This post is dedicated to the friends who prayed me through the spring and summer this year. Thank you dear Ones! You blessed me above what I could ask or think, teaching me that we need each other, and together we are stronger. This year I've had some extraordinary challenges and difficulties as I was pursuing making and launching my first online class. I was persevering, but getting beaten down by all sorts of obstacles, both common and unusual. A friend of mine said, "I hate seeing you like this. You need people to support you in prayer. Who can you call on to pray for you?" The next day I contacted some friends asking them if they wanted to be on my prayer team. They said "yes." As soon as they started praying (no kidding, the very next day), it was as if I were in a protective bubble. God sweetly brought just what and who I needed. The tide turned. I feel so blessed! These pages were inspired by by my sweet peeps!

"I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for 

that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. 

Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun."

- Charles R. Swindoll

"How precious is your unfailing love O God. 

All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. 

You feed them from the abundance of your house. 

Letting them drink from your river of delights, 

for You are the fountain of life, 

the light by which we see."

- Psalm 36:7-9

NLT

"Your unfailing love , O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; 

your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. 

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, 

your justice like the ocean depths…"

- Psalm 36:5-6

NLT

"When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

-

Joel Ostien

LORD, make me a blessing. 

Thank you for reading my blog. It means a lot to me that you would take the time to visit, so I want to let you know that I will be taking a personal retreat and break from blogging for the next two weeks, the last two weeks of September 2013. I'll be back in October with some new news!

Blessings of goodness to you,

Valerie