As I drove home from work today, I reflected on the immense blessings God has continually poured out in my life and the life of my husband. I have been at a loss as to just why God would keep giving and giving.
Let me share just a few of these blessings that have occurred within the last month or so…some seem small, while others are just plain huge…
UPDATE! March 2, 2012
Guess what y’all!! Our 30 Hour Famine event was AWESOME!! Between the three churches that got together and the 45 youth participating {not counting our fearless leaders}. We raised $3,500!! This is enough to feed 10 children for a whole year! Since this is our very first time doing the 30HF, we now have a better goal for next year…$7,000 and 20 children for a year!
Thank you so much for your donations and for sharing our page with all your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and email!! There’s still time to donate if you would like to do so…{see below}.
If you are visiting my blog from my guest post on Melissa Taylor’s blog, welcome!! Below are a couple of other posts you may be interested in reading, based on what you have already read this week: Memorizing God’s Word or A.C.T.S.S.
I have wanted to update my blog for over two weeks, but I just haven’t had the time and I’ve had so many ideas and devotions swirling around in my head that they seem to have blurred together into one giant “Go Jesus!” blob! As I sat at my computer this morning, staring at the computer screen I started thinking about my job. One of the joys of my job is that I get to work with children and youth and I’ve decided to take this post as an opportunity to brag on these incredible kids.
I’ve been looking up videos for my youth, and here are a few that I have enjoyed. Some are meant to make you laugh, others to make you think, but all of them are meant to help you enjoy this Christmas season. Got a cool video to share? Let me know and I’ll see about adding it to this list!
First something really old school from Red Skelton 
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Ok…for after Christmas…
A few people around me are not feeling 100%. They’re feeling slighted, hurt, unappreciated, and a bit unloved. Why? Well…because I am not the person I should be. I am a procrastinating, busy body with a bad case of ADD.
One of the Bible studies I am doing right now is on the book of Hebrews written and lead by Wendy Blight. We’re in the midst of Chapter 2 and the second section, verses 5-18, have been incredible to read. As Wendy takes us through the verses, we dissect them one by one {I love that!}. I answered number 11 and all I can think of is how Christ went through direct temptation from Satan; I’ll relate this to question 11 at the end!
First, have your Bible open to Matthew 4:1-11 or click on the link so that you can refer to this passage as we go along.
I’m doing a study on Hebrews with the fabulous Wendy Blight and after answering one of the questions I just had to pray and thank Christ for what He has so willingly done for me.
Dear Father…Daddy,
Thank You. I cannot even believe that You would even look my way in light of my sin. Yet You have not only turned Your eye to me, You have called me precious and cherished in Your sight. Above all, and this is the part that blows my mind Father, You still thought I was worth dying for. You could’ve thrown me into the depth, forgotten me completely, wiping my memory from Your heart forever. I deserve to be left here, steeped in my own sin and disobedience…lost in my rebellion, separated from You for all eternity. But for some reason I can’t even fathom, You offered Your Son in my place.
