Vision. We need you.

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay,

to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us."

2 Corinthians 4:7

If anyone is reading this,
Can you please pray for us.
We need vision.

My heart is just besides myself.
As I do my daily duties and carry on with
'Life as we know it', there is a constant dripping in the back of my mind.

The Orphan. The Child. The Boy. The Girl.
Hungry. Crying. Cold. Afraid. Lost. Scared. Confused. Blind. Deaf. Sick.

My hearts bleeds inside.

It all sounds so grim.
IT IS.
For so many precious little lives.

But my life keeps going on. It just seems wrong.

We need vision.

I will never be the same.
I can not go on in life thinking it's about me anymore.

Jesus, we need you.
Jesus, I need you.
Jesus.
I know you care.
These are Your children
And You love them.

Would you please use me?
Would you please use us?

I know I'm not a perfect parent.
I am SO far from even being a good parent.
I am a selfish, wretched sinner that needs your touch daily.
But I trust you for your grace. Daily.

All this to say, dear reading friend,
Would you please pray for us.

We need a vision from heaven.

So many things we need to KNOW!

Not OUR will, Lord, but YOURS!

"We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; ,,, So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison"

2 Corinthians 7:16-17

Word from the Lord- to myself (and you perhaps) ♥

JESUS must be Glorified!

JESUS must be Worshiped!

JESUS must be Magnified!

JESUS must be Honored!

It must be about JESUS!

ALL OF IT!

If it's not centered, birthed, bathed and pursued

by and for JESUS,

than it's worthless.

Without Jesus and the Cross, nothing matters.

Nothing.

~~~

James 1:27 ~ If your religion is ANYTHING BUT

Christ-centered service to the needy, poor, less fortunate,

hungry, naked, thirsty and heartbroken than your "religion"

is in VAIN!

No feast or old-testament tradition will matter on Judgment day.

Jesus will look at you and ask,

"What did you do for MY names sake."

Satan's BIGGEST trick today is,

"Get them off the Lord and onto foolish practices,

all in the name of ‘obedience to God’."

You’ve fallen into the hands of the Enemy!

Oh that my eyes would be fixed upon Him.

"looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,"

Hebrews 12:2

Proverbs 24:12

This is just too huge to not post.

Something is happening.

God is moving!

My prayer, "Lord, will you move us too?"

"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do.

God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know,

and holds us responsible to act."

Proverbs 24:12

Poison Oak :(

We just got back from camping, my family and I.

Super Duper Great Time.

I love my family.

However, my husband and I apparently went rolling in the poison oak when we were asleep.

I don't recall much, (I sure hope we had fun)

but the after effects of these mean heartless leaves left this girl an unhappy camper.

My husband has it much worst than I do... no fun at all.

I think I may know a smidgen of how Job felt.

Still... nobody really knows about my blog yet, however I am compelled to keep posting.

Stay tuned...

God is moving. I just know He is!

If we are willing, He is able!

Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, 

my Savior and my God. "

Psalm 43:3-5

Happy for them, so so happy for them.

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26

As I sit here, I cry.

I cry almost everyday.

My husband is not home now so I can let the tears flow. He kinda makes fun of me.

He always says to me, "Are you going to cry again..." (lol)

My heart right now is so hopeful and so happy for them.

I have very special friends (and yes she really is my friend).

I follow this blog daily and I cry over almost every post.

A Place Called Simplicity

This woman,

this man,

this family.

They give me hope.

They are perfect examples of people who deny themselves and follow Jesus.

That is all I want to do.

I want to follow Jesus.

Lord use us.

Use me.

Use my children to display your goodness.

Your love.

Your heart for these children.

Something happened to me on the inside and I am not the same person.

Patience! We need to hear His will for our lives.

It is not easy. The Lord is teaching me so much right now.

This is all very good. Good. Good.

We serve an awesome God.

I am hopeful!

We have an ALL-knowing, ALL- powerful, mountain moving, ocean separating, turning water into wine, healer of all diseases, King of Kings and Lord of Lords Father on our side!


"God Is Moving"

"But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:31

Getting the Bigger Picture... One Step at a Time

When I was researching things on line

and reading and watching just about anything I could get my hands on,

I came across these video's that caused my heart to plead with Jesus.

(More than it already was)

To understand MY adoption with God MY FATHER,

this first video helped me see adoption more biblically than I have ever before.

I think once I understood my adoption vertically,

it made perfect sense to seek it horizontally.

Getting the Bigger Picture... One Step at a Time

"I am not a burden... I am just a child."

But now, this is what the LORD says—
   he who created you, Jacob,
   he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
   I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
   I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
   they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
   you will not be burned;
   the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD your God,
   the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
   Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
   and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
   nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
   I will bring your children from the east
   and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
   and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
   and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name,
   whom I created for my glory,
   whom I formed and made.”

Isaiah 43:1-7

My Husbands Heart ♥

(This I wrote at the end of June
but forgot to post it to the blog. Silly me)


"Prayer changes everything."

I have heard it before.

I am here today to tell you,

it's really true.

I have watched the Lord do a work in my husbands heart
that is so encouraging and exciting.

"Stirring' does not even do justice to what i believe the Lord is preparing our hearts for.
I believe that we are in the beginning phases of something very beautiful here.

Only the Lord can orchestrate something like this.

I am beyond blessed and super excited to see what the next few weeks/months
 have in store for us.

I hope to share with you all soon.

(LOL... "all"... nobody even knows about my blog yet. I'm funny.)

God you are SO Big. So Powerful. So Awesome. So Gentle. So Loving!

Thank you for loving me! ♥

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
for ever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:30-21