Sunday, July 29, 2007

What a blessing was mine to share God's Word with the women at Woodlawn Methodist Church in Panama City Beach, Florida this past weekend. Thanks for the privilege to get to know you and learn to love you. I always feel that I leave a bit of my heart in places where I feel the love of God shed abroad through the women who attend such a conference. Though I can not remember your names, let me assure you that your faces will stay before me in the days ahead and I will be faithful to pray for you as God brings you to my mind.
love, margaret

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Great news!

Ross returned to Houston this week for his 3-month checkup. After several tests and 3 doctor visits, he heard the great news we were praying for - "everything looks fine - I see no reason to be concerned."
Thank you for praying and believing with us for his continued healing.
I spoke to a most precious group of ladies at Paxton Baptist Church this evening- they were appreciative and hungry for the Word! We enjoyed a spiritual feast!
The babies are still thriving and growing inside their mommy's tummy. We are thankful for that "staying power" God is providing for them.
I hope you are enjoying these lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer with family and friends!
love, margaret

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

AWESOME CALIFORNIA TRIP

What a joy to be in Sacramento California this past weekend teaching my book Heart Friends, Holiness, and Digging Deeper into God's Word! Thank you ladies for being so eager to learn and soak up the truths of God. Your desire to grow and go on with God was so apparent and that is fuels my passion to teach His Word. Thank you too for allowing God to "anoint your ears to hear" and interpret even through this Southern accent. I left a piece of my heart in Sacramento!
I came home with many God stories in my heart. I will feast on them in the days and months ahead.
The twins are still intact in Christy's womb - I will travel to Atlanta next week for a couple of days. I will be able to accompany her to a doctor's appointment and view those babies for myself. I hope I can contain myself when I actually view William Ross and Margaret Grace!
Thank you for your continued prayers for these babies, their brother Jackson, Mommy and Daddy.
love, margaret

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

I thank God for every remembrance I have of women who God has placed in my life. I am amazed to receive emails from you saying that God has just placed me on your heart to pray for me. Prayer is truly the greatest gift we can offer for one another.
Many of you ask me how you can pray.
My son and daughter in law are expecting twins - a boy and a girl, William Ross and Margaret Grace (Maggie). Now isn't that special! Christy is confined to total bedrest until the twins are born. She is 25 weeks at this time. Jackson, the 2 1/2 year brother is not understanding this. Thank you for praying for safe delivery, Jackson's peace, and Brandon's strength to juggle his obligations.
I will be traveling to Sacramento California this weekend to teach. Please pray for safe and on time travel.
My ladies class has begun a study on "Telling Your Story." If you are interested in pursuing such a project within a small group of your own and you would like information, please feel free to email me.
Thank you for sharing these moments with me. I pray that God will lavishly pour out His blessings upon your life today!
love, margaret

Monday, May 21, 2007

What an exciting time in the Lord I have enjoyed over the last two weeks!
How blessed I was to be in Cincinnati Ohio meeting with the women at Friendship Baptist Church sharing with them "Extreme Makeover: Heart Edition". Thank you ladies for the flowers, the new friendships I made, the convertible ride to the church, and especially for opening your hearts to the Lord and responding as you did. What a blessing to see the altar full of women doing business with the maker of our "new hearts". I will remember you fondly in my mind and in my prayers.
Last week held new and different adventures for me - in Nashville, doing a live webcast and an online training course on Heart Friends. Doing the things we have never done before surely stretches us, but no matter how far He stretches us, we do not come undone, and amazingly we need the repeated exercise of stretching over and over. It is the way we grow up without growing old. Sometimes I feel like a toy my boys had growing up called "Stretch Armstrong". He could be stretched across the room, but never too far. God knows our stretching needs and just how far we can go. He is always orchestrating opportunities for stretching and growing!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Dear Friends,
What fun this is going to be for me.
Many of you have inquired about the health of my hubby, Ross. We returned from a 6-week stay in Houston on Feb. 14. He returned to work the day after returning home (as an accountant - his clients were waiting at the door). He has finished another tax season and doing well.
Thanks to Sagemont Baptist Church for your prayers and ministry to us when we were in Houston for return evaluations. The treatment is deemed successful at this time.
I was blessed to lead a retreat at the beach for the ladies of my own home church this past weekend, serving under the direction of our WM leader, Tonya Norris (who happens to be my precious daughter in law). That, in itself, was an honor. God so richly blessed and I do not believe a single lady left without a "changed heart."
I continue to covet your prayers and thank you for them immensely.
loving you,
margaret

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Testing One

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