my birthday..

May 7th was my birthday. A typical monday, nothing speacial. I slept in as usual, until about noon. I woke up to my daughter holding a shoe box. Inside she had gently placed a beaded braclet and a pair of earings she had made out of wire and beads. She was so proud of her efforts and so was I. It feels good to have someone remember your birthday and put some effort into making you feel speacial. Unfortunatley, that was the only present or recognition I got that day. I went through my day sad and depressed until God tapped me on the shoulder and reminded me that I had already been given the best gift that anyone could get. I am a chosen daughter of God, precious in his eyes. What more could a girl ask for? my Heavenly Father loves me so much that he gave up his son to die for me. WOW, when you really let that reality get ahold of you, it makes you a little weak in the knees. But, this is my reality every year on my birthday. I get sad because it is just like very other day, not speacial at all. Growing up with a drug addicted mother was hard. My bithday and holidays were the one time that she always managed to pull her self together long enough to show me I was important. I always had presents and cake and all the fuss, even if she had to sell her drugs to pull it off. How do you get rid of that connection in your heart? that thing that runs so deep that says if nobody got you anything or gave you cake then , they dont care and you are not important. I have tried for years to rationalize it out of my belief system, it hasnt worked. I have prayed for God to take it from me, he hasnt. I guess for now I will just have to look for the lesson in the pain and remember that God cares about me and thinks I am very important.

great weekend

hey guys,

Well this past weekend our parent Connection group had a blast. We sent all the men and boys on a camp out, and all the girls and women had a sleepover. We had a lot of fun and most importantly we experienced a real time of bonding. I learned things about the women I thought I knew. We played Joel Osteen's board game " Your Best Life Now". Although it took a while for us to get the directions down pat, we really dug deep and had some great discussions and time of letting go. We enlarged our vision and learned to turn a negative into a positive. (-; Our boys had a very productive time as well. My husband as well as one of our other members quit smoking during the camp out. Praise God. That is a true testimony to the power of accountability among the body. They needed to be surrounded by all their brothers and have the support of praying men in order to quit. Please agree with me that they will stay quit and not take the addiction back. I truly believe God can keep them pure. We have an awesome event coming up that we intend to serve in called the GGA. I know that this event will bring us all together in a new and deeper way. I am excited to tell you all about it. Bye for now.

hey guys, I added a new feature to the page. You tube videos! I could not pick each video individually, I had to choose a group of four. I picked this group because it has providence avenue videos, which are great! I would encourage you to watch the first one and the third one. The other two serve no purpose, I just could not delete them. I hope you enjoy!

Isaiah 61:1-11

1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. 8 For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. 11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. With love, the Wright Family

Introduction

I would like to share my passion for single parents and for the Lord. I have come from a very rough backround and was raised by a single mother. I myself was a single mother for many years until God raised up my current husband in May 2006. I look around at so many among the body of Christ who have been raised in bad situations and left with a burden to heavy to bare. I was the victim for most of my life. Victimized by my parents and all others who did not meet my expectations. When I found God (or should I say, when he found me) My life was dramatically changed. My past wounds began the healing process and I found unconditional love for the first time ever. I was finally able to find hope in life. When I see others find that same hope and begin to heal, I can not put into words the joy it brings to my heart. If I could pick up every wounded and broken person in the world and give them the healing bread of life, I certainly would. I can't do that, but there is someone who can, His name is Jesus Christ. I invite all who come here and read this to draw near to him and he will heal your past wounds. We as children of God are invited to climb up into Daddy's lap and find comfort. He is always there, he will never leave us. We as children of God are also invited to co-labor with him, to proclaim freedom, healing, and restoration over those that are in bondage. I hope to have this become a place of not only encouragment but also a resource to find help. No matter the struggle, there is always a way out. I will keep links posted of ways to find help in different areas of struggle, I hope they help. The word says that we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimonies. So, I encourage you to post your testimonies here as I will. Together we can strive toward victory with the loving grace and mercy that is given so freely by our lord and savior Jesus Christ.

hello

Well, todat is my first post. I was not sure what to say but more will follow.