Moods
I never thought of myself as moody, but blogging has brought that out! This morning I awoke feeling good and happy, quite the opposite of the irritable feeling from a few days back. I'm thankful. A good frame of mind helps me focus on the things that are really important.
Yesterday, Bus 5 had 31 with 3 first time visitors. It was an exciting day. We tied with Bus 3. They had 31 with 4 first time visitors. Praise the Lord. Altogether the buses brought in 155 people to church yesterday.
The couple that got saved and baptized last week came and their two girls both got baptized. They were there again for Sunday night. That is a real good sign. Oh, how I hope that they can weather the attacks of Satan and see fruits in their life.
Samantha and Melissa rode with me yesterday. Samantha is our neighbor. I met her when she was 6 years old and her brother was 4. I got acquainted with her mother, who was very fearful and looking for something to stabilize her life. It was very easy to lead her to a place where she knew she needed the Lord. I watched as she knelt in my living room and accepted Jesus as her Savior. It wasn't long until her two children did the same. She and Sam and her mother-in-law were baptized. Her son accepted Jesus also but did not want to be baptized at the time. It was a number of years before the dad also accepted Jesus and he and the boy were baptized together.
Through the years, after the first few months of excitement, where the mom went to every service, the family has been at church when everything was convenient. They have never gone to Sunday School, with the exception of the mother's attendance for a few weeks at the first. Consequently, the children don't really know the teens in their own church. Samantha has been going with Melissa to her church, Faith Baptist, on Wednesday nights. All her friends go there. So, I talked Samantha into riding with me on the bus and going to Sunday School so she could meet the kids in her church. She brought Melissa with her. They were a big help to me on the bus and seemed to enjoy it.
Caleb was there again and sure enough, before Sunday School ever got started, Mr. B., his teacher, came dragging him to me. He was very upset with Caleb for not respecting other people's property. Caleb had been getting into the desk. Caleb told me that he had dropped his quarter down the crack and was just trying to get it back. I told him that he should not be upset with Mr. B. It was his own fault if Mr. B. did not trust him because of his actions in the past. He was just fine about that and knew I was telling him the truth. I moved him into Mr. O's class. Mr. O is much more patient and also one that is for the underdog. But I was disappointed with Caleb's reaction. He said it was boring.
We had two new children that I met on visitation. I had watched this mobile home from where one of our faithful families had moved. As soon as I saw any signs of a new resident, I promised myself I would check on them. Sure enough, Saturday was the day. Kamryn and Dillon were very sweet children. As I went to the door to get them, the mother asked if we went to another area of the town. I replied in the affirmative. She informed me that her sister lived there and had three children she would like to put on the bus. Praise the Lord again.
Well, this looks to be a busy week. I have a couple of cheesecakes to make for Casey, a haircut, supper for Casey and Maleah on Tuesday, take Grandma's car to get an oil change, and Grandma needs glasses this week.
THE DIET------I don't have time!!! Speaking of moods, I'm now in a bad one!
Yesterday, Bus 5 had 31 with 3 first time visitors. It was an exciting day. We tied with Bus 3. They had 31 with 4 first time visitors. Praise the Lord. Altogether the buses brought in 155 people to church yesterday.
The couple that got saved and baptized last week came and their two girls both got baptized. They were there again for Sunday night. That is a real good sign. Oh, how I hope that they can weather the attacks of Satan and see fruits in their life.
Samantha and Melissa rode with me yesterday. Samantha is our neighbor. I met her when she was 6 years old and her brother was 4. I got acquainted with her mother, who was very fearful and looking for something to stabilize her life. It was very easy to lead her to a place where she knew she needed the Lord. I watched as she knelt in my living room and accepted Jesus as her Savior. It wasn't long until her two children did the same. She and Sam and her mother-in-law were baptized. Her son accepted Jesus also but did not want to be baptized at the time. It was a number of years before the dad also accepted Jesus and he and the boy were baptized together.
Through the years, after the first few months of excitement, where the mom went to every service, the family has been at church when everything was convenient. They have never gone to Sunday School, with the exception of the mother's attendance for a few weeks at the first. Consequently, the children don't really know the teens in their own church. Samantha has been going with Melissa to her church, Faith Baptist, on Wednesday nights. All her friends go there. So, I talked Samantha into riding with me on the bus and going to Sunday School so she could meet the kids in her church. She brought Melissa with her. They were a big help to me on the bus and seemed to enjoy it.
Caleb was there again and sure enough, before Sunday School ever got started, Mr. B., his teacher, came dragging him to me. He was very upset with Caleb for not respecting other people's property. Caleb had been getting into the desk. Caleb told me that he had dropped his quarter down the crack and was just trying to get it back. I told him that he should not be upset with Mr. B. It was his own fault if Mr. B. did not trust him because of his actions in the past. He was just fine about that and knew I was telling him the truth. I moved him into Mr. O's class. Mr. O is much more patient and also one that is for the underdog. But I was disappointed with Caleb's reaction. He said it was boring.
We had two new children that I met on visitation. I had watched this mobile home from where one of our faithful families had moved. As soon as I saw any signs of a new resident, I promised myself I would check on them. Sure enough, Saturday was the day. Kamryn and Dillon were very sweet children. As I went to the door to get them, the mother asked if we went to another area of the town. I replied in the affirmative. She informed me that her sister lived there and had three children she would like to put on the bus. Praise the Lord again.
Well, this looks to be a busy week. I have a couple of cheesecakes to make for Casey, a haircut, supper for Casey and Maleah on Tuesday, take Grandma's car to get an oil change, and Grandma needs glasses this week.
THE DIET------I don't have time!!! Speaking of moods, I'm now in a bad one!
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