only a few more weeks...

I want to start out by saying THANK YOU to everyone for your love and your prayer that we feel and know is going out for us.

This is the "Theme" for my life right now. Ps 91. God reminded me of it just yesterday. I love it. I am trying to apply it all. To store it in my heart.

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]

2 I will say [b] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."

In the message it says "...His huge outstretched arms protect you—
under them you're perfectly safe;
his arms fend off all harm"

I love it! And "..."If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God,
"I'll get you out of any trouble.
I'll give you the best of care
if you'll only get to know and trust me.
Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times;
I'll rescue you, then throw you a party.
I'll give you a long life,
give you a long drink of salvation!"

God is sooo good to us. He has "EVERYTHING IN HAND!"

It is hard to believe that we are going to be launching as Portico Church in such a short amount of time. God is so faithful to us. This last week God blessed us with a wonderful family, that have faithfully followed the call on their lives and are here with us as a part of Portico. Cary, Jeannea, Maddison and Amy all joined us. We are blessed. I am so excited to see all that God has for them. God has already blessed Cary with employment. Within a week of him getting here I might add. Amazing!

Mark is working 3 days a week now but this is proving really difficult with all we have to accomplish. I am still trying to find something so I can work and then that would free him a little more.

Allison completed Kindergarten on June 17th. She received a wonderful report card. We are so proud of her. She is growing in leaps and bounds.

We had our usual Thursday night prayer last night. It was beautiful. I love the presence of God. He is always faithful. Always listening. Always close to us. I love it. He has been answering us on so many levels its incredible.

Please continue to pray for His wisdom and the provision for us to fulfill his call.