I am usually a super positive and energetic person, but we have had a pretty hard week. Our beautiful dog, Ginger, dying was the biggest blow to us. To add to it, I had a couple other things slow me down:
I pulled my hamstring muscle in a show I dance in, at Disney. I pulled it to the point that I can't even lift up my leg to put it into my pants today. (and I have to perform in that show tomorrow, only God knows how).
Then I woke up this morning to get everyone ready for church, and I felt a virus down deep in my chest and cough beginning. (and I have to also sing in that show I do, so I need my throat to be healthy.) Ok, so anyway I thought, no problem, take cough med, go to church.
THEN I get in the car with my daughter to go and pick up her boyfriend to attend church with our family, and the "check engine" light comes on, ugh! Are you kidding me??
Now, I am not one of those "the devil is under every chair" kind of people. I do know there is a devil, and we need to be on our guard. But I don't think everything that goes wrong is the devil. Things just sometimes go wrong or they are meant to go wrong for a better good. But, I had this feeling that I was being overwhelmed so as not to attend church today. So I decided, we are going no matter what!
We arrive at church and guess what, a special guest, A MISSIONARY, is speaking at our church today! It was just the encouragement I needed after I finally shared my "I Have A Secret Dream" post a couple of weeks ago here, and suddenly a missionary comes to speak! Our church is growing, but has not had a Global Missions or Orphan Care ministry as yet. They have a community feeding center and outreach, but I have been praying for a global outlook! This was such an encouraging and heart wrenching presentation today, and I feel that it opened up the hearts of our people to begin considering the SUPER importance of a Mission/Orphan Care program. I was meant to be there today as another step for what God has in store!
Indeed, it had to be that way. Hope this week will be better for you Annie!! A new day, a new week, a new month... I am sure it will be better!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you overcame and went to church. I do believe that right now the devil is after you. You are bringing another child into a loving Christain home! He hates that! And he really wanted to keep you from church. I hope your weekis better and you get good news soon.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you were there. What a blessing!
ReplyDeleteHi Annie! I am so glad that I found your blog! The same sort of things happened to us... first our funace went on Thnaksgiving and of course no one was available all weekend to fix it. Then, on Christmas evening my car broke down costing almost a thousand dollars... Then we lost our Yogi. I certainly felt like all was against me. I am stating to feel better. I guess with time, all things heal.
ReplyDeleteWe are going through some similar testing...I have heard this is the way it is when the adoption of a child into a Christian home gets closer...praise God that He finds us worthy, right? Hold on tight to Jesus...it's going to be quite the ride! Praying for you and your family!
ReplyDeleteso glad to have visited your site, Annie! love your family, your heart, your words here on this blog! can't wait till you get your hands on your newest daughter! love from here, Laura
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome - I mean the outcome of this story, that is! :) I'll be praying for you, your family, and your baby girl and I look forward to reading some good news this year, Annie! Thanks for commenting and sharing some of your story on my blog - I am also excited to see how God develops this burden and passion you also have for missions! Thank you so much for your encouraging words to us - I can't tell you how much that means and how much we need it!
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