God Does Answer Prayer

Today at 9:30 AM we go to JPMC in Mayfield to meet with the Dietitian/Diabetes Care Center Coordinator to have Austen's insulin pump hooked up. It took 5 years of prayer, but God finally answered.

I have plenty of snacks and juice cartons just in case we need them, and I have his Glucagon kit in case of emergency. I need to stop by the store today and get some icing in a tube to keep in my purse. If he is unable to swallow but still conscious, you can put icing in their cheek and it will absorb and keep them from going into a coma.

Austen will love it if he constantly has to eat to keep his blood sugar up, I will be ready to admit myself into a mental hospital ... but that is the difference between a mom and a kid I guess. Kids don't realize how scary this disease is, but as long as you are educated and know what to do, then it helps to be more comfortable. I just don't want him to go so low in the middle of the night that he slips into a coma, that is really all I am worried about.

I know it will be a little scary at first. I will be getting up during the night to make sure he doesn't go too low, and I will be a nervous wreck until he gets leveled out, but it's worth it. God has protected him from eye and kidney damage thus far, so I wonder what God has in store for him.

Please pray that Austen stays in a normal range so that both him and I keep our sanity :) Have a great, glorious, and blessed day! Oh, and don't EVER give up on something you have prayed about, keep praying because God might say yes in His time!

Obeying God

Yesterday I was thinking about how God has not given us a clear answer about where to go to church yet. I picked up my In Touch magazine and started to read the daily devotionals and then read some in my Bible. I prayed last night, again, for God to give us an answer we would see. This morning we were watching Faith Center on TV, and then Charles Stanley came on and talked about anger, and how it doesn't matter what someone does to us, we must let go and forgive. Then he told a story about a man that stayed out of church for 5 years over something that Charles Stanley said that made him angry.

I felt so convicted, like God was telling me that in order for me to be forgiven for letting my anger keep me out of my church, I needed to apologize to someone, even though I feel they should apologize to me. I know I have said and done things that have hurt them, and so how can I expect them to do the right thing if I don't? It doesn't matter if they do the right thing or not, I have to do what God says regardless.

I don't know if this means we go back to our church for good, I know the kids really like Pathway, and if it gets them to listen and get fired up for God, than that's fine, but I don't feel like Pathway is home to me. And we have been less involved in church since leaving our home church.

Anyway, I have deleted all of the posts that I made that could have been hurtful to the person I need to apologize to, and if I see more, I will delete them too. I guess I was fooled into thinking that it was OK as long as I didn't mention names, but God knew who I was talking about... I have been very emotional all day since watching Charles Stanley, and even everything that Pastor Mike said seemed to enforce what Charles Stanley said, even though he wasn't saying anything even close ... so I know God is wanting this. Now I just have to swallow my pride, humble myself, and do the right thing ... and that is the hardest part. Please pray for me!

Hip Hip Hooray!

Austen's insulin pump was delivered via UPS today ... PRAISE THE LORD! Talk about an answer to prayer, and a 5 year prayer at that. It just goes to show you that it is all in HIS time and not ours.

The box was huge and contained everything we could possible need for a while. It even has a device that inserts the IV cannula into his belly fast so that he doesn't have to do it manually. AND it came with a blood sugar monitor that sends the readings to the pump, is that cool or what?

They calculate that he will use 20% less insulin with the pump, and he will definitely get better control. We just have to be diligent about keeping snacks on hand and a Glucagon kit in case he goes too low. But WOW! After 5 years, he finally has the pump!!!! I'm so EXCITED!!!! We just have to wait to use it until we go to the dietitian and get taught how to use it and she has to set it up for him.

I'm amazed at God's mercy and grace, His love is awesome!

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Well we took Tanner to see Dr. Swain in Murray. He said that the lump was not anything serious. It is a hormonal thing, like male boobs, that should go away on it's own, but he is still going to monitor it to be safe. He said that he could remove it if it became bothersome or embarrassing for Tanner, but that it was harmless. I am so very thankful for this news because the radiologist made it sound like it was really bad. I know many of our friends at our old church have been praying for him, the family has been praying, and a lot of my school friends, so I am so thankful that God heard these prayers and everything is fine. God is so good!

Thank you God for hearing the many prayers on Tanner's behalf. Thank you for protecting him and thank you for the peace you gave me last week ... I knew it was going to be a good outcome, and it was all because of YOU! You are a great and glorious God and I don't deserve the favor you have shown to me and my family. THANK YOU! In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!

