2009 Year In Review

My first full year of college.
Made my first B :(
Hospital stay with Alaynah
Change of schools for the girls
Long Summer
Church Crisis
Grew stronger and hopefully wiser
Great year in marriage and family!!!
Learned alot
Gained a pants size :(
Lost some friends
Gained new ones

Not a year I would want to relive - but one that will shape my life for the better.... Ending it with my family celebrating Jason's birthday.
Ahhhh... Sighs of contentment!

My Christmas

My Christmas was the best ever. It was spent with my family and full of traditions that we are creating! One of those traditions is serving Christmas dinner to my family. And not just any Christmas Dinner - a meal that would make Martha Stewart proud. I don't do it for the fancy meal, but because it is my way of serving my family in a special way. So many people think I am crazy or going "over board". But I don't feel that way. It seems fitting to me to serve as we celebrate my Savior's birth. He served selflessly and in a small way I try to celebrate that on Christmas day. By the end of it all my feet do hurt and I am tired from trying to get serveral gourmet dishes all ready at the same time. But I would be telling a lie if I said I was worn out. (Like the lady who dusted herself with flour and acted like she had slaved all day in the kitchen making rice krispy treats!) I never am. I feel fullfilled and at peace. So here is a glimpse of Christmas - Luttrull Style. This is my favorite table. My sweet mother-in-law bought me these dishes last year at Thanksgiving and I just love them.

This year we did our advent calender a little differently. It was magnetic and every day we added another piece of the nativity scene. It is awaiting baby Jesus, which will be added Christmas morning. The girls adored it!

We began our day right - Luke 2

The girls were most excited about giving each other the gifts they had picked out especially for the other. It is a blessing to have see a giving spirit in your children.

So Christmas dinner began with appitizers: White-Chocolate Cherry Fudge, Caramel & Chocolate Tartlets, and Peanut Butter Cookies

Oh, and most importantly - Egg Nog. Not just any Egg Nog - my special secret recipe. I think there would be a riot if I didn't make this every year!!! It doesn't look like much - but the homemade whipped cream I add puts it over the top.

I tried roses this year for the first time. I really liked them.

The majority of the house is decorated in silver, white, and a little grinch green - but my dining room is decorated in red and gold. The red has even spread to the kitchen!

This is a picture of the first course: Pear & Walnut Salad with Cranberry-Champagne Vinegarette. This was only the second time I have ever attempted to cook with wine (I think Champagne is wine???) I didn't like it, but everyone else thought it was delicious!
After the first course I was too crazy to take any more pictures of the food. But the second course was: Roasted Beef Tenderloin with a wild mushroom sauce, Roasted Fennel and Cabbage with Parmesan, Candied Carrots, Cream Cheese New Potatoes, and Yorkshire Pudding

And for dessert: Choco-Berry Mousse and Ooey-Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake with homemade brown sugar whipped cream.

My house smelled fantastic! Everyone's plates were really pretty. The conversation was sweet and, although several members of my family were missing this year, the entire night was wonderful. Memories were made and everyone went home full and satisfied.

What a wonderful day!!!!!

Next year, everyone is invited!!!!

Excitement on the way!!!!!!

Three new graphics for the awesome things happening at SBC!!!!! I am so excited about each and every one of them...

What God is teaching me

I think it is funny how downright ridiculous I am sometimes. I mean, seriously, I can get some hair-brained notion about things or people and just run with it, even if it makes no sense. Knowing this about myself - It shouldn't be a revelation that God can surprise me. The great thing is - I Love It when He does.
This week was one of those times. My dad got engaged, my uncle (by marriage) passed away, it has been an insane college week and in the midst of it all - God did the unexpected (unexpected by me - which is the ridiculous part).
I have had this crazy notion that God is always going to make me walk by faith, doing without until the last possible second when He will make everything okay. I didn't even realize I thought like this until something challenged the idea. Knowing that when my dad gets married and moves away there will be some financial needs that I wasn't really sure what was going to happen. I have just been choosing not to worry about it (thinking if I didn't think about it - then it would go away). But God can see and He knows our needs - even before they arise.
I was offered a job - doing something I really love to do this week. How awesome is that!!! God didn't wait until I was freaking out and He didn't wait until I was having to really work to have faith - He just provided, before the need arose. Just because He is good and He does nice things for His kids. I guess I forgot that about Him. I pray I never forget again. It has just been a blessing to know that He is very involved in my day to day life, He loves me, and He does things for me just because He can...
I decided this was my new favorite song several weeks ago - but it is even more true in my life now than ever.... Listen if you have a minute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAg_YWsX6Dg

Fasting

I should probably start with saying that I am not totally proud of what I am about to admit... However, God is so good I think it is more important to share than to save face.

