Blessing and Honor

The time for all of us to be about the Purposes of God, has come. Some will "go out"- while others will stay here as the much needed Prayer Shield. We are having a conference being held in Chicago in November that will be streamed into at least 4 other cities in the US and 2 cities in the UK. We are so excited for the opportunity to serve the Lord in this way. We are sending out Prayer Missionaries to each of these places from now until the middle of November.

I am busy with home-school, which I love, and I even have another beautiful girl, Aubree Grace, joining us for 2 weeks while her parents are on mission in Baltimore ;). We are all doing well together and learning the routine that we need to be in, in order to accomplish the things we need to every day.

It is always exciting to me to watch how the Lord really does order the steps of the godly -- He knows the future, I do not. He know the plans He has for me and I love watching Him unfold them as I give myself to Him more and more everyday. It is a blessing and honor to know Him, love Him and serve Him with all of my heart.

Here's A Bit of What's Going On....

We are having our Grand Opening of our new church building this Sunday! -- This is so exciting! Most of us have been meeting in a school building for the last 11-15 years and we can't wait to see the glorious things that will come. What a blessing.

I am homeschooling 3 of my 4 beautiful daughters. -- This was one of the greatest transitions we've had to make in a long time- but it is the Lord who determines the steps of the Godly, so we do not fret or fear.... I just follow Him knowing that He has our best at heart.

I am going to England in October for a month- with one of my beautiful daughters. -- from October 18th- November 15th....more info to come....

I am preparing my heart for the Prayer Leader Training time we are beginning. -- We have two missionaries from Uganda joining us and helping to give instruction, counsel and prayer as we all "go out" to our various cities this fall. There are so many doors that the Lord Himself has opened and we are thankful to have the opportunity to serve Him.

There is blessing beyond blessing to be had. To know the Lord- to love Him with ALL of my heart-- to desire nothing but Him-- to have been taught by the Spirit how to seek Him earnestly and follow Him completely.......oh what a blessed gift.

I am thankful for the transitions- I am thankful for the breakthroughs- I am thankful to walk with my Living God.

My Heart in His Hands

There are so many, many things that seek to push us and pull us away from the things of God.....our only True Source. There are demands of the day and circumstances beyond our control.....that are precisely that-- beyond our control.

There is nothing that is impossible to overcome- breakthrough- tear down or walk through. He is able. No matter how scared we might become and regardless of how loud the roaring lion tells us that we are going to be devoured--- I trust that my heart is in His Hands. That my heart, which to me represents ALL of who I am, is being protected perfectly, fought for with power and nurtured & grown in the safest place that it could ever be.

My heart might feel like it is sinking into nothingness at times--- but I know that He is all I need and that the powers of darkness will not prevail over the Mightiness of my God.

I love the Lord--or so I say....

I love the Lord-- or so I say..... When push comes to shove, do I choose the Lord or do I choose something that is much more familiar and much easier to go with? Do I choose to give up everything or do I choose to hold onto my own heart? Do I choose to lay down my life completely or do I choose to to protect it, fight for my own rights and defend myself at whatever cost? Do I choose to turn the other cheek?- give my tunic too?- go the second mile? Or do I only love those that are being easy to love? Even the pagans do that!

I have loved the Lord- but only because He first loved me. I have chosen the Lord- but only because He first chose me. I have laid down everything to follow Him- but only because He laid down everything to take hold of me.

I love the Lord--or so I say.... I do not want my lips to say one thing but heart to be far from it. I want to prove with everything that is in me that I LOVE THE LORD. If I call Him Lord then I submit to Him as Lord and I trust Him completely as Lord. He is Lord- He is my Lord- He is THE Lord.

No room for anything else-- I love the Lord

His Love Never Fails

I am so thankful to have a God that loves me, cares for me, upholds me and can never leave me nor forsake me. I am thankful to have a God that does not allow me to stay a "baby" - but through guidance, patience and discipline, helps to grow me up into a mature Christian. I love that as I surrender to Him- He makes me a servant of the Most High God.
I want to be His servant- a slave of Christ Jesus. I want to give Him everything-- that He might become Everything in and through me. *My life is not my own *I live for one reason- the Purposes of God *I will not violate the Law of Love

Encounter God Retreat 2010

It was so lovely to be back at Focal Point Church on Sunday. It had been several weeks since I had been there due to being in Uganda and then coming home and heading straight to the Encounter God Retreat. As we worshiped on Sunday, you could feel the difference in the atmosphere as our hearts have clearly joined together more for the Purposes of God.---- There were 50 ladies who attended! Praise the Lord. There were many, many breakthroughs for which we give God all the Glory! There is testimony after testimony pouring forth and I know that I have heard a very small fraction of them! Amen. It was such a blessed time as women from the "two (former) churches" came together to break bread - break through the darkness and break into the Presence of God. There were powerful times of healing, restoration and breakthrough. The faithfulness of our God can never be measured--He sure is Good in ALL that He does.

Amazing Handmade Pottery

These are a few of Brianna's most recent ceramic creations. They are amazing!! The FSU pot is for her dad for Father's Day-- what a thoughtful and great gift! The Samoan Surfer was a gift to my oldest girl Jess-- she is a surfer girl at heart! And the Palm Tree Pot was for sister Sierrah! What a fabulous job on them all!

A people who are willing to lay down EVERYTHING

While away for the month- I took nearly 300 pictures! I imagine that they will not all make it on here-- but I want to share a few here and there. It was such an honor to be around so many people who have a burning desire inside to see Glory brought to the Father-- a people who are willing to lay down EVERYTHING-- that HE might be Everything through them to the nations of this world.

This is just the Beginning

Greetings and Blessings

As you know I have been in Uganda for the last month--

I am SO glad to be home.

It was great to see ALL of my girls again and find that everyone had been well taken care of and loved with a love that was from the Father.

I am hoping that this blog will serve as a way to stay connected to more people at a time than I am able to do individually. It is not to take the place of individual communication-- but should serve as a "general" way for all to see what is going on.

I want to post pictures- share about missions- share about growth in the Body of Christ- share prayer requests- share family things...... in essence-- just share this Walk- the Work- the Purposes of God and the Fruit that we see come forth as we forge this path and fight the fight of faith together.

Please have grace as I learn to "blog".....