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Inventions....

I have to say... I am absolutely grateful and intrigued by whom ever invented the treadmill! Can I just say WOW!!! Ya know...I used to be impressed with the microwave...thinking it "helped" you conquer more things...you know giving you extra time to do more "quality things" now I believe it just promotes laziness and poor quality of time & food for your family! (believe me I have been guilty...lets say...a time or two)I have vowed a while back to only use it to heat up leftovers and such...and not for preparing a meal for our family...

Anyways... back to the treadmill. This morning I (this is a journal right?) woke up to my alarm of 5:15 so I could run 2 miles, shower, read the Bible, pray, get Emily up, eat, get ready for work, drop Emily off, go to work..work... pick up Emily...

Well, I decided to not get up resetting the alarm for 6:15 convincing myself I would run after I get Emily. Well...I TRIED to go back to sleep...refusing to get up! It was awful! I finally started to doze off when that crazy alarm went back off!!! UGGGHH!

I didn't shower, (no need...I didn't run)but did do all the other things. PLUS...I forgot to take meat out of the freezer :( UGGGHHH! AGAIN!!! Anyways so I was craving baked sweet potatoes. Emily and I ran to Tom Thumb. We ended up having grilled chicken (pre grilled,diced & packaged but..w/out preservatives( probably still not good for us...but...I did sautee it in Vinny's olive oil dip YUMMY!) salad (5 lettuce's pre-bagged)w/homemade buttermilk ranch(the packet but, w/regular milk) and yummy baked sweet potatoes. (other than the sweet potatoes, I probably should of just went ahead and microwaved a meal!)

I decided to redeem myself and make homemade pumpkin muffins.(nothing packaged) Okay...not enough oil, so we walked down to the Valentine's and borrowed some. Got in some catch up time with our lives. Lauren came back with us to hang out with Emily for a while.

I finished making the batter and realized OH CRUD!!! I hadn't ran yet!!! UUGGGHHH! AGAIN! Well, I poured up the batter in the muffin tins. Ran 2 miles...kind of slow...22min HEY! at least I'm trying! anyways...hurried and put muffins in for 15 min get back on treadmill and ran one more mile. Finished making all the other muffins walked Lauren home, and listened to Emily read while posting on my blog. WHEW!!! Soooo ya see without the great invention of the treadmill I could never have done all these things! I am going to get in the shower and go to bed!

So..forget you microwave(until I want popcorn) the treadmill has just surpassed you!
Goodnight and I pray you have a a strong ending to your week! If not...don't give up!

Lamentations 3:22-24 tells us...Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

May we be encouraged by His sweet promises :)

p.s. Ill be cleaning up the hurricane mess in my kitchen in the morning! UGGGHH...yet AGAIN! that reminds me....the dishwasher...now that's another SWEET invention!

journel entry 5,001 (just kidding)

Well, this is the end of day 3 of Emily being at camp :( I miss her!!! Ya know...kids are soooo funny! I teach 4th and 5th on Wed. nights at church. They were asking me where Emily was, and I told them at camp. In Cali, when John and Laura went they called it "Outdoor Education" They loved it!

So.. our class (all girls)talked about camp how much fun it is and the coolest thing about camp.. etc... I asked jokingly in one of those pitiful voices with a sad face... "Do you guys think she will remember me"? THEY WERE SOOO PRECIOUS!! They seriously were like reassuring me that she would! Anna's all..."Of course she will..She can't forget you!" With that DUH! look on her face.
I love them to stinkin pieces! I wish I could keep them FOREVER!

I have a dear dear dear friend Annie Lapoint (http://annielapoint.com/) (She is a PHENOMENAL artist...and I blogged about her precious sister Jodi a while back) anyways...she told me that I was soooo cute that she wished she could shrink me and carry me around in her purse forever, then take me out whenever she wanted..she made gestures with her hands like if you had a Barbie doll all dancing around (I'll show you in person sometime)

She used to also say she and her family could live with us on an island forever...ANYWAYS...from that point on, I too use that saying for people I wish I could shrink and keep with me forever! I kind of shortened it to "GET IN MY PURSE!" ha ha ha Plus our family adopted the island thingy and keep adding people to join us!

