3 Days to My 365th Post

My year-in-review pic of the day is a reminder of the hot temperatures we had in August which made the pool right outside our apartment so tempting; and of all the hot air balloons which would float above our apartment complex right over head. I took this pic while standing out on our old apartment balcony in Columbia.

Today Paul and I tried a new church, Redeemer Fellowship, based on a recommendation from The Crossing in Columbia. It turns out that one of our old friends from Columbia who moved to KC about two years ago also goes to Redeemer and came up and talked to us this morning right before the service. How nice to see a familiar face in a new place. As we awoke for church, we were greeted with snow on the ground which apparently is the first wave of snow before we get even heavier snow tomorrow. Hard to imagine that it was ever warm enough for pools and hot air balloons.

Visit

Today I enjoyed attending church with my mom and husband (something that doesn't occur very often) followed by a nice lunch at Ruby Tuesday's (thanks to mom), getting several tasks around the apartment done, and saving my laptop files to a new hard drive so I could give my old laptop to my mom. After mom left, Paul and I watched a few movies and some tv. I had a nice visit with my mom this weekend.

Sunday

We made an impromptu run to Central Dairy in Jeff City to get waffle cones of Moose Tracks ice cream today after church. Then we spent time in the pool and relaxed this evening.

Thought For Today

A thought for today was brought up in the church sermon at The Crossing today. The pastor referenced to the oil leak/spill in the Gulf and said that just as it is devastating lives; so are our own "idols" of the heart. How many of us have things (careers, money, success, power, vanity, ect.) that we are so preoccupied with that we put a greater importance on them than God? When this happens, over time it can lead to devastation in our lives. Sometimes God will take these things from us when they become unbalanced in our lives. Or at times God will not give us what we ask for because he knows they will lead to our destruction. There are many different kinds of idols, everything ranging from obsession with money to pleasing others. We each have our own idol(s) and we need to be aware.

Theatre Under the Stars

My "pic of the day" is of the stage from the Maple Wood Barn Theatre performance of Arsenic and Lace that we went to tonight with friends from our 20's & 30's meet-up group. The community theatre group performs in an open-air environment and the audience watches the stage while sitting under the stars which adds to the ambiance. We've lived here for four years and I've always wanted to go see this theatre group perform and I'm glad I had an opportunity to this evening.

Another first today was that I tried out a different church, The Crossing, and Paul went with me!

Sunday Quote

In church this morning our pastor referenced to the following quote, "The greatest sin of the desert is to know where water is, and not to tell anyone." An important quote if you're literally in the desert, but more importantly it applies to the living water of eternal life found in Christ. Those of us drinking from the living water of Christ should be informing others and serving as a "sign post" of sorts to Christ.