Prayers and Praises

Prayers:

My Grandma is in the hospital. She fell around Valentine's Day and a cut she sustained on her knee during the fall became infected. She was given antibiotics and the infection cleared up. However, once she finished the antibiotics a few days ago, the infection returned. Mom went up there and took her to the doctor this morning and it was decided she needed to be admitted to the hospital. They are planning on doing a MRI tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. Please pray that the doctors are able to treat her and get rid of this infection for good.

Praises:

A few weeks ago I got a text from one of my closest friends, Julie. I've mentioned her on this blog a couple of times. She wanted to let me know that she and her husband are expecting their first baby in October! I'm thrilled!

This morning, I got another text from one of my "big brothers" Dennis, whom I've also talked about on here, telling me that he and his wife are expecting a baby girl in late August or early September!

I'm so thrilled for all of these people that mean so much to me! And what meant even more is that THEY contacted ME! I can't tell you how much that means to me! Please keep Julie and Jim, and Dennis and Leslie in your prayers as well!

Thanks so much for praying with me!

Wildfire Update--We are safe!

For those wondering....

Yes, there is a fire in the Walker County area. It is north of where we live and the firefighters have been battling it for 24 hours now to keep it contained. Evacuations have taken place in that area.

If you are reading this, PLEASE take a second to pray for the situation. The firefighters are exhausted, and with the dry and windy conditions, another fire could pop up anywhere at any time. My ex-boyfriend is one of the firemen fighting this fire and my thoughts have been with him particularly these past hours. We haven't dated in years, but have remained close friends, so my thoughts always go to him when I hear they are battling a blaze.

Pray also for those that have already lost their homes due to these fires and for those that had to evacuate and don't KNOW yet how the situation looks for them.

Rain is in the forecast this week...Jesus, bring the rain!

God is NOT shaken....Even when WE are!

Heartbroken

About an hour ago, I got word that a sweet friend of mine took her own life earlier this afternoon.

It's heartbreaking as her friend to have to digest this. To digest the fact that I had spoken with her just four days ago and everything seemed fine, to digest the fact that behind her amazing smile, there was so much hurt and pain. I don't know how her young children will be able to cope with this devastating loss.

My heart breaks for her family who are left to live with this void in their lives forever, for her two young daughters that lost their Mommy today, and for her friends that would have helped her in a split second, if only we had known how broken she was feeling.

My mind keeps going back to what her family is doing tonight. It's so difficult to even wrap my brain around.

As her friends, we struggle to understand "why?" We battle the questions that don't matter anymore, but that will always keep us wondering. We're all dealing with different emotions tonight, but all of us who knew her share at least one common emotion: We loved her. And tonight, we are heartbroken.

May God surround all of us right now as we try and make sense of what has happened. May His peace envelope her family in the days, weeks, and years ahead. May they know how much she was loved and how incredible she was.

Rest in peace, dear friend! You will be loved and missed forever!

**Take some today to hug a loved one.**

Prayer Request

Many of you know that I volunteer at my Church two days a week. For the most part, I've enjoyed my time there. I love interacting with the people that call in or stop by.

However, lately it's become apparent to me that I may need to move on for a variety of reasons. I currently don't have any leads on any other jobs, but I because of this volunteer position, I haven't really been looking that hard.

Would you pray with me that God would give me guidance and open doors for job opportunities? And if it be His will that He might provide me with a job that might somehow allow me to pursue my passion of television and the entertainment industry.

Would you also pray that until God does move me in another direction, that He give me the patience I need to continue volunteering and a genuine joy that CLEARLY reflects Christ when I am there (and of course, when I'm not there as well).

Thanks for praying! :-)

Please Pray For April

I received an e-mail from one of my close friends Julie late this week about April, a precious four year old friend of hers that she says is as close to her niece as possible without being blood related. April diagnosed with Leukemia earlier this week.

April has been complaining of leg pain and when her parents took her to the doctor, blood was drawn and that's when the Leukemia was discovered. She had surgery Thursday to insert a port for "chemo stuff" and had a spinal tap done as well. She began chemo the next day.

If there is any good news to come from this diagnosis, it's the fact that doctors have said April has the most common, most treatable type of Leukemia so everyone is very hopeful that she can and will be treated successfully.

Early reports indicate no cancer was found in the spinal cord from the spinal tap, which is a HUGE praise and so far, April is tolerating chemo well.

