Thursday Thirteen: Prayer List

It's been awhile since I have done a Thursday Thirteen so let me indulge you with the Thirteen things on my prayer list these days.

1. Metro Church-lots of stuff going on behind the scenes at our church-Jeff and I are praying it out-we are praying for each of the members too, so those of you who read... know that we are praying for you.
2. Maudie-her surgery went well, praying she will heal and praying for her next batch of surgeries coming in a few weeks. Surgery is no fun! Also praying for the time I spend with her-may God use that for His glory.
3. Cousin Neal-he is fighting in Fallujah, wife just had a baby not too long ago. Jeff and I pray safety and protection for him and all the other soldiers fighting for OUR freedom.
4. F.I.L- praying that my Father in Law will find a job and that God will use this time to reveal His plans to FIL. Praising God for MIL's job-it's a start Lord-thank you for your provision.
5. Baby Peyton-praying the Lord will give the doctors wisdom, peace to parents. (Baby Peyton was born today via c-section @ 32 weeks. He had a tumor close to his heart that the doctors will remove surgically-the question is do they do it tomorrow or do they wait a little while.) Pray for Baby Peyton.
6. Cousin Brandy and Tim's Wedding-could this be a more exciting time?!?! We are praying for the marriage up ahead. The wedding is just a day-the marriage, well that lasts a lifetime unless you are in Hollywood and just don't even get me started on that.
7. CWO-I pray for the people that come to the Prayer Room via Christian Women Online-click the "Prayer Room" button to the right for more details. God is doing great things with that.
8. My Kids- NO! Not my kids! Your KIDS! If I teach, babysit or just love on your kids from time to time, then know I am praying for them. I could list them all but you would be here a long, long, long time. You parents know who you are and the kids do too.
9. Family members-I pray for each and everyone of my family members. I seem to be up late praying for a few of them who would probably not want me to air their dirty laundry via blog land. But I pray nonetheless. And it is a real blessing to stand in the gap for these people, a blessing indeed.
10. Jeff-I pray Psalms 112 over him daily. Wow! What a difference I have seen too. Women this is a must pray for your husbands. Men this is a good guide to live your life by. Women have Proverbs 31, Men were given Psalms 112.
11. My future children-I may not be pregnant yet but that does not keep me from praying for my babies. I imagine the day they are born and holding them in my arms and praying the blessings I have found in scripture over them. Oh what a joy that will be the first time I look on their face. Excuse me while I shed a tear. Just kidding...
12. Our house-I pray that our house will be filled with love and laughter. I pray that God will lead us to the place where we can serve Him better. He has the place mapped out for us and I pray that He close every door until we find the one HE desires.
13. I pray for you. My readers in blog land. I pray that God will fill you with love, peace and laughter. I pray that God will guide you and show you the plans He has for you. I pray that you will grasp how wide and high and deep is the love of Christ. If you ever need someone to pray-just know I am only a comment away.
    
    
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"A Shred Of Evidence"

I recently finished reading "A Shred of Evidence" by Kathy Herman. It was a Christian Suspense novel that dealt with the premise of gossip and how it affects us, especially when we draw conclusions on situations that we have overheard in passing and don't bother to get the facts straight. I became very convicted of the power of my words since the characters in this book were deeply devastated by what others were saying about them. It's a good read, I would recommend this to anyone.

In the last few days, through circumstances in my own life I have started to study the different verses in the bible that discuss GOSSIP. It's been convicting if anything else. I wrote down a few and kept them close to the telephone since that seems to be where I hurt people the most. I will share with you just one today:

"Without wood a fire goes out, without a gossip a quarrel dies down." Proverbs 26: 20

Since the majority of my reader's are women let me speak directly to you. Maybe you have had a conversation in recent days that went something like this:

"Did you hear about so and so? I can't believe that she is doing that? Why would anyone do such a thing? I just can't believe that they allow them to lead? Who do they think they are?"

Do you realize what happens once that conversation is finished? You have just transformed the other persons views. They may NEVER be able to look at the other person the same.

