04.10.12
Easter 2012
I hope you had a wonderful Easter with family and celebrating the resurrection of Christ Jesus!
04.02.12
Back to the Cards
I think this is going to be a flash card summer:
terminology 
multiplication
states and capitals
measurement
explode the code rules
grammar rules
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera…
Why can’t we just sing songs and do flash cards all the way through school???
And I think we’ll also review things like:
how to load a dishwasher correctly
and how to keep your room clean for more than 2 hours
…yeah… it’s been a long day….
02.18.12
Prayer
I’m starting a prayer journal. I could not tell you how long it’s been since I had a “journal.” Yes, I know this is a journal. And facebook. And even my weekly emails to my grandmother. I even have my sermon journal.
But this one is for little notes to keep track of … (Thus Far)… Areas to pray for “Peace, Praise, and Politics.”
For the last few nights my brain has been a bit flustered while I’ve been trying to sleep. So last night, I just started listing areas that I needed peace. But I did not want to stop there. I wanted to focus on praise and thanksgiving as well. My first was for a closing I did not think would ever happen. I call it a modern miracle!
I’ve also noticed a bombardment of the government on our lives: Insurance, birth control, taxes,.. I knew there were more, but I could not remember. So I wanted to start keeping track.
I’m sure I’ll think of more areas. I guess they will have to start with “P.” 
01.22.12
It’s 10 AM on Sunday. Where are You?
I felt like Martha today… Yep the famous Martha that complained about her sister not helping with the work. I was fine till I got to church, but my attitude went downhill quickly.
First, when we woke up this morning it was really dark! It snoed a bit the day before. The temperature was below freezing, the clouds have been thinck for days. And waking up at 8:15 when it still looks like 6 am is not fun. So we sat there contemplating if it was “safe” enough to drive to church or if we should stay in bed where it was safe and warm.
Once we got out of bed at 8:40, we made a mad rush to get out the door by 9:35. We usually try to make it to church by 9:30 so we have a half hour to set up the computers for overheads and recordings. We got there at 9:45 – the same time a visitor was pulling unto the parking lot.
So we’re there 15 minutes before church is supposed to start. Three people are there before us. Church starts 15 minutes late with a few families. The final family showed up around 11.
Church was about doing all we can to put Christ first in our lives. hmmmm….
- So why are we arriving late?
- Why are visitors showing up before members?
- Why are only half of families attending?
- Or why is the 2nd half of the family coming in late?
- Why is music picked at the last minute?
- Why are members not tithing?
I know there is going to be stuff that comes up. People get sick. People have jobs on Sundays in 2012.
One thing that was mentioned this week by Pastor Cash was that if we’re too busy doing other things to do what God wants us to do, then we’re off kilter and wasting our time.
So I was cranky. I think I was cranky because I got there, but others did not. I was embarrassed that the visitor got there before most of the church.
I want to be Mary. If we could have just showed up at 10 am for church, I would have been happy! I want to go to church to worship! But when you are part of the set up crew, or the leadership, or the Pastor… these types of questions tend to go through your mind. Or maybe it’s just me.
I can’t post this without offending someone. But I’m so confused!
I was raised going to church 3 times a week and tithing 10% minimum. As long as I remember, my family has served in the church. So the fact that we only attend once a week and we are not attending a care group already makes us “slackers.”
Everyone has “what is right for them.” And I know I am not doing what others would expect of me.
I don’t want to judge you. I want each of us to judge our hearts with what God is expecting of us. But don’t use that as an excuse.
Currently, I know that I need to work on my attitude.
If I am serving, I can’t be upset if others are not.I know I’m not helping the way I could.
I need days when I don’t set up or serve at all so I can focus on worship and relationships. Today I did not get to talk to anyone because I was “working.”
If your church meets when it’s not convenient for your schedule, do you need to find a church that does work with your schedule or do you need to adjust your schedule?
I don’t know what else… I ran out of steam. That’s probably a good thing.
TchnWeaver