Please join me in praying for April as she travels this journey. Pray that her chemo treatments continue to go well and that her side effects and pain will be minimal. Pray for her parents as they care for her and for peace as they watch their daughter have to endure this, and pray for April's eight year old brother, Aaron and that he feels loved and cared for during this time as well.

Also, please pray for Julie as well. I know how much she loves this family. Pray for her as she cares for them in the ways that she is able.

Thanks in advance for praying with me for this family! I will keep you posted!

Discouraged....

I tried to come up with a catchier title, but sometimes you just have to be blunt. Let me just cut to the chase.

My passion is television. If you've read this blog at all, you know I love it and could talk about it for hours on end. I'd LOVE to have a career doing something within the industry. To be able to get paid doing something I totally LOVE would be awesome! I don't really think acting is my thing...Even though I was in plays and productions of some kind all the way through my school years until I started college. Since that time, I found that I'd rather be behind the scenes...Promoting shows, promoting actors, doing reviews on television shows. Stuff like that. I could easily see myself being a publicist or an entertainment reporter of some sort.

What tends to make my heart ache is that nobody in my family really gives two hoots about television. I talk about it and by the second sentence in, I know they're just halfway listening and when I'm finished with my ramble, the conversation quickly moves on to other topics. There's very little feedback (if any) on what I said.

And I know the entertainment world is to many (my family and most of my friends included) not a respectable occupation like being a teacher, cop, doctor, etc. I know many people think it's just make believe and it's not molding minds or saving lives (although, speaking from personal experience, I know it HAS saved one life) so therefore, I know very few people take me seriously when I talk about it.

I overheard my Mom recently tell someone "Television and computer is all she has...." and it broke my heart. I DO spend a lot of time on Facebook and a lot of time watching T.V. but MOST of that time on FB is spent interacting with others...Seeing what's going on in their lives, finding out how I can pray for them, like that. And while I do admit, most of MY status updates on FB & twitter DO have to do with television, who else am I supposed to talk about it with? Nobody around me seems to care. At least there, I can get some type of conversation going!

September 20th is "Premiere Week." It's the week all of my favorite shows (and a lot of new ones) are back from summer hiatus! I'm really psyched about it, but because I know I'm the only one, I'm trying NOT to torture my family with details they could really care less about. It's hard, but thank God for Facebook, twitter, and this blog.

My sister had plans for September 23rd (the night of Grey's Anatomy's premiere) and asked if we could keep the kids. I was bummed, because I basically had planned a pizza night for me and Mom (who watches-maybe I should say tolerates-Grey's and Private Practice with me). And us keeping the kids meant Mom would hit the hay early with the kids in her bed. I love watching with Mom and this meant I was going to be watching alone. My sister informed us about a week ago that her plans had changed and she wouldn't need us after all. I was thrilled and the first thing out of my mouth was, "Yay Mom! This means we can watch the Grey's and Private Practice premiere's together!" My Mom's response, "Yeah, I guess so...." I haven't said anything to her about it since.

Would you pray for me? Pray that if this passion for television is something God wants me to pursue, that He would open doors for it. Or if it's not, that He would give me a new passion to pursue. I'm really discouraged right now so prayers for His peace and that the comfort of Jeremiah 29:11 would surround me would be great! I know that just because *I'M* shaken right now, HE is not. Thanks so much for praying!

Prayers For Sterling

Prayer warriors out there please lift up five year old Sterling Davis!

I noticed a lot of my friends FB statuses today mentioned Sterling and upon reading about his situation, I soon found out, I know his Dad, Roger!

I met Roger YEARS ago when I went to Crosspoint (a Christian sports camp). Roger was one of the staff members, Roger then was involved in Studentlife (another Christian camp) that I went to after my Crosspoint years were over. I haven't kept in touch with him so I had no idea I KNEW someone in this family until I saw a picture of Rodger just a few minutes ago. It takes things to a new level when you know the people involved.

You can read about and keep up with the latest updates on their website HERE.


Thanks so much for praying!

What A Shower!

I've said this before, but let me say it again: It's been my experience that God shows up in the biggest ways when we get desperate. Why? Because we take off the mask, get rid of the false words, stop pretending and get real.

When Kyle Sherrill was born, we prayed desperate prayers for Kyle to live. There was NO TIME to mess around with false fronts. Kyle didn't have that time, we got real...FAST. And God showed up. In BIG WAYS....Kyle survived. There was no time for me in 2006, I prayed desperate prayers and God showed up. God moves the most when we are desperate, because we GET REAL!

