Church Baby Shower

My church, Verona First Baptist, through me a HUGE shower last Sunday, Oct 25th. Here's just a few highlights!!


They even had a baby cake...with our "colors"!! Too cute!!


The lovely hostesses!! They rock!!

Of course, my friend - Anna - came to be with me!! She's my oldest & dearest friend!! She's even promised to hold my hand at the hospital. Now THAT'S a good friend!






The hard part was sorting & finding a home for all the goodies. Yeah, I know...it's a hard life! j/k..... It was a fabulous day!! Thank you everyone for all the wonderful things & memories. You are too generous!!

David - Deacon Ordination

Last night, David was ordained to be a deacon.

He was nominated over a month ago by a fill-in-the-blank ballet by the congregation.[Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. Acts 6:3NIV]

So, it was very humbling. After a few weeks of prayer, we decided to accept the nomination. He spent yesterday afternoon with the other deacons, being "tested." (i.e. They ask him a lot of Biblical questions/testimony/etc...to make sure he holds fast to the same Truths). Since David had not been ordained in the Baptist church, they planned an ordination service for him.

If you know David, he hates the attention. However, he was very humble. It was very moving to see every ordained man come lay hands on him, and pray over him. He is such a wonderful man of God. I am blessed to be his wife, helpmate, and confidant.


1 Timothy 3:8-13NIV
Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything. A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

Here's a few pics that our friend, Patricia, took for us!


Our friends told us we looked like morticians! LOL... we were both wearing black & white. Even E.D. is there supporting Daddy!

The Greek word "diakonos" means servant.

We still got to rock it out with the praise band for some worship time! I'm on the left (sitting at the keyboard, david's on the right jamming on the bass).





Big changes for David this year!
Graduated from grad. school.
Started teaching at MSU.
Becoming a deacon.
Becoming a daddy.

My heart is swelling with pride and joy (as well as my belly, HA!) Lots of love to the family & friends that read this blog. God just keeps pouring on the blessings.

VBS

VBS (Vacation Bible School) is this week!! I have the privilege to teach missions… something, if you know me……know that it's something that I truly have a passion for!! I left a part of my heart on the other side of the world (Ukraine) a few years back. I know that missions will always be a part of my life…… I love new languages and cultures. (David too... he's been to Haiti & Honduras on missions!!) My Russian is getting pretty rusty around these parts. I’ve only met one person here that I’ve been able to converse in Russian with. I guess for all practical purposes, Spanish would have been a good language to invest some time in!! Okay, back to the kids…… oh, the kids are great. I have 1 yr olds to 12 yr olds!! My lessons are geared toward the older kids……so, the younger ones are a bit trickier. I must admit, I’m plain pooped by the time I get home. Although, all day at work……I have our VBS theme song running through my head.
The kids are learning a lot about different “islands” of the world. I feel like a geography teacher…..(which is truly more David’s forte……he kicks my tail on the geography section of Trivial Pursuit). Our lessons are pretty short, so creativity has to play a role in it. I’m definitely not a gifted teacher like so many of the other workers (that are in fact teachers), but I do love to see the children smile as they soak up things of God. Even some neighborhood kids have come to VBS this week (two of which I mentioned in an earlier post). They are precious!!

I don’t work with kids much anymore (I know & I was a nanny in college!!.. not to mention the 2 daycares I worked at!!). It’s a strange place to be right now……if you have kids =then you’re involved with the kids. If you don’t have kids, then somehow you aren’t involved. I think David & I feel like lepers sometimes at church b/c we don’t have little ones. I guess a young couple like us without kids… it’s just plain crazy in the South.

Our church covets your prayers this week. So many children come to know the Lord through VBS. We hope that many will come to find Jesus as Savior & Lord!!!

But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Luke 18:16 NIV