CELEBRATING YOUR JOY

Congratulations and thank God for answered prayers! Some of my dearest, most faithful friends of all --- Jeff & Kara, Kipp & Renee, Dannon & Kyndel, Kirk & Elizabeth, Jordan & Rebecca, and anyone else that is committing to lay down your life for your friend. I pray that you continue to celebrate the goodness of our great God and King and how perfectly he orchestrates everything. I love you so much.

KEEP ON PRAYING

I would appreciate immediately constant prayers on behalf of my mom. She was recently given the diagnosis of small cell cancer in her left lung. Most likely she will not be going back to work, but she is unable to receive her retirement benefits as of yet bc of her age. The Lord is faithful and will provide.

I am believing the unfailing Word of God that heals all of our diseases and forgives all of our iniquities. She will be completely restored, healed, and whole. So thankful for your continual prayers...

OIL & WATER

And then today I went for a walk and there was a red sticky oily substance on my feet that I scrubbed off with baby oil and foot scrub. These are the pictures I took today. Evidently the coral washing up on shore is bringing the oil and chemicals with it. I'll post more pictures later.

ALL CLEAR

Went for a walk on the beach today and there is not a single drop of anything dark or discolored on the beach or in the water. There are the normal variety of seashells, but no sign of oil. Kinda wonder how pensacola beach could be having 'tarballs' of we do not over here. Geographically it would makes sense that perdido key would have seen something before pensacola beach bc of where we are located in the gulf. Perhaps prayer caused the whole thing to miss us completely...

OVERCOMING THROUGH PRAYER

Speaking of needing help, I could use some fervent prayers for my mother.  A few days ago she had some x-rays done on her chest and found out she had pseumonia for the 3rd time in a year. They wanted her to get CT scans and did a biopsy. We're passing through alot these next few days. Could use all the praying friends I can find right now. Thanks for caring.

HELP YOU

Who is helping you? And who are you helping? I pray that instead of focusing on your own needs you will look around you and see who needs what. What if you have something that could help your neighbor? But just because you never bothered to ask if they needed anything you had no idea.

I want to hear some stories of people that are willing to do whatever it takes to help those around them.  You will be amazed to find that all you need to help someone is exactly what you have. Nothing more, nothing less.

May I suggest you go to my WRITE IT DOWN blog and look on the right hand side and read the one entitled MISSION LISTEN. Be encouraged. Be generous. Help someone and you will be helped.

HOPE SERVING

Yesterday as I was passing through Chattanooga I stopped to get a bite to eat and to have tea with a girlfriend of mine. Hope was our server's name. I believe that every single time we take time to pray with one another HOPE IS SERVING US. Just a thought.