Monday, Week Thirty-Six

Happy Monday, Friends!  I hope your first weekend of April was a nice one.  We had a super weekend, and we spent some time outside in the sunshine!

This week's focus is on service, and I know that many of you serve your communities in a variety of ways.  Y'all are inspiring!  I hope you have a wonderful week, and I want to remind us to continue praying for the following:

Prayer requests:

• A teenager and her family (all related to Rita) need our prayers as the situation is very serious.
• Kris has medical tests tomorrow.  Let's pray that she's healthy, and that the testing goes well.
• Kitty's granddaughter needs our prayers as she recovers from surgery.  Let's also remember to pray for her grandson Connor who's a Marine.
• Carla's Sam needs our prayers as his National Guard bag and its contents were stolen from his car.  Also, he will be deployed this year, so really lift him up in prayer.  Let's also pray for Carla's other son Atticus because he's a dynamic young man, too. 
• I will have chemo every Monday for the next ten weeks.

I have another request:  Shanley Belle wrote a novel, and I think it's cute (light suspenseful romance with lots of humor).  She was able to get an agent, and the agent is trying to sell it to publishers.  A major publisher has requested the entire novel which is a very good sign.  Please pray that the right publisher will "buy" her manuscript.  

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.  Check back midweek to see if there are any additional prayer requests in comments.

Until next time...

Blessings!
Ricki Jill