"Pillars of Our Faith"

Wow! What a great last three plus days! On top of it being our six year anniversary on the 28th, we have been participating via satellite in the "Pillars of Our Faith" campmeeting in Thompsonville, Illinois at 3 Angels Broadcasting Network.
There has been a plethora of food to feed upon to revitalize our weary souls and to cause us to be awed by our gracious God! Thank you Lord for giving us 3ABN!
You can watch 3ABN online at:
http://www.3abn.org/

Tom's B'day

Today is Tom's birthday. Needless to say this is a hard day for Adam, his mom and Seth. Adam is having a difficult time with his dad's death. Any good son would have a hard time. The gift of time is easing my pain. He wasn't my dad. Time hasn't yet eased Adam's. I know it is a struggle for Adam because he misses his dad so much.

My prayer is that God will lead him through this dark valley. Adam says that he knows this can only make him a better person. I believe he is right. God's grace does that. It takes the yuck of this world and makes it beautiful. Only Creator God can do that.

Thank you Lord for your grace. Thank you Jesus that you love us and not only that, but you like us and we are your friends.

Excitement!

I received a phone call yesterday from Brett as she was driving back from Bismarck. It went something like this.

Brett: Hey Bre, I bought you a present.
Me: What!? A present for me!?
Brett: Yep. And I know you will like it.
Me: Tell me. Tell me now. What is it? I want to know.
Brett: No, you can wait.
Me: Brett, no I can't wait. Tell me. Please, tell me. I want to know. Tell me. PLEASE.
Brett: It will ruin it. No you can wait.
Me: Breeeeettt. Please.
Brett: Oh, okay. You wanted one.
Me: It's an apron isn't it!? You remembered!
Brett: Yep and you're gonna really like it.
Me: Thanks so much. I'm so excited to see it!

Flowers

Today we tackled the job of planting our flowers. Gail helped me in exchange for Adam mowing her lawn. It was a good trade.

Each year I always end up buying way to much, so of course we had to make another trip back to the shop and return flowers and plants.

I have neglected the girls nap though, and now they are terribly crabby and tired, but I guess they will go to bed early!

Reflecting.

I just read something that made me cry.

If I think about Reese to much it makes me so sad and I want to cry, and sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. I wanted her to be perfect and to get to hold her alive. Her due date has come and has gone and nobody new the wiser, but Adam and I did. We talked about it. It all seems still so unreal.

Tuesday is her memorial service. I wonder if I will cry. I know it is okay to cry, but we've cried a bit much lately about Adam's dad. I am tired of crying.

I want Jesus to come.

Five minutes...

I have five minutes before my subbing starts for the day! I had an encouter this morning with the secretary here at Trinity that was such a blessing. Her son has been through many, many trials and tribulations that no one should have to go through, but we live in a world full of the results of sin. She was telling me that Tom is a beautiful example of what God can do through His grace in spite of sin.

Oh that I would be a beautiful example of what God's grace can do.

And he talked with God.

It amazes me how the Lord came to Abraham and they would just talk. They would talk about Abraham's future and the future of his children and his descendents.

God has given me a future. He has given me children. I will have descendents.

I found these texts to be encouraging.

"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I AM the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect (sincere)." Genesis 17:1

"For I (God) know him (Abraham) that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgement; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him." Genesis 18:19

God gave Abraham the covenant promise. He has given me a covenant promise. He has an expectation of me though; to walk with perfect sincerity before Him and to keep the way of the Lord. These expectations do not save me. No, no it is only by faith that I am saved through grace. Although these expectations will be fulfilled because of my love for my Maker. The beauty of it is, I cannot even fulfill these expectations, it is only God who fills me who can.

Good good day.

What a great day! It is a great day to praise the Lord! We are so excited for the sunshine today. Adam didn't know when he was going to get a chance to fertilize our grass because of all the rain. Well his chance came today!

This morning I spent time with the girls singing and doing our verse memorization. They blow me away each time they learn more scripture. We spend time discussing what we are memorizing and Elliott has so many outstanding questions to challenge my mind. We are also currently reviewing the life of the prophet Elisha and wow, has that been a faith challenger and booster!