Pray & Vote

I have been in the process of stripping wallpaper at my house this past week and was going to share some of the life lessons I am learning. However when I opened the newspaper this morning I realized I can write about that at a later time. This week I would like to ask you to pray for our country and the upcoming elections. Since a picture is worth a thousand words you can go to http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p308/christianmyspace/graphics/pray123.jpg and find a great picture that will remind you to pray. The other things we need to do is vote on November 4th. Pray and ask for wisdom as you vote next week. Have a great week.
Marilyn

Family

Yesterday we celebrated our daughter Cheryl's birthday. She and her husband, T Jay, drove down from Prescott Valley after church for dinner. Since it was Cheryl's birthday she got to pick what we would eat which included ham, potatoes, asparagus, broccoli, lima beams and mint chocolate chip ice cream cake. I also fixed green beans and corn since T Jay calls asparagus "trees" and broccoli "brushes" and he doesn't think either were meant for human consumption. Later at 5:30 our Life Group got together. I was reminded that just as we enjoy getting together with our biological family, we also enjoy getting together with our church family. I was also reminded that we are each individuals with our own likes and dislikes but we really do need each other to help and encourage one other along our journey which we call life. May you have a great week and don't forget to touch someone's life for Christ.

Just a thought about Alabaster

The past two Sundays we have been collecting our Alabaster offering. Alabaster is a love offering that is used to build churches, schools, hospitals, clinics and missionary homes around the world. As we counted and rolled the coins I was reminded that the coins in my box by themselves didn't amount to much; however, when they are added with the rest of the coins we have collected, the total was over $400. This money will make a difference to some church that needs to buy land or needs cement to complete their building. I am also reminded that as we work together we can make a difference in our world. Praying that you will see a way that you can make a difference in your world this week.