But words can also have the opposite affect. They can change a person's views from the negative to the positive. Your words could be the words that bring healing to the other person's life. We have all grown up hearing our parents say, "If you do not have anything nice to say than keep your mouth shut." I have come to realize that maybe Mama was right, maybe it is best for me to just keep my mouth shut. Keeping my mouth shut, keeps me from hurting others.

I know that there are some of you reading this that have been deeply hurt by what someone has said to you. Maybe my words have hurt you. And let me tell you, if I have been the one to cause you pain, then please know I am sorry. I did not mean to hurt you. I was reckless and not thinking before I let my tongue run ahead of my heart. I hope that after reading this post people will reevaluate the power of their words. I hope that people will get the facts from the source before they form an opinion. Do not settle for listening to others hear-say. Settle for listening to truth. And by all means, don' t be one of those people who will trust anyone or anything as hard core facts. Do the research first before you jump to any conclusions. And let's take it a step further, don't allow yourself to be apart of conversations where someone is putting down another person. It just isn't right.

One last verse before I close.

"A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret."

Proverbs 11:13

God Bless Your Journey!

You Probably Had to Be There To Think it Was Funny...

Jeff and I were driving down the the street and he needed to fasten his seatbelt.

He says, "Can you take the wheel?"

And of course I helped him out.

He replies, "Thank you Jesus!"

Get it. It's his new little joke from the over played Carrie Underwood song, "Jesus Take the Wheel."

I laughed even if you didn't I thought it was quite clever.

Just another reason I love my husband.

Weekend Update...

I started off my Saturday morning reading all of your blogs. I left a comment on Julie's blog telling her I would join in her question fun and I never have had a chance to post those questions. What started as a relaxing weekend ended up a little hectic.

I am going to cut to the chase...

Jeff's grandmother is in the hospital. She was complaining of chest pains. The doctor's think it is related to a huge gallstone they found during her cat scan. The other thing is she has blocking in her arteries but does not have any heart damage so they will not have to do any major heart surgery but will probably have to do angioplasty. (Spelling??)

Today she is having her gallbladder taken out and later the doctors will decide if she is well enough to handle the heart thing.

Please pray for Maude. She is not a believer but she is showing signs of questioning and wanting to know about different things she has been reading in her Bible. She told me yesterday she wanted to learn more and wished she had a good bible study to attend. I have been praying that God would open the door for she and I to do a bible study together. I think I have my answer. Now I pray that God would give us opportunity to be together one-on-one. I know God is moving-I pray that if I am supposed to be a instrument here that He would lead the way and give her an open heart.

So that is where we were all weekend. Please keep Jeff and I in your prayers as we continue to move ahead in all areas of our lives. God is doing great things in our home and in the lives of our loved ones. So for that we say, "Thank you Lord for doing all that you have promised to do."

I Love to Laugh!

"Gladness and joy will overtake them..." Isaiah 35: 10

Jeff and I have had many oppurtunities to bust out laughing this week. I realized how much I enjoy watching him light up when he is telling a story or listening to one of our friends share thier story.

Here are a few that have been classified as blog worthy:

1. Sunday during singing time at Children's Church, I have been teaching the kids a new song. I would sing a line and they would repeat it back to me. Well on the parts that you repeat it back-Jeff too would sing along with us. Little Amie reaches over and taps my knee.

"Mrs. Susan, Jeff is being naughty!"

"Naughty?! Amie what do you mean?"

"He is singing and it is really bad!"

"Oh but I love to hear him sing, don't you?"

"No!"

As we were walking down stairs to big church, Jeff says. "I guess Amie didn't like me singing."

2. Story told by a friend of ours last night at bible study who teaches two year olds during the week.

During snack time one day a little girl was licking the peanut butter off her crackers without eating the cracker. The little girl looks up at my friend and says, "Can I have more please?"

"Not until you finish your crackers too, you can't just lick the peanut butter and leave the cracker."

"Yes I can. My daddy licks the peanut butter off of my mommy's belly so I can lick the peanut butter off of my cracker!"

Which my friend quickly replies, "Well alright then!"

Doesn't it feel good to laugh!

Attn: CDR Women's Staff!

Look what was on my banana this morning! I was so excited! I started to sing the little jingle that we all love so much.

