This weekend, Scott and I went to see Fireproof. I can't begin to tell you how great this movie is. I am one of those people who can easily cry while watching movies at home. Watching a movie in a theatre I usually try to keep it together. I was extremely proud of myself because I kept it together (even while others were crying during the movie) until the very end. It was all over. I could have used a whole box of Kleenex's!! My eyes were swollen when I left that place. Scott was laughing at me and like he usually does. When that movie is released, I'll be buying my copy and you can best believe I will have myself a crying party. I am going to cry rivers all by myself with my popcorn and drink.
I have posted the video of a song that is in the movie below. If you have seen the movie, please leave a comment and tell me what you thought of it. If you have not seen it, take your spouse and GO!! Don't forget to click on the pause button on my playlist at the bottom before watching the video.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Taylor
I have a prayer request to ask of you all. Taylor has been pre-qualified to attend the NC School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. IF, she is accepted, she will have to live on campus during the week and will be able to come home on the weekends during her junior and senior year. Also, they pay for eats, transportation and the school itself. They also will pay for her four year degree at any UNC system school that she chooses.
We are in the process of registration and filling out the application right now. There is a chance that she may not be accepted but she is very much considering this if she is given the opportunity. We are praying faithfully that the Lord would open all the doors if this is His Will for her life and if it is not, that He would make it known for us. I can't begin to tell you how I feel about this. It's an honor for her and I don't won't to hold her back from achieving her dreams. While on the other hand, I wonder if the memories she would make at high school those two years of her life would mean more and of course, the biggest thing would be that I would miss her soooooo much.
Please pray that God will guide and direct us in what He would have us to do. I would really appreciate it.
We are in the process of registration and filling out the application right now. There is a chance that she may not be accepted but she is very much considering this if she is given the opportunity. We are praying faithfully that the Lord would open all the doors if this is His Will for her life and if it is not, that He would make it known for us. I can't begin to tell you how I feel about this. It's an honor for her and I don't won't to hold her back from achieving her dreams. While on the other hand, I wonder if the memories she would make at high school those two years of her life would mean more and of course, the biggest thing would be that I would miss her soooooo much.
Please pray that God will guide and direct us in what He would have us to do. I would really appreciate it.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
A New Blogger!
Vickie Varnell has finally started her own blog! She is a like a sister to me and I am so excited that she has joined the blog world! I am posting her link below. Check it out!
http://thevarnellorbit.blogspot.com/
http://thevarnellorbit.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
See You at the Pole
Below is the history of SYATP. I learned this past weekend that the small group that began this were only 10 teenagers! Now, 18 years later, that number is over 3 million!! GO GOD!!
http://www.syatp.com/home/
See You at the Pole™ HistoryA small group of teenagers in Burleson, Texas, came together for a DiscipleNow weekend in early 1990. They came seeking God. Little did they know how powerfully God was about to move. On Saturday night God penetrated their hearts like never before. The students were broken before God and burdened for their friends. Compelled to pray, they drove to three different schools that night. Not knowing exactly what to do, they went to the school flagpoles and prayed for their friends, schools, and leaders. Those students had no idea how God would use their obedience.
God used what He did among those teenagers and others who were holding similar prayer meetings at their schools to birth a vision in the hearts of youth leaders across Texas. The vision was that students throughout Texas would follow these examples and meet at their school flagpoles to pray simultaneously. The challenge was named See You at the Pole at an early brainstorming session. The vision was shared with 20,000 students in June 1990 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Only God had envisioned how many students would step up to the challenge. At 7:00 a.m. on September 12, 1990, more than 45,000 teenagers met at school flagpoles in four different states to pray before the start of school.
A few months later, a group of youth ministers from all over the country gathered together for a national conference in Colorado. Many of them reported that their students had heard about the prayer movement in Texas and were equally burdened for their schools. No other events had been planned, but it was clear that students across the country would be creating their own national day of student prayer. There was no stopping them.
On September 11, 1991, at 7:00 a.m., one million students gathered at school flagpoles all over the country. From Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, students came together to pray. Some sang, some read Scripture, but most importantly, they prayed. Like those first students, they prayed for their schools, for their friends, for their leaders, and for their country.
As in all great movements of prayer, See You at the Pole™ did not begin in the hearts of people. It began in the heart of God. God used the obedience of a small group of teenagers to ignite what has become an international movement of prayer among young people.
Since 1991, See You at the Pole™ has grown to God-sized proportions. Within only a couple of years, students were praying in several countries around the world. Now, more than 3 million students from all 50 states participate in SYATP. Students in more than 20 countries take part. In places like Canada, Guam, Korea, Japan, Turkey, and the Ivory Coast, students are responding to God and taking seriously the challenge to pray.
