Our church is learning about prayer. Like God really wants to teach us about this because he lined up so many different platforms for us to soak up what he has on this topic through things like: The War Room Movie, An event on prayer for our women, A sermon series on prayer, etc. All these things had been planned long ago but all fell at the same time. So cool. Part of our ... Read More »
Ministry
Financial Peace for Kids – Awesome curriculum!
I love Dave Ramsey and all he has to say about money and managing it God's way. I'm serving on a team of people that are teaching the Financial Peace Bible Study for Kids this Fall and it's been really neat. The curriculum is downloadable so there's a lot of copying involved and planning but it's so worth it. What we love about this study is that it is action packed and ... Read More »
Mugs & Muffins 2015
Mugs & Muffins - it's a ladies outreach event we put on annually where you bring your own mug and $5 at the door and we fill your cup with coffee and provide lots of muffins. If you're looking for a simple women's event this is the way to go. This year I was so blessed to work with the Mom's In Prayer group that I pray with weekly. They joined our church in planning ... Read More »
Ministry Happenings
It's the beginning of school and a million things are going on. I'm finding myself busier than ever but still making time to sit on the front porch, visit with neighbors and have my quiet time. Not something I was doing BBLC - "Before the Broken Leg Chronicles". Somehow it's all working out as I let go of my agenda. God knows my heart and is helping me be still in the midst of ... Read More »
When opposition accompanies sharing the Gospel
Our church has adopted a local park as a place to show the love of Jesus by giving away free stuff, serving food, praying with people and sharing the Gospel. We call it "Community Cares" and we plan for months in advance and ask God to show us how to reach the people of our community with his love. Saturday we hosted an egg hunt, gave out donuts/muffins and shared the Gospel ... Read More »
The other side of the window
Her name had been given to me as somebody who could use encouragement. Someone who hadn't seen family in long time. No visitors in a while. I walked in the nursing home room and asked for "Ms. Linda". And there she was. Without turning around she peered out her window and quietly said, "That's me." She was sitting in a wheelchair with one foot propped up on the heating unit. ... Read More »
Community Outreach instead of Cyclical Church Events
For the first time ever our church took Trunk R Treat to a slightly sketchy neighborhood park. We had no idea what to expect but we prayed and planned and asked God to provide us with what He knew we needed for the night. Our church family worked hard and long to create a lit up obstacle course on the playground, set up decorated tables of candy and created a "dark room" where ... Read More »
When Church Hurts
I read in an article once, "Church is not the place for infertiles, on Mother's Day." The author went on to explain how painfully difficult Mother's Day at church can be for the one sitting in the pew who remains barren. Roses are given out in honor of all the Mother's at church. Some Mother's are awarded pies and cakes for having the most children, the youngest child or like ... Read More »