A WOMAN INSPIRED CONFERENCE GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

The latest online conference being put on by A Woman Inspired is called "Get Revived!" Check out how A Woman Inspired decribes this exciting conference:

This conference is all about giving you a spiritual dose of adrenaline because we all need it sometimes. Maybe you are concerned about your calling or perhaps you are afraid to begin walking toward what God has for you. Maybe your faith has taken a nose dive and you need to be pointed back in the direction of our Lord, Jesus. Or, it could be that you just need someone to tell you that it is okay that you failed but you need to get back up! It happens to all of us.

One of our own Speaking Thru Me Ministry Speakers, Joy Trachsel, will be speaking. Joy's session is titled "Becoming an I-6 Kind of Gal" - becoming the women who says "Send Me!"

The online conference runs from March 15th to 19th and is only $12.95 to register for the whole event.

Come and experience a great conference without leaving your home. You can even stay in your jammies if you'd like. One more great thing about this conference...all of the sessions will be recorded and sent to you at a later date on mp3 files. You can register for the conference here.

We are excited to be giving away 5 FREE tickets to the conference! If you’d like to enter your name please leave a comment on this post prior to Monday February 8th 2:00 pm CST. Thanks! Comment as many times as you would like. You don't want to miss a chance to attend this Inspirational Conference for FREE!

Hope to see you there!

802 - Waiting in the Rescue

Psalm 22:6 “He relies on the Lord; let Him rescue him; let the Lord deliver him, since He takes pleasure in him.”

As a parent of 4 small children I found myself very often having to hold back from rescuing my kids. It is not uncommon to see homework that one of the kids has forgotten to take to school. The momma in me wants to grab that homework and get it to school in record time before my child realizes what they have forgotten. But I have come to the conclusion if I do that every time they will never learn responsibility.

There are times that I even do that to myself. Instead of waiting on the Lord to provide or move in a situation I will want to rescue myself or come in and save the day. I often feel like God needs a bit of my help to do some of HIS business. Rescuing myself and trying to help the Lord out only tells the Him that I do not trust Him like I say I do!

As a believer in Christ, I know that trust is more than doing what He asks. Many times trust is waiting for Him. It might seems like the last minute, it might even seem like He has moved in too late, but He always come through. The Lord will rescue, the Lord will provide, the Lord will deliver me just as the scripture above reminds. I just have to trust and many times for myself that means wait!

Oh Lord, thank you for Your rescuing power and sure deliverance. Thank you for taking care of me even when I get in the way! Forgive me Father – I do trust You! Amen

801 - You Rock my World

Happy Birthday Momma!!!

I love you so much and have just been in awe of all you have gone through in the last 8 or so weeks with Dad's stroke. Momma, you have shown me so beautifully and valiantly what it means "through sickness and in health". Not once have you hesitated in Dad's recovery, nor have you skipped a beat. With a completely destroyed shoulder (if i ever get to meet that lady she is gonna get it...in Jesus Name, ha ha) and your own rehab to attend to, you have never lost that fire to see the both of you in whole health!

Momma, I think back to my high school years and my best friend. That was and still is you! I hope that my kids will want to hang out with me the way I wanted to be with you! You always made me feel so strong and supported me on all my decisions. I could tell that you were so proud, but yet did not hesitate to call me out when I was not thinking the best!

Through my first years of college I put you through quite a scare almost getting married and all. I put myself through quite a scare! ha Thank you for praying me through and for all your friends that prayed me through as well. I will never forget complete strangers coming up to me when I would come home and telling me they had lifted me up in prayer! Thank you!

I guess that is a huge part of why I could not keep silent when Dad had his stroke. I do know the power of our Lord when we take things to Him in prayer. And the masses of prayer that went up for you and dad on Dec. 8 and following made a huge impact in where you are today. In the same way the prayers that you and your Bible study friends lifted up on my behalf impacted my life and where i am today! Thank you!

Momma, I so wish we lived closer. You know I would love for you to move right into my own family room! Or at least build a house across the street. But for now the Lord has us at a distance. I do pray that we can be neighbors in heaven! That is much longer anyway than our short time here on earth!

I am so excited to see what the Lord has for you both! I think it is just beginning! Dad going home on Wednesday is just the start!! I read Ps. 18:29 today and thought of you and dad, "With your help I can advance against the troops; with my God I can scale a wall." He is not going to let you down! He is not going to not help! He is not going to let you fall. He is not going to not let you be victorious!! He is on your side and He has you in the palm of His hands, but He has your back too - Is. 58:8! He is all over you and I can see Him so clearly in you as well!

Momma, can say it any better than I love you with all my heart! You are my hero!!

Your big as a horse daughter,

Leigh!