Year In Review

Man God is Awesome! This has been a great year and it has been really cool to see how God provides. We had decided to give more to missions this year and like an hour after I turned in our comittment we got a letter in the mail that had a gift card in it that was almost as much as we had decided to increase our offering every month. So, we decided we had too little faith so we doubled the amount that we were going to increase every month. It has been really cool to see how God has provided all of our needs and then some this year.

We had been working hard to get out of debt so Misti could start working part time, which God allowed us to do this year. We also had to replace our Washer and Dryer, which someone gave us a nice dryer so we just had to buy a washer. Then we had to have the plumbing in our bathroom replaced, then we had to have the hot watet heater replaced, then the refrigerator, and just this past week our dishwasher quit working, so I went into the kitchen and told her to get back to work....okay that last part was a joke but the actual diswasher appliance did quit working. So we bought a new one and then they told us they couldn't install it because the plumbing wasn't the way it should be so the plumber will be back out for more work!

It has just been really cool to see how everytime something went wrong God had just provided the money for it right before or right after we needed it. It is amazing when you are out of debt and trying to be a good steward of the money that God has provided for you how much he really does provide and how much easier it is to see. We have been able to replace all these things and not had to go into debt for any of it. I also have been able to replace my old truck with a newer one, although I still have to get up at 5:45 every morning to drive a bus to pay for that, but God provides!

Just wanted to share with you how God has blessed this year. Don't be afraid to step out by faith and give to God. God will owe no one anything!

So Proud

Let me first start by saying, I know that my son Derek is not perfect! But last night Derek did something that really made me proud. We were helping move some people and he asked me when mom was going to get back with the Pizza. He was a little impatient and felt that it had taken way too long for her to order pizza and go get it and bring it back. I told him that she had gone to the hospital to visit someone, and he responded by saying, "Oh, well I'm going to pray for them." So right there in the moving truck he put his head on one of the boxes and quitely in his heart prayed. I don't know what he said, but I do know God does. He didn't even ask me who it was that was in the hospital, he just prayed for them. Sometimes I struggle with him because he doesn't always like to pray when I'm putting him to bed. He has no problem with Misti or I praying, but he just doesn't want to do it. But, last night in the back of that truck, wow he made me proud!