We had an amazing month in July with all the press we got. Things seemed to be looking up but some of us had a thought that it might be going too good and our enemy (see devil), would stick his foot in the door. Well, that's what he has been doing unfortunately. I have had to deal with a few messes this month. Actually still dealing with them. Don't get me wrong, God is still in control and doing some awesome stuff but the devil is trying to mess us over. So if you are reading this please pray for our church, for wisdom in dealing with the issues, for humility for those who need to repent and for unity for the whole body. Thanks.
We had a booth at the back to school festival on Saturday. That went amazingly well. We met and talked with hundreds of people. We again gave away over 500 pieces of school supplies and 6 backpacks filled with supplies. It rained on and off and was a bit humid but we had a good time. Got to talk to many people about the church. It was cool that many of them are recognizing who we are. Just after one year. Sweet.
Is it me or does it seem like the next generation of kids that are coming up lack the basic understanding of civil relationships with one another? If you have wronged someone, don't go and hide and hope it goes away. Deal with it, ask for forgiveness, swallow your pride and put your selfishness away and man up. If you have an appointment or a meeting don't keep canceling it or just not showing up without any communication. Keep your word and stick to your appointments. If there is an emergency or something comes up, call well in advance and ask to reschedule, don't assume that will always be possible. The person you have the appointment with also has things to do. They can't keep rescheduling. It WILL eventually get to the point where they just won't meet with you. So do the right thing in the first place. When you don't do the right thing you are basically saying through your actions that other people do not matter. Your selfishness is put on display for everyone to see. The word I'm thinking of is "respect". Start showing respect for other people. You get what you give. Or in Biblical terms, "You reap what you sow". Don't expect to get respect from others when you are constantly disrespecting them.
Emma and Anna both start back in school this week. Looking forward to it. Anna will be in pre-school everyday until 12. So that means we will be getting our mornings free, which means we can actually start to get stuff done. SWEET.
Did I tell you that we got a kitten last week? She is solid black and very cute. Her name is Licorice. I will try to get some pics of her up so you can see. She loves sleeping on me. Emma is up early every morning to go down stairs and play with her. Very funny to see.
Our one year anniversary for Riverstone Church is coming up in a few weeks. We are going to try to plan something special for the whole month. Keep your eyes and ears tuned for what we have planned.
We had a booth at the back to school festival on Saturday. That went amazingly well. We met and talked with hundreds of people. We again gave away over 500 pieces of school supplies and 6 backpacks filled with supplies. It rained on and off and was a bit humid but we had a good time. Got to talk to many people about the church. It was cool that many of them are recognizing who we are. Just after one year. Sweet.
Is it me or does it seem like the next generation of kids that are coming up lack the basic understanding of civil relationships with one another? If you have wronged someone, don't go and hide and hope it goes away. Deal with it, ask for forgiveness, swallow your pride and put your selfishness away and man up. If you have an appointment or a meeting don't keep canceling it or just not showing up without any communication. Keep your word and stick to your appointments. If there is an emergency or something comes up, call well in advance and ask to reschedule, don't assume that will always be possible. The person you have the appointment with also has things to do. They can't keep rescheduling. It WILL eventually get to the point where they just won't meet with you. So do the right thing in the first place. When you don't do the right thing you are basically saying through your actions that other people do not matter. Your selfishness is put on display for everyone to see. The word I'm thinking of is "respect". Start showing respect for other people. You get what you give. Or in Biblical terms, "You reap what you sow". Don't expect to get respect from others when you are constantly disrespecting them.
Emma and Anna both start back in school this week. Looking forward to it. Anna will be in pre-school everyday until 12. So that means we will be getting our mornings free, which means we can actually start to get stuff done. SWEET.
Did I tell you that we got a kitten last week? She is solid black and very cute. Her name is Licorice. I will try to get some pics of her up so you can see. She loves sleeping on me. Emma is up early every morning to go down stairs and play with her. Very funny to see.
Our one year anniversary for Riverstone Church is coming up in a few weeks. We are going to try to plan something special for the whole month. Keep your eyes and ears tuned for what we have planned.
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