FUNNY!

I received this one in an email today. I thought it was a good one!

God is good!

Just a little update. Ashleigh had her doctors appointment today at John Hopkins and she got a clean bill of health. The doctor said that the PDA was so small that it doesn't matter and isn't affecting her health at all. God took care of my little angel and I give Him all the glory!

Global Impact Celebration

Our church is hosting a Missions Conference this week. I am really enjoying getting to hear from these people who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of Christ. It is awesome. We are hosting THUMB missionaies (T=Tribal, H=Hindu, U=Unreligious, M=Muslim, B=Buddist) as well as missionaries from Score International
I have always been excited about missions! In Acts 1:8 - it says that "you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" Most missionaries that we all hear about are taking care of the "Judea and Samaria" parts of the world but what about the "Jerusalem" places?
I learned something very important a while back... I learned that the Jerusalem that Jesus was talking about is wherever you live? So, you become a missionary for "Jerusalem" when you become a Christian. The rosponsibility of carrying out the "Great Commission" is not just the job of your churches pastors and staff! When you become a Christian, it is YOUR job as well!
You may ask yourself "How can I carry out the 'Great Commission'?"
Here's the answer! Get involved in your churches ministries! At our church, we have many ministries that our members can get involved in. Here are a few examples:
We have a Prison Ministry where our Pastors has a Bible Study at our local prison.This is carrying out the "Great Commission" to people who society has shunned and forgotten about. Most of these inmates feel that noone loves them, but our Pastor teaches them of the unfailing love of Jesus!
We have a MOPS ministry where moms can come and get a break from their kids as well as learn how to be better moms! This is carrying out the "Great Commission" because the mom's needs are being met by not only getting a break from their children but they are also learning Biblical principals about parenting and life in general.
We have people from our church that volunteer at the ABBA Pregnancy Crisis Center here in Winchester. T
Even volunteering in your church nursery is carrying out the "Great Commission" because by volunteering, the parents can go and hear the Word Of God!
Take the time today to consider and pray about what you are doing in your own "Jerusalem" community.

Ashleigh's doctors appointment

Ashleigh has a doctors appointment with a pediatric cardiologist at John Hopkins tomorrow. She has PDA - Patent Ductus Arteriosis (not sure if I spelled that right).... it's nothing too serious that it can't be fixed, so we are putting her in God's hands and are confident that He will take care of her!

Whoooops!

In my last post, I forgot to include pics of my son! Aren't I a WONDERFUL mom! I also couldn't resist putting the one of Troy!

Trip to Disney World

Well, since the last time I posted, Troy and I took the kids to Disney World! We took them there for spring break and it was a total surprise to them. We had a wonderful time! We stayed at the Disney All Star Movies resort. The pic of the pool is the pool there at the resort!
On Monday, we went to the "Animal Kingdom". On Tuesday, we went to the "Magic Kingdom". (The kids liked these two parks the best) That night, Zachary and I went by ourselves from 9PM - Midnight. We had a blast!
On Wednesday, we went to MGM. Zach and Troy went one way in the park and me n the girls went the other way. This park wasn't quite as fun as the other two, but, we got to see a lot more of the characters. The pic with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum was taken at MGM! (no, Tweedle Dee and Dum ARE NOT me and Troy!)Me and the girls also got to meet Mickey Mouse and Goliath and Jo Jo.
On Thursday, we went to Epcot... this one isn't quite for kids but we got to see what was inside the "big golf ball" (as Troy calls it) And then we went back to the Animal Kingdom for an hour or so and got SOAKED on the "Kali River Rapids". That was the kid's favorite ride! We rode it 5 times in a row so I don't think there was a piece of dry clothing on any of us! After changing quickly, we went on to the Magic Kingdom to see the fireworks and to ride more rides. We stayed to closing that night too, so that was a fun night.
Early Friday 4AM, Zach got sick.... we aren't quite sure what caused it but it wasn't pretty. By noon, we thought he was OK so we headed to the Animal Kingdom. We found out that he wasn't okay when he smelled food as we stopped to get some lunch. So, Zach and Troy went to the hotel while me and the girls stayed and saw the rest of the "Animal Kingdom".
By that evening, Zach was feeling much better, so we went to the Magic Kingdom to catch the Fireworks one last time (they were awesome by the way)

Then we got to see the "SpectroMagic" Parade which was pretty cool too!

I will post pics from the first part of our trip later as they are on Troy's laptop. I should have them soon to share!