Mary was already at church when I got there early – we both were gathering up the last few items we needed from the craft room to finish the lesson. Max and Gracie were really good; very engaged in the lesson of Putting Jesus First. They loved the paper plate clock that had moveable hands: Take Time for Jesus! To emphasize the theme, I took a plastic cup and put a big rock in it. Fit perfectly. Then I took the rock out, and had some green tinted rice. They each put spoonfuls of rice in the empty cup, saying things that they loved doing. But then — the rock wouldn’t fit in the cup! No room for Jesus! We dumped the rice back into the bowl, put the Jesus rock back in, and then poured the rice in on top – and it filtered around the rock and fit! They thought it was magic – but it did show that if you put Jesus first everything else will fit, too!
I finally got to the grocery store and bought what I needed except for the food for the bonfire on Friday night. It needs to be purchased fresh. I did stop at Gabe’s and bought two (Opps!!!) blankets: A fall one and a Halloween one. I had birthday money tucked away that I forgot about, and it was exactly the right amount. So now I’m excited for my new fall, cozy blankets. Especially with the cooler weather coming on.
After lunch I did a load of laundry and then mixed up cinnamon streusel muffins (with a few chocolate chips tossed in!). I found the kitchen curtain/shade that will match, but I need to get Kelly to help me finish the order. She’ll be up Sunday! Felt like a busy/lazy day!
I gleaned a few thoughts from Jerry’s message this morning. First is our quote for the day, listed below! Second I learned about redwood trees and the lesson they teach us. Redwoods can grow to be between 300 and 400 feet tall. But their root system only goes down about 6 or 8 feet. However to they stay UP? The secret is that their roots go OUT about 100 feet in all directions, and they intertwine with the roots of the trees around them, which makes them strong, tall, straight and steady. We need to take that lesson to heart, and realize that we can support and encourage each other and withstand anything that comes our way!
September 11 – Tell about the naughtiest kid in school. “In our one room school we had several who kept the teacher alert. Eugene Clowser got in trouble A LOT. Blain Cunningham was the one that ‘tormented’ Ruth Sink (Martin) and me.”
September 11 – We will Never Forget…
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TOMORROW September 12th is:
- National Chocolate Milkshake Day
- National Day of Encouragement
- National Hug & High 5 Day
- National Just One Human Family
- National Report Medicare Fraud Day
- National Video Games Day
- National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
I love McDonald’s chocolate milkshake – and today’s sermon was on the importance of encouragement. Not a fan of Video Games (Don’t tell Logan and Chase that!!). I would not want to exchange my bosses. I really like them! I’ll stay put! Have a great week. God bless…
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