OH MY GRAVY!!!
I was so very excited to be going to the Live event...the biggest thing I was looking forward to was worshipping in a room full of mostly women.
You gotta love the Pittsburgh Manly Men who attended!! Thanks for coming...please don't be offended by what I share...it's just me :o)
OK...Worship...WOW.
I prefer to listen to women singing most of the time...I have been told many times that I am crazy...well, I'm not...exactly...it's just every now and then I get in the mood for just female voices in my head...I am comfortable with them ~ as I hear mine all the time :o) HA HA HA!!!
This was my 3rd time attending a Live Christian Event...the other 2 were Women of Faith ~ both were at the Mellon Arena. I was floored back then to hear just females singing and that is what got me so excited to experience it again.
How can I put into words what it was like for someone who has never experienced it before? Let me try...
It seems that everyone who came was in the mind to praise and then to hear from the Lord. Like all were hungry for a time of being with their King!
They had the words on the jumbo screens, so, if you did not know them you could still sing...and there were a few songs that I did not know and it was easy to follow the words and still praise.
There were many songs that the Worship team would stop singing and let just the attendees sing...AMAZING! The women ROARED their praise to God Most High! (More on the ROAR in a later Post)
There were women lifting hands...women holding hands and the other hand extended toward Heaven. There were hugs...tears...shouting...crying...jumping...and laughing.
I was crawling out of my skin!!!! It was BLESSED INDEED! It was such a blessing to me...as it felt like God gave me a glimpse of what worship will be like around His Throne in Heaven. Loud, sweet to the soul and all for Him.
Let's worship Him sisters...in spirit and in truth...for HE IS WORTHY!!
He loves you so much & so do I ~ Laurie Kay
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
BM ~ The Sistas!
OK...where to begin...It was way more blessed than I expected!!
I was going with the whole intention of getting strength from Jesus...adoring Him with some sistas...and being encouraged. What I got was sooo much more.
Today I am going to focus on the sistas part.
My home church is very big...but so homey and small feeling. We have 3 services...1 on Saturday night and 2 Sunday morning. My family attends Saturday night ~ so we can attend as a family, because my husband works there as the IT Director and needs to work on Sundays since hardly anyone is there and he can shut things down and "stuff I don't understand" while everyone is away so they can come in during the week and work efficiently!
With that said...I don't get to see everyone that I know and love. Soo...to my joy and delight I got to see so many sweet sistas at the event!!! It was so much fun bumping (literally) into them...or yelling across the bathroom..."yippee, MN is in the house" and then having a few more girls pop out there heads and say, "hi, I thought that was your voice"...I can be so quiet can you tell!!! :o)
To all the sistas at the event...I am so glad to have you as friends...what a time of encouragement we received from the Lord. It was so sweet to me to be able to run into you at the event and sat hi...it really was a joy and a delight...those are the only words I can think of to describe it!
To my sistas who could not make it...I am so sorry for not being able to see you there...but you were where you needed to be and that is good too!!
To all the NEW sistas I made at the event...hello!!! I can't wait to get to know you better. All the clan with SK...WHOO HOO!! All the gals from OHIO...thanks for hanging in the Burgh!! The older lady who spoke sweetness to me...dude you melted my heart! All the ones around us who I had to apologize ahead of time that I will be praising Him...loudly!!! Hello and I hope your ears are healed by now. (more on this when I talk about the WORSHIP.)
It was truly amazing to be in a room filled with girls, ladies, women ~ sistas who love THE KING!!! I have so many memories swirling around in my head...like calling LJ, AS, AK to see where you were sitting and yelling & waving hi!! Looking up to see JL ~ the tall gorgeous daughter of the Most High God coming down the steps and scaring her by saying hi...and scaring KC by saying hi to her and Diana and Diane from Ohio...gee...I scared a few friends...I am so sorry for that...but your faces were priceless when you realized it was me and we hugged! Thanks for forgiving me!!
It was so good to bump into AS, RH, HK, BE, CP, BA, JR, KR, VR, and on and on and on and on...so I am going to stop before this is 10 pages long!!
Thank you AW, KR, BF, SV for taking me and all that encompassed!
I love you ladies and thank Jesus that I get to walk this life journey with you and then spend eternity together praising!!
