Chapters & My Simple Prayer Stems
Chapter One LITTLE OL’ ME?
“Dear Heavenly Father, Come into my life..."
Chapter Two HEART BREAKING DISOBEDIENCE
"LORD, If it is Your will, bless..."
Chapter Three STAYING IN THE WORD BRINGS BLESSINGS
“Lord, Dang, I gave all I had..."
Chapter Four NEW BEGINNINGS
“LORD, Should I...?"
Chapter Five DISOBEDIENCE HAS ITS CONSEQUENCES
“LORD, Help me not ..."
Chapter Six OBEDIENCE HAS ITS REWARDS
“Thank You Jesus!”
Chapter Seven HIDDEN ANGER
“Lord, Please forgive me for..."
Chapter Eight LA COCKRAOACHA
"Lord, ... please teach me what to do."
Chapter Nine BABY SCARE
“LORD, Give us..."
Chapter Ten A NEW YEAR AND NEW ADVENTURES
"Adonai, If this is not your good and perfect will, stop..."
Chapter Eleven WELCOME TO O’CANADA
"Lord, Bring who You will, to help me..."
Chapter Twelve MINISTRY BIRTHED
“Lord, Should we birth...?"
Chapter Thirteen WARFARE
“LORD, How can I help...?”
Chapter Fourteen DOUBLE TROUBLE
“Lord, Why do I feel...?”
Chapter Fifteen A LIFE SET STRAIGHT
“Lord, You are such a good and loving God, please help my dear friend overcome...”
Chapter Sixteen A LIFE FOUND
“Lord, Help me lead....”
Chapter Seventeen DOUBLE LOSS
“Lord, If this is your good and perfect will, let us hear...”
“Lord, help me... I can’t take this....”
Chapter Eighteen RETURN TO TEXAS - GRACE
“Lord, May I start a home church...?"
Chapter Nineteen LOVE vs. HATE
“Lord, What should we do?”
Chapter Twenty THINGS FRAMED UP
“Lord, Give me a friend...”
Chapter Twenty-One ANOTHER BLESSING & ANOTHER TEST
“Lord, ... I would like another child.”
“Lord, ... give us unity.”
Chapter Twenty-Two MISSING ONE
“God, please help me!"
"LORD, We need Your help to find..."
Chapter Twenty-Three WHERE HAVE YOU TAKEN ME?“
"Whoa, Lord, where have You brought me..."
Chapter Twenty-Four MOVE ON ...
“Lord, Should I be birth a....?"
Chapter Twenty-Five MORE WARFARE
“Lord, God Almighty, Whatever is not of you..."
Chapter Twenty-Six GOODBYE IS NEVER EASY
“Lord, How can I help my dad? ...
... Please Lord, help me help my father.”
Chapter Twenty-Seven A LIE WORTH EXPOSING
“Lord, Help me with this overwhelming grief!”
Chapter Twenty-Eight HOME EDUCATION JOURNEY
“Lord, If it is Your good and perfect will for me to home educate...”
“Lord, which child should I home school?”
Chapter Twenty-Nine FIREWORKS
“Lord, Please keep my babies safe... ”
Chapter Thirty YOU WILL BE WELL AGAIN
“Lord, Should I go to the ER...?
Chapter Thirty-One FIVE STEPS TO RESTORE YOUR HEALTH
“Lord, Please heal my daughter."
Celebration TAPESTRY OF GRACE
“Lord, Thank You for all the teachers and amazing women…
… Thank You for being my best friend!”
EndorsementS
By J.R. Crooks
Karen did not write a book to make her story known. She did not write a book to entertain readers. Nor did she write a book to convince anyone to believe in God through Christ.
But she accomplished all of those things anyway.
Karen, in writing this book, did what the apostle Paul did in writing his letters. Paul showed readers that reality proclaims the gospel -- that the twists and turns of our lives in Christ declare the beautiful and triumphant Kingdom of Heaven.
My Simple Prayers lays bare Karen's and her family's stories, strung together by prayer. The book is a powerful testimony to the rule and reign of love in Christ Jesus which binds us to God and to one another. "For with the heart one believes and is justified ..." Romans 10:10
MSP is a quick, fun read that will warm your heart one moment and shock it the next. You should read it, pray, and then do what Karen has done for so many years: taste and see God's impression expressed in your own life.
J. R. Crooks
Pastor