What an Independence Day!

God speaks to me. He speaks softly at times, and very loudly at times. Most of the time he will get my attention.

Courntey was talking about visiting our church this weekend. She said that Pastor Jason talked about three little pigs. What is your house built on? Chris and I have been working hard getting ours built on a rock. The past few weeks we have been dealing with our typically 18 year old daughter. We are so fortunate that she is a good kid. I am very strict and he is understanding.

I told him one night that I am Glad that God has us together. I told him that we must be united to be able to get her through this time. And that if he and I were fighting, it would not work. Fortunately, we do not fight about Jaque. We have learned that she is much more like him than me. So, I take the day to day, and he handles the big items better than me. I asked him if he had prayed about the situation with Jaque and this boy that she really likes. He said something (not sure want to put that in here lol!) I said that sometimes the only truly honest thing that you can do is pray about it. And I reminded him that pray does work. That it may be in the car, while you are in the shower, while you are waiting in line at Wal-mart.....doesn't matter where you do it, just matters that you DO IT.

This weekend was wonderful. We experienced her and her boyfriend spend all day at the lake with our family. A little insight is that this is out of the norm. Usually he wanted to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it. It has been a hard road for him with our family, much to his own making. Yes, we have very high expectations for Jaque and that was even before her accident. She is so loved. And now.....well the stakes are even higher. So Chris and I have been trying hard to make sure that she can make her own decisions, but in doing this, that she is not doing harm to herself. He saw how wonderful all our family is - including Uncle Aaron and Uncle Lane.

She, of course, on most issues, is typical on her first reaction. But we have found that if we leave her alone for a bit, she is a very rational 18 year old kid. I worry with her "gut" reactions, but know that she has a very level head on her shoulders.

Pray for us all -- that we will understand God's guidance in helping Jaque choose a school. Pray that God's healing continue to work through her. Pray that her boyfriend feels the heavy weight of our God on his heart. Pray that he is the man she thinks he is. Pray that through her he will come to know God and the miracles that he shows through Jaque.

I tell her often that God saved her for something great. She, with all of our support, will fulfill his works.

Saturday the Texarkana Fastpitch Association will host a benefit tournament for Jaque. It was one age group last year, and is set to be three this year. See, God is great. We will be there to throw out the first pitch. Hopefully God will send his softball warriors to her. She misses that great support system that she has had through the first 16 years of her life. Please say a prayer for the success of the tourney and that everyone plays safe!

I am working on my house on stone, what is your house built on?

Love and miss you all.