First an update on my weekend

AMAZING FREEDOM!!!!
That is what I got the privilege on experiencing and observing this weekend. The women of faith conference was in Glendale AZ this past weekend and I got to go with a group of wonderful ladies from Christ Church of The Valley( I belong to their home school group) I sat just a few rows back from the stage and had such a wonderful time. Went from Friday evening to sat evening. Nichole C Mullen sang her heart out.. Sandy patty, Luci swendall, sheila march, and many others were there was fantastic. They talked alot about issues I needed to hear about and specially on some that I have had a hard time with like letting go of people who don't love you back( ya know those relatives who would rather have drama than healing) and so forth. I got to meet Sandy Patty again and get a pic with her after she signed my book.I tried to get the pics but will see if I can post them in a lil bit not sure whats going on.. anyway so that was my weekend and the Good Lord gave me a MIGHTY touch. My back has been out fora week now and REALLY BAD and I so did not want to miss this Women of Faith thing and I prayed and pressed through and I AM SO GLAD I DID.. What made my back worse was when I was leaving sat evening I took the stairs instead of the elevator and well did some damage but I think the meds are starting to help. I am supposed to go see a DR next week sometime about my back ... Anyway that was my wonderful weekend and the girls and daddy got to spend it together and get spoiled..lol.. but I guess that's what is supposed to happen :)

A great start to a great week ;)

Woke up this morning to such a beautiful Monday:) A nice breeze birds singing and just such a nice morning. Got Steve off to work and laundry started breakfast over and now just taking a moment to *get a breath* before diving head first into this busy day and week. We had a very busy week last week as Steve worked ALOT of hours and worked on the bathroom as well as weekend. We got the shower completely in ( shew) now to just put up all the brand new things for grandma to finish it of course paint it we have brand new flooring to put in as well. Will be such a cute little bathroom. I keep saying I will post pics but man if I can just get a min to actually do it...lol.. So finishing that project and now starting on the back room. We are ripping out the old carpet and putting new flooring in and painting so grandma will have a nice clean fresh living room:) Than after thanksgiving we will start in on the kitchen/dining room area. That will be the next MAJOR project so we are not even going to attempt it before thanksgiving..lol.. Well I had better get off of here and get busy... Trust y'all have a great week and lots of blessings!!

Thanks michelle for sharing. This is good.

Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. And It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak... Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that will delete this without sharing it with others. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank You that I believe. I believe that You change people and You change things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than You. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees it.


I got this in an email and I thought this was really good. I will strive to pray this for not only those I love but also those that I struggle to love.

Through the faith of a child

We serve such an awesome GOD who cares about EVERY little detail in our lives no matter how small they may seem to others. Last night I was cooking dinner and 2 other meals to put in the freezer for this weekend ( we are still remodeling) when my foot got stuck in a rug that was torn and I tripped and twisted my back. Well for those of you who know me .... knowwwww that I do not need any added thing to cause my back to JUST GO out on me.. SO yes it went and I had to sit down and put ice and take something for the pain. Well the girls of course are always worried about me when I get hurt and take such good care of their mama :) but last night they had a *special* reason to be worried. Tonight we are supposed to go have a girls night out & slumber party at my sisters tonight and they have been planning and working so hard on it this week. So when we went to bed they said "mama we will pray for you" Now I thought that was sweet but I will be honest did not really truly expect it to just FIX my back as I know how it usually goes.. So off to bed we all went and I am here to tell you that when I woke up this morning I was able to get up out of bed and stand up straight with barely any pain and walk... I was like WOA.. Kaity was there and she got these HUGE eyes and she laid her hand on my lower back and said.. MAMA JESUS HEARD ME HE REALLY HEARD ME... That got me ..... It hit me hard that not only did my child love me so much to pray for me but that my God loved me so much to listen and answer HER prayer. I came into the kitchen to discover that ALL the kids had prayed for me last night.. Ryan,Shania,Kelsey,Shelby, & Kaity. What an awesome thing for their faith to grow because they seen a prayer answered and what a humbling experience for me to realize that the Bible really means what it says " lay your cares upon Him" So I am thankful for that answer to prayer today and I am able to clean and get ready for tonight's *party*. I hope everyone has a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!


Blessings

Through the Fire!

