hear the cry

today i am...


a mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend who hit a young woman that decided to take her life by running out in front of me while driving down a very dark road. my family and i were not hurt but i will forever have the image in my mind. the woman didn't have any ID on her but did have a journal with suicide notes written it it. the tragic incident redefined my dependence on my lord jesus christ for all understanding and peace. a peace that the young woman had very little of. i am sad she chose my truck and family to control her hopes to end her suffering but glad i can see what god needs me to do through this. don't waste today not knowing who you were created to be. i pray that you know christ and make him known as he changes your life and your world view. what is his purpose for us? to be obedient and to bring glory to his name through our service. as sad as this suicide is, i pray that someone may be lead to christ and bring hope and light back into the world.

prayer

today is a little different.

please take a moment and say a prayer for a sweet young man who is fighting for his life. he was hit by a drunk driver on saturday and is still with a breathing tube and has a long way to go in his recovery. i know the lord will be giving him strength every moment but pray for a miracle that he will let his recovery be easier then expected. also pray for his family as they spend so many sleepless hours with their dear son.

thank you!

so excited!!!

today i am.....


a woman who will wake up in the morning, go to court and leave the courthouse a mother of an amazing son!!!
2 years ago when i started fostering this young man i would never believe that today i could say he is my son. this road has been so hard, good and bad but man am i blessed to have this blessing and to hear my son calling for his dad, my husband every day of my life.
b4 this all happened my husband and i tried for many years to have our own child and we never could, so then we went the adoption route for a baby. after years of tears and heartache we had a come to jesus meeting with ourselves and made some good changes in our lives and boom!!! the lord said, i know you have wanted that but i want this for you.
thank god for this day!


it's me amy now:) i just have to say that i have watched this beautiful family through a lot of this and i can't tell you how blessed i feel to know them and that i inspire to be more selfless as they have been.
remember people...
we got one life, make the best of it and share it with all you love!!!

xoxo

wow!

today i am....

a mother who died but saved her little baby. my husband was driving, the family dog was in the back seat and i was in the passenger seat nursing my new baby on I-10. i know, i know that sounds bad that the baby was not in the car seat but you'll thank me later:) so... we had a wreck, a bad wreck! ems found my husband alive and me and the dog dead. the back seat of the car was where there was the worst damage and i'm sure the first responders were very worried about where the baby could possibly be considering the dog was underneath the caved in metal by the car seat. they got my husband out and headed to the hospital and then worked on getting my lifeless body out of the car. so they grabbed my hunched over body up to find my precious baby still nursing and alive! thank you god for using me to protect my sweet baby and to give my husband a companion through life.

love and obey

today i am............

a daughter who loves and shares the love of jesus to my gay mother. when i found out the reason my parents divorced i was angry and bitter towards her and then to top it off my father was very controlling. as i was getting older i started drinking and doing other things i should not be doing and then at 19 i prayed that special prayer for jesus to come in my heart. i started praying for my mom and my dad but still holding onto resentments and even though i had the lord in my heart i still messed up and ended up pregnant without a husband and really no support. Through the lord's grace and me receiving hope through my precious baby i was now ready to obey the lord and love my mom and father as the lord has loved me.

now i am me....
i love when i get the chance to hear stories like this because it reminds me that not only do we as christians still mess up but that the lord still loves us through it.

divorced

today i am...........


a newly divorced mother of 2 amazing, talented, beautiful, respectful girls. life is hard and it down right sucks at the moment because of all the crazy side line stuff that happens when you become a single mom but i am finding that i have a smile on my face more now than i have in a long time, my house is cleaner:), i am living and happy which people see that about me now instead of doing and going all the time for others (well living for my husband). i am proving to myself and family without even knowing that i am, i am a strong, loving, helpful, beautiful, talented and amazing woman!

i am amy now:) what i see out of this friend is such great things! i have been that single mom before and when i was there i felt like i was just floating around and thinking i really wanted someone, anyone to tell me i was doing great!!! so here's to all the single parents out there.... your great! and important and you will survive this!!!! :)

meaningful relationships

today i am.........

me:) i broke my foot on sunday and i am miserable! just say'n!! it's hard being a human being, let alone a mom and career woman but to then throw in an immobile leg is down right stupid and i have no time for this!!
ok, now that that is out i feel a little better but what makes me feel even better is that god sends friends your way at perfect moments! i am truly blessed and thankful to have so many amazing friends to count on when i am down and out.
my prayer for you tonight is that you have the most amazing support group of friends to lift you up in your times of need and that we can recognize them and in return lift them up when needed:)

i love you friends!!! and thank you for all you do!!!