Hosting Video

Ty and I had the opportunity to be in a video advocating for the hosting program. 
Check it out and feel free to share with your church family or friends.

https://vimeo.com/43912678

Thanks to Jeff and Gabe at our church for putting it together.

God's Ridiculous Provision

I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore.
I mean really!
Am I slow or what?
(No comments from the peanut gallery!)

How many times is it going to take for God to SPECIFICALLY, PERFECTLY, AND CREATIVELY meet a need (financial and other wise) before I stop worrying, doubting, fretting etc.?

Throughout my 40 something years of life I have had MANY prayers, more than abundantly answered.  I have also witnessed numerous miracles in my life... and in others.
Sometimes the miracle or provision came as a "moving of a mountain", other times I felt like God was taking me "around the mountain", and still other times he just helped me "climb that mountain."

But no matter what it looked like, or how long it took, or how miserable I made myself in the process...

God was there!

When I think back on all the times that God has provided in my life... in ways that I did not even think to ask, so thoughtful about little details, AND so abundantly...

I realize that God is really RIDICULOUS in HIS provision towards us!
Think about that for a minute... it's really true!

Recently Ty and I celebrated 22 years of marriage!

Now in case you are wondering... I don't see my marriage as "climbing a mountain". 
At least that has not been my experience... hopefully not Ty's either :)
I guess I see it more as God chose for me the Perfect person to climb those mountains with.  Back when I was 20 something I had absolutely no clue to what I needed in a spouse.

But God knew!
He blessed me with a man who has qualities I would not have even known to ask for.

Thanks God!!!

This past week we both got to witness God moving a mountain.
This is Sasha.

 

He is 15 years old.  He was on the Homes of Hope hosting list for this summer but had not been chosen yet.  Time was running out.

He has no siblings and no other family.When he turns 16 he will be out on his own.
At that point Sasha's life could go in many different disasterous directions.

We prayed for a family to step up...

We sent out an email to about 100 contacts.  We asked for help to get Sasha here.  It costs $2950.00.

Within less than 24 hours the financial "mountain" was moved!

Shortly thereafter, a family answered the call to step up and now Sasha is coming to Florida for the summer!

It seemed at first... ridiculous how quickly our prayers were answered.

But I guess in light of what was at stake, it was not ridiculous at all.

And I suppose in light of how much God really loves us...

HIS provision is not ridiculous either.  

We should not really be surprised!

If only we could clearly see and deeply understand the true measure of that love, moment by moment, how different would we live our lives!

Hmmmm!  Something to think about.

ON another note... my boy turned 14!!!

 

Hunter is becoming a strong, thoughtful, funny, loving, creative and helpful MAN!  I know he is still a boy but we are seeing hints of the man he is becoming and it is awesome!

I really love being the MOM of teenagers!