ive not been around quite as much. or, perhaps youve not noticed at all.
in either case – i should let you know that i have been super busy. all good busy.
this last weekend i was in san francisco where a dear friend spent three days pouring into me.
my tank was filled. good words were spoken into my life. God affirmed some things in my life. He also called me on a few things and gave me a nice lil butt kicking. ohyeshedid.
ive returned refreshed, renewed and recharged.
my family and i have a lot to discuss and many changes to make. i would ask that if you are the praying kind and would so generously do so that you would pray for my family and me.
pray as you feel led to. i trust the spirit to direct you appropriately.
“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” ~ Ephesians 3:20
and please…how can i pray for you??
Hi Tam
So glad you had such a refreshing time allowing God and others to build into your life!!
I’d appreciate prayer as our son (baby no 2) is due on August 2nd for certain!! My wife is having surgery as its a big bubba – pls pray for safety for mum and bub and our new family of 4!!
ed, my pleasure!
and congratulations on your growing family.
please keep us updated…
Absolutely!! Just try and keep me quiet!!
prayer?! yes, please!
- focus & vision for this and the upcoming season of ministry
- traveling mercies for this weeks trip, thursday – saturday
bless you and many thanks!
xo
love what God IS doing already and that He will continue to answer, guide and provide!
new revelation. absolute contentment where I'm at.
ooo, ooo….i know that prayer well, friend…
I'm lost.
Prayers for direction and peace…
pleaseandthankyou
((Praying for you and your amazing family as well))
sweet, christy…you got it!
i heart you. been praying for you since we came back.
you know how to pray for me… so please do. thank you in advance.
youre welcome, girl…and thank you! love you!
praying for you!! so glad you got some heart time with your friend. sounds like a good little time away.
i would definitely love some prayer…for timing, patience, preparation, healing, and whatever else the spirit leads!
thanks!!
praying that any worry that may be in you will be replaced with hope. and expectant hope….
mmm, much appreciate your prayers!
My mum gets back from England in 2 months, so she'll want her house back and averything, so Adam and I are going to a bank to beg… er… see if we can get a loan for a house. We've had a house prophesied for us (that in itself is awesome, and a whole other God story) and we are trying not to "presume" that this one is IT, you know? Housing prices here are astronomical, so it will definately be a God thing if we are approved the money for a house big enough to fit us and the multitude. So yeah. There's that.
I'm going to be greedy and ask for two. Troy, my eldest, has autism. The last 6 months have been HORENDOUS. We thought he was doing exceptionally better, but he seems to have regressed. Screaming tantrums and trashing things again. He's not done that since he was 4. He's bigger now, obviously, and even stronger. This may become a problem. His school is close to kicking him out because it's too hard, and we… well, we don't have that option. Wisdom from the Person who knows him best is needed.
praying for a miracle over your housing situation.
how old is Troy now?
He's 10 now. He's good kid, really, but we are finding the frustration levels are higher, and he's not using his coping mechnisms that have worked in the past. We're finding he is "up" more, (which means he is having behaviousrs) and you just can't reason with him then. It's tking a lot longer to ride them out than it has the last few years.
praying for a big yes over the housing situation and that school (i've been blessed to work with some kiddos with autism and just love it) would have wisdom, patience, love and the right people with a lot of heart to step into the situation.
It is truly a blessing to have friends like that pour into us..life giving and PRICELESS!! Prayers on this end of Oregon would be for ministry "stuff" : ) LUVS!
ahhh, there is so much to be read into "stuff".
just know…that i know
Why hello there. I know business can make life crazy…hence the reason i am just now catching up on your neck of the woods. I am praying for yall.
why you so busy?
good to see your face =)
praying =]
pray for me too. about to take on a 2nd job. so working 2 jobs and homeschooling will have me needing much grace and strength. thanks!
oh, girl…
you are being covered. God give her strength!
Yes, I've noticed. But, luckily, I also knew you were being spoiled this weekend. And probably would wanna run off and get a job at Sephora or something after the weekend. And we'd never hear from you in the blogging world again (well, that last part's not true – I never thought that!)
Glad you're back.
And just keep praying those same prayers for me. Or something like this: God, you don't have to change Mandy's circumstances, but can you change her so she can better deal with them?
That's the one I'm wanting answered right now.
love you
I'll pray this too. I love you, Mandy Thompson. Yes I do.
hehe. noooooo. but that's kinda funny.
"change her so she can better deal with them?"
im so glad you wrote that.
i love you.
email coming later
been praying friend and will continue… exciting to see God doing some cool stuff w/y'all
yippee!
prayers for me and John… we sooooo need some kind of spiritual life together…some kind of church family… some kind of connection. would love for him to lead this. Sigh
do you not have a church home? why dont i know this.
