May 7, 2012

Good morning - what an absolutely beautiful morning! It stormed last night and the air is so fresh and cool. It's amazing how that happens. I so love mornings like this where I can drink coffee, talk to ya'll, read the Word, and just bask in the beauty of God. Congrats this morning to Jenny Vaughn who did her FIRST 5 K run! You go girl - so proud of you and to Wendi P for getting underneath her next weight goal AND getting a house. We celebrate with those who are celebrating. Yes!!! And a BIG thanks to all of you who prayed for my trip. All I can say is God did amazing things from start to finish. I had a few obstacles to overcome but God had His way and spoke to His girls. I preached for about 40 minutes and then women waited in line for up to 90 minutes for prayer. My heart was so touched at so many who are suffering and then I received an email last night for someone that felt she was supposed to come for prayer but didn't really go to the church and wasn't sure she could but needs a touch from God desperately. She contacted the leadership at the Tabernacle for my email address and reached out. PTL! SO many are trapped and have suffered so long they have NO JOY. It breaks my heart. I especially want you to join me in prayer for a young lady (maybe 10 or 11 years old), who waited about 30 minutes for me to pray for her, who asked me to pray that her daddy would get saved. While I prayed she cried, I cried, and all around cried. The daddy's name is Lance and I am asking God to do a quick work and bring that family to wholeness. The pastor's wife says she comes EVERY week to the altar to pray for her daddy's salvation. He name is Mackenzie. Mother's Day is this weekend and I know this is a BIG "go out to eat" weekend. We CAN do this - check everything. I went to lunch last week with my pastor's wife and there was a jalapeño ranch offered with the grilled chicken salad. I was very careful to have the waiter check to see if the ranch was made with sugar. When he checked, it was not. So, ranch on the side, stick the fork in the ranch, and grab a lot of salad - next bite no dressing. At some places they bring 2-3 containers of ranch - I never even use a whole one any more - too many calories. Also, be mindful that when they say grilled - it is often "grilled" with butter and steamed means butter added. I have learned to be very specific. SOOOOO - let your family bless you- go anywhere you want - eat a healthy, balanced meal and make a dessert that you can enjoy with everyone following your meal. What a perfect plan! Love you guys more than you know - start planning today for your weekend celebration. "We plan to fail when we fail to plan." PK