But boy did I start to miss all my Deer Run Chicks!

Women's Staff! Do want to walk down memory lane with me? Then play pretend with me?

Close your eyes.
Picture us, arms around each others shoulders, sweating like pigs in the East Texas heat-singing at the top of lungs. Now if that just doesn't give you warm fuzzies I don't know what will!

For those of you non-Deer Runners out there you can sing along with us by clicking on right here

"In Other Words"

"You act more like a Christian by your influence on the lost, then the saved people you impress."

- Dr. Alvin Reid


I am quick to say a blessing to my friends who know I am believers than to a stranger who I do not know is a believer or not. I am quick to give someone a hug at my church who is having a hard week than to the little old lady who lives across the way from me. I know she is struggling yet I have not reached out to her.

This Christmas when I sat down to write out my Christmas letter that we send out every year I questioned whether or not to mention all that God is doing in our lives. I wrote 3 drafts and finally settled on the one that did proclaim all that God is doing in our lives. I was fearful to write this because Jeff and I decided we should send to our co-workers as well, not just our family and friends. But they are not believers-so I was a little afraid to put myself out on a limb like that. Do you know what happened? I received a call not too long ago from a co-worker who asked me to pray for her today because she was having a hard day.

Last week my team had a meeting. It's not often we are all in the same room with each other since we all work in our homes and they are on the road so much of the year. Every time one of them would say a curse word they would turn to me and say, "Sorry for my French." I laughed it off-I worked in the restaurant business for so long before this job that I am used to that. But later I told my mom this story and she said, "You could of said don't tell me your sorry just stop." But again, it was my fear that held me back.

One of the things that I feel like the Lord is calling me to do is to take more steps out in faith to reach out to the lost. I reach out to my church community but I don't do the same for the people in my neighborhood who may be in need of a little reminder that God is near. How can I do this? Well, since I am a list person, here is my list:

1. Bake cookies for the people around me in the apartment. Tie a bow with a little note telling them that God cares for them.
2. Ask the little old lady across the way if she is having a good day, cook her a meal. She is alone with no car and she could use some meat on her bones.
3. The cashier at our local grocery store, I know her whole life story-it's a sad tale really. Next time she is telling me something about her life I will ask her, "Do you know that Jesus loves you just the way you are?"
4. Our bank teller who knows us by name and who is struggling to raise 3 kids (Again another story told to me) next time he looks a little weary tell him, "Mrs. So and So is proud of you for providing for her and her kids-she may not tell you enough but I know she is."
5. When we move-we are praying that God would surround us with people to love. I pray that we will be able to look for ways to show them the love of Christ.

If we are called to be more like Jesus than shouldn't we do as He did while on this earth?

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the what was lost."
Luke 19:10

For More "In Other Words" see Laurel Wreath

Oh Yes I Did!

You see that girl in the blue with the Sally Jessie Raphael glasses on...that's me!

And you see that contraption in my hands...that's a chicken.

Oh yes that's right, I plucked and gutted a chicken and loved every minute during my days at Camp Deer Run.

Sadly they don't do this anymore so my nieces miss out on all the fun.

I also wore big red glasses back in the day. We call this my awkward phase.

My mom says, "I think you were adorable!"

But aren't moms supposed to say that!?!?

Thank you Cousin Gay for the walk down memory lane-this was such a fun thing to recieve in my mail box!

Oh and Rachel, that boy in the background with a green shirt and big ear is your husband-Clint!

Moving Forward

At the end of last semester I told Jeff that I didn't think I wanted to go to school this semester. He being the constant supporter told me it was my decision and that he would pray that the Lord would show me the right direction. Well God showed me the right direction alright; none of the classes I needed were available in the time I needed. No night classes, no morning classes only mid-afternoon which would not work for my work schedule. So I am taking a break from college.

This week two things happened on the same day that has made me start to wonder if something big is about to happen in our life. The first is I got a raise. On the same day I received this raise, I stopped taking the pill. So I guess you can say-Jeff and I are finally moving forward.

In less than 30 days we will start the process of putting a contract on a house. Which house? Don't know-we just know we are moving forward.

