random...RANDOM

So this is my randomness ....... Below is a number of things I have needed to share but haven't.
Hope your enjoying your weekend~

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My Mom and some of the women from their church went to the Beth Moore Simulcast last weekend. I told Mom I would put their picture up! They had a great time and truth be told I was TOTALLY wanting to be there too....but the first weekend after the first week of school leaves me with a brain of mush and a body that is tired. I hope I can buy the audio for myself soon!


I think many of you went as well or you might have seen this commission on Beth's blog. My Mom said it had them in tears as they stood and said it to each other..........

My Dear Sister
God has not overlooked you
He has not ignored you
He hears every petition
And intimately knows
The heart beneath it.
Give Him full access
To all your longings
Pray every single day
To become a person who delights in Him.
When it seems to disappear
Remember to check your JAW
Are you jealous?
Are you angry?
Are you worried?
Roll it all on Jesus
He's strong enough to carry it
Big enough to handle it.
Trust God with all your heart
Now leave this place
And go into the world
And do some GOOD.

and you know what.........I think I need to read this out loud every day. GO INTO THE WORLD AND DO SOME GOOD! The whole commission blesses me so and I think it will be taped on my school desk by Tuesday morning!



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Is this family not just the cutest ever????? My friend Sabrina, her husband Jeremy and baby boy Graydon just hit the road for North Carolina....Raleigh area I believe. They left early Tues morning. Sabrina worked with us at my school as the permanent substitute while she was pregnant...bless her heart....and we became fast friends. She was an art major and her husband was serving in a local church as the youth pastor. They are just darling!




This is Sabrina's family in North Carolina. They have decided to take a huge step of faith and become apart of a church plant. It is volunteer basis and so they are moving to N.C. without jobs. God has provided for them all the way thus far and trusting He will continue.

They were able to sale their house which is a huge blessing.


Anyway, I tell you all this because Sabrina is a photographer and A GREAT ONE at that! I know this may sound crazy but a photographer that is also a believer always seems to capture the beauty of the soul far above or beyond another. I love that. She will be in North Carolina and has wonderful prices so if any of you SOUTHERN FRIENDS would like her to take your photograph with the family or Christmas pics just click on her name above their family pic and please check out her blog and website. They are trusting that God will honor their leap of faith and I would love for her to have some work right away!

Here is some more of her work........

Graydon her son




these next two engagement pics she took in my beautiful and CHARMING town of Waxahachie! I just love them!!!!!!!





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First Baptist Church

SPRINGDALE ARKANSAS



This picture above is from last weekend and all the women in the area that attended FBC for the Beth Moore Simulcast!


Ok...so I know some of you are thinking "what the heck is this girl doing....the blog post is so all over the place"......well your right but a few days ago I read an email from a woman that blessed me so much that I knew I needed to share it.

As I got to the end of her email, I saw that she worked at First Baptist Springdale. That would not be a big deal except that about a month and a half ago I had received a beautiful email from the ALWAYS beautiful Jennifer Francis......


This is part of what Jennifer wrote to me..........

"I was reading The Power of a Praying Woman today....reading list of the names of God and one was Husband. I researched the verse and it is Isaiah 54:5. It says, "For your Maker is your husband, the LORD Almighty is his name, the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth." I'm sure you have read this verse before but God instantly, and I mean instantly, brought you face to mind. Caroline, I stopped right there and claimed this verse for you. I hope this isn't odd to you, but I just felt so led to pray this over you and for you to be able to claim this the next few months. I'm about to cry as I type this. I just really sensed the Holy Spirit at that moment. I know with Laura planning her wedding, you will be surrounded by it for the next few months, which is WONDERFUL. Don't get me wrong. I really prayed today that the Lord would guard your heart during that time of helping her and you could just enjoy it without Satan attacking you in this area. I just thought it was such a great verse!"


This is Tiffany

and this is part of the email I read from her a few days ago.....

".........Well, 28 came and went and I still wasn’t married, but the Lord gave me a verse that year that was very pivotal in my life. It was Psalm 27:13-14. “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” God gave me that Word to stand on................ But I knew I just needed to share that verse with you and let you know that I will be praying that God will grant you the very desires of your heart… and I feel like I know your heart just by reading your blog – and know that what you truly seek is a love relationship with Him like no other. I will be praying that He will bring you a wonderful, special, Godly and God-fearing man who will be your soul mate and love all the while as you grow more and more in love with Jesus.


3 words friends......

GOD IS GOOD!

all the time really. Both women I do not know face to face. Both women that have beautiful hearts for the Lord. Both taking the time to pray for me and then let me know they DID! Both Members of First Baptist Church Springdale, AR and if you are reading this and live in the area........AND ARE NOT APART OF A CHURCH...

RUN

RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN TO FBC

because if their sweet members can love on me miles and miles away then just imagine what the sweet fellowship with them in person is like. Are you missing out on corporately worshiping with other believers the God that created us or joining hands together in bible study as you pray for one another???????? If so, then I say that this church family is just right for you! And Jennifer tweeted earlier that the new 10.55 am service is going to be so wonderful so CHECK IT OUT!

Now with that said.......

I am so thankful that God calls on use, at different times, to pray very specifically for someone else that is not on our usual list. Jennifer's email to me is such a perfect picture of the body of Christ. Wed night I got home from church choir and got in bed. I was having a really hard time relaxing and before I knew it I was pleading and I mean pleading with God to bless Faith and Chad with children.....not just a baby but CHILDREN! I must have prayed for 30 minutes over them and that was apparently what the Holy Spirit wanted me to do. The next morning I got up and there was a post about them leaving for Brazil......i knew they were going but did not know it was that soon and God still used that prayer time, in bed, to cover them. I love that.
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I love that the two women above did not let the fact that we don't know each other, in person, get in the way of them praying for me. Both emails made me cry and cry. And even though I do not allow myself much time to dwell on my singleness....it was so refreshing that God placed it on other's hearts to help intercede.
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And I love being a BELIEVER. I love that my soul tells me to plead and intercede in prayer for others. I love that. I love that the Holy Spirit gets our minds off of us and onto others in prayer. So I want to encourage you to take the time to let others know that God asked you to pray over them. Let them be blessed by the deeply personal act.
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Just friday night, God woke my Dad up to pray for my sister and I.....2 DIFFERENT TIMES. He called the next morning to see if I was ok. That blesses me and encourages me because God is so personal that way. He is looking to and fro for believers that are willing to lift others up. It honestly makes me feel special that He cares so much for us that He wants others to care too.
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So thank you Dad....
Thank you Jennifer....
Thank you Tiffany...
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Thank you for your prayers and thank you that you allowed me in on the blessing!


"But I am giving you a new command.

You must love each other,

just as I have loved you.

If you love each other,

everyone will know that you are my disciples".

john 13: 34-35

amen, amen, amen!