is?", and he has a long way to go, "as we all do", but he is trying so hard.
He brought the tape of this retreat home and asked me to watch it with him. So we sat down to watch it together. I thought it was awesome. They spoke alot about marriage and it really hit home. My husband and I found ourselves weeping together, laughing together, and loving every moment of it.
One of the speakers spoke about raising children and about what our home is supposed to symbolize to our children. He said something that really meant alot to me, " Does your home symbolize a little piece of heaven or a little piece of hell?" When your children are grown what will they remember? What will they relate to easier, heaven or hell? That really has me thinking about how I handle my marriage and my children. I want my children to know that Christ is the head of our family. I want them to look to God first in everything they do. I want them to learn it from my husband and I first.
The speaker said that if you are serious about your marriage make it known. He said that they have started a survey at http://www.winningathome.com/ that they would like to get one million people to sign that says they will stay married to their spouse for life. It is free so if you feel as strong as I do on the matter take a moment to put your name on it. The website is really cool to read too, they have jokes and stories everyday. I hope you have time. Thanks so much for reading my post even though it was so long.

My Thoughts About Mentoring

I have read two really great post today about mentoring. I totally agree that young women should have mentors in their lives. It is a wonderful thing to know that you have someone to look up to, to talk to when life gets hard. The good thing about a mentor is that they're there when times are good or bad, happy or sad. I lost my mother 4 years ago and I thought I'd never get past that. That's when God brought Sharon into my life. She has mentored me every since then. Through all my ups and downs and even rebellion, she has stuck by me. Even when God called for letting go for a while she never stopped praying and believing in me. I didn't understand that for a long time, but now that I have mentored someone myself I realize that God gives you a love for that person that even you can't understand. You find yourself loving someone with a love that cannot be explained. It comes from a place in our heart that only God can put there. I guess what I'm trying to say is if you don't have a mentor in your life pray that God will guide you to someone and if you are not mentoring someone pray that God will send someone to you, I think it is one of the most precious things that we can do in life. I pray that God will bless you always!

Thankful Thursday

I have heard that today is "Thankful Thursday", so I thought I'd list a few things that I am thankful for today.First and foremost I am eternally greatful for my heavenly father who created a way for my salvation through His son, Jesus. I thank God for the beautiful family that he created just for me. I am very greatful that I am able to be a part of such a wonderful group of women and for my mentor, Sharon, who got me started. I have many, many more things to be thankful for today but if I tried to list them all I'd be typing forever. I hope you have a wonderful day and are blessed beyond what you can imagine.

Soaring Like Eagles

I just wanted to tell a little story that you might find interesting.

It was Sunday July 8 and I walked into church and sat in the back with my husband awaiting some friends who would be joining us. Just then I happened to notice a little robin outside the window behind the band and praise team. As I watched this little bird, I noticed that it was trying to get in the building. I thought to myself, "How funny! If he'd turn around there is freedom behind him." The more I watched, the more amazed I became. It was truly intent on getting into this place where all these people were.You would think that after 15 min. of trying that it would give up and fly away,but it didn't . It came back 3 times. Meanwhile the band went down and the paster came up to preach. I opened up my bulletin to follow along and in bold print were the words "Soaring Like Eagles." Tears began running down my face . The scripture was one of my favorite "Isaiah 40:29-31. I thought to myself, " The scripture would have touched my heart by itself, but the God I know decided to add a soft personal touch to it by giving it to me in a visual." I just love when he reaches out and touches my heart with His glorious light. I pray that this week you will experience a personal touch from God that you will recognize to be His glorious light.

First Post

Dear Lynn Hope you like what I have done so far.
Let me know if you want anything changed. At the bottom of your blog are names of blogs that I visit. You should be able to click on them and go to those sites. A the bottom of a post is an area that says "comment". If you click on that you can leave a comment about the post. They will be able to come back and leave a comment on yours.