Be still....

I've written on this before, here. I just wanted to say thank you for the sweet comment from the Abrams Family. I know God is teaching us something through all of this. I had just taken my focus off of that for awhile and decided to focus on self pity, instead! Thanks so much for the gentle guidance back to the cross. My focus should be on what HE can do and what HE is doing through us. I shouldn't even worry or even try to justify worrying about our tomorrow.

So, today, I am much better. We still haven't left to go to my sister's. Charlie worked here yesterday!! Yay!! and I am packing to leave in an hour or so as he worked here for a few hours this morning.

We are heading out to visit the family. Hope you and yours have a wonderful fun weekend with your children, whether you do fall festivals/carnivals (our personal way of celebrating) or whether you go trick or treating.....have a safe and wonderful weekend!!

"I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in hope." ~Acts 2:25-26 and Psalm 16:8-11

Love,
Julie

Trick or Treat!! =)

Jenn, at Munchkin Land posted this!! How funny!! =) Come on, you know that you want to laugh! Thanks, Jenn! =)

and, with that, I am hopefully through blogging today!! Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!! =)

JULIE

operation treat bag is ....SUCCESS!!!!

We handed out treat bags last night to area kids . We gave away ALL of the bags and met A LOT of nice people! They seemed really happy that we were giving away the candy and that they had a safe place to bring their kids to get candy! One lady kept saying, "This is so nice that a church is giving out candy and I know it is safe". And a lot of little kids were excited because the treat bags were in their words, "awesome"! One little boy said, "you don't just give away a little candy, you guys give away A LOT of candy; SWEET!" and thanks to having young nephews and nieces, I know that SWEET is the word that means we did REALLY good! =)

It felt good to see all of the smiling faces and our youth interacting and meeting new friends, hopefully! We did not do this to get people to come to our church, although that would be nice! We did this to serve. Think about that for awhile. I think all too many times we are to focused on "getting them in church" (which don't get me wrong, we should focus on that) but in the process of getting them "saved" or "forgiven" or "baptized" or "in the church" we forgot to find out who they are. We forget that Jesus called us to SERVE as well as to spread the gospel. What are your thoughts? Do you get what I am saying? Just something I have been thinking about a lot lately.

Anyway, we had a great time! And wonderful fellowship with our brothers and sisters, as well!

HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!!!!