Leona Lewis - Footprints In The Sand

You walked with me,

Footprints in the sand,

And helped me understand, Where I'm going,

You walked with me,

When I was all alone,

With so much unknown,

Along the way,

Then I heard you say,

I promise you,

I'm always there,

When your heart is filled with sorrow, And despair,

I'll carry you

When you need a friend

You'll find my footprints in the sand

I see my life flash across the sky,

So many times have I been so afraid.

And just when I,

I thought I lost my way,

You gave me strength to carry on,

That's when you say,

I promise you

I'm always there

When your heart is filled With sorrow and despair Oh,

I'll carry you

When you need a friend

You'll find my footprints in the sand.

When I'm with you,

Well I know you've been there,

And I can feel you when you say,

I promise you

I'm always there

When your heart is filled With sadness and despair

I'll carry you

when you need a friend

You'll find my footprints in the sand.

When your heart is filled with sadness and despair,

I'll carry you

When you need a friend

You'll find my footprints in the sand.

Our Very Own Home

Well we did it! We've bought our very first house... well it's a Town House.

Thanks to our wonderful friends, Nan and Leonie we were able to have pretty much all of our stuff moved over in one day and were then able to sit down to an incredibly yummy home cooked meal (We can't thank you guys enough for your help that day!).

It's taken a little while to set things up, and I keep changing my mind about how I want the lounge room set up (sorry Sean) but we're just about there!

The Lounge Room...

The Kitchen...

The Bedroom...

We really have been truly blessed!!

The Power of a Praying Wife

A couple of weeks ago Sean and I went out to Koorong and like always we spent hours looking around there are spent way to much money... =S

While I was looking around I came across this book called 'The Power of a Praying Wife' and it really got me thinking about my prayer life, especially when it came to Sean. I came to realise that when I was praying for Sean it's been very top shelf kind of prayers. I'd always thank God for him and the relationship we have, I'd ask for his protection and then for strength and guidance in whatever he had on his plate at the time... but that's always pretty much been it. Don't get me wrong, I've always meant it and I care deeply for Sean but I've never really seen my prayers for Sean being soooooo vital in our marriage or for his growth.

Reading this book I've come to realise that a wife's prayers for her Husband are one of the most powerful things, but only powerful if firstly there are no barriers between her and God and secondly she is praying earnestly and her prayers are intentional.

James 5:16-18 declares, "…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

I've only really just started the book, but it seems to becoming from and angle where the "wife" has been hurt by the husband and struggles to pray for him. At first I found this to be a little disappointing as I haven't (yet) struggled to pray for Sean due to an argument or even felt as though I was that angry with him that I just couldn't... but as I've read on there are little lessons in there that are a real wake up call or just simple reminders.

Simple things like when to just keep quiet - "Sometimes anything we say will only hinder the flow of what God wants to do, so it’s best to, well, shut up and pray".

I've never felt like any kind of prayer warrior, it's stupid I know but I guess that's just another deceitful trick of the devil. It was through God's guidance that I picked up that book and it really has taught me and reminded me of some powerful and simple facts on prayer.

• Never under estimate the power of prayer


• You don't need fancy words to pray, just speak to God in your own way. (He created you and loves you just as you are)


• When we pray passionately and purposefully, according to God's will, God responds powerfully!

A couple of years ago I was at a House Party and the leader got myself and a close friend up in front of everyone. He basically told us that God has great plans for us and that we will be great Prayer Warriors. At the time I didn't really understand what that meant and I pretty much dismissed it as I didn't see myself as a significant prayer, but as the years have passed God has continued to play that in my mind...

There was a reason for me to pick up that book! God used the love that I have for Sean and the desire to have an amazing spiritual home as incentive to pick up that book. Even though it's just about the power of a wife's prayers my passion and understanding of prayer has increased dramatically.As I have grown spiritually the past couple of years my focus on what others think has been shifted to be completely on God.

What an AMAZING God we serve!! I stand in awe of his greatness and stand amazed at the way he is working in my life!!