Huge Prayer Request

So, Scott's boss got fired yesterday. We need a lot of prayer in the next few days. Scott will need to decide whether to apply to the job or not. We think it will really depend on how much the salary is. We are praying that the salary will be enough for me to stay home or maybe work as a RN at the hospital for a couple of shifts per month. We have a lot of thinking and praying to do.

Wedding Prayers

So this weekend our friends Krista and Michael are getting married. I'm praying for a smooth, beautiful wedding and long life together for them!!

Prayers for the week.

A lady at my church had heart surgery, our pastor had shoulder surgery.

Scott's job situation.

For Noah's sleep.

My coworkers and patients

Chris, Katherine and peanut.

My sister starting a new round of classes this week.

Us deciding about a weekend trip this summer.

What is GCM?

Those following my blog that aren’t part of GCM are probably wondering what it is (insert giggling smiley). GCM stands for Gentle Christian Mothers. It is an on-line (and occasionally off line) community of Christian Mothers who want to raise their children in a grace-filled, loving, non- punitive home. I am so glad I found this site last summer- it has been such a blessing. We talk about everything! We pray for each other, support each other, give advice and share our mommy lives. It is so nice to have a group of women to turn to who share my parenting philosophy. Scott and I want to raise Noah in the manner the Bible says- and this goes against what most of society tells parents to do. It saddens me that so many “Christian” parenting experts, have principles that are actually un- Biblical. Hmmm, maybe I will do other blog posts on this subject.

At GCM there are so many needs and prayer requests. In the past few months we have had moms have second trimester losses. We have had several NICU babies. There are sick children, parents and loved ones. There are marriages under attack. I pray for these women constantly- and that is why it is on my prayer list.

I am looking forward to meeting some of these moms when we go to Atlanta in May!!

Mid April updates

Nothing exciting is going on. Scott has applied for several jobs this week- so we are waiting, waiting, waiting. A praise is that nothing in our house has broken this month. Yay!!!!!

Chris and Katherine's peanut is doing good! they had an appt this week- and the doc says everything is fine. They will have a big ultrasound in may- and are planning to find out the sex if peanut isn't shy! ;)

Scott's dad and Denise just brought Denise's mom back from Florida for 3 months- so they need prayer for that situation.

Krista and Micheal are getting hitched in about 3 weeks- I have been praying for that and for their marriage.

My sister got an "A" in her first class- and will be starting classes again on monday!

I am so blessed.

While making hospital rounds this weekend, it struck me how blessed I am. I am not in the hospital as a patient. I have a roof over my head, food on my table, a cupcake in my stomach, a wonderful family. Maybe it hit me because I had 3 people who were very close to my age. One with cancer, and 2 with multiple sclerosis.

I see so many hurting, broken people on a daily basis. I also see those who know the Lord. I can walk into an exam room and almost immediately tell if a patient loves God. I see people go through horrible experiences and illnesses and those who love God have such a better time accepting what comes their way.

It is so emotionally draining to see those patients that don't love God. It is like their spirit wants to suck the life out of mine.

I have so much- and there are so many people who have so little.

Requests for the week

My best friend Vicki emailed me and said several members of her church are sick and in need of prayer. Also her well tank busted- so she is out of water until it is fixed.

No news to report on the job front.

Chris and Katherine's peanut is doing well- and Katherine is beginning to have less nausea- so that is a giant praise! Chris is coming here this weekend- so safe travels!

My sister has been having a rough few weeks with school. Her clinical instructor is not very nice- and she has had a lot of tests. And her birthday is the 11th!!

Daniel Fast update.

Well, this week has been kind of crazy. We have only a few days left of our fast- and so far I still feel the desire to stay home. Scott has contacted a recruiter in another city this week- so we shall see.

An incident happened at work this week- and it made it seem to me that I will not be in this job forever. I also would not have any problem leaving. A few years ago- it would have been very hard for me to leave. But not now. We are still praying for direction.

It is just weird to look back the past few years and see that things that made us want to stay in savannah have changed. We thought I would never want to leave my job, that we would never want to leave our church, and that we would never want to move away from family. My job I could leave tomorrow and not have bad feelings about it. For the past year or so we have been feeling not as connected to our church- but we have not felt we need to move to another in savannah either. Family would be hard to leave- but we will do what we feel we are being called to do.

Prayer Request from Hollie.

My friend Hollie works at a major corporation here in Savannah, and they are laying off 600 people this spring. She thinks she will be in this group. She has applied for a different position- so let's pray for her!!

Our Daniel Fast is going ok so far. Not much to report yet.

Our Biggest Prayer Request

For quite a while now, I have been leaning/wanting/believing I'm supposed to stay home with Noah. But I am the breadwinner. We have been praying a lot, paying off a lot of debt, praying a lot, for this to come about. Scott has been looking for a new job since august. Not much luck. Those he has interviewed for did not want to pay him more than he makes now.

So we decided we needed to do something to get some clarity from God. We are beginning a Daniel fast for the next 10 days. Our denomination is not one that encourages fasting- so this is a first for us. The Daniel fast is one where you eat a limited diet and fast for many days instead of refraining from eating for a day. We will essentially be on a vegan diet for 10 days- maybe longer. We will reassess at the 10 day mark if we need to do more.

The weird thing is everything in our house has been breaking. This weekend it was the stove. Last week we had a new roof on. In the past 2-3 years we have replaced the heater, the air conditioning unit, the pool cleaner, the pool cover. So we are wondering if all this has happened so that if we do have to move, our house will sell quick since it is brand new! We are also working on painting the interior and exterior.

I will keep you posted!

New Blog!

So I wanted another blog to serve as sort of a prayer journal. I will post about what I am praying for. If you want me to pray for you- leave a comment and I will add you. I will add more later!