A Little Update!

Howdy Everyone!

I wanted to give a little update of what's goin' on with us. Brad has passed the practical exam for the Fire Dept. of Lee's Summit, MO! He's going on to the "peer interview" where a panel of three fire fighters will take 2 hours to interveiw him. Please be praying for him to be confident and at peace before he walks in to be questioned and aquainted with men he might be working with! He's been working for a guy he worked for when he first got to K.C. and he's getting a dollar raise next week! Woo Hoo!

We co-manage some townhomes where we live and one of our tenants had been a little behind. We've been praying for all of our tenants to be blessed financially to be able to pay all their bills and their rent. Praise the L-rd this tenant was not only caught up but had some wonderful news... This person is getting baptized this Sunday! Praise you Jesus!

Today we had two Jehovah's Witness's come to our door. Polite ladies, they begin to address that Jesus was an angel and that G-d the Father is an Archangel. Bradley interrupted and said, "Well the Bible says that Angel worship is of the devil... "Luciferien worship." Their eyes got big! He said a lot of things to them that really grabbed their tongue where there couldn't be any argument. The great thing is they gave us this book that is titled, "What the Bible Really Teaches." Then they proceeded to challenge Brad to research it over and they would come back. Brad rebutled with, "Okay I'll read this but let me say this, if I find that what you are preaching is false doctrine will you be open to hearing it?" They stuttered a little and responded that they only teach what the Bible teaches. Brad rebutled the same question along with, "...if you are led by the Holy Spirit and we are of the same Spirit then you will be open to hearing what I have heard from the L-rd is a revelation of His word and yours could be false." The one lady said, "Well how do I know that when we come back that you won't just sit there and try to convince us that what you're preaching is right and what we're preaching is wrong?" Brad said, "Well what is the difference if I do that then what you're doing right now? You are trying to convince me to believe what you do of Jesus when I am strong in my Faith in Christ right now and nothing you say will convince me otherwise." No response. So they kindly settled the "conversation" with nice to speak with you and we hope to see you when we come back. I pray they do. And when they do we'll invite them in for tea and we'll be armed and ready b/c our struggle is with the spirit behind their false doctrine. Let's pray that before they return that struggle will be defeated... Colossians 2:15... the cross disarmed those powers and made them a public spectacle! AMEN. Let us believe that the Kingdom Hall down the street will become a HALL OF FAME for being set free and recieving the true revelation of Jesus and let revival break forth in Grandview, MO! Woo Hoo!

I have added a video of How To Dehydrate and Store Food from you tube. I hope you like it. I'm praying the L-rd will provide everything I need to do this. We have a lot of farmer's markets here in the spring and summer! Our friends said we could use their storage saver!
CLICK RIGHT HERE FOR VIDEO(s)!
This series is a 10 part series & it's awesome!

I have a video of Elisha at the end of this blog! Enjoy her cutie patootieness!

I'm doing great... I'm going through some very conflicting events with some friends of ours so please keep us in prayer. I won't reveal who or what is going on but please ask the L-rd to give you wisdom and understanding when praying b/c this matter might result in some very sobering ways of parting from our friends who we love very much. It's a little uncomfortable posting this but I need you guys to pray it's the ultimate weapon against our enemy!!!!!!

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12
"Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." Colossians 2:15

The doctor says my body is 100% back to normal and Brad and I can start trying again for children! Woo Hoo!

OH I have a great site for someone in particular who was touched at a conference but for everyone else too, so that you may be informed.
EXODUSCRY-HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Well I will update you soon... Elisha is turning 1 year old next week on March 4th! And her birthday party is on the 8th! Don't forget Larry has a birthday on March 6th! Woo Hoo double wammie celebrations! I will update with pictures and funny stories I'm most sure of are on the way.

Elisha, Brad, and I all went to the pool today where we have a membership. It was so cool. They have a huge swirly slide to go down, a lap pool and on one side where "Little One" and I were, a beach looking kiddy pool with a minny lazy river. It was fun. But then "Munchkin" got cold so we went and took a nice shower in a private family room. Then we dried our suits in a "suit dryer"... How cool is that... praise the L-rd our work outs can be a family event.

Well may Jesus bless you all in everything you do and may you bless Him too in everything you do.

I just want to say how merciful and gracious our Savior is. Jesus you are wonderful thank you for your blood that covers us and makes us white as snow!