I think that's the motivation behind Amy Grant's new song "Better Than A Hallelujah" for us to get real and talk to Him...Tell him what's on our hearts....WHATEVER that may be....He knows anyway why not tell him? And I think He gets us to that point, the point of desperation, the point of surrender because that's what causes us to REALLY lay everything down and get out of God's way so that He CAN move...Perhaps THAT is why He seems to show up in big ways at desperate times!

It was the chorus of that song that has been going around in my head a lot lately and perhaps it is what motivated me tonight. I got in the shower tonight and got real. My showers (as I've also said before) are where I have some of my best times with God because I know that unless it's a dire emergency, I will not be bothered while I am there.

I've had something in my heart for quite some time now that I've wanted...I don't consider it a need, but I want it...In a desperate way. I pray about it daily but I can't say I pray about it often with DESPERATION.

I did tonight. In the midst of my shower, with the door shut, steam fogging everything up, and nothing but the sound of the water roaring in my ears, the frusturation of it all came pouring out and I prayed....Desperately. I don't think I've prayed that hard and that fast in a LONG time...Telling God exactly how I felt, what I wanted Him to do...As quickly as those thoughts came to me I prayed them, many of them seemed to come over and over so I told God about them over and over. "Pray without ceasing" took on a whole new meaning in the shower tonight. By the time I was done with my shower, I was exhausted...In every way.

I need God to move mountains, the ONLY way this is ever going to happen is if God (figuratively) moves mountains, puts the right people in my path, and makes things happen. It's ironic, because most of the time, I stand out in a crowd...My disability causes me to stand out, but in this situation, when I WANT to stand out, I'm just another face in the crowd. I need God to cause me to stand out in a way I haven't before. Like I said, I need God to move...In big ways A God thing will have to happen. I have a fear that God doesn't plan for this desire of mine to ever come to pass, but I have to believe that He hears my prayers and that it's not for nothing. At least I can say I asked.

I got desperate tonight and as usual, it caused me to get real....And that's why I HAVE to believe mountains will begin to move.

Update on Prayer Requests....

Here's an update to the prayer requests I mentioned in the post below:

My friend Katy:
Katy will be having surgery tomorrow (Friday, June 4th) to fix her back problems and (hopefully) this will rid her of the pain she's been having. Please pray for her tomorrow and in the days ahead as she recovers.

Lexi's State Tournament:
Once again. I'll let my sister's e-mail cover this one!

Good Morning-
I just wanted to send an update on the State Tournament Alexis and her team played in this weekend...

HUNTSVILLE PINK STARS placed 4TH IN THE TEXAS TOURNAMENT!!!!!

The Huntsville Pink Stars made history this weekend for the Huntsville Girls Softball Association. I failed to mention in the first email that this was the first time in HGSA history that any team has traveled to state much less finished in the top five. Our girls battled thru heat, rain, bumps, bruises, sore feet and hunger and did an outstanding job. We could not be more proud of our girls and the way they handled this crazy weekend. Huntsville Stars were also the only team still standing in our district which is a huge accomplishment.

I must also brag on her brother, Austin was such a trooper. He cheered for each one of the girls and supported the girls the best way a "proud" three year knows how!!

I want to Thank ALL of you for your prayers, support and love you have sent Alexis' way. She is truly Blessed to have such a loving Church family, friends and family members. We LOVE you all!!!

Once again, thank you ALL for your prayers for my friends and family! God listens!

A Few Prayer Requests....

Some things I hope you guys will lift up with me throughout the weekend.

* My dear friend Katy has been having back problems for awhile now and is in need of relief. I've known Katy her entire life and it breaks my heart to see her in so much pain. You can read her blog HERE to find out more and how to pray.

* Dempsey Racing will be in action this weekend as they race at Limerock. Please pray for the safety of the entire DR team. A friend of mine is en route there and is having some difficulties. Please pray for them as well.

* As mentioned in the post below, we will be traveling to Texas City this weekend to cheer on Lexi as the Pink Stars compete in the state tournament. Please pray for the girls and their coaches to stay safe in every way throughout the weekend. Prayers for safe travel as well.

I will be posting status updates throughout the weekend on my Facebook page. If interested, you can stay up to date on how the tournament is going there. Please be sure to include a note saying you read my blog when sending your friend request, that way I'll know to accept you.