Enjoy your day ~ He loves you sooo much!
Laurie Kay
I was going with the whole intention of getting strength from Jesus...adoring Him with some sistas...and being encouraged. What I got was sooo much more.
Today I am going to focus on the sistas part.
My home church is very big...but so homey and small feeling. We have 3 services...1 on Saturday night and 2 Sunday morning. My family attends Saturday night ~ so we can attend as a family, because my husband works there as the IT Director and needs to work on Sundays since hardly anyone is there and he can shut things down and "stuff I don't understand" while everyone is away so they can come in during the week and work efficiently!
With that said...I don't get to see everyone that I know and love. Soo...to my joy and delight I got to see so many sweet sistas at the event!!! It was so much fun bumping (literally) into them...or yelling across the bathroom..."yippee, MN is in the house" and then having a few more girls pop out there heads and say, "hi, I thought that was your voice"...I can be so quiet can you tell!!! :o)
To all the sistas at the event...I am so glad to have you as friends...what a time of encouragement we received from the Lord. It was so sweet to me to be able to run into you at the event and sat hi...it really was a joy and a delight...those are the only words I can think of to describe it!
To my sistas who could not make it...I am so sorry for not being able to see you there...but you were where you needed to be and that is good too!!
To all the NEW sistas I made at the event...hello!!! I can't wait to get to know you better. All the clan with SK...WHOO HOO!! All the gals from OHIO...thanks for hanging in the Burgh!! The older lady who spoke sweetness to me...dude you melted my heart! All the ones around us who I had to apologize ahead of time that I will be praising Him...loudly!!! Hello and I hope your ears are healed by now. (more on this when I talk about the WORSHIP.)
It was truly amazing to be in a room filled with girls, ladies, women ~ sistas who love THE KING!!! I have so many memories swirling around in my head...like calling LJ, AS, AK to see where you were sitting and yelling & waving hi!! Looking up to see JL ~ the tall gorgeous daughter of the Most High God coming down the steps and scaring her by saying hi...and scaring KC by saying hi to her and Diana and Diane from Ohio...gee...I scared a few friends...I am so sorry for that...but your faces were priceless when you realized it was me and we hugged! Thanks for forgiving me!!
It was so good to bump into AS, RH, HK, BE, CP, BA, JR, KR, VR, and on and on and on and on...so I am going to stop before this is 10 pages long!!
Thank you AW, KR, BF, SV for taking me and all that encompassed!
I love you ladies and thank Jesus that I get to walk this life journey with you and then spend eternity together praising!!
Enjoy your day ~ He loves you sooo much!
Laurie Kay
Friday, June 12, 2009
Beth Moore is in the Burgh!
I am so excited!!
I am about to leave my house to head downtown for the Beth Moore LIVE Event!
I will tell you all about it later...maybe Monday :o) It is tonight and tomorrow morning and have I told you that I am excited??!!??
Well, I am...I love when there is a room full of women who have come together to hear from the Lord!! I heard there are going to be A LOT of women there!!! I am so filled with JOY that we will be praising our God together...to hear all those FEMALE voices...I love it!
I am about to leave my house to head downtown for the Beth Moore LIVE Event!
I will tell you all about it later...maybe Monday :o) It is tonight and tomorrow morning and have I told you that I am excited??!!??
Well, I am...I love when there is a room full of women who have come together to hear from the Lord!! I heard there are going to be A LOT of women there!!! I am so filled with JOY that we will be praising our God together...to hear all those FEMALE voices...I love it!
I will be praying for you Beth...open your mouth and boldly proclaim His truths...I also pray that we women in attendance have ears to hear and strength to then go and do!!
Jesus loves you sisters ~ Laurie Kay
Monday, June 8, 2009
Jody's Comments on Miss Carrying You Seminar
I went into the seminar thinking that I really didn't need too much out of it and I actually felt very out of place when I heard how all the other women had fresh miscarriages and my own was 2 years ago. But, as the seminar started I just felt it releasing so many feelings that I had not necessarily dealt with.
I felt very alone in my miscarriage because it didn't affect my husband and the rest of my family the way it had affected me. I felt that nobody was mourning the death of my baby and that hurt me.
