SOS! Sick as a dawg!!!

Hey Ya'll!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!  Quite frankly, mine and my sisters was awful - we were sick as a dawg!!  As I've previously shared with you, my sister arrived last week to spend time with our mama who's health has been failing.....it's been very emotional but wonderful time!  Hearing mama retell of her angel sightings has been beyond precious.....Oh, what memories Diane and I will have to cling to after mama goes to heaven some day.  We've shed tears and been blessed with moments of  laughter...God is so good!

Diane and I decided to take a break and headed out on a short road trip to enjoy the beautiful Northern AZ spring weather and headed to Flagstaff friday with plans to continue on the The Grand Canyon on Saturday.  We checked into The Hampton Inn in Flag friday evening and was wonderfully surprised to find that my hubby had arranged for us to have a suite with a fireplace and a wonderful view of the snow capped San Francisco Peaks - simply glorious!!  After relaxing by our fireplace a bit we decided to take in a little retail therapy and then splurge on a sumptuous dinner.  We deliberated upon our dining choices and decided to head on over to my #1 pick in Flag if authenic, western, cowboy grub is what you're hankering!  We ordered identical meals, down to the same selections of salad samplings from the salad bar and sherbet for desert.  It was delicious!!!  I used to live in Flag and have eaten there many times but friday nights meal was the best ever!!  Diane and I have a saying that we use alot...."this will be a memory"!  Little did we know what a memory this cowboy grub would be!!!

We returned to our hotel plopped down on the sofa, propped up our feet in front of the fire and enjoyed ourselves......we laughed, reminisced and contemplated as the flames danced before us. We really needed this respite.  Can you say FABULOUS!!!  We decided to call it a day and anticipated an early morning departure to the Grand Canyon!!  So excited.....my heart always sings at The Canyon!!

Fast forward to about 2:00 a.m. and I'm really not feeling too well.......And so it began, I was in the throws of food poisoning!  About thirty minutes later Diane comes dashing out of her room with the same thing!  OMgosh!  We were so sick.  I've only been that sick one time before in my life and it was when I had food poisoning and ended up in the ER!  I called my husband to pray.....we were really sick!  Diane and I tried to pray but basically were only able to call upon the name of Jesus in between bouts of severe nausea and everything that accompanies it....you get the picture I'm sure!  I managed to stagger to the phone and call the front desk to tell them that we were not checking out tomorrow and told them our plight.  We had great favor...they were wonderful and sent someone across the street to buy us Gatorade, Pepto-Bismol, soda's and ice.  After about 32 hours non-stop of being horrifically sick we were finally able to check out and make the 1-1/2 drive home with a emergency bucket between us in the car...THANK YOU JESUS!!  We're still feeling really rough today, but so thankful last weekend is over.  Certainly not the memory we planned on, but I'm sure when we're all better and able to reflect we'll find something funny and memorable.......we always do!!

What I wanted to point out to you is that after I called my husband to pray, I kept wishing I could get to a computer and dash a quick SOS prayer request to all you wonderful bloggin' prayer warrior friends!  Even in between barfing (sorry, to be so blunt...but there was alot of that going on!)  I was trying to figure a way to post an SOS!  I thought if could just log on with my new droid phone I could post a quick prayer request to my bloggin' prayer peeps but trying to focus upon my text keyboard while being cross eyed with nausea was out of the question.

I thought allot about that situation.  You know, the world calls this bloggin' thing "social networking"- but to me it's soooo much more!   I've been blessed and amazed the times I'll be up posting in the late hours and get a encouraging word comment or a"praying now" response within  a few minutes!!  We bloggin' for Jesus gang are a powerful force - Glory to God!!  I looked up the words "social networking" today to learn of it's true meaning and origin and this what I found.....

Social is a 14th Century word with one of its meanings as
 "allied with or ally"

Network originates back to 1535 with the definition of "a fabric or structure of cords or wires

that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings"

Ally is also a 14th Century word meaning "to bind to, to unite"

To put this into my own vernacular........Social networking is not a new thing.  To the contrary, it's an old thing that I believe the Spirit of God is using in our generation as a powerful bloggin' tool to strengthen members of the Body of Christ and point the lost to His heart......to knit us together as a strong structure representing the power of the completed work of Jesus upon the Cross........to come into strong unbroken alliance with one another in the Mighty Name of Jesus......to have each others back.....link arms together and be about the Fathers business.....to stand in prayer for one another and encourage and lift the arms of those that are weary in battle and continue advancing forward!  When one member sends up an SOS we have them covered and pray and stand with them!!  It may be just social networking to some, but for us bloggin' for Jesus gang it's part of a mightily armed structure bound together by the Love of God and the Blood of Jesus and the Power of the Holy Spirit!!  Hallelujah!!  This is what's been stirring within my heart in the midst of all the yuckiness of food poisoning over the weekend.   I didn't know I'd get my preach "on", but just had to share, my prescious bloggin' allies!  I've got your back, I'm praying for ya......when I see an SOS for help/prayer I'll stand with ya.....together with Him we will finish our race strong all for the glory of God!!

Oh.....and here's my delayed SOS!!  Please pray that my sister and I will get our strength back quickly!!  Diane must return to NC on friday.  She and her husband are pastors and it's necessary for her to be there for Easter, understandably.  But, it's gonna be very difficult for her to leave mama.  Would so appreciate your prayers of strength and encouragement for her.  Blessings to you my anointed ally friends!!

Gatoraide anyone?

I'm watching for your SOS!!

He is Faithful!!

Love and Sweet Blessings!

P.S.  It just occurred to me that the pink and green on my blog remind me too much of Lime Gatoraide and Pepto Bismol pink!!......I thought I was about ready for a bloggy makeover, BUT NOW I'm really ready!!! LOL!!!  I'm gettin' right on it!!!  LOL!!