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I am in awe!

9/30/2014

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Today is the day when we officially celebrate bringing our son home to be with his Heart Family! It ma only be for a month, but we will take every opportunity that God will allow us! From the moment we laid eyes on our son......he was our son! God blessed us beyond measure that very special day ten years ago! God had a plan and that plan is still flourishing! Ten years ago we sat in the seats at the Elementary School and watched a beautiful program. Before going into the program, Chris looked at Chelsea and I and gave us this bit of information. "When we go into this program, I want you to know that we CANNOT afford to sponsor a child. As much as we would like to, we just can't. Do not ask me to sponsor a child..........do not look at me wanting to sponsor a child..........do not indicate in any way that there is a child you want to sponsor because we just cannot afford it!" We sadly agreed and went in to sit down. As the program went on, there was a group of sweet children up on the stage performing. When they finished, Sister Joan called down the most precious little boy we had ever seen! She told us how his grandmother had been raising him and she could no longer afford to pay tuition for him to continue going to the Good Samaritan School. She told us all to pray about it and we would continue the program. As I sat there I could not get my mind off this precious child. He had the most beautiful spirit and there was something so special about him.......but I could not ask......I could not look with that look of, 
"Oh please!" All I could do is sit there and pray that Chris saw what I saw.......our son. At the end of the program she brought Rene back up front. Chelsea and I both had our heads bowed holding back our looks and our words, all the while praying that Chris would see what we saw.......a member of our family! Sister Joan proceeded to ask, "Is there anyone who feels led to sponsor this precious child?" What happened next will fill my soul and my mind for the rest of my life! No sooner did the words come out of Sister Joans mouth when Chris jumped up (literally) our of his seat and proclaimed, "We'll take him!" What????? Chelsea and I both looked up at him and all he could say with a big smirky smile on his face was, "I don't want to hear it!" Later that day Rene was able to come to the mission for us to talk to him and play with him. As we were talking with the interpreter, Chris asked Rene what he wanted to be when he grew up. We were not prepared for the answer he gave.......he did not know us........he did not know what Chris did for a living........but God has this incredible sense of humor as Rene answered, "I want to work on power poles!" What????!!!!! You see, Chris works for Walton EMC......our local power company! From that day on, Rene was our son! Rene was not a sponsored child......he was our son that we happened to sponsor! Every visit placed him deeper in our hearts! From the time he was little we told him that if he graduated from School, we would come to his graduation. The week of November 22-29 he will be graduating.......and we will be there! Today, we found out that we will be able to bring him home to his Heart Family for his graduation present! This has been a project in process for almost a year and a half........and today, God made it happen! I could go on forever with story after story, but just know for now..........Rene IS our SON.......ALWAYS AND FOREVER! God blessed our lives with three incredible children by birth.........and one incredible child of the heart! If anyone ever asks........we have four children, period, the end! We are truly beyond blessed! I can't wait to see how God is going to use each and everyone of our four children and their families! May God bless you all! Today I praise God for His perfect plan and for my four precious children, their spouses and our grandchildren!!!!!!
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I want to Praise God for our Church!

9/28/2014

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Today I really want to praise God for our Church! Over the last few Sundays, I have begun to realize the scope of ministry that is being accomplished through the different ministries at our Church. When God moved us from our wonderful Church family in Loganville several years ago, God planted us in a wonderful Church in Madison where we made some of the most INCREDIBLE friends a soul could ask for! God had a purpose.......God had a plan.......and God did amazing things in our lives. After three years, God had another plan......another purpose......and just like before........God is doing amazing things. As we have settled back into the Church that we have always known as "Home", I am constantly amazed at what God has done while we were gone. Pastor Ronnie was teaching in Psalms and during the message he spelled out how each and every one of us have opportunities through the Church to serve. OH MY GOODNESS! I knew we were a Church that was involved in Missions....not only in other Countries, but in our own.........HOWEVER, I had NO idea how deeply rooted and spread out we were! I almost could envision one of my beautiful trees in my front yard. I have a beautiful Magnolia tree in my front yard and it is tall, full and gorgeous. I look at my tree and in my mind I see roots.....large roots spreading out well beyond the tree an dropping deep into the soil. On the surface you can see some of the roots and they look strong, but those are not the extent of the root system. The root system is responsible for the incredible beauty of my tree above the ground. Those roots deliver water and nutrition that generously feed my tree and leave it in great health. I see our Church in the same way. Above the ground we have a healthy, bustling, beautiful Church, but it is the roots that feed our Church. When deeply rooted in God and His plan, His way........our roots grow deep and wide! It would take me quite a while to tell you all of the ways in which we are providing help to others, so instead of telling you, I will give you a link to the page that tells you how we can all find a place to serve! When doing Gods Will Gods way.......well, we can begin to change the world for Gods Glory! I am so thankful for my Church! If you need to find a great Church, I implore you to give us a look! We are not perfect, but we love God and we love people! If you have any questions......please feel free to write me and I will do the best I can to answer them! I am soooooooo thankful! May God bless you ALL!!!!!


http://www.fbcloganville.org/?s=WAYS+TO+SERVE
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It has been way too long!

9/26/2014

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when God gave me this blog to write two years ago, I had no idea how He was going to use it. Over the last six months I have struggled in many ways with finding time to do all that was before me. I have thought often of starting back, but I could not find the time. God revealed to me today that it was not that I could not find the time, rather it was that I did not MAKE the time. He has been dealing with my heart in so many ways over the last year and now is the time to share and to encourage! Today, I praise God for this incredible opportunity to reach out to others and to share my heart. Most of all, it is my chance to share the Heart of God! Once again, I am going to start sharing the testimonies of others to help encourage and strengthen the hearts of those who feel they are all alone! If you have a testimony that you wish to share for the first time, or update from one you have already shared, or even write another testimony from a different avenue from your life........well, I would love to share it! God has chosen us all to do His Will and to share Christ and what He has done for us, in us, and through us! I pray that God will use this blog for HIS Glory! I wish just to be a tool in the hands of our Almighty Savior! May God bless you and keep you all the days of your life! I love you and thank you all for loving and encouraging me!
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