Jared and I just met with our Pastor and his wife – we needed some guidance and prayer – and I was reminded again of God’s love for us. His overwhelming, unconditional love. I always think back to the fact that God takes the time to make these flowers around my home so beautiful – of course He will take the time to care for me.
Jared and I just met with our Pastor and his wife – we needed some guidance and prayer – and I was reminded again of God’s love for us. His overwhelming, unconditional love. I always think back to the fact that God takes the time to make these flowers around my home so beautiful – of course He will take the time to care for me.
GAME PLAN – God’s GAME PLAN for your life – that’s the theme of camp this year.
Here are some pictures from the last two nights …
The skies have been mean and ugly the past two nights – but God has shown us mercy. We only had to go inside for a little spell Monday night and not at all last night. THANK YOU.
This week is the week of Mega Sports Camp at CNC. I invited my cousins Vanessa and Zach to come stay with us for the week. Yesterday I had the afternoon off – so we played mini-golf and went swimming – they went swimming. It’s been pretty chilly here this week – not to mention rainy.
Vanessa made friends with a few of the girls from church already – in fact she went to a sleepover last night with a bunch of them.
Yea – it looks cold – it was.
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your Holy presence
Living in me
This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very Word
Spoken to me
And I … I’m desparate for You
And I … I’m lost without You This is air I breathe
This is air I breathe
Your Holy presence
Living in me
This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very Word
Spoken to me
And I … I’m desparate for You
And I … I’m lost without You
And I … I’m desparate for You
And I … I’m lost without You
And I … I’m desparate for You
And I … I’m lost without You
I’m lost without You
I’m lost without You
I’m lost without You
I’m lost without You
This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
God – this is my prayer. This song chokes me up every time I hear it. Last night I had a breakdown moment in regard to my jaw. I cried and cried and cried some more after work. I am so tired. I am so frustrated. I am so discouraged. I know that God keeps promises. I know that I am His child. I know that He loves me. I cried and told Jared my thoughts, my fears, my doubts, my feelings. We prayed, we cried out to God.
We had PowerKidz last night and after our usual prayer time the kids asked how my jaw was – which resorted me to tears again (and again as I sit here and type this). They all laid their little hands on me and cried out to God with Jared and I. Their passion and love and innocence moved me. They are all so dear to me and their faith – so believing – inspires me.
As I sat with them last night believing for healing – I sit here today still in pain – still believing.
Thanks PK – you guys mean more to me than you know.
Lord move us …
Lord teach us …
Lord show us … Your way.
Lord fill us …
Lord spill on us …
Lord move us … we pray.
Show us Your glory God.
Teach us Your mercy Lord.
Give us Your spirit and Your love.
Oh Lord of mercy, Oh God of hosts
Show us Your power, show us Your love.
Lord God hold us near, hold us here.
Usher us into Your presence.
God we need Your peace, God we need Your grace.
I have mentioned before that on Wednesday nights Jared and I lead the PowerKidz group at our church. This week we talked about the “Rack, Shack, and Benny” bible lesson and related it to present day peer pressure. We talked about how God has made each one of us for a purpose and loves us dearly. We talked about what to do when people pick on you or tease you. Having grown up with the last name Trout – I have some experience with that one. We talked about how God has given us morals to live by and we need to stand up for what we believe in. The days that your friends think you aren’t “cool” – which I am finding is truly becoming a 90′s word – are going to come and go. God will always think you are #1 in His book. Usually we only have about 10 to 13 kids – with 1 or 2 being boys – but this past week we had NINE girls. I think Jared may have felt out of his element but we made it. It is amazing to me the differences that boys and girls go through with peer pressures. Boys tend to pick on the girls more but the girls tend to be more concerned with who is doing what and what clothes are in or out. We had a great night of discussion with the kids.
Before the lesson, Mara – or PM – had them play a marshmallow building game.
It was messy, sticky, and loads of fun.
Later, we decided to make our own tower of sorts.
It didn’t last long, just like the marshmallows.
Caedmon’s Call
Sometimes I fear
Maybe I’m not chosen
You’ve hardened my heart like Pharoe
And that would explain why
Life is so hard for me
And I am sad that Esau hated
Crying against what’s faded
Saying, “Father, please…
Is there any left for me?”
Cast all my doubts
Please, prove me wrong
Cause these demons
Can be so headstrong
Make my walls fall
Please, prove me wrong
Cause this resentment’s been building
So burn them up with Your fire so strong
And if You can before I bail
Please, prove me wrong
I fear maybe this is all just a game
And our friends and our families all play
To harness the young
And give some comfort to the old
Cast all my doubts
Please, prove me wrong
Cause these demons
Can be so headstrong
Make my walls fall
Please, prove me wrong
Cause this resentment’s been building
So burn them up with Yfire so strong
And if You can before I bail
Please, prove me wrong
Don’t let my doubts prove true
Draw me close and hold me near to You
Keep me strong until the day You…
Cast all my doubts
Please, prove me wrong
Cause these demons
Can be so headstrong
Make my walls fall
Please, prove me wrong
Cause this resentment’s been building
So burn them up with Your fire so strong
And if You can before I bail
Please, prove me wrong