Miss Tam, I am so darn glad to read you got to go get refreshed and revived! I know firsthand how AMAZING that feels and how needed it is sometimes. I give you my word that i will pray for you and your family. We serve a good God, and it will be exciting to see what He has planned for yall.
My prayer request is kind of long….so…if you would like to know how you can pray for me, read this: http://joyinthesmallthings.wordpress.com/2010/07/…
I actually have one more. Please continue to pray for God to heal my voice/throat. And mostly…that God will heal the stuff on the inside of me (my heart, mind, etc) so that I can serve Him better with or without my voice.
Love you precious lady.
my heart is physically hurting for you brother right now. im without words. im sorry.
and, yes, will pray for your voice.
"so that I can serve Him better with or without my voice."
i believe He will honor that attitude.
Of course we noticed. So glad you (and hopefully the other ladies) are feeling refreshed after the trip. Will continue to pray for you and your family Tam.
If you wouldn't mind praying on this end… My parents are going through a divorce. I'm on vacay back "home" and so am sitting in the midst of it all. I admit I wanna stab em both with forks or something. :-/ so if you could pray for me and my brothers.. just that we can know how to handle it appropriately and not lash out how we all want to. Thanks.
im sorry about your parents. divorce is ugly and is never just about two people.
definitely praying for wisdom and security over you and your brothers. security meaning…that you all are separate from what youre parents are doing. i dont know…im not explaining that part right…just know thats what i first felt to pray.
Nah girl. I think I get exactly what you're saying. Father told me "it was none of my business." And while I completely disagree with how he said it and approached the issue – you said it amazingly… "separate" – it's not of me, or my brothers. Totally separate. Hmmm… a lil bit of peace in that.
Thanks again girl.
Continuing to pray for you folks.
I will absolutely pray for you and the fam, Tam! (Sorry. Couldn't resist. My head comes up with these things. I can't stop it.)
thank you, mary. so much.
"I trust the Spirit to direct you appropriately".
That's world-changing faith
And how can you pray for me/us? I trust the Spirit to direct you appropriately. Kthaxbai
Wait. Colours. That's all. Kthxbaiagain.
praying. you know it!
email coming later. a very coloUrful one
Will be praying for you and your family – coz you're my family now too
Prayer – my wife and I are now separated. She has consented to counselling, but she's made up her mind that she is no longer interested in pursuing our marriage. She said I closed the door when I left our home (things were very emotionally trying for me and I moved up by my parents, and I'm there now.)
I don't want satan to win – to demolish and devour another marriage. True, I made mistakes, but I want to make it right! Please pray for me
im sorry. i know this must be hard on both of you. and the kids.
know that i am praying.
Thanks Tam….
The kids are doing ok right now. I spend as much time as I can with them, and as much as my wife and I may be struggling in our marriage, we are pretty amicable otherwise, so the kids have no tension and arguments and stuff to live through. As far as they are concerned, daddy doesn't sleep there any more, but they seem to be adjusting to that better than expected. I have to deal with a crying 3 year old that misses his daddy very rarely, since they see me so often. The 5 year old understands, but we hug and kiss a lot more now.
i LOVE tam emails!
I feel a little selfish asking for this but I could really use your prayer for whatever God wants me to see in the last few days of my Pete Wilson Challenge. Forgive my "I'm on lunch break and reading blogs quickly" mind but I'm not sure where you stand on spiritual warfare but I believe in it. In the last few days and really ramping up today I've had a lot of negative thoughts, impressions and generally an attempt to get me to return to my pre-PWC mindset. The challenge ends on Saturday and there hasn't been any real seismic shifts in life like one a door opening on a dream, etc. The enemy's trying to pound on me about that even though I know the biggest lesson from this Challenge is that God is present even on the days that it seems nothing happens if you look around to see him. He's also done some big things this month. So if you could pray as you feel led, I'd appreciate it.
No wait… I'm back again with something more specific. Mama's gonna go stir- crazy. We need babysitters. Bad. Babysitters that I trust, that my kids trust, that WANT us to take advantage of them. I need to get out with my hubby, with friends, out of town… Gah!!! Anything… The only woman I trusted with my kids over night just passed away… trying not to let the dread sit in… I will not have to wait ten years to go have fun… right??
I am so glad you GOT the 3 R’s they sound so famaliar to a prayer on a beach long ago.
Me: my home situation is worsening. I don’t need to tell you much more.
please know I haven’t stopped my beach walks for you.
YOU are a huge part of my heart still…
I'm so happy you were able to get away and come back renewed! I will definitely be praying for you and your family as you start to make changes.
I would love your prayers for my work situation. I'm beyond frustrated and feel stuck. I feel pulled to do be doing something that serves the Lord and his people, but I haven't exactly pin pointed what that is. I'm so unhappy right now and am trying to be patient with what God's plan for me is.