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Yep, it is another one of those "Sorry, I haven't been blogging posts!" that I am probably famous for by now. :P

So while I was at Ambassador's Academy, I got to meet Steve Sanchez in person and he told me about the Everyday Club that he started. I signed up yesterday pledging to pass out at least 5 tracts a day, to do an one-to-one at least once a week and to open-air when the opportunity presents itself. Not too shabby of a goal, I don't think. :)

Well, I was in the house all day yesterday and no one came to the door. I needed to go to Wal-Mart and I thought that was perfect. I could hand out some tracts there and meet my goal for the day. So off me and the baby went. I ended up buying more groceries than I had planned and spent far more time there than I should have. The baby got really cranky and I hadn't passed out one tract yet.

I couldn't go around passing out tracts with a screaming baby and silly me ... I didn't do it while I was shopping, which would have been the smart thing to do. So, I headed to my minivan feeling a bit discouraged. Little NoNo was screaming her head off by then and I figured I would just not meet my goal the very first day.

I put NoNo in the van and got her all fastened in when two things hit me ... 1.) she was quiet and 2.) I was surrounded by vehicles. So, I grabbed ten Trillion Dollar Bills and found me ten quick windshields to put them on. Goal achieved!

If you are interested in more information about the Everyday Club or would like to join, I pulled this from Steve's website:

The Everyday Club gives you the opportunity to hold yourself accountable to whatever evangelistic goal that you have set for yourself, providing that it's an everyday goal. Your goal can be to hand out one tract a day, or a thousand; it's up to you! (You can join the 80+ others who have already signed up by clicking here!)

So head on over there and join today. :)

I just had to share this. It is so awesome!

Facing Giants from Stuart and Carol Scott on Vimeo.

HT: Tony Miano.

Wow! First let me thank you. I know I haven't written in a bit with it being summer and all. Life has been hectic and I have let too many things distract me. That has changed. A lot of things have changed.

To say that the Ambassador's Academy is a life-changing experience is almost too cliche. Yet, I cannot find better words to express it. It is awesome! I left last Wednesday with much trepidation and came home so refreshed, with more zeal and passion than I have had for a long time and ready to get back in the battle. It was such a wonderful experience. Words truly cannot do it justice. I can tell you this though ... I want to go back and I want others from the ministry I am apart of, to go with me. That is my constant prayer.

I miss the fellowship of the academy already. I have never had the pleasure of serving with such a supportive and loving group of believers in my whole life. It was wonderful to step out of the political arena that our churches can become and hit the streets with brothers and sisters who just want to see you be the best you can be in Christ. There was no jockeying for position, no who is better than who or even who is the most spiritual ... it was all about encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone and be the person Christ wants you to be. I loved every minute of it.

Yes, I have handed out tracts before. And, yes ... I have had one-on-one witnessing conversations. But, I had never done so with complete strangers and I had never stop-light preached. I cannot say that now. :) I had hoped to do a bit more preaching, but a few things came up and I was not able to ... but I know that does not prevent me from doing so in the future.

I did become somewhat discouraged a couple of times. I have self-esteem issues and the enemy knows it. So he did jump up and bite me once or twice. But, just as quickly, I was encouraged and I have a greater desire to witness now than I did before. I also know that I can get up there and preach the Gospel of our Lord and Savior with confidence ... even if I don't feel so confident.

I just pray that if you have ever considered going to the Ambassador's Academy that you do so. Wow! I keep saying that but it was definitely a "wow" experience for me. I loved every single minute of it and wish it could have lasted a couple days longer.

I want to take a moment to personally thank Tony Miano for his encouragement. You and your family are such an inspiration to me. You challenge me to be the best me that I can be in Christ and to get out there. Brother, you are serving the Lord in a mighty way. Thank you!

I also want to thank Brett and Connie Coronado. You two are awesome! I love you and appreciate you! Brett, you challenged me and never let me shy away from the challenge at hand. Thank you! Sherry Pierce ... I wasn't talking just to be talking, sister! Your boldness just makes me want to say more, do more, and be more. I do want to be just like you when I grow up. :) Mark Mackey, you are such an encouragement and I felt I could do anything because of you. You were always there to push me in the right direction. Steve Sanchez ... words cannot express what an inspiration you are to me. Thank you for being who you are! I have learned so much from you.

I also want to thank Ray Comfort and the rest of the Living Waters staff. Your ministry changed my life. I was a false convert and now I am saved by the grace of God. Thank you for teaching the hard lessons and saying the things the world would not have you say. May God continue to bless you and keep you for His Glory alone.

The flu. In July.

Did you get that? The flu. In July.

The first rule of blogging is not to apologize for not blogging. Call me a rogue ...

Sorry no bloggie!

I spend way too much time on Facebook and don't look at the news much at all. Plus, I have had a lot of family issues of late. I am too boring to blog right now so you should actually feel blessed and highly favored that I have not bored you silly.

