Here is one way....

Here is one way to grow our youth group LOL!

Faith

Ever wonder what in the heck God is doing? Ever have an experience or a bad situation or maybe a few rough days and you think Where is God in all of this? I have learned that when you are down to nothing, God is up to something! We must rest in our faith in God. We must not put our faith or trust in things or people, we must put our faith in God. So if you are going through a trial or God is testing you know that He has something going on for either His Glory or your benefit!

Walk by faith not by sight!

God's Promises

If you get a chance you should read Dan Browns insert in the October Baptist Bible Tribune. The magazine of BBFI. Dan Brown writes about a tragedy that happened in Ohio at Lift Camps. It is an amazing story of triumph in the midst of tragedy. I cannot get the story out of my heart or my mind. Curtis Gessaman was a student attending camp who fell and died at church camp. As a youth pastor I cannot imagine this situation. His parents Troy and Kim showed up at camp Thursday and stressed to the students a personal relationship with Christ. That evening 267 students gave their lives to Christ or surrendered for ministry. This student in high school in his death probably reached more people than what he would have in the rest of his life. Dan Brown made a comment that has been stuck in my head since I read this article. "While it is normal to ask why when something like this happens, as Christians, we do not live on explanations but on promises".

WE DO NOT LIVE ON EXPLANATIONS BUT ON PROMISES!

Wow! No one knows why God tests us and why tragedy happens in our lives. But we know that a faith that can't be tested can't be trusted.

Is God testing you today?

Be faithful!

Rest on His promises.

Youtube

I just finished watching The Office from last week. Micheal made a comment that really made me laugh and that I can relate with! They were making confessions of stuff they had done in the office. He said "When I discovered Youtube I did not work for 5 days"! LOL! This happens to me all the time. I can get lost in stupid videos on Youtube. So thats my confession. I am addicted! But how can you not laugh at gun prank or fat guy on roller coaster. Check those out!

I got the hook up!

A lot happened this weekend. So I will start with this and hopefully blog some more in the next few days! Today was Pastor Appreciation Day. I knew something was up this weekend because the gym was being decorated and I wasn't in the loop. And I was told it was for Pastor. So in the back of my head I was hoping they would do something for us too. Well they did. And they did well. LOL! They gave us $500.00! Paula, the pastor's wife is obsessed with the Pittsburgh Steelers! On her bucket list, her one wish is to go to a home game. Our church is sending them in November to Pitsburgh- they gave them plane tickets, transporation money, game tickets, hotel money. We all got the hook up! Now I am going to buy my new flat screen HDTV! Thanks church!

So far,,,,

Sorry its been awhile since I blogged! We caught up on some CSI Miami's on Monday Nite. We had not watched the season premiere. The episode was a follow up on Horatio Caine getting shot. I refuse to watch the show ever again. I am sick of calling the plot. The acting is horrible! Everything is so predictable! I spend more time making fun of the show and how rediculous the show is than enjoying the show. And Horatio's one liners then he puts his glasses on and walks away. Annoying! Neways...

Here is my DVR shows per week:

Monday- Heroes

Tuesday-House
Law and Order SVU

Wednesday-Nothing

Thursday- CSI
The Office
Smallville
Survivor

Friday-Nothing

I dont know that you care what I watch but this blog is supposed to be all about me so there ya have it.....

First Trip to the Park

Last Nite was the first trip for the dogs together at the park. They loved it! Then we came home and got caught up on all of our shows there were DVR'd. Molly and Toby fell asleep fast! Toby never sleeps inside! Molly fell asleep on my lap and was snorin like crazy. No wonder Toby fell asleep, she probably keeps him up at night LOL!