October 8, 2008
We are so excited to be heading to Philly in the morning! For those who don't know- we lived there for 10 years before we moved to Charlotte.
We are going to be able to see most of Bill's family at Bill's nephew's wedding this Friday... then on Saturday we will be able to see my mom and some of my extended family! On Sunday we're going to our old church- Covenant Fellowship. We are so excited!
We appreciate your prayers for safe travels~
Philly or bust!
Nana and Da are here!
We love Bill's parents!
They are here for one night while they're on their way to Philly for a wedding.
Take 1
Take 2
While I'm Waiting~
Bill and I saw the movie, Fireproof, last night. A song in the movie that we were still talking about this morning is titled "While I'm Waiting". I just saw that my friend Cissy just posted it on her blog too! The Lord is using this song for His glory! We are all in a time of waiting with so much uncertain. How are we to wait? Why are we to wait on Him? The Lord tells us in His Word...
Ps. 27:14- Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage;wait for the LORD!
Ps. 33:20 -Our soul waits for the LORD;(Why? Because)he is our help and our shield.
Ps. 30:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,and in his word I hope.
May your heart be encouraged as you wait on the Lord...
6 year old piano player :)
A friend from our worship team sent this to me awhile back. We just watched it again and thought you'd enjoy it too! This little boy is precious and gifted. I especially love his hand gestures! (You'll want to pause my blog music before starting the video!)
Hippo what?
October 4, 2008
A helpful definition ...
"Hippotherapy is a treatment that uses the multidimensional movement of the horse; from the Greek word "hippos" which means horse. Specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists use this medical treatment for clients who have movement dysfunction. "
Over a year ago my Aunt Rita asked if I'd ever heard of Hippotherapy. I hadn't. She believed Mirielle would greatly benefit - so I told her I'd check into it. While at a homeschool bookstore only a month later, I saw a flier on their bulletin board- advertising Hippotherapy in Mount Holly, NC! I took down the number and called. What transpired next was to me a miracle! The lady who answered the phone was Melinda Kirkpatrick- the owner of Shining Hope Farms. Over 12 years ago Melinda and I carpooled our kids to Resurrection Christian School together. I also taught her 2 girls Jessie and Katie piano. Both our families ended up moving and sadly we lost touch- until I called Shining Hope Farms! It was such a joy to find out that Melinda- who passionately loves the Lord- owns and runs this horse farm! She had an opening for Mirielle to begin right away.
Jessie now works with Miri and what she has been able to accomplish amazes me! I pray you enjoy one of our mornings at Shining Hope Farms!
"Hippotherapy is a treatment that uses the multidimensional movement of the horse; from the Greek word "hippos" which means horse. Specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists use this medical treatment for clients who have movement dysfunction. "
Over a year ago my Aunt Rita asked if I'd ever heard of Hippotherapy. I hadn't. She believed Mirielle would greatly benefit - so I told her I'd check into it. While at a homeschool bookstore only a month later, I saw a flier on their bulletin board- advertising Hippotherapy in Mount Holly, NC! I took down the number and called. What transpired next was to me a miracle! The lady who answered the phone was Melinda Kirkpatrick- the owner of Shining Hope Farms. Over 12 years ago Melinda and I carpooled our kids to Resurrection Christian School together. I also taught her 2 girls Jessie and Katie piano. Both our families ended up moving and sadly we lost touch- until I called Shining Hope Farms! It was such a joy to find out that Melinda- who passionately loves the Lord- owns and runs this horse farm! She had an opening for Mirielle to begin right away.
Jessie now works with Miri and what she has been able to accomplish amazes me! I pray you enjoy one of our mornings at Shining Hope Farms!
Did you hear? Citigroup is no more...Wells Fargo is buying Wachovia -or are they? What does this mean for jobs here in Charlotte? The Lord knows! We appreciate your prayers... Here are a few details from Bloomberg.com...
"Wells Fargo said its offer keeps Wachovia intact and needs no U.S. assistance, unlike Citigroup's offer, which relied on financial backing from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Citigroup, the biggest U.S. bank by assets at midyear, said Sept. 29 it planned to buy Wachovia's banking businesses for about $2.16 billion, leaving behind the A.G. Edwards Inc. brokerage and the Evergreen mutual-fund family.
``It provides superior value compared to the previous offer to acquire only the banking operations of the company,'' Richard Kovacevich, 64, chairman of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, said in the statement. ``Wachovia shareholders will have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the growth and success of a combined Wachovia-Wells Fargo that will be one of the world's great financial services companies.''
"Wells Fargo said it will acquire all of Wachovia's businesses, preferred equity and banking deposits. Chief Financial Officer Howard Atkins said in the statement that the acquisition will add to earnings per share by the third year after completion and should produce an internal rate of return of at least 15 percent. "
Habakkuk
We had quite a morning this morning! Bill and I just sold our car and purchased a used car on Monday (so to get rid of car debt). Bill was on his way to the DMV early this morning to finish the paperwork when he was in an accident. Thank you Lord- though all were a shaken no one was hurt! Sadly our new/used car needs quite a bit of body work. While driving in the tow truck on the way to the body shop, Bill's boss called. Bill had the opportunity to tell her about what we learned thru Habakkuk on Sunday morning. Our pastor Nick reminded us that in the heat of the moment we need to ask ourselves... are we blaming the person or circumstances or are we choosing to trust the Lord and seek Him for wisdom even when we don't understand? Habakkuk chose to preach truth to himself in his fight for faith. Faith is an absorbing preoccupation with God not an absorbing preoccupation with our circumstances. When we live by faith we will experience peace!
Bill hung up the phone and the driver of the tow truck (who had been listening) said "Well brother Bill- you are riding with a pastor!" He then proceeded to hand Bill his card which had a verse on it from- guess where? Yes- Habakkuk! He began to further encourage Bill in the Lord as they drove.
God is reminding us that He is at work! We can trust Him!
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