Another week retreats into history. That sounds somewhat boring, doesn’t it? It wasn’t. Let me tell you about KidsZone first. It is very exciting seeing our attendance climb from 4 the first week to 16 two weeks ago to 18 last week. For all of Family Night we have jumped from 23 to 42 to 50. I think there is a new sense of excitement and everyone feels it.
Wednesday morning and part of the afternoon, Joyce and I went into Salem and helped some friends pack up a house so the movers could take everything into storage. The house was damaged by a massive water leak and the inside needs major renovation. Our friend is the contractor doing the work and it was his responsibility to get everything out of the house – now, quickly, pronto, immediately … you get the idea. We got a call Tuesday late afternoon and showed up for work Wednesday morning. There were 6 of us so it went quickly and pretty efficiently. Kind of fun. I used to do that for Mayflower in St. Helens a few decades ago.
We had lunch with Dennis and Sandy on Thursday and then Doris, Beth, and Betty came for a visit Saturday. Also, we took Monday as a day off – a real day off. So you can see it’s not all work. However, since I preached today, there was a fair amount of preparation for that.
Next week will be different. A Conference Board meeting on Tuesday then to Grants Pass Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It will be good. Stay tuned.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Especially KidZone
I told the story -- again (told it last week, also)
Then we built an altar -- in a long storage container with a gravel base. The altar was fist-sized rocks and the boys needed a little help placing them.
Two of the kids added sticks. Another added the sacrifice -- a big, yummy, mouth watering chocolate bar! Well, we couldn't kill a cow! After that a boy added water like the Bible says -- actually three times. Now we're ready to pray down fire from heaven!
But, alas, a fireman rushed in and sprayed everything with a fire extinguisher because, as he said, fire was too dangerous in a room full of children. I know he was a real fireman but I'm not too sure about his extinguisher. It looked a lot like a can of whip cream with red paper wrapped around it. Hummmm. Maybe this was a setup?
Well, whatever it was, the kids loved it. After this, they made cupcakes into altars with candy rocks and strips of red licorice as fire. Then games. Some music woven in there. Fun. (but they learn about the Bible and Bible principles during all this fun stuff).
Our leadership planning retreat went really well. Trevor did a good job planning and leading. Friday evening he had us make an eco-map telling our own stories. This built a good sense of community. Saturday we tied this into the story of our church. Which then led to what we want our story to be in the future – what would we like our church to do (become) and how do we get there. Some good ideas and mini-plans. We have more to do, but that can be done by pastoral staff with approval of the leadership.
Sunday was different. Trevor and I decided to have a worship time with no singing – just a lot of “here’s the good things the Lord is doing.” We didn't have a pianist. She quit -- long story. Our usual song leader is gone -- another long story. Would you like to move Lebanon and be our worship leader? The morning went quite well I think. I closed with a very short meditation from Psalm 103 on the “benefits” of the Lord.
So be blessed. The Lord is good.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Fun at the Beach
After working 52 hours last week (I know, it's not a lot by many pastoral standards but I'm only supposed to be working 30 hours), Joyce and I decided to treat ourselves to a day at the beach. We splurged on a nice motel in Newport and simply enjoyed ourselves. The weather was not too bad by Oregon standards – overcast and a little foggy, but no rain and almost no wind. I walked on the beach with just a coat and it was great. These pictures are FROM our room and looking back up AT our room. We were one floor down from the top and little to the right of the walkway. You can tell from the pictures, there is a little bit of fog.
Okay, let me confess. All this is true, however our trip to Newport was actually motivated by a search for some ocean-oriented items to enhance our SCUBA theme for KidZone. Wow! That calls for a lot of explanation, doesn’t it? Ok, back to the beginning. On Wednesday, we started a new, more club-like program for the children (pre-k through grade 5). We are using some old, old material from Allen Creek called SCUBA (Super Cool Undersea Bible Adventure). We have a big poster and smaller pictures but the setup was lacking. So we conceived this bright idea to go to Newport, scrounge through old shops, and come home with lots of treasures.
Sunday evening we called Larry and Cheryl, friends from our Agate Beach Community Church days in Newport, to have dinner with us. In conversation with them, Larry said he knew someone who could help us. Monday we met a really delightful retired commercial fisherman who loaded our trunk with old nets (they call them webs) and floats. We have enough to use for next summer’s kids camp. It will have a “high seas adventure” theme. We still prowled some shops we knew about, had a relaxing day, and headed for home.
