tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15473921247974520232024-03-18T22:46:34.785-07:00Phebe FellowshipA Ministry of Lincoln Avenue Baptist ChurchStarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-24280364831030039342008-10-06T19:03:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:44:23.564-07:00RAFTING TRIP 2008This is a bit out of posting order, since we actually took the rafting trip in August. But I just realized that I never posted the few pics that I took. We had a blast, well until we got to the end of the river anyway! I'll tell you about it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmCOYUuCk81zfJYM3JXvP4TZmUwD35k2wHmqBERf4Cg7Oa4A9WH87DgbqKIzviE5u7U__CXohRzIKLvunTnyo1R0zOr2yfGFoZbBJt7WT_7JXXSZuBxoeoSV00LKZLg2P7W34CXT3VqPB/s1600-h/SD532152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmCOYUuCk81zfJYM3JXvP4TZmUwD35k2wHmqBERf4Cg7Oa4A9WH87DgbqKIzviE5u7U__CXohRzIKLvunTnyo1R0zOr2yfGFoZbBJt7WT_7JXXSZuBxoeoSV00LKZLg2P7W34CXT3VqPB/s320/SD532152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254230730838057474" border="0" /></a>We load up about 7:30 and head out. We always stop somewhere for a hearty breakfast, as it's a full day of activity and not much time to stop and eat along the way. But Darlene, I gotta tell ya, this is a bit "over the top" don't ya think?! *hehe*<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qwSUm2QDLoChejLtXeXVnZsIwDFRBIbEylCYblBlFxpimopO24ZEsRnFO57IEMScq99qyaDVIK5Q8fVtcbe0-7xtQ6v5Gh_2UOguCK-HixvhdFWYt-Gr-SNh9PflHbPzBsuLRl1Iy_UP/s1600-h/SD532150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qwSUm2QDLoChejLtXeXVnZsIwDFRBIbEylCYblBlFxpimopO24ZEsRnFO57IEMScq99qyaDVIK5Q8fVtcbe0-7xtQ6v5Gh_2UOguCK-HixvhdFWYt-Gr-SNh9PflHbPzBsuLRl1Iy_UP/s320/SD532150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254230232414115154" border="0" /></a>Gayla was not to be outdone! I think the story that she and Darlene came up with was, "they were sharing." Uh huh.... ok....<br /><br />We left the restaurant and I should have realized something was "up" then. There was a group of about 4 ladies who chose to drive their own vehicle, "because the van was crowded and there wouldn't be enough room." Little did I know....<br /><br />In the space of about 2 hours, we had arrived in Baldwin, MI and were loading up on the bus, to head to the Pere Marquette river and put our rafts in for the trip. It was calm, peaceful, no strong arming to be the first in the river. It "turns out" however, that my team was the first to put in the river. As soon as our raft was clear of the shore, we started paddling like crazy! I just knew that other team had "something" up their sleeve! They had been whispering all morning. We rowed for about 30 minutes with no sight of the other team. My team mates started suggesting that we slow down and find a place to pull over and "let the other team have their way with us" to get it over with. Sort of take the fire out of their bosom, so to speak. But I KNOW them. They would do it there, AND at the end of the trip. I had no desire to be attacked and drowned TWICE on the trip. So I said "KEEP ROWING!" haha An hour into the trip, they start bartoring with me. Trying to get me to see the sense in what they were saying. I don't know, maybe I'm just getting too old. But the thought of yet another all out water war (after 8 years of them!!) just did not sound enticing to me! Again, I suggested to keep rowing! All this time, we don't hear nor see hide nor hair of the other team. They never caught up to us even once. And we slowed down several times and just floated. Next thing you know, we round a bend in the river and I say, "Well for crying out loud! We're at the end already!" The trip down river is about 2 1/2 hrs, but I think we finished it in about 1 3/4 hrs. So we row over to the shore and all of us decide to jump in the FREEZING cold water and get ourselves wet, so when the other team comes along, they won't find us still dry and DRAG us into the river for a good dousing!! Well, that "sort of" worked. But when they finally came drifting around the bend.... our eyes were met with a raft full of women dressed as PIRATES!!! They had bandanas on their heads, rings in their noses, rings in their ears, eye patches on, one of them had a viking hat on! They had plastic swords, it was HILARIOUS! We all had a good laugh over it, and thought everything was good. But we couldn't leave well enough alone. "Someone" started a splash war and that was the end of it! Then it was "Katie bar the door!" I don't know how many women came at me with teeth bared and claws extended! haha I ended up with a TON of cooked spaghetti noodles being dumped down the back of my shirt! Have you ever tried to run away from someone in waist high, freezing cold water? Have you ever tried to get cooked, sticky noodles off of wet skin? It doesn't happen very easily, let me tell you!<br /><br />We finally called a truce and sat and waited for the bus to pick us up and take us back to the main bldg, so we could change and head to the motel. We stayed at The Shack Bed & Breakfast. It's a wonderful, peaceful place.<br /><br />We all got cleaned up, a bit rested and then headed into Fremont to Spanky's pizza. It's the yearly trek that we take after the rafting trip. Their breadsticks are to die for!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o8omEusdiaZOsCEDN-KkP8WTaAqz53KLG7IflliwjRWyNh7rwZelAdng8IMDZl-owZwtKkt1wH-LCWHelvuJZArE8kx5gHkSCRA5POiS574MSrVk2t8fRX11BYzWPbxiIHxzN6poVqvm/s1600-h/SD532153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o8omEusdiaZOsCEDN-KkP8WTaAqz53KLG7IflliwjRWyNh7rwZelAdng8IMDZl-owZwtKkt1wH-LCWHelvuJZArE8kx5gHkSCRA5POiS574MSrVk2t8fRX11BYzWPbxiIHxzN6poVqvm/s320/SD532153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254229916507452306" border="0" /></a>See what I mean? Does this woman love bread or what?! Breadsticks AND garlic toast! Wow I hope Hannah brought plenty of mouthwash!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_MDc5y6nNuCF3hWhZulQ71upQ0nJ98vxL0_j-2FRVPGl7138ebAjVGtmnpt88bpFhOsDLC5NSMAZGdwULBzqMWhUYl-E2L_Xq9mUz4KJWdX_wolCHREMJK-G_tm6uGJOwWl9LpiP2RDp/s1600-h/SD532154.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_MDc5y6nNuCF3hWhZulQ71upQ0nJ98vxL0_j-2FRVPGl7138ebAjVGtmnpt88bpFhOsDLC5NSMAZGdwULBzqMWhUYl-E2L_Xq9mUz4KJWdX_wolCHREMJK-G_tm6uGJOwWl9LpiP2RDp/s320/SD532154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254229510821788194" border="0" /></a>My pretty girls! Monica and Sarah. 2 of my rafting mates!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9C0Oivb1RmdfMOJ4x8fpHpRoMoXjzjt5nwrXRta22AbrhrvuGgOXsojp9bDKc42Dhv7zlqTriKmGegqxKBPe54E4rRs9ImAuwcAYkXONZtL157TYeuxDn7Up7WDoy_3ZDzPKNzi2uwzl/s1600-h/SD532165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9C0Oivb1RmdfMOJ4x8fpHpRoMoXjzjt5nwrXRta22AbrhrvuGgOXsojp9bDKc42Dhv7zlqTriKmGegqxKBPe54E4rRs9ImAuwcAYkXONZtL157TYeuxDn7Up7WDoy_3ZDzPKNzi2uwzl/s320/SD532165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254229298773254242" border="0" /></a>My youngest girl, Hannah and I. Another rafting mate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-N_U7EfpWerG6vYi9cSzKlKhUL4ePWOmaElukOKX1TObE2qEI1KlOCHOY2LKwi_5FCam8qpgCoou0rjQ3eNLnoJodlubNFFo-koxeoPkpObshyphenhyphenrGzfwo9gY2tbTlWuZl-m7Fru6Mjxcj/s1600-h/SD532155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-N_U7EfpWerG6vYi9cSzKlKhUL4ePWOmaElukOKX1TObE2qEI1KlOCHOY2LKwi_5FCam8qpgCoou0rjQ3eNLnoJodlubNFFo-koxeoPkpObshyphenhyphenrGzfwo9gY2tbTlWuZl-m7Fru6Mjxcj/s320/SD532155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254228950455390338" border="0" /></a>Good ol' Amy! She's been hanging around so long, she's just one of the family. We call her our "adopted" daughter. The last rafting mate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFuFUVkAYtN_A66ypYQs4p0zsL4m2aPDB9SMa6V8iG_zoGEnJj8oQo6VX-_veaVKXZegviCkgoO6CrDPElyeI5c4VssTyUFHOtEJwP63SXpKGE5oRbLfw3C2qMgSagoPkncAAZeo5xWbl/s1600-h/SD532156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFuFUVkAYtN_A66ypYQs4p0zsL4m2aPDB9SMa6V8iG_zoGEnJj8oQo6VX-_veaVKXZegviCkgoO6CrDPElyeI5c4VssTyUFHOtEJwP63SXpKGE5oRbLfw3C2qMgSagoPkncAAZeo5xWbl/s320/SD532156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254228759601152162" border="0" /></a>The WHOLE gang! The last one on the left is Karen. You ever hear the saying "Still waters run deep?" That describes her to a T. LOL Then the last 3 on the right - NOT to be trusted!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8Ed5ZzBCjqFPfp1KPYX_aMiRT1sM_uXEbVozMpHVzNJ-c2DRPO7mtEl9opCLy9YO1zbXW5K-LeAWwtr9n3VL64HcvuwS-OptwesUJ1ccso1lEiMSlKjHzHrMEdSzIRd0i-SxWL9uu3oN/s1600-h/SD532162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8Ed5ZzBCjqFPfp1KPYX_aMiRT1sM_uXEbVozMpHVzNJ-c2DRPO7mtEl9opCLy9YO1zbXW5K-LeAWwtr9n3VL64HcvuwS-OptwesUJ1ccso1lEiMSlKjHzHrMEdSzIRd0i-SxWL9uu3oN/s320/SD532162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254229673906139938" border="0" /></a>The other 2 members of the ATTACKING team! The one in the pink - Debby - was wearing a viking hat on the raft! She "looks" innocent.... but let me tell you! LOL Then Bea here, she is just too nice. I don't know how she got caught up in that groups canniving!Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-80798799471506667992008-10-06T18:24:00.000-07:002008-10-06T19:02:35.260-07:00CLOTHING SWAP!<div style="text-align: center;">First annual<br />CLOTHING SWAP!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This was so much fun. I'll tell you how I came up with the idea. I had dropped some weight recently, and needed to find a home for some of my clothes. I had considered dropping them off at Goodwill, but they charge way too much for used clothing. Then I thought about selling them on ebay. But finally I realized that we had several teen girls in our christian academy that could benefit from some gently used clothing. The idea of a clothing swap entered my mind and I began searching for ideas online. I came across a set of guidelines and it is basically what I used to set up our swap.