I am so blessed by God to have my precious children in my life - Timmy and Silas are TRULY gifts from God. Lately, I have been making a more conscious effort to love on my children unconditionally, and putting them before anything I have on my to do list, etc.
For the past month or so, I have been reading a blog entitled "Bring the Rain" http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/ I came upon this blog because of 2 UMHB students who had gotten married and found out that their baby boy would not live very long once he was born. Through Brandon and Sarah's blog, I came to learn about Audrey Caroline. Audrey Caroline was the baby girl of Angie & Todd Smith (Todd is the lead singer of Selah). Angie lost Audrey the same way Sarah lost Elliott. Through Sarah and Angie emailing back and forth, Angie became a major component in Sarah's healing from the death of her son. So, I started at the beginning of Angie's blog and caught up to where I read it on a regular basis. I HIGHLY recommend anyone to take the time to read about this precious family's story. Let me forewarn you... you WILL cry, sob, pour out your heart to Jesus for this family, and when you are done, you will love on your children like never before. The first day I read it, my heart was so heavy and burden for this family, that I could do was get on my face before God and cry out to him for their pain, their sorrow, their loss.
I love to read the words that Angie writes...she is transparent with strangers. I have never laid eyes on her, but I feel like I know her soul. Recently, a former singer of Selah, Nicol Sponberg's 2 month old baby boy died from SIDS...not even 6 months from when Audrey Caroline died, and now this precious family is mourning the loss of another precious baby. On Angie's blog posted on June 25th, she has a video of Nicol (holding baby Luke) singing a song at Audrey's burial. I just can't imagine the feeling of not getting to hold my baby anymore, of the emptiness you must feel when your baby is not there to hold.
My prayer is that there NEVER goes a day that I don't make sure I love on my children, spend time with them, and truly thank God for giving me one more day to be their mommy.
May God Bless ALL the mommies in this world...hold on to your children...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
A Prayer for My Husband
Dear Most Gracious and Heavenly Father,
With my lips I sing your praise. You have given me more than I deserve. Tonight I want to thank you for my husband. You have given me a man of God who loves you and longs to serve you. He loves me with a love that is indescribable. He makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. You have given me a man who was made to be a father. Thank you for using godly men in Ed's life to show him how to be a better father. Thank you for how you are changing Ed to be the kind of husband you have created him to be. Thank you that my husband is the head of our house, and the spiritual leader of our family. Thank you for helping him to get to this point in his degree plan. I have faith, believing that he will complete this course in August. You deserve all the glory for bringing Ed to this place in his education. As we look at the next chapter of our lives, we anxiously wait to see what you have in store for us. You are so good to me.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
With my lips I sing your praise. You have given me more than I deserve. Tonight I want to thank you for my husband. You have given me a man of God who loves you and longs to serve you. He loves me with a love that is indescribable. He makes me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. You have given me a man who was made to be a father. Thank you for using godly men in Ed's life to show him how to be a better father. Thank you for how you are changing Ed to be the kind of husband you have created him to be. Thank you that my husband is the head of our house, and the spiritual leader of our family. Thank you for helping him to get to this point in his degree plan. I have faith, believing that he will complete this course in August. You deserve all the glory for bringing Ed to this place in his education. As we look at the next chapter of our lives, we anxiously wait to see what you have in store for us. You are so good to me.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
Friday, May 16, 2008
God's Provision
I am reading through the Old Testament and the New Testament. I am in Joshua chapter 5 in the Old Testament. And I read something tonight that just jumped out at me from the pages of the Bible.
In Joshua 5:12 it says: "The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan."
To preface this verse, the Israelites had been in the desert for 40 years waiting for the Lord to allow them to enter the promised land (Canaan). And while they were in the dessert, God PROVIDED food for them to eat - Manna. They would wake up in the morning and have manna on the ground. And they were just to take enough to eat for that day. If they took more and tried to save it, God caused it to go bad. God is so amazing in His provision of this food. So many times, the Israelites had disobeyed the direct commands of God, and yet God in His Mercy, provided them food to eat.
The fact that "the manna stopped" showed that God had brought them into the land of Canaan, and He was once again, going to provide them the food/produce of the land. No longer did they have to eat manna.
I also see TRUST in this also...the Israelites had to TRUST that God would provide the manna every morning for them to eat. I love to see this picture of utter dependence on God. Without God, the Israelites wouldn't have eaten.
Wow...my God is an amazing, loving, merciful God. May I NEVER stop praising HIM for HIS provision in my life.
In Joshua 5:12 it says: "The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan."
To preface this verse, the Israelites had been in the desert for 40 years waiting for the Lord to allow them to enter the promised land (Canaan). And while they were in the dessert, God PROVIDED food for them to eat - Manna. They would wake up in the morning and have manna on the ground. And they were just to take enough to eat for that day. If they took more and tried to save it, God caused it to go bad. God is so amazing in His provision of this food. So many times, the Israelites had disobeyed the direct commands of God, and yet God in His Mercy, provided them food to eat.
The fact that "the manna stopped" showed that God had brought them into the land of Canaan, and He was once again, going to provide them the food/produce of the land. No longer did they have to eat manna.
I also see TRUST in this also...the Israelites had to TRUST that God would provide the manna every morning for them to eat. I love to see this picture of utter dependence on God. Without God, the Israelites wouldn't have eaten.
Wow...my God is an amazing, loving, merciful God. May I NEVER stop praising HIM for HIS provision in my life.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
My Little Boy Timmy
My Little Boy Timmy turned 5 years old on May 1, 2008. I can't believe how fast these years have flown by! I feel like I have been sleeping through some big events...wasn't he just learning to crawl, and now he is playing t-ball for his very first season. I am so proud of the son that GOD has given to us. Timmy made me a mommy for the very first time, and I can't think of a better word I like to hear than "Mommy".
If you don't know my Timmy, then you may not know that he has the biggest ball of energy of any kid I know.
You may not know how much he loves his Daddy... His daddy is the world to him. No-one can throw a football like daddy..especially mommy. When Ed was in Kenya over Christmas, Timmy told me one night " I need Daddy to come home and play with me. I love Daddy" Anytime he doesn't want us to go to work, he always says, "But I love you!" thinking that will make us stay home.
You may not know that Timmy loves to play games. His newest game is Candy Land. Everytime his "man" jumps my "man" he looks me and says, "It's ok to lose mommy. You'll be ok".
You may not know how many times he will stop what he is doing to give mommy and daddy hugs & kisses.
You may not know how much Timmy enjoys sitting on daddy's lap and watching sports, wrestling, or daddy playing XBOX.
You may not know that Timmy loves his baby brother VERY much! Everytime Timmy comes into Silas' room, Silas just squeals and laughs with delight.
If you don't know my Timmy...you may not know what a joy to my life he is. I am soooo very thankful that God has entrusted me with Timmy. Even though he is a year older...he will always be my very first baby!
Happy Birthday to my precious little boy!
Here are some pictures of Timmy....
Timmy - in October of 2003 (he was only 5 months)
Mommy & Timmy at Chili's after a Cru Ballgame
Timmy in his t-ball uniform before his first game.
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