April 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm (Body of Christ)
I recently lead a Leadership Retreat in Carlisle for the Coordinators and Sponsors of Girls Ministries. It was a really good retreat! I was amazed at how well everything came together! I personally was overwhelmed by all of it. There was SOO much to do to prepare, and no energy left in me with which to do it! Because of some awesome people, everything came together! There were no glitches! (How did that happen???) I saw the scripture come to life where Paul says that all of the parts of the body function together! I have ten wonderful women who are willing to help me in everything! They were wonderful!
I wanted to introduce you to a couple in whom I have a lot of faith and respect. At my Retreat, Tim and Katie Bennett lead us into worship with inspired music. I am so proud of them. They are “young people” who have it all together! If you would like to have them in your church, you can contact them by clicking on Tim’s blog to the right.
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April 13, 2008 at 5:44 pm (Uncategorized)
I have heard of this happening to others, but I never dreamed that it would happen to me. It couldn’t happen to me! I’m not that kind of person! But it did! It happened to me!
Let me explain. About three months ago, I began to smell an “odd” smell every time I turned on the heater in my car. I was sure that the motor was burning up, or I broke a fan belt, or something “mechanical”. I finally decided to take it to Frank, our handy-dandy car mechanic. He is really good. He knows everything about cars! My husband, Paul, just got off the phone from talking to Frank. He has found out the “mechanical” reason for the bad smell. I have mice living in my heater! Evidently they set up house a few months ago after dissing my garage. So I am off to Walmart to get some D-Con!
Bye-bye little critters! It’s just a good thing little Mickey didn’t decide to run up my leg while I was driving! That would be a really interesting blog!
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April 8, 2008 at 8:53 am (Focus)
My grandmother, Lydia, had a sister named Maud. Everyone should have an Aunt Maud. Aunt Maud lived in this huge, old house on a hill. Her driveway frequently was ruddy from the rain water washing it out. The aroma of her house, I will never forget. It was a distinct smell of freshly made bread. She was quite a woman. She could cook, bake, and sew. We all had at least one pair of her infamous “one size fits all” pajamas! I loved Aunt Maud.
One recipe that Aunt Maud passed down to my mother and on to me was oatmeal cake. Now, you may think that sounds kind of boring, unexciting, dull. But it was full of flavor! It is not hard to make, and it is OOOHHH, so GOOD! The topping has three ingredients: brown sugar, nuts, and butter. That’s it. The topping makes the cake! But you MUST use real butter. To substitute margarine is an insult to the cake and Aunt Maud. The butter with its smooth, slightly salty taste enhances the flavors of the entire cake. To use margarine would be a crime. It serves the same purpose, BUT IT IS NOT THE SAME!
In Deuteronomy 13, God speaks to us to keep true to Him. Even if someone speaks something that sounds good, that looks good; if it is not true to God and His Word, get away from it! In Old Testament times, they were actually instructed to stone the false prophet! Why? Because God knew the dangers of allowing just a little bit of false teaching in a person’s life. Adding margarine instead of butter ruins the entire oatmeal cake. God, help me to stay true to You and Your Word today.
Now, I think I’ll go bake an oatmeal cake. For some reason, I’m hungry for it today!
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April 1, 2008 at 7:10 pm (Moving on)
This past weekend my nephew Todd was married in Lancaster, PA. It was a beautiful wedding! And it was a BLAST to be with my sisters and their families.
We all rented a “tourist home” in Willow Street. This home was huge and meticulously clean. But it was also a through back to the 70’s. Evidentially the owner had been raised in this home. Her parents continued to live there after she left home. Her father, Snavely, passed away suddenly in the home in November of 1998. Her mother continued to live there until 2005. How do I know all of this? The walls were filled with memorabilia. Pictures, notes (lots of those) and even Snavely’s obituary were hung for all to see and honor. We had so much fun reading all of this. It felt like the home had been a wonderful place to be raised; that many good (and probably some difficult) momentous occasions were being remembered in every room. But the owner (and the wall paper) never moved on from there.
“You have stayed long enough at this mountain.” (Deuteronomy 1:6) God spoke these words to Moses and the children of Israel after they had spent time at Horeb (Mt. Sinai). Do you remember the events that occurred at Mt. Sinai? God gave Moses the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. Moses spent 40 days on Mt. Sinai in fellowship with God. The children of Israel remained at the bottom waiting for Moses to return. The children of Israel had once again lost sight of God and His leading! When Moses returned, he destroyed the original stone that contained the Ten Commandments! Moses went back up to the mountain and again carved the commandments into stone. There were wonderful lessons learned at the mountain. There were difficult lessons learned. Lots of good memories! A tremendous foundation was laid (the commandments). But God doesn’t want us to get stuck at one place in our lives. The children of Israel had stayed long enough. It was time to move on! Had they not left the mountain, they never would have entered the Promised Land!
I think I get stuck at the mountain every once in a while. It is time to move towards the Promised Land! Remember the difficult and the wonderful lessons of the mountain. But carry them with you to the Promised Land!
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I recently lead a Leadership Retreat in Carlisle for the Coordinators and Sponsors of Girls Ministries. It was a really good retreat! I was amazed at how well everything came together! I personally was overwhelmed by all of it. There was SOO much to do to prepare, and no energy left in me with which to do it! Because of some awesome people, everything came together! There were no glitches! (How did that happen???) I saw the scripture come to life where Paul says that all of the parts of the body function together! I have ten wonderful women who are willing to help me in everything! They were wonderful!
