Thursday, October 22, 2009

A Little Late Today...

I was a little late today (okay, about 30 minutes late!), and guess what? I couldn't find a parking place anywhere! I was thrilled, and I paused to give a prayer of thanksgiving to the almighty God who brings us together on Thursday mornings. I was thrilled to see such a great crowd there as I know you are, as well. We are each an important part of the puzzle God puts together on Thursday morning. It's a divine appointment for all of us to grow in Him AND for us to love and support one another. Thank you, faithful sisters, for coming week after week. Sometimes when I leave on Thursdays, I like to think of all the women going back into our own corners of the community like those old maps with little lights on the cities. We're all the little lights in our corners of the world, and we come together to fuel our lamps. May God bless you all with a wonderful week. And do your homework! This is good stuff. (and if you see me, encourage me to do the same--I need you all to hold me accountable, too!) xox

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Squirrel Busters

Oh, my sweet sisters. You are such a blessing to me and to each other. When I look out at you, I see the genuine love and fondness for one another, and it's so cool! I know that we have some pretty major stuff going on with a lot of you, and rest assured, your sisters are FLOODING the heavens with their prayers. God is ON it! And after watching the Esther DVD this morning, I KNOW that He is just picking you up and pointing you AWAY from the squirrel!

Does anyone out there want to blog about Earilyn on occasion? I'd love to see that side of it represented.

Have a wonderful week-end. Do your homework out in the sunshine. Remember to pray for Belinda Baker, Rita's husband's hip replacement and her son's heart problems (and for goodness sakes, pray for dear Rita, too).

Monday, October 5, 2009

Esther is AWESOME

Who else out there is loving this study? What an amazing lesson on compassion and understanding of the 'mean girls' in our world. And I just know Earilyn is heating up, too. I've been so impressed with your commitment to the studies. Every Thursday morning it is such a blessing to me to see all your dear faces out there and hearing all your voices raised in praise. We are a mighty sisterhood in Christ. It reminds me of that song I played for you all last year, "We have been blessed, now I want to be a blessing. We have been changed, now I want to bring change." Together, we can be a force of God's loving kindness in this community. So ladies, let's roll! Have a great week! This week's breakfast is on Mary Ann White and Judy Adams. (Thanks Anne and Theresa for last week!) Dessert is God's department. xoxox