http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:46:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en #11 Prayer   Recruiting the Prayer Warriors From the very beginning, what we were experiencing was overwhelming.  How could we get through this journey alone?  Simply put, we couldn’t.  As we were needing to update others, it felt like the telephone was surgically attached to our ears.  Frankly, it was wearing on us.  I saw it ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=15 # 10 Trust                 I remember when I was a young girl, probably in Jr. High.  My brothers had a poster hanging in their room.  It was of a beautiful sunset with shades of oranges and reds.  There was of a silhouette of a young girl sitting on the top of a rocky ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=14 #9 Confidence in Salvation                 The last important thing we needed to do before we went home after Bruce had told me the news was to tell our Pastor.  From my office, we phoned the church (which was just across the alley from the school).  When we reached the Office Administrator, we ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=13 # 8 Joy in the Journey                   The presence of the Lord has never ceased to amaze me.  From the very day Bruce drove to the school to tell me about the phone call he received from the doctor, it was clear to us that God was surrounding us in every way ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=12 #7 Prayer/Crying Out It seemed like a life time in those first few short days.  Bruce was struggling to fight his own battle and dealing with the news.  I faced a different type of battle. I needed to be strong for the kids because they were afraid to go to their Daddy ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=10 #6 Perseverance Completing yet another one of the myriad of tests that needed to be taken, a CT scan was about to get underway.  The day was incredibly windy and just like the weather outside, the wind inside me was churning up a change in seasons. Waiting for Bruce to complete another procedure, ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=9 # 5 Fear I met Bruce outside my office.  He was wearing a suit, shinny black shoes and a beautiful long black wool coat.  He looked so handsome, professional, and perfect.  I walked ahead of him into my office and in turning toward Bruce, he grabbed my hands.  The air in my office ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=8 # 4 Prayer/Hope When my husband received a chilling phone call one spring afternoon and heard the terrible news he indeed did have cancer; life ceased as he knew it. Through tears of fear Bruce fell to his knees at the foot of the recliner and cried out to God in a trembling ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=7 # 3 Tragedy I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was my 41st birthday that Sunday and we spent the weekend at my mom’s. Bruce, my husband wasn’t feeling well and I recall that he had to get up in the middle of the night and sleep downstairs on the ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=6 # 2 Strength                                 I bet if I asked you right now if you have ever experienced a trial in your life that was of any size, shape or color, you’d say, “Well, ya!”  I even bet, if I asked you if you have faced a tragedy in your life that was ... http://www.iwinministries.org/devotional/?p=5