Faithful Followers

"...the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings-and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."(Rev. 17:14)

Today one of those called, chosen and faithful followers went home to be with Him and I know the angels are rejoicing as our hearts are grieving. For those of you that prayed for the Taylor family with us a few weeks ago, thank you. God heard our prayers for his ultimate healing. Hank blessed our lives as one who lived his life to the fullest, loved his family and loved his Lord. Please pray for his family and friends in the days ahead. He has a beautiful wife, a grown daughter and two precious teenagers whom I have been blessed to teach last year and this year in class.

Cancer is an ugly disease that we don't understand but one thing we know: Our God is in control and His will is perfect.

Hug those you love today and treasure every moment you have together.

It's in the mail

Our check for our home study is on the way to Dallas today. It should be there in a day, but the packet of all of our home study documents took 10 days to arrive after getting lost in the mail. Very frustrating since it had every important document about our family in that envelope. Please pray that this makes it in a little more timely manner! We should hear about scheduling our home study within the week. I'll keep you updated.

God’s love is meteoric, His loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, His verdicts oceanic. Yet in His largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks. How exquisite Your love, O God! Psalm 36:5-7a, The Message

This verse was a reminder to me tonight of God's promise that He sees the smallest details in our lives. Even my envelope in the mail wasn't lost to Him. This isn't written in the version of the Bible I typically read, but I was checking out Beth Moore's blog after I had already posted the message above the verse and it was such a blessing to me of the promises in His word. Just like the reminder as I drove to school this morning and listened to the song "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." As I looked in my rearview mirror the beautiful sun rising on the horizon reminded me that He is truly the one that lights our way.

Did He speak to you today? I cherish your comments and would love to hear from any of you that are following our journey.

Not just dirty laundry

Getting up Monday morning this site hit me like a punch in the stomach. It looks like just another pile of laundry, but seeing these clothes neatly stacked next to the door, told me it was the end of many years of fun. After raising three boys, I thought I would look forward to the day when sports came to an end, but now that it is drawing close I tear up at the thought of it. Brandon has played baseball for about 13 years now and has always been so much fun to watch.The way he hit that ball and then with his lightning speed ran those bases has always amazed me. Well, all good things must come to an end and he has decided that he no longer has the desire to play. I'm sure this had nothing to do with the fact that he was getting little playing time all of a sudden. I know coaches have to worry about their job and must focus on winning, but I wonder if they have any idea how they can break the spirit in a young person? As a momma, I sure did want to put in my own two cents worth, but amazing how God has just the right word for us. Guess what mine was yesterday? Psalm 39:1 said, "I will guard my ways so that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle...! Boy, did He know what I needed! So now we wait until football season and treasure the memories of my baby boy running his heart out! Thanks for the memories, son! I proud of how you have handled yourself!