November 4, 2009 I came here today to remove the Glass House prayer forum from my website, because it was a venture that did not fly. I had to conclude that it was Cheri's idea, rather than God's. And that's okay, because God does allow us room to make mistakes! What He showed me last night as I was praying about the forum is that He has already given me the avenue to accomplish what I wished to do with the forum, through our Glass House Ministries group at The Cypress Times. TCT is a Christian, conservative, on-line, daily newspaper, dedicated to spreading the word of God. This newspaper has a social network affiliated with it, where we have started a Glass House group, which is a sister-group to our main Glass House blog. The difference between our main blog and its sister group at The Cypress Times is that in the TCT group, members may start discussions of their own and interact together, much more easily than on a regular blogging format. This personal interaction is what I hoped to accomplish with our prayer forum. We welcome your participation wherever you feel most comfortable. As we get ready to go into another round of holidays, we pray your holidays will be wonderful and that your new year will be richly blessed!
A Busy Year!
As I took a moment to leave this note, I realized that I have not written here in TEN months! But that is not to say I have not been writing! I've been working on the book, Worth Every Tear, and on our Glass House blog. God has been doing incredible things this past ten months. The blog membership is growing slowly and steadily. It has become a place of encouragement and prayer to hurting families. It is our heart's desire that God will lead many to Glass House to find peace and friendship.
Hugs,
Cheri
January 23, 2009
A Busy Winter!
Since I wrote here last, the family traveled to Texas for a wonderful Christmas, where our entire clan (all 20 of us) could be together for the holidays. We got to see the grandbabies and marvel at how big they are getting. The twins will be three in March, and the baby will be one in April.
Our oldest daughter's fiance' was able to join us there for the holidays, and upon our return, he and she were married on New Year's Day. This necessitated the Texas half of our family to travel here; turn about is fair play! =) That was the perfect way to bring in the new year!
Having recuperated a bit from all the festivities, my thoughts have returned to writing and the ministry. I thought the first order of business would be to update the website!
We pray your holidays were wonderful and that your new year will be full of all the blessings you can hold!
In God's love,
Cheri
December 10, 2008
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!
As I sought God's direction regarding Glass House Ministries, I felt led to create the Glass House Ministries Blog, which has just published its first post! Please take a look at it here.
Blessings,
Cheri
November 21, 2008
Follow Your Dreams!
Hi dear friends. Today I launched my very own website. I never thought I would have the courage to build one, much less publish it for all the world to see. I wondered who would really care what I had to say.
But as God took hold of my heart and my life, I knew that I wouldn't be happy if I didn't pursue the purpose He gave me. So I am taking a deep breath and I'm going for it. It is scary and exciting. And we never know what will happen when we give something to God, no matter how little it seems. Remember the little lad who gave Jesus his small lunch of fish and loaves, and it fed thousands. God can use our "tiny" offerings to accomplish big things.
And even if this website touches only one person's life, then it has great value in God's eyes. Christ died for the whole world, but He would have done it for just one.
I encourage each of you today to follow your dreams. It is exciting to watch and see what He can do with our humble obedience, our offerings to Him!
Be courageous,
Cheri
November 15, 2008
This is the way... walk ye in it!
I am so humbled as I work on this website. It seems that each day, God whispers something new into my spirit, something He would like to see done with this site. He truly goes before me to lead me, and brings up my rear guard, enclosing me in His grasp. Today He reminded me that the site would be a wonderful place for people to leave prayer requests. Why hadn't I thought of that before?
Thank you Father God,
Cheri
November 3, 2008
Pray for Me!
As I work on my book and this website, I am acutely aware that without God's help, this project will not ever see completion. It is one thing to produce an article of 700 to 1500 words, but quite another to produce a manuscript of over twenty chapters. And without the Website Tonight program, there is no way I could ever design a website. If I dwell on the enormity of the task in front of me, I become overwhelmed. It is comforting to know that others are praying for me to successfully answer God's call and complete this project. Please continue to keep me in your prayers.
Thanks and hugs,
Cheri