Greetings! Hope you all had a cool week! And a nice Memorial Day weekend last weekend. I did a little bit of shopping for my trip to Mexico (that's in just a few 13 days, give or take a few hours). I did spend a little bit of time remembering those who need not be forgotten. Oh, I had another Mexico meeting last Saturday where we worked on one of the skits we will be doing there. I just read in my email that we will work on it again at our potluck we are having so our families that come will be our audience. How nice!
This time of the month can be slow at work, so I was able to take a couple days off this week to go to the coast with my close dear friend, Care. We met Tuesday after my day at work and drove down to the coast where my family has a cabin. We stopped in Albany for dinner and saw some ducks, which made me think of my grandpa and I when we went to feed the ducks at the lake. It was quite interesting watching them as we were eating in the food place. Off we went again and got to the cabin after 9:00, and watched the movie, Clue. It is such a good movie...I think that is my third time watching it but I could watch it at least 100 times maybe but not in a row and still enjoy it. Wednesday, we went into town and into a couple antique malls as we both like to go antique shopping. It is very fun to see what there might be in the malls, just to look at. I took Care to the bayfront where there were little shops and ate lunch at Mo's. No, I did not get my halibut but had a good tuna sandwich with clam chowder and Care had her fish 'n chips. On the way back we stopped for ice cream, of course!! One cannot go to the beach and not have ice cream! In the evening, we played the Bible game on video and some other games. That was after we watched most of the second half of the Boston-Detroit game and Boston won, 106-102.
Thursday, we spent some time in the Word, played more video games, went to the beach, ate at a '60s style restaurant, saw some sea lions, and got some taffy. All said and done, we finally got back home a little after 9:00 in the evening. I know that we both enjoyed ourselves and that we grew in our friendship and in our relationship with the Lord as well.
"So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing. (Note: Paul is in Ephesus) Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, 'After I have been there, I must also see Rome.' And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while." Acts 19:20-22
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Devoted to service
Hola! I spent this last weekend at my team retreat, getting ready for the trip to Mexico. I heard we were the last team to take our retreat, but it was also team commissioning at church this weekend. It was a double-good weekend to be had. I picked up my brother-in-Christ on the way to the house where we would be retreating. Ed was there that night to talk more about the culture and what exactly we would be doing at the orphanage. After that, my brother (in Christ) and I went on a run to get some dinner and brought it back to the house to eat. We stayed up with most everyone just chatting and having fellowship that night. Saturday morning after breakfast we went and did a community service project at the Good News clinic in Rockwood. What we did was pull up weeds, put down two loads of bark dust and planted fresh new flowers in the front. I think we all felt really good about doing something to help the community. I bet God was happy with His children, seeing them work like that to make something look beautiful.
When we were done, we went back to the house for lunch. We were all hungry after doing all that work. Later on, we left to go to the church to get ready for service in which all the short-term teams would be commissioned. Since we were having our retreat that weeekend, we worked it out and did not have to stay and help with the barbecue. We ate some dinner and worked on some children's praise songs in Spanish. Sunday morning we were back off to church again to be commissioned two more times. The Russia team left today so pray that they have a safe trip and that they would be devoted to serving the One who called them to go. We stayed after 2nd service to help set up and serve at the barbecue...I was the official 'ice sculpture guard'. There was this very nice 2-dimensional sculpture of the world, made of ice. It was very 'cool' looking! Both barbecues were a success and I am sure that everyone that helped felt good and appreciated all that came to eat.
Today I served the state I live in, and it was actually pretty cool. Service of any kind is neat because you are doing it ultimately for the One who made you, then to the community, to the team. I hope that we all can do more service this summer, not just individually but also in groups. God will get the glory for it all!
"and they spoke to Moses, saying ' The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work in which the LORD commanded us to do' " Exodus 36:5
When we were done, we went back to the house for lunch. We were all hungry after doing all that work. Later on, we left to go to the church to get ready for service in which all the short-term teams would be commissioned. Since we were having our retreat that weeekend, we worked it out and did not have to stay and help with the barbecue. We ate some dinner and worked on some children's praise songs in Spanish. Sunday morning we were back off to church again to be commissioned two more times. The Russia team left today so pray that they have a safe trip and that they would be devoted to serving the One who called them to go. We stayed after 2nd service to help set up and serve at the barbecue...I was the official 'ice sculpture guard'. There was this very nice 2-dimensional sculpture of the world, made of ice. It was very 'cool' looking! Both barbecues were a success and I am sure that everyone that helped felt good and appreciated all that came to eat.
Today I served the state I live in, and it was actually pretty cool. Service of any kind is neat because you are doing it ultimately for the One who made you, then to the community, to the team. I hope that we all can do more service this summer, not just individually but also in groups. God will get the glory for it all!
