Standing in Faith....

I woke up this morning hoping last night was a dream,

But soon reality hit ~ you know what I mean?

The certainty of events as they continue to unfold,

Of a future unknown....one yet to be told.

We've seen it on the news & read it in the paper,

Homes lost ~ jobs gone ~ in what seems like a vapor.

Praying and hoping that we would be spared,

But it happened last night & we weren't prepared.

So, now in our life, another storm front has moved in,

We will stand in faith with God as this journey begins.

For there are two ways in which we could choose

To face this huge mountain that doesn't look soon to move.

Not for a second, satan, you will NOT take,

The faith of our family in the midst of this quake.

For with God on our side and His power, grace, & love,

We'll look back on this day & thank God above.

That not for a second, did He loose us in sight,

But every second, every moment sent strength for the fight.

We'll praise Him again, IN another storm to endure,

For He is our certainty ~ the One we know for sure!

So, as you have read in the poem above...our family has felt the brunt of an economy bottoming out. Daren came home last night with the news that he was let go, effective immediately. I sent out a few emails last night sharing what happened and asking for prayer and posted a short blog requesting the same. I just want to thank all of you for heeding the call and standing in the gap. The peace was ever so present throughout the night.

We have NO clue what tomorrow holds...but I can tell you one thing for sure, we know God is in control. There are so many things today to be thankful for...we have no mortgage (we rent....month to month at that ~Praise God!!) and we have no credit card debt either. Only medical debt from the pregnancy with the girls and the aftermath that followed and we only have one car payment. It could truly be worse. So, as we look to God for direction, I just wanted to continue to seek your prayers. Daren has a great number of contacts IN the fishing industry and we are praying that something will lead to another field that is more secure. We know though that all security in life, only comes by faith and the definition of faith is believing in that which you can't see. SO.....we will keep you posted as the days unfold. It's seasons like this that I thank God even more for allowing me to "work" through life by writing. I pray that a door will open in the future to publish some of this for the only reason to help someone else by the trials we have endured.

Much love to everyone and thank you again for prayers. Please feel free to email us directly at:
lovedbyhisgrace@gmail.com

IN HIS GRIP!!!!