We are going to be grandparents AGAIN!!!!! Our daughter called to say that she and Daniel will be having baby number 2 sometime in the spring. I have always wanted a late spring baby and look forward to welcoming our newest little bundle of joy. Of course this means Nanna will have a new little one to watch when Ashton goes to work but I love babies so bring them on--lol!!
Last year when all our adult kids where having babies we were at a serious dry spell in our finances and so having grandbabies was fun but I couldn't spend any money--this time around I plan on making up for that--lol!!! Watch out Honey 'cause I'm so going shopping--lol!!!
Children are the greatest gift from God and the only one that you can return back to Him by training them to serve Him with all their heart and soul.There is beauty in receiving a gift from heaven and turning around and dedicating that gift right back to Him. It is such a privilege to be a parent no matter how your kids come to you ( birth, adoption, marriage, or foster parenting)and one I look forward to doing over and over again!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
When you least expect it....
Just when you least expect it God shows up and rocks your world in such a way you can only sit back and reflect on HIS mighty love and plans that He has for you.
For months now our church has been expecting a missionary from Australia that we support. We have known about this man for over 20 years as he was a missionary with our former church many years ago and I was looking forward to hearing from him and what they are doing in Australia. Having had surgery on Tuesday of last week and then coming down with a double ear infection I knew the "opportunity" to lay down under the symptoms of not feeling well was going to be there, but I was determined to not miss church on Sunday. By Saturday I was feeling real good from the gallbladder surgery and wasn't having much discomfort but the dizzy unbalanced feeling from the ear infection made it hard to sit upright or walk very far--still I wasn't going to miss out.So I wore slacks to church in case I needed to lay down in the chairs and brought a pillow to prop up my head. At church I found a chair in the farthest corner and sat there all by myself with my head leaned against the wall so I wouldn't feel the room spin so much--lol!! I looked like I was in time out--lol!!
I sat there and listened as the missionary told of his families obedience to go where God wanted them to go and how the journey there took longer than expected but they never gave up on what God had revealed to them. That even when they took what looked like a very different path to full fill what God had for them they persevered and were steadfast that God would bring to pass all that HE wanted for them to do. He was very real in his ability to admit he failed in many ways but didn't let that defeat stop him from dusting himself of and going forward once again, and reminded us all that we are very real and not so perfect people but God still uses us and wants the best for us. It was a good service and I was thankful I hadn't stayed in bed even though I could have easily.
At the end he asked if anyone needed prayer--but stated that if you came forward he didn't want you to tell him what you needed prayer for as he was just going to pray the prayer of faith over you and it was up to you to receive what you needed from God as he wasn't the "healer" just the vessel that God was using, and if he had a word for you he wanted it to have come from the Holy Spirit and not from what you just told him you needed. Since I was sitting there dizzy all service I thought it would be a good idea to go and let him pray the prayer of faith over me as only a fool would sit there sick when someone asked if they could pray and ask God"s healing to come. So I went forward expecting just the simple prayer of faith to be prayed over me but God had other plans and I wasn't expecting what happened next....
As soon as the missionary reached out to pray for healing he stopped and asked me three simple questions than spoke a word from God to me and quoted a scripture that I had stood on for over 13 years....God revealed the exact book, chapter, and verse through this man that had NO IDEA that I had prayed that EXACT SCRIPTURE FOR SO MANY YEARS. He looked me square in the eye and said "That is the exact word from God to stand on to bring to pass what God is wanting done in your life" I was speechless and trembling with tears as I hadn't expected God to have anything to say to me--I thought I was just there to be prayed for because my ears were infected.
What this man from half way around the world said confirmed these dreams and visions that I had been having for the past three months.God knows the plans He has for you and he can bring someone from clear across the world just to remind you that He isn't done with you just yet!! For the past three months every time I have dreamed this dream I have woken up and thought that it was so weird to be dreaming this dream once again since I thought God had already full filled that dream in another manner,but God isn't done with me and John yet. I have no idea how this will come to pass and quite frankly it isn't up to me to make it happen it's just my part to be willing to receive what God has planned. On the way home from church I told John that I had gone up to be prayed for and God said something that I wasn't sure he wanted to hear( he was teaching the elementary that morning and wasn't out there), but he said he always wanted to know what God spoke to me and so I shared with him. I was very surprised at how willing he was to receive this word and some day in the near future we hope we will be able to share the exact word and the fulfillment of that word in our life.
until then know that GOD ISN'T DONE WITH YOU and the things HE PROMISED YOU ONCE HE WILL DELIVER--HIS TIMING MAY NOT BE YOUR TIMING BUT HE IS NEVER LATE!!
