Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Best Blogs #6: My Girl

You can't beat a blog about the birth of your first daughter.  This one comes in at #6.  5 more to go.


March 22, 2009


Best Blogs #7 - Pacifiers, Mylicon, TV Remotes and Nose Suckers

There are a few about our new baby that make it into the Top 10.  Here's one of my favorites:


April 7, 2009


Church Announcements

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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.

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The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight:

'Searching for Jesus.'

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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those

things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a

conflict.

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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at

someone who is hard to love. Say 'Hell' to someone who doesn't care much

about you.

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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.

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Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I Will Not Pass This Way Again,' giving obvious

pleasure to the congregation.

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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery

downstairs.

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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help

they can get.

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The Rector will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will

sing: 'Break Forth Into Joy.'

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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24th in the

church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.

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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several

new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person

you want remembered.

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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and

gracious hostility.

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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - Prayer and medication to follow.

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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may

be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from

the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are

invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.

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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would

lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.

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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the

back door.

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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church

basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this

tragedy.

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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.

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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan

last Sunday : 'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.



Sunday, May 3, 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009

#9 Favorite Blog of the Year

I don't really have a basis for picking my favorite blogs.  In the case of today's favorite of the year of blogging, I'm picking a memorable moment of the year - one that I will never forget.  Actually, this is one I wish I didn't have to write.  

I remember where I was when I heard the news of Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter's accidental death.  I wrote about what he meant to me in this blog...#9 Favorite of the Year:  




Friday, May 1, 2009

Coming up on One Year of Blogging

Well, I've almost been blogging for an entire year.  Lots of memories.  I'm going to reflect on my Top 10 favorite blog posts of this year since the first post on May 9, 2008.  Here's #10:




My Sedona!

HPIM1765 Goodbye Oldsmobile, Hello Kia.  I never thought I'd ever buy a Kia.  However, after test driving this car, we fell in love with it.  KiaFront So, introducing the new Nordhoff family car - a 2007 Kia Sedona - only 7000 miles!