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Tuesday, 06 October 2009

  • Sent from my sister-in-law and best friend.  Please take a few minutes and pray right now:

    PRAY!

    My cousins son (Cooper age 3) is not doing well. He has been sick and in the hospital for over a week. All of his organs except for his heart have shut down. They found the source of his infection which ended up being an e-coli infection that they think came from his apple juice. We thought that since they found the right antibiotic and he had held his own that he has a chance. But today he had to have a blood transfusion and his heart has begun shutting down. There are more disturbing details but the point is to PRAY.  My cousins brother was killed in a car accident three years ago at the age of 18. The family had just begun to heal. Cooper is their only child and I can't imagine what they all must be going through We covet your prayers and we know that God can perform a miracle if it is His Will.

Thursday, 17 September 2009

  • I've been leading coupon classes at church these last two Wednesdays with one to go.  What a fun time!  I didn't really understand the leading vs. teaching a class at church, but now I do.  I really don't feel like I'm teaching.  I feel like I am opening my mouth and a bunch a jibberish is coming out, I stay nervous before class and during the first few mins, and I just feel like I'm all over the place.  But I pray before class, we pray together when it starts, and afterwards lots of people thank me for the class.  This is so bizarre!  God just works through people. 

    It's the same way He works through me when I am making cakes.  Most of the time, I look at the cake and just see all of my mistakes.  I see where it isn't perfectly smooth, or where there are some bubbles, or where the border is off.  Others see the cake of their dreams.  I try to pray before each cake, but always pray during... sometimes even after.  This seems to be good enough for God, and that just amazes me.  There have been cakes I have cried over, but prayed for them to bring glory to God and not myself, and the customer would come and gush about how fantastic that cake was. 

    Really Lord?  You mean I just have to be still and you will do all of the work?  I only need be obedient and you will work through me?  Fantastic.  Why do I get nervous before class again? 

Wednesday, 02 September 2009

  • Please pray for this with me tomorrow at 1pm:

    * All human life is protected from abortion

    * Your elected officials act courageously to keep
      abortion out of any health care reform bill

    * Taxpayers are not required to fund abortions

    * People of faith and conscience are not forced into
      health care plans that mandate abortion coverage

    because "For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." Matthew 18:20 NIV


Monday, 17 August 2009

  • Yesterday Ephraim was playing with legos.  He made a house with Daddy, Everett, Papa, and himself in it.  He had them watching TV, Smallville to be exact, and talking.  (We watch Smallville with Dad as a family.  It's our one thing we only all do together, waiting until all family members are present.)  He was saying, "We watching Smallville. Oh no it's over."  Then he would sing the theme song, "Somebody saaaave meeeeee..."  He had a whole conversation with the guys, it was so adorable. 

Saturday, 01 August 2009

  • Haven't posted on this thing in forever and ever. 

    Went to see Eric's Mom in Liberty Hill today with Everett and Ephraim while Eric was at Twicon.  So not into vampires.  I had so much fun and actually started to get a little hoarse from talking with her so much!  Haha.  I am so lucky to have a wonderful mother-in-law.  Blessed. 

    Everett played video games upstairs with Levi most of the time-shocker!-but we made him come down to spend some time chatting with Grandma and Grandpa about school and summer and fun.  Man, I missed that kid.  We talked a lot and just acted goofy on the way home and it was beautiful.  And sang to High School Musical and Demi Levato. 

    Ephraim entertained us all going up and down the stairs because it is the first time I have let him brave the stairs.  He has had some practice lately at Crystal's house, so I figured he would be fine and he was.  He kept battling Russ with the lightsaber and begging him to wear the Darth Vader mask, which he declined.  Heh.  Silly kid. 

    Sue and I sat outside and rocked on the little rockers and talked until it got too hot for me, sat at the table and talked, laughed about our silly hubbys... it was just a lovely visit.  Definitely worth the drive.  Then we all went to Chili's and Ev ate a fried jalapeno pepper slice but lived through it. 

    On the way home we stopped by Starbucks and then in West to get Kolaches.  And sang and sang.  Just a great day.