Another fun thing this week was our dreaming session Sunday after church. The down side was only 16 people attended (Apathy? Lack of vision? Poor promotion? I don’t know). But on the up side, it was a really good dreaming session. Lots of good ideas and plenty of enthusiasm. We will take these ideas to the Leadership Council meeting this coming Friday-Saturday and refine some of them to a working plan – or perhaps simply direction to a working plan.
This last photo was taken just a little way down the beach from our motel. The house is kind of like a sentinel looking out over the ocean. But it is really quite vulnerable to storms. I suspect it was build before laws were passed to prevent construction like this. All the other buildings are up ON the bluff. But since this one faces the setting sun, it can symbolize looking to the future.
Sunday evening we called Larry and Cheryl, friends from our Agate Beach Community Church days in Newport, to have dinner with us. In conversation with them, Larry said he knew someone who could help us. Monday we met a really delightful retired commercial fisherman who loaded our trunk with old nets (they call them webs) and floats. We have enough to use for next summer’s kids camp. It will have a “high seas adventure” theme. We still prowled some shops we knew about, had a relaxing day, and headed for home.
Another fun thing this week was our dreaming session Sunday after church. The down side was only 16 people attended (Apathy? Lack of vision? Poor promotion? I don’t know). But on the up side, it was a really good dreaming session. Lots of good ideas and plenty of enthusiasm. We will take these ideas to the Leadership Council meeting this coming Friday-Saturday and refine some of them to a working plan – or perhaps simply direction to a working plan.
This last photo was taken just a little way down the beach from our motel. The house is kind of like a sentinel looking out over the ocean. But it is really quite vulnerable to storms. I suspect it was build before laws were passed to prevent construction like this. All the other buildings are up ON the bluff. But since this one faces the setting sun, it can symbolize looking to the future. We are. Does that work for you?
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Out With The Old, In With The New
I think most people are glad to see 2009 slip into history. For so many, it was an unsettling year with economic downturns, loss of loved ones, health problems, and an uncertain future. I don't discredit that at all. I certainly understand it and helped some people deal with it. However for Joyce and me, the year was pretty good. We began it with our kids and grandkids in LA and then moved to Catalina and made lots of new friends and memories. The year ended with us in Lebanon having more fun than two retired people should be allowed to have -- with a little work tucked in here and there. In between, we were actually at our legal residence in Grants Pass for awhile.
After our “out of the box” Christmas eve and day, Joyce and I had a very quiet New Year’s Eve. We watched the ball drop in New York City at midnight (realize that is 9:00 Oregon time). After that bit of celebration, we decided to really live on the edge of revelry. We dragged our air beds into the living room where the TV is so we could watch the ball drop again – at Oregon’s midnight. Well, we almost made it. I remember seeing it with one dreary eye and hearing some firecrackers go off in the neighborhood. Then it was morning. We really know how to party, yes we do.
I do have to ask for a moment of silence for the Ducks. We were all saying, “Go Ducks.” But they forgot they were supposed to go when the HAD the ball, not spend all their time going when they didn't have it. So they used most of the game playing catchup and not doing it very well. The eternal optimist says, “Next year in Pasadena.”
Trevor was scheduled to preach today. Last night at 9:45 I got a call that he was sick – really sick. Apparently not the Swine, but still very sick. Shanette wasn’t doing much better. So I dug out a sermon I had preached before, brushed the dust off, fixed it up for this church, and used it this morning. Trevor called this afternoon and is doing better. And such is the way we start the new year!
Joyce and I used our Christmas card to ask some people if they would like to be our prayer supporters. It occurred to us that we need prayer support the same as a missionary serving in another country. If you would like to be on our prayer support list, let me know. We will send a prayer letter (via email or snail mail) about once each month. One prayer request I will share with you right now is for a friend of ours named Rick. He and his wife and Joyce have been friends since high school. He became my friend when Joyce and I married. He is in poor health with a weak heart and various infections in his body. He knows Jesus. Pray for God’s healing and commit him to the Lord.
I trust 2010 will be a good year for you.
