Goodbye 2010...hello 2011

I've been spending a lot of time lately, just contemplating what this new year is going to be like. I never could have imagined that it would turn out the way it did. First, the year started with me being completely miserable because of being pregnant and then in late January I had a miscarriage. It was devastating. I thought immediately that the year was going to be horrible after that. At some points it actually did feel like it got worse. I remember as the year started I had many dreams about earthquakes, volcanoes and even storms. Shortly after that, there was the horrible earthquakes in Haiti and in many other places. There was a volcano in Iceland that was also horrible. Then spring came around March and I had that sinking feeling that something was going to go wrong in the world around April. Lo and behold, we had a horrible oil spill in April. Then when summer rolled around

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More Iowa fun

Snowwwwwww

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Iowa fun....and snow

Snow, lots of it

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Its been a while

I have definitely neglected my blogging. I allowed myself to get distracted from a lot of things. Its been quite busy lately.

Today was certainly a day that left me wanting to talk about things on my blog. My nephew who is only 1 year old, had such a high fever (104 degrees) that he began to have seizures. My mother in law was frantic calling the ambulance and all. My husband called me to meet him in the ER shortly after. When we got there....we were very calm. No fear crept into my heart or in Ralph's heart as well. We knew that everything was going to be ok. When we arrived, Ralph's father and grandmother also pulled into the parking lot just a few minutes after us. Immediately his grandmother went into sobbing mode. She ran to Ralph for comfort. Then Ralph's father came over and tried explaining what had just happened but began to get emotional as well. I felt like the voice of reason for everyone as I reassured everyone that Kaleb was going to be fine.

I used to work (many years ago) in pediatrics, so this didn't scare me one bit. However, I do know the effects of seizures and what causes most of them so I did have a bit of concern. I quickly got on my cell phone and sent a message to a few intercessors at OHOP (Orlando House of Prayer) and asked them to pray for Kaleb. I also posted on Facebook for people out there to partner with me in prayer for Kaleb. I was certain that if we pray together in agreement, the Lord will be there with us and hear our prayers.

Matthew 18:20 - 19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”

I'm so thankful for everyone out there that came into agreement with us and prayed for Kaleb. Ralph was allowed back into the ER room where Kaleb was and he layed hands on him right there and prayed for his healing. After being there for a while, Tiffany (Ralph's sister - Kaleb's mom) told us that the fever was gone and he was being monitored while they run a few tests on him. They wanted to rule out infections and pneumonia.

Whatever the case may be, he's doing ok now. They released him from the hospital and he's at home resting. Praise the Lord! He's healed. They ruled out everything and just said that because his fever ran so high, that is why he went into seizures.

Now we are here at home. Just relaxing and trying to unwind from such a crazy couple of days. All I want to do right now, is sit still and pray. I have a lot to be thankful for. I also have a lot to pray about in the future.

Thank you Jesus. You are so faithful and true. The true healer.

A Tale of Three Ladies.......

Last night, I was laying in bed in the dark, just pondering three ladies in particular. I won't be mentioning names, but all three were part of my motivation to pray. It began with just a simple prayer and them stemmed into a deep cry to God for them. As I laid there with tears streaming down my eyes, all I could do was pray for God's will in their lives. Two ladies in particular were prayers of mercy. One was the prayer of God's will.

The first lady. She is younger than me by 10 years. She's a bright girl really but hasn't always made the brightest decisions in life. She was born the youngest of her brothers and sisters and probably felt like she was brought up lonely or as an only child practically. She was brought up in the faith but never truly stuck to it. She's like a wave that goes back and forth on the shore. She didn't grow up poor. If anything she grew up pretty much middle class average and didn't see much struggle. She knows about the Lord, yet still chooses the low road. She tends to live in the grey areas. Never really pushing herself to stand up for what she knows is the truth. I cried out for mercy and also prayed that