NO LIFE GROUP TONIGHT!

sorry guys life group is gonna be canceled tonight. jared is sick. poor thing. please pray for him. and not meeting next week either b/c it's spring break. keep praying for each other. see you sunday!

life is not fair

man i'm really slacking off on this blog thing huh? it has been a crazy week for me and all i can say is SORRY! hope you have all had a great week. i just want to tell you how proud and amazed i am that you all are continuing to come to life group each week and bring friends. i have been in many life groups and they always get smaller as the weeks go on not bigger as this one has. you guys ROCK!! (for those of you keeping count our first week we had 17 this week we had 23!!)

so Jared talked this week about how Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became the second in command in Egypt which in turn helped him save those very same brothers from starving to death. only God can think like that people. Joseph's brothers were so jealous of him they wanted to get him out of their lives forever. they thought they were going to be making Joseph miserable for his entire life. and some of those years were hard. he was accused of something he didn't do, and was in jail for years. but through all of that he stayed close to God because he knew God had a plan for his life. i'm sure there was no way he could have imagined that it would be as huge as it turned out to be. Joseph said to his brothers - "You intended to harm me but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20

prayer request

monica - grandma's employer Evelyn broke a bone

kayla - her cat

hannah e - rescued dog find a good home

sarah - made a 77 in science brought her grade up

hannah m - teacher accusing her of something she didn't do

holly - grandpa's cancer

jillian - parents trying to raise money so they can stay in their house

no one wrote down the prayer requests for the boys so just pray for them because i'm sure they need it! :)

love you all and praying for you! remember to comment, or send me an email, or a FB message or even a text (imkay32@yahoo.com or 704-962-2897).

BOB ♥'s his car

sorry this has taken me a while to get to blogging this week. i've been busy. (or lazy. you decide)

didn't you just love Bob this week? he was awesome and totally put an amazing verse into perspective for us. he was kind enough to send me a copy of what he read us. so without further ado here is Psalms 23 Bob style...



“God is my driver, I won't break down. He fuels me with high-test, He tops off my fluids with high grade synthetics, He rebuilds my motor. He drives me cautiously, switching lanes only after checking His blind spots. Even though I commute through the belt way in rush hour with snow and ice on the roads, I will have traction at all times and fear no lane closure or collision; your precise steering and pedal control keep me safe. You wash and wax me across the street from Chevies and you check my oil and tires pressure; no reservoir runs dry. Surely I will be admired in many car shows every Spring, Fall, and Summer. I will be parked in God's garage always.”

awesome! wonder if anyone else could do something like this? there could be a surprise in your future. pick the favorite thing you talked about at LG and see if you can re-write scripture to make it relevant to you and to now. i'm gonna try it myself.

prayer requests

duncan - grades

hannah e. - dad's work, mom's babysitting job

jared - playing the tennis ball game, preaching in the big church

luke - mom's ankle

brianne - B.O.B contest and praise for band concert going so well

caleb - catch up on sleep

bayley - catch up on school work

matthew - money to give to church

jillian - math grades

garrett- social studies grades

maria - raise $$ for summer camp

kayla - for her mom's cancer to not come back

bob - praise God for living up to the promise He made him and for school and work

i love you all and are praying for you! don't forget to comment here, on FB or just send me an email or text.

fruit, abide, branches, huh?

John 15:4-6

⁴Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. ⁵"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

ok i know it's a hard one to wrap your brain around. that's one of the reasons i picked that verse. to stretch you a little bit. did we do a good job of breaking it down for you? just remember the branch that i brought in. when the branch was no longer connected to the "vine" it would just die. remain in Jesus and you will live! :)

i found this today...only those branches that stay connected to the vine (Jesus) can produce fruit. The kind of "fruit" Jesus wants his followers to produce is based on loving God and other people. so continue to show the love of Jesus in all you do. pray for your enemies. read your bible. go to church and life group. invite your friends to come with you. tell them about microwaving Peeps. that should get them there!

pray for each other as we are praying for you!!

cameron - for his friend peyton
garrett - for his friend kevin to come to church
bayley - to be able to catch up at school
matthew - kylar to connect with God and for matthew to not have to change schools
eric - 2 friends to come to church
bob - school, car, keifer
duncan - grades
holly - sarah's knee, and holly's grandpa with cancer
hannah m - calm
kayla - praise mom's cancer is gone and pray that is stays away
maria - one of the kids at her mom's daycare, his mom has cancer
hannah e - friend dionna has MS (multiple sclerosis) successful surgery and decisions about it
sarah - brother and that she makes the soccer team
jordan - guidance for her brother and for her dad's job
bree - band is going to contest and she is nervous
bob - he is leading life group next week. pray for us all! ;) love you bob!!!
kay - work for her husband