Announcing another chance to pray . . .

Yes. 

You can pray once and be done.  Like asking Jesus into your heart. 

Once and it is a done deal.  A changed life.

And there are prayers where you can be persistent.  Like when it involves your children. 

Announcing such a time as to be a nag.  A nag at the feet of a loving Savior who simply likes to spend time with you.

Who:  You and some other moms, grandmas, husbands . . . people who have invested in a son.

What:  21 Days of Prayer for Sons

When:  September 6-21, 2011

Where:  your quiet times . . . on your knees . . . or flat on your face

Why:  You love your sons . . . you want them to be sold out for Jesus, and you need the help and the accountability this challenge provides

To learn more about the 21 Days of Prayer for Sons, check out the original blog post, where you can order your book.  Or check out the Facebook page . . . chime in on Twitter. 

Those Boys

Three times I was asked (in a span of a half hour) if all the children with me were mine.

Yes.

Yes, they are mine.  I remember well their births.  They. Are. Mine.

The one jumping like a frog in the middle of Trader Joes – he’s mine.  That one who hit you with my rather large collapsible cooler . . . he’s mine.  The short one with all the curls who keeps repeating to you that he is three . . . mine too. 

And this little one (who is in pink) that you thought was a boy . . . she also is mine. 

Typically, the comments don’t stop with, “Are these all yours?”  Nope, people just keep digging their holes.   “Well, you never know.  Boy, you must sure be busy.  Glad you finally got your girl.”

STOP!

Don’t get me wrong, I am OVER. THE. TOP. EXCITED. ABOUT. HAVING. A. GIRL!!!!

BUT . . . those three little boys are no less important.  And I cringe every time someone says to me, “You finally got your girl.  Poor thing . . . to have all those brothers.”

 Ezra is folding Naomi’s diapers.

To which I reply, “Oh quite the contrary, she is blessed.  Naomi has three boys who protect and defend her.  She is well loved and made to feel special.”

Why do little boys get the bad wrap all the time?  Kind of a rhetorical question.  I know why.  I have three boys. 

Notice how Gabe is tied to Asher’s horse?  Safe.  

I thought that perhaps they were abnormal.  Super energetic.  Maybe even drugged up on honey?

No.  They are boys.  Boys are active.  They jump.  They dare you to challenge their strength.  They gravitate towards danger and chivalry.  They are warriors in training . . . searching for someone to rescue. 

So . . . in short . . . as we enter our second week of praying for our boys, I’m finding that I feel blessed.  Instead of just saying that I am busy blessed, I truly am feeling blessed to have three sons (and one daughter). 

They challenge me.  But they teach me. 

(Asher just discovered he like to load and unload the dishwasher!)

Wanna share how you have been praying for your sons?  See this original post if you have no clue what I am talking about!

Otherwise, leave a comment with or without a link to your blog post (I was having difficulty getting the link to work).

Warrior Prayers

Three days.  Three days we have been spending some concentrated time praying for the boys in our lives . . . our family.

Three days that have been intense.

My boys have truly lived up to being boys.

Loudness . . . climbing . . . wrestling . . . loudness . . . hard core playing . . . being loud (did I say that already?) and defending their baby sister from the evil Zurg.

And the latest . . . as I write this . . . a potential chipped tooth due to doing wheelies on their bikes.

Sigh.

Prayer is imperative to keep my boys safe both physically and spiritually.   And it is through prayer, through Jesus that my boys’ hearts of stones can be turned into hearts of flesh . . . while that is happening, I see my heart changing too.

And I will give  you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you.  And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.  And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. Ezekiel 36: 26-27

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What have you encountered the past few days?  Joys?  Answers to prayers?  Difficulties?  Any Scripture that resonated with you for a particular child?

Link up or leave a comment!  I can’t wait to hear!  Please take a moment to visit some of the ladies who have linked up below.

And just so you know . . . we have 71 ladies in our group . . .