Devotions from the past year - 2009

Most devotions are from A Woman's Day Book of Prayer...


God is Listening! Yes Lord! The Lord has heard my plea, the Lord will answer my prayer...Lord God, thank you that You so attentively hear my prayers. Help me rest in your Love today Lord, Amen

Praying in Faith...I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord make me dwell in safety. Ps. 4:8 Lord God, today I just lay everything in Your hands. God I'm anxious, but I believe in your power and goodness and I believe in your praiseworthiness...Thank you for your love, Amen

Notes from the prayer book about the adoption...

7/1/09 - Abundant Blessings Wait for the Lord, Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord...ADOPTION...CLIFFORD CAME HOME 2 MONTHS AFTER THIS!!!!

7/3/09 - How does a person live ABOVE reality? In reality I fret, in God (faith) I lay aside fretting. I will sing to the Lord all my life- I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. Ps. 104:33-34

7/7/09 - Today I realized that it was not going to be the time to get Clifford. His birthday is 7/13 and I really had my heart set on him being here for his birthday...I so badly wanted him home, it actually HURT to realize that he would not be here. Lord you provided Shelly S. to be there...she gave him cookies and special time for his special day...and she sent us NEW pictures!!!!
Lord, I don't know what to ask of you. You know what I need. You love me better than I love myself. Give your child what she doesn't know how to request...AMEN

7/8/09 - Your Father knows what you need before you ask him...Matt. 6:7-8

7/12/09 - Can Prayer Be Put Into Words - HUMILITY- the foundation for prayer is humility. There is a big difference between understanding something and know it through experience. Lord sometimes the wait seems so long. Keep me hanging on!!!

7/13/09 - Happy 5th Clifford Mommy loves you!

7/15/09 - Praying The Word - I've been led to pray scripture lately: For whatever
things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Rms. 15:4

7/22/09 - Read June 11's devotion - flipped open to this ENCOURAGED!!!!
The Prayer of Abba's Child...Romans 8:15-16 Adopted into his family! "Gonna wrap my arms around my daddy's neck" just came on the radio. I always picture Clifford hugging Michael when I hear this song...When I finally make it home AMEN!!!

I've been SO stressed about the adoption even though we had really good news and I read this devotion...I laid down and listened to the radio for an hour. I was refreshed...Strong Tower was the 1st song that I heard and then I Will Rise...A man called in to say how he was following God...He was on a mission trip to Haiti. A Young Man there asked him to adopt him!

7/23/09 - read devotion for 6-11-09 This Spoke To My HEART!!! Confident, Humble Prayer...God bring our son home next week - HE BROUGHT HIM HOME 40 DAYS LATER!!!
Mark 11:24 - what ever you ask...believe!

7/24/09 - Praying Naturally Good News from USCIS They have all of our paperwork and only need one more paper from the orphanage!

7/25/09 - praying for the adoption

7/26/09 - "Morning Prayer" devotion Ps. 5:3 1. Thank you for protection during the night...2. You have given me TODAY to prepare for eternity. 3. Help me to see ways I can serve today...4. Help me to avoid, resist and overcome harmful things....5. I can't do anything on my own...6. Lord - Be involved in the plans of today

7/29/09 - I awoke with worry on my mind. I'm worried that the VISA won't be issued in less than 4 months. We really need to get Clifford home for surgery!

8/4/09 - Cast Your Burdens On The Lord! Give all you worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you! 1 Peter 5:7
What a blessing! I am sick with worry about the adoption paperwork and Clifford's safety TAKE IT ALL LORD!!!

Post adoption LOOKING BACK - paperwork was signed 8/9/09 and 8/10 it was turned in!!! I had no idea of this while I was praying on these days!!!

8/19/09 - Asking For The Right Things - cleanse me of my passions - deliver me from ignorance - free me from my temptations!!!

8/20/09 The True Prayer Of Faith Ps. 33:20-21 Our soul waits for the Lord! But the prayer of faith, finding God's will in some promise of the word, pleads for that promise until it comes! Bring Clifford, Sydney, Jenifer home and all the children who are up for adoption in Haiti.

8/24/09 - Trusting God

8/27/09 - Steadiness In Prayer Look to the Lord and his strength;seek his face always. 1 Chron. 16:11 Devotion from 10/10 Lord I'm craving spiritual stability. I want to have a steady consistent faith and relationship with You. Please fill my mind, Lord God, and give me a stability of spirit.

8/28/09 - Matthew 6:7 2nd reading of this verse today!

8/30/09 - Lord, I do want to understand Your ways in my life!

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 - GOTCHA DAY

9/9/09 - Contentment Along the way I finally came to this point with the adoption and now HE'S HOME!!!