God resists the Proud but gives Grace to the Humble!

Today is a very big day for our Hope for the City Outreach.  I asked that you ask God to keep us in his prayers and that he gives us the right words to say and do.   We will be serving 4 homeless shelters and 2 apartment complexes that are consider very low income apartments.  I am the director of this Hope for the City and this is the largest project we have taken on.  It is not about us but about God.  It is so much more than about a hot meal.  When we do these projects, the stories that come out of these events are gut wrenching and each one different.  Our prayer warriors have to be on point and strong as a Lion.  Please pray for each one.   I pray people are lead to God ,and their fire is reignited for God.  I pray their hurt and their burdens are lifted.  I pray hurt is gone the minute we pray.  I pray they feel God's love through us and know people care.  They are not the forgotten.  Please pray with me.  I pray every single one knows they matter.  No matter their past.  They are loved by God just as you and I.  I plan on handing out just as may hugs and prayers as I do free meals and free gifts today! I thank everyone that donated gifts!  What a blessing this community has been!  Also note,  on every Hope for the City,  my children come and serve right beside me.  It can be hard on them to see at times, a classmate at a shelter.  But I find it overwhelming with love to see CJ hug them and now Ben sit with them eat at the same table and treat them as though nothing is different.  As a mother, that is what I want. Be in prayer for them as they are young.

Now after all this serious talk it is Saturday and I felt like sharing a funny story to put a smile on your face!

Some of you are new to me, some of you are not.  Here is the deal.   I will share embarrassing stories of my life if it brings a smile to you in a heartbeat.  I have no shame!   In the year I have lost a significant amount of weight.  145 pounds of a whole lot of work that I have been very open about.  I have changed my entire life.  But I tell you, there are days I miss that big girl.  She kept me warm.  I am cold a lot now.  Being the sassy red head  I am, I thought I found the solution!  Off to Walmart I went!!  Let me be the first to say, I am not one that should offer marriage advice.  My husband said don't do it.  I did it anyway.  I had my mind made up!

1.  Flannel sheets
2.  Flannel Pj's
3.  Electric Throw blanket (full size was out of my budget)
4.  Warm fuzzy socks

I got all of this home and my husband said, "what are you doing???!!!  IT IS NOT EVEN WINTER!"

I answered in a sassy, not Christian like, "HA!!! I bet I ain't cold tonight!!"

Well, instead of respecting my husband and talking it out, I hurriedly put all this on and dozed off.  Ya'll.. I woke up at midnight and thought I had been swallowed up by the gates of HELL.  I was sweating from every pore my body had.  I swear  at one point thought I needed an extinguisher to put myself out.  Had to get up, shower and put on cooler clothes.  My graceful husband didn't say once I told you so.

File this under #LessonLearned