On my mind...

I have been praying and thinking a lot about my sister and her family, which consists of my sister Stephanie and her three daughters Courtney 15, Cristina 13, and Cassi 3. They are such wonderful blessing in my life and I thank God for them all everyday! Anyone who knows me knows how much I absolutely adore children and babies; they are such awesome blessings from God. I just love getting to hold babies at church, babysit, and spend time with all my nieces and nephews. Some don't live here so I only get to see them a few times a year (which makes the times even more memorable) and yes sadly enough, some I have only seen a handful of times in their lifetime. When I think about why God choses to spread families apart and put them in different states, I can't help but think of the impact we'll have on everyone around us in our different areas of life.

For those of you who don't know me or my family very well, we're your "average" disfunctional family. My sister, Pencie is the oldest with three daughters, bubba (Matt) is the next oldest with five boys, Nathan is next, then Shawn and Monica with a boy and a girl, and then I'm the caboose! Each child was brought into this world in their own special circumstance. I thank God everyday for each tiny blessing of life but I pray even more for their souls and their parents' souls. It breaks my heart to think my loved ones may never spend eternity with me. I also chose to have faith and believe everyday for their salvation. My point is, each one of you reading this probably knows a loved one, co worker, or friend who doesn't know Jesus like we do, so don't forget to pray for them daily.

Satan has attacked our family members and friends long enough! He will not win this battle! Amen!