Emily wants to invite a couple of those snuggly little ol' ladies at Walmart :) However...they look at us very perplexed when we say "Get in the purse!" :)

Soooo...anyways Emily comes home TOMORROW!!! I know she has had a blast!!! I am excited to hear all about it! Plus also Laura will be leaving for camp this Sunday. She has a school retreat. She also is very excited and can't wait! She and a couple of her friends are going shopping tomorrow to buy some fun things for their cabin groups! I am sooo excited that they are excited! I will miss her too!

Okay, well...gotta go! I hope you all have a FROLICKING FRIDAY :)

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (my prayer for you)
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

p.s. Get in the purse....and see ya on the island!

Yippee for my wonderful hubby fixing my Blog! Now I can post!! :)

Well, another school year has started. Bitter sweet really.... I love my kiddos home, yet I also love them being filled with knowledge.

Laura is a BIG senior this year :0 Wow! So crazy to think about! They had a Boo Hoo breakfast for all senior moms and kindergarten moms at her school the first day. Yes...there was some
boo hooing! Some were tears of sadness while others were tears of joy! It was a lovely breakfast and I was blessed to be invited. The real tears came when one of Laura's friends mom shared her story of her picture perfect world flipping COMPLETELY upside down. The wisdom in her knowing God is carrying her and the kiddos through this absolute nightmare was ripping my heart to pieces as she inspired me.

Emily is a BIG 5th grader! She has three teachers this year. (not including the music, art, &P.E. teachers) I had a boo hoo spell at her school as well. Oh, not for the usual emotional tears of your little one growing up...nope! I broke down and bawled like a baby cause I didn't get the two AMAZING moms in our class this year! ( I only cried with Joel, Ems did not see me)

Pam and Dawn were the two that stepped up and took me in from day one of our first days here in Trophy Club, and have been a blessing every since! We had a wonderful room mom team! Pam assured me that we would still team up and bless our teachers. (our kiddos all were divided up into three classes) So we will still be together....just not together :(

Our girls are very enthusiastic about this school year and have expressed their joy many times already. They love their teachers and their classmates :) I pray all of you out there are experiencing the same blessing!

Laura was blessed this past weekend with the gift of a NEW car (new to her) It is a cute zippy little red Pontiac Sunfire. Totally fits her zippy personality :) Emily goes to outdoor Ed next week :0 Oh, my!!! That will be a little unnerving for me! BUT...I know God will be Faithful with peace for my heart...as always!

Well...tootles for now!
May you feel God's powerful presence!

Lord, may a desire and passion for holiness that comes from a pure heart be reflected in all that our children do. In Your Sons holy name I pray. Amen
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

WOW!

I CAN"T EVEN BELIEVE IT MYSELF! I watched the Masters (golf..in case you don't know) this afternoon with my husband :) He says he loves me more and more everyday! Anywhoo...This guy Zach Johnson (pictured below) won. They have his personal info listed below. Well, all but what He publicly professed on camera today.(I'm sure it was not the first time he has or will be the last time he does proclaim)

THE MOST amazing thing about watching the Masters for me today(my first time) was to hear Zach Johnson profess Jesus his Savior is who he owed everything to! It was so remarkable to hear those words not even just once but I think 2 or 3 times! That was such a blessing to my soul and made an ALREADY SPECIAL DAY EVEN MORE SPECIAL!

I hope we all had a Spiritual awakening to the POWERFUL blessing of our SAVIOR'S RESURRECTION! Especially to have the desire to so truly BELIEVE in THE MIRACLE that we will live as CHANGED people! That it will make a difference in the way we live in ALL areas of our lives! May we be filled with the compelling urge to tell everyone of the unstoppable, uncontainable, unconditional and unshakable love of God, that He would send His only Son to save us from our sins.

Thanks babe for delivering an amazing message today. The greatest thing I love about you, is that you allow God to work in you, cause you believe that if He isn't working in you He can't work through you! I know that's why you deliver powerful sermons!

God is so amazing and faithful! I love journeying back to God, with you! You are a blessed gift! Thanks for asking me to watch the Masters with you. It was a precious gift :)

Zach Johnson Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthdate: February 24, 1976 Birthplace: Iowa City, IA College: Drake University (1998, Business Management/Marketing) Turned Pro: 1998

HEBREWS 1:3

The Son is the radiance of God's glory
and the exact representation of His being,
sustaining all things by His powerful word.
After He had provided purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in Heaven.

Yada (ya-dah) is the Hebrew word for knowing God intimately

Let's Rock The Gates Of Hell!