After our “out of the box” Christmas eve and day, Joyce and I had a very quiet New Year’s Eve. We watched the ball drop in New York City at midnight (realize that is 9:00 Oregon time). After that bit of celebration, we decided to really live on the edge of revelry. We dragged our air beds into the living room where the TV is so we could watch the ball drop again – at Oregon’s midnight. Well, we almost made it. I remember seeing it with one dreary eye and hearing some firecrackers go off in the neighborhood. Then it was morning. We really know how to party, yes we do.
I do have to ask for a moment of silence for the Ducks. We were all saying, “Go Ducks.” But they forgot they were supposed to go when the HAD the ball, not spend all their time going when they didn't have it. So they used most of the game playing catchup and not doing it very well. The eternal optimist says, “Next year in Pasadena.”
Trevor was scheduled to preach today. Last night at 9:45 I got a call that he was sick – really sick. Apparently not the Swine, but still very sick. Shanette wasn’t doing much better. So I dug out a sermon I had preached before, brushed the dust off, fixed it up for this church, and used it this morning. Trevor called this afternoon and is doing better. And such is the way we start the new year!
Joyce and I used our Christmas card to ask some people if they would like to be our prayer supporters. It occurred to us that we need prayer support the same as a missionary serving in another country. If you would like to be on our prayer support list, let me know. We will send a prayer letter (via email or snail mail) about once each month. One prayer request I will share with you right now is for a friend of ours named Rick. He and his wife and Joyce have been friends since high school. He became my friend when Joyce and I married. He is in poor health with a weak heart and various infections in his body. He knows Jesus. Pray for God’s healing and commit him to the Lord.
I trust 2010 will be a good year for you.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Happy New Year
We are back in Lebanon -- arrived about 4:45. Yesterday I didn't have internet access but I prepared the following comments.
Happy New Year from Grants Pass. Actually, that is confusing because I am in GP while I write this but will be in Lebanon when I post it. Does that make sense? Never mind. It doesn’t matter anyway. We drove down to GP Sunday after church with a stop in Springfield for lunch with Jack and Luwayne (Joyce’s brother and sis-in-law) and their daughter Kelly (we love her!!!) and her NEW husband (now we love him!). His name is Brian; they were married in August and we couldn’t attend the wedding because of Fir Point camp commitments and Lebanon FM Church commitments. Commitments sure mess up the free spirit of doing whatever you want whenever you want!!! (There must be a sermon in there somewhere).
When we got to Grants Pass, I knew we wouldn’t have water (refer to the blog a couple weeks ago). But I did have time to mess with the system a little and discovered a broken pipe at the wellhead. If a problem can be easy and the fix simple, this was it. The pipe was at the top, easy to get to, easy to repair, and only cost about ten bucks. By noon on Monday we had water. I have run a lot errands will here – mostly just catch up stuff that accumulates and then has to happen all in two or three days.
I went to Bluestone Bakery this morning (Tuesday) for coffee and breakfast – but mostly because they have a free WiFi. I got my email and responded to some of them. While I was there it started to snow. It snowed almost all day, sometimes barely, sometimes in big, wet flakes. Late in the afternoon it started sticking just a little bit. Then turned to rain. I just heard on the radio that our high was 35*. If it turns cold tonight, we are in trouble because of all the moisture on the ground.
While home I made a couple “pastoral” calls, checked on the Nazarene Church as the renters of the Allen Creek building, and attended the Tuesday evening Bible Study of the Deaf Fellowship. I finished cleaning the gutters – that project was started a couple weeks ago but was cut short when Joyce discovered we didn’t have water. Tomorrow, I’ll put some insulation in the well house and Joyce and I will clean the upstairs storeroom at Allen Creek. This is mostly because it was left in such a mess we are embarrassed by it and we’re afraid if someone else cleans it, some good stuff will be trashed.
Then we’ll drive to our Lebanon home. I don’t have TV here and there are football games I’m missing!!! A big One is cOming up January One. Can’t miss that One. Go Ducks.
Happy New Year from Grants Pass. Actually, that is confusing because I am in GP while I write this but will be in Lebanon when I post it. Does that make sense? Never mind. It doesn’t matter anyway. We drove down to GP Sunday after church with a stop in Springfield for lunch with Jack and Luwayne (Joyce’s brother and sis-in-law) and their daughter Kelly (we love her!!!) and her NEW husband (now we love him!). His name is Brian; they were married in August and we couldn’t attend the wedding because of Fir Point camp commitments and Lebanon FM Church commitments. Commitments sure mess up the free spirit of doing whatever you want whenever you want!!! (There must be a sermon in there somewhere).
