Favor

Adam has an interview on Thursday for a lab tech relief position at the hospital. He's applied for this same position aprox. 52 times ( I could be exaggerating a bit, maybe...not much, though!), along with everything from Sta*bucks to Wal-M*rt, without even a callback...the economy isn't so hot up here right now. I know this. I also know I have been praying very specifically for a job that would help Adam in his pursuit of medicine...as well as help provide for our little family. So, this week, I am praying for favor. Favor in the interview-favor in our finances-favor in our family's pursuit of this dream (because in order for this to really work, it HAS to be a team effort. Not just him going to med. school). There are those think it can't (or shouldn't) be done, the way we're doing it. But we know that this is the road God showed us-so we know that, no matter the end result, we are right where we're supposed to be. Smack-dab in the middle of His will. So we pray for continued guidance-and favor in this interview. Will you pray with me?

Hey guys....

Guess who....

...we saw...

...last week?

off we go!

Heading to D-town for spring break...yippee!! Excited to see some wonderful people, many adorable kiddos, and do a fun photo shoot with my great bro-and sis-in law and the 3 most adorable nieces ever. Don't believe me? just wait and see...if you're lucky, I'll share some pictures with you! I had a thought today, when I saw this picture:

I love being this little guy's mama.....

Better late than never!

Quick! It's Thursday for another 2 1/2 hours...what are you thankful for?? Today, I am immensely thankful for this lady...my cousin Janell. She may be 19 years older than me, but i know few 45-year-olds who are more genuinely youthful, fun, and cheerful; not to mention incredibly wise and discerning. We have a unique connection developed over the past 10 years; I trust her with my good stuff and my bad, and, more importantly, the lives of my children. I can't even begin to tell you how much fun we had (and talking we did!) over the past 10 days, or how much I miss her now. She came out to help me after both my babies; the best kind of help to have! Pax asked to pray for her tonight before bed. I think he misses her, too. Thanks, CJ--wish we lived 9 houses apart! Thank you, Lord, for family that turned into a wonderful friendship. Such an incredible blessing. While she was here, she also took a family picture for us-you know, so we can maybe get around to sending out birth announcement, now that girlie is 7 weeks old...

What would you do...

...if you knew you couldn't fail? One of my Fac*book buddies had this as her status today. It truly made me think. Know what my first thought was? "I'm doing them,". Or, at least, I'm doing a lot of them. Not perfectly. Not exactly the way that I had envisioned them. Not without the possibility of failure, and, along with that, more than a little motivation, and a lot of room for improvement. But I have a secret :

I can do all things thru CHRIST who strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13...my life verses, by the way, since I was 12. And believe me, the "all things" has included some doozys!)

So I listen. I pray. I freak out inside about how crazy scary some of the things my God is asking me (and us, because my marriage and family are two things I definitly would put on the list). And then....

*deep breath!*

I take the first step. and the second. and the third....


What about you? What are the dreams and passions inside of you waiting to break out, except for the fear of failure that keeps them bottled up inside? What is God asking you to do about it?

.......What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?