<br /><br />Prior to the swap, I had organized the tables into different sizes and categories. Skirts - small, skirts - medium, etc... I also had several racks rigged for hang up clothes, dresses, suits, etc... As the ladies arrived with their clothing, I would ask them how many items they brought, and then give them the appropriate number of tickets - to use to "purchase" their swap items. The tickets also served the purpose of winning the give-aways that I had throughout the evening. I would call out a number every 15 minutes or so and whoever had that number on their ticket got to choose a gift from the table of give-away items. There was a pretty Fall wreath, a set of Autumn fingertip towels, an Autumn scented candle, a set of Tupperware bowls, and a tablecloth to choose from.<br /><br />I sat out fresh veggies & dip, cookies, mini donuts, popcorn - popped fresh by my hubby prior to the event, soda pop, water and coffee. The ladies that had their clothing all sorted and ready for the swap were invited to partake of refreshments while the others finished sorting theirs and getting ready for the swap to start.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5R55Go0TpTHn8glleJpaSz3WGN8qJsiqhmcssQVwtZju0S_zRS29_R7lSejiBBnq-AEpC368n-XTRO90gvYihaek2kM9Y6_mXNnOExNTKwZFdJRFzsx9idkERcY2_NU_zdNEgrHcqebz/s1600-h/SD532578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5R55Go0TpTHn8glleJpaSz3WGN8qJsiqhmcssQVwtZju0S_zRS29_R7lSejiBBnq-AEpC368n-XTRO90gvYihaek2kM9Y6_mXNnOExNTKwZFdJRFzsx9idkERcY2_NU_zdNEgrHcqebz/s320/SD532578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254220438782065298" border="0" /></a>I was pleasantly surprised by the turn out! Especially with it being our first one. At one point, there were over 30 ladies chit-chatting and swapping clothes! It was great fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NyGiDp4a83mhbsUvpttSrvrsDYadH4PwvD2lWM5NgfbPigmzPswoPrpVRW2yOOO91hY9Cgg33JP8Eu1a25Y9U0DFST1THixcxBO1iAFMtwblTewyNMw3lAMwBqPkrPmyJHD-t8QRsnWD/s1600-h/SD532582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NyGiDp4a83mhbsUvpttSrvrsDYadH4PwvD2lWM5NgfbPigmzPswoPrpVRW2yOOO91hY9Cgg33JP8Eu1a25Y9U0DFST1THixcxBO1iAFMtwblTewyNMw3lAMwBqPkrPmyJHD-t8QRsnWD/s320/SD532582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254220222370448770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GBGApuXM5E6K6NgH9rbSAChmHeM0w7Nh9PkK5H7HlkCu6_6z1Wzgp5PoQpFs4pepFy4rHEeLYZOVYkhZeBNX3sx-ntQgdcHnJ851UwadHOlAz-c2xenVcrmBBvCKVWErLEyFbZdqDn92/s1600-h/SD532581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GBGApuXM5E6K6NgH9rbSAChmHeM0w7Nh9PkK5H7HlkCu6_6z1Wzgp5PoQpFs4pepFy4rHEeLYZOVYkhZeBNX3sx-ntQgdcHnJ851UwadHOlAz-c2xenVcrmBBvCKVWErLEyFbZdqDn92/s320/SD532581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254220835180214706" border="0" /></a><table width="1010" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="237"><br /></td> <td width="137"><br /></td> <td width="113"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ1n664L1mc_fR6zrLdYFq0J-pN_JbxNqvkvm8mRUIBaTTLGCYSkUTZRijp_5P93iGNGc_h6qJrw3oHZcjXes_umICuey-CjcfRcBQWK4xVTtFnFnht7utxnMSumbhRTUaPw8hF1fI7gD/s1600-h/SD532580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ1n664L1mc_fR6zrLdYFq0J-pN_JbxNqvkvm8mRUIBaTTLGCYSkUTZRijp_5P93iGNGc_h6qJrw3oHZcjXes_umICuey-CjcfRcBQWK4xVTtFnFnht7utxnMSumbhRTUaPw8hF1fI7gD/s320/SD532580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218728631611378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBfQf55jR4-0ZIWvMopPb_yfS32J59wgHKENFL3ZjrERMTWGdSXpB7tn8VNHMofBM8g4iIEtRXhtLDuy-MZ9L49h6v-yCmHzVI1yOaGLDe8yXYZq5B6v7nz2YxsR_XT62lmEjDFa7SNMG/s1600-h/SD532579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBfQf55jR4-0ZIWvMopPb_yfS32J59wgHKENFL3ZjrERMTWGdSXpB7tn8VNHMofBM8g4iIEtRXhtLDuy-MZ9L49h6v-yCmHzVI1yOaGLDe8yXYZq5B6v7nz2YxsR_XT62lmEjDFa7SNMG/s320/SD532579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218592780186258" border="0" /></a><br />The teen girls really got "into" the swap! Teen girls do that all the time anyway - trade clothes! So this was right up their alley. Some of them even brought in purses, fingernail polish, etc (things they bought but never used).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EzUrJlQBvQB_sfXtqPr-Fc_V97udr0YEgyAO5a1zGpfmZt_JEV8_EV6Tq0tENqB6WmEZ9xoiKURc345nAjKeAQCVb3ugorhNkg1j2CjYFje-Ak8btI3mRZIelnMJXSchDdRGZiC9KvNb/s1600-h/SD532586.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EzUrJlQBvQB_sfXtqPr-Fc_V97udr0YEgyAO5a1zGpfmZt_JEV8_EV6Tq0tENqB6WmEZ9xoiKURc345nAjKeAQCVb3ugorhNkg1j2CjYFje-Ak8btI3mRZIelnMJXSchDdRGZiC9KvNb/s320/SD532586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254221862278062450" border="0" /></a>Girls trying on clothes in one of the changing areas we had set up.<br />Good thing they're all related, huh? LOL<br /><br />I had 4 different changing areas set up, with mirrors for the ladies to be able to try things on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJhK6p6hJVIMoegE16eCkueiZ6g73Gzjgei9cxmJT1kiZnvWxV6ws7p6nwDnD4YPtkfuMp9jLQmt9OJeTXvItVLjl0WezAKQd1uJAXESPTmbkrJ8SRD1SFwxYurkdXfVhkzP4wKOC3c7I/s1600-h/SD532587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJhK6p6hJVIMoegE16eCkueiZ6g73Gzjgei9cxmJT1kiZnvWxV6ws7p6nwDnD4YPtkfuMp9jLQmt9OJeTXvItVLjl0WezAKQd1uJAXESPTmbkrJ8SRD1SFwxYurkdXfVhkzP4wKOC3c7I/s320/SD532587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218285139121570" border="0" /></a>Someone made her try this on, but she didn't like it, so took it back off! LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBDUavC1FMD9HzGciZ41v-R1r-nPbQNrxEy2GKarqwuM_YwRZ80v6DaIHVeJSfwMag9v-qs3HrpzQrZ5B0xtTVpRNEqwhoYeXhzRw1gVJLyZ3TPHlvvS7ZgqMxUxxzOtD2vgDhHoCnrhb/s1600-h/SD532583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBDUavC1FMD9HzGciZ41v-R1r-nPbQNrxEy2GKarqwuM_YwRZ80v6DaIHVeJSfwMag9v-qs3HrpzQrZ5B0xtTVpRNEqwhoYeXhzRw1gVJLyZ3TPHlvvS7ZgqMxUxxzOtD2vgDhHoCnrhb/s320/SD532583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254218143375454386" border="0" /></a>It wouldn't be a swap without SHOES!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDbtGqRSwAryvzbvroZ1UKFPN_yiXWMsRRqrQJUAMMLZErbbz-uhtEzyWrJmyFifde_Y2BMQEnTNfKh1D-4xobFkZRPyVR3cJog4q0NB4lTLnk1FIdpF4EVKHP60NlRmeBUEBXEsg3w_I/s1600-h/SD532584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDbtGqRSwAryvzbvroZ1UKFPN_yiXWMsRRqrQJUAMMLZErbbz-uhtEzyWrJmyFifde_Y2BMQEnTNfKh1D-4xobFkZRPyVR3cJog4q0NB4lTLnk1FIdpF4EVKHP60NlRmeBUEBXEsg3w_I/s320/SD532584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254217963488665266" border="0" /></a>There were some REALLY cute pieces of jewelry brought in! As soon as I said "START SWAPPING" I headed straight back to the jewelry table, as I had my eye on the cutest silver bracelet, before the swap started. As I was walking back there, I noticed one of the other ladies walking away fastening it to her wrist! LOL I had a good giggle with her about it! But I was happy that she got something she liked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguihBaqe1hJ8l-gD-weh9ECfsbqQ4erSkPTCy_jWzg9w-iqAAlWx9iEKdh03-oMpUDpLBv74Ezgy52Tvtr9ch-gHqi1nA2TtvK7vCD6H0XuPad4wrNIIcsHoXyvmg3avJ82picsOSj_z1z/s1600-h/SD532597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguihBaqe1hJ8l-gD-weh9ECfsbqQ4erSkPTCy_jWzg9w-iqAAlWx9iEKdh03-oMpUDpLBv74Ezgy52Tvtr9ch-gHqi1nA2TtvK7vCD6H0XuPad4wrNIIcsHoXyvmg3avJ82picsOSj_z1z/s320/SD532597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254217706824404226" border="0" /></a>UhOh, I think I left my camera laying somewhere and "someone" got ahold of it to play around! haha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswoehKu96tBnRkVZS95hXfuPn5BRyrvulhVLWoYsQbuxS1Iiuwef2FRcgHiEn5L6GSv1ClgSElWIbZEEuygNLOrI_9umLIpa6ailyoNgoebVOHe6EJMYZVxfIRdwRuKemLzJ09jhvayV3/s1600-h/SD532594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswoehKu96tBnRkVZS95hXfuPn5BRyrvulhVLWoYsQbuxS1Iiuwef2FRcgHiEn5L6GSv1ClgSElWIbZEEuygNLOrI_9umLIpa6ailyoNgoebVOHe6EJMYZVxfIRdwRuKemLzJ09jhvayV3/s320/SD532594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254217560440542306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdBmsrAj-hodcW1XT0HMJD7BwCr7yGyMBgtqBMGwtwZpXSmmk51kIH3f1P-cAt1sW4qGh7onIwRLLtP7y9WhRvkmjZAUpIp10c7sciEr5dUEMGCSG-jz-iURThiW7g2GLwR7osX_4qeZD/s1600-h/SD532592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdBmsrAj-hodcW1XT0HMJD7BwCr7yGyMBgtqBMGwtwZpXSmmk51kIH3f1P-cAt1sW4qGh7onIwRLLtP7y9WhRvkmjZAUpIp10c7sciEr5dUEMGCSG-jz-iURThiW7g2GLwR7osX_4qeZD/s320/SD532592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254217405524955010" border="0" /></a><br />CLOTHING SWAP GUIDELINES<br /><br />ALL Ladies and Teen girls are invited to join us!<br /><br />Saturday, September 20, 6:00 p.m.<br />In the Fellowship hall<br /></div><br /><br />1. De-clutter your closet of unwanted clothing, shoes, hand bags, jewelry, belts, scarves, & hats. Let go of clothes you haven't worn in over a year. How about that blouse you bought that still has the tag on it. You plan to wear it some day, right? Bring it in & trade it for something you WILL wear! All sizes are welcome.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">We respectfully request that no pants, shorts or immodest tops be brought to the swap.</span><br /><br />2. Launder them. Be sure they're clean before you swap them.<br /><br />3. Bring as many bags of <span style="font-weight: bold;">clean, fashionable, new, gently used, or never worn</span> clothing as you'd like! You'll receive "Swap" coupons for the items you bring, so the more you bring, the more you get to swap. At the end of the evening, all unclaimed clothing will be donated to a local charity. Please contact me if you know of a charity that could use unwanted clothing.