Sorry I haven't posted in a while. If you could see my house you would understand why :( I haven't been feeling well and life has just gotten away from me. I was finally able to get an rx from my ob to help with the morning sickness. I still feel just as crummy, but at least I am keeping most of my meals down now. That is improvement! I'm praying that life will get back to some kind of normal soon.
In just a matter of weeks we will be flying half way around the world. My In-Laws moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE a year ago. We will be going to visit them for 3 weeks. I am a little anxious about how the boys (Truitt really) will do on such a long flight. At least we will have my In-Laws on the flight to help us. Please pray with us that the travels would go smoothly, that we would have a wonderful visit, and that I would feel well enough to enjoy this time. We are very excited to have an extended period of time with Grandma & Grandpa!!!
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Give and Take Away
Once again God used music to speak to me. This time he used the same song I blogged about here.
I do feel like I could give up my stuff to follow God. I feel as though this tough time in my life has been a time of reflection to see if I was really willing to give it all away and still remain joyful. I can truly say that I would be ok if we lost everything. That is until I heard these two simple lines again....
Anything I would give up for You
Everything I give it all away
God spoke to me. Am I really willing to give up EVERYTHING? Is there something that I am holding so closely that I am not willing to let go of it? I realized there was. I knew right then and there what it was. Through the tough times I have found myself saying "wow, sometimes I feel like Job." Then I would follow it up by saying "God, just don't take my children!"
Why is it that I could give up all my earthly possessions but somehow I am not willing to trust God with my most cherished blessings? I know that I need to open my palms and give my children to God. He has blessed me with them and they are His.
I don't know if I could say that I would be joyful if God chose to take my children from me. I am struggling with this. Losing my children is the last thing that I want to think about, but I know that God wants me to be willing to give up EVERYTHING. Please pray with me as I wrestle with this. I want to be able to say that I truly would give up EVERYTHING for my God!!!!!
God has used this season of my life to strip me of my pride. I know that all we have is a blessing from God and he can take them away at any moment. I have learned to be content with the here and now. God has proven himself faithful. He is my Jehovah-Jireh. I have become fully reliant on Him. Even though this season has been challenging it has been filled with joy. I would not trade this tough time for anything. I have noticed a change in my spirit that I thank God for it!
I do feel like I could give up my stuff to follow God. I feel as though this tough time in my life has been a time of reflection to see if I was really willing to give it all away and still remain joyful. I can truly say that I would be ok if we lost everything. That is until I heard these two simple lines again....
Anything I would give up for You
Everything I give it all away
God spoke to me. Am I really willing to give up EVERYTHING? Is there something that I am holding so closely that I am not willing to let go of it? I realized there was. I knew right then and there what it was. Through the tough times I have found myself saying "wow, sometimes I feel like Job." Then I would follow it up by saying "God, just don't take my children!"
Why is it that I could give up all my earthly possessions but somehow I am not willing to trust God with my most cherished blessings? I know that I need to open my palms and give my children to God. He has blessed me with them and they are His.
I don't know if I could say that I would be joyful if God chose to take my children from me. I am struggling with this. Losing my children is the last thing that I want to think about, but I know that God wants me to be willing to give up EVERYTHING. Please pray with me as I wrestle with this. I want to be able to say that I truly would give up EVERYTHING for my God!!!!!
God has used this season of my life to strip me of my pride. I know that all we have is a blessing from God and he can take them away at any moment. I have learned to be content with the here and now. God has proven himself faithful. He is my Jehovah-Jireh. I have become fully reliant on Him. Even though this season has been challenging it has been filled with joy. I would not trade this tough time for anything. I have noticed a change in my spirit that I thank God for it!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Happy Birthday Keegan!
No, it's not actually Keegan's birthday, but it is his spiritual birthday. Yes, you read that right. Keegan now has a spiritual birthday. Tuesday night as Chris was putting Keegan to bed they were talking about how he needs to be better at obeying. We have been talking about doing the right thing lately. Keegan knows that when he does the wrong thing it is called sin and that it makes Mommy, Daddy and Jesus very sad. He also knows that Jesus took away all our sins when he died for us (on the cross). He then said "Daddy I don't have Jesus in my heart." Chris asked him if he wanted Jesus to be in his heart and he replied "yes!" Chris then helped him pray a simple prayer that went something like this..."Dear God, please take away all my bad things and come into my heart."
Nothing moves me more than to see my precious little boy want to obey Christ. He may not understand the importance of that simple little prayer or what it means to be a follower of Christ, but he will continue to learn and grow in his faith. I cry when I think about the fact that my son will one day be in heaven with us. That is an answer to my prayers and a reason to rejoice!!!!
Feb. 5th will be a very special day in our house! We now have another birthday to celebrate every year!!! :)
Nothing moves me more than to see my precious little boy want to obey Christ. He may not understand the importance of that simple little prayer or what it means to be a follower of Christ, but he will continue to learn and grow in his faith. I cry when I think about the fact that my son will one day be in heaven with us. That is an answer to my prayers and a reason to rejoice!!!!
Feb. 5th will be a very special day in our house! We now have another birthday to celebrate every year!!! :)
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