God is continuing to call His people to repentance and prayer. Countless inspiring testimonies of how He has used See You at the Pole™ to bring students to Christ and to change lives affirm God’s power to answer those who cry out to Him in humble dependence. Bible clubs, weekly prayer meetings, and other ministries have begun on campuses where students participated in SYATP.
http://www.syatp.com/home/
See You at the Pole™ HistoryA small group of teenagers in Burleson, Texas, came together for a DiscipleNow weekend in early 1990. They came seeking God. Little did they know how powerfully God was about to move. On Saturday night God penetrated their hearts like never before. The students were broken before God and burdened for their friends. Compelled to pray, they drove to three different schools that night. Not knowing exactly what to do, they went to the school flagpoles and prayed for their friends, schools, and leaders. Those students had no idea how God would use their obedience.
God used what He did among those teenagers and others who were holding similar prayer meetings at their schools to birth a vision in the hearts of youth leaders across Texas. The vision was that students throughout Texas would follow these examples and meet at their school flagpoles to pray simultaneously. The challenge was named See You at the Pole at an early brainstorming session. The vision was shared with 20,000 students in June 1990 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
Only God had envisioned how many students would step up to the challenge. At 7:00 a.m. on September 12, 1990, more than 45,000 teenagers met at school flagpoles in four different states to pray before the start of school.
A few months later, a group of youth ministers from all over the country gathered together for a national conference in Colorado. Many of them reported that their students had heard about the prayer movement in Texas and were equally burdened for their schools. No other events had been planned, but it was clear that students across the country would be creating their own national day of student prayer. There was no stopping them.
On September 11, 1991, at 7:00 a.m., one million students gathered at school flagpoles all over the country. From Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California, students came together to pray. Some sang, some read Scripture, but most importantly, they prayed. Like those first students, they prayed for their schools, for their friends, for their leaders, and for their country.
As in all great movements of prayer, See You at the Pole™ did not begin in the hearts of people. It began in the heart of God. God used the obedience of a small group of teenagers to ignite what has become an international movement of prayer among young people.
Since 1991, See You at the Pole™ has grown to God-sized proportions. Within only a couple of years, students were praying in several countries around the world. Now, more than 3 million students from all 50 states participate in SYATP. Students in more than 20 countries take part. In places like Canada, Guam, Korea, Japan, Turkey, and the Ivory Coast, students are responding to God and taking seriously the challenge to pray.
God is continuing to call His people to repentance and prayer. Countless inspiring testimonies of how He has used See You at the Pole™ to bring students to Christ and to change lives affirm God’s power to answer those who cry out to Him in humble dependence. Bible clubs, weekly prayer meetings, and other ministries have begun on campuses where students participated in SYATP.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Homecoming
Today was Homecoming at Oakdale. It was great to go "home" and visit. Oakdale Baptist Church really holds special memories for me and my family. I grew up there and learned a great deal. As I reflect back, I can see how God placed each one of my Sunday School teachers, Acteen leaders, and Youth leaders in my life and prepared me for who I am today.
As I sat there with my family I thought back to the day, seventeen years ago, Mr. Porter married my best friend and I. He also dedicated and baptized Taylor. This spiritual led man and his precious wife, Mrs. Rosa, will always have a special place in our family's heart.
I am now a Sunday School teacher and an Acteens leader/helper at a great church, West Edgecombe Baptist Church. I don't know that I would be any of the above had I not had the knowledge I needed about Jesus Christ and the love of a church family. I thank God today for Oakdale Baptist Church and pray that this church will continue to be a blessing to others as it has always been for me and my family.
As I sat there with my family I thought back to the day, seventeen years ago, Mr. Porter married my best friend and I. He also dedicated and baptized Taylor. This spiritual led man and his precious wife, Mrs. Rosa, will always have a special place in our family's heart.
I am now a Sunday School teacher and an Acteens leader/helper at a great church, West Edgecombe Baptist Church. I don't know that I would be any of the above had I not had the knowledge I needed about Jesus Christ and the love of a church family. I thank God today for Oakdale Baptist Church and pray that this church will continue to be a blessing to others as it has always been for me and my family.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Awesome Video
This is a awesome video of testimonies written on cardboard. Check it out! How AWESOME is our GOD!!
Oh how He does love us!
Oh how He does love us!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Happy Birthday Kayla Shea!!
Warning: Kayla Shea Waller has her permit now. If you see a silver Ventura van, use extreme caution. Also, motorists are reminded to still be on the look-out for a silver 4-Runner and exercise extreme caution as well. Just kidding!
Happy 15th Birthday Kayla!!
Happy 15th Birthday Kayla!!
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