Tis the Season

Tis the season to be jolly,

...the season to be full of cheer.

....the season to also have hurt,

....the season to be unsure of life.

Tis the season to remember loved ones,

...the season to morne over lost one.

...the season to make new friends,

...the season to show love to all.

Tis the season to remember the hurt.

...the season to remember the lost.

...the season to remember the sick,

...the season to remember hungry.

Tis the season to remember to give to those in need,

....the season to remember the needy are always there.

...the season to remember to help,

...the season to remember to spread love.

Tis the season to remember Christ,

....the season to start afresh.

...the season to get right with God,

...the season to receive forgiveness.

Tis the season to open your heart to Jesus,

...the season to seek Him and accept Him.

...the season to count on Jesus,
...the season to worship the King.

My heart

Today I write to you dear ones about something close to my heart. I know its close to my heart because its close to Christ's heart too. I remember someone a few years ago was talking to me about missions and had asked me how old my husband and I were. When she was found out we were still under 30 year old
she said, "that makes sense, your still young wait til you get older." I didn't understand what my passion for missions and my age had anything to do with each other, at the time. And I was pondering on it again the other day and I still do not understand what they have anything to with each other. There is a lost world out there who doesn't know who Christ is. They need to know God. Period. Dot. End of story. Excitement for missions to reach out to the lost, the sick, and the hungry is important. God called us to missions. If you don't go across the world you are to be a missionary to your neighbor, your friend, the lady in front of you in the store. Go and make disciples of all nations. Not 'go if you feel like going and making disciples' or 'go when you think the time is right.' Jesus said GO! Please, dear ones, be willing to go and share the truth with someone today. Don't deny the one thing God really wants you to do. Share Jesus with someone today. Stand up for what you believe in. Who will tell them, if you don't?

The least of these

Hello friends, today I write to you about something I feel God placed on my heart to share with you. 

God asked us to care for people who are in need. He wants us to be show his servants heart to the world. Caring for others and helping those out in need is somethings we all need to practice. It is not hard to do either. See a need, meet a need. God asks us to help out widows, care for them in their time of need. Help them how ever they may need it. Being alone in the world without anyone to help care for them has to be hard.

God also asks us to feed the hungry, help those in trouble. When we help others we become a light to the world showing Christ in us to them. I love helping out at our church's food ministry we do. We are helping out others in need, showing them Jesus and praying with them if they have a need. Telling them God bless and just being there to talk to them. Showing them someone cares. But not only that, we are to help anyone with a need.

Jesus spoke in Matthew that when we help the hungry, homeless, sick, and those in prison that we are helping Him but when we refuse to help those in need we are refusing God. We are showing God's love by helping them. When we show the heart of Christ to anyone who needs it they will see Christ in you and want to know more about who God is. Remember to always help them. If we are not willing to lend a hand and help out those in need, we are not going and doing. We are not being the hands and feet of Christ.

Lastly I want to say to you my dears that God wants us to feed his sheep. What does this mean? God wants us to help them and show them the truth. We need to preach the word of God to everyone we know. When we have that willing heart to share God's truth to anyone and everyone we come in contact with, then we are being his hands and feet. We are showing with love and compassion to the lost the way and the truth and the light. Never forget to share His truth to everyone you meet, do it though meeting the need, then share the truth about our Father God. What better gift can you give someone then eternal life? 

Ichthus

Greetings Friends,

Firstly, I hope you all are doing well. I'm a little heart broken over some news I heard the other day from a friend. Can't go into detail til the whole family know but be praying. God knows the needs. 

Secondly this is a shout out to someone I know questioning and seeking answers. You know who you are, I hope this blog entree helps.

 Some may ask, I am a 'good person' and try to what's right, will that be enough? But in Romans 3:23 it says we are all sinners. This is because we were born into sin.



