Sunday, June 8, 2014

Our Second Sunday

Today was good in church.  I got there and taught Sam and Will in Sunday School again.  Then I sang with the choir, which meant I did not get to talk to Pete much before church.  We were supposed to meet in his office, so I will have to work that out better next week.  Will went with me to teach children's church which just started this morning.  We did well, but I missed the sermon.  Pete let me pick out lots of flannel board sets at The Cornerstone, so that helped a lot.

Peter and Andrew told me that their dad sang (during the sermon).  Andrew said he was confused until he realized he was telling the story of Paul in jail singing praises to the Lord.  Pete is actually doing a series, and today's was on love.  He also filled in for Sunday School and had a lesson on love in there.  I told him he did not tell me he was going to sing!  He never sings!  His point in singing was that we need to sing praises before we are set free from whatever binds us.  That is kind of like my waiting room scenario.

After church, we caught up for just a minute before he took off to Charlotte to the airport.  I am actually waiting to hear that he landed in Los Angeles.  Then he has to drive 1 1/2 hours to a conference.  I hope he slept on his flight!  This was the trip I kind of wished I could take.  But looking at the week ahead, it was just not a good time!

I went back tonight to fill in for the Sunday night service.  It went well, and Andrew went with me.  Sam was in the 30's last week in Sunday School and again today!  We are keeping an eye on him, but he has had some low lows in the last two weeks.  So he stayed home with his other brothers.

We hope to get Andrew's room painted this week.  It has been on my mind for a long long time.  I wish I had the talent and means to create rooms for sick children.  I think that would be so rewarding - to give them a place to rest that they love.  Maybe one day I can work on that.  I just don't have design talent.

Our yard sale was great yesterday, the best we ever had!  It was fun to talk to so many people while getting rid of so much stuff.  And of course, I had those special guests come - my brother and sister-in-law.  I have to make a trip to the donation center this week and one to the dump, and my basement will be so clean!  The tools are yet to be done, but that is a job for another day and another person!

My other special guest was one of my best friends.  Andrew did not see her but knew she had come by the homemade bread on the kitchen island.  I have not felt well at all this weekend, so the bread has been a huge treat.  She has a gift for making bread - that's for sure!

We are still getting our bearings.  I plan to share part of my testimony Wednesday night at church - again, filling in.  I have not given a testimony out loud in many many years.  The more I look back, the more I see clearly is that my testimony is that I cannot do anything without Him.  When I mess up, that is all me!

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