“I have never stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.” Ephesians 1: 16-18
My precious Savior,
You have filled my heart with more love, joy, and thankfulness than I will ever be able to express. I am so thankful that at this very moment the Holy Spirit is interceding on my behalf, because my heart is so full of Your amazing love, mercy, grace, and faithfulness.
Jesus You revealed Your amazing self through 8 beautiful families all of which are full of love, joy, and most of all YOU! Garrett and I could not have been more blessed to have been surrounded by such wonderful people as we celebrated the coming of a New Year.
With that Jesus I ask You to bless each one of these families as they begin a New Year.
Lord I begin with the sweet, sweet Gary family.
Jesus would You fill this family with Your richest blessings and continue to fill them with all the laughter and love that spills out from within them. Be their rock and their strength. May they find protection in You when the storms of life approach them. Jesus You have placed together and created one of the sweetest families and I praise You for the privilege of knowing them. Jesus may they find all they need in You and may they continue to enrich the lives of others. Amen
The Stafford Family
Jesus this precious family represents You in so many ways. Father would You reveal the path You want them to take. Give them discernment and wisdom as they seek Your face and pursue Your will for their lives. I pray for an abundance of Your grace and peace to fall upon them. Jesus they bless so many people with their servants hearts and I praise You for instilling such a beautiful gift within them. I never walk away without wanting to serve more because of their example. Bless them Lord and do mighty things within them. Amen
The O’Neal Family
Jesus there is no doubt You have instilled the gift of giving within this family. They are always giving their time, their hearts, and themselves to others. I know their blessings in heaven will be tenfold and I pray it will be here on earth as well. Father guide this family as they step out in faith and grant them the desires of their heart. Lord cover them with peace, comfort, and love as they rest in You. Jesus thank You for showing us what genuine giving looks like through this family. Amen
The Monroe Family
Jesus this family exemplifies dedication. My precious Savior would You rise up within this family and use them in a mighty way to impact families all over the world. Fill them with You this New Year in a greater way than they have ever experienced. Clothe them with grace and mercy all the days of their lives. Thank You for teaching me through them what it means to truly endure through all things. I am better because of their example. Thank You Jesus! Amen
The Pugh Family
Jesus this is such a beautiful family who displays joy, hard work, and commitment. Lord I pray You would instill that more and more within my family. Jesus thank You for their loyalty to You, bless them in a way they could never ask or hope for. Reveal Yourself to them and through them in a way that impacts the lives of all those they encounter. Thank You for the impact they have already made on my family. Amen
The Brewster Family
Jesus this beautiful family gives off the sweetest fragrance of Your kindness that the aroma is left lingering within your heart. Jesus would you bless this family with an overflow of Your unfailing love. Walk before them as they take on the things You have set before them. Use them to spread Your kindness all throughout this land. Jesus thank You for placing this wonderful family in our lives and for allowing us to breathe in the awesome scent of Your kindness. Amen
The Morgan Family
Jesus I am extremely partial to this family being because You have allowed me to be an amazing part of it. These soon to be three (baby Tyce) are so full of genuine love, happiness, and concern for others that I always walk away desiring to be more like them. Jesus bless this couple as they become parents to one of Your sweetest creations. I praise You for finding favor in them and blessing them with a child. You have brought them through one of the greatest heartbreaks this past year. As they begin this new one I pray You will grant them more love than they ever knew existed. Give them the discernment and wisdom to know how to raise Tyce in a home that reflects You in all ways. Jesus I love this family so much and am so thankful for their love for You. Give them great peace and comfort as they await the arrival of Tyce. Amen
The Williams Family
Jesus sweetness and kindness literally drip from this family. As I even sit here and type this prayer my heart is so overwhelmed with emotion because of the unending love this family has expressed to my family for the past four years. Jesus Your presence radiates off of them and it makes one never want to leave. You have used this sweet couple to spread Your word, love, and joy all over the world through their sons and through their work for You here. Jesus I know You have great, great things in store for them. I pray that as they wait patiently for You to act that You in that time of waiting will fill them with a type of peace, understanding and trust that goes deeper than any of us could ever comprehend. Jesus would You give them a glimpse of what You have to come for them. Show them the path where they should walk O’Lord leaving Your footprints for them to follow. Lord we know You are calling them to a new ministry and though we are selfish in wanting them to stay we know Your plan is greater and that other couples are in need of them. For that Father we are grateful. Bless them, fill them, and hover over them all the days of their life. Thank You for this beautiful couple, the example they set and the reflection of You that shines off them. Amen
Jesus thank You for being the guest of honor!
Photos: taken by Baileigh Photography