When we got to Grants Pass, I knew we wouldn’t have water (refer to the blog a couple weeks ago). But I did have time to mess with the system a little and discovered a broken pipe at the wellhead. If a problem can be easy and the fix simple, this was it. The pipe was at the top, easy to get to, easy to repair, and only cost about ten bucks. By noon on Monday we had water. I have run a lot errands will here – mostly just catch up stuff that accumulates and then has to happen all in two or three days.
I went to Bluestone Bakery this morning (Tuesday) for coffee and breakfast – but mostly because they have a free WiFi. I got my email and responded to some of them. While I was there it started to snow. It snowed almost all day, sometimes barely, sometimes in big, wet flakes. Late in the afternoon it started sticking just a little bit. Then turned to rain. I just heard on the radio that our high was 35*. If it turns cold tonight, we are in trouble because of all the moisture on the ground.
While home I made a couple “pastoral” calls, checked on the Nazarene Church as the renters of the Allen Creek building, and attended the Tuesday evening Bible Study of the Deaf Fellowship. I finished cleaning the gutters – that project was started a couple weeks ago but was cut short when Joyce discovered we didn’t have water. Tomorrow, I’ll put some insulation in the well house and Joyce and I will clean the upstairs storeroom at Allen Creek. This is mostly because it was left in such a mess we are embarrassed by it and we’re afraid if someone else cleans it, some good stuff will be trashed.
Then we’ll drive to our Lebanon home. I don’t have TV here and there are football games I’m missing!!! A big One is cOming up January One. Can’t miss that One. Go Ducks.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas
The days around Christmas are always filled with so many things different from the other days of the year. Last week during the day we simply did a lot -- well, not a lot, just some -- of the usual office and church stuff. However the evenings were different. Wednesday Family Night was out at Dave and Leanne's. They have a barn with a couple sheep and a couple alpacas, lots of hay, and typical barn stuff. So we all went on a field trip. The kids fed the animals and Trevor told the Christmas story while we stood around in a "manger-like" setting. Then we went into the garage where Leanne had set up hot chocolate and cookies. It was laid back and fun. It wasn't real cold and didn't even rain on us.
Thursday evening, Joyce and I went out to Kay and Fran's house for dinner. We have been there before and she is a good cook. And she made cherry pie! Ummm. Good. Friday was my birthday and Joyce said I could do whatever I wanted!!! So we drove to Independence and Dallas (about 40 miles away) to look at some duplexes for sale (look from the outside). The area is fine, but the houses weren't. My niece, Kandy, lives in Dallas so we called her and had lunch together. Nice day, but it wasn't over.
That evening was the annual Church Christmas Party. We expected about 35 and close to 45 came. It was one of those gift exchange parties where everyone draws a number to determine in which order they get to choose a gift. Number one goes first, number two gets to take number one's gift or get his own from under the tree. Number three gets to choose from either one or two's gift or from the tree. Etc. It gets interesting when there are a bunch of people with gifts. The person whose number is up, takes a gift from someone, then that person takes a gift from someone else, who takes a gift from someone, etc. There is a 20-second time limit on this. The person left without a gift goes to the tree. Anyway, it's a lot of fun. Joyce brought out a Birthday Pie for me (cherry, of course) -- covered with candles. Looked like a bonfire.
Saturday Shanette graduated from George Fox University. Shanette is our co-pastor's wife and she is also our Associate Pastor, if you don't recognize her name. So we went to the graduation in Newberg -- about 70 miles away. It was interesting and not very long since it was the December graduation. After, we were supposed to go for dinner at Trevor's mom's house. But Ginger wasn't feeling well so went to check on her. She is fine but we went out and did some grocery shopping for her and brought home Chinese for dinner.
All three of preached Sunday. Trevor spoke about Joseph, Shanette talked about Mary, I presented Jesus and that led into Communion. I think it was a good day. This coming Sunday I preach using the Wise Men (or Magi) as my theme.
We will spend Christmas Eve with Ginger and her clients at what they call "Christmas Camp" at the Shilo Inn in Salem. Joyce will help with craft and I'll hang around in the hot tub. I'll tell you more about Christmas Camp in my next blog. Speaking of which... I don't when that will be posted. We are going to Grants Pass after church Sunday. I have to find out why we don't have any water. There are a few things I can try, then I'll call a pump man if necessary. I think we'll be there until Wednesday or Thursday. I don't have internet connection at our GP home now so I'll have to find a WiFi spot to even check my email. Oh yes, and to blog, of course!
