A Moment of Peace

God is good! Two nights ago Ben woke up 4 or 5 times and was a bit cranky yesterday due to teething. I cried to God to give me rest. That is exactly what he did!! I put Ben down last night at 7pm and he didn't wake up until 4am to nurse and went back to sleep. It is 7:22 and he is still sleeping! So I get to enjoy a moment of morning silence with a cup of coffee and my bible. Which is precisely what I am about to grab right now. Just thought I would throw out this little tid bit of praise to God for answering a tearful prayer!

WE MADE IT!! PRAISE GOD!!!!

Thank you all so much for your prayers and your financial support. I am happy to say that met our goal and we raised the money needed for our whole family to go to Kenya!! :D So exciting! Thank you so much everyone to help make that happen!

For a couple days I thought I might not be going because there was another girl in our group who came from a church that only sent out their missionaries going on missions from their church directly. So she was shunned from raising support from her home church, therefore she was not going to be able to raise the money necessary to go. So I was going to give her all the support money for me to go so that she would be able to go. Two days ago she backed out and decided not to go until next year. So I'm going!!! Sorry if that didn't make a whole lot of sense, it is late and I am tired.

So one HUGE PRAYER REQUEST!!!!! I can't find my passport. It is lost somewhere in our apartment, unless I accidentally threw it away. So, if I do not find it by the end of tomorrow I need to apply for another one and have it rushed. :/ So prayer for me to find it, or for a new one to get here in time.

HUGE PRAISE! I have found, or rather God placed in my life, a very wise woman who is on fire for Christ to be my Mentor! :D I am finally going to have some good solid fellowship with another woman! I have not had this since we left Okinawa so I am so happy! Thank you to all who were praying about that for me!

well, I am going to hopefully get some good sleep tonight. Tomorrow I have to do some laundry first thing in the morning and help get Joe packed up and send him off to Chicago for the Gospel Coalition Conference.

Project 52: Dog Food

I sat Ben down on the ground with a couple of his toys, fed the dog, and started de-cluttering our house. It was a good night. Ben was happily playing by himself and not making a peep. I took a break from cleaning and looked down on the floor where I left him to find him playing in the dog's bowl. I couldn't help but to crack up laughing and grab my camera and my hubby.

Luckily I have a very well behaved dog who loves Ben! So instead of getting food aggressive and mean, he just ate around Ben.

Zulilly.com

This site is so awesome. When I first signed up I thought I would never use it. Until today! Charlie Banana cloth diapers were 40% off and Joe and I were talking about switching to Cloth diapers for Ben. They are so much money, but in the long run it is way cheaper. So I bought 8 cloth diapers that were one-size-fits all!!

So if you want discounted cloth diapers, baby clothes, maternity, and fun things like purses and such Zulilly.com is the place to shop.

You have to be invited so here it is... I am inviting you to shop Zulilly...


Click here for the invite

Pay Pal donations now Tax Deductible!!!!!

We got a phone call the other day from the AIM representative who is helping us put our trip together and told us that they will make sure all donations are tax-deductible. So if you have or are planning to support us financially using the paypal tool you get a tax-deductible receipt too! All we have to do is send a list of the names, addresses, and amounts along with a check from us and they will send out receipts to every individual who is supporting us! So if that was a worry of yours... WORRY NO MORE!!! We are so excited to be able to provide that for you!



On another mission note...

I am so excited about this trip! The amazing thing is that ever since I became a Christian I have had a burning heart to go to Africa! I have known that one day I would step foot on African soil, I just didn't know when. And who was to know that I was going to be taking a baby with me! I have no idea what to expect or what it is going to be like at all. This is my chance to find out what full time mission work will look like and what my roll looks like.

One thing I do know about what I will be doing is documentary. As much as Ben will allow me to do anyway. I will be photographing our trip and what we do... all except our team flying around. I wont be with them during that part. I'm also hoping that one of the women out there will braid my hair for me. That way I don't get lice, plus I think it would be fun! :D

I am also thinking about creating some calendars full of photos from our trip. I may sell them for money for a future mission trip or to donate to somewhere.

The part I am most excited about though is to see how God moves out there and to see if Africa is where God may use us full time. We will see!! Is there a permanent move to Africa in the future for the Myers family? Only time will tell. :D

Coke-a-Cola Chicken and Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

This meal was sooo yummy!

I got the Cola Glazed Baked Wings recipe from Jaden at Steamy Chicken She got it from a woman named Virginia Willis

Here is a photo of Jaden's Chicken....

The Potatoes I crafted up after tasting a frozen mix I had purchased from the grocery store a few months ago. I thought to myself... I could make that. So I tried it. The verdict... I went a little crazy with the Chipotle spice so next time I wont put so much, but it was still sooo yummy!!!

Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

ingredients:

2 Sweet potatoes
1 Med Onion
1 Can of Black beans
1 Can of Corn
Mrs Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning to taste (start with a T)
1/4 C EVOO
juice from 1/2 a lime

Chop potatoes into small cubes. Think O'brien potatoes. Dice up the Onion. I like to cut up my onion into small pieces, because I don't like biting into big chunks of onion. Do what you prefer here.

Heat oil in a skillet over Med-high heat. Add onion, potatoes, and seasoning and saute until tender. Add the beans, corn, and lime juice and continue to cook until hot all the way through.


Hope you enjoy!