Family

Just a quick post to ask you to remember my family in your prayers. Just some stuff going on that I pray that God helps to work out. Thanks guys!!!

Hurricane Ike and Babies Lily and Taylor

Just wanted to pray for all those that may be affected by Hurricane Ike. I pray that it stays a weak hurricane as it moves across the gulf into possibly Texas.

I also want to pray for the Burks as they prepare for the arrival of baby Lily and the Chandlers on the arrival of baby Taylor. I pray for healthy, happy babies. I pray for God's guidance in helping these parents to raise their babies to be Christ seeking ladies.


PS: Happy late birthdays to Kristy, Whitney and Ashley. With getting ready for school to start and it starting, I missed posting that. Sorry girls!! I hope each of you had a great day

Hurricane Gustav

I just want to put out a prayer request for all those being affected by Hurricane Gustav. For those evacuating, safe travel and for those staying put, safety in the midst of the storm. I know personally, I have a lot of family down there. I have not heard yet whether they are evacuating or not. Mom is going to call them when she gets home and see. My brother is also on standby to go help with electrical repairs should they be needed after the storm. I am sure that we all know someone that is being affected by the storm and I ask that they all remain in our prayers throughout the coming days.

My Godmother

I ask that you put my Godmother, Debbie Dyer on your prayer lists. She is in ICU right now...they think she had a stroke. I am not sure on a lot of the other details...apparently she was upset with her son b/c she found out he had been doing some things he shouldn't and while yelling at him, fell out and has been in ICU ever since. Pray for her son also that through this he realizes his mistakes and can overcome them and be a better person. And also not feel like this was all his fault. She had a degenerative blood disease of some sort but I am not sure if that played a roll or not. Thank you so much for your prayers!!


Update 8/31: She has now gone home and they have decided that it was not a stroke but was stress related. She is able to use her arms again but is still not talking. They are also having trouble getting her to eat. They are still saying it is stress related though.

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School Starting

Hello friends!!! I just wanted to post a quick prayer request for the start of school. I just pray that God will lead and guide the teachers in the best ways to lead the students. I pray that I can be a Godly example to my students in a world where there are so many different beliefs and sometimes God is very much absent. I pray for the students that their minds are open and ready to learn the things that they must learn as a 4th grader or whatever grade they may be in. Thank you so much!! Have a great week!!

Struggling to be Positive

Okay guys...I really need some prayer on an issue I am struggling to accept. My sister and her family have decided to move to Conway. From my side looking in, it does not seem to make sense at the moment for them to do that. They supposedly have the details worked out but it just doesn't seem so workable to me. A little more details than that but that is all I care to get into at the moment. It is tearing my parents up that she is going to take Drake up there. You have to realize that they see him several times a week along with Mom babysitting him three days a week this summer. I pray that this works out for them but I personally am struggling at the moment to be positive about it right now. Given time, I may. It may end up being the final tug to bring me back to AR in a few years but I just don't know at this point.

Prayer for my Uncle

I would like to ask you for your prayers for my Uncle Pete. He had a small stroke this weekend. He lost a little feeling on the left side of his face and left arm andi t started coming back that day which is a good sign. I talked to my mom today (Tues.) and she said he tried getting up to stand & walk last night but he fall. So he's still really weak, not much energy. They did say he was very talkative, but only a little bit slurring. They found some blockage in his neck. He's having several tests done. They are trying to get him into a rehab for therapy, but he has yet to see his regular doctor, and is waiting to see if they are going to have sugery on the blockage. So, please pray for a good recovery and a safe surgery if he has it. Thanks! Kristy

Happy Birthday Rachel

HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY TO MISS RACHEL DOOLEY!!!

Tuesday...better than Monday :)

DeWayne's grandpa had three Chemo treatments in the last two days and seems to be doing okay so far. They are keeping him in the hospital but will hopefully go home soon. I am not sure what the schedule of treatments will be like but will keep you updated.


I was lent a book today that I am going to read that I have been told is a great read for everyone. It is called When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life by Squire Rushnell. I have not read it yet but from what I understand it is much like the Butterfly Effect only it is putting in a God perspective. The lady that loaned me the book said it really spoke to her because she had some changes that came about in her life that did not seem good but has realized that maybe it was a wink from God that will change things for the better in the long run. Anyway, I'll let you know what I think after I read it. If you come across it, you may want to read it!!

Have a great night and God Bless!!

Continue to Pray

DeWayne's grandpa was unable to get the chemo on Friday. They are going to try to give it to him in the hospital tomorrow. DeWayne said that they are saying that the cancer is in his bone marrow and his lymph nodes.

Also, Jill's grandmother, my great-aunt, has been fighting her 3rd or 4th round of cancer for the last several months. She was in the hospital yesterday. Mom said they had to remove fluids from her stomach. Please keep Aunt Ivalene in your prayers as well.

My friend Kristin lost her mom to cancer several years ago. Kristin is an avid runner and will be running a Livestrong race in Austin in October. This run is related to the Lance Armstrong foundation and raises money for cancer research. She has a goal of raising $1,000 for cancer research. If you are interested in donating or reading more about it first...the website is: http://austin08.livestrong.org/corriveauags. It will even let you set it up to make payments each month or make a one time payment. Anyway, just thought I would share that. Cancer is so prevelant and the chances of one of us having it in our future are so great. I feel that anything I can do to help the research process could one day benefit someone close to me or myself. Anyway...thank you all so much!!!

I hope that each and everyone of you has a blessed week!!!

Good Evening!!

