So I've added a ministry to my life in the past couple months besides my singing. The one thing I've always disliked doing and felt that I wasn't any good at.....I've become a speaker! I went to my 3rd women's encounter at the end of April (my 2nd that I've spoken at) and it was even more of a blessing than the other one I spoke at. I added a teaching as well as doing my testimony. I could really feel God moving through the place as I watched the Holy Spirit speaking to the ladies at the encounter. What an awesome weekend full of healing and freedom.
I plan to go back to my next encounter in July and I can't wait. And not only is God using me at these encounters as a server and a speaker, but I am actually speaking at my church this Sunday for mothers day. I love how God is taking me outside my comfort zone and then using me in ways that even I never thought. I still plan to sing, but I also plan to keep the speaking up. I guess the saying is true, "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called." Totally true!!!
It's been very busy in our family besides singing and speaking. We are getting ready for graduation and family vacation...all coming up within 2 weeks. Martie is graduating from high school and Lizzy is graduating from 8th grade. We are planning the party and trying to figure out graduation gifts for the girls as well as the others we've gotten announcements from. It's crazy busy, but good.
I'm excited for our vacation, too. It will be the first time on a plane for all our kids. Martie and Lizzy are scared about it, but it will be fun. We are going to Michigan to visit Scott's brother and his wife. They have not met Lizzy or John yet. We were there in 2010, so it's been a few years since we've seen them. Last time we went on a train, so it will be fun experiencing going on a plane.
Our baby is now almost 8 months old. Can you believe it!? He is crawling all over (army crawling), saying a few words (dada, ba, and I swear yesterday he tried to say dog but it came out "doook"). He is wearing pretty much only 12 month clothes, so he's a big boy. He's almost 20 pounds and he's probably about 29 inches long. He tries to pull himself up to furniture and he's almost there, he just needs a little help to get up. It's been amazing to watch him grow and learn things. He is so smiley and he loves kisses. He will "ask" for a kiss by opening his mouth, grabbing my cheeks or hair and kissing me right on the mouth. But I love every slobbery kiss he ever gives.
So it's been a very good year for us so far. Time just keeps going by so fast, so we try to cherish every moment of it. What a blessing God gives our family each day as we celebrate life together.
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