I’m coming off of two busy, tiring days and tomorrow should prove to be more of the same. The difference is that I’m committing to spend at least an hour (hopefully more) in prayer.

Because I am weary. And my to-do list is long. And my attitude has been un-Christlike more times than I can count in the past two days.

Here are a few people/things I’ll be praying for (feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment if you have a request).

–an exhausted friend who has a newborn who likes to eat every 10 seconds and a very adorable, very active 2-year-old.

–the family of a six-week-old baby named Noah who died suddenly in his mama’s arms this week.

–a bunch of lovely women from Ebenezer Mennonite Church who shared some requests with me.

–our reading buddy who needs so much help reading but is one of the funniest, sweetest, most adorable little girls I know.

–my daughters’ teachers.

–three beautiful expectant mamas in Haiti.

–that our travel immunizations will go smoothly tomorrow (Wed) and that they’ll miraculously be on sale (a girl can dream).

–and several more.

And I’ll be praising him for:

–his amazing provision in the past couple weeks.

–all the people who have rallied around us since Gabe’s heart attack.

–my husband’s health, discipline with his new diet, and increased strength and energy every day.

–CAMBODIA!

–friends serving God faithfully in some very, very hard places.

–and much, much more.

Let me know how I can pray for you today.

God is so good. I’m sitting here in the family waiting room at the hospital, bleary-eyed and weary, but thanking him for saving my husband’s life tonight. Gabe had a heart attack earlier this evening, but he’s going to be okay.

I don’t know any technical terms, but he had a blockage in his most important artery, and while it’s often called a widow-maker, they got to it in time and put a stent in, and he’s going to be okay.

Please pray for his continued recovery and strength for me as I help care for him in the days to come. We’ll be in the hospital at least through Tuesday.

I’m blown away tonight by God’s goodness and the amazing family we have at Sanctuary Columbus Church. Thank you, Jesus.

Tomorrow is one of those packed-full days that I’m excited for and dreading all at once. Will I get everything done? Will I get all stressed out and yell at my children? Will I cry when my baby (who just lost her very first tooth tonight) gets on the school bus for the very first time?

If I’ve learned anything in the past 35+ years (and sometimes I wonder), it’s that I need to choose the path that defies human logic if I want to survive this kind of 24-hour period.

In other words, I need to start the day with prayer, end the day with prayer, and stop lots and lots and lots of times in the middle of what I’m doing all the livelong day to pray.

Pray for my babies and their teachers.

Pray for my husband and his busy work/photography/web design/soccer-coaching schedule.

Pray for Adeline and the other sweet mamas in Haiti who need miracles.

Pray for Moses and for the agonizing choices Troy and Tara have to make.

Pray for the beautiful people of Cambodia (and so many other places in this world) where hope is so terribly hard to find sometimes.

Pray for Faa and her ministry to the street children of Thailand. If you’re not doing anything at 7pm tonight, we’d LOVE to have you join us as Faa shares what God is doing in Thailand. E-mail me for directions to my house.

Pray for YOU. Please feel free to share any burden that’s heavy on your heart right now (in the comments or via e-mail if it’s private).

I’d be honored to talk to God about you while I run errands and whip up yummy chocolate chip cookies and such as and so on. Have a great day, friends!

I know I read some quote once from some guy who was asked how long he prays each day, and he said that on normal days he prays for an hour or something and on days he’s really busy he prays for three.

The actual quote is a little more succinct.

But I feel like I need to be praying more. Not talking about praying more. Or thinking about praying more. But praying. More.

And tomorrow (Thursday) will be the perfect day for it because 1.) I burned the side of my left hand on the stove tonight, and it hurts like a banshee. And I’m left-handed. and 2.) I have 5 girlies for the next couple days instead of my normal 3.

Those reasons make sense in my head if not on paper.

So, if you have something you’d like prayer for, please let me know. If it’s private, send me an e-mail. Otherwise, feel free to comment for others to see (and hopefully pray for as well).

I have a couple three things you could pray for if you’d like: discipline, direction, and debt-free-ness.

Thank you, friends! See you tomorrow with some more Free Trade stuff you can buy!

I have a lot to say today. But I have even more to do. So I’m going to try my most-est to get as much done as I can. And I’m resolving to PRAY while I work. If you have a request, shoot me an e-mail. I’d love to pray for you.

If you want to pray for me too, that would be delightful. Have a great day!