Journal ~ Manifestation and Hiddeness

Hello Sisters!

I have about 10 minutes to write and share with ya all what's been happening in my life. Well, the best thing is that I have been diligent to wake up every morning at 5:30am to spend time with the Lord! I am so thankful that He makes time to talk me and listen to me...isn't He SOOO WONDERFUL?!?!?!?!? I have been praying for my teenagers and especially that they would not just "know" that Jesus is good because mom and dad say so, but that they would EXPERIENCE it for themselves. The ONLY way this will happen is if "I" am in a season of experiencing the Lord myself. There are times when His physical blessings are manifest and active in our life, that is when we are lifting our hands and rejoicing and He in return continues to pour on us blessings running over. Then there are times when nothing much "seems" to be going on the the physical blessing area, but these times are when we get to enter into His presence and He takes us on a spiritual journey and shows us things that "were" hidden and reveals them to us. He shows us where we are "missing it" and how to get back on track.

We go from standing tall, praising His name, and lifting our hands... to prostrating ourselves flat out on the floor and worshipping Him. The first experience is manifestation and the next is hiddeness. Hiddeness is best I think.

Our oldest Hannah, will be 16 on the 13th! She wants a purity ring, racing bicycle, and a night at the Sheraton Hotel with a friend and grandma.

Mattias 14, is looking forward to taking college classes 3 times a week, all wood working.

Bekah 11, is a wonderful writer and helps me with my vocabulary very often and hopes to get her cookie business off and running before Christmas.

Mikayla 8, loves to dance, loves her sisters, and just recently took off in reading.

Elias 5, is discovering Legos (thank goodness his brother plays with him!) and is a wonderful gardener.

Sophia 1 year and 1 month, walks only while pushing the recycling trash can around the kitchen and dining room. We call her a "tick" as she frequently waits by the living room door just waiting for someone to take her outside or pick her up and carry her outside. All the children love her and have their own special thing they enjoy to play with her from "Spin the Baby," to "Let's Change a Diaper."

What can I say? The Lord is GOOD and His blessings are for His children, THANK YOU JESUS!

Blessings,
Shannon