Stay alert; It's a war...

Probably the number one reason why prayer malfunctions in the hands of

believers is that we try to turn a wartime walkie-talkie into a domestic

intercom. Until you know that life is war you cannot know what prayer is

for. Prayer is for the accomplishment of a wartime mission...But what

have millions of Christians done? We have stopped believing that we are

in a war. No urgency, no watching, no vigilance. No strategic planning.

Just easy peace and prosperity. And what did we do with the walkie

talkie? We tried to rig it up as an intercom in our houses and cabins

and boats and car - not to call in fire power for conflict with a moral

enemy, but to ask for more comforts in the den. ~John Piper - Let the Nations be Glad

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Please take the time to watch.....

(pause the music player on the right hand side of the page.)

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This is what I desire.....

"I urge upon you communion with Christ; a growing communion.
There are curtains to be drawn aside in Christ
that we never saw, and new foldings of love in him.

I despair that I shall ever win to the far
end of that love, there are so many aspects to it.

Therefore dig deep, and sweat and labor and take pains
for him, and set by as much time in the day
for him as you can.

We will be won in the labor."
-Samuel Rutherford

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Happy {Valentine's} Day!

May your day be filled with much love and giving thanks for everything!

This is the day the Lord has made... Let's rejoice in it.

And be thankful for it.

Because...

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Florida Trip

Kinda feels like I have a lot to catch up on....
Life has been crazy of the late.
So......

this here will be a picture splurge of our wonderfully awesome trip to Florida a week ago.
We had a wonderful time. Even though we only spent 3 days down there, we stuffed in as much to do as we possibly could! Then each evening was the mission's conference. That was definitely the highlight of it all. 

Thursday... (traveling until 2am)

Friday.... (Traveling the last 10 hrs. to Florida! Yeah!)

 we couldn't start the day without this of course

Yes, it was a very small car...

And yes,  they fought over the arm rest

...yep...

(btw, i really recommend this book)

 (for Andrew)

My first view of Florida! (I asked dad if they were natural palm trees, just growing right there... and he laughed at me....:))

 Almost there!

 He is a great driver... really...

Madi!! Oh how i missed her! :)

Saturday...

 Naomi had a soccer game in the morning

Then Spencer and Tara took us all to St. Petersburg for the day!

 We ate at Taco Bus for supper...

 hello Spencer. (yep. that's him.)

 Horchata!

Sunday..... (Church with friends. Then Spencer, Tara, and Jessica took us to lunch at
Five Guys, then to the beach! Last Conference session in the evening )

Monday.... (drive home)

So there you have it... (for now)
Sorry for all the pictures :)
 You know what they say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." amen.

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