A wonderful day!

Last night we went to a revival meeting with some friends from our church. They used to go the church that was hosting the revival and invited us to go with them. It was an hours drive from our home but well worth it! It was absolutely amazing!! I have never been to a revival where the folks were so revved up before and we loved it! The preaching was by a Brother Fugate and he really knows how to "bring it"!! The church was so small that the pews weren't much longer than a loveseat and we were literally piled on top of each other with each adult holding one or two children on their laps just so everyone could fit in the sanctuary and the singing was so loud and not just because the room was small but because everyone was really giving their all. The preaching really hit home and the alter was full during the prayer, so full that folks were just kneeling where they stood or sat. Never seen anything like it before in my life!!! Its wonderful to see God's people like that!

Afterwards we went to DQ and enjoyed icecream and fellowship and didn't get home until after midnight. We have been very blessed to meet a family that is similar to ours at the church we attend. They have been such a blessing to us! Missygail is the only girl besides me in our home and she gets so lonely for female companionship of girls her age sometimes. This family has 9 girls (yes! 9!) and they are all such wonderful girls. Their oldest is teaching Missygail to play the piano which is such a blessing! She has been praying for piano lessons for years and finally God has answered in such a wonderful way!!

Tonight we have church as usual and I am looking forward to it. I love to go to church. I always have, even as a little girl. My family didn't go to church so whenever someone would invite me I would beg my parents to let me go. Sometimes churches have problems and we get hurt there but I am learning that no one is perfect and that you just have to let things roll off of you and not let them make you bitter. All too often people get hurt in church (emotioally, not physically) and they get bitter and never come back...sometimes its the lost who get hurt and turn away from any chance at salvation because of it, and sometimes the saved get hurt and give up on church and get bitter. I have been there, my husband has been there but we are learning that if we extend grace to those who hurt us its much easier to keep serving the Lord and enjoying ourselves while we are at it.