And we're off...

This weekend is the conference "Masterpiece". This is what I have been preparing for with all of my dancing and the all too wonderful "Talitha" dancers. I really cannot form my words correctly to tell you of the love that I have for these girls in Talitha. And all of the preparation, worship, love and prayers are about to come to fruition as we move into the weekend.
Will you pray for this weekend to be a mighty tool in the hands of our kind and loving Father to set girls FREE and to truly bring many girls into relationship with Jesus like they have never imagined.
I think the Lord gave me a picture of what He will do with our dancing this weekend. With each movement: each step, each arm and leg and head movement, links from the unseen chains around girls' hearts, minds and bodies will burst apart literally allowing these girls to breathe in the Spirit of Christ in a deeper way than they ever knew possible! Simply, daughters being set free...for good. And no longer allowing those chains to hold them back. Let it be Lord. May our dancing cause girls to do as Isaiah 52:2 says

Shake off your dust;
rise up, sit enthroned, O Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
O captive Daughter of Zion.

and thirty minutes ago...

Needless to say with words...Kiva was loving it too!!

happening now...

...and more to come once daddy gets home!

I think in blog...now with pics!

I think in blog...

Lately I have found myself throughout the day thinking of blog titles for what I do...For example:

• Seriously, We're this gross?
• Out-prayed by an eight year old
• Goodbye Pool Hole!
• Ode to the Belly.
• Really, are three's harder than two's, anyone?
• I LOVE TALITHA...and other musings of a thirty something dancer...
• Singin' in the Rain and Somewhere Over the Rainbow
• The Swoop
• Back to Back Whammies!
• Grace upon Grace
  

Intrigued? So, here's what we've been up to:

• Seriously, We're this gross?- Scrubbing our bathroom in detail yesterday preparing for some Ugandan guests and totally weirded out by how fast our bathroom gets filthy. YUCK! But it feels nice to have a super fresh tub, shower, mirrors, counters, sinks and potty!
  
• Out-prayed by an eight year old- like I was saying, our Ugandan guests...well, we are currently hosting two Ugandan little girls (11 and 8) along with their chaperone. They are a part of a choir and dance group performing tonight. These girls are precious!! Seriously way fun with Jada and Kiva (more details to come with pics)...but last night the girls led a devo time of singing, prayer and some scripture reading/exhortation. Ummm...I wept! Their prayers were simply beautiful for their families back home, us, and the lost...I want to pray like them, really! And look how beautiful they are?! We really like them so much. Anitah and Jackline are their names and we three decided tonight that they will live with us for 5 months instead of leaving Thursday...they are so fabulous!
  
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• Goodbye Pool Hole!- Yep, that's right! Our back yard is officially torn up and ready to receive the mounds/piles/loads of dirt that is waiting in our driveway. The only problem is that the ground is too soft for the tractors to take the dirt to our backyard...so the wait continues. And I am convinced that if we had a son, the dirt piles would be like Disney Land, but instead Jada looks at it from a distance and then walks away in her princess shoes holding her baby :)
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• Ode to the Belly.- Kiva has the all time greatest belly! She has happily surpassed her peers in weight and roundness...she is dense...healthy...and so so fun. Her cheeks rest sweetly on her chest most of the time and she is absolutely squeezable!
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• Really, are three's harder than two's, anyone?- And Jada has been tough...so opinionated and stubborn and it feels like an 'all if the sudden' type thing...and so we have heard more parents say that 3 was much tougher than 2...and we have to agree.
  
• I LOVE TALITHA...and other musings of a thirty something dancer...- I have had the absolute privilege of leading a group of 14 really really great dancers as we prepare for a conference called Masterpiece. Some of you may remember that the group of dancers is called Talitha which means daughter. Well, I have absolutely fallen in love with these girls! I love them b/c they are humble beautiful worshipers who are crazily talented and offer every bit of themselves at each rehearsal. They inspire me...each one of them. They each have a uniqueness about who they are and the ways they dance that I learn from and I have been deeply ministered to through them And I am having a blast dancing with them! They are super gracious to me and I am so glad that God has given me the chance to dance for Him after kiddos and an older body...I really do feel like Jesus wrapped up this gift of Talitha and placed it in my lap with a smile! The conference is in two weeks so please pray! For more info go to http://www.butterflyblog.net/Masterpiece/Home.html
  
• Singin' in the Rain and Somewhere Over the Rainbow- I started teaching Jada and her friends their first recital dances!!! Their tap is to "singin' in the rain" and they are dancing with cute little umbrellas! They are SO cute. And their ballet is to "somewhere over the rainbow" and the mommies are dancing with them...precious! You can pray that we all don't just bawl our eyes out at recital holding their sweet little hands while we twirl them and skip...I am tearing up typing this!!!
  
• The Swoop- I am swooping my bangs again. The straight bangs were fun while it lasted, but I had to use a straightener way too much!
  
• Back to Back Whammies!- Oh my, Jada had two different viruses back to back! We had one day off in two weeks. It was tough...glad that's over!
  
• Grace upon Grace- The beloved Smithers came to visit a couple weeks back and when they leave I am always left wondering why/how we got such a great gig with them in our lives! Wisdom just falls off of them and sheds light and understanding in our lives. Brian and I are convinced that our walks with the Lord would be so short sighted and limited if it weren't for their influence. They make us better...and we love them so much! Oh, and Lucretia got her cute nose pierced while she was here!!!! It really looks great and we had way too much fun with the whole experience! Some sweet nuggets from Lucretia to end this blog post... sung to Jesus:
  
  You Listen-
  Remember-
  You know just what to say-
  You always understand-
  You hold me everyday-
  You bend down low and
  lift me up-
  You give support and lead-
  You celebrate my life out loud
  then whisper Your love to me-
  I worship You
  I cling to You
  I need only You
  You are my King
  You are my King
  

Good Medicene

So, in light of some of my sweet friends really suffering and going through some trials of all sorts of kinds...I wanted to post this. I saw this today and laughed until I was crying and then I realized how I haven't laughed like that in a long time.

So, go to you tube and type in Tim Hawkins. Funny: Chic-Fil-A, Things you don't say to your wife, Fire Ants...etc.

And then I was sweetly reminded that God is in the pain and God has given us laughter to medicate our tired and weary souls! So...enjoy and laugh out loud if you can.