Bugs

Well the H1N1 has hit my family too.Taylor my granddaughter just turned 13 on Sat and also contracted the virus the same day. She has fought a temp of 105.5 all day today but her mom called and said no trip to the hospital as the temp down to 99 hopefully it will stay down. What a birthday present right? I haven't got my shots yet dr didn't have them when I called they didn't have them yet. Delema do I keep trying or take the chance that I am immune? From last year's experience with pneumonia I know that I am not immune from germs. In the same way I am not immune to all the dangers in the world just because I am a Christian and just because I work in a church doesn't mean I am safe. Without going into a lot of detail a couple of weeks ago I got a phone call at work not one that you would expect a church to get. This person was in Missouri but called a church in Winchester, Indiana just by going on the internet and picking a church. Why my office? Why me? How did I keep my witts about me? Was I scared? Not while on the phone but later YES!!! I had to learn to lock my doors and windows, not be alone for a while I felt like a prisoner in my own home. I didn't like that feeling and still now I am more careful about noticing my surroundings.
Pastor Kris is talking about HOPE and giving it to others, I been thinking about how my experiences could give someone hope. God takes us down paths that we don't like sometimes so we can be able to help others that may have to walk that same path someday. Your paths are different than mine, some have sickness, financial difficulties,injury,loneliness, joys,triumphs and so on. The lessons we learn can when used by God bring HOPE to others because they can see Jesus through our lives. Take some time to think about those paths and how they can help someone else.

A Time for Change?

It is September not one of my favorite times of the year because I know when school starts and the days begin to cool off that winter is on it's way. Fall is beautiful with the changing colors of the landscape and I got to thinking this morning that there are some things in my life that need some changing so I am setting some goals. Some of these will be noticeable to anyone who is around me especially those in Wed. night weight loss class. All summer long I have been a slacker, we have been doing so many fun things that I let the exercise and good eating slip into non existence, anyone else guilty? The scales and my clothes are giving me a good hint that I better get back on the band wagon. I finally got back to church too it is so easy to place the importance of other things or people before God and that too is not a good thing, so I told my special someone that I was going back to church be it in Farmland or Anderson, I miss the fellowship and the messages from God that Sunday morning brings. I am praying for no distractions in church, it is so easy to watch those around us and miss what God has for us.
In my devotions this morning the author was talking about setting a goal to beat your record, it is much easier to focus on just one thing and beating that record (goal) than it is to look at a big picture. We don't reach our goal on the first day of practice, it takes lots of patience and practice, a couple of stumbles and maybe even a fall but with perseverance we can arrive! So today it is one step at a time. Oh by the way I did start yesterday learning to ride a passenger on my motorcycle! Steven was brave enough to jump on the back and we drove around a country mile and I didn't spill him or the bike Thanks Steven!!!!

Sorry

don't know why it posted twice you only have to enjoy once we are still hot and some are sunburned. While I am posting the others are at the wall feeding the homeless I stayed behind to care for Toni as the heat got the best of her today. The temp today was 93 but the feels like temp was 105 with 51% humidity nothing can keep cool even our freezers and refrigerators are not working up to par!!! well while everyone is out of the building I am going to take advantage of a cool shower. Till tomorrow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

New Orleans slide show

Make a Smilebox slideshow

New Orleans day 2

Today was a busy day at Car, penters House II My crew first worked in the tool room organizing all the power tools, nuts, bolts, nails, plumbing and electrical supplies. Some of us made a trip to Crescent City to the grocery to get lunch, supper and breakfast supplies, I am getting used to driving in this town and the big van so far I haven't backed into a thing!!! Next I was handed a challenge Judy comes in and says that she wants to see me Ok says I and she leads me to a dark closet full of all kinds of craft supplies and then she says "I hear you want to do a bible school, here is a closet full of stuff you can use anything you want in here" I am like but what program do I use, where is the material? The material is what ever God lays on your heart. Oh boy am I in a pickle now! But as picture number 2 shows 5 ladies stepped up to the plate and said we want to help what can we do? We have some craft ideas in mind memory verses in mind and a theme!! Please pray with us that this will all fall together. Judy said that her goal is to take me outside my box even further and she knows she just did!! The picture on the left is the 3 members on this trip that were on the first New Orleans LA trip we went back to visit Crescent City Baptist church to see all the changes, it now has bunks in every rooms and the air works and all bathrooms work!! What a change!!! The last picture is our group which is becoming our family by the end of the week we will know eachother very well and new friendships will form and old ones will be strengthened.
Good night!!

New Orleans 09 Sunday

The day has finally arrived we are on our way to New Orleans LA. My third trip here and every year I am excited to get down here and see what has been happening and what God has for me this time. We had a relatively uneventful trip down except for having to leave Lisa and Evan at the Edinburgh outlet mall to be picked up by family, Lisa and Kenny our thoughts are with you. This year I get to be a driver with Dennis being my co-pilot. Sharon and I tend to drive at the same time and since we both have lead feet it works great I get to get some of the "desire for speed " out of me!! The picture out the window is of the median in Alabama of the wild flowers these happen to be black eyed susans such a beautiful site along with the magnolia trees and other wild flowers. We arrived at Carpenters House II about 10:15 pm Indiana time but we gained an hour so it is really a little after 9 pm we were on the road for what seemed like days but somewhere between 16 & 17 hours. When we got out of the van at our home for the week we quickly realized that we are not in Indiana, it is HOT here even at night! Luckily the girls have air conditioning sorry guys. Well everyone wants to go to sleep and they just turned the lights out on me so I too will say goodnight. See you tomorrow.