<br /><br />4. DO NOT BRING undergarments, bathing suits, or clothing with stains or holes.<br /><br />5. The first hour from the time the event starts, you will enjoy hors d'oeuvres & fellowship, while we sort the clothing. Clothing will be organized by item (shirts, dresses, skirts, culottes, etc..) to make things simple. When the announced swapping begins, swap til you drop. Food & fellowship will continue throughout the night!<br /><br />6. Dressing areas & mirrors will be provided. We recommend you wear something comfortable and easy to change in & out of.<br /><br />7. NO FIGHTING over items! If you both love the item and can't decide who should have it, we'll flip a coin! Divas or Fashionistas. (heads or tails)<br /><br />8. Have fun! Chat, Laugh, Swap! Take advantage of your night out with the Girls!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Next year I'd like to have some bigger give-aways. I know several ladies that do home parties of some sort: make-up, tupperware, Pampered chef, etc... Some of them have already agreed to set up a table and have a give-away during the event.</span>Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-74449260945770239372008-10-06T17:31:00.000-07:002008-10-06T18:23:02.934-07:00FASHION THEME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUVP6Ouqls3mAs8iKeYBFkYjtE8INiYPPlIgsfphlXxpjDWaZWLTMMnQ0Lw-s0vGio9GvsFDo-uBXGnzowaDDwA_S1pTN1yYhf_5u3RIBARumgV-cNJ4uoj0RUzC_3UY4M6jFQ_K4Fwys/s1600-h/SD532267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUVP6Ouqls3mAs8iKeYBFkYjtE8INiYPPlIgsfphlXxpjDWaZWLTMMnQ0Lw-s0vGio9GvsFDo-uBXGnzowaDDwA_S1pTN1yYhf_5u3RIBARumgV-cNJ4uoj0RUzC_3UY4M6jFQ_K4Fwys/s320/SD532267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254209062004149026" border="0" /></a>Normally when I see a photo like this one, I'd say it's "Double Double Trouble!" But I'll be nice, since they DID host the meeting! LOL<br /><br />Our Phebe Fellowship for August was hosted by these lovely ladies. Darlene (deacon's wife), Jane, Amy & Gayla (Gayla is Mom to Jane & Amy).<br />The fellowship meeting was a fashion theme, and they did a great job hosting the meeting, and making it fun! THANK YOU ladies!<br /><br />They served us a delicious dinner of homemade sloppy joes, chips, fresh veggies and cookies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-K4qmQehe5-PQhWCsUcoDB1TK2-22ReQdNLdA6jJ-R4uo7Y3XnY0Q_9D165HKSz9uhUJmenrMUY7bTv233IbLOjxKaVzxOjqbBCnxNsISbhgNMPavoP7jjlr-B2XI1RwEvnAtl_lHXOr/s1600-h/SD532268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-K4qmQehe5-PQhWCsUcoDB1TK2-22ReQdNLdA6jJ-R4uo7Y3XnY0Q_9D165HKSz9uhUJmenrMUY7bTv233IbLOjxKaVzxOjqbBCnxNsISbhgNMPavoP7jjlr-B2XI1RwEvnAtl_lHXOr/s320/SD532268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254204566018662386" border="0" /></a>They decorated the tables with these cute purses, filled with colorful tissue paper and flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxoeevq1XvHw6-onIBpqOrq9quhUK8aPE3khOUEwgCzzYGN3Mn1hF9ZPbhADj3LGxPgN8y7_rb72hS2l1rp6w6c9JvMwXMootLo7w8MyV7yd9H3yh28gSnedUTYYyDVednq5jjU70aE8L/s1600-h/SD532269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxoeevq1XvHw6-onIBpqOrq9quhUK8aPE3khOUEwgCzzYGN3Mn1hF9ZPbhADj3LGxPgN8y7_rb72hS2l1rp6w6c9JvMwXMootLo7w8MyV7yd9H3yh28gSnedUTYYyDVednq5jjU70aE8L/s320/SD532269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254204365197764690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJZOediE6P8Zg-ND0sl3dO7rcBQAm25sVm6kfnfQ3nfBxNMUklcaE9QBO1XoaZPxRfHcCB0fgXHiYEZkz6uvi9vffIAsG9cHPYpOLP0rvQvMo7dlgX699yx-Ctd9ipNv6jBDfZ9dAZqag/s1600-h/SD532263.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJZOediE6P8Zg-ND0sl3dO7rcBQAm25sVm6kfnfQ3nfBxNMUklcaE9QBO1XoaZPxRfHcCB0fgXHiYEZkz6uvi9vffIAsG9cHPYpOLP0rvQvMo7dlgX699yx-Ctd9ipNv6jBDfZ9dAZqag/s320/SD532263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254205260392124690" border="0" /></a><br />We start them young! It's never too early for a girl to start attending the ladies fellowship meetings!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdbcfRF43NHwke5qDS-OBBwkRNNK7SlnrbbH6ZUrYOUIniLOT_JINvx51wI9jlhZ9A7BZChkF7tTTP-KRX1b-0ph4mGyZmsoZXRTPRiudiXY6EAW9eomfGke1yNjN3i-RyCoFkBGlknrZ/s1600-h/SD532266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdbcfRF43NHwke5qDS-OBBwkRNNK7SlnrbbH6ZUrYOUIniLOT_JINvx51wI9jlhZ9A7BZChkF7tTTP-KRX1b-0ph4mGyZmsoZXRTPRiudiXY6EAW9eomfGke1yNjN3i-RyCoFkBGlknrZ/s320/SD532266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254205092181462930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRJWzB7mfrgini3OYRcUv4lkhReCplZHOy9bWThu6-4hMKvkGAwaKi_qLyL-PO1iDSHYiAbRZSCKzL3BJC7foC33v5UzJgGkhaeIsZRXg22O4uL4e_YQtcLk5Gz5_TMOPNPvC1FMPKF87/s1600-h/SD532262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRJWzB7mfrgini3OYRcUv4lkhReCplZHOy9bWThu6-4hMKvkGAwaKi_qLyL-PO1iDSHYiAbRZSCKzL3BJC7foC33v5UzJgGkhaeIsZRXg22O4uL4e_YQtcLk5Gz5_TMOPNPvC1FMPKF87/s320/SD532262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254204953752398578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1Ey7Jw7-iyV__3NNWxdrYEFHSONdVbWXPE8Qaho_xI634F8tuGb3cjJ8e4jTift2zuOAKxzx5gk4LdZprk9eQedHoXh974eJ9vSHHmG_Ww48Oi1948JuIb-5UrMwFgLM_LFs84FPxKfq/s1600-h/SD532261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1Ey7Jw7-iyV__3NNWxdrYEFHSONdVbWXPE8Qaho_xI634F8tuGb3cjJ8e4jTift2zuOAKxzx5gk4LdZprk9eQedHoXh974eJ9vSHHmG_Ww48Oi1948JuIb-5UrMwFgLM_LFs84FPxKfq/s320/SD532261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254204798901912466" border="0" /></a><br />Just hanging around, fellowshipping, waiting for the fashion show to begin.<br /><br /><br />This was such a cute idea and the ladies had so much fun with it.<br />It was <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Things that a woman might wear." </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmLZQYHep5dQAUWXLrrO_ogUJD7v139XZVua-Kwm4TgKA9NQI_JBSgldBmTVOLVXlkHB9e8FvXbU3RPKXM66BgDmYCPUmEzZiypqzsMwDTHxlF10g-Nm7k-FXhSRD-P7gaNsH1_mu3m_C/s1600-h/SD532248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmLZQYHep5dQAUWXLrrO_ogUJD7v139XZVua-Kwm4TgKA9NQI_JBSgldBmTVOLVXlkHB9e8FvXbU3RPKXM66BgDmYCPUmEzZiypqzsMwDTHxlF10g-Nm7k-FXhSRD-P7gaNsH1_mu3m_C/s320/SD532248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254207309699686530" border="0" /></a><br />1. The "Tea Length" skirt (she has tea bags fastened to the hem of her skirt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIVTbJrCx4Au5yujSWhYQrmM3Lot6_qvX7k8DW64IMEpxqUAZZfWfFBcl9Vy_eGp7CqhUnEamy2HYspfhnPuZrPWV49TkMGo7R30m4H7qHx2i9__ZXSuUzXym_3Ng6-2UnZbfxU-OUBGg/s1600-h/SD532249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIVTbJrCx4Au5yujSWhYQrmM3Lot6_qvX7k8DW64IMEpxqUAZZfWfFBcl9Vy_eGp7CqhUnEamy2HYspfhnPuZrPWV49TkMGo7R30m4H7qHx2i9__ZXSuUzXym_3Ng6-2UnZbfxU-OUBGg/s320/SD532249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254207103195329090" border="0" /></a>2. The "seersucker" dress (she has dumdum suckers fastened to her dress)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv-sif3NeJ_7C51YDOV7Cch3Hm0jRhDNHIUG-f-VR9Fo_uG3nBXxaKtoKA4uliR6GnA_CLhBCHdqIEgOxTR5Ew82Iaat1KYvP3jU3QePwhr1ZYDISanE4eN2cWTmaftvz_lDu1xQeHMlY/s1600-h/SD532250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv-sif3NeJ_7C51YDOV7Cch3Hm0jRhDNHIUG-f-VR9Fo_uG3nBXxaKtoKA4uliR6GnA_CLhBCHdqIEgOxTR5Ew82Iaat1KYvP3jU3QePwhr1ZYDISanE4eN2cWTmaftvz_lDu1xQeHMlY/s320/SD532250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206954490209666" border="0" /></a><br />3. "Bell bottoms" (bells fastened to the back of her skirt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTZcuSR3k3TfclivR-fexPrYI5g4cFy7BerGWYMrJM9DJz4vHLsblFH8vtJ5oq9urhw_oE6TLydZphydAnTcD8JzLAT075ACyMnfkr71AuynbI6zKYug4WuVWe0VhfRbiHHzAPgJHJpur/s1600-h/SD532251.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTZcuSR3k3TfclivR-fexPrYI5g4cFy7BerGWYMrJM9DJz4vHLsblFH8vtJ5oq9urhw_oE6TLydZphydAnTcD8JzLAT075ACyMnfkr71AuynbI6zKYug4WuVWe0VhfRbiHHzAPgJHJpur/s320/SD532251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206816834376242" border="0" /></a><br />4. The "Printed" dress! LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8NTt4RZAtE9U9hXBB2lqeAzxDeGlWizH-rD1otC895CfcqLvwNPOv9BORBS0TgQwORbaPLRjugaZjHtVuUwo4rBVYEkyzI9YbSBCTTj4DtdRM99kj9BNWG2rZAXIOY_gx_9QKcF62aas/s1600-h/SD532252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8NTt4RZAtE9U9hXBB2lqeAzxDeGlWizH-rD1otC895CfcqLvwNPOv9BORBS0TgQwORbaPLRjugaZjHtVuUwo4rBVYEkyzI9YbSBCTTj4DtdRM99kj9BNWG2rZAXIOY_gx_9QKcF62aas/s320/SD532252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206665567152642" border="0" /></a>5. "Bloomers" (she has silk flower petals fastened to her culottes) A lot of ladies called these "petal pushers" too. But the correct term was bloomers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqExBzN9ci6vWU3YguU5dtf1fYojwD5PJhPiF4iwPtyu2yP1EAa0dVEQ0_T7ECvXl03SPSJ4aM9yp__5eBI9fUhaWH9xCI3kdYVLvdUbD9CedYrdF-QrUUSzG-ivGyQAM0Vl-sKpeI12v2/s1600-h/SD532253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqExBzN9ci6vWU3YguU5dtf1fYojwD5PJhPiF4iwPtyu2yP1EAa0dVEQ0_T7ECvXl03SPSJ4aM9yp__5eBI9fUhaWH9xCI3kdYVLvdUbD9CedYrdF-QrUUSzG-ivGyQAM0Vl-sKpeI12v2/s320/SD532253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206226082852322" border="0" /></a><br />6. The "Tee" shirt (golf tees fastened to her shirt)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHZi8tbTpzHS7FY_5TDdXbekwUcQCyKgWNI_w8W7sVNRGGS88gOjlK72yYHweoDcBKLcfuyDXA5N52lyQ0OlgB4h6IUW9baQ8GibRF6IQZ8nqZv6BcqfIWJoz8gQbWXjMkuluJwio0PN/s1600-h/SD532254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbHZi8tbTpzHS7FY_5TDdXbekwUcQCyKgWNI_w8W7sVNRGGS88gOjlK72yYHweoDcBKLcfuyDXA5N52lyQ0OlgB4h6IUW9baQ8GibRF6IQZ8nqZv6BcqfIWJoz8gQbWXjMkuluJwio0PN/s320/SD532254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254206025637636306" border="0" /></a>7. The