Silly girl

This morning I wake up early~
I think about the 1,000+ toys in the garage~
I think about holiday things I should be doing~
I think about the food and how it is going to come today~
I think about getting Cece her meds, Maddie off to school~
And is Anthony's uniform clean for tonight's bball game?
Is the house clean? Do I even want to get out of bed?
So much to do today~ and did I even sleep last night?
Wait, what's today?
JESUS.
The song on the ipod on our wake up playlist is by Jeremy Camp:
In the morning, when I rise~ give me JESUS.
Alleluia.
The morning goes quickly.
Cece is still catchin' her healing~
Maddie thinks about staying home again~
Anthony's off and Rudy of course has a million things on his mind for work~
We get to the front door and oops~ it's pouring down rain!
Pouring.
It's Thursday~
My mind starts to think about how will we be able to get the food and toys all worked on? There is so much to do~
As I'm driving all I could hear back from the Lord was, silly girl. I've got it.
Hmm...
AMEN.
I started chuckling.
It was as if the Lord was reminding me that I am so not in control of anything.
I mean, really~ why do I even go there? I'm usually the one telling everyone God's in the details~ I really believe it~ it's just things have been going so well and easy and it really doesn't make sense when I think too hard or write it all down~
Silly girl.
I finally realized~ if GOD was able to bring $5,000 worth of toys and $10,000 worth of food obviously it was HE who gave it and HE would be all I needed to get through today!
Thank you JESUS for reminding me how silly it is to waste even a moment let alone 2~ to fear or anxiety or worry about silly rain~ GOD is in control.
When I got back from taking the girls to school there were about 30 people who came over to help~
30!
And the ribbons and bows all got done and an entire truck of food got loaded onto our box truck in only two hours with at least 15 children under the age of 13 this morning~
This evening the house was full again~ so many came with a servant's heart!
Enough vehicles came and testimonies were shared~ healing occurred and children helped feed other children~ and men, women and boys and girls came together and prayed~ and the LORD stopped the rain outside just long enough for so many to hear the word and receive the blessings~ it's harvest time.
REIGN down your mercy, JESUS.
Forgive me that I wasted a moment~
I love you.
Alleluia.
Alleluia!
THANK YOU MARIAH MULLINS for helping today get the word out to so many newcomers~ RAVEN Team~ it's bigger than we think~ AMEN
Thank you to all who came here today willing to be used by the LORD on this day and so many more who didn't sign in:
Maddie, Allie, Michael, Diane & Bill Severi; Sierra Vota, Dayna Murphy; Stephanie Carlstrom; Bennett Family; Nick Paff; Donaghy Family; Katie Schu: Mullins Family; Gloria; Molly Peoples & Lee Ann; Paige Clapper; Liz Cleaver and Co; Gretchen Curry; Kim Streeter and Co;Tina, Elissa, Hannah; Steve, Tanner, Dante Carlozzi; Cathy my best friend; Jeanne Gergis; Cody Morton; Travis Carlozzi; Jose Nava; Pastor Rudy, Maddie & Cece~ and so many more~ there were some tiny hands today, so fresh from GOD used in a mighty way~
All glory to JESUS!
I ask that you Lord would pour out your blessings upon so many~ Stacy who brought cookies, Pastor Mike and Pam Gandy who's family brought cookies last night~ Nick Clifford who brought cookies (thanks Ter and Ash) and there are just so many cookies and I can't remember who they're from (!); Pastor Dennis who got toys for Windsor~ my dad who has arranged for so much of these blessings~ Henry and Santos for delivering the food today in the pouring rain with a smile on their faces! I know there were others~ I am just so overjoyed~ Krystel(sp?) for GOING for GOD and Shayne I know you were praying for us~ for the 364 children's names on the sheets expectant of your mercy Father in Papago Ct, Roseland, Apple Valley and West Ninth~ for the mommies and aunties and grandmas and fathers and grandparents~ hundreds who we have come to know on Thursdays~ so many of your children father~ we lift our hearts to you~
I LOVE YOU LORD~ HOW GOOD IT IS TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE.
Alleluia, in the name of JESUS, AMEN.

Come and see what the LORD hath done~ rejoice!

Next opportunity with RAVEN:
Satuday 8am~
815 Pacific Ave
Wear RAVEN black~ Santa hats~ JESUS!
Taking the gospel, toys, cookies, candy canes (yes, we still are accepting cookies)~ to hundreds of families in Santa Rosa for Christmas!
C'mon!