While in the shower this morning talking to You, (yes that is where I do my best thinking, praying and intereceding hee hee) I knew I was supposed to write down all that You have done for us this year, so far. I know there is more in store, so this will be a continuing theme throughout my blog. But I need to start here, to give You thanks God for all you have ALREADY done, to bolster my faith. This is TRULY a Journey of Faith. While I know there will times of trial, duh, I have faith that "when it all comes out in the wash" I will be able to look back over this and fall to my knees in thanksgiving. I already do! Thank you for all you have already done.

So lets start with Week 1, let the Journey of Faith begin...


Week 1
Jan 1-7
You started out the year with a bang! And this is when I grabbed onto the promise to see, expect your provisions every way, big or small, this year. You blessed us with a "new to us" van 2 HOURS after our other one broke! Cost? FREE! Thank you Jesus!

Week 2

Jan 8-14

The van needed some repairs, we had to go out of town to Medford, there was no money. :( But as usual you came through! Curt won $178.50 in a 50/50 raffle which has NEVER happened to us! It paid for our way down there, AND the repairs to the van! THANK YOU AGAIN!

Week 3

Jan 15-21

Once again, it is in the little things that you choose to show me how much you love me and my family. You KNOW that we do not have the finances for the little things, but Becca REALLY needed her haircut! The first place we went to wanted 20 bucks just for a trim, I called Curt and he said "Do not use the card, we can not afford that." Now, while my mom offered to pay, $20 was still to much even for her. So we went to Great Clips and asked them how much. They said $13. Well, that's better than twenty and mom said she would. So then, Becca told the lady she wanted to donate her hair to Locks of Love so could she cut off about 10 inches? That is when you came through AGAIN God! Leading us to the right place, just to bolster my faith again! The hairdresser says "Oh! Locks of Love? Well then, your haircut is free!" HAHAHAHAA! Laughter full of joy! You DO Love to bless even in the little things don't you? Thank you! And Becca's hair is SOOOO cute!

Week 4

Jan 22-28

You bless us in the silliest,most simple ways. I entered a contest to win tickets to the UofO women's basketball game at the new Matthew Knight Arena and guess what? You came through for my Spirit Squad to attend the event! 20 tickets! You love blessing us in the most amazing ways!

Week 5

Jan 29-Feb 4

It is in those little things again! My glasses broke on Monday, right on the bridge....Taped them up and yep, I was WORKING that look! By that Thursday, the tape had worn off and glasses broke again while I was driving. This is becoming dangerous! So I called around looking for a place that could get me my glasses at a decent price and NOW...no such luck. MY exam had expired and it would require me to have an exam BEFORE getting new glasses. UGH. The school I was working at, my friend Michelle told me of this place that does exams and can get glasses quickly. While they did get them for me and do my exam, i still was going to have to wait a few days because their grinding machine was broke UGH! So, I went to Shopko, the lady there told me they may be able to fix my glasses temporarily. Instead when I went in, they found a pair of used frames that fit my lenses and gave them to me FREE! Thank you again God!

Week 6

Feb 5-11

This week the blessing was in my spiritual life. While you do that everyday, this one was a biggie. I had something occur that knocked me off my feet, made me physically sick. I was in tears and not doing to well. Friday was my last deliverance session with Eileen at church and I was AMAZED at the Lord, once again! The EXACT things I was struggling with, just a few days before, were prayed over, broken off, and destroyed in that session. This was a session that due to mine and Eileen's scheduling, had been scheduled and rescheduled many times...and in Gods perfect timing, HE knew I would need it the most this week! Thank you for being all knowing God!

Week 7

Feb 12-18

And now, here we are to the current week. Today is Feb. 16 and today was the day that Curt's unemployment runs out. Last night, I prayed, posted on facebook for my fb prayer warrior friends to be praying. We are still waiting on the job for Curt through the union to open up. He is still number 1 on the list and I HAVE FAITH God will provide that job. I was so scared about losing this unemployment money. Not only are we struggling with our house, now we would be losing the money from Curt. But I have faith. Well, this morning, Curt, surprised, came to me and said he checked the unemployment website, which he rarely does. He was stunned to see that he had been given 6 more weeks of unemployment! PRAISE GOD! I STRONGLY feel that this was a gift, to uplift our faith even more, because God is sustaining us until this job opens up for Curt, which should be soon! THANK YOU GOD! I can not wait to see what you do next!

FAITH♥ Lord knows I have made a lot of mistakes
On this day, God wants you to know that you are a child of God. Remain strong in your faith, no matter how many mistakes God's children make along the way of growing up, they are still destined for Grace and eternal Joy.

On this day, God wants you to know that God is there for you to hold on. Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your faith, even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to God's hand.

2/5/11


On this day, God wants you to know
... that God is there for you to hold on. Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your faith, even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to God's hand.

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will ...not protect you.' :) ♥

A lot has gone on the last few weeks and especially this week. My heart is aching, my mind is reeling and my body is shutting down. I mean, all this is making me physically sick....but I know that I will be okay, this is something I must go through and it is those little glimpses of hope and faith that keep me holding on...tight, to my Lord.