Head"band" This one was too easy but most everybody missed it! Her headband actually has musical instruments fastened to it! LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJc7zKPBFXk8BKCYNMEzAH8Y6a_9_yBmOPVBYVZTKFTIRvwpwvgbqjiNM6F9uYUlGhRdDNteBvRTS5LVdaYlMyZSUZbRCVLP-_QpeiN9gsIVK7x6t85eZIFiUM3pvCQyvyNKfd3crw3lm/s1600-h/SD532255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJc7zKPBFXk8BKCYNMEzAH8Y6a_9_yBmOPVBYVZTKFTIRvwpwvgbqjiNM6F9uYUlGhRdDNteBvRTS5LVdaYlMyZSUZbRCVLP-_QpeiN9gsIVK7x6t85eZIFiUM3pvCQyvyNKfd3crw3lm/s320/SD532255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254205815134770162" border="0" /></a><br />8. "100% Cotton" dress (cotton balls fastened to her dress) I had to giggle when Molly came out sporting this dress. She was smiling all secretively and before some of the ladies even started to write, she was whispering the answer to them! LOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86O_Kmddw1yL86nkgThdhw6vNkLlsUfxoFEkiKBy1LTWl9X8VETYrU7C86g_TdyXZa4grFbL4z_ODbLG9bENcWw683leTH0RC7ak2ThbAaufX67jitZJpuVSZI19Hkmv1cyKRlIorIsAa/s1600-h/SD532256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86O_Kmddw1yL86nkgThdhw6vNkLlsUfxoFEkiKBy1LTWl9X8VETYrU7C86g_TdyXZa4grFbL4z_ODbLG9bENcWw683leTH0RC7ak2ThbAaufX67jitZJpuVSZI19Hkmv1cyKRlIorIsAa/s320/SD532256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254205616221673202" border="0" /></a>9. "Pony tail" - I could NOT guess this one!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPQ6wyXhkCof_LVMraQwbXSRZDlKlHbK5RWdfg6TUQJ7zqWlsn_B_PmMvoF4JjhDCHmxs245iJ2SjsG85k8cPApAPGUh8qDTz8JzKXvgqo_55UazXKe9bG7lSSd1AG34tq6ENprbj4dcB/s1600-h/SD532257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPQ6wyXhkCof_LVMraQwbXSRZDlKlHbK5RWdfg6TUQJ7zqWlsn_B_PmMvoF4JjhDCHmxs245iJ2SjsG85k8cPApAPGUh8qDTz8JzKXvgqo_55UazXKe9bG7lSSd1AG34tq6ENprbj4dcB/s320/SD532257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254205465497288130" border="0" /></a>10. "Boxer" shorts. I don't know about you ladies, but last time I heard, boxer shorts were worn by men! I think they were trying to pull a fast one on us! Figures, it's Darlene in them too!<br /><br />She rounded out the evening by bringing a great devotional called "What's in your purse?" It was centered around the verse: <i><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></i><blockquote><i><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">who loved me, and gave himself for me. <br />Galatians 2:20</span></i></blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpjXbXpiwSOFdxUy71orW2P4DuF1I4WLxgc98vFfPKnxvefgh8ceQIEPwMf1hJEUivY8ub3gxNxbrQiPGy3PmA2jOP0CeCS7h71HlhE0OGLDR12D6SUuqIY8WKUk9ceOL_3NDg84dI0wa/s1600-h/SD532273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpjXbXpiwSOFdxUy71orW2P4DuF1I4WLxgc98vFfPKnxvefgh8ceQIEPwMf1hJEUivY8ub3gxNxbrQiPGy3PmA2jOP0CeCS7h71HlhE0OGLDR12D6SUuqIY8WKUk9ceOL_3NDg84dI0wa/s320/SD532273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254208040634189362" border="0" /></a>We ended the evening with a surprise food shower for one of our home missionary families. The Levine family are members of our church and are on deputation to go to the country of Tibet. (Sheryl is in the middle there with 2 of her college buddies, girls from our church Amy Kline on the left and Hannah, my daughter on the right) We had a great response to the food shower and they were blessed and refreshed by it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRIZupopXiEozt9T98FUkt3MRvFhuGtDwPji8CHnVpPrCY2LsYv4KRmZP5MFLGPf6VrvrKpM3iG-jVunVkcgkElpEFZFcjKaWkqK-2fktVxcWUEdd9QjYN_D9ie-0hAo6aUpa1XHcf4HR/s1600-h/SD532272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRIZupopXiEozt9T98FUkt3MRvFhuGtDwPji8CHnVpPrCY2LsYv4KRmZP5MFLGPf6VrvrKpM3iG-jVunVkcgkElpEFZFcjKaWkqK-2fktVxcWUEdd9QjYN_D9ie-0hAo6aUpa1XHcf4HR/s320/SD532272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254207757993025522" border="0" /></a>Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-91586787878276645282008-07-08T19:22:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:41:43.162-08:00JULY MEETING - "Diamonds!"<span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br />"DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND"</span><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br />"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light." Ephesians 5:8</i><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">That was the theme for the Phebe Fellowship's July meeting that took place, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. We had 32 ladies present (we even had several missing tonight), and a tremendous spirit! We had such a wonderful time of fellowship. Monica did a great job keeping the meeting upbeat and moving along. Opening your home to 32 women at once is no small chore. There is the cleaning, cooking, decorating, etc. Not to mention the clean up afterwards. It really is a lot of work, and I would like to express my appreciation publicly to my precious daughter in law for all her hard work. She accomplished all this with 2 little ones under foot. THANK YOU MONICA - I love you! And if you truly could "read your mother-in-law's mind" you'd see that I think you are a JEWEL! ;-)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr46OTXb0pYWRzd3JKtlVMSyQs0mlV1i-REn0crD-oTEmJe1ywq23QgK1iBPTtP7WanEl8b8OFGvcq91fvcTSx0yBK4_f0lRoK3MFoDEMuBRkytkreJr7no-DtsjduuKoqbXMNlFxO1vJg/s1600-h/SD531521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr46OTXb0pYWRzd3JKtlVMSyQs0mlV1i-REn0crD-oTEmJe1ywq23QgK1iBPTtP7WanEl8b8OFGvcq91fvcTSx0yBK4_f0lRoK3MFoDEMuBRkytkreJr7no-DtsjduuKoqbXMNlFxO1vJg/s320/SD531521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220837287338030818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our hostess for the month was as I said Monica Tharp (our youth pastor's wife). I thought I got a picture of her helpers, but I didn't! I was trying so hard to remember all that I needed to take pics of. I'll get it right one of these days! She had Sarah Tharp, Kylie Ferguson and Danielle Carmoney as her helpers. They did a fine job with the theme decorations! I know what a treasure helpers are, when you are hosting a meeting of this size. So THANK YOU girls! I love you too!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphetxLjr62GNnnZZ0lJWv1f53qlHa3Cz5w8oenDWu0uQqjz61ky0YvGMeh9sHL6wXTT1NFuVryiJI_5h7WxcrHVX3SDlBPbiYnAcrEj62hnBoIfT3ugnxnAz3IPLSyxEmt3THa6djvnOv/s1600-h/SD531501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphetxLjr62GNnnZZ0lJWv1f53qlHa3Cz5w8oenDWu0uQqjz61ky0YvGMeh9sHL6wXTT1NFuVryiJI_5h7WxcrHVX3SDlBPbiYnAcrEj62hnBoIfT3ugnxnAz3IPLSyxEmt3THa6djvnOv/s320/SD531501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220838964742349490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When the ladies walked in, they saw all sorts of sparkles, and glittery color! It was beautiful. There were candles lit all over the house. And you could smell fresh bread, as the hostess and her helpers were just finishing up some of the last minute baking.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aBcehpuYOgSrJ_RBiOXHgdRg2ZjDZmOIJfFttT5-3og7E7x0OSpJNY9ihfRvqE7IBslStaDClEXEauylWyaSI6hPtZCdQ6GbOg3YpyPhZhyFypc9ddWXKV2n5a3ACQMRH0usGV5dhuDm/s1600-h/SD531506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aBcehpuYOgSrJ_RBiOXHgdRg2ZjDZmOIJfFttT5-3og7E7x0OSpJNY9ihfRvqE7IBslStaDClEXEauylWyaSI6hPtZCdQ6GbOg3YpyPhZhyFypc9ddWXKV2n5a3ACQMRH0usGV5dhuDm/s320/SD531506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839228706467522" border="0" /></a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjzlxJfWdaWAQZIIBw4Tir3xQvXSI-s9FbgJBbAy9EGmT357Vqi7Zab8ZTvKaexGJ6DfqIlU69zsbm_X4uRHFdVWfdbzp9yD-4NxDkjYfAXQ9EUERzY__CKrgyIFKdu_dyFijUNlelqut/s1600-h/SD531505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjzlxJfWdaWAQZIIBw4Tir3xQvXSI-s9FbgJBbAy9EGmT357Vqi7Zab8ZTvKaexGJ6DfqIlU69zsbm_X4uRHFdVWfdbzp9yD-4NxDkjYfAXQ9EUERzY__CKrgyIFKdu_dyFijUNlelqut/s320/SD531505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839602216391266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8gDzbJCdHRT0Ma2bMHY5bYRLK4-fIAcEashvcfndq6nFPJvq5A66q4KlNEqywaNXZdojdrZXZPn3xIhgDttBkgCj-d5dt_Ick73yvE3q9XvR1VI78suBVERfrTV5HE74oNYuBldJ0A1r/s1600-h/SD531525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8gDzbJCdHRT0Ma2bMHY5bYRLK4-fIAcEashvcfndq6nFPJvq5A66q4KlNEqywaNXZdojdrZXZPn3xIhgDttBkgCj-d5dt_Ick73yvE3q9XvR1VI78suBVERfrTV5HE74oNYuBldJ0A1r/s320/SD531525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220839960477025298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkFgKg6rRBWHv-eC5qoDDU3AlixxPoX2DFTX5Px9xuMs3gQm8HYdKI2w_SqaoE-PEWICAemqdBNcuhuNopecisPfM5pZNDjgqsjqXF4_aCcaFydMuqLF0eD4aZR0mJbOTJwjdXkYCrYXp/s1600-h/SD531527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkFgKg6rRBWHv-eC5qoDDU3AlixxPoX2DFTX5Px9xuMs3gQm8HYdKI2w_SqaoE-PEWICAemqdBNcuhuNopecisPfM5pZNDjgqsjqXF4_aCcaFydMuqLF0eD4aZR0mJbOTJwjdXkYCrYXp/s320/SD531527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220840194993043394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The food was delicious and presented in such a lovely way.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KB-bW6u4X9ArU2YB8kXvOYZ168DIRZYiHnlNsrSZsiGVusJJhShKPk-1z315VoAmtnyUtBOLbhmGb-z3g5A81Xh4LsmM2NcyE5-pEcSAid-XxbDBHnA9ddMnu_mq-hPEVuhbhrjOIY3W/s1600-h/SD531504.