Worship is more than a song....

TrueWoman08 and Revival Week

Wow!! We are praising God that the TrueWoman08 Conference is SOLD OUT!! The conference is still 2 months away and 6000 ladies have purchased tickets to attend!! Isn't that awesome!
Please be praying for Nancy Leigh DeMoss and the other speakers as they prepare their hearts for this conference! I can't wait!!!!
Also, today we begin the annual Life Action Staff Revival Week. We will have services tonight and tomorrow night and then all day on Tuesday and Wednesday. This is such a crucial week for our staff....we want a fresh sense of God's presence in our lives so that we can be used to communicate the desperate need for revival in this nation. And for me personally...God always shows me an area in my life that I need to hand over to him and quit trying to control myself. I do not want my disobedience to hinder what He has in store for me or for our family.
This is an exciting week....and an exhausting one! Please pray for our family as we seek God!

It doesn't get any better than this....

We ventured out today to do some blueberry pickin' and eatin'!! YUMMY!!
We came home with about 6 pounds and I feel like I have already eaten at least a pound!
Now this is what summer is all about!!

Bragging Rights

Worship is bragging about God to God.
Evangelism is bragging about God to others.

I thought this was so simple....yet so profound. Think about it....have you bragged to God about how awesome He is? Have you told anyone else? I know I have so much to brag about Him!

Some Sunlight and Some Sonlight!!

Today we drove about 40 minutes to St. Joseph, MI to go to Silver Beach on Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful day and the kids loved the water and the sand. As you can see....many other people enjoyed the day with us!









And yes, our Sonlight Curriculum came this week! The kids were so excited....it almost felt like Christmas! For me...it was just a gentle reminder that this summer is not going to last forever and Christmas will be here before we realize...and so will the snow!!

Catching Up...

This has been a really wonderful week if you like 75 degree weather with absolutely no humidity and plenty of sunshine! We have been outside so much that I just haven't taken the time to upload some pictures and share with y'all. We have enjoyed two evenings just hanging out with some other Life Action friends (and eating, of course!!) We also went out to Clear Lake to ride bikes (I thought it was too cool to go swimming)....but Graham ended up swimming in his shorts with a bunch of other Life Action kids.! That's what summer is all about, right?

Is he in my face, or what?

No...not Rachel Ray.....Gracie Ray!

UMMM....that smells delicious! What is it about hamburger meat?

Oh how I wish y'all could have seen this. She had the most serious look on her face!

It was so funny!!

Two Months Ago....

My heart still aches for the Chapman family. Two months ago today, they placed sweet Maria into the arms of Jesus. This morning they did an interview with Robin Roberts from Good Morning America. The interview is scheduled to air the week of August 4th. This is huge!! I know God has big plans as a result of this tragedy. Let's watch HIM bring beauty from these ashes.....