I am going to be a Jump Rope Evangelist when I grow up. Do you know what that is. Let me tell you. A Jump Rope Evangelist is a person that tells you about God. I will do great jump roping tricks and people will come and see me. Then I will give them Bibles and tell them about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. That is my dream.

by Charleigh

Yes Mattie, this is your father, the Swedish Chef.

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Thank You Lady of the Cake: Patty Cake

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How do you get an overflowing toilet and a bathtub full of stinky fish food?
Add one Joshua to one Ethan then blink.

Welcome Autumn! Welcome! She brings with her a breezy high of 67 degrees. Pull out the sweaters and the apple cider, sit out the pumpkins and the gourds. WhooHoo! Fall is here!

Last year’s Autumn
Friday Smiles one year past

I love all my sister’s friends. Since we married, moved out and moved on. Amy and my lives have went in separate ways. Even through the distance I have somehow been connected to her friends. I remember when she started attending Evangel one of her new friends got my number off her fridge and started calling me for advice on boys. I don’t recall who she was now but I remember our only connection was Amy. I’m not sure if we ever even met in person.

Today, I can count a number of friends I’ve met only once or twice but could sit down and have conversation with as if we’d know each other for years. When I went to visit Amy last year I ran into quite a few of these ladies. Most I didn’t recognize at first as I’d never seen their faces or heard their voices, it seems strange to know someone with out really knowing them. Odd, isn’t it? Maybe not, these ladies are souls who touch my twin sister’s heart, a heart I’ve known from the beginning of mine own. It only makes since we’d be connected. I appreciate each one, I pray for them daily and I am blessed to have such lovely women caring for my Amy. To all my sister’s friends; I love you and thank you.

Thank you!

(One year later we still haven’t mailed your picture, we found it crumbled in the envelope it was meant to be mailed in. She colored a new one and this time Charleigh had me take a picture of it for you. There are more to come, we’ll spread them out for you. Thank you Debbie for your kindness, please know you are loved!)

It’s interesting how an unexpected scent is the key to opening the doors of yesterday. Earlier today while cooking lunch I experienced such an amazing flood of memories. The trigger scent was that of ground beef being browning in a stainless steel skillet. This is a scent I smell often, probably too often, I’m not sure why it was today that it reminded me of the small café I worked in over 10 years ago. With those memories I was reminded of many faces forgotten and lessons learned.

Numbers 6:24-26: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His face upon you and give you SHALOM.