So... Joyce and I wish you the best of Christmases. Have a really great day. And don't forget the reason we even have a Christmas is that there was a Christ. So include him. Thanks. Merry Christmas.
Thursday evening, Joyce and I went out to Kay and Fran's house for dinner. We have been there before and she is a good cook. And she made cherry pie! Ummm. Good. Friday was my birthday and Joyce said I could do whatever I wanted!!! So we drove to Independence and Dallas (about 40 miles away) to look at some duplexes for sale (look from the outside). The area is fine, but the houses weren't. My niece, Kandy, lives in Dallas so we called her and had lunch together. Nice day, but it wasn't over.
That evening was the annual Church Christmas Party. We expected about 35 and close to 45 came. It was one of those gift exchange parties where everyone draws a number to determine in which order they get to choose a gift. Number one goes first, number two gets to take number one's gift or get his own from under the tree. Number three gets to choose from either one or two's gift or from the tree. Etc. It gets interesting when there are a bunch of people with gifts. The person whose number is up, takes a gift from someone, then that person takes a gift from someone else, who takes a gift from someone, etc. There is a 20-second time limit on this. The person left without a gift goes to the tree. Anyway, it's a lot of fun. Joyce brought out a Birthday Pie for me (cherry, of course) -- covered with candles. Looked like a bonfire.
Saturday Shanette graduated from George Fox University. Shanette is our co-pastor's wife and she is also our Associate Pastor, if you don't recognize her name. So we went to the graduation in Newberg -- about 70 miles away. It was interesting and not very long since it was the December graduation. After, we were supposed to go for dinner at Trevor's mom's house. But Ginger wasn't feeling well so went to check on her. She is fine but we went out and did some grocery shopping for her and brought home Chinese for dinner.
All three of preached Sunday. Trevor spoke about Joseph, Shanette talked about Mary, I presented Jesus and that led into Communion. I think it was a good day. This coming Sunday I preach using the Wise Men (or Magi) as my theme.
We will spend Christmas Eve with Ginger and her clients at what they call "Christmas Camp" at the Shilo Inn in Salem. Joyce will help with craft and I'll hang around in the hot tub. I'll tell you more about Christmas Camp in my next blog. Speaking of which... I don't when that will be posted. We are going to Grants Pass after church Sunday. I have to find out why we don't have any water. There are a few things I can try, then I'll call a pump man if necessary. I think we'll be there until Wednesday or Thursday. I don't have internet connection at our GP home now so I'll have to find a WiFi spot to even check my email. Oh yes, and to blog, of course!
So... Joyce and I wish you the best of Christmases. Have a really great day. And don't forget the reason we even have a Christmas is that there was a Christ. So include him. Thanks. Merry Christmas.
Monday, December 14, 2009
LA For A Weekend
I feel like some kind of jet setter or something: "Hey, let's fly to Los Angeles for the weekend." "Okay, let's go." Well, that's us. Sorta. The trip to LA was planned a couple months ago and the only way we could do this was because Allegiant Airlines has cheap (really cheap!) prices from Medford to LA. Oh… and back to Medford also -- that's somewhat important. The reason for all of this is that Josiah was in a community production of the Wizard of Oz. He was one of 3 guys in the Lollipop Guild in Munchkinland. He didn’t have a speaking part but grandpa and grandma just had to see his debut as an actor. He did very well and the whole production was great. The weather was rainy and cold (by southern California standards) but the weekend was terrific.
Ginger drove down to Lebanon Thursday and we all went on down to Grants Pass. Friday we drove to Medford, caught the plane and two hours later we were with Josiah and Lilly. Today (Monday) we flew back and drove back to Lebanon. But a lot happened during that time. I have pictures of the family but perhaps I should have a picture of the lack of water we had at our house in Grants Pass. We have had real cold weather – 9* in Lebanon, 15* in Grants Pass. I don’t know if our system froze up or what. We stopped today to check – it has warmed up to the low 40s. Still no water. So we locked the house and left. Deal with it later.
