Kelly over at Kelly's Korner (a blog I frequent!) was induced at 40.5 weeks this morning (well, Friday morning I suppose, since this will post on Saturday morning technically). Harper Brown was born at almost 10 lbs! Unfortunately, she's having trouble breathing and could really use your prayers! She's in critical condition down at a Children's Hospital (I believe) in Arkansas...she was airlifted after birth--she's been intubated and, at first, her parents didn't receive very favorable news. Since then, baby Harper's prognosis has seemed to improve very slightly but I'm sure any prayer you could offer up, they would appreciate! Head over to Kelly's blog to get updates on this beautiful little blessing! And if you could throw in a prayer for Kelly too--she lost a lot of blood during delivery..thanks!
While you're there, you might see some postings about her friend Jenna who delivered Brayden a couple days ago--he's also in the NICU in Arkansas--his lungs stopped developing at 36 weeks...if you could pray for this family as well, I know the thoughts and prayers would be appreciated! I know it's a lot to ask but you all know that prayer can create miracles!
Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prayer. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Job 1:21
Watch this video. I guarantee you, you will *not* be able to get through it without crying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6Njr-qkq0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6Njr-qkq0
Monday, December 22, 2008
speaking of prayer...
I'm kind of new to the whole 'prayer' thing. I mean, I've had the occasional conversation with God but it generally was along the lines of "hey, big guy...if you do this for me, then I'll like totally believe in you."
Sometimes it was just a simple "help (insert name including my own) out."
Or, if I really got myself out of my comfort zone, I'd say something like, "So...maybe you could like look after so and so. K see ya."
So as you can see, I am an incredibly inexperienced prayer. I do the occasional dinner prayer, the holiday prayers, the prayers in church. But at dinner, someone else always says it or it's the normal dinner prayer that you learn when you're about 2. At church, you just read along. Yeah, there's silent prayer...but during that silent prayer, I'm usually, ya know, silent. I just have no idea how to go about prayer. And I will be completely honest with you--I feel really silly and awkward when I try. When I know that other people have things going on in their lives and I should pray or when someone specifically asks me to pray, I try. And I usually get something out. It's just not really what I'm thinking. I mean, how hard is it to just ask God exactly what you're thinking? Apparently for me it's pretty difficult.
I could sit and have a conversation with someone (i.e. with Stefanie today about baby Bella and how God can create miracles and how we all hope and pray he's gonna pull one out.) I can convey to Stefanie exactly what I want to convey to God. But when I sit and try to tell God exactly what I told someone else, I feel weird. A little silly. A little judged (by who, God? Ridiculous. I know. As if God is going to tell me my prayer wasn't good enough.) And a lot self conscious. I'm just not sure how to get past that feeling of awkwardness when I'm trying to talk to God.
Maybe it's because--in my head--prayer is completely different than conversation. And I need to realize it's not. Maybe even though I realize that prayer is simply a conversation with God, it's a one-sided conversation and I feel weird because no one is talking back to me in the way that a physical being would had they been sitting right next to me or talking to me on the phone. I know God knows what it's in my head and I know He knows whats in my heart. I also know that I don't have to tell Him for Him to know. He simply knows. But I hear all about the power of prayer and prayer warriors. And that's a club I want to join. I want to be able to tell someone I prayed for them without feeling 'geeky' or 'silly' or 'self-conscious'.
Is this a completely strange thought process to everyone out there? Am I going to be embarrassed that I admitted to the world that I simply don't know how to pray? Or have other people struggled with this same thing? And if so, how did you get past all the weirdness you felt and just stripped down before God?
Sometimes it was just a simple "help (insert name including my own) out."
Or, if I really got myself out of my comfort zone, I'd say something like, "So...maybe you could like look after so and so. K see ya."