The Miss Carrying You Seminar helped me realize that I had God going through my miscarriage with me and that I was never alone. I also realized that he is loving my little baby.
Thank you so much!!!
I also feel that I am now armed with great scriptures and strength to help other women who I may come across going through this same situation.
~ Jody
I felt very alone in my miscarriage because it didn't affect my husband and the rest of my family the way it had affected me. I felt that nobody was mourning the death of my baby and that hurt me.
The Miss Carrying You Seminar helped me realize that I had God going through my miscarriage with me and that I was never alone. I also realized that he is loving my little baby.
Thank you so much!!!
I also feel that I am now armed with great scriptures and strength to help other women who I may come across going through this same situation.
~ Jody
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Autism Walk & The Safety Sleeper!
I did it yippee!!
My girlfriend told me about an Autism Walk in my hometown in Central PA ~ and I had to do it with her...but mainly as a support to her. This is the Annual Autism Speaks Walk and it was a blast!! Thank you RM, JB, & DS for making the trip over & walking with me ~ you are such sweet girls & I love ya!
It was approximately 3 miles around the field at the Blair County Ballpark ~ home of the Altoona Curve team. Go Curve & thanks for hosting this event!
My sweet girlfriend has a son with Autism and he was having a crazy time sleeping safely at night and so she designed a bed called The Safety Sleeper. And it has been amazing for him. Glory be to God! Now she has a website to get the word out that there can be safe sleeping for young children who are getting out of their beds when they should not...it is not just for Autistic children...rather for any child that needs to be safely tucked in at night and can't get out of bed to get into anything and possibly get hurt. Sleep Right, Sleep Tight, Sleep All Night.
If you or a loved one needs this kind of peace of mind then check out her website...it has so much info.
http://thesafetysleeper.com/
God bless you Rose...thank you for heeding His call to get the word out and be a help to so many families! He has lead you to this point and will continue to do so...keep your eyes on Jesus and praise Him! Remember...Psalm 23:3b (NKJV) He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Enjoy your day sweet sisters...Jesus loves you so very much!! ~ Laurie Kay
My girlfriend told me about an Autism Walk in my hometown in Central PA ~ and I had to do it with her...but mainly as a support to her. This is the Annual Autism Speaks Walk and it was a blast!! Thank you RM, JB, & DS for making the trip over & walking with me ~ you are such sweet girls & I love ya!
It was approximately 3 miles around the field at the Blair County Ballpark ~ home of the Altoona Curve team. Go Curve & thanks for hosting this event!
My sweet girlfriend has a son with Autism and he was having a crazy time sleeping safely at night and so she designed a bed called The Safety Sleeper. And it has been amazing for him. Glory be to God! Now she has a website to get the word out that there can be safe sleeping for young children who are getting out of their beds when they should not...it is not just for Autistic children...rather for any child that needs to be safely tucked in at night and can't get out of bed to get into anything and possibly get hurt. Sleep Right, Sleep Tight, Sleep All Night.
If you or a loved one needs this kind of peace of mind then check out her website...it has so much info.
http://thesafetysleeper.com/
God bless you Rose...thank you for heeding His call to get the word out and be a help to so many families! He has lead you to this point and will continue to do so...keep your eyes on Jesus and praise Him! Remember...Psalm 23:3b (NKJV) He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Enjoy your day sweet sisters...Jesus loves you so very much!! ~ Laurie Kay
Friday, June 5, 2009
Sista Friends ~ Show me the love!
I have been walking with some girlfriends on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. We walk for a 1/2 hour and then we do a full body weight workout and then walk about 12 min back to our cars...kids in strollers, and dogs on leashes for the walking and playing at the playground during the weights.
This has been such a blessed time! My children love the play time and I am getting some exercise.
I am thankful for these sista friends getting there and walking with me...it is so motivating knowing that I will not have to workout alone. Thank you girls ~ (AK, KK, JG, TL, MT) ~ I love ya!!
You know...the best thing is that I am the last one in the walking line (me and my double stroller) and they do circles to come back to me so I will not be alone...now that is love!!
You sweet girls make me think of a very important scripture...
1 John 3:18 (NKJV) My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
This has been such a blessed time! My children love the play time and I am getting some exercise.