Recently I found these notes that I had taken in my Bible. They are from a class, or conference or sermon no doubt.

When we learn to pray in the Word of God according to His Spirit we become THE most powerful person on earth! Even when the weakest Christian falls on their knees all of hell trembles...You know why? Cause the enemy CAN NOT come up against a praying Christian who is in God's Word! We're in an ATOMIC Spiritual bond

Let me tell you...age has NOTHING to do with it! Little Parker, Rainey,Jesse w/ the Smyers, Emily, Carla, Laura, Nathan...Anyone of these and others...ANYBODY! In 2Chronicles 7:14 it says: if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Everything that is available to the God Head is made available to the person who prays!
I also believe that it is difficult to sin while your in prayer..So if you are struggling get on your knees....I don't care how stinkin long it takes! If we need to be on our knees for hours and they go numb...SO BE IT!

LISTEN PEOPLE! The enemy knows the power of prayer greater than we do! We need to be in the business of rattling those gates! How you ask....PRAYER! How do we keep a desire to pray??? Pray Romans 12:11 for yourself! It says:

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
In a word study zeal means: enthusiastic devotion and fervor means intense heat.
So...putting them together it would read like this

Never be lacking in enthusiastic devotion but keep your intense heat serving the Lord. We need to strive to make time for prayer! I know most of us would never out loud say..Prayer isn't important...But we do ALOT in the way we live our lives! EVERYTIME we get up to do "our ministry" ( whether it's a paid ministry, our family, our job...)When we head into whatever is we do/are doing and we don't anoint it in prayer...we have boldly said prayers for this is not important..I can do it on my own! We have just pleased the enemy!

Oh, LORD may we desire to run to Your table and feast upon Your Word, that we would allow it to truly nourish us with Your AWESOME POWER! Lord help us to want You to infiltrate us that we purposely pray in the power of the Father,Son and Holy Spirit, that we realize that in doing so we help choose the course of human history! Lord remind us that when we pray we are acknowledging Your presence. Oh Mighty King may we make a conscience effort to be on our knees physically so that we will not only be humble and reverent as we approach Your throne, but that it will show the enemy in our posture the reverence we have in You as true Lord and Savior and by doing so May we physically and Spiritually rock the gates of hell and make the enemy tremble!

LORD hear my prayer

LORD I pray we will be blessed to see through Your eyes, and love through Your heart!
I come before you with a humble heart LORD crying out to you for my dear friends as well, as myself. Lord reveal to us where we need to be healed, delivered, changed, matured, or made whole.

I fear we have allowed the enemy more territory and have not armed ourselves as you have cautioned us. Forgive us Father and I beg you to deliver us from the enemy's grip. I pray LORD that we would allow you to carry and lead us through the struggles we are experiencing.

I lift up the distress of finances, troubled marriages, friendships, selfworth, people feeling disconnected, broken hearts, struggles with forgiving... LORD you know there are others.

Please hear this scripture I pray over Your children that are hurting

Psalm25:1,2
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
in you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

A question and scripture from...Table Talk, by Karol Ladd

What words would you use to describe God to someone who had never read the Bible before?

Jeremiah 32:18-20 (New International Version)
18 You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the fathers' sins into the laps of their children after them. O great and powerful God, whose name is the LORD Almighty, 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of men; you reward everyone according to his conduct and as his deeds deserve. 20 You performed miraculous signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, both in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours.

see also: Psalm 135:1-7 Psalm 23 Psalm 84:11 Psalm 61.62.63

Lamentations 2:19

Pour out your heart like water
before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him
For the life of your young children.

Today as I look back on the week that is finishing.... I sit and contemplate just a few things that I read this week. I just wanted to share them with you. They may or may not fill your heart with encouragement, peace and confidence as they did mine.

Prayer- Lord, I put my child in Your hands this day. Guide, protect, and convict him/her when sin is trying to take root. Strengthen him/her in battle when satan attempts to gain a foothold in his/her heart.

Scripture-Mark 11:24..Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

Prayer- Lord, You have said in Your word that You have "dealt to each a measure of faith" (Romans 12:3). I pray that You would take the faith You have planted in my child(ren) and multiply it. May the truth of Your Word be firmly established in his/her heart so that faith will grow daily and navigate his/her life.