That disclaimer out of the way - today was my day to fast and pray for our church and for SCA. I have never fasted before. And to be totally honest, the thought scared me. Not because I was afraid of not eating; but making a commitment to fast is making a commitment to God. I was terribly nervous that I wouldn't actually follow through with it and then violating my word to the Lord.
But I really wanted to be apart of our month long fast... So I signed up to fast from 7 until 7 today. Truthfully, I chose those times because I figured I could eat a good breakfast and then tough it out until dinner. And since we're being truthful, I never completly committed. In the back of my mind, I assumed if it got tough I would quit and if I never made the committment to God then it wouldn't count.
I woke up late (7:15) and so I missed my chance to have breakfast. Which weakened my resolve even more. I teater close to being hypoglycemic so too long with no protein and I get really shaky. So I just assumed it would be a matter of time before I caved.
But I was still determined to try - for a while.
And then it happened. I have been praying for an opportunity to reach out to a girl in one of my classes for a while now. Based on what she has said I assume she is lost and I have been sitting next to her for an entire quarter... Today God opened a door. I don't think it was a coincidence. Mrs. Gale Tinsley said that during her quite time in the mountains she read that some things didn't happen without prayer and fasting.
I then fully committed to the fast! Not to say it has been easy. But every time I felt like giving up I would recieve a text or e-mail from one of the women from SBC reaching out to encourage me that I could make it. God is good! He has shown me today that He is faithful to His word and that He can get us through things we never thought we could do. With Him all things are possible....
It is now 7:07 and the oven timer is going off.... Boy am I hungry - I'm going to eat now!!!! Still can't believe I made it!

Finding Faith and Freindship in the Mountains

As I plan each year for our annual Women's Ministry Fall Retreat I always anticipate what a good time everyone will have and how refreshing it will be to get away with God and my sisters in Christ for a few days. But this year God blew my socks off!!!!
The group that attending was a little different, the material was a little different - I was a little nervous as to how everything would turn out. Thank the Lord He is in control and that the success or failure of the event was securely in His hands!!!
From the moment we arrived I could feel the anticipation of a fresh word from the Lord. As the study time came - I felt a real sense of involvement. Saturday morning we had an awesome time of prayer for our church and for the school and I could see God was really moving and changing our hearts.... How exciting!!!! It wasn't even half-way over and God was working!!!!
The afternoon was, of course, full of fellowship, fun, and this year a little football (Thank You Worth!)
Then after our evening session we went to this great little chapel nestled in the mountain and truly worshiping for more than an hour. I could have stayed all night!!! It was enough to take my breath away. I could feel God's presence and was overwhelmed by how good He is and how good He is to me!!!
The weekend just continued to get better. There was such a sweet spirit about everyone and such an amazing sense of love for each other and for growth in faith.
Sunday, as we closed, we spent a good amount of time on the back porch, overlooking the mountains - which were such a good visual for what faith can do-, and poured out our hearts to God. We tied cards that we had written things that were hindering our faith on to balloons and when we felt we were ready we released them into the sky. Straight to the Lord.
I have felt such a sense of joy and peace since that moment.
Women's Ministry has committed to fasting a praying the entire month of November (We are each taking a day) and i am so looking ofrward to the great things I know the Lord is going to do.
What a weekend!!!!

Happy Fall Yall!!!

We had an awesome Fall Festival at church this weekend. I think it was the best we ever had.

Alaynah went as Becky Schulze, our pastor's wife who recently had twins and wore high heels to the end of her pregnancy. She is Alaynah's hero and a good excuse for her to get her own heels!!! Carlie went as a pop star. Complete with pink hair and tall boots...



We have our annual Women's Ministry Fall Retreat this weekend so I am so grateful I got to see my sweet girls all dressed up!

Crazy Dreamin'

So I don't know if it was the cough medicine or the exhastion but I had the craziest dream this morning.
I was living in an unknown town with a crazy group of people from all areas of my life - Jason, Tina, Jennifer, Phillip, my mom, old high school friends, ect. Anyway, there was this light disease that was scheduled to sweep through the town and kill everyone. Except if we died we would live forever and become invisible to everyone who didn't get it. I was trying to decide if it could be true and kept repeating the verse "..to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord..". It was so wierd - I still can't remember what I decided. The crazy part is how real it felt and how strange it all was!?!?!?!?!