Thank You Lord - I Praise Your Name

I cannot say what is going on ... only because I don't know if the parties involved want me spreading it around just yet ... but I have prayed, and prayed, and prayed, and prayed, and prayed, and prayed ... and prayed some more for God to intervene in a situation that is very close to my heart, and guess what? HE IS WORKING!!! ... actually HE has been working the whole time, it is just the people involved have been in HIS way, not listening, and not doing what they should have been doing. BUT, now they are trying to let GOD fix things, and so I am still praying, and will continue to pray until I know God has fixed it completely. Please pray with me, pray that God will continue to heal this situation, guide this situation, and work through and in the people involved!

THANK YOU GOD FOR ANSWERING THIS PRAYER! I KNOW THIS IS YOUR WILL! I KNOW THAT YOU ARE MIGHTY, WONDERFUL, GRACIOUS, PATIENT, AND FORGIVING! THANK YOU LORD!!!! THANK YOU!!!

Praise The Lord

After a couple of years worrying about my multi-nodular goiter, my ultrasound shows that the nodules have gotten smaller, so for now I have escaped having to have a biopsy ... Praise God!

So Far So Good

God has already answered two of my prayers this week, both on Monday. I released everything to him and now that I am out of the way, he is working on it. I may have a third answered prayer by the end of the week!!!!

I am still waiting to hear about my thyroid ultrasound. I am really not wanting to have a needle stuck in my neck ... haven't you heard that nurses and doctors make the worse patients? Yeah, that's me, a nurse in training and I am the WORST patient. I want vercet if they do the biopsy, that's the only way to go ... to Lala land, Ha ha!

I am busy-busy-busy this week with school. We are learning how to do IV's very first thing ... It's exciting but a bit scary at the same time. I have had bad experiences with IV's myself, and you have to "practice" in order to get good, but I don't want to practice on a real person :-(

I probably won't post as often as I did over the summer due to my busy schedule, but I will update as soon as God moves my mountain! Have a great, glorious, and blessed week!

I Am Blessed!

As my wedding anniversary approaches, I am thinking about how far Stanley and I have come, and how much in love with him I still am after 17 years together. We still hold hands, sit by each other on the couch and snuggle (or as Noah Short says, "nuggle"). We hold hands when we pray, we say "I love you" all the time, we kiss each other everyday, everynight, and several times in bewteen. We truly love each other and WORK at our marriage. I often PRAISE GOD for the husband I have. I KNOW FOR A FACT that he is the man GOD intended me to be with. I am so fortunate to have a husband who loves the LORD, his family, and works so hard to provide for us.

If I were to give marriage advice, this is what I would say.

1. PUT GOD FIRST, then your SPOUSE, then your kids, then your extended family, and then your friends. IT WILL NOT WORK IF YOU PUT ANYONE EXCEPT GOD BEFORE YOUR SPOUSE!!!!

2. "Date" your spouse as often as you can. Flirt with your spouse everyday!

3. TALK about your problems calmly and as soon as they arrise (a lesson it took me a long time to learn), letting it stir is bad and no one wants to talk to someone who is yelling!

4. ADMIT WHEN YOUR WRONG, and APOLOGIZE!!!!

5. Don't criticize or call names, just explain what is wrong and ask that they stop.

6. Last but not LEAST -- Pray for your marriage! Pray for God to strengthen it and draw you closer to each other. Pray for your spouse and for yourself too!

It is sad when people start having problems in their marriage, and they turn away from God instead of toward God. It is more sad when Church family turns their back on couples who need spiritual guidance and support!!!! We should not be judgmental, we should reach out and offer help! I am praying for several couples who need the church, and have tried to help in any way I could ... but like our guest preacher said Sunday ... divorce affects everyone, not just the couple. I don't want to see the people I love seperate, not just for my sake, but for their kids and family's sake. And because I know that GOD IS AGAINST DIVORCE!

Well I am off to think about my loving husband, and to brainstorm a great place for us to go out to eat this Saturday (anniversary is on Friday, but have to work :( ) ... we want to start a tradition so I want it to be a good place, but I also like my favorite place (LOS AMIGOS)! Any suggestions?

God Worked It Out

I shouldn't be amazed, but I am. Something I had been worrying about and praying about, God took care of just like that. Isn't God wonderfully amazing?

Thank You God!

Another answered prayer - I am in total awe of how God has worked this week! My friend Chris is ok. Her test result was fine. I am so thankful to God and for everyone who prayed for her.

God bless you and yours!

Ask & You Shall Receive

It has taken a lot of prayer and a lot of determination, but last night we finally got to do a family devotion. Thank you God! I read a few chapters from Romans and then we got in a circle, held hands, and prayed.

We had family devotions when we lived at the other house, but it got lost with the move and the busyness of everyday life. I want so much for my entire family to be in the word every single day and us to pray together several times a day, not just meal times.

God has really been working this week, he has answered many prayers, even little ones that seemed so pointless to pray about, but I did anyway. I am in a praise and worship state of mind, and I am so excited to see what God is going to do next.

