So far...so good :)

So far I am continuing on this journey of blogging; maybe not quite as faithfully as I should be but hey atleast I'm trying. 

Let's see...I don't have the greatest memory at all so this is hard for me to try and remember what has happened since I last blogged :(

July 4th Mom and Dad decided they wanted to be boring so I headed out for Murphy to visit with Stephanie and Erik and little Ali!  It's only an hour drives and it's so beautiful to drive through Ocoee so I enjoyed it.  I packed my bag to stay the night because Dad didn't want me driving through Ocoee at night time since I don't get a signal through there.  I got there and little Miss Ali was playing in the floor just waiting for me :)  so I just had to join her.  We played for a little while and then it was time to get ready for service.  They had their youth service that night so I was excited to be able to go and join in!  There were only 14 there but it was still a good spirit there.  Stephanie is the youth leader there and she did a wonderful job!  She talked about the freedom in Christ...we are no longer in bondage if we serve Him.  "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."  Galatians 5:1  It was so funny because  Brother Horne talked about this same verse in his class in Alabama Family Camp.  I'm thankful to be standing in the liberty of Christ!  I don't want to be as the children of Israel that kept looking back that left their hearts in Egypt but I want to keep my eyes on the prize!  After service most of us went to a frozen yogurt place there in murphy and had ice cream it was SO good!  Then we headed to see the fireworks.  It was Ali's first time watching fire works and it was so sweet to be able to watch her; she was so captured by the pretty colors and lights.  We got home and were able to sit up and talk til about midnight and then we all headed to bed.  I got up about 6:30 to leave in time to be at work.  Once again I enjoyed the time alone in the car to talk to the Lord and just enjoy His glorious creation!  It is SO pretty through there it never gets old!

Thursday after work I spent time washing clothes and getting ready to leave for Tennessee's Family camp.  Me, Sis Amanda, and Drew left right about 5:30 to head to camp.  It didn't take as long as my GPS said it would (shameful for this technology to lie to me!) and we had a good time in the car.  Drew asked if he could ride back home with us "cool people".  He's so sweet!  We got there right in time for fun time.  At the beginning of camp they had split everyone up into groups and you were on a time with your family and other families as well.  The team leader was told to put on gloves...that's never a reassuring feeling.  Then the team members were told they had to chew as much gum as they could chew then take it to the team leader to make a sculpture.  It was GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!  The older ones were gagging it was so funny.  After fun time we headed outside to have service.  There was such a sweet spirit there from the special song to the message.  The theme for the camp was "The Endurance Race" and Bro Oscar Pimentel was the evangelist.  He preached about having on the right shoes representing the word of God.  I want to have the word of God strapped tightly to me and ready to run this race to the end!  That night Casey (one of m VLB's) got Sanctified!!!!!!!!  He is such a sweet young man; he has such an humble spirit about him. 

The next day Sis Mary taught a class for the older ones and Bro Clay taught the second class.  There was such wonderful anointing upon them both to bring forth what God wanted us to hear!  God is preparing us all for a time that we are about to enter.  We must remember that He is with us in this race and not look back but to keep moving forward.  I want to cross that finish line!  I don't want to get near the end and quit but I've got to make!

I left that afternoon to head back home because I wanted to be in service.  I knew that so many would be out and I was afraid that there would be no piano player at church nor a worship leader so I headed back home to help out.  We had a wonderful Sunday School lesson...I was so excited when I seen this quarters material as I went to Alabama's Camp because their theme was Stand!  Like I said earlier God is preparing His people.  We'll either fight the good fight of faith or we'll be a wimp and run.  I want to stand and fight! 

Sunday night everyone that had went to camp was back and we just had a glorious time!  Brother Casey who had gotten sanctified at camp began to seek for the Holy Ghost during the worship and PRAISE THE LORD He was Baptized with the Holy Ghost and fire!  I was so thankful that I could be there and watch.  After things settled back down dad had all of those that went to camp stand up and testify and they were all so excited at what God had done.  I think this was the largest camp they had had in a long time!  Once everyone had testified Dad has special singers come up and sing; Bro Crumley, Sis Carolyn, and Sis Sandra all sang "One More River to Cross" and the Lord began to just sweep once again through the building.  Sis Lashawn came down the aisle just shouting and praising God.  Once again I'm going to say how thankful I am for God moving in our services.  It's nice to have that fresh breath of the Holy Ghost just sweep through the building.  It's also wonderful to have the word spoken to our hearts too!  We need the word of God to show us where changes need to be made!  Dad was about to dismiss the service and Sis Carolyn Casey's grandmother stood up and asked if Casey could join The Church.  She said that he was so excited that he wanted to join!  She said that he has been taught The Prominent 29 Teachings of The Church so Dad asked him to come forward.  He went over the teachings with Casey and the Advice to Members.  Casey just sat there and cried as he went over them.  It was beautiful to see such an excitement!  I praise the Lord for him that he is now Saved, Sanctified, filled with the Holy Ghost, and a member of The Church of God!  God is working there is no doubt in my mind!  I just praise Him for all He is doing in my heart, in the local church, and In The Church of God all over the world!  I HAD pictures of Casey joining The Church but for some reason my computer is deleting them on it's on.  It deleted all of them I took in fact!!!!!!!!!  Oh well, at least you get to see Him seeking for the Holy Ghost.