A lost blessing……

Today we had our annual foot washing and communion service. It was one of the most memorable communion services I can remember.  The church has been “preparing” to take communion for several weeks. Dad has been teaching on the necessity of  communion and foot washing. Especially foot washing. I mean, who doesn’t like taking communion???? I know it’s a gruesome thought.. The blood and the body. But the wonderful feeling that comes over you as soon as you take it is incomparable. But FOOTWASHING!!!!  Has never been my favorite. However I’ve been listening these last few weeks about the importance of it. And even though I’ve been born and raised in Pentecost. I still learned so much.  Today dad preached on Pure Focus on Jesus. How communion is 100 % about Christ. We will never be worthy, never be good enough, never have reached a place where we don’t need communion.  I have to pause for a moment and say. My daddy is the best preacher in the world!!!! I have NEVER in my 24 years been bored. Not on wednesday nights, Sunday nights, even when we were evangelizing!!! Now I could probably quote a few of his sermons… lol. Some of his “favorites”. But I am so glad I’ve never been bored!  Anyways.  I’ve taken communion for as long as I can remember and I’ve always felt the Holy Ghost afterwards, but today it was different somehow. I totally focused on Jesus. I refused to think about how I’ll never be good enough and if I “missed” a sin to repent about and it was AWESOME!!!!! For a brief minute or so it was just Him and me. The rest of the church ceased to exist.  There is no feeling like that!!! I felt clean, renewed, refreshed. I literally felt energy run through my body. It was amazing. So then after we were done with that we separated the men and the women and had foot washing. It was so precious. I know that the Bible says if we don’t partake of foot washing then we have no part of the Father. Thats paraphrasing. So these past few weeks I’ve been praying, God PLEEEEEAAAAASSSEEE  help me learn to LIKE foot washing. Lol. I’m not entirely sure that THAT prayer got answered. BUT. I also prayed for God to lead me. I know I used to in Texas make little groups and not stray outside of my little group year after year after year. lol. Who didn’t??? But this year it wasn’t like that. I washed this newer young ladies feet. She is a sweet young girl and on my part I feel that I had pre judged her before ever getting to know her!!!  Which I HATE when people do to me!!!! So I was standing there and all the sudden it was like God said Go and wash her feet!!! I was SOOOO scared!! As much as I had prayed and asked God to guide me, when He did I was scared!!!  Finally I gave in, and I asked for her forgiveness for any wrong doing on my part, if I had mistreated her, etc… And no at first it wasn’t easy, but it was SO worth it!!!! There was such a sweet spirit.  She had not sensed this, but it still made me feel better. =)  After we were done with that everyone went back to the sanctuary and it was “open mike” for anyone who wanted to speak. It was almost like a family gathering!! I felt like the church was bonding! How can you not feel that way after such a service. As for my title… I know some churches don’t honor this anymore. It’s too hard, too much work, too difficult, too uncomfortable, etc…  I was thinking about this today. How SAD!!!!! I feel sorry for the people that have just let this slide out the back door!!! There is such a blessing in taking communion and foot washing.  I know it’s not the most comfortable feeling in the world… believe me I’m ticklish!!! But I wouldn’t trade it for the world. There are some traditions that I’m very glad we still hold on too!!  I was watching a group of about 5 or 6 young girls.  I mean like 7 and 8 years old. Of course they don’t understand all there is to know about foot washing but they were practicing today!! It was precious! At one point they all went over to my mom and asked if they could wash her feet. And it probably was fun to them but I was BAWLING and it wasn’t even happening to me!!! I know I’m kinda on a soapbox here… but there are some things I refuse to let go of!  I would not trade today for anything.  I got all teary eyes thinking wow that could be my little girl one day.  What a blessing.