I pray you all have a blessed weekend enjoying a bountiful life the Lord has given us. Oh, I pray you do believe this is true :)

Love Kim

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Ask, Seek, Knock

Somedays for me are...

Ask...Yeah, sometimes I forget or don't even think about it, or why bother??? What will it change?

Seek...Man! so many other things to see.... or I feel I already know...why go looking?

Knock...well, there are so many other doors open, so much more conveinent!


Then there are the other days...

Ask...My voice is so raw and hoarse from not just asking...but from begging!

Seek...My eyes can't even stay open they are so tired from looking!

Knock... My fists are bruised and sore from not just knocking but from pounding!

Most days I get up, and pray for the Lord what is your will for my life..for my children, etc..???

Then there is today... Lord may I truly be blessed with the gift of being aware of Your Awesome Presence... May I be compelled to throw my shoes off , because I feel that I am walking on Holy ground....


I desire you Lord, to lead in and through me! I plead that you will remove my desire for asking of You anything (friends, passion, purity, obedience etc..for our children or anyone else) other than being one with You!

I want to truly reflect you today and allow you to 100% lead the way I spend my time...money...and love!

I need to need you with everything I am, have, desire.... Lord bless me please with the vision of where you are working today...that I may join you

Truly a journal about my day...yesterday

Do you ever feel like you are in a movie? Let me explain... Okay your watching a scene where they are in a huge hurry driving to get somewhere and there it is....an 18 wheeler pulling out right in front of them driving slower than a turtle..slowing them down .You know, those high stress intense moments. Or those romantic comedies where the girl is in a hurry and falls down, in front of the gorgeous guy she is in love with...

Yeah well, my mishaps aren't romantic or in filmed scenes...they are real and I'm super sure I don't look charming when I fall down!

My day yesterday...
I texted a friend to see if she felt like talking at about 7:50 am before I went to work at 8am. I never use my phone when at work unless I'm expecting an important call or something. But this day I kept checking my phone to see if she had texted me back. All day nothing. I was feeling sad and hoped she was doing okay... Then at about 6pm I got a text that said what do you mean do I feel like talking? Oh, crud! I had texted the wrong friend with the same name who lives in California... No wonder I never heard back...So I just called the one I wanted to talk to.. she is doing good!

Okay anyways... I am at work running around like a chicken w/my head cut off (I've seen this...sooo creepy!) I 'm not remembering people's drinks,I slipped and did the splits just seconds after they warn everyone loud and clear to be careful the floor is slippery, I gave decaf coffee instead of bold (HUGE difference!)

I spilled steaming pitchers of eggnog and milk while extremely hot all over me and the freshly cleaned area.(cause or district manager is coming) I'm thinking wow, I should probably go home and take a nap!

I poured out coffee into what I thought was the sink only it was where the trash can was suppose to be, but wasn't...so it splatters on me and everywhere! I was told several times that I was very nice entertainment by fellow partners and customers. :) or :( not sure which one I should be doing...)

A Dr. came in to meet me in person after my name was given several times for filling an assistant job at his practice. I looked so horrific! I'm sure I looked like I had run a marathon, my hair looked disheveld and I had milk,eggnog, and coffee stains all over me. He said I wanted to come in and meet you since I've heard so much about you. Richelle(Who I recomended) had went in earlier to inquire about the position and she told him I would be there til 1pm and described me as the crazy one. I know because he told me. Well... not sure about that one either.

Well, He is just chit chatting away about his hours the practice,etc..right there in front of one of my bosses. Sooo awkward! I won't be taking the job..it is full time. Something I do not desire. He is a nice doctor though.

Okay so then I finally get off work. whew! I get Emily and then we go shopping for a few items.It was my night to take dinner to the Woods, and needed just a few more things plus some things for our own family. Anyways I got a little nervous because I'm not sure if I am going to have enough money.

I left my debit card here on my desk, and the check book in the car Joel has. I only have 42.00. I called Joel and asked if he could bring me some money or go get my card... He said well, I have to go to the bank anyways so I'll be right there. I finish getting all my items plus chocolate chips (for cookies!) (definitely an extra)

I head to the check out thinking it will be the same time he comes in. I call him and he says I am at Chase bank, I'll be right there. ( which is in Walmart parking lot)So Emily starts the self check out...which I was sort of leary of, and told the little helper lady my delema of not knowing if I had enough money, but that my husband is on his way. No problem she says.My total was 47.1 remember I only have 42.00 I'm not worried though cause my sweet prince is on the way to save me!

