Blessings…..BIG and small

This week was filled with LOTS of blessings.  Some are those blessings that are easily overlooked sometimes, and others were blessings I have been praying for.

  

We started out our week with a fantastic black-light production from our church and children.  The kids did a great job!  In fact, it was so awesome that the members of the church are asking for another performance tomorrow night.  Who are we to turn down the Lord’s request? Right??  So another exciting night at church is coming and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids!

For the past several summers our family has participated in my BIL and SIL’s church’s VBS.  What a blessing this has been to our home!  My kids ABSOLUTELY LOVE going to their cousin’s church to learn more about God.  We have made life-long friends and life-long commitments during our visits to Pine Level.  We are very thankful for the open arms and love shown every time we return!  I especially enjoyed this year’s theme…..Kickin’ It Old School!  It was so much fun!  My Whitman really came out of his shell, soaking up all the songs and stories being taught.  My Cora Jane loves Bible Story time and loves to share with EVERYONE the lessons learned each evening.  My Vera Kate’s passion this week was…don’t get me wrong this chica loves to sing and play games…….but when she heard about the CONTEST….. it was on.  This is one competitive lil girl!!  She had to make sure that the girl’s brought enough money in for the Missions Contest……for the Mission but also so her sweet Ms. Lora didn’t have to get a pie in the face!!!  My VK has a heart of gold!!!  Too bad the girls lost though :(

 

If putting on the armor of God every night this week and Kickin’ it Old School wasn’t enough, we played hard everyday!  Swimming with friends and family, working in the yard and garden, putting up vegetables (one of my favorite things to do), and well just being summer babies!!

I had a HUGE answered prayer this week!  One of my nearest and dearest friends had shared, a few weeks ago, of a possible lump found.  MY JESUS came through…..our prayers were answered!!  Her test results came back beautifully!  Just goes to show you what can happen when two or more are gathered in HIS name, PRAISING HIM for HIS BLESSINGS and presenting HIM with a THANKFUL heart!!  MY GOD ROCKS!!! 

Not to mention the rain my JESUS sent us this week….RAIN is a necessity in our line of business!  Especially right now on our fields.  We are so thankful for the rain HE is going to send our way….HE knows our NEEDS!!!

So very thankful for all the many blessings…BIG and small…..my GOD has placed in my path this week.

God is good……ALL the time,

~jct~