I want to start this blog with a praise before I post the request that I have. I have just returned from a little bit of time in Atlanta. It was great to spend time with family. I got to spend a lot of time with Drake even babysitting him yesterday. Those of you with kids or nieces or nephews can totally understand how you just love spending time with the little ones and just marveling at how much they learn from day to day. He amazes me more every time I am with him. It was so cute today when I left although it ripped at my heart strings. He wanted to go with me so bad. I would have let him too had anyone said I could. :) Anyway...I just had to praise my time with family.

On to my prayer request, most of you know of my best friend Amanda. She had a beautiful baby girl in January and then found out in May that she was expecting again in December. They went for a check up yesterday and could not find a heart beat. The doctor realized that the baby had stopped developing at about 8 weeks and for some reason had not been miscarried. He had to go in surgically and remove it. Please keep them in your prayers. They are handling it as well as they possibly could but could use prayer during this difficult time.

Update on DeWayne's Grandpa

They found out on Friday that DeWayne's Grandfather has Stage 3 stomach cancer. He will start chemo in a couple of weeks. Please keep him and the family in your prayers!!

Pray for the Burks

We really need to lay our hearts, minds, souls, and prayers on Ashley & Josh Burks. I'm not sure if I can't tell you all the details right now and I'd really, rather them tell you. BUT they really need our prayers on the adoption process. They have just had home study with gruling questions. They have found out alot of information but now they are having to make alot of decisions, and lets just say they could be a HUGE but very important decision(s). I just pray that God will easy their worries, calm their hearts, and lead them down the path that is His will. And to help clear the foggy answers and decisions they are about to make. AMEN!

I will for sure put "Mr. DeWitt" and his family in my prayers. I, also, would like to make another prayer request for Jonathan's "Uncle Mike" and his family. He's found out that he has cancer and from my understanding lose his life from it. "Uncle Mike" has a brother that has passed with cancer, also. Jonathan has a post on his MySpace page if you'dl ike to read about this in better detail. I know what it's like to lose a close family member to cancer, and its tough, even as a christian, b/c sometimes we ask God, "why does this have to happen?"

LORD, I pray for strength, courage, and Faith during this time of weakness in DeWayne and Jonathan's families' lives. Help them to remember you Lord during this time, and know that you are taking care of them. Give them comfort and encouragement to get through each day, each minute to live their lives to the fullest. Lord, we love you, and thank you for the gift of life and for that chance of seeing YOU in Heaven and, knowing, one day we will see our loved ones in Heaven, also. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN!

DeWayne's Grandfather

I just want to ask you guys to keep DeWayne's grandfather in your prayers. They have found several polyps throughout his system and are not sure yet if they are cancerous or not. DeWayne would be able to give you more details if he gets on and can post. No matter the details though, God knows them if we just remember Mr. DeWitt (Grandpa) in our prayers. Thanks guys!!!

I have a prayer request and a praise. First, my prayer request b/c it jsut recently is bothering me. I've had some contradicting things occur with Jayden's father. Sometimes it gets me in the deepest rut, or gets me all worked up. That's one reason I left, I never was happy, constantly depressed, trapped, around negativity all the time, etc., etc... There's things I'm probably going to have to do to settle some problems, and I'm not looking forward to it. I'm scared. I need God's comforting love and compassion. I need to feel at ease and His strength and courage to do this.
Second, is my praise. I've really had a huge weight lifted off my chest when I left Jayden's father. Since then, I've been at peace in my mind, my soul, and my life. I've even been a better mommy to Jayden I'd have to admit, even though I'm doing this on my own. I've started going to the First United Methodist Church in H.S. (only once) and plan to go this Sun. I really want to get started & involved with the church to strengthen my relationship with God again. I've put it on the back burner for way too long. Also, I want to expose and raise Jayden in the church like I was. I'm really pleased with the church and am blessed & thankful for the opportunity to do this. I look forward to my our spiritual growths and new friendships. So my praise is for God putting this church and church family in my life, during this time of weakness and hardships I'm facing or will be facing.

I'd like to, also, ask for a prayer for this new friend I've made whom is a mommy of two children. She's going through some really tough times right now. The main and most difficult one is someone turning her into DHS for abusing her child, and the he's a 5 yr. old with a small bruise on his forhead, and no one is defending her, not even her husband of 6 yrs. In my heart, and first instincts, I feel she did not do this. So prayers for strength and if she did, prayers for her to seek help and change. Thanks Kristy

First Praise!!! :)

Alright Kristy girl!! Love ya!! Who else is checkin' in? I have a praise...work related. You know for a teacher, state testing is the big deal that stresses us out the most. Well, we finally got our pass or fail results back yesterday. All my kids passed with the exception of my special ed kids. And those kids are special ed b/c of learning disabilities, adhd, etc. The state is doing many of them a disservice by even making them take an on grade level test...they may not have past all parts but I am very proud of what they did accomplish. Anyway...I'm just really excited with all my results and had to share them!!! 10 days left with students...even though I'll miss many of the students I have right now. :)

PS: What are your plans for the 4th? I know that's FOREVER away but I am looking at some options possibly involving coming that way. :)

Posting

I am trying to make this where anyone of us can post to it. I put all the email addresses I could think of on the list. If I forgot you, send me an email and I'll add you!!!

In the Beginning...

College was a great time of building friendships in Christ that we knew at the time would last a lifetime. As time has gone by, the miles and time have separated many of us but I still feel like our original connections are there. God brought us all together for a reason. We are out in the work force and living our lives from day to day. I felt led to create this site to help us stay bonded no matter the distance. A place for us to post our day to day joys, our prayer requests, and just whatever we feel like our friends are there for. I also thought about looking for a book that we could read, at your own pace, but comment on through this site in a Bible Study across the miles. I really hope you all take an interest in this and join up. It will be great to reconnect with each other even though we are far apart!!! May God bless this and bless our friendships. Each and every one of you are special in God's eyes and in mine!! :)