Tina Morgan Hall Benefit

Several years ago my family was blessed enough to meet the Hall Family. John, Tina, Levi, and Gauge. Right away we knew that they were going to be a great family to be around. John and Tina loved each other so much, they loved their family, and they loved the Lord. Levi and Matthew got along very well and loved to play on the same baseball team. Gauge and Leann enjoyed having a friend their own age to play with during Levi and Matthews games. Several months ago we found out that Tina's brain tumor had began growing again, and treatments were not helping. Tina recently lost her 8 year battle with cancer and now leaves behind a husband (John) , Levi (age 9), and Gauge (age 4). This is a family who now needs our help. On Friday September 18, 2009 from 11:00 - 7:00 pm there will a benefit at Red Cross Baptist Church. The Christian Cooking Convoy is preparing BBQ Chicken Plates. A $7 donation per plate is requested. You can eat in or take out. There is delivery available with a minimum order of 5 plates. If you would like to purchase a ticket for a plate of BBQ Chicken to help out this family please let me know. You can email me at doublemlm@yahoo.com. This has been a very tough time for John and his two sons and they could really use your prayers also. Thank You Again.

Time Flies!!!

I have some posts that I am hoping to have up tomorrow. Leann turned five last Thursday! My baby is starting kindergarten tomorrow. The kids are excited to be going back to school, but not excited to be getting up early in the morning. I will post school pics as well as birthday party pics soon.

Which way do I go?

I guess this is going to be first actual post about something. I have had a rough week and there is are some issues weighing on my heart. So, I thought I will blog about it as a way to vent. I have been in college working towards being a teacher for several years now. I was originally scheduled to do my student teaching this fall. Actually I was suppose to start on Wednesday. I have been really excited and looking forward to this. However, there were some things that happened over the summer and as a result I received an email last night telling me that I am most likely not going to be able to student teach this semester. As a result graduation will also be pushed back a semester. The past 24 hours have been a roller coaster of emotions. I have been angry, frustrated, disappointed. One minute I am crying and the next I am okay. I did not get much sleep last night. I have prayed a lot over the past several hours. Here is my thing I am a control freak. I know that I am and I am okay with that. What I am having a hard time with. I know that my creator knows everything that is going to happen in my life. I would just really appreciate an outline or something. Why is it so hard to turn it all over to God? I know that God has a plan for me. Last night I finally decided to take a step back and try to give it all to God. I woke up this morning and left for school. I did not really talk to Travis about anything that was going on until I completed the exams I had this morning. It was the strangest thing. I woke up with this strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. As I drove to school a peace came over me like nothing I have ever felt before. I keep getting this feeling like someone is telling me over and over the timing is not right for what you are wanting to do. I have been so upset about not being able to student teach but now I think I am okay with it. I keep feeling like I am being told to be patient, not yet, and I have a feeling in my gut like there is something else in store for me that is going to need my attention more. When I left school I called Travis to tell him I was on my way home. He asked how my test went. Before I could tell him anything about the feelings I was having he said I have this strange feeling that the timing is not right for you to do student teaching. He said something does not feel right about it. I then proceeded to tell him about the feelings I was having. I am in total shock. Some of the phrases he said about what he felt he was being told were the exact things I was feeling. While I was on the phone with him I just lost it. How is it that he had no idea about me staying up and turning it all over to God, the feelings I was having, any of it. I had not told him any of it. Yet, he was getting the same answers I am getting. How AWESOME is my God? I am not sure what is in store for my future right now because there are a lot of things going on. I can say though that I am excited to see what God has in store for me. There are a few ideas that I have been throwing around in my head for a while now and maybe one of those ideas is what I am supposed to be pursuing. I know this is a lot of rambling but I needed to try and get this off my chest.

In the Beginning

I am still learning how to do this whole blogging thing so bear with me this may be a rough ride. This is a little more confusing than I was hoping it would be. Thank goodness I have a great SIL who is still willing to answer her phone after all the questions. Thanks Brandy. So, I guess I will just wait and see where this blog takes me. I promise I will try and get this thing figured out before too long.