Hearts in Service Blog

My baby is 9 years old today. ACK!!!! I can't believe how she's grown. She is becoming so grown-up and is quite the young lady. She is so extremely joyful and fun to be around. Life and energy just ooze from every pore. Grandma sent her a dress for her birthday. Here she is modeling. We are off to spend the day at the zoo per her request. I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

After spending the entire afternoon and evening with our church planting director, Dan & I need to cling to God's promises today. I do not like change. I do not always handle it well. As of the beginning of July, our church will be meeting in the local Veteran's Hall. It's not the ideal situation but the only one that is available to us at the moment and the only one that our church plant can afford. There is more visibility but it will require us setting up and tearing down each Sunday. Something we have not had to do for the past 2 years. It will also mean the end of some of our programs, like 3D Girls. The church is not a building, it's a body. But you know what? A building sure helps at times! However, I know that the Lord is preparing us for something.

We had a very nice Memorial Day weekend and started and ended the weekend with a barbecue. On Friday night, we had our small group over for a time of food and fellowship. There ended up being 16 of us, including the children. The littlest member. There was lots of talking and laughing. Even wild flowers can make a pretty centerpiece. We ended up moving it indoors because it got cold! Then yesterday we had a family from church over. Waiting for the guests. The weather cooperated and it was close to 80 degrees though very windy. This luna moth was not invited! Overall, it was a very relaxing weekend.

Okay, are you ready for a celebration? As of today at 9:56 a.m we are officially........................DEBT FREE!!!!!! Whoo Hoo!!!!!!! After 6 years of living on one income in one of the most expensive areas of the country, and being about $26,000 in debt, we have done it. I paid the last outstanding balance today. I feel FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Care to celebrate with me?!

"One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts." Psalm 145:4 What an awesome time of worship in church yesterday. It is a blessed thing to look out at the congregation praising God and seeing both old and young lifting up praises to our Lord. We had a large crowd yesterday, from a newborn all the way up to an eighty year old man. Generations of people, all praising and worshiping. God was surely blessed by the praises of His people!

31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" 32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! 33 Then the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. 34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Have a blessed Mother's Day! I hope all you ladies out there have a wonderful day and enjoy yourselves. :-)