Well it's only been a week this time between posts...aren't you proud? ;-)
The weekend was good...got to go to Monroe, and see all my Monroe peoples! Went to lunch with some of them, then went to the shower. The shower was good...the mama to be got all sorts of pretty things for her little princess. Now I can't wait to meet her little princess...only 3ish more weeks! YAY! I'm not sure when I'll get to meet her exactly (partly cause we don't know exactly when she's going to make her appearance, and partly cause she's due right in the middle of finals time! The girl friends stayed and visited after the family left, so we were at the shower for like 2 1/2 hours or so, but it was a lot of fun. And I got to play with another little princess who's about 2 months old (my favorite red head's baby). After the shower we went to eat...(basically a day of eating and sitting and talking for the LR people). We had bar-b-q. It was yummy...I wasn't all that hungry though, so it wasn't as good as it is when you really want bar-b-q AND you're hungry. The fellowship was fun though...that's where we were ALL together except the 2 LR males. The kids were loud, but in great moods, and playing well together. I'm sure the management was glad to see us leave...we took up THREE long tables, and it was pretty much full. Then 3 more hours back home. Got home around 10:45ish...so not too bad!
Tuesday my favorite red head came to town to see a doctor about her 3 year old. They decided to take out his tonsels and adnoids, and if I remember correctly, some scar tissue from around his treach/trake (I kept avoiding that word cause I'm not sure how to spell it, but that's my best guess), so they'll be back up either Sunday night or Monday morning for that (while I wish it were for just a visit, I'm glad I'll get to see them again so soon!). While I know it's a surgery done all the time on kids...pray that it goes well for him. I'm pretty sure my favorite red head thinks I'm just glad cause I get to see her little princess, but that's really not the case (granted I will definitely get my loving time in with her), I enjoy visiting with the whole family!!!
Wednesday I got notice that one of my friends, who's mom lives close to LR, got a call from his mom saying something wasn't right, and there was concern of a stroke, heart attack, pinched nerve...she lost feeling in her left side...lots of wondering until they (a cousin) could get her to a hospital and get some tests run...they determined it was 2 tumors on her brain...please PRAY FOR HER!!! They are going to do a biopsy, hopefully today, but might not be till Monday or Tuesday, so everyone's stuck wondering. The doctors said worst case...they do nothing and she's got about 7-12 weeks....best case, they remove it and life goes on great...might need Chemo or radiation or something...but until they do the biopsy, no one knows. They will be coming up this weekend, but I'm not sure how much I'll get to visit with them...I've offered my services though, if they need a sitter for the boys or a place to crash or a listening ear or whatever!
This past Sunday's sermon was good again...all of Bro. P's sermons are good...I just haven't been listening with my heart lately, I've been listening with my ears only. I don't remember the exact verses preached from, but it's in the gospels (mainly John), so you can find it if you wanna look it up. The main idea was that we were all in the crowd the day Jesus was Crucified...and he talked about the 3 groups of people in the crowd that day. Group 1 - Those at enmity with Jesus(basically the lost pictured by the crowd yelling for Jesus to be Crucified), group 2 - Those that wanted to escape from Jesus(basically people who just don't want to deal with who Jesus is, pictured by Pilate (sp?)) , group 3 - Those who were exchanged for Jesus (the saved, the ones who deserve the punishment that Jesus took on the cross that He took for us, of course pictured by Barabas). At the end he invited those in group one to join group 3 by accepting Jesus, those in group 2 to deal with Jesus and join group 3, and those in group 3 to be remember what Jesus did, and live like it. At the end he told the story I'm sure everyone's seen in e-mails about the guy that lowers the bridge for the trains and raises it for the boats...he brings his son to work with him, and when the train comes, his son is stuck where the bridge needs to be lowered....there's like 250 people on the train, and he has to choose between them and the single life of his son...He throws the switch and watches his son's death, and watches the train go by and sees all the people talking and still living life, and he's in aguish wanting them to realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so they could live. And now God is saying won't you realize that HIS son paid the ultimate price so we can live. I'd heard the story before, and even with the comparison of God, but it touched me in a special way Sunday...it was all I could do to keep from sobbing! WOW! I wish typing the words you could hear them like I hear them in my head (how Bro P. preached them)...Made me leave wanting to proclaim with my life that was "exchanged for Jesus"...and that God's son didn't die in vain, I knew He'd paid the price for me! I challenge you - which group are you in? If you aren't in group 3, please do what it takes to be in that group...if you are in group 3, please live a life that will show it to others, so they'll want to know your savior too.
Ok - well I need to finish up, so I can go to class.
Those I'll see this weekend - wish it were better circumstances, but I'm glad I'll get to see you, those I won't, I'll be missing you, but I'll see you soon! (unless you're reading and I don't know you, then I probably won't until we get to Heaven - if you're in group 3)
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