Great news!!! My doctor called and said that my tests were good. Yay!!!!
I cried a good cry of relief, called a few of my 'peops', and then took a THREE HOUR NAP!!!
Thank you for all the prayers that were lifted up on my account.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord God Almighty!!!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord God Almighty
Not too many words in my mouth today, just a song that keeps repeating itself in my heart. So I'll share it with you. Please sing it with me today, and pray for me. My tests start around 3:00 this afternoon.
Father in heaven, how we love you.
We lift your Name in all the earth.
May your kingdom, be established in our praises,
As your people declare your mighty works.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is, and is, to come.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty.
Who reigns forever more.
Father in heaven, how we love you.
We lift your Name in all the earth.
May your kingdom, be established in our praises,
As your people declare your mighty works.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty
Who was and is, and is, to come.
Blessed be the Lord God Almighty.
Who reigns forever more.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Heart of a Child
Yesterday, my third son came to 'big' church, motivated by the fact that the ushers pass out little packets containing coloring pages and crayons to the children. I didn't mind his motive; I was just glad he wanted to be there. I grew up going to 'big' church. It's good for kids to worship with their parents and to hear the message that God has laid on the head pastor's heart.
Half way through worship, Parker noticed that Mimi and Papa were just across the aisle. So when Pastor encouraged everyone to 'shake hands with your neighbor and welcome them into the House of the Lord,' Parker made a bee-line to his grandparents and ended up sitting with them during the service.
Near the end, an offering was taken for the guest worship leader. When the usher came to Parker's row, Parker got up and gave the usher a big hug and then sat down. After services, we asked him why he did that. Here is his reply:
"Well, I didn't have any money to put in the offering and I wanted to give him something."
Doesn't that just melt your heart. The heart of a child.
Imagine if in that moment of giving, the heart of the child had been overlooked or reprimanded........"Sit down, Parker!"
Imagine if in that moment, the usher had not reciprocated.
We can squelch the working of the Holy Spirit in our children's lives without realizing it. I'm so glad that Mimi and Papa let Parker give the usher his hug filled with love, filled with giving, filled with self-sacrifice. It was a precious moment that this mama will never forget.
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As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." Luke 21:1-4
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
Half way through worship, Parker noticed that Mimi and Papa were just across the aisle. So when Pastor encouraged everyone to 'shake hands with your neighbor and welcome them into the House of the Lord,' Parker made a bee-line to his grandparents and ended up sitting with them during the service.
Near the end, an offering was taken for the guest worship leader. When the usher came to Parker's row, Parker got up and gave the usher a big hug and then sat down. After services, we asked him why he did that. Here is his reply:
"Well, I didn't have any money to put in the offering and I wanted to give him something."
Doesn't that just melt your heart. The heart of a child.
Imagine if in that moment of giving, the heart of the child had been overlooked or reprimanded........"Sit down, Parker!"
Imagine if in that moment, the usher had not reciprocated.
We can squelch the working of the Holy Spirit in our children's lives without realizing it. I'm so glad that Mimi and Papa let Parker give the usher his hug filled with love, filled with giving, filled with self-sacrifice. It was a precious moment that this mama will never forget.
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As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." Luke 21:1-4
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
Thursday, April 2, 2009
It can be done!
Sometimes you've just got to praise God.
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
Since my last post, I went to the eye doctor for a check-up and to order some new sunglasses. What was supposed to be an easy appointment, turned into another shocker. My doctor, a friend of the family who knows my recent history with breast cancer, noticed that my right pupil was just a tad bit larger than my left pupil. It could be nothing. Or it could be something.
Sometimes you've just got to praise God.
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
So all of a sudden, I've got an assortment of tests scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon.
Sometimes you've just got to praise God.
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
So, please join me in praising God.
It can be done!
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Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! Psalm 66:20
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67:3
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
Since my last post, I went to the eye doctor for a check-up and to order some new sunglasses. What was supposed to be an easy appointment, turned into another shocker. My doctor, a friend of the family who knows my recent history with breast cancer, noticed that my right pupil was just a tad bit larger than my left pupil. It could be nothing. Or it could be something.
Sometimes you've just got to praise God.
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
So all of a sudden, I've got an assortment of tests scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon.
Sometimes you've just got to praise God.
What's the point in worrying. Right?
Easy to say. Hard to do. But it can be done.
So, please join me in praising God.
It can be done!
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Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalm 68:19
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! Psalm 66:20
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Psalm 67:3
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27
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