Coming up...

This weekend and later in November, hubby and I will be speaking for two Marriage Retreats. We LOVE marriage retreats... because we love being married and encouraging others to love it as well. Is our marriage perfect... uh... NO... do we bicker... argue... get in each other's face?.... Uh... YEAH... but we work through it... make-up .... (that's the fun part!)... and love more deeply.

Next week we are hosting Church Planter's Bootcamp.

The next weekend is the Women's Fall Conference for our state's Women's Ministries. I am speaking at a workshop on the Internet... facebook... myspace... texting... etc.... how to keep up communication with your kids... protect them online... GET in their... "SPACE" and know what is going on.

I have had mothers say... I don't look at what my family is doing online because I DON'T want to KNOW!

THIS breaks my heart... fires me up... and I probably get a little too feisty about this... because it is OUR JOB TO KNOW... to protect... to guide... to pray.

All the experts agree... the BEST protection is parental involvement and guidance.

So if you think of us this 10 days, please pray for us.

Pray that:

• the LORD would use us to speak into the lives of husbands and wives
  
• that we can give them tools to help them grow in their relationship
• we are able to encourage couples to have fun with one another
  
• we direct them to the ONE who can ... restore marriages... heal the broken hearted and give them the strength... the tenacity to not give up.

Pray for me that I am able to:

• give these women the tools and some 'know how' to get in touch with this crazy technological world
  
• to give them resources to help them protect their kids and grandkids
  
• and bridge communication with the younger generation in their lives
• encourage women that they are not too old to learn this and have fun at it too!

My mom now texts, emails and this week my girl is going to set Gram up with a facebook! She wants to stay relevant to communicate with her grands in a way they relate to. GO MOM!

Mostly... Please pray these ladies realize and know that GOD can heal, forgive, and restore if the filth of the world has invaded their home through the WWW.

If you have a tip... a testimony... or a word of advice I can add to my presentations, please email or post a comment. The best resource to know what works is YOU!

Have a great week!

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST

Thanks for all your emails and prayers for Nicole's family... Allen, Skylar...

Within a day after Nicole's death and friend emailed me about a gal who lives not far from her named Corey who delivered a baby on the same day, I believe as Nicole.

Corey had major complications in child birth as well... She had to have 60 units of blood... had two strokes and is in a coma. They do not expect her to live. If she does, they say she will be severely mentally impaired.

The baby, her THIRD child, a little girl, is also in NICU and has already had heart surgery.

PLEASE lift COREY up in prayer. She is a believer. Her husband's name is Scott. He does not know the LORD as his Savior. Please pray GOD will reveal himself to Scott and heal Corey and the baby.

Thank you for praying for this family... for this Mommy.