I call him again to tell him we are right in front of the nail salon, thinking he is roaming aimlessly in Walmart looking for us. He says Oh.......well, I am almost to Tom Thumb...and almost out of gas... I thought you were at Tom Thumb....Oh, man.!!...he was just right here by me!!! Well, I feel very stressed that it is going to be even longer when he gets here. He was going to get gas, then come back over this way... so I say, I will just put something back.

After a few minutes of him trying to persuade me to wait I decide not to cause I see several people heading towards the check outs. Thank God I picked the check out right by the self check out helper lady. So I go tell her I need to put something back. She was sooo sweet. I chose the chocolate chips which was 5.38. bringing my total to 41.79 WOW! I had 21 cents change!

Okay then I begin meal preperations. I had decided to make stuffed pasta shells(YUMMY) They hadn't had Italian food yet so I was excited! I had the shells, most of the cheese and the sauce already. Well....so I thought! NO sauce! MAN! So I call Prince Charming yet again... Yes, he will stop and pick some up. Plus then couldn't find the cucumbers for their salad..pretty sure we left them there!

Okay, So I make everything for the Woods and our family. Now I get in the car and Joel had given me 20 bucks for gas. Yeah well...I thought I could make it to the Woods ....then on the way home stop and get gas. Joel calls to see how I am doing and I tell him I am on my way. Did you get gas he asks....No do I need it before I go there? Oh, my gosh Kim I left you money..why didn't you get gas...I say...I just want to get their food to them...can't I make it????

He is so stressed I can tell. I love him to death! We truly have reversed our roles. Once upon a time I would have been freaked out not wanting to run out of gas or break down... now I just say, oh well, If I do run out I'll just wait for you to come get me.(He's in Ft Worth) (Thank you Lord for delivering me from those worries...most of the time)

I had left the house @ like 5:50pm making my way down 377 through Keller to NRH. Yeah well, listen Keller has the most horrible traffic and not a lot of streets for the traffic to get through! It's awful! If I were you guys who live in Keller I would petition for them to add or widen the streets!

I get to Tarrant/377 and look at the gas milage thingy and I just hear the stress in my husbands voice ringing in my ears...so I crossed over double yellow lines ( I know totally illegal!) and pulled into a gas station. It is now like 6:30. Craziness! I spill it on me of course, (it goes well with coffee, eggnog, and milk) I'm in Joel's car, so I don't have wet wipes...cause they are in MY car for this very reason!


I get gas and call poor Felicia and tell her I am so sorry that it is taking me forever to get there. No problem she says. She says after you cross Rufe Snow a couple of streets down you'll turn left on Starnes. Yeah well, I never saw Rufe Snow. I did find Starnes and she had told me that I would drive down it for a bit. So imagine my surprise when out of the blue while I am on Strarnes I cross over Rufe Snow... I was suppose to cross it before I turned on Starnes!

Joel calls me and asks are you okay? Uh...yes I say. Are you out of gas he asks? no I actually stopped and got some I say. He asks.. are you lost? Well, now that I'm not real sure about...I say. I can so hear the perplexity in his voice...(it makes me giggle now) What do you mean he asks.... Well...( I tell him all about the rufe snow deal) Joel:Well what street are you on now?
me:I think Starnes. Joel: can you see the street sign? Me: no not really... oh, yeah I am.
Joel:What street are you looking for? me: Windhaven I'll find it honey, I have their number. I will call you back if I am lost.

Then all of a sudden there's a construction crew and we come to a complete stop. They have tractors and men all over the place.(the 18 wheeler in the movie) So we sit for like 10 minutes then we get to resume. I find the street, I see their address. I park in what I thought was their drive way. walk up to the door juggling all the dishes with one hand(gas on the other) only to see the house number that says 7503. Their address is 7501. So I trek through their yards and ring the door bell.

I told her about the gas and washed my hands immediately. Told her all the food needs to know...tempature...why their salad was cucumberless etc...I talked to sweet little Camille, whom mom has kept up so I can see. I wanted to hold that little angel, but felt too yucky dirty! Well, they are a beautiful family! I am blessed through their blessings!

I am actually having a wonderful week! I hope you all are as well!

I read this scripture today and was blessed. Nothing to do with my day yesterday. Just a great scripture.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.

