I want to start this weeks blog with a heart-felt CONGRATULATIONS to my sister, Debby Fausett, on the completion of he MBA degree.  I am so proud of her.  She has had a goal for many years and has had many obstacles to overcome to reach it.  Debby has always set high goals and she has achieved so much.  Being my big sister and best friend throughout school and singing partner in life, she has been an inspiration to me not to limit myself.  I am not always confidant in my “book knowledge” but I know that I can do whatever I set my mind to and that is in thanks, in part, to Debby.  And one last thing, Debby is an educated, strong woman, mother, grandmother and wife.  She has held a job all her life and supported herself and kids for years.  She is a minister and musician. She is a conservative woman with pro-life views who has never had to stand up and demand that she be treated equal with a man because she is secure in her success and in being a lady. She needs no confirmation from society but has the approval of her family and her Heavenly Father.  I am so proud of Debby, not to mention the other strong women in my family that have influenced me tremendously.

Today was exciting for me because I called and volunteered to help with the Ted Cruz 2016 Presidential campaign here in Springfield.  I go next Monday to my first day of volunteering.  I am really excited.  I feel like this is something that I have wanted to do for years and am now actually going to step out and do it.  I absolutely believe that Ted Cruz is the man for the job so I want to help in any way I can.

Yesterday was Super Tuesday in the election and Donald Trump won several states and Ted Cruz won  Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska and came close in several other states.

This chart may vary in the days to come as some of the delegates hadn’t been divided yet.  Yes, Donald Trump has a lead, however, I believe that if Christians will continue to pray and ask God to bless our country and raise up a righteous leader that he will do it.  I also believe that I will do what I can to campaign for the man I think represents God and His principles.  Missouri has a Presidential Primary on March 15, 2016 that is a winner take all.   If Southwest Missouri doesn’t come out in force to vote for a Christian Conservative our state delegates will go to whomever the voters of Kansas City and St. Louis choose.  I urge everyone to get out and vote.

I came across a sentence or two in my devotional ( Max Lucado’s God is With You Everyday) today  that I loved.  In God’s hands,  no defeat is a crushing defeat.  Also, to face your failures, put your faith in the One who is always faithful.  It referenced Psam 37:23-24 and while looking that up in various translations I looked in depth more at that chapter and recognized this part in verse 27-29:    Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones.  Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed the offspring of the wicked will perish.  The righteous will inherit the land and dweill in it forever.  Whatever it is that you are seeking, there may be days of defeat.  There may be days when it seems that evil is rewarded more than the good, but God will not forsake us if we are faithful to Him and seek His wisdom in all things.  He will fight the battles for us.  So when we TAKE A STAND, He is there to prepare the way for us to be victorious.

I pray daily for God to show me the path he has for me, my family, our business and our country.  I pray that He leads me in ways that will bring glory to Him and that will please Him.  I pray daily that the eyes of the lost will be opened so that we can win souls to Him.  My heart is comforted even in days of personal failure that all is not in vain and that through God all things are possible.

Find a way this week to TAKE A STAND and make a difference in the lives of those around you.

Have a wonderful week.