I am thankful for these sista friends getting there and walking with me...it is so motivating knowing that I will not have to workout alone. Thank you girls ~ (AK, KK, JG, TL, MT) ~ I love ya!!
You know...the best thing is that I am the last one in the walking line (me and my double stroller) and they do circles to come back to me so I will not be alone...now that is love!!
You sweet girls make me think of a very important scripture...
1 John 3:18 (NKJV) My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
They do not just tell me that they love me ~ they show it. Now this is a small way in which these girls show me their love...but it means soo much to me. They have said to me that it is nothing and it is great for them to get some extra mileage...but to me it means the world...I am not alone!
I will Blog about these sistas again at some other times...they have showed their love to me and others in soo many other ways. Ways that are noteworthy and inspiring.
So, with what these sistas are doing for me...think about something that may be small that you can do for someone else...small to you, but huge to them. Like...run around the house with your children, color with them on the sidewalk with chalk, take out the trash for your husband, get your neighbor her weekly paper, and anything else you can think of for the people you love and care about.
Let's be sistas who show their love...He has shown His to us...Blessed be His name!
Love you ~ Laurie Kay
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Extol the Lord!
EXTOL THE LORD!
I woke up today with my heart overflowing with Thanksgiving! I am so thankful to be alive and healthy...that my husband & children are healthy...that we know the Lord...and are known by Him...that He is our strong tower and safe refuge...that He will never leave nor forsake us...oh my stars, I could go on and on and on...but that is what our Bibles are for ~ they remind us of who we are in Him ~ of His great love for us and of His provision!
Thank you Lord, for the ability to have your Word to read and for giving us Your precious Holy Spirit to help us understand what we are reading. Thank you for leading and guiding us into all truth!
I have a few songs rolling around in my mind...ones a dear friend wrote...ones that you would not know as they have not been made into a CD...but they are catchy little numbers greatly infused with scripture...and oh, so encouraging to my spirit. Can you think of some songs like that...Praise songs that are all about Him...they are just like you saying, "I love you", or "You are worthy"?
Spend time praising Him today...check out this scripture...
Psalm 68:3-4 (NIV) But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds - his name is the LORD - and rejoice before him.
Be glad in Him, beloved. He is the LORD! Extol (praise highly, or glorify) Him!
Be purposeful in praising Him...when things are rolling along greatly, when trouble is all around you, when you are stuck and feel there is no way out, when you are so overwhelmed with grief that you can't lift your head, when you are prospered, when you are healthy, and every other season of life.
Let's be a group of sisters who lift up our hearts in praise to our God ~ always and in all ways. He is our all in all...He is the LORD!
He loves you sweet sister ~ extol Him!
Laurie Kay
I woke up today with my heart overflowing with Thanksgiving! I am so thankful to be alive and healthy...that my husband & children are healthy...that we know the Lord...and are known by Him...that He is our strong tower and safe refuge...that He will never leave nor forsake us...oh my stars, I could go on and on and on...but that is what our Bibles are for ~ they remind us of who we are in Him ~ of His great love for us and of His provision!
Thank you Lord, for the ability to have your Word to read and for giving us Your precious Holy Spirit to help us understand what we are reading. Thank you for leading and guiding us into all truth!
I have a few songs rolling around in my mind...ones a dear friend wrote...ones that you would not know as they have not been made into a CD...but they are catchy little numbers greatly infused with scripture...and oh, so encouraging to my spirit. Can you think of some songs like that...Praise songs that are all about Him...they are just like you saying, "I love you", or "You are worthy"?
Spend time praising Him today...check out this scripture...
Psalm 68:3-4 (NIV) But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds - his name is the LORD - and rejoice before him.
Be glad in Him, beloved. He is the LORD! Extol (praise highly, or glorify) Him!
Be purposeful in praising Him...when things are rolling along greatly, when trouble is all around you, when you are stuck and feel there is no way out, when you are so overwhelmed with grief that you can't lift your head, when you are prospered, when you are healthy, and every other season of life.
Let's be a group of sisters who lift up our hearts in praise to our God ~ always and in all ways. He is our all in all...He is the LORD!
He loves you sweet sister ~ extol Him!
Laurie Kay
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