Almost reached the top

On the days when you feel overwhelmed and you just don't think you can make it, this song is a great reminder.... we're almost there, folks! Jesus' return is right around the corner!!! Halleluia!

Look what the Lord has done!!

Congratulations to my amazing husband, the REVEREND Jason Ziter!
Monday, he and I went before the district board (mostly him!!!) to interview for his local minister's license. It was a nerve-wracking day, but well worth it in the end! I am immensely proud of him for answering the call of God on his life, and I know that God will do amazing things through Jason. Way to go, Jay!!!!!

Introducing...... TUCKER!!

Here he is... the newest member of the family.... FINALLY!!!!! LOL! He is absolutely perfect!!!

He arrived by C-section at 3:30 am on Jan. 6th.... 7 lbs 14 oz. A loooooong night for mom and dad. But everyone is doing great! Welcome to the family, Tucker!

UPDATE!!!!! MORE PICTURES!!!!

George prepares for Tucker's arrival...

Proud dad!!

I love this picture... George and Tucker.

Brand new family!

Tucker James Mitchell.... you are so adorable!

Waiting on baby....

My brother-in-laws girlfriend Laurel has been in labor since noon-ish today... it is now 1:30 in the morning.... and she's been pushing for way too long... a couple hours. If baby doesn't arrive in 10 minutes, they will do a C-section. I am tired, but determined to wait this baby out!! I'll post pictures once they are available!

How Great is our God

Sometimes there just aren't words to express the mind blowing concept of our amazing God. But Louie Giglio does a pretty exceptional job getting the point across in this incredible message, dripping with the anointing of God! My boys were blown away by the bigness and majesty of God, and how HE cares for US....

Go ahead and watch these five segments (about 42 minutes total). You will be changed forever in how you look at God.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Teach me to pray

My God is faithful. My God WANTS me to draw close to Him. He sees my desire to deepen my relationship with Him. In my last post, I told you that instead of reading my Bible through beginning to end for the 8th time, I was going to work on developing my prayer life. My youngest son Nicolas and I stayed home from church this morning as he is just 4 days post-op, having his tonsils and adenoids removed on New Year's Eve day. He's still really sore. So... because of this amazing thing called the internet, I went to church with my in-laws in Denver this morning instead.

Oh my word! What an amazing God I serve! The worship was powerful and the Spirit of God was moving in an amazing way. Then, Pastor Haymon II got up and preached a dynamic message that I felt was directly targeting my heart here in VT, all the way from Denver, CO! The title of his message was "Lord, teach me to pray". I am telling you.... once they archive this message, you should go listen to it!! Click here to go to their website. I'm not sure how long it takes them to upload the message to the archives. But I feel like the Lord was answering my prayer. Pastor Haymon was looking at the Lord's prayer and showing the principles of how to approach the Lord in prayer. Here are the 10 principles he mentioned:

1. Approach Him with tenderness
2. Approach Him with reverence
3. Approach Him with NAME recognition (Jesus)
4. Approach Him with boldness
5. Approach Him with humility
6. Approach Him for what you need (not want)
7. Approach Him with forgiveness for forgiveness
8. Approach Him for security
9. Approach Him for help
10. Approach Him with appreciation and affirmation.

And at the end, when it says Amen, he told us to replace the word Amen with the word YES! Total agreement! And the entire prayer is one that is about ATTITUDE and RELATIONSHIP. If you don't have the right attitude in your prayer, you can't expect your relationship to grow.

I just can't say it the way this guy said it! ARGH! I can feel the power as I type the words, because I HEARD and EXPERIENCED it. But I'm not really saying it effectively ( how frustrating!).

So... I feel like I am on the right track. I am going to BE the change our church needs. I am going to BE the one who fills the prayer room. I am going to BE the one who fills the pews by inviting people. Like I said in the previous post... I am going to BE a revival of ONE. And I am going to pray that others catch the vision and jump on board! Thank you Jesus!

Happy New Year to all!

I found this wonderful poem online, and just had to share it with you!

A New Year With The Lord

A new year is about to unfold
With new opportunities to explore
Doors will open for new experiences
New adventures with the Lord

Remember not the former things
The things of this past year
The Lord will do new things in us
Much more than we are aware

For He will make a way for us
As we put our trust in Him
And He will guide our every step
By His presence we have within

What God has placed within our hearts
We find we’ll be able to do
If we look for the opportunities
We’ll see the door to go through

We mustn’t let anything hold us back
But rise up and take our place
And be all that God wants us to be
With a fresh touch of His grace

© By M.S.Lowndes

The author of this beautiful poem has a website called heavens inspirations. I encourage you to check it out.

I have been thinking a lot the past couple days. I am in charge of recording attendance at our church, and with 2008 behind us, I had to tally up the averages and report them to my pastor. I was disheartened to see that the numbers stayed pretty much the same throughout the year. And I KNOW beyond the shadow of a doubt, that until our church becomes a church that really PRAYS and really touches God, we will remain status quo... in maintainance mode. I do NOT want that!!!! Therefore, instead of committing myself to an 8th year of reading my Bible through cover to cover, I intend to work on the spiritual discipline of PRAYER... my prayer life has lots of room for improvement, and I so desperately want to know Jesus in an even more intimate way. I am a revival of ONE. Lord, if it's going to happen, let it start with me. I pray for the courage to boldly share the truth of God's Word with those who do not know it in the year 2009. Help me to look for those opportunities and walk boldly through the door! I trust you Jesus.