Finding the words...

I guess this part of the journey started about a month ago when I got a book from the library called When Heaven Invades Earth. It's an awesome book that talks about the Great Commission, and how Jesus intended for His disciples (even us!) to walk in the same authority that He did...healing the sick, casting out demons, etc. He shares his own journey, and relates testimonies of those he has trained and worked with. (That's a really quick synopsis....enough to help the rest of what I'm about to write make sense...I hope.) I wanted what he described in the book, and I started praying for God to show me how to get there.

About 3 weeks ago there was a pastor's conference at a local church that David and Chandler ushered for. David went Thursday night and was very impressed with the speaker, so we decided to go on Friday night. They had 2 ladies sing, and I wish I could remember their names. The worship was awesome....especially the 2nd lady. For some reason she made an impression on me. A couple of men spoke...but the main speaker of the evening was Maurice Cerullo.

Listening to Mr. Cerullo was like listening to someone read When Heaven Invades Earth aloud. There was confirmation of so many things that I realized God had been speaking to me. And when he called people up to the altar to be prayed over, I couldn't get there fast enough...even with a baby on my hip! Mr. Cerullo laid hands on the pastors and they began laying hands on others. I backed up into a row of chairs so I could get out of the way, while David made his way forward, praying for people as he went. Pastor Alan Crider (our pastor) prayed over David...and he came back to take Noelle so I could go forward. I saw Pastor Terry (Pastor Allan's wife) and was making my way towards her to be prayed over. The lady who had sung the 2nd sung walked up to me and began praying over me. When she was done I went back to where David and Noelle were and continued to watch and pray. It was amazing! The presence of God was so thick it was like you could touch Him!

I knew that I had experienced something big...but I didn't *feel* anything...so I thought maybe I just wasn't ready. It wasn't the *warm fuzzies* that I was looking for, but the KNOWLEDGE that I had experienced God on a deeper level...and it just wasn't there. But I decided to BELIEVE that, despite the lack of evidence *I* was looking for, that something was different.

That following Wednesday David and I went to the youth group service at church. The worship was amazing! Once again, the presence of God was SO THERE! At one point I had to just look around and watch these STUDENTS completely immersed in the anointing. It was AWESOME!!!!!!

We didn't go to church the following Sunday morning, but we did go that night, and once again, it was just...WOW!!! Anyone who wanted to be prayed over went through a line of the pastors in the church. When David got to the front of the line, Pastor Alan cracked up laughing. It made me laugh! And clear as day I KNEW that he was laughing at anything that had the audacity to come against him!

I've lost track of time...of the order in which things have happened. I think it was that same Sunday night that we prayed over Kyle's foot. Since then, his achilles' tendon has become VERY pliable and stretchable...his foot has lengthened...the bump on his foot where all the bones seemed to have congregated and hardened has softened and we can manipulate the bones...he actually HAS a heel, which he can put completely to the ground, and his leg has lengthened!

Somewhere in here, too, David and I have come to a place where we are absolutely convinced that God's promises are TRUE...FOR US!!! We have been walking in the peace that passes all understanding. We have been walking in the anointing...having visions...understanding things with greater clarity...trusting God as our Source like never before.

This past week, a food bank that we had gotten food from in the past called David to ask if we needed food. He has been working in sales, selling cemetery monuments, and sales have plummeted horribly over the last month. He didn't sell enough to cover his draw for last month, so we will not be getting a commission check. Because of the favor of God he received a draw check with this week...they weren't planning on giving him one. So when this call came in, David said we needed food, and we got the first voucher this week. When he went to pick up the food, we were blessed with 4 boxes instead of 3! On Monday night, a friend from Scouts asked if we could use some jeans for our 2 youngest boys. That is a huge blessing...cuz as rough as those 2 are on pants, and since Joshie decided to grow out of his size 5's, they have been sharing 3 pairs of jeans-without-holes between the two of them! Then we were blessed with more food from some friends at church! On top of that, a friend that I met online has decided to bless our children for Christmas. I haven't been telling many people about our situation, because I KNOW that God has already taken care of all of our needs. But I am so grateful for each and every one of our friends who blessing us in so many ways!

I have been wanting to blog for so long...to keep a record of all that's been happening...but there are just no words to explain it all! Wednesday night was an amazing time of worship at youth group. It totally refreshed me...and I needed it badly with all the negativity from David's office. I wanted to go to the New Members class, but I ended up in Pastor's Prayer class. There was so much confirmation...so much encouragement...so much...EVERYTHING I NEEDED...I could barely contain it!

All of this still does no justice to what has been happening. There's so much that's hard to explain in print. God has led me to start a list of specific prayer requests for my friends....and some of those prayers are already being answered. (If you have a specific request, email it to me...or send me a FB message!)

So...my goal has become to blog as often as I can...to keep track of the work that God is doing...to encourage others...and my prayer is that your socks will be blown off, too!!!!