In Romans 3:10 it says that there isn't anyone righteous except the Lord. The Lord alone is the only one who walked this world with out sin/ without doing anything wrong.
So what do all these verses mean? To sum it up, the creator of the universe is Holy! God is the light and there is no darkness in Him. He has set laws in place for his creation. We can't even compare to His goodness. Have you ever even told the smallest lie? Then you have sinned. We all have. James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. When we sin we disobey God.

You may ask is there hope? Lets look to Romans 6:23. Disobedience to an eternal God will cast eternal punishment. God has written His laws in our hearts so we may know the truth and He has also given us His word, the Bible. Not even a just judge would let a criminal go free. God though loved us so much that He sent His son, Jesus, to free us from our sins. Jesus died in our place that we could be free from these sins.


John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." ...We don't have to suffer for eternity. We have hope, can have eternity with Jesus Christ in Heaven. No suffering, no pain. Just praising and worshiping God forever. While Christ was on the cross he was mocked and cursed at. Yet Jesus cried out, "Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing." Such love is it that Christ would died in our place for our sins knowing every wrong thing we would do. This is unconditional love.


Now this is the best part. How we can be saved and freed from all the sins we have committed. Romans 10:9-10 tells us exactly what to do. Being a good person is not enough to be saved. In Ephesians 2:8-9 it talks about by the grace of God we have been saved by faith, it is only a gift of God to be saved, not by works or good deeds. All you have to do is talk to God saying you know you are a sinner and you ask for forgiveness for all you have done wrong. Then to believe it with all you heart the He is Lord.

God promises that in John 1:12 "to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." If you called on God to forgive you and meant it with all your heart, then you need not to worry for God heard you. 


Romans 10:17 says, "So faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ." As a new believer of the most high King your journey has just begun. Every day you must pray to God, everyday read the bible, tell others about God and to go to church to fellowship with other believers. My dear friends if you have any questions about this please let me know. I would love to help you understand more. 

Act of Worship

I love worshiping the Lord and breaking out into song giving God praise. I love lifting my voice to sing glory to Him. But lifting our voices is not the only way to worship our Lord. WE can give praise to God through dance. God made our bodies that we may move around and dance to praise him. Lets get up and praise the Lord through a dance. You don't have to do it public if you are afraid but try it. Try getting up and dancing now, today!

David danced with joy leaping before the Lord because he couldn't just stand still. He had to move around to give his full glory to God because he was so excited. 

I love to, while I am doing stuff around the house, crank up some worship music and start singing and dancing in praise to God. I am alive and able to move why shouldn't I give praise to God through dance?

While I was in Africa, it would be incredibly beautiful seeing the people every church service dancing around the church building and singing praises to the Lord. And they wouldn't dance like swaying back in forth but they would do it with everything they got. They had so little but were so happy about life and to be alive. They would be full of joy for life in its self. They would show the joy of the lord through their dance. They were getting into it like it was the song they were born to dance to, like dancing was their one job in life.

Lets give God praise through a song! He is the Lord of dance after all! Praise Him in the storm through a dance. Praise Him in the good time through a dance. In everything you do, praise the Lord. And whatever you do, don't be afraid to dance. Because I promise you if you dance before the Lord, He will smile on you and be happy for your worship and praise you give him.

Every knee will bow

Howdy you all, I hope this finds you all well. I been on a world wind of craziness with life. I am hoping to start blogging regularly though. I set reminders hahaha. Let me know what you think about the posts. Comment below on the blog. :)

Anyway I want to write something that is set heavy on my heart these last few months. We all need to be ready! The days are numbered til the Lord appears again.

Sure we don't know that last day we have here on earth. We don't know if we have tomorrow, 10 days or 50 years.  We are not guaranteed tomorrow. So why would you not live every day like its your last? For me, I know I sin and fell short of God's glory but there is grace!

Call on Jesus' name to ask Him to be your guide in life. Ask him to be the Lord of your life. If we go on living the we are and Christ comes tomorrow or if you died tomorrow, are you ready? Will you go heaven? I don't want to be left behind. I don't want to see my family or friends left behind. Hell is real. And it is a horrible place of suffering forever. I want to be where the party is with Jesus forever. With all the trouble in the world today that day of Christ's return is soon. Don't let time slip by you and miss the chance you are given today to come to know God as your savior.

