Jan. 22, 2009

Wow. What a beautiful day!

It hit 80+ degrees here today! It was GORGEOUS outside!
Chloe and I headed to gymnastics after school and then we came home to get ready for church.

This week, our church is hosting Team Impact.
Chloe was with her dad last night so I went alone. It was amazing and so many young kids accepted Christ. It was AWESOME. I knew that Chloe would love it and I couldn't wait to take her tonight!
We came home from gymnastics and got ready to go.

Chloe sat in awe the whole time.
We saw incredibly strong men perform amazing feats of strength.
Breaking bricks, baseball bats, ripping phone books in half, crushing coke cans, etc.
It was so much FUN!
The best part, though, is when these big, strong men stand up and tell about their relationship with Jesus Christ. Their faith is inspiring. They are proud to call Jesus their savior. God is reaching SO MANY young people through this work.

Tonight, he reached my daughter.

Chloe and I have been visiting LHBC for 9 months now.
We felt right at home, right away.
For the past 9 months Chloe and I have talked...often and in depth...about God. We've talked about salvation a LOT! For a few months now, I have known that she understood what it took to become a Christian. To be "born again". It was just time to wait for God to call out her name.
She heard him tonight.

One of the men talked about whether or not we knew where we were going once life on earth was over.
Chloe listened carefully.
He lead the congregation in prayer and asked that anyone who wanted to accept Christ tonight raise their hand.

Chloe whispered in my ear, "Mom. Should I do it?"
I whispered back, "Baby, I can't answer that. You will do it when you are ready."

She said, "I'm ready".




Wow. Tears instantly filled my eyes.
I can't even begin to put words to the way I felt.
My daughter, at 7 years old, knows the sacrifice Jesus made for HER.
She knows that she has a choice. She made the choice I have always prayed she would make.
In her tiny, sweet, angelic voice, she repeated the prayer for Salvation.
She asked Jesus for forgiveness for her sins. She asked him to save her.

My daughter was born again tonight.
She is a Christian.
She will spend ETERNITY with her Father.
There is nothing more fulfilling and amazing in this entire world to me than that.

She was on an emotional high after we left church.
She made about 10 phone calls and proudly shared "I was saved tonight."

We came home and she danced around the house.
She said, "I don't know why, but I have so much energy."

She sang "I'M going to Heaven! But not for 1 thousand years." lol

I took her to drive thru Taco Bueno for a late dinner.
She told the lady at the window what she had done.

Then as we were driving home she said, "Mom, could you put down my window? I want to shout it out to the whole world."
I rolled her window down and she shouted "HEY WORLD! I WAS SAVED TODAY!"

PRAISE GOD!

Just for Today

Just For Today

Just For Today, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

Just For Today, I will be happy. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my mind fills with clouds, I will chase them away and fill it with sunshine.

Just For Today, I will accept what is. I will face reality. I will correct those things that I can correct and accept those I cannot.

Just For Today, I will improve my mind. I will read something that requires effort, thought, and concentration. I will not be a mental loafer.

Just For Today, I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and courteous to those who cross my part, and I’ll not speak ill of others. I’ll improve my appearance, speak softly and not interrupt when someone else is talking.

Just For Today, I’ll refrain from improving anybody but myself.

Just For Today, I’ll get off the couch and take a brisk walk, even if it’s only around the block.

Just For Today, I will gather the courage to do what is right and take responsibility for my own actions.

Make Every Day a

JUST FOR TODAY!!

Happy New Year!

I hate making New Year's Resolutions.

Why? Because I forget all about them before February 1st, that's why!
If I made resolutions and stuck to them, one of them would probably be "Update my blog more than once a month."
We'll see how that goes.

Guess what happened.

My camera died.
It just stopped working one day.
So I have 0 photos from Christmas.

I wish I had pictures to share, of Chloe with all of her new things.
She was so happy. She is most excited about her Nintendo DS and her Felicity AG Doll.
She has a little AG Doll collection going and she takes such great care of them.

I think I play her DS as much as she does.
Brain Age is so addicting. Super Mario Brothers, too.

We had a very nice Christmas.


We are now almost a month into Chloe's new schedule with her dad.
She did surprisingly well the first weekend. After that...not so much.
She is adjusting to the changes, though and I think it will be easier for her as time goes on.

I hope everyone has had a great start to 2009.
I pray that this is an awesome year for all of you!