Thank you, as always, for praying!

State Bound!!!!

My sister Kimberly explains things perfectly in an e-mail she just sent out to our family and friends so I will let that e-mail tell the story....

Good Afternoon-
Just wanted to share some exciting news with our family and friends and ask for Prayer over these precious girls and the families...

Alexis was selected this softball season (along w/ 11 other special girls) to be on the Huntsville Girls Softball Association All-Star team. The girls, who are called "Pink Stars" have played in two tournaments so far. They placed second in the first tournament and fourth in last weeks tournament. Placing fourth in the District Tournament allows them to advance to the STATE TOURNAMENT!!!!

Our girls are thrilled to be traveling to STATE this coming weekend to play in this tournament. We are so proud of all of them. They have put all they have into practice, playing and making things happen in "crunch" time. These girls have Heart and great attitudes and love one another so much, they are truly a team that has formed a great bond and friendship!!

Please pray for the safety of all of the girls and the families as we all travel together this Memorial day holiday to Texas City. It is going to be hot and sunny and being 6 and 7 years old they don't always understand the concept of "drink more water" and "eating healthy" (ha, do any of us). Thank you for your love and support and prayers. Lexi bug thanks you too.

I hope that all is well! I will update everyone next week!! Love you all!

Prayers for Lexi

Last night we went to the awards ceremony for Alexis' league softball team, the Lumberjacks. She was coming off the field after the ceremony when she fell and sliced the palm of her left hand on a "star" that was on her trophy. The cut wasn't deep enough to need stitches, thank God, but it IS her batting and glove hand. We've got it bandaged and thankfully the tournament her All Stars team was supposed to play in this weekend was canceled so we have less than a week to get it healed for regionals starting a week from today (Friday). It's really sore and Lexi is (understandably) not using her hand today to do anything.

Would you guys please pray for God to heal Lexi's hand REALLY quickly and rid her hand of any soreness that she will start doing things with her hand and she can practice with the team and be ready for next weekend?

Thanks so much in advance for praying and I'll keep you posted!

Prayers, Please!

I've got a few prayer requests:

I've been dealing with some major spiritual warfare for the past week or so. I've never been the most secure person when it comes to other people's perceptions of me and Satan is having a hay day with that insecurity right now. Please just pray that I will stand on God's truth and that I will know that I am genuinely loved, not merely tolerated.

Tomorrow (Friday) I will basically be on my own at the church office. Ramona is out for the next two weeks recovering from back surgery so I have more responsibility than usual while she's out. Please pray for patience with myself and others around me. Please pray that I am able to do what needs to be done, that I am able to answer any questions people may call in with and that I may shine brightly for Him while doing so. Please also pray for Ramona as she continues to recover.

Patrick Dempsey and Dempsey Racing will take part in the 24 hours of Daytona this weekend. The team is already in Daytona doing practices and for the first time, the team will have two cars out on the track. It's a grueling 24 hours for the team as they race non stop. I plan on watching, just as I did for the 24 hours of Le Mans. Please pray for the team's safety, for a clear mind, for a great race, and that everything goes well. I am debating whether or not to do a play by play here. We shall see. Just please pray for them this weekend.

Thank you in advance for lifting these requests up! :) God bless!

A Great First Week & Prayers for Austin

Lexi had a great first week of Kindergarten! She says her favorite parts are: art, P.E, and recess. LOL! Please continue to pray that all goes well!

And please be in prayer for Austin this week as he starts going to daycare on Tuesday. Mom and I are SO going to miss him, but we know it's time for him to be with other kids his own age. He'll do fine....Not sure about Mom or myself! We won't know what to do with a quiet house! LOL!

Thanks for the continued prayers for the loves of my life! :)

How to Pray for A Miracle....

Anybody got any ideas on how to pray for a miracle? Maybe a "breakthrough" is a better way of putting it, but even getting THAT would be a miracle in itself!

Saturday is my 28th birthday and I keep thinking how incredible it would be to get a breakthrough....SOME type of SOMETHING on my Dempsey Dream. So, I've been praying....For a miracle!

And it just seems like I keep repeating the same things over and over as I pray because I don't know where exactly things stand as far as my dream is concerned so I don't really know HOW to pray for it or WHAT to pray for except for what I've been praying.

Sooo....I keep praying. Believing that because He IS a God of miracles....That I WILL get a birthday breakthrough.

Care to pray with me in this?

