OK, ladies, I said I'd say more about my MFH: yesterday was my birthday. Family knows I'm death to sugar. ('Use xylitol, which supposedly builds tooth enamal, but it doesn't make the lightest of cakes.) Never-the-less, I was banned from the kitchen when Hubby came in at noon. Laughter. Whispers. Groans. Finally I was called for, and there, in the center of the table was a shockingly beautiful cake! Tall and red with whipped frosting on the sides, decorated with grapes around the edge. My first thought was, "Keep smiling, Girl. Overlook the red food coloring!" Hubby was beaming. Would you believe it was the BEST birthday cake I ever had?! I ended up eating about half of it--a double-layer of watermelon, stacked like a tall, round, layer cake! The top was unfrosted, with candles, & the sides were unsweetened whipped cream, as in peaches 'n cream. Not bad! (As in an understatement!) He said he wanted to do something special for me. He is my "something special."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sounds like a great cake and a great family! (But, of course, not as good as mine... :lol: )
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you had a wonderful day and wonderful hubby, like mine.
Happy Birthday!!!! Prairie Home, about two weeks ago, I came home around 11:00 from a staff meeting at church to find DH gone with all three kids. On the table was a box of Gourmet Jelly Beans, one of my favorite movies, and a small box of four Cherry Cordials. And a note, telling me that he had the kids, they would be gone all day, and I'd see them again around 5:30 with dinner!!! And it WASN'T a special occasion!!! (And I was VERY GOOD and didn't even HINT about where the money came from for taking the kids to the zoo and for KFC that he got for dinner!!! Figured it wouldn't be appropriate since he was doing such a special thing for me!)
What a neat surprise, Jackie! I call my rare times alone, my P & Q times--peace and quiet. 'Sounds like your husband is very thoughtful. [Like mine! =) ]
And it makes one feel very special and treasured when they understand the importance of something like that!
I feel like a begger, asking this when we hardly know eachother, but beloved older son, in the course of a phone conversation, admitted, "I'm lost--so lost." (He's grown up on the Bible, been "saved" and baptized, but continued in or reverted to sin.) He said, "There's no hope for me." I told him there was more hope for him than for those who think they're so good they don't need the cross. I'm thinking of whom to ask to join in prayer for his deep repentance, salvation, healing, restoration of his marriage, deliverance, and baptism with fire. Not just anybody... I'm asking the Lord if He would be pleased if I would fast according to Is. 58, to break the heavy yoke. This will be a miracle! Like I said in the intro--an ocean of tears and a mountain of prayers. Thanks so much!
Is he wanting to come back to the Lord? How old is he? I'd have to agree with you that he's probably in better shape than those who don't even see their need! I will be happy to pray for your son! It'd be neat to set aside a day where we all pray a lot and petition God to work on your son's heart! What do you think?
Prairie Home, my two DSS are in a similar situation. Only problem is they're too blinded to know just how lost they really are right now. And yours now knows there's "no hope", which is when you can remind him of the Hope that is always there! It's a real step in the right direction, one of many!!!
What a great idea...I would love to join in on that! :love: There is hope for him....Nothing is impossible with God! Praise God for His mercy and grace!
I'll be happy to join in. Let me know when. Until then, your son is still in my prayers. Jackie, your stepsons are, too.
Deena, he's 22. Today was the first sound of honestry and seeking that we've seen in years. Yes, he wants Jesus in his heart, not just his head, but he says he's tried and it hasn't worked for him. Jackie, we'll add your DSS to our prayers. Do you care to share their names?('Don't have to. God knows.) My MFH and I are overcome with all your willingness to join in the labor to bring this lost lamb to new birth! It will be a special day to pray with you all, and whenever you choose, I'll call some other prayer partners, too.
Oh, dear! If it's today, I promise I will join, but late tonight. We're having out-of-town family coming for dinner. There's a turkey in the oven, I've bread out back rising, and I need to take the blackberry pie my MIL made about two weeks ago out of the freezer! But I don't expect them to stay TOO late. They're leaving tomorrow, and need to get back to my mom's to pack.
Jackie, maybe you or one of the other "midwives" to this special birth should choose the day. May you experience the Lord's joy as you minister to your family tonight. "The pleasures of sin last but for a season." We are praying that the Lord will cut that "season" short for Michael & Jason.
No, I CAN do it today, it would just have to be later this evening. I think you an Deena should decide, since it was YOUR son, and DEENA's idea!
