Reverse order posting today! At my friend Diane’s invitation, I attended the outdoor pavilion service at her church, First Baptist Church of Greensburg. It was fun to sit outside at the tables and chat while we waited for the service. We sang several of my old favorites: Bringing In the Sheaves, How Great Thou Art, and Great is Thy Faithfulness. The message from Bram was “A Picnic with Jesus”, which was the story of the 5 loaves and 2 fish that Jesus shared with the 5000 plus people on the mountainside (Matthew 14). Jesus demonstrated three things that day: 1) Partnership – what was given and what was received and used. 2) Resources – Bring whatever you have and he will bless and use it. 3) Stewardship – Give gladly and freely the gifts that you have been given. God will take what you offer and multiply it. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.
The Children’s message was good as well. Bram took a handful of pens/pencils and talked about a little boy having a dream that he was in pencil land. Everywhere he went – grocery, drug store, bakery – everyone were pencils! On Sunday he went to church, and the preacher (who was also a pencil!) told them what God expected of them. To be upright, to be filled with God’s spirit, and to place themselves in God’s hands so He can use them! Just like ink/lead in a pen/pencil! Very cute.
Today was their church picnic, which explains the name of the message. We had boxed lunches, and distance-visited while we ate. I searched out a friend of my sister’s and chatted with her for a while, and was even able to explain to Bram that I posted once a week about the church on here. So it was a nice morning all around.
Once I got home, I pulled some weeds, trimmed some dead branches, and cut the grass. My neighbor Carole walked over and we chatted on the deck for about an hour – which was nice to catch up. Oh – and here is a picture of the early morning blooms of my morning glories!
On this day in 1861 President Lincoln prohibits Union states from trading with Confederacy. Ringo Star replaces Pete Best as Beatles drummer in 1962. Kathie Lee Gifford (Starred in the GODWINK Hallmark movies) was born in 1953 in Paris, France, and Madonna in 1958. Margaret Mitchell died at age 48 in 1949 (She wrote Gone with the Wind), Bela Lugosi died at age 73 in 1956 (Dracula!!!), and Elvis Presley died at age 42 in 1977 – or DID he???? Aretha Franklin died in 2018 at age 76. In 2008 Ellen DeGeneres married Portia de Rossi.
TOMORROW, August 17 IS:
- National Nonprofit Day
- National Massachusetts Day – I’ll go – Boston here we come!
- National I LOVE My Feet Day!
- National Thrift Shop Day – I could do this, too!
- Black Cat Appreciation Day
Have a great week! God bless – – –
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