Our New Home

What an incredible week this has been.

Last Saturday was the first core group meeting for the church starts at our church.

I have strongly felt the Lord calling us to Bryan for quite a while.

I love the ministry that we have started in Bryan with women who need to know the Lord, women who their children are getting poured into weekly, but they are not.

So on Saturday I was all set to go to the Bryan meeting.

Shortly before we split into two seperate groups, Butch made a comment that if you live in College Station and you are going to Bryan then you need to be prepared to tell him why.

That was me.

My stomach started to quiver, was I wrong?

What do I do?

No, I knew I wasn't wrong, stand firm...peace again.

I was prepared, certain Butch would stop me as I went into the room. I would say, I just know that is where I am supposed to be.

That was my argument...God said so.

I have always lived in College Station (since I was young, minus 8 years of my adult life).

College Station is what I know.

It is where I work.

It is where my kids go to school, it is where I do just about everything.

Except ministry.

I know that when we begin the church in Bryan that it is going to be intense ministry that happens a lot.

I know that when you do ministry you need to be part of the community you are working with.

I am so excited.

So Saturday night I felt like the Lord said "why do you have to live in College Station?"

I told Him all of the reasons I listed above.

It was not a good argument for Him.

He reminded me of a new subdivision off Villa Maria by Mary Branch (Autumn Lake).

I happen to work for the company building these homes.

On Monday I started filling out some paper work.

This morning my boss came in and said "so I hear you want to buy a house"...well I'm thinking about it, I said.

I told him what I wanted and he said, "we can work something out".

Did we ever...God blessed my socks off, my boss gave me a deal that I could never get anywhere else.

I signed the contract today.

It is official.

I will be able to move into my new home in August (the one pictured above).

The boys are so excited.

The subdivision has a lake and a park.

Best of all, God has taken me even further out of my comfort zone.

He is showing me that He blesses obedience.

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' Matthew 25:23

He is showing me that He wants to do even greater things through me.

How can He not get all of the glory in this?

This is not something that I could even begin to accomplish on my own.

Praise Him!!

Frog Heaven

We have created frog heaven.

We have been spending a lot of time with friends at the park where many frogs live. The boys have been bugging me about bringing frogs home with them.

I have told them no because there was no place to put them.

Not anymore.

Last night they begged to bring two frogs home and they had them in a pepsi cup.

I said ok and that they could live in the back yard...they were so excited.

We got home and I thought they would put them in the yard and that would be the end of it...little did I know, that was just the beginning.

Michael had the smart idea (of course) to put them in the pool that we had done the oobleck in. It was cleaned out and just waiting for frogs!!!

We woke up this morning and the frogs were still there.

I knew that if we left them there with nothing, they would bake in the sun...not what I want to come home to!!!

So me and Michael and Sydni got the idea to put water and dirt and leaves and branches in the pool. The pool was misshapen so it is like hills and valleys with water and dirt in it. We made them shade with the branches.

Alex was still asleep while we were doing all of this.

When he woke up, his first question was "can I give the frogs some water?"

I said to him "come see what we have done"!!

He was so excited.

I told him the only rule was that he could not get over in the pool.

I am sure I am inviting other creatures to come visit, but it is worth it.

So now they can collect crickets and frogs (no snakes!!) and bring them home to frog heaven!!

When Will She Blog Again?

So much happens in a year.

So many things to share and write.

I was going through my links and it just so happens that today June 12, 2008 is exactly ONE YEAR since our MacKaycee The Cool Girl Drummer has updated her blog.

And what a year she has had.

What happens if you don't blog in a year?

Does your blog die?

Do people take you off their links?

I am leaving her on mine because I have faith that she will blog again.

She will share all that the Lord has done in her life.

So if you see Kaycee BEVERS around...her blog title isn't even correct anymore...she has a whole new ballad...ask her when will she blog!!!