30 Days of Thanks: Day 28

Today I am thankful for the kids in my youth group. They keep me busy, active, and involved. And positive most of the time :) I'm so thankful that God put us in their lives and them in ours. I love those kids and love knowing that we are making a difference in their lives, and thus (hopefully) in turn, in the lives of the people that they come into contact with. To think that God could use me for such a task...

30 Days of Thanks: Day 22

Today I am thankful for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We had the Lord's supper at church tonight, and I am so thankful for that because it caused me to take some time to reflect on the love and sacrifice of Jesus for me. Thank you God for giving your Son, and thank you Jesus for being willing to pay my debt.

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 4

I'm not sure I can get on my blog from my tablet, so I'm scheduling the next couple of days of posts.

I thank God for my church family. The people that we grow close to, that learn our stories, that know us and our families, that endure with us our trials, tribulations, and triumphs. People who will support and love us, help us in times of need, and celebrate in times of joy. I thank God for the opportunity to help others in the family of God, even if I may occasionally loose my perspective and see that help as a burden or obligation, really it is an opportunity to serve God through serving others. Thanks God, providing those opportunities.

Monday Musings

Today I have church on my mind. We are mid-revival at my church, and I am loving it! Brother Danny L Moody, president of Arlington Baptist College in Arlington, TX, is preaching for the revival, and I just love him! He was one of the speakers at church camp this summer when Jason & I took our youth group, and he preached a couple of times while we were in-between pastors, so he has gotten to know our little church pretty well, and we are having a blast!

Yesterday morning, one of the school's "Impact Teams" were there also. They did the youth Sunday School class for us and were awesome! They taught the kids a new song and sang some old favorites, did a great skit, and taught an awesome lesson on how no one is insignificant: God can use us all!

Bro. Moody preached both the morning and evening services (with a potuck in between!), and I just love the way he tells it like it is without trying to sugar-coat anything! "If I'm rubbin' the fur the wrong way, turn the cat around!" I've been picking up one of the girls in our youth group and her grandfather for a couple of weeks now. On the way home last night he mentioned that Bro. Moody sure did step on some toes. (Tithe was mentioned in the pm service, and some people apparently don't like being reminded that they're pocketing God's money.) I replied that I figured if he stepped on my toes, then my toes shouldn't have been there and the same goes for anyone else. He laughed but went from looking grumpy to thoughtful.

Anyone else have an awesome weekend?