Youth Camp

Hey...it is about 11:00 and night and we just got home from our "mini camp" Youth Camp Retreat..whatever you would like to call it...so I'm very, very, very tired!!! I have a lot of pictures that I would like to share but for now..I'm going to bed..we had around 50 in attendance!! We thought that was pretty good considering we only announced it 2 weeks ago..haha...we had 3 church of god of prophecy people there...they were from the E-town area...it was good to see them again...(we used to live there and got to know them while there) Anyways I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow and tell more about it...

Missing Something

Well Hello everybody!! It's been awhile...not really a lot going on here. I got a part time job working at Goody's so between raising my girls, keeping house and working a few hours a week at Goody's, I've been kinda busy...It seems my days are flying by. I can't decide if I want to keep this job or not. I like getting out of the house and I like a little spending money..and I do mean little..lol...but I don't know if I like the time away from the girls. I mean it's not a lot...like this week is only 13 hours..last week was 24 hours..and most of it is after they go to bed...but still I'm so used to being home with them. I just don't know..I've got mixed feelings about it... I'm wanting to get on at the school...but I would be gone a lot more from my youngest daughter..my oldest is getting ready to start 1st grade, so it wouldn't matter much to her...I dont' know....I'm leaving it in God's hands... I know if he wants me to have that job that he will supply it and if he doesn't then so be it!! God has always helped us finacially even when it seemed like we weren't going to make it...he always comes through for us. He's an awesome God!! I know my husband someday would like to get back into the full time ministry someday. I do enjoy living next to my parents ...it's like a dream come true, but at the same time...I feel like we're missing something...I always thought this would be the greatest thing to happen was for us to go back to "normal" living so to speak...Him have a "Public" job, me work part-time and stay at home with the kids...and live next door to my family...I mean..what more could I ask for, right?!? But still I feel I'm missing something...what??? I'm not saying I feel like I'm out of the Lord's will because it doesn't seem like really any doors have been opened and Donald is still pastoring...just not able to pastor full time. I dont' know...This probably doesn't even make any sense... I guess we've just grown accustom (ms?) to being in the ministry full time. I know that many, probably most have to have a public job and we're no better...but I didn't really want it when I had it but now somehow...I miss it.... Sometimes I wonder if God is humbling me and making me realize how good I did have it....I don't know...some of the things I used to wish I had in my life or didn't have...it seems God has granted it...but now I feel I want my old life back..well to a degree...I would never want Tuesday dinner sales back again.LOL!!!..(we used to have to sale dinners for our church every Tuesday...NOT FUN!! Willing to do it but not fun) and there is a lot of other things that I would rather not talk about that I definately wouldn't want back...but just the feeling that were actually helping people...not just in our local church but the hurting people in our community...I know, I know, you dont' have to be a minister or a minister's wife to do that..but now our time seems to be a lot more limited...than it did when he was full time minister..especially when we lived at E-town...I miss E-town in a lot of ways...I miss the people there too. My husband and I didn't really feel God leading us back there though... Don't get me wrong, we're excited about Winchester...and hope that we can be a blessing to those folks there and maybe someday the Lord will bless it enough to were there might be a minister full time there. ...Those people are a blessing to us!! Good friends!! Speaking of that we had one to get saved Sunday night!!..Praise the Lord!! That makes two in the last month to get saved there...please continue praying for us there at Winchester....

I'm just a little disoriented lately....I guess in some ways we as The Church all are...There seems to be a lot going on in The Church right now..but I know God has it all under control!! We just need to stay close to him and hang on!! God Bless Each of you!!

This is a little wierd for me because I don't normally open up like this...oh well...I'm trying new things..LOL
Love everybody!!!
Marsha

Praise the Lord!!!

Hello...well not alot going on right now. My husband finally went back to work today..LOL!! I took him to the doctor yesterday morning to have the tests run to see if he had anything wrong with his stomach, gallbladder, etc. We haven't heard from his doctor yet, but the ultrasound person said he didn't see anything wrong. Yesterday he said he felt great physically!! We both believe that the Lord has healed him. I've really been praying for him and I know there has been a lot of prayers going up on his behalf. We have been worried because if he did have to have a surgery, even if it is minor, he would still have to have time off work and he doesn't have any more sick time left, due to this past week. He would have to go on short term disabiltiy and that only pays like 60% of your paycheck....thats not good...so I feel like the Lord is answering our prayers...Praise the Lord...he is soooooo GOOD to us!!!!

But anyways...I feel like my life is getting back to norm since he went back to work today..he messes my routine up so badly when he's home...LOL....I love him though!!

