Praise

I will praise you in this storm. I will lift my hands. You are who You are, no matter where I am. Every tear I cry, You hold in Your hands. You never left my side... Though my heart is torn, I will praise You in this storm....

I lift my eyes unto the hills where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord. The Maker of heaven and earth...

The Power of Prayer

The power of prayer never ceases to amaze me. Lately, we've had a trial to bear that at times seems unbearable. The past week it seemed to be getting worse daily. Then, Monday night things were looking really bad. On Tuesday morning Dale and I got down and prayed together before he left for work and the difference was like night and day. The trial isn't gone, but I know that God is there and working. I have all confidence in Him and in His plan for me. I have so much to be thankful for. I am SO thankful that I have the privilege to call on His name in my time of need. He is my Father and he cares for me.

Feeling blessed and refreshed!

I have really enjoyed my "alone" time with the Lord and he has surely blessed me in it! I am amazed at what God will show and share when we have our hearts open to it and are listening. I am thankful that I have a God who walks beside me. Yes, I have trials, but everyone does. We can choose to have God in our life through them or try to figure things out on our own. I can't even imagine my life without the Lord and don't care too. He gives me daily bread to make it day by day. I have to privilege of serving Him. I am so thankful for it!

Time to be quiet

It has been a bit since my last post, but do you ever feel it's just time to be quiet? Just be quiet and listen to the Lord. Sometimes even posting about my darling girls is just too trivial. I think Trina posted about this in the past, and I find myself mulling over her words and finding so much more depth now that she is gone.

Just Him and I. Trusting only Him. Having ALL my confidence in Him. Quiet. Listen...

Little Prayers

Last night at bedtime we were all knelt beside Samantha's bed so the girls could say their prayers (that's where Ella likes to say hers too). It was Ella's turn to go first and recently she has become quite the little pro at saying her prayers by herself, of coarse you never know what she might pray for...

Last night she got a good start, praying for mommy and daddy, her and sissy, and Andy- "help him he won't pick his nose," at which point Dale laughed aloud, which caused me to start laughing.

She puked a few weeks ago, so now she prays all the time that she will never puke again and has now started praying that sissy will never puke again either. Samantha has thrown up maybe twice in the past 2 years and the last time was well over a year ago. She prayed that God would help us on our trip for weeks after we got back home. Her prayers sound very sincere. She gets a little tiny voice and even has a catch in her voice ever so often like she is crying. If you try to help her at all she says in a stern whisper,"I CAN DO IT!"

Though her prayers sound silly at times, I am glad that she doesn't just say what I tell her, but is trying to develop her own relationship with the Lord!