What are some of the crazy dreams you can remember???

Fall Cold

So, I am pretty sure I'm getting a cold.
Been trying to take vitamin C, get enough sleep, & washing my hands.
Anyone have any good home remedies?????
I have no time to be sick.

Call the Fashion Police!!!

So.... The question is......

What in the world does one wear to the birthday party of a Beauty and Fashion Senior VP in New York City and not embarrace oneself????????

I have no clue and 1 week to figure it out.

Just booked a flight for next Saturday. Slightly out of the ordinary for me to just jet off to NYC for the weekend. But my sweet aunt only turns 40 once! It was an afterthought that I would have to find something appropriate to wear. And it has just become way to obvious to me that I have gained WAY too much weight and need to lose 40 pounds by Friday!!!!!!!

Any fashion advice is greatly appreciated!!!!

What if I can't???

Okay so I know that I am weird. There is actually quite a long list of ways that I am weird. One of these random things about me is that I can't ever remember a time when I ever felt like I couldn't do something. I don't know if it is because of how I was raised or just how God made me but nevertheless it's just the way I'm wired.
Now, don't be fooled, I have a crazy long list of will not do's and not willing to do's.... Just no Can'ts
Well today it happened...
After a 2 hour conference with my advisor i have come to the realization that I am a little further along than I thought (which is a good thing). However it means I will be finished with GMC after this quarter. That means I will be starting at GCSU in January.
I don't know if it is just not being prepared to hear that or hormones or what but I am freaking out!
All I can think is.... What if I'm not smart enough? What if I can't keep up? What if I can't learn that much? - These will be some serious history classes... Like what one normal class goes over in a week - we will spend entire semesters on.
Now my mind knows that I can do all things through Christ and that I have nothing to fear...
I just really need my heart to agree....

Where in the world an I from????

So, I keep getting asked this question:

Where are you from???

I have no clue how to answer it....
Here are my options:
1. Hiedelburg, Germany - where I was born
2.Jacksonville, Florida - where I lived the longest (from age 2 - 18)
3. From Milledgeville - where I live now and have lived for 9 years

Where am I from??????

The Desire of our Hearts

So, I am finally getting a chance to begin sharing some of what I learned last weekend at the Living Proof Live Simulcast I had the privaledge of attending. This week hasn't gone according to plan - but really, when does a week ever???

Beth spoke from Psalm 37:1-9. She said this was a theodicy, which means that it deals with the Justice of God and asking the question 'Will not the judge of all the Earth do right?'. (Other examples: Ps. 9, 37, 73 & Job) It was written to address the decision we each must make: Is our God good.
She shared 7 facts about verse 4 that we can claim as promises. (Don't worry - I'm only going to share the first two)

1. Nothing Dictates our Lives Like our Desires.
* The simple truth is people do what they want. That is why it is important to allow God to change our desires so we want what we need.
* We must ask ourselves: What do we really want from life? Has religion become ritual to us, have we lost the passion of relationship with God?
* For a desire to be a true heart's desire it must have been tested by time. They necessitate a wait and a sustained longing unaffected by mood, surroundings or circumstances. - This is why if we wait to long (past when God has opened the door and we just aren't willing to do the work to accomplish it) then hope is differed and it makes the heart sick.
* We must always be aware of if we are willing to do what it takes to have what God wants for us.

2. Beneath the Desires of our Hearts is the Heart of our Desires
* God will trump the desires of our hearts with the heart of our desires if destiny is at stake.
* The heart of our desires is what we want our lives to have been about - what motivates us?
* All of our desires stem from something we lack. God can use the things we lack to bring us to our destiny.
* He will only give us the heart of our desires after He has begun revealing to us what is at the heart of our desires.

Okay, I know that was a lot, but for me it was what I needed to hear. The fact that my desires come from something that I lack and that God will reveal what is at the heart of them really spoke to me. It is an important reminder to me that when I seek God and His will for my life He will help me see past the trivial wants I have to what my heart needs.
So only five more to go - it is hard to believe she tackled all of this in two days... But boy was it good stuff...

I'm a Junkie, I'll just admit it now!

