Our Visitor

This sweet little guy showed up at our house on Sunday. He really needs a good home and I do not have the heart to take him to the pound. I would love to keep him, but my children are terrified of him. Molly screams a horrible scream and scrunches up her shoulders every time she sees him. John refuses to go outside. So...any takers?

Send Revival

Today we had the first day of our revival meetings which will last through Wednesday, and Rev. Jason Groe preached this morning and evening. God is stirring in my heart and in the hearts of some others. I could see it in the faces of several people in the congregation tonight as we closed the service. One lady did come forward and ask for prayer and forgiveness for simply not doing some things God has been wanting her to do.

That goes for me also. There are many things in my life that need to be "better." The word should not actually be better, but "obedient."

It's amazing to me how we can one day be on the mountain of our faith feeling as if nothing can blow us off, and the next day we can turn our back on God for a few pieces of silver. He deserves so much more from me.

One major point the preacher made tonight was this among others, men and women throughout history have tried to find "it" through many other avenues. It being satisfaction, fulfillment, redemption, you name it. People have tried to find wholeness in every other thing under the sun, but there is nothing, absolutely nothing that will fulfill mankind except having redemption through the person of Jesus Christ. It's simply the way God designed it. It's the truth. It's the facts, no matter how much we try (as God's people or not) to find satisfaction in any other thing God has designed before the world began that humans would need salvation through Jesus Christ and Him alone.

Be honest with God. Do you need revival, and if you do, have you asked Him for it. Be honest with yourself.

Quick Update

We have been so blog negligent over the past two weeks. I remember at the beginning of summer when John got out of school I wondered what we would do to fill our days. HA! We have yet to be bored. We spent the weekend of the 4th at home in Franklin. John loved shooting "fire shots" (fireworks) with uncle Daniel. This week we went to the Discovery Museum in Murfreesboro with our friends the Fosters and we had a great time.

While we were there John enjoyed playing "Kroger". They had a great "store" where the children could grocery shop and then check out and bag their purchase. Here John is checking out while Molly is working the conveyer .

Here is Fireman John without the overcoat.

And here is Molly being Molly.