I write this as a warning because I am scared not only for the nonbeliever but for those who believe in God. Check your heart and make sure there isn't anything that could be keeping you from God. Do you have some long lasting anger towards someone that you need to forgive? Or have you done something wrong that you need to ask forgiveness for? Do it, don't hesitate, go ask and let go of the sin. Ask God to forgive you, ask the person you offended to forgive you before its to late. Don't let something like this be the thing that holds you back from going to heaven. Christ already paid the price of your sin on the cross all you have to do is ask for forgiveness! Please I urge you to take that step in your faith today.

Final thought, its so easy to ask Christ to forgive your sins. Just talk to God like your talking to your best friend. Ask him to forgive you and ask Jesus to come live in your life and help you to make the right choices. Remember to follow after Christ means to turn from your old sins and habits and not to return to them. If you fall into that sin again its ok, we all make mistakes, ask God to forgive you and to help you not to do it again. Try to keep Christ first in your life. You can only have one master in life, if you love money more then Jesus then you need to get your priorities straight. Declare your freedom in Christ today share with someone the good news that you choose to walk in freedom.

BGMC

I love Vacation Bible School so much! I remember as a kid God calling me into ministry as a kid at VBS. I know God can touch the lives of small children and lead them into the ministry he has for them.

You see when I was like 15 or 16 years old my Great Grandma was dying. And we went to visit her at the hospital. I remember her not making too much sense. But before I left she looked at me and said, "Ashley speak to the children they are the ones who will listen to you." She repeated it a few more time to me. I didn't really know at the time what all that would mean in my life but I been trying to talk to children since then about Jesus.

Matthew 19:14 says, Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." 

At our Vacation Bible school we try to encourage our kids to seek God with everything they have in their hearts. Also we try to encourage them to bring offering for BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge). Where all the offering goes to help missionaries through the Assemblies of God church that are reaching out to kids in need. We see some powerful stories from our missionaries from all over the world of how BGMC has helped them.


But let me tell you something. BGMC reaches to more then you or I could. Our change helps real kids around the world come to know about Jesus. Some of these kids may not know who Jesus is at all and get to know who Jesus is for the first time. Which is AWESOME!!! Our change that we give to missions is great because we are helping the great commission to happen.

I love seeing the hearts of the kids giving to missions and seeing these kid's hearts be changed to follow Jesus. I am so happy I listened to God and to what my Great Grandma said. I know the kids will listen to what I have to tell them about God. But it excites me to help be a part of the great commission.

60 years of happiness

Wow it has been a world wind since my last post. So I am going to write several today that has been going on in my brain now that I have the time. 

This July we celebrated my Grandparent's 60th Anniversary. God is so amazing to let them have 60 amazing years together. You know marriage is something you have to work at everyday of you life its not something that you say I do and that is it. In 1 Corinthians 13 God talks about Love and how it is to be displayed especially in marriage.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

You know true love is something I think we all love for. And we have to ask ourselves am I showing love to my spouse by being patient? Am I kind to him? Do I envy him or boast in him? We need to remember every day in every kind of relationship we are in to show this kind of love. If you are not showing God's love like shown in 1 Cor. 13, then what kind of love are you showing to people? I am sure it's not the kind God is wishing to see you show. I know even I need to remember daily to love everyone by being patient and not getting easily angry. Which is NOT easy to do. But if I don't have God backing me up and helping me to do my best then I am not going to show patience to my husband. 

You see marriage is work every day to make sure we can show this true love God wants us to show our spouses. I really hope one day I can be like my grandparents and celebrate my 60th anniversary but I know the only way to get there. Is that true love in 1 Cor. 13. Because we need God to help show love to our spouse. Remember we need to keep God in the center of our marriage to keep a true love.