Okay so I should go ahead and admit it now -- I love Beth Moore's teaching. It just speaks to me... So I went to Jacksonville this weekend to attend a live simulcast with my mother-in-law; and man was it fantastic. I want to share my notes with everyone because I think you will love her prospective on the desires of our heart and because I want to be able to remember it better for myself. However - I couldn't even take notes fast enough to get everything she shared so I will just share a little at a time...
Psalm 37:1-9
Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

I Love This Place!

I am sitting on my Granny's couch.
It is my favorite place in the whole world! It has always been. I can remember countless trips to Georgia growing up and the excitement of getting to Granny's. We even nicknamed the stretch of 441 between McCrea and Irwinton "the hills" because when we got there we knew we were close. I never knew what adventures we were going to have but I knew there would be adventure - working in the workshop building some crazy gadget, or selling christmas trees at the christmas tree farm, or harvesting corn, or canning green beans, or building a fort in the woods. The list is endless...
Now, as I am older (not much, mind you), I realize so much more about why I love it here. It represents peacefulness to me. I can come here and just take a deep breath of peace. My mind clears and my soul is restful here. Anyone who has ever come here loves it - it almost seems magical. I know it is just blessed. Blessed by a family that can take anyone into itself and love relentlessly, Blessed by the hours my Granny poured into the soil coaxing beautiful flowers to grow and instilling in me the love of a beautiful garden, Blessed by the pride of my Grandaddy to work his land, build his home, even bring a piece of his heritage, a windmill, from North Dakota (Good Hope Farm - where my ancestors settled when coming to America and where he was born), Just So Blessed!
So here I will sit on this land that is priceless to me; in a home that I love; surrounded by the people who mean the most to me in this world. Today I will learn to make Chow Chow (Some crazy Georgia thing, I think). I pray the adventures will never cease.

For my mama

Dear Lord, I ask that you lay a special blessing on my mom tonight. She has always been the steady one for me and she has always been the one I could count on to love you enough to do right.
Help me to be her girl. The one she taught and trained how to love You completely, forsaking even self to do Your will. Help me to be steady for her during this shakey time. Help me to hold on to truth and love and even forgiveness when she gets tired of the battle. Help me to be your loving hand when she is lonely and your broken heart when she is hurting. Show me how much you love her and lead me to do the same.
When she struggles to find your will help her to relax and know that You are the same God today as you were yesterday. The same God you were when she taught me to love and honor you above all else. The same God who has always brought compassion, mercy and healing.
Help her as she begins this journey to forgive. I know the road will be bumpy and at times bitterness will win a battle or two. Remind her then that you have won the war. That the forgiveness she strives after will heal and restore that amazing woman of faith, the one who taught me my abc's and how to love Jesus, and how to give up all in His pursuit.
Though anger and hurt have hidden her from me for a season. Seasons change.Help her to know my love for her is constant and real and full.Amen

The Prom

My sweet girls are hysterical! Tonight they disappeared into Alaynah's room for almost an hour and reappeared dressed and ready for the prom!

Alaynah was the "boy" and Carlie the "girl". They are now dancing in the kitchen and singing made up songs. After the prom they intend to go skating.

They never cease to amaze me with their creativity. Wow ~ I love them!

A Little Luttrull Experiment

Okay, so the last several weeks in the Luttrull home have been quite trying. Between Jason working almost 70 hours a week and my FULL-Time school demands we have been going full steam for too long. Needless to say, last week Jason worked so much and was so frustrated that I worked very hard to completely tend to the needs of the children, cooking, and mounds of homework. And in order to help curb the frustration, I spent tons of extra time every day making sure the house was clean and tidy. Because when I'm frustrated there is nothing worse than a messy house.
Jason was grateful and very sweet about how much extra I was having to do, until...
Sunday things had gotten messy from multiple science projects and a weekend full of children activities, and Jason thought he'd be funny and say..."I'm glad your quarter is almost over so WE can do our quarterly house cleaning" - Are you kidding me!
Thus the experiment began, it is hard to explain how cleaning different areas everyday prevents utter chaos in our home so I decided it might be more easily understood by just proving it. I decided not to say a word but just to cease all housework and all instruction to the girls about housework for one week. At the time it seemed ingenious.
Day 1: When we went to bed Jason said "You're going to sleep and I haven't eaten - this isn't good" - I thought it was funny
Day 2: I caved a little, I never realized how irritating mess can be. I only swept a little. Jason has a cold so he is too snotty to notice much.
Day 3: My house is officially a disaster zone. Good thing no city officials or DFACS agents felt the need to drop in. Unfortunatly Jason hardly dropped in. I think he left by 7:30 and came home around 9 and went straight to bed.
Day 4: I have a stomach bug. Not sure if it is actual germs or nerves about finals or just plain being sick of my house. This is harder for me than him. I'm starting to rethink this little adventure.
Day 5: Took finals today. Came home and got in bed. Jason spent the day cleaning the house. Over dinner we discussed the point I was attempting to make.
I'm pretty sure it didn't work. I was miserable, he was clueless, and my house is gross.
So in the future - no more house cleaning strikes. I'll just have to take his comments that are meant to inspire family excitement to clean more in stride.
I gotta go clean my bathroom now because every time I walk in there I want to throw up!