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KB-bW6u4X9ArU2YB8kXvOYZ168DIRZYiHnlNsrSZsiGVusJJhShKPk-1z315VoAmtnyUtBOLbhmGb-z3g5A81Xh4LsmM2NcyE5-pEcSAid-XxbDBHnA9ddMnu_mq-hPEVuhbhrjOIY3W/s320/SD531504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841259566650978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ut3pdDzLf2w9aNVVEFes96Q1rvIR0HEG_DJfA3ZdZnq_bCNDAd9Y-qaupzAFqirxc-WgMTMx-OBskzR5aOk_TG6kuZJTDjqoXpLrB5mfZBXN3MMzCb_G-gSHrfT9FzMGEb10G-MbVZJo/s1600-h/SD531511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ut3pdDzLf2w9aNVVEFes96Q1rvIR0HEG_DJfA3ZdZnq_bCNDAd9Y-qaupzAFqirxc-WgMTMx-OBskzR5aOk_TG6kuZJTDjqoXpLrB5mfZBXN3MMzCb_G-gSHrfT9FzMGEb10G-MbVZJo/s320/SD531511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220841715874762850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">These were the "gold coins" that were finishing up baking, when the ladies arrived. It is homemade pizza dough (just give Monica a hunk of dough and she's a happy woman! She can make it stand up and sing and dance!) with pizza filling sealed in the middle, then brushed with an egg wash and baked to golden perfection.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_gIjG2N2bstyViMC1ACdUaodjE1I5QO3FbQSlbr3IflSRayUA4BPkKO-VRjPOaXIEGcd6SbbNHM5phhqMgpWdIGSuN0q_BswoukEljdOCn3FQ1nzyQsLU9FzjjoUowuXmc9Zg9zRZih6/s1600-h/SD531509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_gIjG2N2bstyViMC1ACdUaodjE1I5QO3FbQSlbr3IflSRayUA4BPkKO-VRjPOaXIEGcd6SbbNHM5phhqMgpWdIGSuN0q_BswoukEljdOCn3FQ1nzyQsLU9FzjjoUowuXmc9Zg9zRZih6/s320/SD531509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220842407069356178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UoWu9HbzpINaxowpcUP8IbSNABnEtK2mbRU-beecKnwZMfcmRpuHTDL9oypiq36DUmhNYLBZOGfe8I9zXE2bPqm5WwHIxnVo1kBt193C5MIW046-A9rupBqQWJ5YLzhNr_9G7w1e4bv5/s1600-h/SD531510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UoWu9HbzpINaxowpcUP8IbSNABnEtK2mbRU-beecKnwZMfcmRpuHTDL9oypiq36DUmhNYLBZOGfe8I9zXE2bPqm5WwHIxnVo1kBt193C5MIW046-A9rupBqQWJ5YLzhNr_9G7w1e4bv5/s320/SD531510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220844187843294450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Then there were the, ever popular, </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://cookingwiththepreacherswife.blogspot.com/2008/06/starrs-chicken-salad-stars.html">chicken salad stars</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">. I wish I had a dollar for every time these have made their appearance at a ladies meeting. LOL They are just so yummy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybZ8OaXIT6Q8jlA9qLx0eB-FhuZiMtrCb1QE6ne6WqWGfpdPlxaI7RE19okI8CTqsLOBg1F_buTwEEKK-udzdC4kHxeyknDtWx8f44oM8NGP8FBSZK9CT7cm2oJcxcfqW8EUmUr3esZTq/s1600-h/SD531508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybZ8OaXIT6Q8jlA9qLx0eB-FhuZiMtrCb1QE6ne6WqWGfpdPlxaI7RE19okI8CTqsLOBg1F_buTwEEKK-udzdC4kHxeyknDtWx8f44oM8NGP8FBSZK9CT7cm2oJcxcfqW8EUmUr3esZTq/s320/SD531508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220843225448914066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">They also served these delicious little tarts. To make them, you cut a crescent ROUND in half and roll it into a ball. Press it down into a sprayed mini muffin tin w/ a tart shaper, </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hCfEmsrsrnccpNky8uH6bHy7sLxf3w-rWTRlJpHOIDDp5RzXDJ6IgXblwvV3935gV2GN7SA2lmya4VoKHmC9M-Apj4Ffrx1D2TP6JSMDQk9SGE0c2JroOAiRWRXk1Ru0kRBYU1W4dBR-/s1600-h/1c47_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hCfEmsrsrnccpNky8uH6bHy7sLxf3w-rWTRlJpHOIDDp5RzXDJ6IgXblwvV3935gV2GN7SA2lmya4VoKHmC9M-Apj4Ffrx1D2TP6JSMDQk9SGE0c2JroOAiRWRXk1Ru0kRBYU1W4dBR-/s320/1c47_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220846340912971970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">like this one, and bake until light golden brown. They will still puff up like crescent dough is prone to do. But AS SOON as you pull them from the oven, use your tart shaper to press them right back down. They will stay that way and you can fill them either with sweet or savory fillings. The top shells are filled with chocolate pudding, the bottom ones with cherry pie filling. Then they were all dusted with powdered sugar. It of course, melted once it touched anything moist, but I kind of like how it just stayed on the edges.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I feel bad that I somehow didn't get it in the pictures, but one of our new ladies brought a delicious cheesecake tonight too. It was half cherry and half blueberry and I don't think she had any leftovers to take home to her kids! THANK YOU Hannah! It was goooooood!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzJlpKph5O7UkQID577XQYpaz6lPNWFQiTmBI9rVUeeIvtq0qUGEg9AC6azhX1Hi7lkiJ_hrDqnavWkimF0pp60dl9yfHkXJB5HkFamzFBFZLs5wvebGgxltASYihWpAI8hNtzQ9ji8cv/s1600-h/SD531503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzJlpKph5O7UkQID577XQYpaz6lPNWFQiTmBI9rVUeeIvtq0qUGEg9AC6azhX1Hi7lkiJ_hrDqnavWkimF0pp60dl9yfHkXJB5HkFamzFBFZLs5wvebGgxltASYihWpAI8hNtzQ9ji8cv/s320/SD531503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220846801833965154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">And I can't forget the cool punch they whipped up! I don't even know what all was in this punch, but it was like a party in your mouth - so many flavors and colors! It was all sparkly and colorful and wonderful! *hehe*</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sPY4m16c7aUXyjBJbYWFXXhpWQnI60-xZ8cNMVjV5XFGD9j7VWshY09Kw8d3s1F768mUwEnDUN2uFixX1afdKT4rsSSkENBfPVNKO_3R6l174vbRwWLjk7MaCKuEhLYCY5hC8HLsjKcV/s1600-h/SD531512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sPY4m16c7aUXyjBJbYWFXXhpWQnI60-xZ8cNMVjV5XFGD9j7VWshY09Kw8d3s1F768mUwEnDUN2uFixX1afdKT4rsSSkENBfPVNKO_3R6l174vbRwWLjk7MaCKuEhLYCY5hC8HLsjKcV/s320/SD531512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220847876635199586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">It's SO refreshing to have our college girls home for the Summer! They just bring such a freshness and liveliness to the meetings! I love it. Here they are just chit-chatting and giggling with some of our ladies over a game.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcvuE4BQ11Bumvc7mlnvyD7Lg0hRqOlHPID5mZMdXC-hzU8eJEthQJBK4tow_yMbCQ3NIhKz-YaxHbps_ycNJjxAcglz0Zv33s0bDa6ldvRHm-lMj786GMKoSyXYW1e5O7xnVbmZIIMh8/s1600-h/SD531517.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcvuE4BQ11Bumvc7mlnvyD7Lg0hRqOlHPID5mZMdXC-hzU8eJEthQJBK4tow_yMbCQ3NIhKz-YaxHbps_ycNJjxAcglz0Zv33s0bDa6ldvRHm-lMj786GMKoSyXYW1e5O7xnVbmZIIMh8/s320/SD531517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220848565945074994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">All good Baptists love to eat Amen?!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFWnhYnO8noSU1IH7Nyxe5yXsQPxT4QjrLD4qYKHjwB9ostxCTihcoVnK1VqdhPyFKsaFC5Luje2Z7jZFPU7PNX_FOCSo2VFypv-f8dBcnsve_KuyePMksahyadyTgKQOjHCIWXor37uN/s1600-h/SD531518.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFWnhYnO8noSU1IH7Nyxe5yXsQPxT4QjrLD4qYKHjwB9ostxCTihcoVnK1VqdhPyFKsaFC5Luje2Z7jZFPU7PNX_FOCSo2VFypv-f8dBcnsve_KuyePMksahyadyTgKQOjHCIWXor37uN/s320/SD531518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220849006529097186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfLVZMxB-ap4-qwbyBY3wa_OgS7mhbujwrpqZ9bVNBz9NHsIgJOpVZgwBF56MQORYweujmMi-I3g4QoFHFqYxXP3pxVKkiuimbpp17-wtpfIQQCuLlw3HBeqn5p8qCHkqRL3sgGTatXYk/s1600-h/SD531519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfLVZMxB-ap4-qwbyBY3wa_OgS7mhbujwrpqZ9bVNBz9NHsIgJOpVZgwBF56MQORYweujmMi-I3g4QoFHFqYxXP3pxVKkiuimbpp17-wtpfIQQCuLlw3HBeqn5p8qCHkqRL3sgGTatXYk/s320/SD531519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220849401843782050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Singing "This little light of mine" and "I'll be a sunbeam for Jesus!"</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxeL27ldUf-6fcrruYHM4LQbbe__lh5jnraBiYgTntselBIiQezJ-r8-TrEq77VC1MtZFXoM_SROx3YcB8raJG-QEEK4wN0I3BfmIZCR_qNKCYMYxwsK9HdO_G-mdeN7ruE5yozsR_MEN/s1600-h/SD531523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxeL27ldUf-6fcrruYHM4LQbbe__lh5jnraBiYgTntselBIiQezJ-r8-TrEq77VC1MtZFXoM_SROx3YcB8raJG-QEEK4wN0I3BfmIZCR_qNKCYMYxwsK9HdO_G-mdeN7ruE5yozsR_MEN/s320/SD531523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220850246321450034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">My favorite picture of the night. I wish I would have recorded this, so you could hear it. The prayers of God's saints being offered for our beloved missionaries. I can imagine it sounds like music to the Master's ears. I always enjoy this sweet time of our fellowship together. What a precious way to end a perfect evening.</span><br /><br />~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monica did a great devotion on "Diamonds in the rough." Describing us as Christian ladies.</span><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light." Ephesians 5:8</i><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One of the characteristics of a diamond is its clarity. That involves whether there is the presence of any impurities or inclusions in the diamond. Depending on its visibility, the grade of a diamond will go up or down. As a Christian, any impurities in us will bring us down in grade as a Christian too. Others may not even see our impurities or our sins because it may not be visible with the naked eye,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">but remember that Christ can see our hearts. He knows what the scale of our </span></span><i style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">clarity</i><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> is.