Asking for prayer

Just a note to ask for prayer. I hate asking people to pray for me because I know there are greater worries and illness that need to be prayed for but I know reading every ones blogs that God is hearing your pleas. I have not been feeling very well at all and yesterday it came to a head. I have not had any energy for some time now but put it off to stress. I had severe stomach cramps yesterday at work and ended up in the er. We were there for ever and not much was found. My thyroid was very low and that could answer the low energy but no answer to the cramps. I had vomiting and pain in my abdomen so severe that I actually couldn't stand up. I was so upset when the doctor came in to say they could not find a thing wrong. Not that I want anything to be wrong but this has been going on for months now off and on. I ask that you keep me in your prayers and that this will not happen again. Thank you in advance.
As to the remodel, it is going good and dad says we should be finished with the outside by the first of July!!!

Slow down life!

OK so we are in the middle of this remodel and things are going good. I must tell you that my husband and I have a great relationship but, this remodel has just about put us under. We have not agreed on a single thing. We are working on the outside of our house right now and we can't even agree on the stain color for the porch. We have decided to allow my father, who owns a construction company do make all decisions. So, I ask that you all shout out a little prayer for us that mt dad will not make the outside of my house look like a retirement home. He is so looking forward to retirement these days that all he is talking about is going to Crackle Barrel everyday for breakfast. My journey of surrender is a work in progress when it comes to surrendering to God and I must say I am doing much better on that front however, surrender to my husband is a completely different story. I know that the Bible says to submit but was He meaning about stain and siding colors too?

Keep praying for this surrendering mom as I am praying for all of you and your journeys in this life.

Indiana Jones is Garrett. Wyatt is Batman.

Garrett is the smart one of the family. He is always making us laugh with his jokes and tricks. He ia an awesome baseball player and we never call him by his name. It is either G-Man or

G-Money and my favorite is G-diddy. I have no great pics of him because, it never sits still long enough.

This is my daughter Shelby. She won the Ms. Ashland Kentucky pagent. Shelby has many talents. She has a wonderful voice and travels all around our tri-state area signing for Christ. The Lord has really blessed us with three great kids!!

Pics of my family

Spring Break is over!!!

Yes, I have been on spring break for 10 days and today was "back to reality". I had so many plans for my break and didn't finish hardly any of them. We have had a Really bad stomach bug in the Blake household and I got it not once, but twice in ten days. All of the family had it except Wyatt. He said "Mommy, I didn't get it because my belly is to little for that". I wasn't sure weather that was cute or not, I am after all on a diet journey as well. I have lost 27lbs. since January and was thinking I was looking pretty good but, out of the mouths of babes.
I had a wonderful piece of news on my face book today! One of my friends husbands gave their life to the Lord yesterday. We are all thrilled. Lisa, my friend, has been praying for her husband for many years and he just didn't even feel the need to give himself over to Christ. He was a really good guy so, he didn't feel the need to get saved. We are thrilled Lisa that he finally took that step.
We are working on our house and we had our hot tub delivered today and we are so excited! The hot tub is mainly for Trevor but, who am I not to make him happy by getting in it with him, right? We are putting new porches on, three to be exact , new landscaping, the hot tub, and then work on the inside. We are doing all this ourselves so pray that our marriage last through it.

The Lord has been so good to me today and everyday I have been on this journey I have learned something new about myself. Today, I realized that God is always right on time. I know I have always known that fact but, remember that this journey is to apply Gods teaching and ways to the most intimate part of me. My friends husband has always been one of God's priorities and He knew the time and place for him to make that decision. I pray that I will listen and wait on God in my life and not just do what I want. Be patient Heather and wait upon the Lord. So, take a moment today and just be still and wait upon the Lord.

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Another Fresh Start

So today I got up to another day of not feeling very well but, determined to have a great day. I spent several hours with two of my sisters, a niece and my mom last night. I thought we had a wonderful time but the phone rang at 7am to let me know otherwise. My family suffers from mental illness and we battle it all the time. My sister called to inform me that we make her feel unworthy and ugly. I'm really not sure what that means but she said every time she is with us she feels unattractive and unhappy. This is awful that I would make anyone feel bad about themselves but, I'm not really sure what I did? My sister also needs prayer as she has suffered with depression for many years. We are very close but at least once a week she wants to blame me for her feelings, place in life, etc. The sister is awesome but she just doesn't see herself that way. This is an ongoing problem and it has a tendency of bring my spirit down. I ask that you pray for her and pray that I will not allow her to affect my journey.
I was thrilled to see that a few people have been reading my blog. I'm not really sure how to get back to all of you so that I can comment back so, give me a little time and I'll figure it out.
It is spring break here so I am going to do something fun today with my boys. We are going on a autism awareness walk today! My oldest son Wyatt, has autism. We are so proud of him and we love the autism community. Please pray for these children today! If you don't know anyone with autism please feel free to mention Wyatt in your prayers.
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Even in the valley

OK so I was so on the mountain yesterday and wouldn't you know that the devil sent a road block my way. The first started last night when I was blindsided my a family member. I hate arguing with anyone and when I do I get sick from head to toe. The devil won for several hours as I curled up and shut the whole world out including my kids and off coarse Christ. So here is my lesson today: God is always there and He is the light and His light doesn't go out. We walk so far from the path that the light becomes dim. I screamed out loud a few times, took a shower, prayed, and then painted the barn(that's what my dad calls putting on makeup) and then came to let all of it out in this blog. God is ever present and can help you through anything. Here is the trick, learning to call upon Him first. We can not handle all things alone. My first left turn on this journey, I'm so glad I was able to regain the light and stay on this surrendering path.
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The start of a journey

The start of a journey! It is with a great since of wanting to feel the Holy Spirit that I started off 2009 Holy Week. I am a christian and have been for many years. I know the scriptures, songs, prayers yet I don't feel that I have actually ever surrendered to God completely. I love that God has a since of humor and doesn't mind using it on me. I went to a new church this Easter Sunday as we are looking for a new one and that started this journey rolling. I heard the word surrender several times during that service. I then went to a concert on Monday night and the whole concert was about surrendering. I know I should have received the message by that point but as always I let it go in one ear and out the other. Then last night I was reading Beth Moore's blog and heard those words again. I had one of those moments were I did the ugly cry and cried out to my Lord and Savior. He heard my prayer and today is the start of my journey of surrender. This blog is not going to be about my surrender everyday but a way for me to let my feelings out. If anyone is reading this and would like to join me on this journey please, let me know.
My name is Heather, married and mother of three great kids and would love to have you join me in this adventure.
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