Prayer Requests

My heart is heavy this morning for many reasons. I have some prayer requests for you. I greatly appreciate any prayers you can send up for me.

1. A girl in Doodle’s grade lost her dad Monday afternoon unexpectedly. His body was found less than a mile from the school near a river, in a state park. I have no idea how he died, but I do know the family will need many prayers. I don’t know this girl or her family, and I’m not sure they are Christians. I told Doodle about it last night when I found out. And what makes this a little harder on her brings me to the next item …
2. Duck and I are flying out tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn, to attend my niece’s wedding in Las Vegas. Before you start with any judgments about “sin city” and gambling, my brother served in the Air Force for many, many years and was stationed at the Air Force base there for many of those many, many years There are actually real live houses with fences, pools and dogs away from “the Strip.” Anyway, pray for us — it’s going to be a long flight (at least the first leg out and the first leg back). Pray for Doodle as she’s going to be with Grandma and Grandpa. With the counseling I’m sure they’re going to be receiving at school, I just hope she doesn’t get down thinking we aren’t coming back.
3. Be with my family as we gather for the wedding. I hope all goes as my niece dreams it will. I’m praying for their marriage as well. She’s marrying an Air Force dude, and he’s being stationed overseas in February of 2009. It’s tough enough being married together, much less apart — although that might make it easier in some respects
4. Pray for our country. I am heartbroken over the election for many reasons. I don’t think the electoral votes showed how split we are as a nation. There’s only one time in my life I have seen Americans come together — proud to be an American and supporting each other — and that was 9-11-01. I thought life would never be the same, but some time after that we eventually got back into our comfy routines. I hope we can come together as a country, but I don’t see it happening. That’s why I’m thankful that my God is bigger than all of it.

I was going to post yesterday about the Women of Faith conference but things were crazy with Duck and Doodle both home all day. I seriously cannot think straight when they are home I even forgot with all the hoopla that yesterday was my Dad’s birthday — Happy Birthday Dad! I’ll be seeing you tomorrow It’s sad to me that I forgot — I’m a Daddy’s Girl through and through. I hate how life can be so distracting sometimes. Oh well, pray for me not to be distracted too. I believe God’s not done with me yet. I just need to start listening for Him again.