For months now our church has been expecting a missionary from Australia that we support. We have known about this man for over 20 years as he was a missionary with our former church many years ago and I was looking forward to hearing from him and what they are doing in Australia. Having had surgery on Tuesday of last week and then coming down with a double ear infection I knew the "opportunity" to lay down under the symptoms of not feeling well was going to be there, but I was determined to not miss church on Sunday. By Saturday I was feeling real good from the gallbladder surgery and wasn't having much discomfort but the dizzy unbalanced feeling from the ear infection made it hard to sit upright or walk very far--still I wasn't going to miss out.So I wore slacks to church in case I needed to lay down in the chairs and brought a pillow to prop up my head. At church I found a chair in the farthest corner and sat there all by myself with my head leaned against the wall so I wouldn't feel the room spin so much--lol!! I looked like I was in time out--lol!!
I sat there and listened as the missionary told of his families obedience to go where God wanted them to go and how the journey there took longer than expected but they never gave up on what God had revealed to them. That even when they took what looked like a very different path to full fill what God had for them they persevered and were steadfast that God would bring to pass all that HE wanted for them to do. He was very real in his ability to admit he failed in many ways but didn't let that defeat stop him from dusting himself of and going forward once again, and reminded us all that we are very real and not so perfect people but God still uses us and wants the best for us. It was a good service and I was thankful I hadn't stayed in bed even though I could have easily.
At the end he asked if anyone needed prayer--but stated that if you came forward he didn't want you to tell him what you needed prayer for as he was just going to pray the prayer of faith over you and it was up to you to receive what you needed from God as he wasn't the "healer" just the vessel that God was using, and if he had a word for you he wanted it to have come from the Holy Spirit and not from what you just told him you needed. Since I was sitting there dizzy all service I thought it would be a good idea to go and let him pray the prayer of faith over me as only a fool would sit there sick when someone asked if they could pray and ask God"s healing to come. So I went forward expecting just the simple prayer of faith to be prayed over me but God had other plans and I wasn't expecting what happened next....
As soon as the missionary reached out to pray for healing he stopped and asked me three simple questions than spoke a word from God to me and quoted a scripture that I had stood on for over 13 years....God revealed the exact book, chapter, and verse through this man that had NO IDEA that I had prayed that EXACT SCRIPTURE FOR SO MANY YEARS. He looked me square in the eye and said "That is the exact word from God to stand on to bring to pass what God is wanting done in your life" I was speechless and trembling with tears as I hadn't expected God to have anything to say to me--I thought I was just there to be prayed for because my ears were infected.
What this man from half way around the world said confirmed these dreams and visions that I had been having for the past three months.God knows the plans He has for you and he can bring someone from clear across the world just to remind you that He isn't done with you just yet!! For the past three months every time I have dreamed this dream I have woken up and thought that it was so weird to be dreaming this dream once again since I thought God had already full filled that dream in another manner,but God isn't done with me and John yet. I have no idea how this will come to pass and quite frankly it isn't up to me to make it happen it's just my part to be willing to receive what God has planned. On the way home from church I told John that I had gone up to be prayed for and God said something that I wasn't sure he wanted to hear( he was teaching the elementary that morning and wasn't out there), but he said he always wanted to know what God spoke to me and so I shared with him. I was very surprised at how willing he was to receive this word and some day in the near future we hope we will be able to share the exact word and the fulfillment of that word in our life.
until then know that GOD ISN'T DONE WITH YOU and the things HE PROMISED YOU ONCE HE WILL DELIVER--HIS TIMING MAY NOT BE YOUR TIMING BUT HE IS NEVER LATE!!
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