Because we were not having a Youth Camp this year, we decided to have a Youth Camp Retreat instead...I'm excited about it!! It is going to be the same weekend camp was suppose to be in..which is 28th-30th. We are all going to Mayfield, Ky. One of our churches is located there. The guys are going to take tents and camp out on the Church lot..(I havent' seen it but apparently they have a pretty big lot there) and all of us girls are going to Sis. Cindy Brown's house for a Slumber Party!! woooh hoooo!!! I'm excited about it. Then on Saturday we are going to have a day kinda like a camp schedule would run. classes, craft class, fun time, naps (kidding), lunch, etc... We'll have evangelistic services on Friday and Saturday night and then stay over for Sunday School and Church at Mayfield... I'm excited about it. Because we were afraid that we would put more money out with the amount of kids that we would have we decided to downgrade this year instead, but we felt like we needed to get together still. So I think this will be a good time with one another. So anyone who is in the area or would like to be in the area..your more than welcome to come join us!!! This will be our last time at being in charge of the Youth Camp program. Donald and I have decided with much thought and prayer to step down this year. I'm more than willing to help out but we just don't feel we can give the time and energy that the Youth Camp Program deserves.

Well I guess I better go do some laundry!! Talk to ya'll later!

Hey, Hey, Hey!!

Hey Everyone...I'm finally posting again. It's been such a long busy week!! With Donald being sick it has messed my day to day routine up, plus I got a part time job working at Goody's a few hours a week..so that has been keeping pretty busy too while I'm adjusting to a new schedule. I really would like to get on at the Madison County School System...I've sent in my application and they told me that if a position became available that they would give me a call for an interview. So if you think about it say a prayer for me that I might get a job with the School System. Only if it's the Lord's will.

Our Convention was this weekend. It was a good convention, but Saturday night was the best!!! Bro. Carter, Bro. Lanny Carter that is, from Virginia preached up a storm. It was an outstanding message and very timely!!! Praise the Lord for men like him!!! The Lord really moved in the service and sent a peace down and a refreshing spirit on us!! It was something that we all needed very much!! Sis. Leandra Morris is our new V.L.B. Leader...I'm very excited about that...I think she will do a good job!! She is very dedicated to the Lord. Donald and I decided to step down from Youth Camp this year. It was a wierd feeling not being called out for that, but I'm actually relieved that we don't have that to think about this year. Theres just too much other things that we seemingly can't get off our minds. I think I pretty much keep a headache..(lol)

Well be in prayer for Donald tomorrow morning...I am taking him to the Doctor to have some tests done on his stomach to find out if he has Gallbladder Disease or something else wrong with him. I just want what ever it is to be fixed so he can start feeling better...He gets so sick sometimes..I hate it for him.

Well thats it for now... Talk to you later...

Update

Donald is home now...I thank everyone that said a prayer for him!! He had the Heart Cath. and it came back that nothing was wrong with his heart. Praise the Lord!! So he has to go to some other doctors and find out if he could have ulcers, acid reflux, or Gall Bladder Disease. I know none of those sounds great either but believe me when it's compared to your heart, you'd take any of those that I mentioned, But I know God can heal him of this and he never have another problem like that again...so please keep him your prayers...he scared me!! I love and appreciate you all!!

My Husband

Hey Everyone!! I just wanted to type a quick post to ask EVERYONE that would to PLEASE pray for my Husband, Donald...He's at the Hospital and is going to have a Heart Cath. done today. He has been having a lot of chest pains...The doctor said it could be a number of things but that they want to check his heart first.....I know God answers Prayers so Please be praying for him and our family...we are still going through a lot!! Love ya'll...

A few more pictures....

Here are a few more of me and the girls and one of Taylor on a 4 wheeler....I thought that was tooo cute...she didn't really drive it but we liked the pose...haha..

Pictures

Here are some of our pictures from the 4th of July!!!

Happy 4th!!

Hello everyone!! It is the 4th of July today!! Well actually it is almost over..well actually I guess since it is after minight it is over...It is July 5th. Well Happy 4th anyways!!(haha)

Let's see this has been a very busy weekend. As I posted before the Odell's came in this weekend. They arrived on Thursday and left on Monday...a total of 5 days...We had a great time with them. They brought their 4 wheelers, dirt bikes, speed bike, and go-carts with them. It was alot of fun!! They are a lot of fun to be with too. If anyone has seen my house you know it is not a large house by anymeans...I have a 3 bedroom house with a pretty large living room, a small kitchen, and small dining room. There was a total of 9 people who stayed in my house for most of the time they were here, BUT one night we actually had 11 people here because my cousins Amber and Chelsea spent the night too. It was wild but I loved it. I didn't much like cleaning my house up because with that many people in one house it's bound to get messy, and it did!! But the weekend was great!!

Then today we had a annual family cookout. My dad always has it and a lot of people come to it..Today, however we had a very hard shower start while we were outside eating and talking and stuff. It was so funny watching everyone just run around trying to get out of the rain...me, donald, amber, linda, paul, keesha all ended up under this cover. It was soooo funny...(I guess you had to be there) So after all that kaos (ms?) we went to Lake Reba, which is a place that they have a big fireworks thing at every year. It was a lot of fun too. Me and Amber would walk through the crowd of people just for fun more or less. I love watching people...it's a bad habit I have. People are very humorous. Try it sometime.

I will try and post some pictures tomorrow of the girls...but right now..I'm going to sleep...