One Nation Under God

I believe God pointed out these scriptures to me yesterday

because of what has been going on in the world these last few weeks. I believe God isn't happy how the world is turning up, especially with America. We are know for, in the past as "God bless America", "in God we trust", "one nation under God". The whole nation has began to turn from God. Sure there are several whom haven't and are obeying His law. But the number of people turning from God and just obeying the law of the land has increased so much. I fear how these next few weeks, months, years ahead will come to pass. In these verses in 2Kings 22 the king realized his nation wasn't living for God and feared for him and the others there. God had mercy on the king because he turned from his sins and repented to God. I do believe we are living in the end times and that if we need to get right with God now. These verses we should take as a warning and ask God for forgiveness.

2 Kings 22:11-20 nlt When the king heard what was written in the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes in despair. Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser: “Go to the Temple and speak to the lord for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the lord ’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.” So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the New Quarter of Jerusalem to consult with the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, the keeper of the Temple wardrobe. She said to them, “The lord , the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you, ‘This is what the lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the words written in the scroll that the king of Judah has read will come true. For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.’ “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the lord and tell him: ‘This is what the lord , the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard: You were sorry and humbled yourself before the lord when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the lord . So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city.’” So they took her message back to the king.

Gay marriage

I want to express my beliefs about gay marriage. First let me say this, I have friends who are gay and I don't judge them, nor hate them, nor would condemn them. I would never judge them because God doesn't want us to judge, it is His job to judge others of the actions people do. Matthew 7:1-2 says, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." It actually really hurts me to see others being judged where we don't have the right to do the judging. Instead of judging Jesus has asked us to love one another as he has loved us. Jesus loved us so much that he died on the cross for us.



From the beginning God intended that marriage be meant for only man and women as one. Mark 10: 6 “But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,  and the two will become one flesh.’" If it was meant for men and men or women and women God would have intended for that in the beginning. But through out the bible it shows God only wants men and women to be together. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 it says, 'Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.' 

So what does this all mean to me? We are told to love others and hate sin. Not hate the sinner. Not judge others but to show them love. I may not agree with gay marriage but it doesn't mean I hate those who are gay. I will show everyone Christ love ALWAYS. 

Mommy-hood

Ever have one of them days you're like 'I'm done let the new day begin?' I came to find as an adult I have those days more and more! I just wanna hang my head against the wall in those moments. I think, 'it will be better tomorrow!' Now don't get me wrong I have good days too but it feels like some days those bad days are way worse. I love my kids so much they are incredible to me. I just am like ok done for today. NO mas por favor! LOL I had one of those days today. The kids were screaming while I was making them dinner. I give them the food they scream because they didn't want that to eat. They scream for an hour and a half before falling asleep in their beds after trying so hard to calm them down. SIGH. But life goes on. We may have stress that is just adding up but we need to remember every morning is a new day God has given to us. Lamentations 3:23-26 says, "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning great is your faithfulness.I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion therefore I will wait for him.”The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."

So we are consumed every morning for God's never ending never failing compassion. And because we know God is going to fill us up every morning we are faithful to him alone, God will help us in every situation we are going though as long as we seek him. How awesome is that?  With the promise of every new morning (goodbye bad day, good bye stress) God will do good for us who are faithful to him. :) So in turn it may have been a hard day but tomorrow is new and God is going to be new and it don't matter if I wanted to bang my head on the counter or my kids stressed me out. Because I know tomorrow is new and my God is with me every day of my life. I have to every day tell myself today can be a crappy day or a good day. Focus on the good of that day and not the bad. Try not to let those bad things bring you down. Let God show you something good of every day! Will you let God show you something new today to bring you hope? Today is a new day seize it.

Thoughts from Girls with Swords study

I'm currently doing a bible study on the boom girls with Swords by Lisa Bevere. Very good book and study, highly recommend it. But I want to talk to you today on something Lisa said in chapter 8.

