Tuesday, December 20, 2011

How can I not praise the Lord?

 Mom and her girls!


A few days ago I was lying in bed and I could not sleep.  Usually when this happens, I take it as a sign that God is telling me something.  As I lay there, I realized how good the Lord has been to me and my family this year.   I have three sisters and God has done amazing things in their lives this year! 

Sister #1    My big sis!  She is a stay at home mom, who loves the Lord and does her best to serve Him.  She homeschools and is always ready to lend a hand however she can.  God did amazing things for her this year.  He healed her of uterine cancer, allowed her the opportunity to stay home full time and homeschool, get remarried and saw her husband give his heart to the Lord after years and years of prayer!


I am sister # 2:)  This year, God gave my husband more work than he has seen in several years!  We paid off over $10,000 in debt, went on a great vacation and bought a (new to me) van with low miles and paid in cash!  The best part of this year was watching my precious daughter give her heart to the Lord.  God has also been working on mine and Frankie's heart about adopting again.  We are willing and excited to see what the new year has in store for our family!


Sister # 3  We call her the wild child lol!  She is spunky, full of life and so so funny!  This year God gave her a new wonderful job where she can minister to people in mourning and gave her the opportunity to travel to China on a mission trip and work in a orphanage.  She was there for 10 days and had a life-changing experience.   It's been wonderful to see her grow as a Christian.



Sister #4  She is the baby, but a loveable one at that!  She struggled with epilepsy for over 10 years, went through two major brain surgeries, had a healthy baby while having seizures and two years ago after her last surgery was seizure free.  She has been seizure free for over 2 years and just last month gave birth to the sweetest, most handsome baby.  

I could go on and on about my sisters.  They drive me crazy at times, but they are each so unique and I am blessed to have them in my life.  My parents raised us well.    How can I not praise the Lord when I see what he has done in my life this year?  How can I doubt when work gets slow and bills are late?  How can my faith waiver when every single time things get tough, God always pulls us through? 


Oh to have the faith of a mustard seed!  What glorious things we could accomplish for His Glory!!!