Mentor Mom's Monday

Prayer

      One of the things I want to be careful of when writing this blog is not to make it about me or my situations. I really want the articles to be more generic, but I am not always successful with that goal. I don't want to be preachy. I apologize if I come across like that when I don't mean to be that way. What I write about is sometimes very personal, and that is okay. I want personal and real relationships and I am sure you do, too.  I know God wants a personal and real relationship with me and with you. Talk to God and let Him know you want a close and personal relationship with Him. If you haven't done so, accept Him as your personal Savior and see how he directs your prayer life.   God wants to hear from you and from me....continuously.

    Last  night I woke up in the middle of the night.  I really am not sure if it because of my age or not, but one of the things I've decided to do is pray when this happens. My middle of the night prayer life ramped up more than a year ago when my son's best buddy was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma brain tumor which was malignant. After undergoing brain surgery and then several rounds of chemotherapy he is cancer free. He still has a long way to go to regain some motor abilities, but he is improving.   Then, a great nephew of mine was born early, very early and weighed in at 1 lb. 3 oz. (a  micro preemie).  Now, after a six month stint at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis he is home and weighs more than 12 pounds. He is a miracle.  Both are miracles and both were and are being bathed in prayer. These are extreme cases and prayer support for them and their families has been crucial.

      But, isn't prayer support crucial for everyday living?  You bet it is. I believe most decisions are better made when covered in prayer first.  This is a lesson I am still learning. I haven't arrived. God is working on me.  Praying, praying, and praying has been one of the areas God has been challenging me with for awhile. He wants me to step it up, depend on Him more, and to let go and trust Him....with everything.  So, that is my challenge for 2013.  Let's continue to be great mothers ( yes, great mothers), wonderful wives, and WOMEN of PRAYER.

Thanks for listening.

Happy New Year.

Holly Broden

Mentor Mom

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