Prayer

About a week ago I attended a local church's DNow weekend as a leader for 7th grade girls.  This has been my 6th or 7th DNow that I have been a leader for.  To think when I was in high school and attended these as a student I would always tell myself how there is no way I would ever be able to do that.  Well now look at me HA God  had another plan in mind.  This past weeks DNow weekend was on prayer.  I had never done a whole weekend on prayer.  But I loved it! It was so refreshing and it was something I really needed to hear myself. The theme verse for the weekend was "But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who sees in secret.  And your Father will reward you." Matthew 6:6.  We focused a lot on how when we become a Christian we inter into a relationship with Christ, and when we are in a relationship with anyone the key thing we do is communicate.  Praying is our way to communicate with God and one of my favorite verses is; ""Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.  The scripture that we went over in our small groups with they youth was in Matthew 6:9-13  we went through each verse on how Jesus gave the disciples the model prayer and on how we should pray also.  It was a great weekend with these girls and I pray that the got something out of the weekend.  Even though 7th grade girls can be challenging God gave me the strength to show these girls how we are to live like Christ and to live our lives to glorify God. 

2010

2010...Wow what a year! This past year has been a great year and a very sad and trying year at times.  It has also been very busy with going to school, working for 2 families, making cakes, and very involved with our children's ministry at our church.  This past year I have made new friends, lost old friends, became closer to a few friends, and re-connected with old friends!
In this past year I have lost 2 people that I was close it in my family.  My great grandmother went to be with the Lord in February.  She was a wonderful woman who taught me many things and was there to take care of me when I would have to stay home from school because I was sick.  She is dearly missed in my family.  Then in October a dear man that was close to my heart went to be with the Lord.  He was my Uncle Bill.  A great man who took me out on a date for my 16th birthday and would call to see what I was up to.  His death was and is hard on me.  But to be reminded of how temporary this life is here on earth and that they are up there now with our Lord Jesus Christ! What a sight that would be! How one day we all will get to spend forever with our Lord glorifying His Name together!
I have greatly enjoyed working as a Sunday School teacher in our nursery at my church.  In the time I have been in there I have watched our class go from 1 baby to 10!  We have been flowing with children in our class and it has been a true blessing to welcome new visitors to the church and love on all the babies in our church and watch them grow.  I have several "buddies" in our room and at times I can never sit down on the floor with an empty lap or even just one child, at times I have had 3 or 4 little kids sitting in my lap.  The kids are great and so full of joy!  One thing I love about being in this room is that when we have visitors with children I can get to know these families.  God has truly given me a heart for little ones,  they are just a joy to work with and always make me laugh!
This year in 2011 I look forward to see what the Lord has in store for me.  I am starting my last semester at Ivy Tech and will graduate this coming May!! I can not wait to be done with school! In February of this year I will be going to Jamaica on a mission trip with a women's group at my aunt's church to an orphanage to love one the children.  I have always wanted to go on a trip like this one and God has finally opened the door for me to go.  This summer I get to go on a cruise with one of the families I work for! That will be a new experience for me.  Then finally there is another trip in the making for this summer!  I am not going to reveal where just yet...but I will give you 2 hints 1.) It is far away and 2.) It has to do with a link I have added to my blog recently about a ministry.  A good friend of mine and I are praying and applying for a 2 week mission trip to work with orphans and we are both excited! I will have more information soon on this trip.

I hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed 2010 and pray that for the things to come in 2011!
God Bless!