it's the little things.....

this past week, i finally did something my dentist has been telling me to do for SEVENTEEN years.
SEVENTEEN years. eek.
i had my wisdom teeth pulled. yanked out from their comfy home.
and i'm happy to see them go.
i have agonized over this. stressed to the MAX about the pain and the whole unknown. i hate unknowns. (um. valentines day ring any bells??)
the morning of the surgery, i was a basket case.
and the chillin's knew it.
soooooo.....this went down. .......

after sending the boys off to wait for the bus, they all ran back in the house, had me sit on the couch, while they prayed for me (knowing i was nervous for my appointment this morning). if you look at my earlier post, you'll see our word/verse for the day was 'Prayerfulness'. wow.
please don't underestimate the power of prayer in your children's lives. they are watching....and God is working. just had to share!

thanks to wonderful drugs, prescribed by my doc of course, i have to say...it wasn't so bad.
i slept for almost 20 hours the first day.
spent the other 4 hours dreaming of going back to sleep. (i love me my sleep)
dear friends brought dinners. thanks kath, www.wubbenworld.blogspot.com and tami vw.
i so appreciate all of you who called and offered to do anything for me. friends are good. i have good friends. not to mention my mama who brought me, waited, took me home, picked up my rx's, feed me, tucked me in and just did every little thing that a good mama does. she's better than i deserve. thanks ma!

day's 7-15

Prayers for Day's 7-15.....................


Day 7...
A Servant Heart~
"God, please help my children develop servant hearts, that they may serve wholeheartedly, 'as to the Lord, and not to men,'"
(Ephesians 6:7,KJV)

Day 8...
Hope~
"May the God of Hope grant that my children may overflow with hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit,"
(Romans 15:13)

Day 9....
The Willingness and ability to work hard~
"Teach my children, Lord, to value work and to work hard at everything they do,"
(Colossians 3:23)

Day 10...
A Passion For God~
"Lord, please instill in my children a soul that 'follows hard after you,' a heart that clings passionately to you,"
Psalm 63:8

Day 11....
Obedience~
"I pray my children will know the adventurous life of obedience to God and learn 'the will of God from the heart,"
Eph. 6.6


Day 12....
Prayerfulness~
... "Grant, Lord, that my children's lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to 'pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayer," (Ephesians 6:18)

Day 13...
Gratitude~
"Help my children to live lives that are always 'overflowing with thankfulness,' always giving thanks to God the Father for EVERYTHING, in the name of our Lord Jesus,'"
(Colossians 2:7, Ephesians 5:20)

Day 14...
A Heart for Missions~
"Lord, please help my children to devolop a heart for missions, a desire to see your glory declared among the nations, your marvelous deeds among all the peoples,"
Psalms 96:3


Day 15....
Joy~
"May my children be filled 'with the joy given by the Holy Spirit,"
1 Thessalonian 1:6

prayers...day 2-6......

How are we doing? Are we praying???
Stay with it.
I've been working on at least reading the verse to my kiddos every morning. (the memorizing a new verse everyday was just a little pipe dream. WHAT was i thinking??) I was impressed because this morning, I asked if anyone remembered yesterdays verse.....yes, Sam did!!!
Even when you think they're NOT listening, they are! (mostly)
Forge ahead!


Day 6....
Faith~
"I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children's hearts, that by faith they may gain what has been promised to them."
(Luke 17:5-6, Hebrews 11:1-40)

Day 5...
Contentment~
"Father, teach my children 'the secret of being content in any and every situation...through Him who gives strength,'"
(Philippians 4:12-13)

Day 4...
Responsibility~
 "Grant that my children learn responsibility. 'for each one should carry his own load,'"
(Galatians 6:5)

Day 3...
Compassion~
"Lord, please 'clothe my children with the virtue of compassion,' and i pray that my children will be ever more like Jesus," (Colossians 3:12).

Day 2...
Humility-
"God, please cultivate in my children the ability to 'show true humility toward all,' and may they humble themselves before You."
(Titus 3:2).

31 day challenge.....

today i started a new challenge.

nope, not ANOTHER weight loss challenge.

this is a challenge that i'm asking you to all join me in......

pray for your kiddos, EVERYDAY, specifically for the next 31 days.

a few weeks back, i found a fabulous sheet of paper, in my mamas scrapbook stuff. (thanks mom!)

31 days. 31 key words. 31 verses.

brilliant.

i hung it in our master bathroom and randomly (sadly) glanced over it and threw up a few quick prayers now and then.

then yesterday, God really laid it on my heart to be more consistent & intentional about these little prayers.

will you please join me in this challenge?

i'll be attempting to post it everyday on Facebook as well as on here.

this could be life-changing.

Today's prayer~

 Perseverance:
"Lord, teach my children perseverance in all they do, and help them especially to 'run with perseverance the race marked out for them,' ". (Hebrews 12:1)