My Week

Well I had a week full of a variety of things...............

Monday - I enjoyed spending time with my family. Fun times cooking out and enjoying the pool!

Tuesday- It seemed like Monday all day but fun times planning the Fall with the Childhood Ministries staff. Tuesday night the baby I have asked you to pray for, Joshua, was born.

Wednesday- Baby Joshua died after 12 hours. Thanking Jesus for the gift of children and his grace to allow his momma to hold him. Wednesday night we have the Team Family Scavenger Hunt = Team Scannapiego wins!

Thursday- A busy day with new church stuff........I head to my parent's house to celebrate my youngest cousins 1st Birthday! (Yes, I will be 40 this month and he turned 1- LOL).

Friday- Lunch with a friend for more Fall Planning. Head to my mamaw's house to help her with her computer. Then I think I am headed to swim BUT the much needed rain comes and cancels those plans. I head to eat at my favorite lakeside restaurant - Dockside (in Harrison Bay State Park). Head to new church and WOW!

Saturday - doing nothing but watching all the MATLOCK shows I have on DVR. Yes, I love Matlock.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Please continue to pray for a miracle for Baby Hadley. I also ask you to pray for my friend Sheron's sister/hubby as their whole family grieves the loss of Joshua.

Children are a blessing!

Yesterday was a fun day- although busy. I got to visit a family in our church who just had twins- Ariel and Aiden. The family has 6 boys already so with the new babies they have 8 children. What a fun time I had getting to hold these precious wonders. I also enjoyed getting to see how much the boys had grown - especially Micah and Ethan. Ethan made me laugh because he giggled a WHOLE lot.

Then I went to an Adoption Celebration for another family in our church- Jake and Merica. I have the privilege of serving on staff with Jake. The celebration was for their new son who will hopefully get an approved visa soon so they can go get him in India. At the celebration I got to play/see with lots of little friends -Cade, Mary Evelyn, Lia, Harper, Dosen, Matthew, Andrew, Morgan and I got to see some older siblings (see because they were playing older kids games) Luke, Dosen, Fletcher, Winston, Emmy, Anna Grace,.............. hope I didn't leave anyone out. It was a sweet time of fellowship, fun and prayers over a family who hope to bring their son home soon. Please pray all comes together soon.
There was also a family there who was to leave today to go and get their child from Ethiopia.

I was very excited I got to hear my friend Cade talk for the very first time. He is normally very quiet around me. It was so sweet. Also I was so proud of my friend Mary Evelyn for sharing her toys. She was such a big girl. I had let some of the little kids put my keys in her lunchbox. Matter of fact I gave them to and said put them in the lunchbox. Well as Mary Evelyn said goodbye I luckily remembered my keys! I could have been stuck- OH NO!

I also got to see a family in our church who is expecting very soon!

Today I have been praying for two families- Jared & Jane and Ryan & Crystal- who need a miracle for their unborn babies. Jared and Jane's baby girl Hadley has been diagnosed with thanatophoric dysplasia. Jane is due in early November. Ryan and Crysal's baby boy Joshua Matthew has been diagnosed with a bone dysplasia. Crystal is due in early August.
Both have been told this is fatal to their babies. Both couples were encouraged to abort their babies. These couples decided to carry their babies and trust God with their precious children! Will you join me in praying for them? Jared and Jane have a group on Facebook you can join (and leave them encouraging words) - Search for the group Praying for Hadley. Jane is my Co-Pastor- Jim's daugther. Crystal is the sister of one of my volunteers at church Sheron.
I am praying for a miracle for Hadley and Joshua.

I am thankful for children. I have been deeply impacted to pray for all the unborn children. I have been reminded to pray for those awaiting forever families both here and around the world. I have been praying for all children as they continue to learn and grow. I love children. I am also thankful for a Heavenly Father who loves them MORE!

I'm Alive

Hello friends! Just wanted to drop a note to say I am alive and hopefully will doa better job of blogging. I have been busy with lots of things at work................ our new church campus, Vacation Bible School, Family Round Up Nites, etc.

Just wanted you to know I will begin to play catch up over the next few weeks !

Thanks! I pray you are doing well.

The real deal!

Valentine's Day 2010 I had the privilege to share with these five precious friends about following Jesus! Oh sometimes I feel so unworthy of sharing such things. As I have shared I am not a "physical" parent but it is times like these I realize the privilege I have been given to have come alongside their parents to help "spiritually" parent my young friends. It is an amazing privilege and one I will always treasure.
First of all I realize and acknowledge their parents are the main players in this role. However, on days like this it is so neat to be able to have the conversations with children. I am so thankful for those opportunities. I feel it helps keep me in touch with children and their faith, fears and dreams. It is also overwhelming. It can be deep. I can be challenging. It can be inspiring! Here are some snippets of conversations I had or heard today..............

What if people don't believe in Jesus? I am afraid they will think He is a fairy tale.
I remember praying and accepting Jesus and I felt WOW!
When I asked Jesus to come in my life, He did. I know it. I even knew He was there.
What if I am too short when I get baptized?
No, the water doesn't really wash away your sins.
Do we get to keep our robe when we get baptized?
Will you pray for me about doing what Jesus wants me to do, I am having trouble making good choices.
When I start to do something wrong I know it, it is like a little person is whispering in my ear- STOP!
I want everyone to go to heaven.


Wish you each could have been there! It is always precious. The questions, concerns and thoughts are amazing- I think we know someone who had a lot to say about the faith of a child! Do you remember when you accepted Christ? Do you remember how that felt? It is my prayer you are more in love with Him today than you were that day. If not, talk to Him right now!

Paisley is having a giveaway!

Thanks to Allison's blog I was able to hear about a giveaway from a local store (Cleveland, TN) is having. Paisley is giving away a stamp but hurry you have to enter before Feb. 22nd! I haven't had the chance to go to Paisley yet but can't wait. I keep telling my hubby I want to go there. We have even driven by it but realized it was closed.

I am definitely going to go after checking out there blog today! You can visit too

http://paisleymonogram.com/blog/

Thanks so much Allison for sharing about this giveaway and store!

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

"This is an awesome website and they are having an amazing contest!"

Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.

Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) Thanks!

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My Shoebox went to India

I just received an email from Samaritan's Purse. It shared with me the box I paid online for in their "Follow My Box" program was shipped to India. How cool is that? I happen to know a friend living and working in India.

I will use "Follow My Box" program on all boxes next year. It was really simple- you go and pay your $7 per box online and it allows you to print a label to put on the box (it allows you to choose age and boy or girl). Then they send you an email to let you know where your box went! I can't wait to hear from people in our church to hear where all their boxes went.

Merry Christmas! I pray you have a wonderful time celebrating the birth of Jesus and spending time with family and friends!