I tell you all of this because of two things. One is that we need the prayer. The second is I needed to "get my words" out. So blog land please remember us in your prayers. And friends and family in the real world, please allow us to come to you with our news. We are trying to surprise you all when the time comes for buying a house or finding out the baby is coming. But at this time, we are both hanging on and trying not to freak out with all the change taking place.

Got to run-Ashley Furniture can't sell by itself!

I Am Stealing A Moment....

• Some of you in Texas may of had a nice little break when you office or school shut down b/c of the small puddle on the road that turned into a sheet of ice-therefore the whole city has now stopped. But just because you are able to slow down does not mean I have been able to, I do work at home after all.
  
  "Why are you running behind?" you ask.
  
  Well, my mom lives next door and she has been off work. Most Saturdays while Jeff is sleeping (remember he works nights so he sleeps during the day) I catch up on my work from the week before. Not last Saturday. My mom was home bound (not normal) so we played. At one point I thought to myself, "Cherish this moment because soon you will not be next door." Thankfully, I will just be a few miles from good ole mom but walking 8 steps to get to her front door has really been nice.
  
  So here is a small list of the things I have done the last few days-some with mom some alone.
  
  sipped a few cups of Joe-while discussing world piece and the sovereignty of God
  watched football
  talked organizational strategies (we love organization)
  mom made taco soup, I brought over my bowl hoping she would share. She did-it was GOOD!
  I made chocolate chocolate chunk cookies but did not share with her-she is doing the Daniel fast
  I watched Pollyanna. I cried at the end. I love this movie such a good message for us all!
  We took a trip to Target and Micheal's
  I bought the movie GREASE 2- my all time favorite-I tell you about that later.
  We watched Grease 2 and laughed at the fact I was allowed to watch this movie when I was just four years old. And that I today I realize my kids will NEVER watch this movie.Okay that's all the time I have. I am off to work-I will come up for air soon I promise!

What Happened to You?!?

I am alive I promise! It's just been a crazy week with meetings and trying to keep up with my household junk. I have lots to say just not enough time to type it out. I will be back in a few...

"He Gives and Takes Away..."

I need a moment, do you mind?

I am battling a bit of the blues this week. An acquaintance of mine has been trying to have another baby the last couple of years. She has been pregnant twice and both times she has miscarried. When I found out that she was pregnant again I told my mom that I was going to start praying for her and the little baby. She miscarried a few weeks ago and my heart ached for this girl. She really wants another baby. This time though they found a tumor-she will have to go through chemo. I am still praying.

Our church is a small church. I love it to pieces yet a few members have chosen to leave. I am sad because I will miss these certain people. But understand that sometimes God calls people away to a different location. He did call Jeff and I away from our home church a few years ago and we have learned a lot during this process.

As I was praying for this friend and these families, even praying for our church in general a song came into my head. "Blessed Be Your Name" by Tree 63. This is the line that sticks with me:

"You give and take away. You give and take away. My heart will choose to say. Lord, Blessed be your name!"

I realize that sometimes in order for God to be glorified He gives and takes away. My problem is I often don't choose to say, "Blessed Be Your Name."

So my focus this year will be JOY. No matter what may come to us I want choose to be joyful! I am teaching the Metro Kids my favorite song growing up and to close I will sing it to you. (Too bad you can't hear it but if you know it-feel free to sing out loud!)

Thank you Lord for loving me and thank you Lord for blessing me. Thank you Lord for making me whole and saving my soul. I want to thank you Lord for loving me (thank you Father) thank you Lord for saving my soul.

Please reveal your will for me so I can serve you for eternity use my life in every way take hold of it today. Thank you Lord for loving me. Thank you Lord for saving my soul!

PS: Kim, Hudson said while I was teaching this song, "I love this song!" and he sang! YEAH!

Waste Of Time Wednesday

It's Wednesay! I am bored. So here are two links that have kept me entertained.

ENJOY!

The Game that Test Your Refexes- the fastest I have recieved is 34-can you beat it?

The Amazing Bubble Video- just go watch it you will enjoy and that's a promise

"This will end up on the Blog won't it?" says Jeff

Two things happened this week that made Jeff say the following words, "This will end up on the blog-won't it?" I had a great laugh and of course could not pass up this great blog material.

