prayer

I was wondering if a prayer could be sent up for a cousin. His name is Tag Saunders. I tried to get a request through on our church website, but I just don't have a clue, and couldn't figure it out. He is a missionary in the Phillipines, and today Mark was told he was in the hospital with Dengi fever. he thinks that was the name of it. I've researched online, and it is recoverable, unless he developes Dengi hemorraghic fever. from what I read it is a miserable thing to go through and can last a week. The doctor's don't treat anyone unless they can pay for treatment. I keep sending up these little prayers hoping God is willing to answer them. Theresa, Tag's wife is pregnant, and they have 3 other children. There have only been a few of Mark's family who have genuinely accepted me into the family, and I believe he is one of them. his parents were 2 others, but they are now dead, and I hate the fact that I never got to tell his dad thank you and that I loved him. I got to tell his mom how grateful I was that i got to know her, but she was in and out at the end when I said my good bye to her, sometimes I wonder if my memory is correct, cuz I remember feeling her squeeze my hand as I cried hugging her. Mark's grandfather was another one, but again he is dead. Sorry to be rambling on. I am in one of my depressed moments, tired of being alone, surrounded by enemies, hoping I have enough faith to believe that God will be my protector, and that I will let him. all righty then, I'm done, the tears have dried, and I'm moving on. any prayers would be great. I think I'll go crawl into God's lap and read his word now. Good night.

Encouragement

Hey Moms:

It's Saturday evening and I just returned home from a fabulous two days at our Ladies Conference. I just thought I'd take a quick moment to encourage you all.

I was thrilled when I had looked on my calendar and saw that Bill would be off from work during this weekend. So I signed up to attend. I just knew that I was supposed to be there. Sometimes we get caught up in surviving every day being a mother, a wife, a teacher, a friend, a daughter and many other things, that we neglect the very person that we should be clinging onto for dear life. OK...if this is not you, then I guess I'm alone in all of this. But I'll be transparent enough to share that, that's where I've been. I have been longing for the intimacy of my first love. God has been reminding me of that time in my life when He was all I had and all that I wanted. I knew I yearned to be back at that place. Although my life has changed I know that He hasn't changed. One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 63 when it says, "O God you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water..." That's where I've been. In the desert where there was no water...but this weekend I have drank from the living well!!

Ladies, if you're anything like me, I know that you know all of this. Yet, we still choose to go through life at times trying to do it on our own strength. Well He doesn't want us to!!! As our guest speaker, Catherine Hickman, said "God doesn't want for us to say here take my life...instead He wants to give US His life!!!" This weekend, God met me right where I needed him to meet me. I wept like a baby as I basked in his presence this weekend. (It felt awesome!)

Be encouraged that you are not alone.