Good morning to all on this beautiful Tuesday morning. Well Aleron's graduation was a resounding success. Waine and I were able to "hood" him which was an absolute thrill; my heart was singing. Our families were there to cheer him on and 'Big him up!" They were of such tremendous help during the entire weekend, washing dishes, caring for children and being a support. I hated to have the weekend end. The house was full of children, grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins and the weather was perfect. Everything I prayed for was exceeded by God including having our electricity re-established. The company that was to set up the tent, table and chairs severed the power line from the street to the house. When we got home from the graduation I had no power--no air conditioning, no lights, no electricity for the band. I started praying! The first time I called Georgia Power at 1:00 PM (party to start at 2:00 PM) and explained the situation, a man took my order said they could get someone out in 2-3 hours. I gave them our home phone and my cell phone number. I called back at 1:15 PM because I realized that the home phone would not work without power (cordless) and a woman answered the phone this time. She said, "Oh, you're calling to check the progress of the work order?" I said yes and she again started to review the work order. She said I see you are having a wedding and I said "I am actually having a graduation party for my son who graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine, he became a Doctor today. She said and I quote, "Oh no honey, is will never do you can't wait 2 -3 hours. You are going to get someone right away, oh we are going to fix this!"All the while I heard her fingers moving across the key board and eard the keys clicking. I thanked her profusely and my heart was lifted because "Faith is the substance for which we hope and he evidence of the things we cannot see! Hallelujah! Within 15 minutes of this second call at 1:35 PM a Georgia Power crew was on my property and my electricity was restored by 2:30! If we don't serve a mighty God that will even restore power on a graduation Saturday then someone needs to stop me from shouting! He is a good God that loves us and cares about the minute details of our lives.......if we only have faith. We are REQUIRED to have this faith and serve God with it.
On this same celebration Saturday, we found out that Waine's cousin, in her mid 30's didn't wake up on May 14th. She left behind a three (3) year old and a 6 month old baby. On May 13th she went to sleep fully intending to wake up on this side of Jordan and on the 14th and was called home. Praise God she was ready as we all should be; keep her family in your prayers, the DeRoys. The Kingdom building we are to be involved in is serious, serious, serious! The crap we fill our lives with that keeps us from loving God and each other is not worth it people. This world needs Jesus; this world needs to see Jesus in the lives of the faithful. The junk in your trunk that prevents you from living victoriously is not worth it. God is real today and is countin on us to be FAITHFUL. If you are ablend if you are willing, there is a trust fund for her(Peta Gaye's) children (Alexander and Madison) which has been set up at Farmington Bank (http://www.farmingtonbankct.com/). If you are reading this blog you were blessed enough to wake up with your right mind and on this side of Jordan. Bring light into a dark world today and you will be blessed!
Stephanie
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