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Happy July to you! Another month is upon us-June disappeared so quickly. It went by only too quickly.
July 4th was a big day for us. We were in Minneapolis. We got up early and Larry and I finished the final packing for his missions trip to Latvia. LaDawn, I and the kids drove Larry to the airport at 8:30 AM. We set his suitcases on the curb, and when it was time to say goodbye to Larry, I got a bit emotional...
July 4th was a big day for us. We were in Minneapolis. We got up early and Larry and I finished the final packing for his missions trip to Latvia. LaDawn, I and the kids drove Larry to the airport at 8:30 AM. We set his suitcases on the curb, and when it was time to say goodbye to Larry, I got a bit emotional...
Greetings from Sisseton! It has been another action-packed week. I keep thinking that it will slow down a bit--I don't it's going to happen--but that's okay as we like to stay active.
We had an exciting weekend of ministry in Sioux Falls, SD, at Calvary Assembly of God with Pastor Dave and Janine Tims. Dave is passion-driven to reach the lost! It literally physically pours out of him. We had a precious altar call.
We had an exciting weekend of ministry in Sioux Falls, SD, at Calvary Assembly of God with Pastor Dave and Janine Tims. Dave is passion-driven to reach the lost! It literally physically pours out of him. We had a precious altar call.
Hi! Another week is history already! It seems like spring has just arrived and now it is the first day of summer. As Larry said, "Enjoy this day (the first day of summer) because it is the longest day of the year." He continued, "After today, the days will start getting shorter." I told him, "You can keep those unhappy facts to yourself! HA! I want to savor each of these summer moments."
We had a wonderful weekend of ministry in Aberdeen, SD. It was extra special as it was Father's Day....
We had a wonderful weekend of ministry in Aberdeen, SD. It was extra special as it was Father's Day....
It's a beautiful day! What a great day to be alive and to be at home in South Dakota. It has been fun to sit at my office table and watch the robins teach their young how to fly. Just a week ago they were still in their nest being served a dinner of worms by their mother.
Good Morning! It's so great to be home and to wake up to the chirping birds and soft summer breezes. Of course, to make it even better, I can enjoy a good cup of coffee to get the day off to a great start. For the 10 months that we are on the road I always make the morning coffee...but when we come home...Larry makes it and serves it to me in my easy chair. He makes the best coffee. He starts with flavored coffee and adds this and that and wow is it yummy!
Greetings from Sisseton, SD! This photo pretty much describes how I look at the end of this many month tour. I kidded Larry that he worked me to the bone....literally! HA!
Greetings from North Dakota! We are inching our way back to South Dakota. A week ago, we were in Billings, Montana, for a rally. It was great to be back in Montana again. I had spoken at several Montana State Women's Retreats
A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him his box of cars and trucks, his plastic pail, and a shiny, red plastic shovel. In the process of creating roads and tunnels in the soft sand, he discovered a large rock in the middle of the sandbox. The lad dug around the rock, managing to dislodge it from the dirt. With no little bit of struggle, he pushed and nudged the rock across the sandbox by using his feet. (He was a very small boy and the rock was very huge.)
When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox, however, he found that he couldn't roll it up and over the little wall. Determined, the little boy shoved, pushed, and pried, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the rock tipped and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy grunted, struggled, pushed, shoved-but his only reward was to have the rock roll back, smashing his chubby fingers. Finally he burst into tears of frustration.
When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox, however, he found that he couldn't roll it up and over the little wall. Determined, the little boy shoved, pushed, and pried, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the rock tipped and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy grunted, struggled, pushed, shoved-but his only reward was to have the rock roll back, smashing his chubby fingers. Finally he burst into tears of frustration.
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."John 13:35
The lifestyle of the Babemba Tribe in South Africa was featured a number of years ago in a television documentary on Apartheid. Within that community, antisocial or criminal behavior is rare. However, when it does occur the Bambemba have an interesting and beautifully creative way of dealing with it….
If a member of the tribe acts irresponsibly, he or she is placed in the center of the village. Work stops, and every man, woman and child in the village gathers around the accused in a large circle. One at a time, each individual, including the children, call out all the good things the person in the center of the ring has done previously. All the positive attributes and the kind acts are recited carefully and at length. No one is permitted to exaggerate or be facetious. It's serious business!
The lifestyle of the Babemba Tribe in South Africa was featured a number of years ago in a television documentary on Apartheid. Within that community, antisocial or criminal behavior is rare. However, when it does occur the Bambemba have an interesting and beautifully creative way of dealing with it….
If a member of the tribe acts irresponsibly, he or she is placed in the center of the village. Work stops, and every man, woman and child in the village gathers around the accused in a large circle. One at a time, each individual, including the children, call out all the good things the person in the center of the ring has done previously. All the positive attributes and the kind acts are recited carefully and at length. No one is permitted to exaggerate or be facetious. It's serious business!
The National Study of Youth and Religion did the most extensive study ever done on American young people and their religious faith. They interviewed the teenager by phone and then one of the parents. They called 3,300 young people and of those they selected 300 to do a face-to-face interview. The study by Christian Smith, 2005 Oxford University Press, found that the participants' relationship with Christ ranked far down the list of teenagers' priorities. Smith continues, "Kids see God as a 'divine butler' or a cosmic therapist-God exists to help them do what they want, make them happy, and solve their problems."