Lisa was talking about how lots of things in life come with warning labels and how we need to watch our thoughts. She quoted an unknown author about how our thoughts become words and actions to the point that they become our destiny. But she then talks about how God wants us to exchange our ways for his ways and our thoughts for his thoughts. Read more in Isaiah 55:8-11

And I was just thinking, you know if we would just consistently be not letting the junk into our minds hearts we would be thinking God's thoughts. Junk in, junk out but good in, good out. Think about it, I bet we can sing all the words to that song we love and know with all your heart without a second thought. But can we quote God's word when we are down and need lifted up? If we fill our mind with this God isn't pleased with; IE music, TV shows, movies, or books then how much room are we leaving for God?

Lisa Beeve said, "As we read his (God's) Word, it renews our mind. As our minds are renewed, our thoughts change. This change in our thought patterns produces a change in what we say about ourselves, our world, and others. This change in our language produces a change in our actions and connects us with heaven's purposes for earth. Our words begin to echo the will of our Father in heaven, and the vineyard begins to flourish." So what does this mean? We need to continue to  be in God's word to renew our mind so that the great good of God's word and plan can happen! Our actions speak to other people, when we act one way that may not seem to exemplify Christ, how are we accomplishing God's will?

John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Live the truth, don't tell the truth. "God's truth has the power to set you apart and cloth you in light, " Lisa Bevere. I don't know about you but I want to live the the truth and not just proclaim it to people. Let's everyday strive to think and do God's thought and ways instead of our own.

Busy Life

I will be the first to tell you I am in no way perfect. The last several days has been harder on us in several ways. From sicknesses to sleep deprived and everything in between life and just get so busy! Know what I mean? Even on days I may not be feeling well I seem to find time to get on Facebook or text but am I in God's word enough? If there is one thing that I have learned over the last few years it is so simple and true....make time daily to be with the Lord. Do not be too busy to be in God's presence. 1 Samuel 3:10 says And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”

I want a heart like Samuel where I am willing to listen and be open to God's word whenever he is calling to to lend an ear. But you know he was also learning daily about who God was and learning to live his life for God. He wasn't half of the time in the word but he was in the word all the time. We need to make time for God. He should be our first priority of the day. Before anything else happens let God happen. 

I have been trying to have more me time with God like before having kids. Its hard, I won;t lie. But a lot of the time I am listening to my word of God while getting the kid's breakfast ready or doing dishes and just listening to God's word while working. Have you ever heard that song in Snow White, 'Whistle While You Work'? I am telling you listening to my bible or worship songs while getting ready for my morning helps the morning go by faster because I am excited to get into God's presence. Now I am not saying this is for everyone. But if you are a busy body like me, this is a great way to still get God's word for the day instead of skipping out. 

Maybe some of you are thinking I am so far from God to even get into his word and study about him. Or I am so far away from God to go back to church...friend it is not to late. 2 Chronicles 30:9 says For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.” God is forgiving God come to him as you are. No work needed before hand. :)

Another food for thought for you, while I have your attention. I have began to see a change in my family now that we are eating at the dinner table more and more. We sit there talk about the day and what we have learned about God. This is a great way to just get involved again in your kid's spiritual walk with God. And I like to once in a while post the picture to social media of our family or of what we are eating with the hashtag #reclaimingthetable Why you may ask? Because it then gets people wondering what we are doing at the table. Lets all get involved int our kid's lives and learn more about them. Check out this link below of some conversation starters if you don't know where to start. I find google a great place to look up ideas. 

http://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/communication/family-discussions

In conclusion, I guess what I wanna say is, with all the social networks, texting, ect out there it is so important to remember to be in God's word daily and making sure your kids and family are in the word daily too. I am not saying networking is bad, but if you spend more time on it then praying to God or worshiping Him or reading the bible then yes we need to rethink how our time is spent. What I want my kids to say about  me is that I taught them about God more then I was on my phone or computer. Proverbs 22:6 says Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. So turn on your favorite worship and praise music today while cleaning or your bible and just rock it out learning more about God.

Marriage, Marriage is what brings us together today!

