Praying God's Word...One Week at A Time- March

Here are the topics that Brittany choose for March. As you plan, feel free to use these or choose your own. If you’re just joining in…WELCOME! And, click here to read about “Praying God’s Word!” I’m so excited that so many of you have started 2011 in prayer with me!! Let’s keep it up!

As I put in my reflection on the verse from last week here, I am writing each week's verse on a sticky note and putting it on my computer screen so I read it all of the time and am able to it and reflect on it as God speaks to me.

February 28 - March 6: My son's friends (Proverbs 18:24)

March 7 – March 13: Me…for rest (Matthew 11:28)

March 14 – March 20: Danny…as a provider (Philippians 4:19)

March 21 – March 27: Brayden!…his future (Isaiah 58:11)

March 28 – April 3: Our family…our fears (Psalm 27:1)

Lunch with Elijah

Elijah's family has started coming to our church the past few weeks...we are VERY blessed by it!  And pray that God shows them the right church home for them :) 

We have enjoyed going out to eat for Sunday lunch a few times...This time we were at Pappasitos and the balloon artist made the boys doggies.  We didn't know they would be poodles!  But the boys loved them.

Such good friends!  And we think his parents are pretty cool too!

Writing Prayers on the Foundation of Our New Church Building

It is only a building...we are already all the Church...but the importance of grounding our church home in prayer is a huge one! 

Last Sunday, we were priveledged to be able to write prayers on the foundation of our new church building.  What an amazing time it was! 

And then we were all blessed to take communion as a church family in what will be our new church home!  Praise the Lord! 

"Yee Haw! It's Cowboy Day, Mommy!"

Yes- in Texas we celebrate Rodeo Day and we are all very proud of it.  The world championship BBQ cookoff started last night and that is a lot of fun to go to if you have never been.  This was us 2 years ago there. And that means that the Rodeo is only days away from starting!  We LOVE the Houston rodeo! 

To start the celebrations, Brayden's school had a Rodeo Day for the preschool kiddos.  It was adorable!  Brayden woke up telling me it was Cowboy Day, but he was NOT going to ride on a horse!  And he held true to that!

 The Kittens T/Th Class

Kate, Grady, Reese, Derek, Lauren, Parker, Brayden K, Brayden B, Mrs. Trisha

Girlfriend Giggle

What a fun evening I had with my best friend Jen!  We loved pampering ourselves, sharing many stories, catching up, and of course wearing matching pj's.  All for a great cause! 
Fort Bend Women's Shelter Girlfriend Giggle

I love you friend!

And we continue to wonder why people think we look alike :)

Praying God's Word...One Week at A Time- February Week 4

 February Praying God's Word Verses

I'm going to be a bit more blunt with my thoughts here...  My prayer life is something I really need to work on.  To be honest, a lot of times, I pray as I am running here or running there, but to sit down and have quiet time with the Lord isn't something I'm very regular at doing.  Something I'm ashamed of and know needs to improve! 

And friend of a friend from Baylor started this on her blog in January and I've been "reading" each scripture each week, but not really meditating on it or listening to what the Lord has for me to learn from it.  My friend, Natalie, posted this week that she writes the verse on a note card each week and puts it in her house where she will see it many times a day.  I thought that was a great idea, so I wrote this weeks verse on a post it note and it is on my computer screen!

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

~2 Corinthians 3:18 (New International Version, ©2010)

This week I was praying this verse for "My husbands self-image" but it seems to be applying more to me and my own messed up self-image.  I mean, I know in my head that "I am a child of God" and He loves me just the way I am, but do I truly love myself and who I am each and every day!  Nope- don't think so!  What a joy and reasuurance to know that we are each constantly "being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory!" AND all of it "comes from the Lord."Not from any other person, not from the media, not from myself, but from the One who created me.  Amen. 

Thank you Lord for that reasuurance and gift this morning. Please show me how I can pray this verse for my husband this week.  I love you.
 

3 weeks with Daddy home...Part 3

GEORGE RANCH HISTORICAL PARK

 Show down with a rooster

 1 day old piglets

 Share croppers house

 Beautiful oak trees..over 100 years old

 Kids treehouse built in the early 1900's

 The closest he's ever been to a horse and not screamed!

3 weeks with Daddy home...Part 2

And the fun continues... Part 1 here
 HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE

Little Gym...we have a Super Beast now!

Brayden has moved up the Super Beasts class at the Little Gym and he's loving it  He hasn't been in a class since last Spring, so it is taing a little bit of time to "re-learn" the way things work, but he picked right back up showing off his skills :)

 We are blessed there are only 3 kiddos in his class, and sometimes he is the only one there!  A personal lesson from Ms. Gina

 Spider crawling

 1st time on the balance beam all by himself