Gratitude may be shown by monetary means. There is even a donate button in the sidebar and I am still raising money for my trip. :P

I don't do a lot of fast food. If you see me in the drive-thru, it is usually to buy something for someone who is with me or to get myself a Diet Coke. Well, this week I went to two different fast food restaurants and I was not happy with either.

Dairy Queen

Monday, I had to play secretary at church for the afternoon so I stopped by Dairy Queen on the way. I love Dairy Queen's onion rings so I ordered them and a burger. After a bit, I saw the cook put the onion rings up on the tray thing they use so that the front line workers can get them. Well, he put them up there with a bit too much force and onion rings came out of the box and shot across the tray. One even landed half-way on it and half-way off. Another went over the tray and landed on the Dairy Queen bags below. The cooked took some tongs, picked them, up and put them back in the box ... all except the one that landed on the bags. He couldn't reach it.

Can you saw, "ewwww"?

Well, I watched with some interest to see if those were my onion rings and minutes passed and they just sat there. Finally, I got the front line girl's attention and pointed out the onion ring that landed on the bags. The cook heard what I said to her and told her I probably wouldn't want that one. You think?

A few more minutes pass by and finally they call my burger and she goes to put the onion rings in the bag. I get her attention again and explain that I don't want those onion rings. I tell her how they landed all over that tray and he put them back in the box and that I don't want them. I also explain to her that the rings had been sitting up there for sometime at that point. Well, she goes to tell him to cook some fresh and he asks her why. She tells him and he gets nasty about it and remarks quite loudly that it will be 3-4 minutes before I get some fresh ones.

I tell her nicely that will be fine with me, but note that if he had thrown the contaminated ones away in the first place that I would have had fresh onion rings within minutes. They would have actually been done before my burger was.

After a couple of minutes, he put the rings back up on the tray and tells her to "get them out of there." I get my order and notice that I have spare food in my bag. I let them know, give them back what I did not order and head to church. Once there ... I realize that they put ketchup and pickles on my burger and I specifically asked that they not do so.

Sonic Drive-In

We went there that same Monday night. The kids wanted a Sonic Blast and since I didn't have a cake or anything for my birthday, I figured I would get something sweet too. I ordered their new Bundt Cake Sundae. Well, next time you are at Sonic's ... look at the menu and see what it looks like. What you get is not as big nor looks as appetizing. If I had known, I would have just gotten a milkshake.

I have a situation, y'all. I can't go into much detail ... but I can tell you that I need prayer.

I feel like the enemy is trying to step in and take my peace from me and I don't like it at all. I have been doing so good of late. I have been really focussed on my studies. I have been enjoying Prof. Horner's Bible-Reading System and doing really well with it. I have noticed some big changes in me spiritually. My constant prayer of late has been for the Lord to make me into the person He wants me to be. I want to be that "new creature" in Christ and I don't want anything in me to hinder the Holy Spirit's work in me.

Then this situation came up and I have tried to not let it bother me. I have prayed for this person to have truly made a change in their life ... all the time feeling that if they had we wouldn't even be dealing with the situation in the first place ... but still praying anyway. And, considering some of the things already said and done ... I know nothing has changed. My flesh is screaming to deal with this and my spirit is tired.

I know I can do nothing but give this situation to God. I know this person can really do nothing but cause irritation ... I just don't feel up to being irritated by their childishness or games. The enemy knows who to use in your life and I truly believe he is using this person. The bad thing is he isn't just using them against me. He is also using them to get to a friend of mine as well and who knows how much trouble this person will start before it is over.

Just please join me in prayer over this situation. I have no interest in losing my peace and I know the enemy is not strong enough to take it. That is on me. I also know that I cannot let my old nature step into this situation. Not only would it get ugly, but it would also give the enemy a victory that he doesn't deserve.

I went to church this morning. I am going back this evening. I am also making myself a baked potato.

Yes, I am that exciting. Ha!

The question is ... how old am I? I am 38 years old. :)

My registration fee is paid! Now, I just have to get up my airline ticket money. I also need a little money for transportation and meals, but I have a couple of months to get that together. I need my ticket money like now ... so I can get a cheap ticket. :P

Thanks to everyone who donated! I appreciate it so much. Hubby is going to do another odd job to help me out and I have been playing secretary at church to help as well. But, if you have a couple of dollars and want to donate ... I promise you it will be used for the trip. Plus, you will get put in the drawing.

I just got notified that the July Ambassador's Academy has been cancelled. *pout* But, I am so in on the August Academy and have been informed by Tony Miano that they won't be cancelling it! So, California here I come!

If I can get my money together quickly, I may even save some big bucks on my flight. Whoo hoo!

I am so pumped! Today I have $414.00 of the $1100 I need to go to Ambassador's Academy. That is not bad at all! I have only been taking donations for a week and I am just a little less than $200 away from being able to pay for my registration fee.

I am still taking donations, but I went back to the original PayPal donation button. The other one was too bulky, plus it wasn't always reliable.

You still have a chance to win The Way of the Master by Ray Comfort. Just post or tweet about the give-a-way and let me know you did. If you donate, you are automatically entered. :)