Prayer for peace

This is a prayer I journaled while at the Zoe conference. It still rings very true in my life. I'm only sharing it with you because I hope after you read this, you'll take 60 seconds to pray for peace and guidance in your own life, and also in mine. I'm still waiting on a few answers, and I hope your prayers will help.

Lord,
Show me where to go. Put your will into my lap. I'm so lost and confused; I need your clear guidance. Be my staff. Be my shepherd. I know you are and you will be. Let me find your peace. Use me Lord; I am your creation. Don't let me think that my will is my own. I submit to you. Use me Lord. Show me what. Show me where. Show me how.

Amen

Stop reading this and go outside!

Man what a great day outside. It's about 72 and sunny, with a pretty good breeze. It's just perfect! Isaac and I have been playing outside for about 4 hours. We played soccer, hide and go seek, had popsicles, and played on the swingset. We also went exploring in the woods behind our house. We saw about 25 deer and found about 5 golf balls. There's a small par 3 course beyond the woods out back so balls occasionally make their way into the woods.

We had a blast. After Ethan and Jaylie woke up Dixie brought them outside too. Sundays used to be so busy, but we've started having our LIFE group on Saturday nights, which means Sunday afternoons are just family time. It works really well for us, with nap times and getting ready for Monday morning.

It sure is nice to see the changing of the seasons and be reminded that God is a pretty good creator. He has done marvelous things!

Phew....

What a whirlwind these last couple of weeks have been. I know I’ve neglected my blog, so I hope I haven’t lost all (ok, both) of my readers.

First things first: the Zoe Worship Conference was Oct 6-9. It was just awesome. NSCOC sent a contingent of about 10 people to the conference and we were all incredibly uplifted and encouraged. It always does a soul good to be in the presence of 1200 other Christians, praising God together. Ironically, the focus of this conference was that sometimes we get too comfortable being in each other’s presence and, as the incarnation of Christ, we really should be getting out into the world more, so that we minister to those around us that don’t know Christ. I’ll post more about that later.

An extra bonus to the conference was that it was in Nashville, which is where my sister and her family just moved to. Sam and I stayed with the Crislers, and it was great to visit with Brad and Dawn and their sweet girls.

All in all, the weekend was challenging, uplifting, fun, challenging, tiring, encouraging, and challenging.

I got home late Sunday night, and didn’t have much time to recover. The NSCOC family retreat was the very next weekend and it was a praise and worship retreat that I was leading. I spent just about every waking moment (and some sleeping moments) that week getting ready for the weekend. Once I got up to HEB camp, I was able to relax a little bit and enjoy the time with family. I’ve gotten mostly positive feedback about the retreat, which means the Lord was praised. Success!

The added bonus for the retreat was that my parents came down for the retreat and then came back to San Antonio for a few days. It was really good to see them again. They are about to move from Springfield, MO to Nashville, TN. I think they are somewhat sad about the move because they will be moving away from their parents, but at the same time they are excited to be close to B&D and the girls. Also, hopefully my Dad’s new job will be a blessing. I am praying that this move will go smoothly and that they will find peace after they are settled.

My parents left yesterday morning to go back to MO, so now it is just the 5 of us again, with no major events on the horizon to gear up for. It feels like we’ve been going about 90 mph the last 3 weeks straight, so it will be nice to take a breath. Of course, there’s always something else that I need to be getting ready for. One major thing I need to get working on is looking for a job. It seems I’ve been so busy, I haven’t even had much time to job hunt. Blogging has certainly taken a back seat. But I figured I catch you up on my blog (somewhat) during lunch today.

I definitely have much more to say about the Zoe conference and where my future might lead us, but I’ll write more later.

E