When you finally allow yourself to trust joy and embrace it,
you will find you dance with everything.
– Emanuel
So happy to be in a family with a good sense of humor!
This post is written in answer to Cee’s challenge at:
Share Your World – 2014 Week 28
So when you have finished seeing things here kindly saunter on over to Cee’s and see what her other contributors have seen and said!
This week Cee asks:
Have you ever been a participant in a parade? What did you do?
I have been in many parades in my day. When I was little I always marched with my cub scout pack. Then later as a teen I marched in the band. I played the flute.
If you were handed free opera tickets, would you go or sell them? Why?
I would totally go. I love opera.
Why did you start your blog?
I have always written but life’s big changes urged me to take the writing public.
What is your favorite tradition? (family tradition, church tradition, whatever)
I love Thanksgiving dinner. I have found I actually really love cooking it. I also love when Christmas falls on a Sunday. There is nothing more Dickensian than a Christmas Sunday service.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am so grateful that God gave me an opportunity to preach two services this last weekend. I am grateful that this week I have a lot of planning time set aside for fall ministry. Things are looking to get busy!! And awesome! Here is my fall line up:
Sept. 1-5 Special Touch NE Getaway (I am leading worship for this week of camp)
http://www.specialtouch.org/getaways
Sept. 13- One Desire Concert (this worship band launched out of C.cada)
https://www.facebook.com/1OneDesire
Sept. 27- Winchendon Fall Fest Hosted by the Winchendon Enhancement Collaborative (C.cada and WEC and the Winchendon School systems will be cooperating on this event)
https://www.facebook.com/WinchEnhCol
Oct. 3-14 I go to Ireland with my daughter Amanda!
Oct. 24-25 C.cada’s annual Fall art show
Nov. 8th- My daughter Melanie Marries James Franklin
James Franklin graduate Northpoint Bible College and his future wife Melanie Lillie
Nov. 10th- Cloverton Comes
Folks it really is almost Christmas!
“In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Today I am privileged to be the worship leader and preacher at Special Touch REACH New England’s Disability Awareness Day!
Pray with me that God would pour His love out on souls today!
“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come,
Whispering ‘it will be happier’…”
― Alfred Tennyson
I have shared this picture before but I have to share it again because this is my milestone celebration picture. I have reached another milestone. Today wordpress informed me I have 500 followers! Thank you readers! You are very dear to me!
I am actually getting to share my world with Cee early this week! I cannot tell you how excited that makes me.
When you have finished reading my shares go visit Ceeland and see what her other contributors have said.
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/07/07/share-your-world-2014-week-27/
If you were the architect of one existing building, which building would you select?
I think it would have to be a Victorian house. I thought about being the architect for some huge city office building or skyscraper. It would probably bring me more fame but not as much satisfaction as knowing I had built a shelter for a family’s lifetime.
What is one of your favorite quotes?
My all-time favorite quote is “Take time for the quiet moments; For God whispers and the world is loud.”
What color do you feel most comfortable wearing?
I feel best in black.
What is something you learned in the last week?
I learned the difference between elderberry and pokeberry.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am so grateful for a beautiful Fourth of July Weekend. I am looking forward to preaching at this week’s Special Touch Disability awareness Day on Saturday and on Sunday morning at Cornerstone.
This post was created for Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge. Pop on over to Cee’s place to see what Cee’s other contributors have seen at Ceen photography.
http://ceenphotography.com/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge/
These are some odd balls from my latest vacation in PA.
Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them.
– Lucy Maud Montgomery
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I transplanted this honeysuckle vine three years ago and have been waiting for it to establish itself ever since. At moments I felt sure it was about to give up the ghost, but it lived! It went into full bloom on July 4th!
Don’t waste a minute being unhappy. If one window closes – run
to the next window – or break down a door.
Anon
And my little dog, Jacopo, is taking Anon’s advice here. We were both very happy to have my daughter Amanda come for a Fourth of July visit. Jacopo looked for her for hours after she left.
It is really hard to believe we half way through the year! If you had told me all of the blessings I could expect out of 2014 in January, I would not have believed you. If you had told me how I would change this year I would have doubted you highly…but here we are!
I answer this week’s questions with a heart full of gratefulness for what this year has been.
When you have finished please check out Cee’s other contributors at…
Share Your World – 2014 Week 26
Is your refrigerator, organized or a mess inside?
My refrigerator is still a mess but it is not half the mess it use to be! I am getting a real grip on things like cleaning schedules and what not. I told my Lead Pastor the other day in staff meeting I have never been more organized than I am at this point of my life! It is truly amazing the changes that have happened in me this year.
If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be?
I would love to be a famous author.
What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?
There are so many things I would like still to do but I guess in light of the last question my answer would be to publish a book and have it be successful.
Where do you eat breakfast?
I eat breakfast at the dining table usually while I am reading.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am very grateful that last week I got to visit my son in Pennsylvania. This week I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things and getting organized for the upcoming Special Touch event, visiting with missionaries from China and leading our first Cloverton organizational meeting. Yes!Cloverton is coming to Cornerstone in the fall and I am pastoring the team that is organizing the concert. 🙂
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