Speaking of children… Kung Pow Kitty is growing SO fast!! I want her to stop growing!  My father wants little munchkins… Thats his words.  LOL. I have to admit, I’ve been thinking about children lately. BUT I’m not ready yet!!! Matthews more ready than I am !!! lol. We have switched positions!!  After church today I took mom, dad, and Than to go see our “new place”!!!!!  OOOOOH I can’t wait till we are actually there!! After being in there our apartment feels so small. Lol. And it actually is a very nice apartment. 2 bedrooms 1 bath. A very open floor plan. But still it’s all SO close together. Like the bathroom is within seeing and hearing distance of the kitchen and living room!!!  And is sometimes awkward when we have company. lol. But at the NEW place it’s all the way down the HALL!!! OMWORD I’m GONNA HAVE A HALL!!!!! lol!  The kitchen is so BIG!!! and I have a pantry!!!!! Oh I have died and gone to heaven. Matthews and my bedroom is large enough to have my WHOLE bedset. Sleigh bed, dresser with mirror and 2 night stands in AND out computer etc….  I promise I will put pictures up. Maybe before and after pictures. My mother, who has the most classy taste in decorating is going to help me. I’ve been trying to figure out what my decorating style is … I can’t figure it out!!! I like modern style but with RICH colors! And a little bit of old world style thrown in. I can’t have the whole house look the same. I think I want one room to be animal print. One room totally modern, and one room old world elegance. Hmmm. Do any of you guys know a really good decorating magazine??

Tomorrow I get to start working in Salinas!!! yay! no more trips to Santa Cruz. From Hollister to Santa Cruz it’s like 50 miles which is a longer commute than I would like. But tomorrow I start helping set up the new office. I really believe that God is helping me and also giving me favor with the people I work with.  I absolutely LOVE my job. So far I’ve helped out on several crown deliveries, amalgam, composite, srp, prophy, setting up and breaking down, sterilizing, and I can’t remember what else. I KNOW the steps, but it’s the anticipating the doctors next moves that I’m not quite familiar with yet. However I keep jumping in and asking if I can do this or do that!!! It’s all very exciting. I think my favorite part is taking the X Rays it’s one thing that I am very comfortable with. Boy would my teacher be surprised!!!  I can’t believe how much God is blessing us !!! lol. God gave us this bigger for 125 less apartment, gave me a good paying job, gave Matt a 3 dollar an hour raise, and our landlord said she would give us our deposit back!!!!  God is just too good!!

Thats all folks

 

EXCITED !!!

Well, just a few more days till SWBC!!! I am so excited! I told my mom today that it’s not just ME, but my spirit is like jumping around inside me!!! I am so pumped!!! I’m doubly excited because of all the prayer and fasting that the church has done, but also my own personal prayer and fasting!  Sunday service was SO different. The church got to say what they were expecting to happen. I can’t wait for it to happen! I have no doubt that every prayer, even every thought is going to happen.

I actually have a job. HAH!!!  Its like right after I graduated dental school the economy went KERPLUMP!!!!!  VERY aggravating! I assure you I tried so very hard to get a job. Most everyone I applied for needed an RDA which I can’t be until I have my hours. Or Bi lingual, Que?  Hey This here’s A’merica! hah!  Soooo I prayed and I told God the money that I needed and the commute I wanted. I wasn’t specific about the actual Job, I just said whatever it is I will attempt to better myself at it or at something.  So I got a call. From a young family that wants a nanny for there adorable 9 month old daughter. They pay very good, and there will be raises in the future.  And I like it. The baby’s name is Amariah. And her parents are such good people! Carl and Tracy. It’s really great that they are Christians!!! That helps SO much!  Yesterday, I was coming downstairs and Carl was in his office working and there was some black gospel jammin’ !!!!!  They are the kind of people that just make you feel right at home. I feel very comfortable with them both. None of those so very awkward silences that you can sometimes have.    So thank you JESUS!!!  As bad as the economy is right now, I’m very blessed to have such a good job. God definitely takes care of His children.

Tonight I tried out a new dish.  Chicken stuffed Portobello’s . I have to say, it’s one of my better creations!!! So so so so good!  I’ll put the recipe on here if ya’ll want me too.

I’ll write more after SWBC!!  Probaly not before then.