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..

Cont.... Update!!

Well my Uncle Dan got to stay over and help me all day today in the bathroom. Was so much fun to just be with him( even though we were getting all dirty) I learned alot about remodeling a bathroom today let me tell ya.. HE IS SO SMART!!!!!! I have been taking pics with our vid cam I will try to post some of that on here .. I wanted to take some still pics but can not find the bat charger STILL UGH.. lol.. We got alot done today and boy am I BEAT... So I am going to go take a very fast shower get the girls showered and HIT THE SACK.. It feels good to be finally getting this done.. I hope to have it ALLL primed and taped and cleaned and ready to go for steve to come in and help with the hard part.. He works long hours during the week so I am doing most of the demolition and than I will be preping the walls and taping things down and filling in cracks and so on so forth. Well I gotta run.. I hear the bed calling my name.. hehhe. Hope ya all are having a good week!!!!

Quick Update

Yes I know ya woulda thought that I would be RAVING over the concert already.. I have been to busy with my head buried in THE BOOK my baby got for me on our DATE.... O MAN all I can say is.. IF you EVER get a chance GO SEE CASTING CROWNS. It was AMAZING and sooo awesome.. The concert lasted 3 and 1/2 hours and was worth every single penny spent. WOW I will write more details later but man it was LIFE CHANGING to say the least. Steve was so sweet.. he took me out to this AMAZING new place that sits right next to the jobbing arena and Phx Cards stadium and was sooo yummy was so romantic.. And than while the concert was going on he went using the excuse"restroom" and came back with arms loaded with gifts for HIS GURL....lol awwwww... 2 T-shirts, 3 Cd's. TH BOOK I so desperately wanted and a poster.. wow what a sweetheart.. I felt like I was a giddy teenager all over again.. whoo hoo for the make out session.. YEAAA BABY!!!!! I felt on top of the world... So yes the DATE NIGHT went AMAZINGINGLY well as to be expected and I am still on cloud 5000 from it.. hehehe.. and am DEEPLY engrossed in this book.. ITS AMAZING..

IM so excited..

I am so excited.. YEAAAA I am going tonight to pick up some tickets to the "ALTER & THE DOOR TOUR" Yes thats right folks This old gal gets to go to see CASTING CROWNS. I AMMMM SOOOOOO STOKED.. I am a HUGEEEEE fan of these guys. Their ministry is AWESOME and their music just speaks volumes to me and my life and about my life. Their music has spoken encouragment beyond words these last 2 years. It's been amazing. ANDDDD THE BEST PART IS YET TO BE SAID. It is a DATE NIGHT YEAAAAAA.. Just steve and I are going.. WHOO HOOOOO. I almost dont know what to do with myself I AM SO EXXCITED ..lol can ya tell... I didnt want to spend the money but steve INSISTED and I am glad he did we ended up getting AWESOMEEEE SEATSSSSSSSSSS.. We will be in the AAA section in the 21st row.. THat is basicly front row to me.. I mean that is within smelling distance..rofl.. so yea I am excited beyond words.. We are going to dinner before and than go on over to the concert.. The girls are disapointed as they wanted to go as well and I wanted them to go but between the tickets being kinda pricy and well steve and I have not had a date in AGES we are actually gonna do somthen without the girls. I KNOW SHOCKING ..lol. we never do this.. so anyway I deff will be posting pics of the evening sat night after we get home... ANYWAY's I gotta get out the door Have a GREAT evening.. I KNOW I WILL :)