Love... on PURPOSE.

Mom's, today would have been Bronner Burgess's 6th birthday. I don't know them personally, but grieved w the entire Rick & Bubba family when they lost their little boy. As I think about all that family has gained & lost as a result of the loss of their baby.. I am headed to hug my 4 babies a little tighter and take a moment to look them each in the eye and make sure they hear me say ...ON PURPOSE how very much i love them. Thinking of mom, Sherri Burgess & what bitter sweet emotions must come with today, makes me STOP, even if its only for an hour... our busy schedules of school parties, and sports, and church, and tv and video games(!!!!!) and purposefully take time to love on them, to listen to them, and to share with each of my babies from (almost) 4yrs to 12... how important they are to me and to the Kingdom of God. They are loved by their Heavenly Father more than I could ever love them. They were created by God...to be USED FOR HIS glory and purposes. However many days that may take. Their lives are intended to be used by GOd. I want them to hear that. To feel a sense of purpose that doesnt come from me--- their worth is not found in what mom wants. Or the dreams of NFL glory dad may have ;) I pray their worth be found in Jesus. All their hopes and dreams be wrapped so tightly in what Father GOD wants for them, that they be BLINDED by faith from a young age. Most of my close friends know how passionately I feel about praying, and praying SCRIPTURE (for scripture is truth and life and the WORD of God, and God cannot lie, therefore, by praying  scripture--the very word of God into our families lives--we are speaking truth and LIFE over them)--so I encourage you to PRAY for your children today--ON PURPOSE. MAKE TIME. STOP. Whatever busy plans your day may be filled with...hug up your children..place your hands on them..and pray. Let your children HEAR their momma (or daddy) lifting them up to daddy God today. We aren't promised another day. You, momma aren't promised another day with that baby you would throw yourself in front of a train for. The, single most important thing you can do for them is not, getting them to the baseball field, or buying them the "I WANT".. or " I NEED" of the day.... the most important thing you can do for your children is to... share the love of Jesus with them. Do it. now.

My prayer today for Logan, Brady Cole, Max and my sweet Kylee--- based from Pslam 63.. Oh you are my God, earnestly, I seek you. My soul thirsts for you. May my children thirst for you as well. May their bodies long for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water. May they see you high and lifted up in the sancturary and behold your power and glory. Because YOUR LOVE IS BETTER THAN LIFE, Logan, Brady, Max & Kylees lips WILL GLORIFY YOU. THEY WILL praise you as long as they live, and in YOUR name they WILL lift their hands. Their souls will be satisfied, with singing lips their mouths will praise you! Because YOU, GOD, are their very present HELP in times of need.. they will SING in the shadow of your wings. Their souls find REST in YOU ALONE....no substance or person, or material possession....only YOU, their salvation comes from YOU alone... YOU ALONE, are their ROCK and SALVATION. YOU, GOD...are their FORTRESS, and as they place their hope in YOU...they WILL NEVER be SHAKEN, IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS I pray!!!                      and once again today... I commit my loves... Strong, determined, warrior Logan.................... Passionate, loving, big hearted servant Brady Cole.................. mighty Prophet with healing in his hands Max....................... and strong willed-- WARRIOR for the kingdom of God, Pastor Kylee Ruth into your MORE than caplable hands... for I, as much as i love them cannot do anything, including parent them, without YOU. Amen.