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diamonds don't automatically shine and sparkle. Diamonds that are uncut are rough and aren't like the diamonds we wear in our jewelry. Only the cut diamonds sparkle. A diamond has to be cut by someone who is skilled in diamond cutting for it to sparkle and reflect light. Only the cut Christian woman can sparkle too. We as Christians have to be cut by our Master Designer in order to sparkle and reflect the light of Christ in the way that we should. An idea </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">cut</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"> for a diamond causes all the light to be reflected back through the top of the diamond so that it reflects the maximum brilliance that it can.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When we allow Christ to mold us and to work in our lives and to </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">cut</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the lines in us in the way that He as our Maker wants, then we reflect His light to the maximum in our lives. If we are living that way and allowing Christ to mold us, there are just some things that we will do if we are going to reflect Him in our lives.</span><br /><ul><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>D- Delight In The Lord</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall<br />give thee the desires of thine heart." Psalm 37:4</i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>I- Increase In Love</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"And the Lord make you to increase and abound in<br />love one toward another, and toward all men,<br />even as we do toward you." 1 Thessalonians 3:12 </i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>A- Abide In Christ</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me,<br />and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:<br />for without me ye can do nothing." John 15:5</i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>M- Minister To Others</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality." Romans 12:13</i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>O- Obey God's Word</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"And hereby we do know that we know him,<br />if we keep his commandments." 1 John 2:3</i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>N- Never Give Up</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great<br />a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,<br />and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run<br />with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto<br />Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was<br />set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set<br />down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:1,2</i><br /><br /><li type="square"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>D- Die To Self</b></span></li><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I,<br />but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live<br />in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me,<br />and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20</i></ul>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >NEWS AND EVENTS:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our dime collection is coming along. We collect dimes throughout the year, and then at Christmas time, depending on how much came in, we send a nice size love offering to 2 or 3 of our missionary families.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tonight Amy Maxwell (our treasurer) let us know the balance of our Phebe Fellowship account. She also let 2 ladies draw names to choose the missionary families that we will send $25 love gifts to this month. It was The Burgeois family, and the Rene family.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer camp is just around the corner - July 21 - 25. We have asked for all the help we can get with donations to help towards the food supply. Many folks have graciously volunteered to supply paper products and food for the week, greatly easing the initial expense on the church this year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Also, August 12 is the date of the Ladies annual rafting trip. We will head to Baldwin, MI to raft the Pere Marquette river, and then stay overnight at the Shack bed and breakfast. That is always one of the highlights of our Summer, for the ladies. Rafting will be $20 each. And the cost of the room, when split 4 ways, should be around $20 each.</span>Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-53232095072933549292008-06-26T12:21:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:41:45.117-08:00SHIPSHEWANA FLEA MARKETThis past Tuesday the ladies all loaded up in the church van and took our annual trip to the <a href="http://www.shipshewana.com/">Shipshewana flea market</a>, in Shipshewana, IN. This was the third year in a row that we have gone. If you've never been there, you simply must plan a trip sometime! It was a blast. It is in the heart of Amish country. So cinnamon rolls, homemade bread, horse & buggies and bonnets were in abundance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiqrKJuRbw0iBmIfA1rVHg4pT_-p61gsfM7j4gKTSE2sqhxZ-VJG_3wLbcuN3VtIJGmKG-Xb2RVCsYM934LD2mG0NBbnhwJ378dVdZmvoDqZTWxIOJvwewCbXyAGoAcHgdSCVEs04_srS/s1600-h/SD531291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiqrKJuRbw0iBmIfA1rVHg4pT_-p61gsfM7j4gKTSE2sqhxZ-VJG_3wLbcuN3VtIJGmKG-Xb2RVCsYM934LD2mG0NBbnhwJ378dVdZmvoDqZTWxIOJvwewCbXyAGoAcHgdSCVEs04_srS/s320/SD531291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216279926964932322" border="0" /></a> We arrived about 10:00 a.m. and the parking lot was already 3/4 full. We shopped for 2 hours and barely put a dent in the exhibits there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTsQWO2MyACW6WMzeauZRF7EB-3WkhPjLgErQ3zU-JGVkP1CE6P-RWcCgq2YGwfaAI4TZvbtD_O8dthBX5Jvs776b4pJYyx_YIPZGncjXsadKWZcHPJh8rQc5z8HNCna9xWE0kaxkNWBD/s1600-h/SD531292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTsQWO2MyACW6WMzeauZRF7EB-3WkhPjLgErQ3zU-JGVkP1CE6P-RWcCgq2YGwfaAI4TZvbtD_O8dthBX5Jvs776b4pJYyx_YIPZGncjXsadKWZcHPJh8rQc5z8HNCna9xWE0kaxkNWBD/s320/SD531292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216280165956127714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0G93kxBp0GIwMVuhICE6jM9T5AHFY9qneY2b0OnVBz-2O4QdMSp7H9E31IQS6XIPloSfEM6rKf7kEfRTr9aeoYszmO85-SonS9yMoU0EWJ_wmcJQMEjeAFtThpQ5_H6MHtpUPhve7Qyi/s1600-h/SD531293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0G93kxBp0GIwMVuhICE6jM9T5AHFY9qneY2b0OnVBz-2O4QdMSp7H9E31IQS6XIPloSfEM6rKf7kEfRTr9aeoYszmO85-SonS9yMoU0EWJ_wmcJQMEjeAFtThpQ5_H6MHtpUPhve7Qyi/s320/SD531293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216280395816250994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumjaKYKI06G16yLK6-CVDmy0-I_ZdhFedKtMZz9m5l_BWbPULeBUKolog7WoOtWsyPApqwBTyjzUrrhRxiTV-s6vuau-0zxU5_Z6cPWYwmxpkkd9DPrfRYc2VHzCt7Vl2Gw7xBcfChBfy/s1600-h/SD531294.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumjaKYKI06G16yLK6-CVDmy0-I_ZdhFedKtMZz9m5l_BWbPULeBUKolog7WoOtWsyPApqwBTyjzUrrhRxiTV-s6vuau-0zxU5_Z6cPWYwmxpkkd9DPrfRYc2VHzCt7Vl2Gw7xBcfChBfy/s320/SD531294.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216280591367181474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Can you believe what some people will do for a buck? ROFLOL<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uyUpH_7ibwtrKw9KPDgLV4b90bFQsgoxAmS_gvFP-nxGfEyfDdvS9mq5ViNWkhpm81TSj217yLB24qYD60QbX2yCssRxGHJju6VA-ybHmqduX1AvyeCyZG_gYqSStQie2haMWgntpRi8/s1600-h/SD531307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uyUpH_7ibwtrKw9KPDgLV4b90bFQsgoxAmS_gvFP-nxGfEyfDdvS9mq5ViNWkhpm81TSj217yLB24qYD60QbX2yCssRxGHJju6VA-ybHmqduX1AvyeCyZG_gYqSStQie2haMWgntpRi8/s320/SD531307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216282284887653442" border="0" /></a>We left there at Noon, and headed to the <a href="http://www.essenhaus.com/">Das Dutchman Essenhaus</a> in Middlebury, IN. It was only about an 8 mile drive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvM5p7ZplVWo5F7ifvQ-UyzwcEE9u1-BvifrUXqXZn8HRpbajHw_ynSSuIa-Hxd6YTYW_ben2SRTLDL9TnsudpvazvRNkSSxp_FYK9-mPn_U13mUVgkvT2CYd7XVWPo0aZqtdFsmOL9D7i/s1600-h/SD531295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvM5p7ZplVWo5F7ifvQ-UyzwcEE9u1-BvifrUXqXZn8HRpbajHw_ynSSuIa-Hxd6YTYW_ben2SRTLDL9TnsudpvazvRNkSSxp_FYK9-mPn_U13mUVgkvT2CYd7XVWPo0aZqtdFsmOL9D7i/s320/SD531295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216280840360750290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my beautiful daughter in law, Monica (the one in the tent! LOL) and my beautiful daughter, Hannah. I was so sad that my oldest daughter, Sarah couldn't get off work for the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKqjCbRx_1jfNLEXanla-sJZI4KnLVg3-QBojlkJv6XSfJ0m5Mq1y3Qdw3wmWH7MTQkqFRflXaUZSF8Lest7JPcmn-Lhc6MNyQs_9HEWGaJsD9YAiOzRLcHrc3bEVUZq06yaxH8jTdYhf/s1600-h/SD531302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKqjCbRx_1jfNLEXanla-sJZI4KnLVg3-QBojlkJv6XSfJ0m5Mq1y3Qdw3wmWH7MTQkqFRflXaUZSF8Lest7JPcmn-Lhc6MNyQs_9HEWGaJsD9YAiOzRLcHrc3bEVUZq06yaxH8jTdYhf/s320/SD531302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216281228618804626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is our daughter Hannah with our Summer guest, Brittany.