God hears your sighs and counts your tears...

with all of the bad stuff going on in our world right now, i thought i'd share something that brings a little sunshine to my day. i've mentioned this before, but i feel like it's worth mentioning again. daily, i check in on several kids that are receiving treatment at st. judes. this might seem depressing or sad, but i promise...i have received so many blessings and so much encouragement from just reading what these children and their parents are going through. it helps me in my daily walk. it helps me to put things in perspective. it helps me to see that if they can get through something that huge, then my normal little daily problems are just that...they're so tiny.

if you get a chance, i encourage you to stop by some of these sites. read their journals and see how faithful these children and their parents are. i just know you will be blessed by what they have to say. these websites are their ministries...they didn't choose them, but this is where they are. keep them all in your prayers. corbin just had a miraculous surgery. so did ashley. baby jake is having surgery in the morning. he needs our prayers. there's no way you won't fall in love with these babies the way i have.

also, on september 26, chili’s grill & bar will donate 100% of its profits from the day to st. Jude children’s research hospital. this special day is part of chili’s “create a pepper to fight childhood cancer” campaign that takes place throughout september. over the course of the month, chili's is asking its guests to donate $1 or more for the opportunity to color the chili's signature pepper logo that will be displayed in the restaurant. you can also go here to create a pepper in someone's name online. i encourage everyone to go out to chili's and take all of your friend's with you on the 26th...i'll see you there.