HOME FROM HOUSTON

Ross and I returned home from Houston this afternoon after a week of testing, evaluations, examinations, and visiting with our Houston friends.
God has so heard and responded to your prayers for Ross. His preliminary report is good. The chest, head and neck are clear! We are so humbly grateful and appreciative to the Father for His continued healing. We were even given an additional month before returning for next appointment. The doctors continue to marvel at how well he is doing. Even said he should be written up in the books. And I thought - he is written up in The Book - the Lamb's Book of God and the Father has his eye and hand upon that name!
We are gloriously exhausted from the drive to and from Houston!!!!!!!
I will be speaking in San Antonio, Texas, next weekend for LifeWay in Max Lucado's church and then staying over for Beth Moore's Living Proof Live Event. If you are there, I would love to meet you, get a hug, and share a smile!
love, margaret

BACK TO HOUSTON

Ross and I covet your prayers as we leave for Houston on Sunday afternoon after morning worship and teaching my ladies class.
Ross will have testing and evaluations Tuesday through Thursday. We are believing God for His continual healing, though we get our "physical proof" every 3 months as we travel back to M. D. Anderson in Houston. We have made so many friends in Houston, it is almost like "going home". We love Texas!
Two weeks ago, Ross and I and my Heart Friends co-author and her husband were in the mountains of Tennessee on a getaway vacation. God was so sweet to allow me to meet 2 new friends from First Baptist Houston (the church we attend when we are there). In the workout room of all places. They came by our cabin and we fellowshipped as if we had known each other forever. What joy!
Please be praying until you hear from me after next Thursday.
You are loved by God and soooo appreciated by me!
margaret

A VISIT TO SAGEMONT BAPTIST

Did we not just bask in the presence of God all evening long!?! What a joy to be a part of the ladies who assembled at Sagemont Baptist Church in Houston on Tuesday evening to worship! And that we did! Thanks to the awesome praise and worship team. Thank you ladies for being so receptive to the Father and His Word. How readily you received the Word and sowed it into your personal lives. What a privilege was mine to pray over several of you as the evening ended. God continues to bring your faces before my mind and I continue to ask Him to do His work while you wait on Him. It is my hope that you received practical help and encouragement when He whispers "Have a seat" in one of His divinely designed waiting rooms. May you be equipped to wait on Him!
I love you and will recount our evening together many times over.
Thank you for praying for Ross. I will keep you updated on his health after we return to Houston the first of August for evaluation.
I plan to take some time this month and the next for fishing, gardening, swimming, and being the best grandma ever!
love, margaret

THANKS KATY!

Thanks to the First Baptist Church of Katy, Texas. I enjoyed our evening together. My prayer is that you walked away with a greater understanding and a deeper desire to become a People Who Pour. Thank you for allowing me to pour out God's Word to you!
love, margaret

REPORT ON ROSS!

Ross and I returned to Houston last week for tests, exams, and evaluations. We received some very good news - the doctors saw nothing "worrisome" and felt that "everything looked clean". We will return in 3 months for another time of testing and evaluations. In the meantime, we are going to thoroughly rejoice in and enjoy to the max the next 3 months.
We thank you for every prayer you have uttered on our behalf! Please feel free to rejoice with us and enjoy the days God is giving you!
love, margaret and ross

TO MY MAYFIELD FRIENDS!

Well ladies....can we just all agree that we had a "good God time together"? Thank you for the fellowship we shared around the dinner table on Friday evening. That was a rich, sweet time! Your prayers beforehand were so honored by our Father and His presence among us was so real as we met together. You will forever hold a special place in my heart!
love, margaret

A VISIT TO THE CHURCH CIRCLE CITY!

How I loved getting to know so many of you at the First Baptist Church of Kingsport, Tennessee! Thanks for your warm acceptance of this South Alabama girl ( I do use that term loosely at my age). You were awesome listeners! Therefore, I know that many of you had some huge God encounters throughout the weekend. My prayer is that you and I will choose to become "heart healthy"!
I came home telling others about the 3 big churches that form the church circle in the center of your town. And I loved hearing how the churches work together so well.
You will remain in my heart as God faithfully brings your faces to my mind. I have smiled many time since leaving you all over the things you shared with me, some serious and some just plain fun! I can assure you of this: I experienced the joy that comes from the fellowship shared with other believers.
Ross will take his second chemo treatment on Monday. He will wrap up tax season on Tuesday and then we will take 3 days to rest and relax at the beach. Thank you for praying for his healing!
You are loved!
margaret