Shhhh.... I have a secret

I know something you don't know and I can't wait until Pastor Kris shares it with all of you.
I added up the Building to Bless pledges today.
It's great to be part of a church who looks beyond themselves and is willing to bless another generation. We have a great number of pledges to date and we will be building on soon. See you all next weekend ... we will celebrate the generosity of God's people together.

Storms

Tonight I am grateful for the rain. I spent my day off yesterday, mowing and sowing grass seed and fertilizer. But without the rain all of my efforts would have been for nothing. This makes me think how we as Christians can do everything we can and it can all be for nothing unless God moves and does his part. I am thankful for God's faithfulness to do His part. We have certainly experienced this through FFC's Building to Bless campaign. We did all we could do to let everyone in on the vision of blessing our children, youth and our community and we watched as God moved in the hearts of His people and they completed the circle by being obedient and pledging an amazing sum of money. I can't wait to see how God and His people finish this adventure. I am looking forward to the entire congregation making their pledges. I am sure it will be amazing.

Administrative Stuff

Here is some stuff I have been thinking about and doing at Farmland Friends Church:

• Personal Performance Reviews which is a great way to do a job evaluation. The conversations with the staff have been really good. It has allowed me to know them and their goals, dreams and ambitions better. Thanks North Point for the info.
• Building to Bless meetings. The testimonies and stories of changed lives has been the best part of the campaign and this is just the beginning, many more lives will be changed through your faith.
• Budget planning for 2008. I have an idea to make the process much easier on all the clerks and I am looking forward to our meeting in October.
• I need an entire day off - so i am looking forward to October 1st with great anticipation. (I know I am whining too PK)
• Our telephone system at the church has not worked properly since the lightning strike. I hope we can get the phones replaced or a new system in place sometime soon or you might find cups and string all over the sanctuary running from office to office. This is my new plan for a really cheap intercom system.

The vision is becoming visiable

Pastor Kris and I are at the half way mark of our Building to Bless meetings for the month of September. I have heard many times about how the new structure will be layed out and how the current building will be remodeled. How the new kitchen will be really big. How we will be set for the future blessings of God and so on. I have heard it so many times that I can now visualize the building and the spaces and how big they will be and how it will all fit together. But the best part is I can now see how the real vision of reaching the lost and helping them find Jesus can happen. The building is a tool that we can use to reach the lost and minister to them and we are the tools that God uses in this world to reach the lost. The building and the lost people in our communtiy is all one in the same vision. I am glad to be able to see it with my eyes of faith.

Digital Fun

I have been having fun with my digital camera, taking pictures of my gardens.
It always amazes me how God made such variety and put such detail into all that He made. The depth and tone of all the colors wows me! I see God in all the beauty and variety around me. If I were creating the world I would have made one kind of flower in my favorite color and stopped there... but God made so many flowers, in unending colors that everyone finds one that they can admire. I see God in all the different types of plants, flowers, and bugs that He made. So here is my question for you. In what or where do you see God?

Company is coming

There is nothing like having company come to you house to motivate you to get things done. The furniture is polished. The floors are swept and mopped. The mirrors are shined. The best hand towels are out. The lawn is mowed, the gardens are weeded and tended and the patio is cleared of all the cobwebs. It sure feels good to have everything sparkling clean and in order but it is a lot of work getting the house ready for company. My family is coming over tomorrow for Labor Day and to celebrate family birthdays. We plan on having a big meal and plenty of birthday cake and other deserts. It will be fun having everyone over. Happy Labor Day to all!