Who needs sleep anyway???

So, I hate it when I can't sleep.
It could be from excitement of the day to come.
It could be from worry about the day to come
It could be from anxiety over the day to come
Our it could be just cause....
Either way it is something that is new to me. Because anyone who knows me well, knows - I LOVE to sleep. It is truly one of my favorite pastimes.
However, with all these sleepless nights I have discovered one thing - I Love the sunrise!
It is such evidence that God's mercies truly are new every morning. Sunrise feels like no other time of day.
The birds sing loudly.
The earth is peaceful.
Things are more clear.
It even smells different.
I haven't had much exposure to sunrise since my babies were brand new.
It is quickly becoming my favorite part of the day...
But I still wish seeing one didn't have to accompany a night of no sleep.
Maybe when I grow up I'll go to bed early enough to rise before the sun each morning???

A Random Line of Thinking

I was in Subway this week and heard a random country song. I recognized it from the scandal it caused after the attcks of September 11th. It was about how bad it was to pick on America and how we were going to make them regret it.
It really got me to thinking. I know that everyone can probably go back to some national event that had a drastic impact on them. One in which you remember where you were, what you were doing, and how you responded. Well, September 11th was that event for me.
What can I say. I was politically sheltered. I was very young during the Gulf War, so I only knew of attacks and wars from history lessons. That day changed my perception of America. I went from feeling like I lived in the strongest, most powerful nation in the world to feeling very vulnerable.
Anyway, I said all of that to make this point. I was really hoping that President Obama was going to earn back some respect for our country internationally. (Sorry to all my extremely right-wing friends!) At first it appeared we were gaining ground in that area. And I am so disappointed now. I feel like we are once again being laughed at. That's what I get for putting my hope in a man. Even in a small way it will lead to disappointment.
I want to live in a country that honors God and has His blessing. It will take all of us working hard and stepping out of our comfort zones. Maybe even going crazy and beginning to be active and intentional politically.
All that from a song.....

Ministry to a world-weary heart

It is so easy for the world to slowly chip away at me. Usually with little things like being tired, feeling overwhelmed by housework and homework and all the other busy work of daily life. It wears away the calmness and tenderness by hurtful words, and debates about whose right and whose wrong. All little things, so that I don't realize what has been being stolen away.
God has promised me a calm spirit, an asurance in His strength, and comfort in his faithfulness. It is amazing how far away from that safety one can get before you even know it because things were worn down so slowly.
Oh but there is a great cure!!!! God sends us our girlfriends! Just a few hours with my girls can erase a week of struggle. They don't make my problems go away - they just gracefully share the load. We don't have to get together and cry about our worries (though sometimes we do!). Mostly we can laugh them away for a while. And it is good medicine!!!
The Lord is so faithful to me that He has given me the priveledge of friends who lift me up, who love me in spite of myself, and who are a willing to eat off my plate and share a napkin.
I love the women involved in Sinclairs Women's Ministry. They are wonderful women of God whom I adore. Tonight at our Ladies Night Out, as I looked around, I was able to see so much beauty there. Glowing from within. What a priveledge to be counted among them.
I know it has been a struggle a SBC lately. Many have left ( and I pray will come home) but I want to shout from the rooftops that God is doing a great thing and what a priveldge and joy it will be to see the glimpses of Glory He is pouring out! I don't want to be a problem maker. I want to go where God is and stand in awe of Him.
I'm afraid I chased rabbits - But my heart is so full these days.... Halleluia

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

We successfully attended the girl's first baseball game last night. It is safe to say that they were all less than enthused about the whole thing.

