So in case you didnt' know this about me, I am so extremly proud to be the wife of Jason Colburn and a follower of Jesus Christ.  I got to set in on worship this morning. And it was amazing. The presence of God was so real in that place. I watched as people were truly worshiping. And there was my husband on stage, leading people in worship. It was one of those top 10 moments of being his wife. Watching him worship, and knowing that he is opening up his life to be used by God. Wow! I know that God has blessed me. And I am Thankful.

In Children's Church this morning, I had 3 kids ask if they could ask Jesus into their heart, i had the privilege of watching  3 precious little kids bow their heads and ask Jesus to be their best friend, and forgive them of their sins.

Tonight we had a prayer meeting to pray for our church as we enter into our building project. We are praying for a miracle ! We are asking God to supply the $$$ need to be able to build not only the sanctuary but much needed classroom space. As we prayed, and walked around the grounds seeking God, I was in awe of the God again. The verse kept playing over in my mind "be still and know that I AM GOD!" It is so easy to get wrapped up in the busyness of our lives, and forget to be still before the Lord. Being outside, with the light breeze blowing on my face, I felt as if I had entered into the very room that God was in. We had a great conversation. He is asking me to Be still. There is one area in my life, i know that I have trouble giving to him. He ask me for it tonight. He was a gentleman but he wants me to give it to him. He wants to do the immereasurably more in my life. Just like he wants to do in your life.

God is good. He has performed miracles in my life this week. He has answered prayers. He has been faithful. God is working in me. I gave him my life several years ago, and in that time, he has never let me down. Rest assure I have let him down. I have made mistakes, I wish I could take back, I have said things I wish I wouldn't of. But God has not given up on me. I know I have along way to go but I am in this for the long haul.

I hope all of you have a great week and that this week you experience Christ in a new and wonderful way.

 

You know what I think the hardest part of blogging is- coming up with a title! Today the choices were "ther ramblings of a blonde" the ramblings of a mom" the ramblings of a Family Pastor or maybe the ramblings of wife. I couldn't come up with one... so you can!

This week has been so busy. It started last Wednesday and has not let up since. I don't know if any of you have seen the skit performed by Nicole Johnson ( women of faith speaker) but anyway she does a skit about all the hats she wears. I have a mom hat, a wife hat, a pastor hat, a sister hat, a daughter hat, a friend hat, the maid hat, the laundry lady hat... you get the idea! There are alot of things that keep us busy. All the time.  So I am behind on a lot of things right now. Laundry, cleaning, spending time with my kids and husband.

so this weekend my goal is to get caught up!! I have a list and i am going to torture my whole family as we mark things off of the list. Except for my husband who will be playing golf again with work tomorrow. ( I am not bitter- i really don't mind he has played golf 4 times in the last week for work- and that he will play golf again tomorrow and leave me with the long to do list. I am not bitter, I am not bitter I am not bitter) He gets paid to play golf... what a job! Serisously- I am thankful for his job, and thanful they pay for all these rounds of golf!

We also have some fun things planned for the weekend. we all know all work and no play is not good. So tonight we will head up to my mom's to see my Granny and to listen to Jason's band play. Tomorrow evening we are getting together with old friends and grilling out at a park. So after i work my children's fingers to the bone tomorrow, I will let them play.

The marriage retreat is 2 weeks away! YIKES!!! I still have some details to work out. And i am still getting couples requesting info. The deadline is past but I keep extending it. Thinking just maybe out of these calls, some of them might come. So... the next two weeks, I need to finalize all the details, get some donations, go to business and ask for things. It is crunch time!!!


This is going long enough. Someday I will share with you some of the amazing things God is doing in my life. But time is out for now. Work is calling my name. Have a blessed weekend. Enjoy your kids, kiss your spouse, and tell God how thankful you are for your blessings.

My sisters, two of my cousins and I are always getting together and taking our pictures. And it seemed we always stand in a line and take our picture. So over the summer I thought we should be creative, this is one of the photos we took.  We were laughing very hard. The other one we took we were laying on the ground with the sun shining brightly in our eyes. Again we were laughing hard. I will post it. 

 
The next one is of Kailyn and I at Dixie Stampede. The kids love to go. They enjoy it so much. Branson is our favorite place to go as a family. The kids love to go to Silver Dollar City. We are hoping at some point we can have our own condo down there, so we can go more often.

The last picture is all of us at ShowBoat Branson Belle. It was a great evening.

This weekend was our staff retreat, and we went to Lake Lotawana. It was so relaxing and a great time to get to know the others we work with and their spouses a little better. I am amazed at how God is working in our lives. How he takes 6 people's lives and brings them together for a purpose. We are all working with a common goal in mind. Wanting to make a difference in our church, community and our world. To be real, to have authentic relationships, and to lead others to a better understanding of who God is. As I reflect on this weekend, not just this evening but in the days to follow- I will remember the time we had where we all shared our hearts. It was powerful.  

I hope all of you have a great Sunday. I hope that you find time in your schedule tomorrow to experience the God of the Universe in a new and fresh way. I hope that you like me can stand in awe and be speechless at how awesome God is.  

This is Jason and I on ShowBoat Branson Belle. This was beautiful. We enjoyed it so much. It was so hot though while we were down there. Jason is my best friend and I am so happy to be his wife. We will be together 15 years in just a few short days. I am so glad he picked me. I could not have asked for a better husband.

 

I can't believe it has been so long since I have blogged. School has started, the marriage retreat is one month away, the church fall stuff starts next week. 

The kids really like school so far. Mornings are good around here. We haven't had to drag any kids out of bed by their toes yet... i am sure given time we will have to do this. Jason and I say every night before we go to bed, we will get up in the morning and go to the gym. ( we have yet to actually do this- but we have good intentions!) So we think we need to work out- ok we know we need to work out. We know that we have not been taking care of ourselves- and the older we get the harder it is to get in shape. So that being said, we are going to get up in the morning and work out ( at least that is the plan )

Jason is busy as ever trying to keep up with his job, and the intrim worship pastor at church. He has really enjoyed the experience of leading worship. he takes it very seriously. I love his approach on worship. He feels strongly that when you get up on Sunday morning , you are there to lead the people to worship the most Holy God. and he has done an excellent job, I am proud to be his wife. His full time job at Community America, keeps him very busy as well. He loves his new role as the Director and is learning how to be a better and wiser leader. I have enjoyed watching God move in his life.

It is September of an election year- that means I am ready for November. I will say this I was very impressed with Sarah Palin. I think she is a great woman. The thing I hate is the mud slinging. I wish we could have an election with out that. Both sides clean election- you know the old saying "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" Oh well. I will brace myself for the months to come.

I am very excited about the great things happening at BreakPointe. We are getting ready to vote on our new building and break ground at the end of the month. It is exciting times. I love talking to all the new people who come through our doors. I love hearing their stories, and seeing how God is moving. I am really excited about the parenting class we are going to teach starting next week. It is called Effective parenting in a deffective world. I watched the first session and it was powerful. I am such a strong advocate of families. I think we need to be more supportive of families. There very core of our nation has been built on families. I pray for all familes that I come into contact with. For the single dads that come through our doors, to the the single moms, to the 2 parent homes. They all have different challenges and joys. Hang in there! Keep trusting and keep praying. Your family is important, and the job you do is important!

I must go to bed. Tomorrow is another busy day!