Revelation 2:17

A sweet friend of mine Danielle sent this to me

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Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.


1Peter 3:3,4
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is of great worth in God's sight.

WOW! Please join me in rejoicing with my precious friends!!!

1 Chronicles 16:31

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"

Please read the following e-mail I received!!!

Date: Oct 19, 2006 12:31 AM

Subject: XO

Dear Friends and Family,

I hope you are all doing well. Thank you so much for your thoughts and your many prayers over these months.

We received great news today from Danny's doctor. After days of waiting to see if he would need to do another round of chemotherapy, Dr. Marcus said he is finished! Dan will now be tested and checked regularly to be sure he has been completely cured.

We would appreciate your prayers for him during this time, for complete healing and for direction as he "moves" back into normal life. Thank you!

We all leave Thursday for L.A. for my sister Jody's Memorial Service on Friday. I miss my sister, but I find that I am mostly joyful and excited that she is more alive than ever, with The Lord! I am praising and thanking God for Heaven every day!

"and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 35:10

Much Love to you All,

Annie and Family

I love that song My God Reigns...(especially when Stephen Bailey leads it at our church)

There's nowhere else that I'd rather be

Than dancing with You as You sing over me

There's nothing else that I'd rather do

Lord, than to worship You

So, rejoice, be glad, rejoice, O my soul

For the Lord, your God

He reigns forevermore

I rejoice, for my God reigns

So rejoice, be glad, your Father and your friend

Is the Lord, your God

Whose rule will never end

I rejoice, for my God reigns

My God reigns

And I dance the dance of praise

My God reigns

With a shout I will proclaim

My God reigns

And I worship without shame

My God reigns

And I will rejoice

For my God reigns

Thank you, wonderful friends!!

From the Power Of A praying Parent

Your children are YOURS and not the DEVIL"S,
and you can make a case for them before the throne of God.
YOU have the power AND the authority. SATAN DOESN'T.
Rebuke his lies by the power invested in you
through Jesus Christ your Savior,
who IS Lord over everything in your life,
including your children.

A quote from The Power of a Praying Parent

The draw of the flesh and the devil's plans are a lot stonger than we'd like to think. In a moment of weakness, such as is possible for all of us, we can end up doing something we never thought we would. Only the power of God, through prayer, can make a difference.

Thank you for praying for my dear friend Annie. Here is an update.

Date: Oct 2, 2006 1:18 PM

Hello Friends and Family,

Many of you may have already heard that my beautiful sister Jody is now in the presence of the Lord. I can only imagine how wonderful & glorious it is,being WITH the ONE who made her, her Creator. Jody passed away very peacefully on Saturday just after 4:00.

Her final hours here on earth, were filled with precious time with her family, God's Word, and constant love from her husband Scott and best friend Logan. Also, Scott spent time reading to Jody all of the inspired,worshipful lyrics to the many many songs Jody has written. What a gift!

My brothers and sister along with a few of mom's friends with gathertogether this afternoon to tell her about Jody.

Today Dan has begun another round of chemo. Hopefully his last.

Our whole family covets your prayers during this difficult time. Thank you!

OXOXOX,

Annie and Family



Date: Oct 3, 2006 1:58 AM

Thank you ALL for your prayers and kind email responses to me.

My mother Judy, now knows that Jody is with her Lord. God filled the afternoon with His great mercy, grace and peace. After my two brothers and sister privately told mom about Jody, she was then surrounded by close friends and family that gathered to comfort her.

This was God's perfect time.

We prayed, sang, and grieved together. Mom and I continued these things upto bedtime. She was so grateful to be surrounded in this way and is very peaceful.

I believe God allowed my mother to experience this loss because HE wanted to show us ALL, His very very powerful love in a time of deep grief.

"They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 35:10

Much Love and thanks to you all, XOOX

Annie and Family

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I can not find words adequate enough to describe the love I have for this family! Your prayers for them have been a wonderful blessing to me because of the gift it has been to them! Please continue to lift Danny up in prayers as well.

Date: Oct 8, 2006 9:16 AM
For Daniel:
He's getting very tired of all this chemo routine. He went out yesterday for a couple hours to visit the music store and it totally wiped him out. His tumor marker numbers have been in the normal range for a few weeks, but one of them was rising slightly and the doctor is talking about a 4th round of chemo which we hope isn't the case. Pray for healing too.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13