Thursday Afternoon...

Things have been great today! Katie & I are going to dinner together & going to hang out a little bit... Scott is working late. She is being NICE & I'm just being myself. Scott has called me several times this afternoon & we are chit-chatting more & more. I'm telling you - God is working!

Scott is supposed to be going with the Pastor on Saturday to look at the new church property. Let's just pray God will move on Scott while with the Pastor. Also that the Pastor would be able to speak to Scott in a way that would move him to want to be at church & draw him closer to God. Plus each time I go to hang up with him on the phone... I just keep telling him I love him & he's actually listening & being receptive - amazing! He knows I love him & down deep he loves me.

Another special prayer request I have is for God to give Scott a forgiving heart towards me. He is holding grudges against me (even though he says he isn't) & needs to forgive & leave things in the past to move on.

Thank God...

Katie was nice to me all day Wednesday! God is working & answering prayers, even when we feel alone & like He isn't there. She has been civil to me & really nice. Scott is chit-chatting with me more & seems to be more caring, even though he is whining - you don't give me enough space (only after he's already hugged me & been soft-hearted towards me). I know the enemy keeps trying to creep in but I will keep stomping on him & keep rebuking him - in the name of Jesus! Even as I continue to deal with daily issues... attitudes, laziness, confusion, deceit, strife and many other spirits... which I continue to pray about - not just for my family, but for my prayer partner's families too: Gail, Sue & Sheril. These 3 ladies have been a tremendous blessing to me - not just in prayer but through phone calls, Bible Studies and lots of prayer over the phone.

Faith for My Family...

I believe, I believe, I believe... I have to keep on keepin' on! I know God will work on my family... God spared Lot’s family from the destruction because of Abraham’s position with God. Genesis 19:29 declares, “And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.”
Because of Abraham’s walk with God – not Lot’s – Lot was spared from Sodom’s destruction, because Abraham was an intercessor on his behalf. God will also rescue your loved ones from the clutches of the enemy because of your faith.

Tuesday Night...

There were lots of talks about Katie not being nice towards me. However, when I talked to her in the afternoon about dinner - she was very rude to me but told her Dad that I was rude to her. I'm basically done trying. He told me he's tired of being in the middle of it - I told him that I'm sick of her lying about me. She will reap what she sows... he told me I was reaping what I sowed b/c I was rude to her for years (I guess discipling is being rude?!). I told him that the next time she lies about me - I'm going to confront her b/c I'm really getting sick of her lying about me. I did tell him that she was coming between us & making it hard on me. He kept saying it isn't about her - blah, blah, blah. I told him yes, she is coming between us. I told him that he just keeps believing her lies & why would I be rude to her over dinner when I was trying to make plans for she & I to spend time together. Plus I had just talked to him earlier about she & I doing something together & him helping me think of a way for us to do something together. He said that NO one would ever come between him & his daughter again. He will NEVER put anyone 1st over his daughter. He even mentioned that all that ties us together now is a piece of paper. I asked him if that was all I was to him was a piece of paper - he said no, but that's all we have now. Of coarse I cried & he says that he told me 2 months ago & went over everything (yeah - that I'm mean to his kid!).

I know he loves me - he was worried about me & came back in the bedroom to check on me. He told me NOT to cry all night & feel sorry for myself. What a jerk!... he doesn't get that I'm hurting over not having my family & it being ripped apart.

I'm going to stand on God's promise & believe that He will work things out & put things back together!

Valentine's Plans...

Monday evening we were talking... he said that he would talk to Katie & see about her staying 2-nights with her boyfriend for Valentine's. He asked me if I wanted to go out on Friday since it would be too late on Thursday night when he got back from Austin & there would be less crowds then. We are supposed to be going out with "no strings" attached. Please pray that these 2-nights will be blessed & God will intervene & show him that he DOES love me!

He kept saying that he had lost SO much time with his daughter (sound like he's regretting that she's grown?). He's lost 2 years to the Army, 6 years when he didn't see her (I quickly told him that wasn't my fault but he's still thinking it's due to me). Basically, if you listen to him talk - he regrets not being there more for her & this is bothering him now (amazing after all this time! & I even begged him to be more "parental" towards her when she was acting up before). I truly believe he is struggling with a mid-life crisis.

I'm going to keep believing!

2 Days to Pray About...

Scott is taking Katie on Valentine's night to her boyfriend's to spend the night. He has told her she could spend 2-nights so we can go out on Friday night. He said that it would be better b/c there would be less crowds & then we can come home & be together - alone! He asked if that was ok, b/c it was better than not doing anything at all. Please pray about these 2-nights so God will do a work during them.