Sunday, February 21 we are going to be having an inside look at the church. Doing a little look back at last year and dreaming towards the future. If you are a part of our gathering I would love to see you this Sunday. We will also be having a lunch together… so bring your favorite dish. We are spirit filled believers so no need for a list of food items. Just be led to bring your best!
Christy and I just began a little adventure for lent. It is called 40 days of water. No not a forty day fast of just water…we couldn’t do that. This is a disciplined endeavor of drinking only tap water instead of any other drink we might consume. We then calculate the money we saved and will be sending that into blood:water mission. They are a great organization that helps build wells in Africa.
Many of our neighbors in Uganda do not have drinkable water or have to travel miles to get it. This seems totally unacceptable to me. So we are going to do our part. Why don’t you check it out and start today..pick any forty days.
http://40days.bloodwatermission.com or follow on twitter at @bloodwater
Joseph Fehlen – Ordinary People – February 14th, 2010
From the multi-part series “The Book of Acts”
Joseph Fehlen – Ceremonial to Significance – February 7th, 2010
From the multi-part series “The Book of Acts”
Have you ever went to the grocery store for milk and left with a whole cart full of items? What you thought was going to be a $5 trip becomes $98.23. Or if you go buy a shirt at the mall and leave having bought a coffee, belt and some earrings? (ok I have never bought earrings, but thought I would try to relate to the ladies)
Well this happened to me on my last two trips to the YMCA. My family gets an unbelievable monthly rate, so low I can’t even tell you without getting someone in trouble. We are so grateful to be able to bring our family and foster kids on regular basis to swim and work out. But the last two trips didn’t work out financially for us.
Evening One : The sun was setting as we were leaving and we hurriedly packed the five kids in the van and set out for home. Hardly 300 yards from the parking lot we had the lights flashing behind us that we all hate to see. Yes Mr. LawEnforcement pulled me over. A few minutes and $120 later we were on our way home with a nice ticket for not completely stopping at the stop sign. Argh.
Evening Two : Desperate to have a few minutes of solitude I escaped to the sauna before I was to meet up with my daughter. The sauna was really hot this particular evening and I had my glasses on my face. Hot and plastic don’t go together so I removed them from my face before the nose piece seared to my skin. Not really thinking (yes I know a shock to some of you) I burnt my thumb print into the center of my left lens and rendered my glasses unbearable to wear. So $70 for an eye exam and $174.96 for new glasses slipped right out of my pocket.
I planned on just paying my pennies those evenings when I enter and left spending $364.96. Hate it when that happens. Has this ever happened to you?
Have you just wanted a gallon of milk and left with a cart full?