Because Jason only has us girls, there are times when he insists on something we deem "boyish". And because we love him - we try our bests to go along and be excited. Well, actually I try to be excited. The girls get drug kicking and screaming with me giving them the "this is important, straighten up or die" look.

This was one of those times! They complained all day yesterday about how stupid baseball was. They slept the entire way to Atlanta. And they walked all the way from the parking lot to the front gate with their arms crossed. My cousin Dylan wanted to know if the Atlanta Bears were even a popular team. Oh the excitement!!!

But, once again, Jason was right! A couple of corn dogs and some cotton candy later, even little girls love a good all-American baseball game with their daddy.

By the end of the night they wanted to know when we could come again. The Braves won 11 -0 and they had a great fireworks show after the game. We drove home with sweet happy girls holding their new mini-Braves-bats with smiles on their faces. They still slept the whole way....

Things I Hate

Can I just say......
I hate to see my friends hurt. It is almost as bad as watching my girls hurt. It makes me feel helpless and sad and have an overwhelming desire to want to fix it.

I hate science class. Too much I don't understand or believe. Too much information. Too much homework!

I hate dieting. It makes me hungrier. And just when I start thinking I'm doing okay, I have a day like today. I am craving something that I can't pinpoint - so I'll just keep eating until I figure it out!

Oh, and I hate ants. One bit my finger tonight while I was watching a crazy game of tomato dodgeball. Now it itches.

So to wrap it up, I hate feeling sad and helpless and overwhelmed and hungry and having an itchy finger....
Just in case you were wondering.

Learning about Light

As I am shamelessly avoiding the many hours of science homework I have ahead of me tonight, I wanted to share an amazing thing that I just learned...
God has used countless mighty men and women of His word to teach me so much about who He is, but yesterday He used a secular teacher to show me something awesome. We were learning about the big bang (which I still don't believe). During a presentation about what scientist believed happened something struck me. They said there was this singularity (don't ask!) and then suddenly it exploded and there was light everywhere! Now I am a veteran sunday school attender so I thought I had a pretty solid understanding of "Let there be light" and there was. But in my mind it was - daylight. But the Bible doesn't say that. It said God commanded light! And that was it - Light - Everywhere - Only. Immeasurable energy, immeasurable gravity, immeasurable intensity - all in the form of light!
Scientist have recently found radiation waves that they believe are remaining from that initial burst of light. No matter what they take them for - I say that when my God speaks the action is eternal. I have been seeing proof of the Light he can speak for a long time. I'm glad they have finally caught on.

When God Says Wait

Sometimes God says yes. Other times God says no. But then there are those times when He tells us to simply wait. Those are the worst! But if they must come then they should have a time limit. Wait for a few days, wait for a week, maybe even a month. But years.... there is something wildly painful about the thought.
Today my Uncle Dwight got married to the most fantastic woman. She is sweet and sensitive and she loves him from the top of her head to the tip of toes. They are both so blessed to have each other. They are both a little older and have been single a very long time. God had said wait... And my uncle did for years. I am amazed at his faithfulness. But I am in awe of God's Faithfulness to answer and never forget my uncle in the meantime.
When I spoke with Dwight last night he said he felt this was his latter rain. I pray so! What an example for my impatient self. God has always been working it out for the good of those who love him. I will be able to look to their happiness next God asks me to wait and know that my God is always worth the wait!
Congratulations Dwight and Karen! I pray blessings over your marriage and over each of your lives....

Bring on the Trashbags

Today I am wondering why messy rooms in movies seem so cool and in my house they are overwhelming???? Clutter in my house clutters my mind. Our is it just a reflection of a cluttered mind? Hmmmm. Either way - this is the Summer of decluttering and throwing away in the Luttrull household. If there is nothing to scatter everywhere then maybe we will find a way to keep things starightened up.
I am also decluttering my life to leave room for the important things that I tell myself I have no time for. (Daily Bible study, playing with the kids, cooking healthy meals, ect) It is so much easier for me to get up and read my Bible and spend time in prayer in a clean room. I have always known this. I guess I have finally gotten desperate enough to actually stop being so lazy. I want God to do a new work in my heart and life and I know that will mean change. So let the changes begin with getting the junk out of my house and out of my mind!!!

What am I doing???

Okay! I am not a blogger. For some reason I can't seem to resist the urge to have my own blog....

I'm not sure what I will talk about but I will give it a try...