Are you ready for growth and change?

October 12-18, 2017

Once again I have neglected to keep you up to date with the happenings, Oh, well, here goes.

Oct 14, 2017

I was invited to a Wedding of two remarkable young people.  The bride is the daughter of one of the Ministers at my Church and the Groom is a long-time Member.  They presented themselves to God and each other, Holy and Chaste.  It is so common at our Church to attend Weddings like that, but I realize that in the World, it isn't like that.  It was a beautiful wedding and reception.  Instead of a toast, the Bride's parents presented a "Marriage formula of success", presenting phrases that every successful Marriage should include.  I didn't have my note pad, but some of them I remember.

"I'm sorry", "Please forgive me", "I love you", "Let's pray about that together".  It was well done and well received.

After the Wedding, I was abel to spend some fellowship time with my Grandson.

Sunday, Oct 15, 2017

Went to Church and heard another awesome message.  God is putting the Church in position for what He will do next.  He is growing us up Spiritually so that our relationship with God and His Son Jesus Christ is stable, settled and unshakable, and that we can hear from God for ourselves and know what His plan is for our lives. 

After Church, I had planned to take one of the Retiring Pastors from Cincinnati to lunch but they weren't at Church .  I ask one of my adopted daughters and her 38 year old son (my Grandson), if they wanted to go to lunch.  They did, we did and it was wonderful.  We went to the Chart House in Alexandria, Va. right on the water.  We could watch the water taxies, and boats come and go.  There were two wedding receptions there, one on a boat, so it was fun to watch.  But the greatest thing was the fellowship.  I had not been able to spend much time with them before and we are knitted together more closely than ever.  They are incredible and God is not finished with us.  

Oct 16, 2017

I had a follow-up appointment with a Doctor at the liver center in Georgetown Hospital.  I had blood work done and a check up to see how I was doing.  The Doctor said she specialized in the Liver, because usually liver issues made very sick people and she wanted to make a difference.  She also said I was probably the healthiest patient she had ever seen.  All my blood work was good, and I am to have an MRI on Thursday to use as a base line for next year's check-up.

Oct 26, 2017

I drove my Hostess to Pennsylvania to pick up her 86 year old Mom and bring her back to the area for a week.  Her Mom has two Son's she will be visiting with.  I was so impressed with her, she worked her way from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane and can navigate steps without a problem.  We left at 9:30 AM and got back at 6 PM, after stopping for lunch at Timbuktu for crab cakes.   We arrived back with just enough time to get ready for Bible Study.  Bible Study was actually the opening session of the Pastors Conference of our Church.  All of the Pastors from all over the world were there and I got to greet most of them.  It was good to see those that I stayed with and visited their Churches on my journeys.

The direction that God has for us, as a Church, is becoming clearer.  The Episcopal Pastor gave us a charge and shared how important we all are in the plan of God.  He talked about how down through the Bible, God had a plan for each dispensation of time.  He has a dispensation for each of our lives to do His will.  It is already planned out, we must be sensitive to it, not be distracted by the things that distract us and move when it is time to move.  Growth doesn't happen unless change takes place, are we ready for change and growth?

I sat by a young man I had not met before, although he had been at our Church for eight years.  I asked him if he needed a Grandma, and that, I was up for adoption, he said YES!  He was so excited because he didn't have a Grandma.  We connected and exchanged information and it was official!