Caryn & Jeremy in the Morning

Many of you have been wondering where Jeff & Rebecca have been over the last week and so we decided to let you all know what's been happening. Jeff has been out all week due to a deviated septum surgery on his nose but last week, Rebecca started to experience quite a bit of pain in her back and neck which prompted what has been a crazy week. 

Here is the update from her husband Mike:

"She had a herniated disk that flared up earlier last week. We came to the ER last Wednesday for pain relief and then saw the spine doctor the next day. Anyway, we were scheduled for a cortisone shot the following Tuesday but by that night, the pain was unbearable. We came back to the ER and they attempted to get on top of the pain, but nothing worked."

So as a result, they admitted her into the hospital for surgery and praise God, the surgery was a success! They had to remove a disc in her back and actually fuse two discs together once they were finished. The pinched nerve pain is virtually gone and she says that she hasn't felt this good in a while. However, while this is great news, this also begins a pretty long process of recovery for Rebecca as it will take her several weeks to fully gain the movement in her neck and back area so we just ask that you continue to pray for her as you know Rebecca. ;)

Let's be honest, technology is convenient and all, but it isn't doing our kids any favors when it comes to brain development. That's why there is ONE secret you need to know that will instantly make your child smarter!

A popular Christian speaker said that there is one big thing that Christian parents forget to show their kids and once you hear it, you’ll know why it’s so important.

We all have periods of time in our lives where God feels far away but Chrystal Evans Hurst shares what we should think about when we get to that “dry place.”

Giving your kid a way to escape peer pressure...but it may require more restraint from you as a parent, could you do the X-Plan? The author of the X-Plan says this:

"This is one of the most loving things we’ve ever given him, and it offers him a sense of security and confidence in a world that tends to beat our young people into submission."

Jeff volunteers at Tarver-Rendon Elementary school in Burleson with Miss Adkison's class every Friday and considering that Valentine's Day is this Friday, he decided to ask the students what they thought Valentine's Day was about. The answers they gave will definitely have you laughing! ;)

When we are afraid to pray, it can be very intimidating considering that we have no idea how or even what to pray for when we feel this way. That's why Rebecca wanted to give you three things to keep in mind when this happens.

Our desire for immediate results from technology bleeds into our expectations of other humans. Instead of seeing them as people created in the image of God, we treat them as cogs in the wheel of progress and production. But God is not a God in a hurry. We cannot rush His purposes, but here are five parts of church life we are frequently tempted to speed up.

Many of us are big fans of IKEA because of their unique furniture and their many great home products that they offer. But they recently have made a mistake that has really got Rebecca fired up. Apparently, you can get a world map there for around $29, but there is just one problem. It's missing the country of New Zealand and even worse, the entire continent of Antarctica. If you've known Rebecca for any amount of time, you know that she LOVES Antarctica and to have this injustice happen is a huge deal for her.

It may sound like a weird question, but have you ever been afraid to pray? Rebecca deals with back problems periodically and this weekend was one of those times where it was starting to act up again. However, as she was sitting down journaling her prayer in her quiet time, she didn't ask God to heal her pain because she was afraid that God would disappoint her with His answer. Even if you've never with that particular situation, it's no doubt that we have all at least faced a time when we prayed for God to do something and later came to find out that he didn't grant our request. But if you look at Luke 22 when Jesus is praying to God before his crucifixion on the cross, he always starts and ends the prayer with the same words, "if it's your will." What if we had this mindset in our own prayer walk?