September 29th

September 28th

A Song that was Spoken as a Benediction one Sunday at church.

Draw Thou My Soul, O Christ" - A Hymn by Lucy Larcom

Draw thou my soul, O Christ, 

Closer to thine;

Breathe into every wish

Thy will divine!

Raise my low self above,

Won by thy deathless love;

Ever, O Christ, through mine

Let thy life shine.

Lead forth my soul, O Christ,

One with thine own,

Joyful to follow the

Through paths unknown!

In the my strength renew;

Give me my work to do!

Through me thy truth be shown,

Thy love made known.

Not for myself alone

May my prayer be;

Lift thou thy world, O Christ,

Closer to thee!

Cleanse it from guilt and wrong;

Teach it salvation's song,

Till earth, as heaven, fulfill

God's holy will.  Amen.

Have a blessed day! 

Shine bright firefly, shine bright.

Just some thoughts . . .

September 27th

September 23rd

September 22nd

September 21st

This is an email I just had to share written by my friend Alissa Hollimon as she works in Zambia:

I was hanging out today in a community school and orphanage and was talking to kids about God and love.  They were asking me about America and one child asked me if we had sickness in the USA like they do in Zambia.  I told them yes and then went on to explain how my mom had died from sickness and began to talk about your struggle as well.  At the end of me talking a sweet little girl (she has lost both parents due to AIDS) looked at me and said "We need to pray for Sarah RIGHT NOW"  And we did, all 150 kids, teachers, head masters and myself, in a tiny run down church in the middle of a slum in Africa.  And I loved it.  The teachers were on their knees and it was so powerful.  I wish you could have been here.

 Afterwards the kids wanted me to take a photo of them and send you their "snap."  So here are just a few of the kids who have begun praying hard for you everyday!

September 20th