So as you can see, I am an incredibly inexperienced prayer. I do the occasional dinner prayer, the holiday prayers, the prayers in church. But at dinner, someone else always says it or it's the normal dinner prayer that you learn when you're about 2. At church, you just read along. Yeah, there's silent prayer...but during that silent prayer, I'm usually, ya know, silent. I just have no idea how to go about prayer. And I will be completely honest with you--I feel really silly and awkward when I try. When I know that other people have things going on in their lives and I should pray or when someone specifically asks me to pray, I try. And I usually get something out. It's just not really what I'm thinking. I mean, how hard is it to just ask God exactly what you're thinking? Apparently for me it's pretty difficult.
I could sit and have a conversation with someone (i.e. with Stefanie today about baby Bella and how God can create miracles and how we all hope and pray he's gonna pull one out.) I can convey to Stefanie exactly what I want to convey to God. But when I sit and try to tell God exactly what I told someone else, I feel weird. A little silly. A little judged (by who, God? Ridiculous. I know. As if God is going to tell me my prayer wasn't good enough.) And a lot self conscious. I'm just not sure how to get past that feeling of awkwardness when I'm trying to talk to God.
Maybe it's because--in my head--prayer is completely different than conversation. And I need to realize it's not. Maybe even though I realize that prayer is simply a conversation with God, it's a one-sided conversation and I feel weird because no one is talking back to me in the way that a physical being would had they been sitting right next to me or talking to me on the phone. I know God knows what it's in my head and I know He knows whats in my heart. I also know that I don't have to tell Him for Him to know. He simply knows. But I hear all about the power of prayer and prayer warriors. And that's a club I want to join. I want to be able to tell someone I prayed for them without feeling 'geeky' or 'silly' or 'self-conscious'.
Is this a completely strange thought process to everyone out there? Am I going to be embarrassed that I admitted to the world that I simply don't know how to pray? Or have other people struggled with this same thing? And if so, how did you get past all the weirdness you felt and just stripped down before God?
Sunday, December 21, 2008
update on baby Bella
From the last information Stefanie received, Courtney's brother and sister-in-law found out the results of the EEG. Baby Bella has little to no brain activity; she has been taken off the cooling mat and her temperature has stayed at room temperature. I believe there hasn't been any improvement with the swelling in her brain but I'm not positive on that. It looks like the doctors think her chances of making it aren't great which is so incredibly sad. Scott and Courtney left for Wisconsin today so they could have the chance of meeting little Bella if God decides to call her home. They have decided to name her Isabella Noel (because she was born at Christmas) and will call her Bella--we all know God can turn things around at any second and we're all hoping and praying that he decides to do so with Bella--a true Christmas miracle! But we also know that God has plans for everything and everyone and if Bella doesn't make it, she will be in the hands of the most loving Father! (Although we would all prefer she stay here on Earth in her mother and fathers arms)
Please keep praying! And thank you if you already have!
Please keep praying! And thank you if you already have!
Friday, December 19, 2008
prayer request please!
Ok follow along because this beginning part may get tricky...Stefanie (my sister)'s husband Greg's brother Scott (got that?) and his wife Courtney (so Stefanie's brother/sister-in-law) recently became the aunt and uncle of a brand new baby niece. Unfortunately her arrival into the world was not picture perfect. Courtney's sister-in-law went into labor early this morning and delivered baby girl Schluter by emergency C-section this morning. During the delivery, the baby's umbilical cord was pinched and cut off oxygen. When the baby was delivered, she wasn't breathing. Right now she's on ventilators and the doctors aren't sure if she's going to make it or not. To make matters worse, Courtney's brother and sister-in-law had been trying to get pregnant for a long time and this is their first child...so not only did they have trouble getting pregnant initially but then this happens...
Any and all prayers would be very much appreciated for this beautiful little baby girl! We all know God can work miracles so let's hope and pray that baby girl Schluter will be His next miracle!
Any and all prayers would be very much appreciated for this beautiful little baby girl! We all know God can work miracles so let's hope and pray that baby girl Schluter will be His next miracle!
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