prayer requests

tonight is a night for prayer requests. i've been a little MIA from the blog recently. all those parts of my life i will update the world on when things have settled a bit. for now, i'm asking for something that i often overlook myself. the power of prayer. so many times people will say "please pray for me for this" or "i will be praying for you" and it seems to be an automatic response that doesn't actually carry any weight behind it. do we REALLY pray? do we really allow god to be a part of our day or acknowledge that he has the power and desire to be a part of every little and big moment of our lives?

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now i am going back to the verse that i posted the other day because this chapter in philippians has been on my heart and with me for a couple weeks now. it is a strong commandment and promise.

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"in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. " philippians 4:6-7

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matt (that crazy husband of mine in the picture above) is having shoulder surgery tomorrow around 9 am. he tore a ligament in his shoulder a few months ago lifting weights. please pray that this surgery will be effective and that he will not have to have a more major reconstructive surgery to fix the problem. please pray that he recovers well and that there are no complications. as most of you probably know, matt had cancer when he was 16 so he is pretty used to being under the knife but it is never fun to have to go through surgery regardless. on that note, and in the spirit of praying to God in thanksgiving, matt has not had any issues related to his cancer in over 5 years. this is a huge blessing.

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on another note, matt's grandma kitty is in the hospital with complications from pnuemonia and cancer. unfortunately she is not improving and we are praying for peace for matt's family specifically matt's grandpa, dad and aunt. matt's dad is flying to new zealand on friday to spend time with matt's brother, david. please pray that god's love is with kitty and all of the family during this time and that god may be glorified throughout it all. matt's dad emailed us tonight to update us on her situation and it touched me to hear word of something beautiful amongst the pain. he shared how much it touched him to see his 85 year old dad completely devoted and unconditionally loving towards his mom. this in itself, that kind of love, is a gift from god, and a reason to pray in a spirit of thanksgiving.

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that is all for tonight.