There are a great number of praises these days; I've had the Lord answer prayer over and over in the last months. It is sad to admit that sometimes, I've been too busy to notice...
I have to share the latest blessing. I was made aware of a young, 20 yr old, woman with some heart trouble last Sunday and her great~aunt asked Kasha and I to pray for her. Jenny T was going into surgery on Monday morning at 9am. She had many operations and the scare tissue had built up so that it was giving her yet more trouble so she was advised to have surgery in Halifax NS, where the Dr's could remove it and give her a bit of quality to her life. Since she was a very young girl, she's had limitations on the amount of activity she could attempt. She was never bitter about any of this, to her family's knowledge...
I was thrilled to get to church to let mys wonderful sister in the Lord know that I had remembered Jenny in my prayer time and to ask about her progress... I was shocked to hear that Jenny had passed away due to complications.
Jenny's parents never attended church but her grandparents loved the Lord and when she was about 9 -10 yrs, she would ask her grandparents if she could stay for the weekend and go to church... It thrilled those grandparents but at the same time, they often wondered if she had ever made any decisions. Jenny never voiced any but continued to visit...
Jenny asked for a pastor Sunday evening the night before her surgery (just this past Monday)... That pastor took the Word of God and shared the gospel with Jenny where she was gloriously saved. The next morning, Jenny went to surgery with peace now.
Things didn't go well, Jenny had some bleeding and then, came some strokes thru the night. The Dr's told Jenny's family that she had no brain activity ~ yes, Jenny was taken off life support system, as she had slipped into the very presence of our Savior!
Prayer is not always answered the way we predict or even how we'd like to see them answered but our God is faithful and we are only here to serve and glorify Him with our lives and even sometimes, in death.
It is my prayer that Jenny's death and testimony will speak to her parents and they too, will see their need for Him!
I'm claiming one of my favorite verses for them...
Jer 33:3 ~ Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Yes, muffin tops and no, this is not me! But I do find myself asking my husband if I look like I'm a muffin top as I squeeze into my skirt on Sunday morning. 
But I see muffin tops everywhere these days; kind of changes how you feel about the once loved muffin at Tim's, eh? 
the temperatures are crazy...
Don't get me wrong, mowing is one of my favorite summer activities; yep, I'm telling the truth... I do like other things in summer but seems I'm busily picking up doggy dos and mowing most days. 
But I'm thankful to have a lawn and Maisy too! 
the steps before...
tools are out and ready to go
Cliff is working hard on his days off 
the boards are set in place to get a feel for how wide they will be...
Oh yeah, 
Paint too! 
