A week ago Sunday our church celebrated their one-year anniversary. It was great seeing friends we haven't seen in a while. It was also great to hear Greg reminisce about the last year in the life of God's church. Each time we put on some sort of event, it gets easier. I think I don't stress as much, as I get more experience under my belt.
Preparations weren't too hard. We bought almost 20 lbs. of tri-tip. Greg and I prepared it the night before, then we popped it in the oven Sunday morning. When it was done, I wrapped each roast in foil and put it in the ice chest to get it to church. The grill was cleaned and fired up and on they went. Pretty good stuff for our first try. Many people, from leadership to neighbors, prepared dishes and brought them to share. We even had a cake made by one of the mom's of the kids on our kid's leadership team.
A wonderful thing happened at the celebration. Greg had Kristen go up front with all the kids that go to the Saturday swim parties. She had taught them the books of the New Testament. She demonstrated how she taught them and taught the congregation as well, and had the kids do them. Everyone was very into it. John DuPree, one of our Elders, and the top guy of The Harvest Group was very impressed. So impressed that he asked Kristen to be one of the speakers at the Traction Conference held in Sacramento in January. Traction is a missions conference for 18-24 year-olds. She will be teaching the books of the New Testament as a drama presentation. As a speaker she gets to attend the whole conference, Wednesday through Saturday, for free. Cool, huh?On Tuesday after the celebration, we got our new kitty Faith. She came home with a bad cold. Sneezing, runny nose and eye, then her eye became infected. She's on amoxicillan and eye ointment. She no longer has to be on pain medicine which made her sleep alot. We're just waiting it out. Some days are better than others.
Last weekend we went to A Lovely Place, and once again, loved it! I got to work on a project I've been hammering away at, which was great. We saw a fox carry a rabbit up the hill in its mouth, 4 deer, and a squirrel. We love that place!I think that's about it for now. Keep praying Kristen gets a job soon! School starts in 2 weeks!
Have a blessed warm Tuesday.