So many times I've questioned certain circumstances and things I could not understand.And many times in trials weakness blurs my vision that's when my frustration gets so out of hand. It's then I am reminded I've never been forsaken never had to stand one test alone, that's when I look at all the victory's and the spirit rises up in me and it's through the fire my weakness is made strong....



Oh he never promised that the cross would not get heavy and the hill would not be hard to climb. He never offered our victory's without fighting but he said help would always come in time. So just remember when your standing in the valley of decisionand the advisary says give in.. just hold on OUR LORD will SHOW UP and HE WILL take you through the fire again...

I know within myself that I would surly perish but if I trust the mighty hand of GOD he'll shield the flames AGAIN! (repeat chorus)

* The Crabb Family*



Wow what a powerful song... such a blessing.. but really read the words.. It's true.. He never gave scripture that gave us the promise life was going to be easy or our battles light.. but what I have found in my Bible is the promise HE would carry me through those times... How much do I let HIM? Not as often as I should but I am learning. There are soooo many things I do not understand and I question... and just when I feel my frustration is out of hand and I will LOOSE IT.. HE is so faithful to sweep down over me and calm my spirit and start to GENTLY put his arms around me and just be the FRIEND that I need.. I look at Him as a friend because if I say FATHER there is something that just stiffens and wants to turn and run the other way.. THAT is what I am trying so desperately to change and work through.. I told Steve tonight I REFUSE to give up and give in.. GOD has done SOOOOO MUCH for us and I KNOW HE will and can take care of what is going on right now... Everyone has an opinion about everything now days but ya know when it all comes down to it and all the hoopla is over and the little gossip ring and judgmental glances are gone and it is just YOU and GOD... THAT is when it is REAL... strip all the crutches away all the excuses and see yourself and life for what it really is.. WOW what an eye opener.. its hard I know but if I did it more I just wonder how much further up the road I would be spiritually speaking than I am right this very moment. How many of us are willing to be RAW and willing to let others see our hurts, our failures, our regrets, our mistakes and still say BUT BY GOD'S GRACE I will NOT turn back.. I AM a new creation through JESUS CHRIST MY LORD... ALLLLL things are passed away and ALLL things are now new... How many of us are willing to LET that person change and take the chance that yes they could hurt you again but they might not.. what matters is LOVING THEM TO JESUS... hmm i am not sure.. but I do know this.. I WANT TO.. I want to be able to look at someone who has hurt me and hug them and say I LOVE YOU... despite the pain despite the drama.. but reach out with the arms of JESUS AND SAY I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Hmmmm!!!!

This is somthing I posted some time back on my yahoo and I just came across it again in reading back.. I am not sure on how I feel about this one.. Here I will post it and if ya want tell me what ya think.. Got to much running through my head right now to get it out.. I know I need to but maybe later.. So here it is

Subject: When People Can Walk Away From You Let Them walk Body:
There are people who can walk away from you.And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk awayfrom you: let them walk.I don't want you to try to talk another person into stayingwith you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you,staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone.When people can walk away from you let them walk. Yourdestiny is never tied to anybody that left.The bible said that, they came out from us that it might bemade manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]People leave you because they are not joined to you. And ifthey are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.Let them go.And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just meansthat their part in the story is over And you've got to know when people'spart in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead.You've got to know when it's dead

Never a Boring moment in our life..lol

So today we were starting to help my mom move and the girls were helping Papa Dan clean out his truck.... Kaity was up in the truck and she was handing things to Dan.. well she picked this bottle of rust cleaner with phosphorous ( causes acid burns) in it and she spilled it on her leg.. OOO MY she started screaming and it started bubbling up and burning her skin so I ran her inside threw her in the shower and flushed it with water than washed it with soap and water and flushed it some more with just water.. meanwhile I am on the phone with poison control and they are telling me to take her in to the ER.. So they called ahead for me and off we went.. I was praying the whole time PLEASE LORD NOTHEN ELSE... we got there and Thankfully did not wait long and we were in and out within a few hours ( not typical of the ER at all) The burn turned out to not be that bad and they dressed it and I am to watch and change the dressing on it till it heals and so I KNOWWWWW GOD heard and answered prayer with that.. So that was my day now I am waiting for Steve to get home so I can go over by myself and help pack my mother and move her out of the apartment she is in... PRAYING FOR GRACE HERE..lol..