Friday with no water (we bummed a couple buckets full from the neighbor to wash up and flush the toilet) I went to McDonalds for coffee and a McMuffin. While I was eating, it started to rain. Remember, the temperature is about 20* -- that means freezing rain – on the roads – slick – we’re supposed to drive to Medford in an hour. So we left immediately. We made it okay but learned that later it was really bad with lots of accidents.
In LA, it was a whirlwind of activity. Jana had our time planned perfectly. We saw Josiah’s play Saturday afternoon. The brag pictures are below. Ginger and I took Lilly to see “The Princess and the Frog” because she likes princesses. Bad idea. Actually, she enjoyed it. But it is very heavy into voodoo and spells and magic charms, etc. All of that went right by her fortunately.
We celebrated Ginger’s and my birthdays. We celebrated Christmas. We went out to eat all the time (except for two meals). We attended church. Lilly attended a birthday party. We all shopped. And of course the play. All of that in 2 ½ days. It was great.
Now for the week ahead. Enjoy the pictures.
Our LA family!
For the last two years Joyce and I have given gifts in the names of Josiah and Lilly. Last year it was goats and rabbits to help the underprivileged in Kenya. This year we gave 2 dozen chickens to families in Cambodia. We did this through Samaritian's Purse. I wrote a story about some children in those countries receiving the gifts and what it means to them. I print it as a simple book, with pictures, a map, and a picture of the national flag. Here Josiah is reading the story while Lilly is playing with a toy chick -- something to help them remember. The purpose is to help them become aware of needs in other parts of the world.
Ginger drove down to Lebanon Thursday and we all went on down to Grants Pass. Friday we drove to Medford, caught the plane and two hours later we were with Josiah and Lilly. Today (Monday) we flew back and drove back to Lebanon. But a lot happened during that time. I have pictures of the family but perhaps I should have a picture of the lack of water we had at our house in Grants Pass. We have had real cold weather – 9* in Lebanon, 15* in Grants Pass. I don’t know if our system froze up or what. We stopped today to check – it has warmed up to the low 40s. Still no water. So we locked the house and left. Deal with it later.
Friday with no water (we bummed a couple buckets full from the neighbor to wash up and flush the toilet) I went to McDonalds for coffee and a McMuffin. While I was eating, it started to rain. Remember, the temperature is about 20* -- that means freezing rain – on the roads – slick – we’re supposed to drive to Medford in an hour. So we left immediately. We made it okay but learned that later it was really bad with lots of accidents.
In LA, it was a whirlwind of activity. Jana had our time planned perfectly. We saw Josiah’s play Saturday afternoon. The brag pictures are below. Ginger and I took Lilly to see “The Princess and the Frog” because she likes princesses. Bad idea. Actually, she enjoyed it. But it is very heavy into voodoo and spells and magic charms, etc. All of that went right by her fortunately.
We celebrated Ginger’s and my birthdays. We celebrated Christmas. We went out to eat all the time (except for two meals). We attended church. Lilly attended a birthday party. We all shopped. And of course the play. All of that in 2 ½ days. It was great.
Now for the week ahead. Enjoy the pictures.
In the top picture, Josiah is the one in the center in the red pants. The girl in back on the right is Dorothy. She has her arm around Toto. Kind of cute -- he was played by a small child. In the bottom picture, Josiah is on the end in the front row. This was a cast picture.
Our LA family!
Ginger and Lilly
Monday, December 07, 2009
Party Animals
Just a short blog to brag about the Oregon Ducks winning the Civil War over Oregon State. Oregon goes to the Rose Bowl to beat up on Ohio, January 1. Joyce and I went to the Pastor's Christmas party Friday evening sponsored by the Oregon Conference. It was really very good -- good food, good atmosphere. We stayed all night at Ginger's, did some work on her house, then went to her office party Saturday evening. We're really party animals, we are. Especially if we can be home by 9:00!!!
Of course, lots of church work last week. Shanette preached Sunday and did a great job. Her task was to focus on the shepherds and she handled it well. This coming week we get to go to LA for a few days. More about that in the next blog -- which might not post until Tuesday.
Short. Sweet. So have a sweet week.
Of course, lots of church work last week. Shanette preached Sunday and did a great job. Her task was to focus on the shepherds and she handled it well. This coming week we get to go to LA for a few days. More about that in the next blog -- which might not post until Tuesday.
Short. Sweet. So have a sweet week.
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