In His abiding love,

Brad, Leslie, & Elisha

February 2009

Elisha in the Summer (I just thought is was so cute.)

Bath Time is fun time!

She's officially a fan of spaghetti!

(Videos at the end!)

Greetings family and dear friends! Brad and I have deeply coveted your prayers over us as we've desperately needed them during this time. We know a lot of you all are going through quite a bit yourselves and are keeping you in our prayer times as well. We love you dearly and treasure our relationships with each one of you.

Brad is still waiting for a job opportunity to open up. He's been searching and looking like a mad man for about a month. He has heard back from two of the job opportunities he applied for. He heard from the Lee's Summit Fire Dept. that he has been excepted to take the practical exam this month! Please pray that he does excellent on this test so that he can go on to the interviewing process and physical exam test... which will be very rigorous. He also heard from Sherwin Williams via email that the lady he was supposed to interview with was in Dallas this past weekend. They have planned to reschedule his phone interview. The only way he will be accepted for this job is if we're willing to relocate. We are, so please pray that if this is the door we're to go through that the L-rd gives us complete peace about it. Thank you!

He will be working with Steve May in Warrensburg this week so that will be good to have some income and a few other little jobs have come in.... so PRAISE THE L-RD!

In the mean time Brad has been building our computer desk, helping me around the house, helping with Elisha, and getting lots of extra G-d time in... as well as a new game fettish called... "Who Has The Biggest Brain" on facebook.... he's pretty darn good too.

Elisha is walking, talking, moving, and shaking things up around here lately! She's such a joy to have. We feel so blessed to have her in our lives right now while we go through a rough period she's our little sunshine! Her new favorite words are... Daddy, puppy, bye bye, appo (for apple thank you Janessa!) boo (for book). She takes a huge interest in books, she loves them. Especially the cardboard kind that have easy pages for her to turn. She likes to be sung to when she's kinda freaking out! (praise the L-rd we have some silly ones) She also likes to look at picture albums and video recordings of her and other people she loves. Please pray for Elisha as she is going to see an eye specialist Feb. 24 to start the process of her tear duct being dialated. She's had an "imature" tear duct now since she was born. It's a very simple procedure but most opt. dr.s like to put the children under while it's being done so that it doesn't tramatize the child and the parents! (Most likely the dr.s and RNs too!) Also please put the date: Sunday, March 8, 2009 on your calenders! We are going to celebrate Elisha's 1st birthday from 12-2pm. You are all officially invited to come. I'll send out e-vites to remind you as well and get a count of how many can come.

Well... I have been going through a most humbling start of the new year to say the least... I should say Brad and I both are together. I found out I was pregnant the 22nd of January and two days later I began to bleed... which I thought maybe I'm having one of those rare moments in pregnancy where you bleed a little at the beginning of your trimester for whatever reason. On January 29th, 2009 at around 6:30p.m. I had a miscarriage and lost the baby. We are saddened and quite shocked. We are going through a time of grief, however we are also glad for the L-rd's intervention in this. We understand that sometimes things go wrong for unexplained reasons and He comes in and takes care of things. He designed a women's body to do certain things when something is not going right. My body did it without any problems. Brad and I have had our up and down times and have wept on and off. I'm sharing this with you all because we've told some of you that I was expecting. We ask that you lift us up in your prayers. We believe that we will have a lot more children in the future. I heard the L-rd speak to me and He said, "This child is in my hands rest in peace on that. This child was not the son that I have promised to you it was a different child. One day you will be reunited in glory with this one."

Though I do not have understanding of why this happend, I trust the L-rd and what He says. It has been hard and heart breaking but we truly believe He knows just what He's doing and our precious one is resting in Him as I type this. I found out that 1 in 4 pregnant women will have a miscarriage... usually one or two during their entire child bearing years. I don't have any words to express what we're truly feeling... If you could know you would see tears and you would see expressions of joy to know we will meet this child one day. I feel like Job right now... we truly believe we are being tested and tried through the fire... but like Job we will not curse G-d and we will pray to Him and humble ourselves and rest in His arms during the raging storms. One day we will have restoration 2x-10x over!

Hebrews 12:25-29

"See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more i shake not only the earth, but also heaven." Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve G-d acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our G-d is a consuming fire."