Pam is in the Hospital

Pam (Mimi) went back into the hospital last Wednesday. Still trying to figure out what's wrong with her stomach.
Please Pray for my family that we have our mom and wife back for Christmas.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13

Finding My Way Home

God did not create in us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7

I am coming back to my Devotional Daze blog out of a need to find my way back to God. I have been a lost sheep fallen away from the herd.

I got some news this weekend that shook me to the core and made it very clear that I need God in my life to support me. My mom has breast cancer. She will have a mastectomy on 12/15. Hopefully after the surgery she will not need to have chemo or radiation.

Obviously this is horrible news for any family, but as an only child I feel an increased burden to be there strongly for her and support her through this. I know the very best way to do this is with the love of God and support of prayers lifing me.

My first thought is that I have been gone from Him and I don't deserve to crawl back to Him now that I need something, but I know that we never deserve His love, yet he is still always willing to give it.

I also wanted to update you on my friends sister Sue who had such a bad fall. After some time in a nursing home, she is back at home and getting around very well. She has some issues with short term memory loss, but she is coming along better than expected.

Heavenly Father, please support my mother as she embarks on this fearful journey. Let her feel your support every day lifting her in her darkest moments. Lord, let me feel your support so that I can work as an extension of you to help bring my mother comfort, peace and love. We want to use this as an opportunity to draw you closer into our lives and through the fear we are thankful for this change to also draw closer as a family.

Shattered

I don't have a verse today. I visited Bring The Rain, Angie Smith's blog because I just recieved my copy of the Book Crazy Love, that someone donated so that I could joing this group. While I was Angie's site the song, All That I Can Say, but the David Crowder Band was playing.

Listening to the song I felt like something inside of me shattered to pieces, perhaps the wall that has been around my heart lately. The tears keep coming and I feel totally raw, but this visit to this blog, this song changed something inside of me.

I couldn't find an video that I could imbed, but here's the song.




Heavenly Father, thank you for breaking through. Thank you for never quitting on me even when I give up on you. Thank you for these cleansing tears, and the cool breeze blowing across my cheek. Lord I want to live & I want to live in Your light. Father, I pray that you help me find my way home.

P.S. - I'm so sorry, I really thought that I had posted an update about my friends sister. She is out of the hospital and in a nursing home. We are still unsure whether she will be able to live on her own again, but God and prayers have gotten her this far. Thank you all so much for your prayers.

Asking for Prayer

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear

Isaiah 58:8

Dear friends, I am reaching out to ask for prayer for a beloved member of our church family & his family.

Our youth leader's sister fell a few days ago, broke three ribs and had bleeding in her brain. They let her out of ICU yesterday, but she is incoherent and back in ICU today. They see no more brain bleeding, and are working to figure out what is happening.

Please offer up your prayers.

Heavenly Father, we appreciate so much you ability to heal us. Please Lord, lay your hands on Tim's sister and the medical professionals that are working to treat her. Let the burden of the family be lightened by our prayers and let your gracious abundance heal our sister.

Word Filled Wednesday

Isaiah 44:22

I am struggling right now, so prayers would be appreciated.

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You Are Not Alone

Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

Psalm 9-10 (NIV)

On my Screaming Mimi blog I posted about the passing of Michael Jackson and included a video of a song called "You Are Not Alone." You can see it here if you're interested. I made this post on June 28th. Since then the verse from that song has been running through my head all the time. I wrote the post 2 weeks ago. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get Michael Jackson out of my head.

Here's the lyrics:

You are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

Then, like a ton of bricks, it hit me. It's not MJ in my head, it's the voice of GOD! I have felt so distant from him for so long and I had forsaken him, but he was letting me know everday for the past two weeks that here was there waiting for me.

I really don't even know what else to say. This has been a very profound experience for me.

To all of you who responded with so much love when I reached out, thank you. It's just so simple, I'm not alone.

Heavenly Father, thank you for your patience and for your daily reminder that you were there waiting for me. You didn't turn your back, even when I did. Lord, thank you for my friends who have helped to lead me back down the path to your door.

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