Dear Family,
I
felt so overwhelmed this week I poured Ranch into my cereal Thursday evening. I am so glad Bobby was patient with me. I left early from Middle school group and he
didn’t bat an eye. Having a full month
ahead gave me “deer in the headlights” feels.
So, instead of just resting like we normally do on a Thursday he was OK
with me finishing up our month end financials and creating a snack for the
women’s retreat. I am glad he didn’t
pressure me to sit with him.
Tuesday
night was fun even with the stress. I
enjoy the laughter we share as the youth try to figure out Bobby’s fill in the
blanks. He wanted us to S_ _ _ _ _ to l
_ _ _ like Jesus (Phil 2:3-8, Eph 5:1-2).
His hint about the S word was, “This is one of the things we do
here. It starts with an S. Someone shouted out, “Cookie.” Well – that was hilariously random. I’ll share the answer at the end.
As
he was trying to make a point about “Growing in Christ.” He said, “Imagine
Rich, old as he is, dressed in baby clothes.”
Bobby was trying to talk about how as we mature it shows. What made me laugh is the groups reaction to
the thought and one person’s verbalizing it, “I don’t want to,” about using our
imagination that way.
The
High School group also had some fun moments.
Bobby does all this work setting up chairs, Bibles, prayer cards, clip
boards and pens. Then a majority of the
youth sit to the side on the ground.
They do make me laugh. When Bobby
mentioned, “God has given us grace – which in Greek is Charis like
Charisma.” They took this and ran – “He
has given us Rizz!” This is a buzz word
for being cool and they got quite excited about that.
Women’s
retreat was special this year because I brought a friend. The food is always amazing. The speaker had great wisdom and wonderful
insights about the Bible. We enjoyed so
much time in nature and felt blessed, loved and filled. My friends favorite thing was a large swing
that holds four people. I loved sharing
time with her and our other church ladies.
May
you also love spending time with those around you. May our Lords nature fill your heart and mind
with how truly amazing He is.
Love and hugs,
Cristy
The answer for the fill in the
blanks was, “Strive to live like Jesus.”
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