We went to New Freedom Church in Webb, Alabama, to hear this gentleman speak. It was incredible to see what God has done in his life and how he continues to build the Kingdom. He held Hannah and her friend's attention for 3 solid hours with his very down to earth, humorous and sincere approach. I want to invite him to Camilla soon.

something i want to remember

The vision is birthed, then there is a death (which is INCREDIBLY difficult and not sure what is dying – self maybe) and then, only then, can the glory fall and the vision become a living and breathing reality. Deep calls to deep...Psalm 42

Jooosseeepphhh...(hee hee) not so loud...

So, we are in the mall in Albany getting some last minute school supplies. There is husky gentleman ahead of us with a long beard and a pony tail. I really don’t think much about until I hear a little voice behind me say, quite matter of fact, “…huh, well you don’t see that everyday…” It was soooo funny…guess you had to be there. At least he waited until the man was in a safe distance! Usually, he’ll say something within a very close proximity and as I’m turning three shades of red – the only thing I can think to do is shrug my shoulders and quickly find an escape route! And once we are safe, trying to keep a straight face and through my muffled laughter, I do my best to correct him. We never know what is going to come out of that boy’s mouth – I wish I could take a tape recorder around with me. Sometimes it’s not what he says, but how he says it and his facial expressions.

He Knows...

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you, Psalm 139:1-18.