As a reminder, rather than a letter, I am copying a post from a "conversation" today. A reminder of how far God will go to meet me, no matter what my situation. After a morning of not feeling well, I kept getting this nagging feeling to call my church and talk about my upcoming session. So, I called and was quite surprised to have Pastor Brad answer the phone. "Oh goodness...do I hang up?" This is not the first time this has happened, that Pastor just "happened" to answer the phone when I call. It happened a few months ago as well. What are the chances?? Well, in this case 3 minutes out of 1440 minutes in a day. Not really high "odds" that Jodi would step away from the phone in those brief 3 minutes and I just happen to call in that time frame. Why those three minutes? I have an idea....Because my God will do ANYTHING to get my attention and to let me know that He knows what I am going through. Even if that means to be lovingly asked by my pastoral authority "Where have you been?"....sometimes we need that loving reprimand to bring us back to where we are supposed to be.



Melissa Wirth-Newell said to Jodi Lutz Frazee

if you are at the church tell PB thanks for the conviction! :) Something happened last night, literally knocked me off my feet and to my knees, and I am not feeling well so I stayed home today...Been praying about it, thinking about it and I kept hearing, "call the church", so i finally did and just about hung up when PB answered the phone! OH MAN. ‎1 minute into the conversation, asking about talking with Eileen, he says "Where have you been?" How is it that my pastor, of a pretty big church notices it when I, little me, is not at church for a couple of weeks? I told him, we had be...en sick (true) and busy (true), but then the REAL truth comes out when I blurtted out "Just being lazy" WHAAAT?? What compelled my mouth to say that?? The truth hurts, when you realize it! "Well, I am going to the Gathering, reading my bible, meeting with friends, but we sleep in on Sundays"......You can just imagine what PB said to that LOL....No more hiding and not giving my time to God. Just let PB know if ya see him...when I heard his voice, I ALMOST hung up...but knew it was not a good choice to hang up on my Pastor cause of my disobedience. Tell him TY for the 5 minute phone session. Now I know why God kept putting it on my heart to call the church today, cause he knew PB would answer the phone LOL...I love you all and am so blessed by my LBC family, even when I become the stubborn, wayward child and it takes my family to bring me back in. Oh man, re-reading that..I am full of excuses of why we have not been there and PB sees right through that

Jodi Lutz Frazee replies

Yes, God has given him a LOT of discernment! And what's funny is, I only left the phones for like three minutes all day, and that's when he answered the phone! I hope u see how much God is chasing after you! Now quit running/hiding! Love u, Melissa!


Melissa Wirth-Newell replies

And it would be in those three minutes that I call...that's not funny, that's God ♥....i see it...i just need to keep running to Him Love you too!

Romans 8:26 (NLT) "And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words."

I know that no one is subscribed to my blog, EXCEPT my dear friend Melody. Because of her hard work on this blog and loving prompting, I am, once again, "revisiting" my unused forum for what is on my heart. So, as I sit here and type, I wonder, "What do I do with it?" And the answer is clear....

Letters to God.

While I LOVE my Life Journaling, I do not do it as much as I should
(that is something I really need to do this year) I type faster than I can write. (legibly at least LOL)

So here is my first attempt at this....Lord, prompt me, open my heart...here we go...

January 26,2011

Dear Jesus,

I am struggling with "do I start this letter with Jesus, Daddy, God, Father, etc." I know that you are ALL, but what is proper? HAHA LOL....So I went with how I am feeling today. Today, you are MY JESUS. Not knowing what tomorrow brings, tomorrow "Savior" may be appropraite, who knows? Actually you do! hee hee. I know that you are ALL these things, ALL THE TIME, but I will start this journey on whatever "name" comes to me that day OK? Now, I would like to say that I am going to do this EVERY day but my track record is not good with following through. IN ALL areas of my life. From Life Journaling, to blogging, to even following through with my word. I am beginning to see how that affects many areas in my life. So, here I am once again, attempting to do something. I pray that you will prompt me, remind me, that I NEED to do this everyday. My hope and my prayers are these, that over time, as I re-read these letters to you Jesus, whether they are just letters, poems, rants, or praise reports, I will be able to look back and see just how much you have blessed me. I wait in anticipation to see what you are going to do. You know our (my) struggles right now and it is ALL in your hands. There are SO many things that I could pray for specifically but you already now my and my family's needs. I KNOW you are going to come through on what your will is for my family. Thank you SO much for all you have done already this year! From the "new" van with a CD player, the money to fix it, Becca's haircut, tickets to the basketball game, not to mention all the other "little" things that you do everyday. I am so blessed by you. In this time of turmoil and great concern, it is because of you and your faithfulness that I am not so depressed that I can not get out of bed. Or crying so many tears that they fill my heart to the point of breaking. This is TRULY a Journey of Faith. So, as I walk on this journey, I will look for you, everywhere. My prayer today is for Curt's job. You know that we are 3 WEEKS away from his unemployment being over, no extensions left. AND you know that we just found out he is #1 on the Eugene work list for the Union, after almost 4 YEARS of no work, of waiting for there to be a job. That is NO coincidence, that is YOU! :) I KNOW you will send that phone call, even in the 11th hour and he will go back to work, I HAVE FAITH! I will thank you ahead of time....thank you.

I love you and thank you for holding my hand as we walk on this Journey of Faith, even though I know there is only one set of footprints right now;)

Love,

Your Princess