we had to have one pirate because there was only one boy!!!!!! wow all those girls we need nathanael harkness from nz to come our way! go daddy with the pirate hat
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
cail's princess party
we had to have one pirate because there was only one boy!!!!!! wow all those girls we need nathanael harkness from nz to come our way! go daddy with the pirate hat
what next...
for those of you checking in to see what is new with the bowlin's i just wanted to give you a fast update. a good word to describe what we are feeling now is perplexed. our funds are sitting at 47% we need 100% to leave by january. God does have a plan for our lives and a schedule He is following. He just hasn't told us what that is going to be yet!!! we have been traveling meeting new people and new churches for about 10 months now. God has blessed us with friends all over and has provided all we need all year. coming up on thanksgiving i guess this is appropriate to give thanks for all we have and i feel a bit sheepish for asking for more. we just need that final 50% to come through.
praising God some more we have had a few more on our south pacific teem ready to go at 100%. they are excitedly packing and ready to head out even before the holiday season is over. the georges are headed with their three children back to australia, steph is headed out the beginning of the year for north shore in new zealand and jessica will be heading out the first week of jan to be in new zealand for the youth camp. we just really want to be there with them celebrating too!!!!! we are looking forward to the holidays with family and friends though. i guess what i am asking you guys for is just a few more prayers our way.
pray that we will have the energy (and not get discouraged) to finish up our busy schedule before christmas.
pray that we will have safe travels and good health(we have all had a cough and cold this past week).
also pray we will get closer and closer to our 100% funded goal (for those family members reading this don't take this as a challenge to pray the opposite way to try and keep us home haha) and are amazed once again at how God works and plans our lives when we are not even aware of what He is doing.
thanks for all your faithful support of our family and for watching this blog to see what God has in store next for the bowlin family!!!!!
James 1:16-18 (The Message)
So, my very dear friends, don't get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.
praising God some more we have had a few more on our south pacific teem ready to go at 100%. they are excitedly packing and ready to head out even before the holiday season is over. the georges are headed with their three children back to australia, steph is headed out the beginning of the year for north shore in new zealand and jessica will be heading out the first week of jan to be in new zealand for the youth camp. we just really want to be there with them celebrating too!!!!! we are looking forward to the holidays with family and friends though. i guess what i am asking you guys for is just a few more prayers our way.
pray that we will have the energy (and not get discouraged) to finish up our busy schedule before christmas.
pray that we will have safe travels and good health(we have all had a cough and cold this past week).
also pray we will get closer and closer to our 100% funded goal (for those family members reading this don't take this as a challenge to pray the opposite way to try and keep us home haha) and are amazed once again at how God works and plans our lives when we are not even aware of what He is doing.
thanks for all your faithful support of our family and for watching this blog to see what God has in store next for the bowlin family!!!!!
James 1:16-18 (The Message)
So, my very dear friends, don't get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.
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captivating
this is a poem i found based on the book by john and stasi eldredge. very good to make you think about who you really are and what God has created you to be. i would really recommend reading it ladies!!!!!
beautiful new me
without me what would life be like?
the kids to bed late every night?
he'd want to stay home and just be a dad,
but, what would become of the bills that we had?
so daycare, is what it would be.
no more fun filled days at home without me.
my role is irreplaceable it's true,
not just a companion which a dog could do.
not just a helper like the hamburger kind.
but, "sustainer of life" is this role of mine.
i know this is a cheezey way to put this into words,
but how many of us think this job is so absurd.
anyone could do this
they wouldn't miss me.
all i do is worry about the cups of tea,
the dirty dishes afterwards,
the laundry too which comes back in herds.
every day the same old thing.
only remember "sustaining life" is what's happening.
molding clay, encouraging hearts.
being beautiful is playing my part.
tender, vulnerable, merciful and fierce.
we are following in the footsteps of those hands that were pierced.
Father help me be a picture of you.
shining light to your world as only i could do.
who is like me a woman saved by The Lord?
He is my Helper, my Glorious Sword.
with Him i will go into battle each day.
attacking the dishes, the diapers, my duties in a new way.
so help me let you be my Sustainer of life.
my Protector, my Shield, my Fortress in strife.
help it be Your love they see.
so they will know you're The Maker of this beautiful new me!!!
anonymous
the kids to bed late every night?
he'd want to stay home and just be a dad,
but, what would become of the bills that we had?
so daycare, is what it would be.
no more fun filled days at home without me.
my role is irreplaceable it's true,
not just a companion which a dog could do.
not just a helper like the hamburger kind.
but, "sustainer of life" is this role of mine.
i know this is a cheezey way to put this into words,
but how many of us think this job is so absurd.
anyone could do this
they wouldn't miss me.
all i do is worry about the cups of tea,
the dirty dishes afterwards,
the laundry too which comes back in herds.
every day the same old thing.
only remember "sustaining life" is what's happening.
molding clay, encouraging hearts.
being beautiful is playing my part.
tender, vulnerable, merciful and fierce.
we are following in the footsteps of those hands that were pierced.
Father help me be a picture of you.
shining light to your world as only i could do.
who is like me a woman saved by The Lord?
He is my Helper, my Glorious Sword.
with Him i will go into battle each day.
attacking the dishes, the diapers, my duties in a new way.
so help me let you be my Sustainer of life.
my Protector, my Shield, my Fortress in strife.
help it be Your love they see.
so they will know you're The Maker of this beautiful new me!!!
anonymous
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