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERklfQMqQM1MIIxwLxAOoJmzaLN1OliVfjwNiF0FngbEgz2QO9e2cN4OKEjerEzBB18D-_fmhqnSg8Evqvmo6K7YNcA6NeSqq7LmeUV2dCTK2_bmYjo9wk2U0maCzgL2prxXlPuvIvKgd/s1600-h/SD531299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERklfQMqQM1MIIxwLxAOoJmzaLN1OliVfjwNiF0FngbEgz2QO9e2cN4OKEjerEzBB18D-_fmhqnSg8Evqvmo6K7YNcA6NeSqq7LmeUV2dCTK2_bmYjo9wk2U0maCzgL2prxXlPuvIvKgd/s320/SD531299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216281807561919314" border="0" /></a>The food at the Essenhaus is wonderful but WAY overpriced, especially if you get the family style. Granted, it is all you can eat. But ladies don't usually eat much more than a plate full. Since we didn't order family style, we could not make a reservation, so we had to put our name on the list and just wait for a table (even though there were 16 of us, they still wouldn't make a reservation for us). We had to wait nearly an hour on a table. It gave us a little time to shop around there though. We all decided the price was too high for family style, so we ordered off the menu. Many of us still got the broasted chicken that they are so famous for, but we didn't have to pay $15 for it! LOL Baptists do love to eat, but we're cheap! LOL Normally we go to the <a href="http://www.riegsecker.com/">Blue Gate restaurant</a> right there in town. It basically has the same food that the Essenhaus does, but it's closer.<br /><br />We all decided that next year, we are going try eating right there at the market. There were 2 or 3 huge BBQ outfits there, selling BBQ chicken and it smelled heavenly!<br />We stayed until they close at 5 and then headed out. It was a HOT day to ride in a van with no AC. Before too long (20 min) the ladies were begging to stop for drinks. Well somehow that degraded into these HUGE waffle cones filled with ice cream! Now granted I DID stop at an ice cream shop, but it was to get "drinks!" *hehe*<br />We left there, happily licking our ice cream cones and got an hour down the road and realized that none of us had bought any water! So once again we pulled off to get drinks! LOL<br /><br />On the way home we laughed and chatted and were already talking about the upcoming annual Ladies rafting trip. We go rafting on the <a href="http://www.baldwincanoe.com/">Pere Marquette river in Baldwin</a> all day and then we head to <a href="http://www.theshackbedandbreakfast.com/">The Shack Bed & Breakfast</a> to spend the night. That trip will probably take place in August sometime. July has filled up already!<br />Our rafting trip gets down right adventurous! Now, it's NOT an adventurous river, but the ladies in the rafts MAKE it so! They were already picking out their rafting buddies for the trip and breathing out warnings and threatenings! LOL It should be a fun time.<br />I told them I wasn't taking them rafting unless they all sign a contract stating that they promise to be NICE to their Pastor's wife this time (and NOT try to drown me!). LOL<br /><br />We made it home about 8:00 p.m., tired from a busy day of WALKING and shopping.<br />We had a wonderful time of fellowship together.Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-47223368929772335062008-06-20T20:28:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:41:46.003-08:00JUNE MEETING - Lemons!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpHT_pTcUfnXCie7gO7arhmx5r09dypp9pWVJoSCVCw_W6jIURDZrukMxLTX9lSJa8ki6lGFQTWRFq2e1LbxjfMoc4DEJehdxMOpqQzin6F6gJd6UvLjSCvprrxs3Hc63df5ISgwRQD93/s1600-h/2685669285.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpHT_pTcUfnXCie7gO7arhmx5r09dypp9pWVJoSCVCw_W6jIURDZrukMxLTX9lSJa8ki6lGFQTWRFq2e1LbxjfMoc4DEJehdxMOpqQzin6F6gJd6UvLjSCvprrxs3Hc63df5ISgwRQD93/s320/2685669285.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214181208645995074" border="0" /></a>"WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE" was the theme for our Phebe Fellowship, for the month of June. We had a wonderful time of fellowship as we met at the home of Linda Syrjala, our lovely, hospitable, hostess for the month. She had the tables decorated so pretty with yellow tablecloths, napkins, cups & plastic ware, light green crepe paper and fresh lemons.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCSpyuzVYppep6-N69BVnTkUHiOpbaPWajWKIXAVYJct4cSMDnlwhw1h3b6G49oT6HRhk632qxJFCEMJzIBswbNgkHjaQYXqTd-SxCrSEE0MI6aLN9bMo4gwGKwiVnUfYq8S4QsmYp7ix/s1600-h/SD531123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCSpyuzVYppep6-N69BVnTkUHiOpbaPWajWKIXAVYJct4cSMDnlwhw1h3b6G49oT6HRhk632qxJFCEMJzIBswbNgkHjaQYXqTd-SxCrSEE0MI6aLN9bMo4gwGKwiVnUfYq8S4QsmYp7ix/s320/SD531123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214178115296103858" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my lonely Lemonade pie before all the other ladies got there with their goodies.<br />The ladies helped by providing light refreshments, sandwiches, chips, fresh veggies, lemon finger jello and Lemonade pie to go along with the theme. Then of course Lemonade to drink!<br /><br />We had a good turnout, with about 30 ladies present for the evening. The evening started with a couple of fun filled games. Linda's cohort in crime was Bonnie Yager, who is always making people laugh. She is just a funny woman. To go along with our lemon theme, she came up with "Pass the lemon." A game where 2 lemons were passed going opposite directions, while a song played. When the music stopped, the 2 ladies holding the lemons, had to take a bite out of a lemon wedge and then pose to have their picture taken immediately. It was pretty funny. Some of them puckered up pretty nice for it....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYnIvtq13xdQowxUQI5dPiDM3b3bjyKgqV4Kw99q1L4gjv1yZqCu0C9n3AaTRap9vTHZk9wWBltwgEr59FvzWg57X630eJGmycWy0tugqwyiOSQN8TE-XtWZGHBUpIY6AEpjm-_w2yuyj/s1600-h/SD531131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYnIvtq13xdQowxUQI5dPiDM3b3bjyKgqV4Kw99q1L4gjv1yZqCu0C9n3AaTRap9vTHZk9wWBltwgEr59FvzWg57X630eJGmycWy0tugqwyiOSQN8TE-XtWZGHBUpIY6AEpjm-_w2yuyj/s320/SD531131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214179569752118914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt5IXAa9U7zH9B6U0PjQG9NFeXIHCUZo6z5shx94-fMW_t7W64CXEYZKj-QwPn9NQkSTNHWi0IGhoiI3MkIJbzjDsp5aatSNXmQMFboE0pUJH5FiXSiPBLa1IWG8p9nMCJOMu0Rr-dCVR/s1600-h/SD531132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmt5IXAa9U7zH9B6U0PjQG9NFeXIHCUZo6z5shx94-fMW_t7W64CXEYZKj-QwPn9NQkSTNHWi0IGhoiI3MkIJbzjDsp5aatSNXmQMFboE0pUJH5FiXSiPBLa1IWG8p9nMCJOMu0Rr-dCVR/s320/SD531132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214179983459627138" border="0" /></a>While others did it without batting an eye!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94G9V1YfPXp6gh8jePwjt8boJtr6xsTazefePzwq2dBl_AY0DPI1npTUnr6_QkqRI9n6aeA5J4KXcgNfdKnwMkr9b4AWxYGUrmIMGX2VUKhXkgNXEPdz07UMcqvx5vf08o12phKqBOWR2/s1600-h/SD531130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94G9V1YfPXp6gh8jePwjt8boJtr6xsTazefePzwq2dBl_AY0DPI1npTUnr6_QkqRI9n6aeA5J4KXcgNfdKnwMkr9b4AWxYGUrmIMGX2VUKhXkgNXEPdz07UMcqvx5vf08o12phKqBOWR2/s320/SD531130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214178553503466770" border="0" /></a><br />After that, we were all given slips of paper and instructed to write a 4 line poem using the word lemon. Some of the poems turned out really cute and funny. Monica, our youth pastor's wife ended up writing a rhyming children's book about a child that hates lemons, and would rather take a beating than eat one! You can tell she's a Mom with 2 little ones, that's read one too many Dr. Seuss books! haha<br /><br />We discussed upcoming events where the ladies help was needed. The Family camp out and Church picnic (June 13 - 14) and the Father's Day Brunch (June 15). (Both were a big success). Next on the upcoming events list is Summer camp - July 21 - 25. Many of the ladies like to come down to the camp and help out with the meals, which is a nice break for the preacher's wife.<br /><br />Bonnie Yager did devotions on how to make "lemonade" when life hands you lemons.<br />It was so good, I asked her for a copy to share with others on our Phebe Fellowship blog.<br /><br />MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS<br /><br />I Peter 1:6-8 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see <i>him</i> not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:"<br /><br />Once while sitting in the dentist chair I saw a wooden sign on the wall tha read: "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." In others words, make something good out of something not so good. I got to thinking about lemons. I know they are yellow, and I know they grow in CA, FL, and TX. I know they look better than they taste. What one of us would like to peel a lemon and eat it like we do an orange? I wouldn't! They are very sour! Just tasting one, we make an awful face. Well Christians sometimes turn sour and even bitter when things aren't going just the way they'd like them to. Sometimes our plans break down and our efforts fall short. When our plans falter, we need to make something good out of it. We need to keep on praising and lifting up Jesus. It's all about Him anyway. When a battle is raging, pour out your soul before the Lord. Don't get all upset and turn sour like the lemon. Romans 1:21 says: "Because that when they knew not God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened."<br />The Lord wants His children to be full of joy. Some grouchy Christians haven't known the joy of the Lord for a long time. They've become sour like the lemon. They go around sniffing all the time. "The board of deacons doesn't smell so good and that preacher doesn't smell just right either!" This person has wronged me and that person didn't do right by me. Sour as a lemon they've become. When someone has been bitter and sour for a long time, they pity themselves and think they are the only one who is of importance. II Cor. 3:18 says: "Let no man deceive himself, If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise."<br />Here is an article about a church that needs to make "lemonade!"