WAITING FOR THE CELEBRATIONS TO BEGIN

WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEKEND! I FELT LIKE THE LORD WAS TELLING ME, "KATIE, JUST WAIT. I AM GOING TO BLESS YOU ALL WEEKEND. LOOK FOR ME EVERYWHERE YOU ARE AND LET ME FILL YOU UP WITH MY LOVE AND TRUTH AS YOU GO ABOUT YOU DAYS. I AM GOING TO FEED YOU, SHOW YOU HOW I CELEBRATE IN THE WAY I MADE YOU, SETTLE YOUR SPIRIT, HOLD YOU AND DELIGHT IN YOU."

I STARTED OFF THE WEEK-END AT A LADIES RETREAT AT PINE EDEN IN HAMILTON, GA. EACH YEAR A DEAR FRIEND, LINDA DENNIS, ASKS ME TO GO WITH HER CHURCH, 1ST BAPTIST NEWNAN, TO THEIR LADIES RETREAT. AS I LOOKED AT THE PICNIC TABLES, I BECAME EXCITED AS I KNEW THE LORD WAS GOING TO FILL ME WITH GOOD THINGS...NOT JUST TO EAT ( AND THE FOOD WAS FABULOUS) BUT WITH HIS WORD. ANN HILYER, FROM OPELIKA, HELPED US GET TO KNOW HOW WE ARE UNIQUELY CREATED BY GOD WITH SPIRITUAL GIFTS. WE WERE BLESSED AS WE WERE FILLED WITH THE WORD OF GOD POURED INTO OUR HEARTS, SINGING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE, FINDING GOD IN HIS BEAUTIFUL CREATION, AND BEING STILL IN HIS PRESENCE.

WE ALSO CELEBRATED KATE'S 4TH BIRTHDAY. WHAT A JOY SHE IS....OUR GIFT FROM GOD TWO YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU LORD FOR PLACING HER IN OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR LOVE AND TRUTH WITH HER. YES, SHE IS UNIQUELY MADE, AND HAD SHE NOT NEEDED OPEN HEART SURGERY, SHE MIGHT NOT BE OUR PRECIOUS GRANDCHILD!

THE NEXT BLESSING WAS HAVING ROB, OUR SON, COME DOWN FOR THE DAY YESTERDAY. HE LIFTS MY SPIRITS AND HELPED LIFT BRETT UP TO REACH HIS CLIMBING GOAL TOO! HIS NEPHEWS AND NIECE DELIGHT IN HIM COMING. WISH HE LIVED CLOSER. THANK YOU ROB!

THE NEXT CELEBRATION STARTS ON THURSDAY. MY PRECIOUS HUSBAND AND I LEAVE FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. WE ARE CELEBRATING CANCER FREE! IT WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THAT BOB WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER AND WAS ABOUT TO FACE SURGERY AND CHEMO. A HARD YEAR BUT THE LORD CARRIED US THROUGH EACH DAY AND WE CELEBRATE HIS FAITHFULNESS. WE CELEBRATE BOB'S GOOD HEALTH AND THE GIFT OF EACH DAY TOGETHER ON EARTH. WE CELEBRATE THE JOY OF BEING ACTIVE GRANDPARENTS.

SO....THE NEXT PICTURES WILL BE FROM YELLOWSTONE!

THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU
AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU;
THE LORD TURN HIS FACE TOWARD YOU
AND GIVE YOU PEACE.

NUMBERS 7:24-26