Stuff and more stuff...

Hello Tribe...

How have all of you been? I hope well!
We averted Fay down here,at least the worst of it.Now let's see what Gustav and Hannah do....

I just received a comment from Fergus Marsh on MySpace. Apparently he listens to my music and that is very cool.He's the Stickist on a few of Bruce Cockburn's albums and has also played for Mark Heard and Tom Prasada Rao.He is one of my biggest influences on the Stick so I guessed I am a little stoked! I had a chance to interview him for Strada-Sphere Radio a couple of years back when his solo CD "Spirit Moves" came out.He is a very taleted musician.His brother,Hugh Marsh, is a viloinist who has also played for Cockburn and also on the Narnia soundtracks.

In other News.....

I recently rediscovered Pastor Bob Beaman.Some of you may remember him from the Intense Records label back in the late 80's/early 90's.He was the Metal Head Pastor on the inside of the CD and tape covers that endorsed artists like Vengeance,Deliverance,Barren Cross,The Crucified,Tourniquet,etc.Well,he is still at it and produces 5 podcasts that are all excellent! Please visit his site and be blessed by this unique ministry...

Pastor Bob

I have a few prayer reqs for ya...

My friend Joee is goin' through some rough times.No need to go into details but she need the Lord's steady hand and comfort so please let the Spirit guide you in your prayers for her.

My friend Kim is also in need of prayer.Legal stuff stemming from a 2 year old car accident.Keep her in mind.

And let's not forget to pray for our enemies! I remember one of my co-workers on the day that Sadam was hanged saying that it was about time that happened.I wonder if anyone got to tell him about the Lord? Jesus loves all of us not just the "Christians". He desires that none should perish...I think that the Followers of Christ in this country tend to forget that.Remember that we need to Love our Neighbor.The Muslims are not our enemy nor are they God's enemy.Yes,they are opposed to the Lord's plan for His people,but we have something in common with them:

All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God.

We are in the same boat and God has thrown us all the same lifesaver.I am growing weary of the U.S. behaving as though we are the only one's worthy of His blessings and fruits.Do the Heavens not weep when a misguided suicide bomber ends his life and those around him? Did Jesus not include ALL of humanity when he uttered the words "It is finished."? Are we so boastful a nation to believe that the fall will not follow our pride? The greatest of these is LOVE. I see little love and more paranoia these days in our country.I hear so much hatred in the voices of the "patriotic" and "religious right" towards the wayward souls whom may never have heard the gospel that brings eternal life! We were all given that chance.Many people prayed for us and kept up hope in the vision that we would know the Love of our Lord and the forgiveness of sins so that we may have an eternity of Joy! We need to extend that hope to our so called "enemies".
America is dying because of fear....
Let's not forget the "untouchables". I am speaking of the Gay and Lesbian community.What shame we as a family of believers have come to bear! How have we treated this community of people? With utter disdain? with a message of hate and misunderstanding?We pass law in hopes of keeping this community from being.We believe that "Moral Laws" will sweep them under the carpet so we won't have to deal with them. What kind of crap is this? We can not make anyone a believer or moral by imposing laws that make people "moral". The 10 Commandments have thought us this! We do not become righteous by following the Law or any law for that matter.It is by Grace and Grace alone that we are made righteous.And if we are what we say we are in Christ then we must Love all as He loved us.Loved us enough to die for us,to leave Godhood and become us.The Completion on the Cross was for every one.This has been a big issue for me as I am ashamed of how we have treated the Gay and Lesbian community.If a gay person came to our church and began to worship and proclaim their love for the Lord,would we stop them and ask them to stop sinning before they got on with their life as a Christian? If so,then we should all stop where we are and go on without hope;sinning and forgetting about Grace.It is by Faith that we walk and by Grace that we are saved.I forget that sometimes and act "holier than thou". i have a couple of gay friends whome I love dearly and pray for.I hope that by my actions they will know Christ's love for them.Indeed,for us all.

Well, I guess I needed to vent a bit.Sorry to take up so much space.I guess the Lord has been dealing with me and laying stuff on my heart.

Juan

Well, that's that. I love and miss all of you.

Juan
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Thursday evening

Hi Everyone,
I want to share an awesome song with you. I sent it to Nean 'cause he's on a worship team and I thought they might like it but I got to thinking that if you guys are praying for my healing this song might strengthen your faith or resolve or however God looks at it. I hope it blesses you at least. Love you.....Mom/Nana

http://www.imeem.com/shineforyou/video/0lqe-aQZ/hillsong_live_2008_healer_music_video/

Jay's trip

Here's some pics of my Oak Ridge / Myrtle Beach trip so far...

Mom, wish you could be here with us. I love you. Think about and pray for you every day! Miss you tons.

Jay

Just Another Evening....

Hi Family, just thought I'd pop in to say goodnight to everyone. Nothing special going on. Just missing you all and thinking of the days when I could tuck my babies into bed and read a story before praying. Usually from Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Storybook. Kiss all my grandbabies for me and a big hug and kiss to all from me, your mama. Good'night

old photo by rachel

hey guys.. my old college roommate (and fellow mk, tho from afrika) and i looked thru old photos last friday (while i was hanging at her place for the day in atlanta awaiting a flight in from chicago for quinn)... she dug up this one of mad.. when mad was about a year old..
what a moment.. what a photo.. i see 5 billion of these moments a day with the girls, but i so appreciate this beautiful rendition of that moment.
mum! thanks for your post.. we lift you up and pray for your strength, both bodily and in your spirit.. we love you so much! thanks for pouring your heart.. don't ever feel like you're 'laying a trip' on us.. you are so dear to us!

Sunday Evening....

Hi Everyone, I can't believe the last post was August 2nd. I've been off line alot lately and kinda out of touch. I've been praying for a miracle and didn't want to talk about it much but the truth is . . . we need to pray for one another. I hope Harriet is all well now, Max. I've been thinking a lot about how much I want to move close to my children and grandchildren and it's become all I think about. I'm trying to wean off of all my meds on my own and it's not working yet. I need a healing so badly and at this point I feel like I'm begging for it. This morning I was at the altar praying for it and my friend Sandy, who's an R.N. and understands these diseases I'm dealing with came to pray with me. She's going to "stand" with me in prayer for this and I'm asking everyone on the blog to pray for this too. I can't stand being so far away and tied to doctors like this. Life is going by and all I want to do is live my life close to my family. Deb....you can come visit and stay on the couch in South Carolina too. I'm saying "please, please God hear this prayer and help me receive this healing....please". I love and miss you all so much it hurts. I didn't want to lay a heavy trip out there but we do need to pray for each other. Well....I love you guys...Mom/Nana/Sis/Auntie

Prayer Request

I got a call today from Harriett's son David letting me know that Harriett was in the hospital with pneumonia.  I called her and it looks like she probably got it from one of her patients out at the prison in Blythe where she works as an RN.  She'll probably get out tomorrow but she said that her Dr. did find another spot on her other lung which he wants the radiologist to look at.  So, please keep her in your prayers this weekend!  

I've noticed the blog's been kinda quiet this week.  How's everyone doing?  I know that Jay's supposed to be paying us a short visit this month so we're definitely looking forward to that.  Also, lil Max turns 2 in a couple of weeks and he sure is changing from baby to toddler quickly!  His vocabulary is growing in leaps and bounds and his little personality is too!  He's definitely "ALL BOY" and can be a handful but at the same time he's SOOOO SWEET!  It's definitely amazing how different he and Kayleigh are when she was making this same transition.  Anyway, hope everyone is doing well and hope to see you blogging soon!!!  

Peace, love, grace, hope...