Get Real!

If any of you read my Facebook status this past Wednesday night, then you know I was having a really difficult time. I was TOTALLY fed up! I had gone on twitter and saw several people talking about how they were going to a race of Patrick Dempsey's in Utah in September...How they were going to get to meet him and talk to him, and it all just got to be too much for me. I logged off twitter and cried for about 10 minutes. I'm THRILLED that they're going to get to meet him, but my own heart was breaking for the fact that I've wanted to do the same thing for so long and seem no closer to it happening then I was two years ago. After a few minutes I had to pull myself together and go help with dinner.

Once dinner was over I remember standing in the kitchen looking out the kitchen window as I scrubbed a dish before putting it in the dishwasher. And as I stood there, I got angrier and angrier as I scrubbed the dish as hard as I could not really paying attention but looking out the window into the pitch darkness of the night. I remember just basically yelling at God inside my head going, "If you're not going to make this dream come to pass, FINE! But quit throwing other people that my dream IS happening to in my face because I'm telling you God, they seem to be everywhere I turn lately! And if I were physically able, I would be able to GO to a race and see him too!"

I was MAD! The "If only's...." were out in full force and in those moments I HATED the feeling that my CP was the thing keeping me from my dream. I HATED my CP and I HATED that in so many ways, it forced my dependence on others. Thus, my facebook status that night. And let me tell ya, my friends circled the wagons and encouraged me and raised me up in a way that blew me away.

I was asked to swap days at the church office this week so I worked the next day. I was listening to KSBJ online (Yes, they're BACK ONLINE!) at my desk when Liz Jordan started her shift.

I feel I should stop here and tell you a little about Liz... I've mentioned her before. She's incredible! If you ever listen to her on KSBJ then you know...She's incredibly transparent and one of the most genuine people I know. She is the real deal. We have yet to meet in person but I really do consider her a friend...She's not just a DJ to me...We've talked. We've corresponded a lot! She's....She's one of those people that when God was creating her I have to wonder if *I* was on His mind. THAT'S how much God has used Liz in my life. And I can only think of a few people in my life where I've actually paused and had that thought about. Liz really is a "sister in Christ" to me. I just love her! And while I enjoy listening to KSBJ any time, I try and make a special effort to listen during Liz's shift. And with online listening being unavailable for awhile, I haven't really been able to listen as much so I was thrilled to be able to listen once again at work.

Anyway, I was listening when Liz started her shift and she always starts it off with prayer. As she prayed over the city of Houston, she said, "Lord, we just need to come before you and we need to tell you what we need and what is on our hearts...." That, right there, struck me. I didn't hear the rest of the prayer (Sorry, Liz).

It occurred to me that for SO long I think I've just been telling God what I thought He wanted to hear.... How He was so good and thanking Him for this and for that. And that's all great...We SHOULD do that, please don't get me wrong....PRAISE is GOOD! However, there were some things that I hadn't really brought before Him and just said, "Look Lord, this is how I REALLY feel about some stuff going on in my life....I don't like it!" Some things, up until the night BEFORE this prayer, I don't even think I really KNEW they were bothering me as much as they were until I just said, "I'm SO fed up!!" I think somewhere along the way I got this idea that God is God so we have no right to get angry at Him...And I learned this: He's big enough. He can handle it!

So, that night when I got home, God and I had a REAL heart to heart. I got real with what was on my heart, my desires, my wants, how I felt about a lot of things. Tears were shed, but let me tell ya...When all was said and done, I felt A LOT better! Now it feels like a whole new realm of conversation has open between God and myself because I've gotten real.

It's like for so long God and I have been talking, and He's been listening, of course, with careful attention. But He's God, He knows. So, while I've been talking He's been saying, "That's great and everything but how do you REALLY feel? TALK to me. Be honest. It's okay, I know already, just tell me....I'm going to adore you just as much...I promise!" And when I FINALLY did... He's saying to me.... "Now, doesn't that feel better?" Maybe THAT'S why I had to get SO angry the previous night...Where I basically threw my hands up and said shouted at God, He probably said, "NOW we're getting somewhere!"

While it's true God DOES know our wants and needs even before we say anything, He WANTS us to ask Him! (James 4:2). He LONGS to hear from us! Isn't that awesome?! That the Creator of the universe actually WANTS to talk...to US?! I understand that now in a fresh way and it makes me feel SO loved and safe! He will never tire of hearing our voice, we will never get on His nerves, and He's ALWAYS ready and willing to listen!