I pray that you get excited about what God is going to do in your life! Have a great, glorious, and blessed day!

I'm Excited!

Tonight a friend and I are going to a Lia Sophia party that is being held by a friend at church. The jewelry is so beautiful and it has a lifetime guarantee (something you don't get with a lot of other jewelry). It is a bit expensive but I am going to try to buy a couple of the cheaper priced pieces. I think all the ladies at church are coming, which is really cool. I love getting together with the women at church. We have some really funny ladies, let me tell you.

I am also excited because God has answered two prayers this week. One was that a little girl in our church was saved on Sunday. I have been praying for her and another girl for a while now, and it is wonderful when God hears a prayer and answers it! The other is that God kept our cheer leading squad together. I know I haven't had a lot of time to practice cheers with school and four kids. I realized that I had bitten off more than I could chew, but I still try to do it.

Saturday we only had one girl to cheer and another girl went to a different squad. I was worried that because of my lack of time and effort that it was gonna fall all apart. I prayed for God to give us another chance and be in this squad and let us be an example to these girls. He said yes because all of the girls showed up last night for practice and pictures. I just pray that they all show up on Saturday too.

Our God is an awesome God! I praise him for all that he does, even when he lets me fall flat on my face, because it is those times when I grow the most.

A Great Weekend With God

I have been praising the Lord God Almighty all weekend long down at the Four Rivers Will Graham Celebration in Paducah, Ky. It has been an awesome, and amazing weekend. God was there, people got saved, and Christians were revived! Praise God for all that happened this weekend!

I was a counselor, but unfortunately didn't get to counsel anyone. I was willing though, and that is what really matters. I am still just in total awe of how God moved. There were amazing performances by Christian entertainers like; Nicole C. Mullen, Go Fish, Tree 63, Tait, and Steven Curtis Chapman. All of them were great and told the Good News with music.

I think I am becoming Bapticostal though ... I was dancing and had my hands held high praising the Lord with all that I had. I don't do that in church because I'm scared of what people might say (which I shouldn't do). I should never be scared to praise God even if it is in a Baptist Church.

If you don't know Jesus Christ as your personal savior, I pray that you will before it's too late. Have a great, glorious, and blessed weekend.

Answered Prayer

I was supposed to work all this week and then Saturday was going to be my last day. I have been bombarded with homework, most of it due by Friday, and was stressing out about how I was going to be able to my homework while at work. I talked to God about it and guess what God did? Well the lady I worked for decided to go visit her daughter in Nashville for the rest of the week after her daughter invited her. So, I guess you could say that God took care of my problem for me.

Our God works in ways we could never comprehend, but I am very thankful for all the prayers he answers, and even for the ones he doesn't. I know there have been a couple of times if he had answered my prayer that I would be in a big mess. He knows the outcome, he knows what we need better than we do. We all need to learn to trust him more.

I'll keep praying about the other problem (below), and I am positive he will take care of that one too because he said it in the Bible ... Romans 12:19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.

I hope you have a great, glorious, and blessed day full of God's grace!

Thank you Lord for your many blessings in this life. Your an amazing and wonderful God who loves us beyond our imaginations. You work for our good even when we don't understand. Thank you Lord, Thank you!

Answered Prayers

Isn't it amazing how a Sunday morning at church can be God's way of answering your prayers? I have been dealing with issues this week. Issues like having so many responsibilities that I feel overwhelmed, to dealing with Satan coming at me through people I love or encounter in my life. Today our Sunday School teacher and our Pastor covered both of these issues. The answer, of course, is to look to God, not only in prayer, but by getting into His word as well. Something I have been neglecting to do. I pray all the time, prayer is easy, but sitting down to be still and quiet long enough to read my Bible isn't so easy.

God really spoke to me this morning, and I feel so blessed to have a Heavenly Father who forgives me for my many failures in this life. His mercy and love are an amazing, wonderful, and sometimes overwhelming miracle. I feel so useless sometimes as a child of God, that I'm not doing enough to bring others to Christ, or that I don't serve in every way I can. I try so hard to be a tool that He can use, but still I know I don't do enough.

I have a few people in my life that I would love to see come to Christ. I pray for them continually. I talk to them about God and Jesus, yet I haven't gotten anywhere. I am going to be a counselor at the Will Graham Celebration, and hopefully and prayerfully I can get them to come. I pray that God speaks to them so strongly that they can't deny Him anymore.

I pray that your day is or will be as big of a blessing as mine has been! God Bless You!

Praise God

My oldest son's 7 day blood sugar average is 184, and the 30 day average is under 300! Thank you God! This will definately help get his A1c down, but more importantly, get him in a safer level so that he doesn't do more harm to his body.

Thank you God for helping Austen care about his body more, and for helping us watch him more closely and be more supportive. Your an amazing God and I praise you for everything you do!