Hello Again!!!!

It's been quite a while since I have blogged or gotten on to "connect with other bloggers. I will do some catching up, and I hope that I don't bore you.

First and foremost, I have a prayer request. Our oldest son, Trevor, has a cousin named Lindsey on his mom's side. She was diagnosed with breast cancer fairly recently. She is a wife and mother of five. She recently had surgery to remove the cancer, I am pretty sure both of her breasts were removed, but not positive. When they went in they found out that it was in her lymph nodes and the prognosis is not very good. She was diagnosed with stage three cancer. I am asking that everyone who reads this blog to pray. God is the great physician, and I believe that He can heal Lindsey. This has got to be very hard for her husband and children, and the extended family s well. Please pray for them as they travel through this valley. I want to pray for specific things for them. Please pray that Lindsey has the strength not only physically, but mentally to fight this cancer. As a mother, I can't even begin to imagine the "what ifs" that may cross her mind regarding her children and her husband. Please pray that the doctor's will have wisdom to know what will be the best treatment for her. Pray that her husband and children will also have strength to get through these hard times, and to be a source of strength for her. Pray for the family who has traveled there to help her in her recovery. pray for the extended family, such as Trevor and his mom and the rest of his mom's family as they are concerned for Lindsey and her family and their well being.Pray that she will stay positive as that will make a big difference in her recovery. I appreciate all of the prayers that will go up for all of the family.

Okay, now for the little things to catch up on. Last week was vacation Bible school at our church. It was such a blessing to serve during the week for this. I helped lead the children in praise and worship. There is nothing better than watching a bunch of kids from the age of four to twelve lifting their hands is praise and singing to God. They are so uninhibited! I wish that I still had the faith of a child. They listen and believe without doubts. They aren't afraid to sing out as loud as they can, and they just know how to have fun without worrying about what other think. I was so blessed every night I was there just watching them. That is why I volunteer. I know that I will walk away from the experience feeling changed and energized, even as tired as it is with the crazy routine of work, rushing home, giving the kids baths, feeding them and rushing of to VBS to lead praise and worship to a room of screaming noisy kids. It was TOTALLY worth it! I have to admit that my favorite part was watching my daughter Morgan, the terribly shy one, sing and lift her hands to the motions with the songs. I almost cried it was so sweet! Other than that there really isn't much going on. we had some nasty weather yesterday that knocked a lot of peoples power out. Trevor is going to stay with us until the power at his mom's house comes back on. Work is work. Wish I was a stay at home mom. I would love to find work at home that doesn't involve marketing and that I could make my own hours. I am still praying about that.

Well, I guess that about wraps up my thoughts right now. Please remember to pray for Lindsey!

God Bless!!
Julie G.