The First Incident

Jeff has been very sweet lately by unloading the dishwasher for me. I came in the other day and found this pile on the cabinet.

"Jeff did you not know where to put these things?"

"No, just didn't want to bend over to put them up. "

You see all these items belong in the cabinets below the counter and well let's just say Jeff has some extra padding where his body bends.

The Second Incident

Jeff went to the grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends. He was gone for over 2 hours. I figured he got lost in the aisle of our local Wal-Mart. He came home and I just had to rummage through the bags to see what in the world took him so long to purchase since he only had two small bags. This is what I found. A loofah!

"Um Jeff, we don't need a loofah-the one we have is fairly new."

"Well the one we have doesn't feel good anymore so I bought a new one."

After both incidents and much laughter he says, "This will end up on YOUR BLOG won't it?!?"

Now would you pass up this great blog material? I didn't think so!

A Susie, Susan, or Sue Sort of Thing

Susie at A Pink Carnation In Bloom tagged me with the following questions since my name is Susan and I believe this is a good way for two fellow Susan’s, Susie’s or Sue’s to get to know one another.

1. As a child, what did you always say you wanted to be when you grew up?

An astronaut-until I realized I had to be good at math. I hate math! Then I wanted to be a heart surgeon, this lasted for a year until a friend of my dad's who was a heart surgeon showed me an actual surgery. I soon changed my mind after I heard the saw and the crack of the ribs.

2. If you had to choose one thing that you've always dreamed of doing, what would it be? What is stopping you?

I want to write a bible study for women. Young women-starting out in life. I think the thing that is stopping me is my pride. I don't want to be told no by a publisher. A few ladies have gone through this study I have been working on (Title: Blessed Assurances, go figure) and I am very thankful for each one of them for being my guinea pigs-but is it really God's plan or my life? I also have been growing so much so I believe it will happen one day but God has some fundamental lessons I need to learn first.

3. Who is your biggest fan? Who is always encouraging you to be all that you can be?

JEFF hands down. Without him I would not have taken the steps to move beyond my
past, go back to college and would not be working out three times a week.

Let's take a RANDOM STORY BREAK

Jeff and I were working out the other day. He suggested that I do some arm curling things with a barbell and weights. He had 2- 5lb weights on either side of the bar. I said, "I think you need to add more-I can lift more than 10 lbs!" To which he replied, "This is for me and I am not done adding weights." (Very important that I do not portray Jeff as a weakling) So when it came my turn he takes all the weights off-"Okay first try to see if you can lift the bar." I lift the bar as I think to myself, NO PROBLEM-anyone can lift the bar! Right?!?! WRONG! NOT TRUE SO FALSE! I struggled. After my first rep-he starts to laugh at me. Since my ears are plugged into my IPOD-I look at him and say "What so funny?!" He asks me if he thinks I can make it through the next two reps. I smile, look down at my playlist and scroll until I get to my favorite workout tune....ROCKY! Yes, that's right-I use ROCKY to help me lift a 25 lb bar. Anyway, I will keep you posted when I add the 5 lb weights!

Okay folks-blink the lights intermission is over!

4. What bible study or book (besides the obvious-the Bible) has most
Impacted your life to date?

Breaking Free by Beth Moore Thank God I am now free! This could be a great post for another day-too long to type tonight.

5. When are you the happiest?

When I see God working in my life or the lives of those around me. When I am steadfast in the word and when I wake up get dressed and stay on task all day. That way when I fall into bed at night-I know I have done all that God has called me to do for that day.

Okay-I won't tag anyone in particular but if you are suffering from writer's block-not knowing what to post on your blog-feel free to join in. Now if you are a Susie, Susan or Sue you MUST join in-how hateful would you be if you did NOT join the rest of us.

These Are a Few Of My Favorite Pictures

Jeff showing off his Route 66 stocking my grandmother made him last year. You are not officially in the family until you have a stocking-the marriage license is just paper. The homemade stocking means it's official-you are married into the family!
Getting Jiggy with it!
I turned around while dancing with the chicks and saw little man strutting to his own beat!
Uh...is he drinking wine! No!!! Gunnar was just teasing him, I promise. Makes for a funny picture though. The headlines will read:
LOCAL PASTOR ARRESTED FOR GETTING ONE YEAR OLD CHILD DRUNK! But seriously-He was NOT drinking wine-I repeat-NOT DRINKING WINE!