It didn't magically fix everything...I'm still irritated with my Dempsey Dream. I still feel like no matter how much I want it, I'm always two steps behind everyone else in terms of ever meeting him because of my physical limitations, BUT I'm no longer pretending it doesn't bother me when I talk with God...I may never tell anyone else how fed up I am, but I'll tell God...And hopefully I'll do so BEFORE I get quite as frustrated next time. ;)

So, the moral of the story: Be real with God. It's okay to be upset sometimes....Take it to God, unload your heart. He can handle it. And when you've gotten everything that you've held back out in the open, you will STILL be precious to Him. He will STILL love you like no other!

Prayer Requests...

A couple of prayer requests....

1) Vacation Bible School kicks off tomorrow (Monday) and goes through Friday. Currently we have 136 kid pre-registered (Alexis and Austin being two of them). I'll be helping with registration and record keeping all week and am sure that number will rise as kids show up tomorrow morning. SO many people have worked SO hard to make this coming week a success. Please be in prayer for all of the kids that will be attending that God will move in their lives in a special way this week. Also, please be in prayer for the workers as well, that God will work through us and through the activities the teachers have planned.

2) Some friends of mine have been waiting to travel to China to adopt their little girl. Well, they are in China RIGHT NOW and it is currently 9:33 a.m. Monday morning there so it is GOTCHA DAY for them! Meaning they FINALLY get to see and hold little Ruthie for the FIRST TIME!!! She will be theirs TODAY!!! Just typing that brings tears to my eyes. PLEASE be in prayer for Trent and Ginny as they are probably beside themselves right now waiting to see their daughter. Pray that Ruthie handles everything well as she meets her family. What a beautiful day it will be for them!

Thanks so much for praying, everybody!

I hope you like the new profile song. Listening to the lyrics, I thought it was fitting for me personally.

Prayers For Patrick

I'm posting this Thursday night since those that are subscribed won't get this update until Friday morning....

Please be in prayer once again for Patrick Dempsey. He is in France and will be racing at Le Mans this weekend. Every lap completed raises money for Seattle Children's Hospital. Please pray for Patrick and Team Seattle all throughout the weekend. Pray for total protection, for every need to be met, and that they have a great race. Pray for everyone behind the scenes as well...Those taking care of the drivers, the sponsors to get the coverage they need, and pray that the money that is raised will continue to help the children of Seattle Children's Hospital.

And pray for the families of those in France who are trying to keep things going at home while their spouses/loved ones are away.

Most of all though, please just pray for the entire team's safety and protection as they race. For those interested, the race will be broadcast on the Speed Channel. ONLY for Patrick Dempsey would I ever watch sports all weekend long...LOL! But after what he's done for me, it's the least I can do. And I consider it an honor to pray for him and his team this weekend. Thanks in advance for joining me in prayer....

Go Team Seattle!

Prayer Requests for This Weekend

Many of you know that Alexis made the All Stars softball team. Well, All Stars weekend is here!

Tomorrow (Saturday) morning we will travel to Montgomery to watch and cheer on Alexis and the rest of her teammates. They are guaranteed to play four (yes, you read that right...FOUR) games tomorrow the first one beginning at 9:05 a.m.

Please be in prayer for safe travel for all of the players (and their cheerleaders) as we all set out to Montgomery in the morning. Please also pray for safety as they play, that they might be able to maintain their energy level for all four games and that no one gets injured or hurt in any way. There is also a real possibility that they will play again on Sunday depending on how things go tomorrow. It is sure to be a full weekend that will no doubt take it's toll on my little Ladybug by the time it's over. Please say a special prayer for her (I am a bit biased you know *wink*). Aside from the heat, we're looking forward to it. They've got a great team with great coaches! And thank the Lord that while it will be hot, the humidity is supposed to be low, so that should help! :)

Also, if you could also take a minute to pray for Patrick Dempsey this weekend. He will be racing. Please pray for his safety and total protection.

Thanks in advance for praying for all of these things! I know God is listening now and will be listening and present all weekend!

Another Harsh Reminder...

You may remember me posting THIS a week or so ago.

Upon returning to my computer after my shower a few minutes ago, THIS STORY glared at me from the MSN homepage. And the tears flowed as the reality of this slapped me in the face once more.

Pray for this family. And pray that God makes a way for me to do what desperately tugs at my heart.