Family

Last Tuesday night as our women's ministry evening came to a close I was blessed with an out pour of love by the ladies in honor of my upcoming birthday.  Around the corner came a couple of the ladies carrying a beautiful cake and a gift bag of tokens of love including what you see here. These precious ladies will never know the extent to which this love touched my heart.

We are not blood related but yet these ladies are my family.  Beautiful precious loving sisters in the Lord.  How thankful to God I am that we have this connection of family.  To be called "Papa Paul" and "Momma Dorothy" by our church family is such an honor.

Meet Lil' Alicia

This cute little doll baby came home to live with us after our Chapel Women's Ministry had their first yardsale.  Isn't she the cutest thing you ever saw?

It was these boots that made her extra endearing.  Oh, she is precious, to be sure.

 

This is the Alicia that she is named after (pictured with her husband Jeremiah - the love of her life).

Alicia's brother had a need and the Lord put it on the heart of one of our WM ladies to have the sale.  It was just amazing how God blessed the two day sale.  We actually made $400 to bless Alicia's brother with.

I had to name our newly adopted lil' girl Alicia because in reality I would love to adopt the real Alicia.  What an amazing young woman she is.  She radiates the Lord in all she says and does.  She touches my heart in so many ways.  

Just one observation about Alicia - I doubt she would have ever been in time out as a little girl - but then again who knows.

So today I am sharing pics of our new baby and also of her namesake, a very special young woman.  Most importantly I am praising God for His provision through our yardsale.

Later this week I will share another blessing that occurred at our yardsale - so stay tuned.

Thinking About JOY Again

 

I started the new year off with new excitement.  I am the new Women's Ministry Director for our church.  Once again I must refer back to one of my two life verses:

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.  Psalm 37:4

  

My desire was to see more organization and ministry and so the Lord is giving me the honor to help bring that to pass.

It all happened very quickly but God blessed me with ideas and material to give our kick off night last Tuesday a great start.  Normally things would be done as a group and plans and decisions made as a group but to start I just jumped in and did it : )

It was all so good.  Thank you Jesus!

 

Little note cards folded over couple of packages of tea.

Back of the card had our theme verse of Psalms 126:3 The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with JOY.

 

Each lady received a gift bag that included a teapot and teacup with the verse on it.  I had bought 12 of these a few years ago with other intentions but God put it all together as I said.

 

We will use Elizabeth George's book to study and share each week and it was in the gift bag.  One of Precious Husband's customers gave him a check for the ministry when he shared with her about our church.  It was exactly enough to pay for the books : )

 

A note book was in their gift bag with special tabs for:

Bible Study, Prayer, Family, Encouragement and Notes

Precious Husband has been very encouraging and I am so thankful for that encouragement.  I couldn't do this without him.  Now he wants me to bake enough "goodies" so he can take them to Men's Ministry too.  I think I can handle that request.

Truly:

The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with JOY

Psalms 126:3