by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on January 1, 2010
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
~Phillipians 4:6
My heart is full of many prayers as we enter this coming year.
Prayers for my husband as he continues to seek the Lord, and as he leans on God for strength, provision, and love.
Prayers for my children as they grow in the knowledge of Christ, and as they learn to love each other, serve each other, and shine their light.
Prayers for patience, contentment, kindness, and solid Christian friendship.
But, my heart is heavy with thoughts and prayers for family and friends around the country, and throughout the world. Friends who are hurting and in physical pain. Loved ones who are struggling, financially, to make ends meet. Friends and relatives who are in need of a Savior to rescue them from fear, darkness and depression.
This is the confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
~1 John 5:14-15
Will you pray with me? How can I pray for YOU?
by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on December 14, 2009
The house is finally quiet after a fun, but long and busy day. I’m trying to get caught up on some work, but I can’t manage to get past just sitting here, listening to each of my six babies breath as they sleep.
I can’t concentrate on work. I can’t seem to focus on the many emails I need to read, the reviews I need to write, or the giveaways I need to post.
My heart is heavy.
There is a lump in my throat that makes it hard to breath. My eyes keep filling with tears. I have this intense desire to just hold my babies, even as they slumber.
Will you please help me lift up my Twitter friend, Shellie, in prayer. Her baby boy fell in their pool this afternoon and passed away. Please pray with me for the peace that passes understanding and for the comfort and strength that can only come from our Heavenly Father.
I can’t even imagine the pain that Shellie is enduring. My heart is broken for her.
I have no words…
