Leightyn's Lifesong

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Faith

A few days ago, a teacher who I worked with during my student teaching days lost her 5-year-old unexpectedly to a bleed on her brain.  The little girl was put to rest today after a celebration of her life where 23 people came to Christ.  All of this information has come my way "through the grapevine", so all  may not be completely accurate, but the point I'm most impressed upon here is the testimony between the lines...

In a time where I have no doubt that I would have completely shut down, this mother showed her gift of God's Amazing Grace by giving her baby right back to Jesus.  That she stepped out in Faith so quickly after this tragedy absolutely overwhelms me.  I don't know if I've ever been so close to such an incredible example of "Follow me."  From what I understand, the family shared the testimony of their recent journey at the funeral...and from their story of Faith, 23 people were saved. 

Could my faith stand that test?  I don't know.  I don't think so.  I just have no more words right now...just wow. 

I do love my God with all my heart, and I will definitely be working on my journey of Faith.

Summer...

...is going fast.  I'm heavy into workshops, and the summer is pretty much over for me now, but this summer has been FUN!  Some highlights...

Whew!  My cup overflows.  I'm so thankful for family, friends, freedom, and time to decompress.  PS--I'm 31 today.

100th Blog

100th Psalm:

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."

Picture hodge podge...

Busy, busy, busy are we, we, we!  Pics of some of our "here and there" during the past month or so...

Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Greg with their great-nieces and nephews

Bonnie and Greg with David and Donna

G and his little sis

Our semi-nightly visitor of late...

 

Tori's 2nd grade field trip to the zoo

Eating lunch...

 

Riding the train...

Some of the cool animals...

First softball game...Score 6-5 against Paris...Tori scored 2 of the points!!  Yay, Tori!

Birthday Road Trip

For Tori's 8th, she got the choice of having a party or going on a trip to Branson to see the Dixie Stampede.  Obviously, she chose the latter...The contrast of the stormy sky and green trees on our way was really pretty.  I felt like I was in Ireland...

In the past two days, we Kernses have see four rainbows.  I can't remember ever seeing so many in a short time span.  Garon saw one on his way home on the 23rd; We saw the one I posted as "Tori's Rainbow" that same day; The picture below was on our way to Branson on the 24th; And THEN, while Tori and I were in the Dixie Stampede, Garon saw another full bow that he posted to facebook.  Amazing.

Two Southern belles....

Pre-show anticipation...

We ran in to some friends from County Line!  This is Madison from Tori's class...

"Happy Birthday to YOU!"

Quick trip...on our way home...

We took highway 7 through Jasper...This is the Arkansas I love... 

And some highway entertainment...

Happy birthday, my great big Tori-pants!