My 4 year anniversary is coming up and I wanted to write this tidbit on what marriage has taught me thus far. I don't know about you but anytime I think about marriage I can't help to reference to my favorite movie the Princess Bride. But today I want to share with you something close to my heart. You see, life and marriage may not always be easy, like some people may think it is. Marriage is hard work and it takes time to build that relationship, to get to know your spouse. It is something you have to work on daily and stick with to get make it work.

To the left is my husband, Justin, and I, almost 4 years ago when we got married. When one gets married they say to each other in their vows promises to each other meant for life, that they will be there for each other... for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health... We all have heard these words a million times but one may not really realize how powerful they truly are?

My husband and I had a scare this last year, that flipped our world upside down. I was expecting with our second child. We were so excited but one day, my husband was in a lot of pain that he couldn't bear. The hospital weren't sure what was wrong, they just saw enlarged lymph node in his back. We found out later that it was testicular cancer and it had spread to his back. The whole family on both sides felt devastated and unsure of the future. It was a hard year and time for everyone and we just had to keep pressing on. And just believe God had this.

4 years ago, when I got married, I didn't think cancer would be one of the sicknesses before either of us would be 30! I don't know about you, but when I think about the different sicknesses my spouse or I could got in the next 20 years plus years of our marriage, cancer wasn't on the top of the list. In my mind that is something I thought about people mostly getting when they are older. But God had other plans.

In July 2014 my husband had a surgery to remove the cancerous mass. And we just prayed hard it was a type of cancer that was easily treatable for the cancer in his back. Once the mass was removed they were able to do test on it, and thankfully, it was a kind that was curable and treatable easily!!! :) 

The hardest part for me during all of this, was that I was super pregnant once my husband began his chemo treatments. I knew with him being the  main source of income we were going to have to trust completely in God, that He had all of this covered. I also knew that I would not be able to get a job anywhere being so pregnant and ready to pop. And if I did get hired, I wouldn't be able to work there long before needing a maternity leave. SO we trusted that God had this because it was the only option. I honestly do not know how we would've made it to this day to cover all health care cost, enough food, cost for bills, the small things like toilet paper and toothpaste if it wasn't for God. Philippians 4:19 says And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 

We had so many people fund-raise, donate monies, food and personal items that we needed. There were times we needed things that I had just realized that day we had run out of, I wouldn't get a chance to tell anyone I needed something, but then someone would call me up saying they had a box of things for us. And what would be in that box, that very item that we needed. God had spoken to many to help us with things we would need before we would realize it was a need! God literally was providing our every need during this time. We placed our complete trust in God that he would as well.

During this entire time I just kept praying God would continue to help us in everything we needed but I was praying so hard He would heal my husband, Justin. I just wasn't ready to be alone with our soon to be 2 girls. It was hard some days caring for my husband when he would be sick from his chemo treatments as well as caring for our daughter. And I kept thinking what am I going to do once our new baby is born?!?!?!

My OBGYN and I talked about a C-Section do to previous complications with my first child and setting a date to have it during one of my husband's off weeks of treatment. So 2 treatment weeks into my husbands chemo I was 39 weeks along and our beautiful baby girl was born. Through all the pain and hurt we were feeling she brought some happiness and joy into our life. I thank God for our baby girl everyday especially then when we needed something to to bring joy into our hurt hearts.

Being home with 2 kids under the age of 3 and a very sick husband was extremely challenging but we survived. God continued to help us with our every need blessing us time and time again. Justin finished his all 4 weeks of treatment throughout a 12 week period of time. We went 8 weeks of no pay in this time and were relying completely on God to provide our need because there literally was no other way.

November 6th, 2014 my husband, Justin and I received the best news we heard in months. Justin was finally CANCER FREE!!!! It was a joyous day for everyone!!! Philippians 4:4 says Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 

I have learned from my marriage what it truly means to be there for someone through sickness, the hard times, and when we are poor. But even through all this, I came to know God in a whole new and deeper level then before. When we lay our life, our marriage, and our family in God's hands, we are putting complete trust in Him that He has got this. I will now, always and forever praise and trust in my God because I know he is the God who provided, heals and cares for us. Proverbs 3:5-6 says Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.