I have a lovely weekend to blog about this afternoon, but before I get to that, we need some mighty prayer power goin’ on!

New closing date is set for tomorrow, but a couple of things have to fall into place first. Ack! Erick has already taken the day off of work, and I hope it’s not for naught. Paperwork needs to be sent to and fro; an appraiser needs to appraise, and the sellers need to confirm that they will very generously waive ridiculous late fees since this delay is not technically our fault.

So if you wouldn’t mind thinkin’ of and prayin’ for the Murray clan, we’d appreciate it very much! I’m ready to have this thing over and done with!

Some situations are pretty small. Things you can easily handle yourself (or rather…you think you can; we should go to God with everything though!) Other situations, however, you realize right off the bat that there is nothing you in your “humanly” power can do, so the whole she-bang must be turned over, in it’s entirety, at once! And it never, ever hurts to have prayer. Ever. From as many people as possible. (Hence this post.)

Firstly, please pray for R.H. God worked a mighty miracle last night in this person’s life, and although they probably don’t realize it, I’m sure that this particular drama could be turned into an incredible testimony one day. Please pray for R.H.’s broken heart and dear family. This desperate situation will hopefully be turned into a really, really good thing.

Secondly, although I don’t feel free as a bird to really discuss our particular circumstance right this minute, we (and other involved parties) would greatly covet your prayers for God’s wisdom, guidance, and peace in a sticky situation. While we hope for a certain outcome, sometimes God has something even better waiting for us than what we think is the best! I’ll let you know once it is all resolved. In His timing, of course!

Thanks, friends.

Sometimes it’s an immediate yes, sometimes a no, sometimes a wait-and-see. We are case in points for all 3 scenarios, and appreciative for it! We waited 2 years for Erick’s dream job (which was a definite “wait” and “follow me in a direction you never imagined”) and we are still in the waiting stage for a house. However, if God answers our house prayers like he answered the job prayer-we are in for a blessing and a half! I could go on an on in the whole answered-prayer realm of our lives.

All that said, I just wanted to share a great answer we received today. The boys are sick. Sicker than sick. Flat out miserable. Ry’s going on a week, and for the past 4 days it’s been painful torture to try to get him to eat and drink. Try reasoning with a 3 year old! That’s fodder for a few blogs itself…

Today (Wednesday) is my usual get together at a friend’s house for a ladies prayer group. Obviously I couldn’t make it today, so I called and asked for prayers for the boys. I mentioned that Ry hadn’t had any food to speak of for quite a while. The call was around 9 o’clock. Awhile later, Ryan perked right up and asked for oatmeal. And ate THREE bowls, back to back. WOW! I took a peek at the clock and realized that it completely coincided with the time that my dear friends were in the prayer stage of the meeting. How’s that for an immediate yes? I love that God decided to answer in this particular way today. He is faithful, friends.