Thursday as I was getting ready for the day I started out just praying to the Lord.

I prayed over many different things but one of them was that the Lord would show me clearly His will about my speaking to young ladies. I know that this was something He would be pleased in and this was something good but I wanted to know if this was something that was part of His plan for my life.

The Lord has been so good to me, especially lately.

As I have just been trying to trust Him wholly with my life, I have seen Him revealing His will and plans to me and that is so very exciting.

Thursday as I was getting ready for the day I started out just praying to the Lord.

I prayed over many different things but one of them was that the Lord would show me clearly His will about my speaking to Young Ladies. I know that this was something He would be pleased in and this was something good but I wanted to know if this was something that was part of His plan for my life.

I prayed “Lord if you want me to have a ministry to young ladies please give me an opportunity today”.

As I was sitting at the front desk Dad came back behind the desk to tell me that someone had just called and wants me to speak to the young girls at Camp Barakel again this weekend for the Father/Daughter retreat.

I was so happy for the Lord revealing His will. Now I know it is Him and not just my own desires.

I want this to be part of how I live. Asking for His answers and trusting Him show me His perfect will and always have the grace of obedience.

So I will be speaking twice to the young girls this weekend and I think I will be speaking on how to honor our Father on one of the sessions and then the next will be on a missionary theme.

I have a burden on my heart tell others the wonderful stories of those who have paved the way and given us the example to follow.

When I taught in AWANA club every Wednesday I would tell the little kids a different story of a missionary. It was awesome to see them listen to the stories I grew up knowing and listening to yet they had never heard of such such people willing to die? They listened so well. I love to remember their sweet faces…

Anyway, I want to tell the girls a series of Missionary stories of young ladies and men who were faithful to God. Mainly make it a story time for them yet filled with inspiration to be a light where they are. It is convicting to me as I prepare and think about it.

Pray for me if you think about it that God would use me to teach of His beauty.

As I thought today “I have an amazing opportunity to share the most important things with eager young girls!” they are ages 9-11. I think there are around 30 of them.

God is doing wonderful things and I am so happy to be in His will.

(Right now I am reading “Through Gates of Splendor” wonderful book.)

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I leaned over the brightly-lit glass casing at the jewelry counter to get a better look. The Pearl ring was so beautiful. It was shining under the light and I wanted one very much though I knew I couldn’t just buy one they were too expensive.

I leaned over the brightly-lit glass casing at the jewelry counter to get a better look. The Pearl ring was so beautiful. It was shining under the light and I wanted one very much though I knew I couldn’t just buy one they were too expensive.

The lady behind the counter asked if she could help me and I said “Oh, no I’m just looking, thanks”.

As I walked away I told Heidi that one-day I wanted to buy a beautiful Pearl ring.

Later on I wanted to learn a little more about these things that came from an Oyster.
I read this - Pearls come from an irritant that enters the shell of the Oyster like a grain of sand or bacteria of some kind as the Oyster tries to get rid of this irritant it produces, over a period of quite some time a beautiful pearl.

In my life I see how God seems to be leading me through things I don’t understand. Hard things I can’t deal with and things that I want to get rid of and move on with my life. My past had its hardships and as I look ahead I’m sure more hard times will come. Sometimes I turn a tear-streaked face toward heaven and ask Him why.

As I thought of this wonderful analogy of the pearl I realized God has an ultimate and really beautiful goal in mind for those who suffer hardships.
I see that every tear that streaks my face is another layer of the pearl He is forming in me.
God sends these hardships our way because He is making us into something beautiful, something costly, something others will look at in admiration and wonder someday, something that only comes through hardship and that’s the wonder and beauty of a - Pearl.

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Well right now I am patiently awaiting the next book in the series “The Prodigal”.

“An alarming secret is brought to light in ABRAM’S DAUGHTERS, Book Four. Truth can be thorny, even heartbreaking, yet Leah is required to make another difficult choice. Will this secret of secrets bring further sorrow for Leah, Sadie and the Ebersol family?
At its heart, The Prodigal, is a multi-layered mystery and a saga of love, a story of deceit and untangled webs, of disgrace and redemption, encompassed by the merciful threads that knit families together.
Never would this family, especially Leah, have expected the return of one more prodigal…”

Beverly Lewis I never tire of her books I have read every book she has come out with in this series and more. Her books are set in the beautiful country of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Though I have never been I am sure it’s pretty there) She usually comes out with her books around the beginning of fall and so it’s just the time you want a real good read. I guess the reason I really like them so much is because I grew up near Holmes County, Ohio and it is beautiful there. Can’t wait for the new book….

Right now I am re-reading “Passion and Purity” by Elisabeth Elliot. I first read it when I was about 15 or 16 now it will be a little more relevant to my life. What a good book.

Anyway, the Crim is now over for one more year! It went better then I ever could have expected. The Lord helped us make it better and a real success.

Mom really helped me a lot with all her help things went as smoothly as they could have.

On Friday I worked at the front desk from 8:00 AM to around 12:00 PM. It was fun though very tiring.

I love to be able to help others, be kind, friendly and talk though I hate giving directions around Flint because I have no idea what I am talking about. I love my job at the Front Desk seeing everything that goes on and being able to help people.

Tonight the boys are all gone so us girls plan on grabbing a good video to watch and I told mom to get pizza rolls (my favorite). We are going to have a girl’s night…

Well friends that’s all I have been up to lately write and let me know what’s going on with you…

And thanks so much for praying for me when I spoke up north at camp you where all so sweet about that.

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