the girls' first race!

Our town has a well-known 5K every year called the Brookhaven Run, and it happens to take place in a neighborhood within walking distance of our house. :)
(this happened last weekend)
 
So, since Mama hasnt been making her preggo-self run much (I miss it!) I did the next best thing...
had my girls run in the "Kid Dash"!

It was just a 50 meter run, so like no distance at all...
BUT super fun because all the kiddos got a Bib with the number 1 (so sweet, right?)
And got a race goodie bag at the end!!

Abigail was SO serious about it.
I was yelling at her as she passed me and she was so focused on that finish line! 
And apparently 50 meters just gave her a taste, because then she insisted on running, not walking, all
 the way home with her Daddy! haha

Such a fun time, and I look forward to getting my kids into things like this from an early age...
so many lessons to be taught in training, setting goals, and having fun doing them!

 

 Hope yall have a great weekend!!!
Yay for the coming of Fall and lots of football games!!
GIG EM!

Our Faith Journey

We've had lots of ups and LOTS of downs in our journey of faith for the last 10 years.
and it has been just that...a journey of FAITH.

Faith to trust Him.
For provison when we had none, for healing when we were sick, for protection when we were fearful,
for security when we felt shaken.

And He has come through.
Every. Single. Time.
I am amazed and feel honored that I have had to opportunity to see Him show up in the miraculous ways He has.

He has provided money when we had none. like literally negative in the bank account.
He has prompted people, friends AND strangers, to give to us in our times of need.
He has provided checks to show up in the mail several times...large, unexpected, needed checks.
Even in the negative, we have never been without.

He has healed us several times, and yes, I am talking about miracles.
(It's real people....He is the same today, yesterday, and forever...and I am living proof of His power.)
He has literally caused (through prayer) disease and sicknesses to disappear and no longer plague me.
He even gave us a precious baby when it should not have been physically possible

He has delivered us, and I don't just mean salvation.
I mean from the lifelong, sometimes daily, burdens and strongholds that entangled us for years.
Through prayer, He physically removed the stronghold of fear in my life.
(It had gripped me for years, causing alot of my sickness.)
I still must daily commit it to Him, but I am now free from the chains it once had on me.

FAITH is something I don't take lightly.
It's not a religion.
It's not about church attendance. It's not about rules. It's not about positive thinking.
It's about LOVE.  HIS love.

I am thankful for the journey.
Thanks for being part of this adventure of HOPE alongside me!

it's a . . .












That's right, it's a sweet BOY that we will be adding to our little house of pink!
We could not be more thrilled and excited.
He was healthy and growing perfectly when we got to see him yesterday, and it such a mover in my belly already!
So so thankful that the Lord is entrusting us with another arrow for our quiver.
(Psalm 127:4-5)
...a little mighty man of God is on it's way!!



supernatural healing can happen for you too

If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, or know me at all,
then you know I am not shy to share some of the stories of how God has healed me.
Lately I am feeling pulled to share more, to be more bold in the telling of what He has truly done in my life.
I have shared some pretty big things, like my healing of Fibromyalgia and deliverance from fear...
but I haven't shared some other stories yet...

like how He healed me from Lactose Intolerance and IBS (a lifelong struggle, ask my mama),
and how He healed me from two different kidney stones (like, it was "magically" gone in my pre-surgery Xray after being prayed for the night before),
and a few other crazy-sounding things. :)

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I feel like I need to pause and say this real quick...
a lot of friends and people throughout the years have thought that because we talk about things like healing and deliverance and the Holy Spirit, that we must be "charismatic" or have grown up around all this "crazy stuff". 
Let me tell you this...I grew up in a Bible church that didn't really acknowledge the power of the Holy Spirit, and so did Parker (after he spent his younger years in the Lutheran church).
It wasn't until we both (before we even knew each other) felt like there was just something MORE to God...and so we started seeking it out in different ways...
it wasn't until we started WITNESSING people get healed and changed and freed up in incredible ways, that we started believing this for ourselves.
I think a lot of times people don't believe this can happen for them (or happen at all, for that matter) simply because they haven't actually seen or witnessed it happen.
Or they have seen and tasted His power, but didn't go any further into it.
Anyway. Just felt like I needed to say that so you know where I am coming from a little better!
I feel like someone may need to just hear this:
That healing can happen for YOU no matter how you were raised or taught. 
Because it comes from your Creator, your Father, who loves you dearly.
Healing and Deliverance is simply about living the way you were created to live.

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I also will share more about the most recent freedom in my life:
a genuine deliverance from a spirit of Shame
(which I have also shared about here before).
It truly is changing my life in the day to day.
My hubby is even seeing a difference in me.

Oh, and speaking of my hubby?
He hasn't slept well (never a full night, never woke up rested) literally in the last 3 years.
It has been brutal, and has honestly taken a toll on him and on our marriage in every way.
But guess what??
As he is beginning to walk in a new level of freedom from fear the last few weeks...
he has slept through the night most nights and has woken up rested most days!!
Y'all, that is seriously a miracle and a testimony to God answering us.

So while I will start to share those stories...I guess my point in writing right now is to say this.
If you are struggling, if you are physically sick, or struggling emotionally or mentally...
there ARE answers for you and I truly believe the Lord desires freedom for us in our struggles.
He did not create us to be in bondage to lies or sickness!

There are SO many people out there who need it, who need healing and deliverance in a big way.
We have heard so many testimonies throughout the years...just by sharing our own story, and also being around others who have been through the same pursuit of freedom as us.

As you know, Parker and I just went to a week long conference called Be in Health,
at a little church out in the sticks of Georgia.
It was our second time there (the first time was 5 years ago, when I got healed from Fibromyalgia).
We just knew it was time to go back...
that we both had more things, strongholds or lies in our life that we needed freedom from.

I have said this before and will continue to...we will never say that a conference is the answer.
Because JESUS and His promises for you is THE answer.
But what we have been able to learn...and learn to apply in our life...
at Be in Health
is something I would recommend to ANY friend and ANY Believer to go to.
It is life-changing.
Completely based on scripture, nothing at all taken out of context, nothing "hokey" about it.
Just being drenched in the word of God about His desires for you, for 8 hours a day for 5 days straight.

So before I go diving in to my own testimonies over the next few weeks...
I want you to hear from other, random people just like you and me,
who have seen the power of God move in their life just by simply applying the principles He has laid out for us in the Bible...and by beleiving Him.

so, please watch these (very short) videos and be moved!
(and on some you may have to hear the little "invite" to the conference at the end of it...
while I do wish everyone I know would go to this, I promise I am not posting all this to promote it.)
I truly just want freedom for everyone I know.
Just watch, y'all! :)



(you can find more videos and stories and info HERE.

Please please email me or message me or whatever if you are wanting prayer or just to know more about all I am saying.
I know without a doubt I am called to share all these things boldly...so here I am!
Thanks for listening. :)