Little Elijah checking out the disco lights on the dance floor at Sam's house last weekend.
Katelyn and Missy-not often you get to see a picture of my beautiful sister-in-law. She is one of my favorite people-not because she brought in 3 of my favorite people into the world but because we have been friends since high school. Love the fact that my brother was wise to marry her so we could be friends for life!
Elijah learning how to sing-Faith is saying "Don't bite it-SING!"
Faith singing karaoke with Sam and Lynnie. She says at the end of this song "Wow this chick can sing!" And later ends "The Yellow Rose of Texas" with a hearty "YEEHAW!"
Missy sent this to me this week. I love it! Just call him Big Tex, "Howdy Folks!"

How Smart is Your Foot?

This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And, you will keep trying
it at least 50 more times to see if you can outsmart your foot. But you
can't!!!

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and
make clockwise circles with it.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right
hand.. Your foot will change direction!!!

I told you so.. And there is nothing you can do about it.


(Side Note: thank you dad for the great blogging material-I am still trying to get beyond the big ole migrane so my brain has officially shut down!)

Well Looky Looky

Kate Beckingsdale-that figures...everytime Jeff sees her he says, "There's my girlfriend"

Ricki Lake- uh okay...I do squint my eyes and bunch up my nose when I laugh though so it works, see for yourself

Andie Macdowell-another one of jeff's loves-each time her skin commercials come on he says, "She is a honey!"

Hugh Grant-he is just so cute so I can handle he and I looking alike.

Okay off to finish the Mav game-it's a close one!

The Christmas Trees @ Dr. Sam's

I promised that I would post these here once I got back from the party-yet it's been busier than I thought. I think it will take the month of January just to get back on track. :)
Happy New Year Everyone!

My plan was to sit down and write out my 2007 meditations yesterday morning. I got halfway through and realized that I needed to pray about it first. So I saved my draft-left a comment on Laurel Wreaths blog saying "I will be back in a few." Then while I was praying-I had a strong prompting to talk to Jeff about his/our expectations for 2007. Which resulted in one of our best conversations ever. It was so nice to sit down yesterday with my husband and reflect on where we have been in 2006 and then get a "plan" of where we would like to be in 2007. God has definitely blessed our communication skills this past year.


I have been trying to read a Proverbs a day. It has been a few days since I have done this but felt like this would be a good place to start again in the New Year.

I opened up to Proverbs 16 and found a few key verses that I believe will now be our focus in 2007.

verse 3: "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

verse 5: "Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice."

verse 9: "In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps."

verse 18: "Pride goes before destruction a haughty spirit before a fall."

verse 21: "The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction."

verse 32: "Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city."

From this list I came up with five things that I would like to see change in my life during 2007.

1. Trust in the Lord's plan for our life. Not rush to buy a house or have a baby but trust that the Lord will determine our steps and the way we need to go.

2. I would like to be someone who promotes peace in all areas of my life. I believe as a wife it is our job to set the "temperature" gauge for our family. I want my house to be filled with love, peace and joy. A safe haven for all to come and find rest.

3. I want to be someone who is not haughty or easily angered.

4. I want to guard my tongue and only say those things that will bring healing to others and not tear others down.

5. I want to continue living below our means. I do not want to go into debt just on the basis of "looking good" to the outside world.

Jeff and I would both like to have the following happen in 2007:
1. Buy our first home
2. Have a baby.

But as we read yesterday in Proverbs 16-"Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed." Neither of us want to take matters into our own hands or move before God tells us to move. We would just like to trust that God's timing will be perfect. We know that if we stay committed to the Lord's plan for our lives then we will find satisfaction. So for the year 2007, we would just like to take life one day at a time and trust the Lord as each new day comes.

May you all have a Happy New Year!

God bless your Journey!
Susan

To read others 2007 Meditations go to Laurel Wreath-you will be inspired!