My heavenly Father....You are good. You are peace. You are holy....like no other. You are in control. Even when life is confusing and scary...frustrating and it seems like things are unraveling. YOU are in control. Lord, I KNOW I have never really been "in charge" of anything that effects people's livlihood...I now if I had I would make mistakes and it wouldn't be pretty....so I understand that I must be gracious. But Lord, PLEASE!!!!!! Such foolish decisions and now people are in binds. How have Chris and I been so blessed? Lord, please help me to be gracious. Loving. understanding. I pray that I would be considerate. But Lord, this really isn't about me. ONLY YOU can make things right. ONLY YOU. Make us Your instraments. Make us completely in tune with how You want things to go. I thank You that goodness and mercy follow us. We need it so much.

Lord, I confess to You my wrong thoughts. My judgemental spirit. Turn it into a merciful one. But Lord, please keep me from venting to anyone but YOU. I pray that I would love YOU and others so much that my mouth would be guarded like a city with walls. Please let me be so careful with my words.

Thank You so much for all that You have blessed me with. Thank You for my husband. Thank You for my mom and dad. Thank You for my kids. Thank You for this town we live in. Thank You for all that You are doing in our lives. Thank You for never leaving us alone to figure things out for ourselves. Thank You for health. Thank You for WHO YOU ARE. Thank You for 3 years between kids. Thank You for a 9 year old and a soon to be 7 year old:) We are so blessed. I pray that I'll live like I know that I am!

Lord, all the needs....material, but mostly emotional, spiritual...Lord You know them. Please help me figure things out. Show me the way. Give Chris amazing wisdom. But Lord, even with all that ONLY You can work in hearts to change them. To open eyes to what needs to change. I pray You would take a stubborn heart that seems to be wrapped in cement and blast it off. Open blinded eyes. Lord, obliterate laziness with Your passion and zeal for us. Lord, please awaken him and never let him be the same.

I pray that my kids will love You with passion. I pray that we would have fun together today. I pray You would protect them. I pray that every word from my mouth would be motivated by love because I know how much I have needed a Savior...I have needed correction, I have needed instruction....So I must extend the grace You have given to me on my children. Lord, PLEASE do this in me!!!! It would be a miracle. I sumbit myself to YOU and to all that You want me to be. Your way is the best way!