"and they spoke to Moses, saying ' The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work in which the LORD commanded us to do' " Exodus 36:5
Monday, May 12, 2008
Give and Take
Hi y'all. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the Mothers I know out there. Sunday, we were all available to go out for dinner. It was that dinner that was supposed to happen last Sunday or my birthday, my sister's birthday and Mother's Day. We went to Gustav's for the early dinner, which was nice considering I think my sister had not been there and I know I had not been there before. My brother and sister-in-law were able to dine with us as well. Dinner was quite good (yes, Care, I had my HALIBUT). lol! OH, and our power went out for about three hours on Sunday too. We don't know the reason why but I bet there were some daughters and/or mothers that were upset when it had gone out at lunch time. The power had come back on before we got home from dinner, so hopefully people were able to have their nice lunches/dinners for the special day.
Saturday, I went to Alyssa's basketball game in the morning. She was not awake and did not do much in the game but I know she enjoys playing and having fun. Then in the afternoon I finished preparing myself for Mosaic that night as I would be teaching. After some prayer earlier in the week, I was led to teach about the temple and the story of the den of robbers and how when you do something such as singing in the church choir, you are doing it for God above all. Some people will do things for the church just for the church and their hearts are not in it to serve God. They want to please the church...they would be people-pleasers. God calls us to be God-pleasers. I thought the teaching went quite well. Prayer time can sometimes be interesting and this was one of those times. I was glad to see that my brother-in-Christ made it back safely from Europe.
"But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you." Jeremiah 7:23
Saturday, I went to Alyssa's basketball game in the morning. She was not awake and did not do much in the game but I know she enjoys playing and having fun. Then in the afternoon I finished preparing myself for Mosaic that night as I would be teaching. After some prayer earlier in the week, I was led to teach about the temple and the story of the den of robbers and how when you do something such as singing in the church choir, you are doing it for God above all. Some people will do things for the church just for the church and their hearts are not in it to serve God. They want to please the church...they would be people-pleasers. God calls us to be God-pleasers. I thought the teaching went quite well. Prayer time can sometimes be interesting and this was one of those times. I was glad to see that my brother-in-Christ made it back safely from Europe.
"But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you." Jeremiah 7:23
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Doing your best
Well, it is another Wednesday. Work has been busy as the last few days have been payroll and now we are getting into month-end for April. I am hoping that month-end will go okay, since I have an added project that needs to get done by next week.
Saturday morning was busy but good. I woke up at 8:00 and got ready to go to Alyssa's first track meet of the season that she has been able to go to. She finally was able to get some help on high jump. By the time I got there, she had already done high jump and shot put. She tied her season best on high jump and did pretty good on shot put. I did get to see her run the 100m dash. After that, we got in the car and ran home so she could get her basketball shirt and shoes and we headed off to her game that had started at 10am. We were hoping that she could get there in time to play in the first half if we were lucky. Well, we got there and there was over 11 minutes to go in the first half! She got to be there for 3/4 of the game. Her team won, 25-21...the other team was playing rough as I think the teams know that this team is the team to beat. We came home after the game and relaxed for a bit.
Saturday afternoon was my Mexico meeting where for part of it we got to play charades. Yep, charades is another language you can use in another country, such as Mexico to explain something to a native when you don't know their speaking language. We each acted out a sentence that we had drawn. My charade was...'there was an iguana in my bed'! That was fun to act out. I hadn't thought of doing charades in another country when you don't know the native's language.
In church we started a new series on the Law. Sean finished up his teaching on studying the Word in Mosaic. Sunday we did not go to birthday lunch as not all of us were available. It has been postponed. Tuesday night was our last lesson for Women's Bible study this year. I am sad but I enjoyed playing my clarinet again even though most of the songs I had four or five sharps (I opted out of a couple and just sang along on those). Next week will be the spring banquet which should be a good time.
Saturday morning was busy but good. I woke up at 8:00 and got ready to go to Alyssa's first track meet of the season that she has been able to go to. She finally was able to get some help on high jump. By the time I got there, she had already done high jump and shot put. She tied her season best on high jump and did pretty good on shot put. I did get to see her run the 100m dash. After that, we got in the car and ran home so she could get her basketball shirt and shoes and we headed off to her game that had started at 10am. We were hoping that she could get there in time to play in the first half if we were lucky. Well, we got there and there was over 11 minutes to go in the first half! She got to be there for 3/4 of the game. Her team won, 25-21...the other team was playing rough as I think the teams know that this team is the team to beat. We came home after the game and relaxed for a bit.
Saturday afternoon was my Mexico meeting where for part of it we got to play charades. Yep, charades is another language you can use in another country, such as Mexico to explain something to a native when you don't know their speaking language. We each acted out a sentence that we had drawn. My charade was...'there was an iguana in my bed'! That was fun to act out. I hadn't thought of doing charades in another country when you don't know the native's language.
In church we started a new series on the Law. Sean finished up his teaching on studying the Word in Mosaic. Sunday we did not go to birthday lunch as not all of us were available. It has been postponed. Tuesday night was our last lesson for Women's Bible study this year. I am sad but I enjoyed playing my clarinet again even though most of the songs I had four or five sharps (I opted out of a couple and just sang along on those). Next week will be the spring banquet which should be a good time.
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