Gill Family Update

We have been so blessed with prayers and words of encouragement from all of you. Thank you SO MUCH!!


Currently, Michael's situation is still unresolved, but it has improved. We will know tomorrow afternoon, hopefully, what the final judgement will be. The State people did some investigating and determined that most of the claims were innaccurate and there was not enough for them to take action. So, they passed it down to Micheal's umpire association to deal with. We know that he will proably not get to officiate a championship game this year, but he has the opportunity to state his case as to why he should be allowed to officiate playoff games. The board members, ironically he is one, will meet tomorrow afternoon. Please pray that Michael will have the right words to speak and the other men will have ears that will listen with open hearts and minds.



On a slightly different note, through all of this I have been convicted to memorize more scripture. I thought you all would be a great source to find encouragement in the word. Let me know what your favorite verses or passages are. I hope to compile all your input for the class to share!!

In Christ,
Beth Gill

Perfect Example

I just want to applaud Beth for doing exactly as she did. This blog was designed to keep us in touch with each other and the goings-on in our lives. She did just that!! She and Michael needed some prayer support so she went to the very place that she should expect to receieve it.

I hope you all are continuing to take seriously the charge to prayer that we have as believers.

We are called and told by God to "pray without ceasing".

I don't know about you but if I were to keep my mind in a constant state of prayer and praise it would leave a whole lot less room for other things like....worry, anger, jealousy, fear, resentment, bitterness, insecurity, etc...

Now, wouldn't that be something??

I might just be a bit closer to living filled by the Spirit of God.

Anyway, our sister and brother in Christ have asked for prayer so let's stand with them!

We've been talking about transparency and being real with each other. This afternoon a situation presented itself at our house. Right after I thought of my Lord and Savior for help, I thought of you all. Some of you got a very vague text message from me asking for prayer and I knew you would answer. Here is the story.

This afternoon, Michael came home with a very black cloud over his head. For those of you that do not know, he is a high school baseball umpire. A baseball coach that Michael had ejected from a game recently has decided to get even and make false accusations against him at the state level. These accusations are things that you and I, who know Michael, would laugh at because they are so preposterous and out of the realm of sanity. But the State Association does not know Michael like we do and they tend to believe crazy things.

When he first told me and I saw how mad, hurt and discouraged he was, my first thought was pity for myself because I was going to have to be the one to glue him back together. But then it hit me like a brick. We don't have to take this! As I look back, I can see that recent things that have shaped our circumstances are not in response to anything we have or have not done. I am convinced it is Satan's meddling. He gets a kick out of watching us squirm as he pokes and prods us. I am not going to go into all the details of the series of events, but this just explanation just seems to fit to me.

So, once I realized what I needed to do, I sent out my message and dropped to me knees in my bedroom. I got mad. I told Satan to GET OUT! Peace fell over our house. I felt strong. Michael calmed down and Katie slept though it all.

I know this is not over. Thank you for being part of our support system!!

The Gills

Sunday's class

Can someone give me a synopsis of what we went over and how far through the book we are??

Donna and I had kids church duty upstairs and missed out!!

C

Ava's PURR-fect weekend

Turning 5 is BIG fun!

Ava's actual birthday is not until St. Patrick's Day but we celebrated early with a shared party on Saturday.

There were many of Ava's favorite things: friends, swings, see-saws, cupcakes, cheese puffs, cookies, crafts, and pretty presents.

She insisted on wearing her crown....and I couldn't say no.

It even matched her outfit.

We praised God for holding off the rain and letting us enjoy the awesome playground.

I can't believe my little girl is turning five.

You are such a delight to your daddy and me. We are crazy about you! Your love your daddy's stories, my nail polish and lip gloss, your sister's company, and being Zeke's little mommy.

You also adore animals. You ask us all the time to have one.

We finally broke down and rescued an 8 month old kitty cat from the pound.

She is sweet, frisky, and loving just like you.

I will never forget the moment you saw her and realized that we could keep her. It was priceless and seared into mommy's memory. Thankfully, I captured it on film.

Her name is even fitting for you to own her. Her name is Belle. Just like the princess in Beauty and the Beast.

We had an wonderful weekend and we love watching God teach you and draw you to Himself.

I pray that I live out my faith for you and ask for God to minimize my failures in your eyes.

You are my mini-me.

You are breath-taking and I want more than anything for Jesus to be the love of your life.

You will always be our baby girl.

Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone-
Just wanted to share a couple of websites that Hal and I like for sermons. www.sermonaudio.com is a great place for sermons from people like Charles Spurgeon and R.C. Sproul. www.oneplace.com is another great site for more modern speakers like Dr. David Jeremiah, Alister Begg, and Ravi Zacharias.
Thanks!
Leigh Anne

We need to do March (and maybe February) birthdays. I can't remember if we celebrated February with breakfast...I am thinking not! Anyway, does anyone have a suggestion for a good Sunday morning to do breakfast and celebrate some old folks :>) ha ha!

I am good for whenever.....let's talk and plan it!

A