Manic Monday

I am asking for your prayers for Josh Tinkle. He is in Cole's class, he had a terrible tractor accident. He is in ICU in Louisville with the prospect of losing an arm. Pray for God's strength for Josh, Jenny, Jeff, and Heather while they are enduring this trial.


We are scrambling to get everything ready for Chang-Woo to get here. We have painted, cleaned, moved, cleaned some more and quite frankly I am tired of it. =) He will be here Wednesday, in Evansville. I can't wait to get him here. We got a packet on info on him over the weekend with pictures etc...


I opened my bible this morning to read some in Jeremiah but I landed on Isaiah 35 and it was such a refreshing word that I wanted to share it with you to give you some of the hope I felt when I read it.


Isaiah 35


Hope for Restoration

1 Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.
The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon.
There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God.

3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.

4 Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”

5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf.

6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland.

7 The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish where desert jackals once lived.

8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
fools will never walk there.

9 Lions will not lurk along its course,
nor any other ferocious beasts.
There will be no other dangers.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.

10 Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.
They will enter Jerusalem singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.