<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The typical Sunday morning in Most Miserable Baptist Church<br /><br />Welcome to the most miserable Baptist church. I am Pastor Limited vision and I expect God to do nothing for us today. Our funeral-like choir will sing mournfully, my sermon will be dead and dry, and the ushers will wake you up for the dismissal. If you feel you are about to expire, please raise your hand. Last Sunday the EMT's had to check seventeen people before they found the one that had actually died. Be reminded that we have come to sit, soak and sour! We ask that you please do not smile, or speak or show any outward emotion, as this tends to take away from the reverence of our worship. We long ago quit being fishers of men and have become nothing more than keepers of our leaking aquarium.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span>Sour like lemons - I hope we don't become like that! We must remember who we believe in and serve. He is the Son of God, the Lamb of life, the Lily of the valley, the Bright and morning star, the Light of the world, the Altotgether lovely one, the Faithful witness, The Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the end, The First and the last, The Great Creator, Savoiour, Redeemer, The First begotten of the dead, The Intercessor, he is the one who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own precious blood. Those who truly love the Lord Jesus Christ, will also be looking and longing for His return. They will be rejoicing with "joy unspeakable and full of glory." No matter how difficult the present circumstances may be.<br /><br />How can Christians turn sour and bitter when they serve such a great Lord? Discouragement comes when the circumstances seem to outweigh the situation we are in. Remember our great God never made a duck that He didn't provide a pond for. He never produced a pig that He didn't provide a mud hole for. He never called a preacher that He didn't also provide a place for him to serve. We must strive to make lemonade out of the times life gives us lemons. We should always be kind and loving. Kind words are the brightest flowers of earths existence. They make a paradise of the humblest home. Use kind words especially around the family fireside. They are jewels beyond price and more precious to heal the wounded heart and make the weighed down spirit more glad, than all the other blessings the world can give.<br /><br />When life is giving you lemons, don't go sour and forget what God has done for you. Here's some ways to make something good out of it and make lemonade:<br /><br />1. Smile<br />2. Call someone who's lonely<br />3. Put a love note on the refrigerator for someone<br />4. Send out a thinking of you card<br />5. Take time to play with a child<br />6. Give someone a warm hug<br />7. Take time for someone each day<br />8. Let someone in line ahead of you<br />9. Do a good deed anonymously each day<br />10. Always be ready to forgive<br />11. Take Grandpa and Grandma out for dinner<br />12. Always be ready to say "I'm sorry<br />13. Pray often for others<br />14. Extend hospitality to a new neighbor<br />15. If someone is sick, volunteer your services<br />16. Call someone you haven't talked to in a long time<br />17. Do something nice for your mail carrier<br />18. Take an old friend to lunch<br />19. Call your Pastor or his wife and ask if there is anything you can do for them today<br />20. Offer to babysit for a young couple so they can have some time alone<br /><br />We ended our evening with a sweet time of prayer for our missionaries.<br />Then Linda sent us all home with a lemon drop and a smile! THANKS Linda!<br /><br />The July meeting (July 8) will be hosted by our youth pastor's wife, Monica Tharp. I heard a rumor that she is doing an Italian theme. I'll post more about that one later.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="width: 601px; height: 105px;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="95%"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr> </tbody></table>Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-67847616439583741532008-05-19T20:43:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:41:46.410-08:00May meeting - Seeds of Kindness<span style="font-size:130%;">What a blessing our Phebe Fellowship was for the month of May. Our theme was "Seeds of Kindness." We began the evening by planting flowers outside the church in the big flower box. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3DbPCHChf70InWTMeoIpMBHYywplqy8GZpm_kp6X7OJmG9vNuBQ6DMyhTDAqmUCMNhm_mL5teaa3MBlXXap4sEdOzUqM4iAiRJC4lKlRQ5YMjmpR2agHQxG2QcjlfzL66eZm8b9Q3g0/s1600-h/SD530680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3DbPCHChf70InWTMeoIpMBHYywplqy8GZpm_kp6X7OJmG9vNuBQ6DMyhTDAqmUCMNhm_mL5teaa3MBlXXap4sEdOzUqM4iAiRJC4lKlRQ5YMjmpR2agHQxG2QcjlfzL66eZm8b9Q3g0/s320/SD530680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202304344141196818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">It's easy to see who the "real" workers are here! Darlene! haha</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The flower box filled in quite nicely and I know it will only get prettier as the Summer comes along.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z52ahOcPUjFGplz9IMQbJ5vsnq0vohL9SzlSqN-PVtNUJvAtnpLD8NoGiB45QhsFZCtcMZNolpf0iHyfk4ZjXdz4CkWncHs6dUcFYcFyR3zu8yODjJ5oRCIUfg_mo4nFz3C_jsigDc24/s1600-h/SD530679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z52ahOcPUjFGplz9IMQbJ5vsnq0vohL9SzlSqN-PVtNUJvAtnpLD8NoGiB45QhsFZCtcMZNolpf0iHyfk4ZjXdz4CkWncHs6dUcFYcFyR3zu8yODjJ5oRCIUfg_mo4nFz3C_jsigDc24/s320/SD530679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202305082875571746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">After we planted flowers and got cleaned up, we moved inside for the fellowship time. Everything revolved around flowers and it was so cute. Our hostesses for the month were Carmen Iseminger and Amanda Dykstra. They decorated the tables with pretty yellow, Spring flowers, and different gardening items like gloves, trowels, rakes, and cute little hand painted watering cans. Then they accented that w/ packets of flower seeds.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Several ladies helped provide the refreshments of sandwiches and fresh fruit . Then Amanda made up a "dirt cake" in a clay flower pot. It was kind of comical, all the ladies passed right on by it, because they thought it was part of the decorations!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">They kind of "tag teamed" the devotions. Using the letters in the word FLOWER, they gave a word and Scripture verse for each letter.<br /><br />F - Friendship - Proverbs 17:17<br />L - Love - Galatians 5:14-15<br />O - Others - I Corinthians 13:2<br />W - Wisdom - Proverbs 4:7<br />E - Everlasting - Jeremiah 31:3<br />R - Rejoice - Proverbs 5:18</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">They did an excellent job on the devotion and I know it really spoke to my heart.<br /><br />When they started the game time I was all gung ho, trying to be upbeat so everybody would join in. But we all ended up with our mouths STUFFED w/ large marshmallows, and attempting to say the word: Crysanthemum! I had to stop at 5! But one of the young ladies was able to accomplish it with 7 of them in her mouth!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvlsbhcYNC41WVLIl00VPS2m54TYdt9bkjl9fDdAtvBgs0x1Vy7t3ysCwDUvY7_4D1CyOH4tjLhByeRNSlDcjALEInMoDhyphenhyphenOvfXfYJBqorg_ndS6GgZeGuNKGX_wW04wIFA1NWSPYBuwp/s1600-h/SD530685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvlsbhcYNC41WVLIl00VPS2m54TYdt9bkjl9fDdAtvBgs0x1Vy7t3ysCwDUvY7_4D1CyOH4tjLhByeRNSlDcjALEInMoDhyphenhyphenOvfXfYJBqorg_ndS6GgZeGuNKGX_wW04wIFA1NWSPYBuwp/s320/SD530685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202305843084783154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Then we played a quick game of the Price is Right and I almost ended up at the end as one of the original players on contestant row! But thankfully, I pulled off a decent guess the last time around! I won a pretty new pair of gardening gloves for my effort too! I'll be putting those to good use here in the next several weeks as I work on my own flower pots and plantings in the yard.<br /><br />I followed up the games with a few announcements and reminders. The next thing on the agenda is our Mother Daughter banquet on May 24. We will be joining the ladies at Calvary Baptist church in Gobles, MI for that event. I have been asked to speak and bring any ladies that would like to come along. The theme is Friendship dipped in love.<br /><br />Then as soon as June rolls in we will finish up plans for our Family camp out and SS picnic on June 13-14. That is always a lot of fun! Everybody brings their camper or their tent or they stay in one of the bunk houses available at the little Bible camp we use. We get together around the campfire and roast weenies and munch on S'mores and just enjoy sweet fellowship together. The next morning everyone hovers around the coffee pot and the men gather around the huge roaster and watch Pastor baste the hog. Truthfully, I think most of them are just waiting for a snitch of that slow roasted pork! That is always such a fun weekend for everyone.<br /><br />The following day - June 15 is Father's day and we'll host the Father's day brunch for the men again this year. What a yummy treat that is for them! I know some of our ladies that are already trying to get ALL their children to attend church that day and stay for the dinner w/ their fathers.<br /><br />We ended our evening with a sweet time of prayer for our missionaries. Everyone said their Good nights and headed home.<br /><br />The June Phebe Fellowship will be "When Life Gives you Lemons." This theme will revolve around making the most of our circumstances and I'm sure it will be a tremendous encouragement to those that attend.<br /><br /></span>Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547392124797452023.post-78037817291926119642008-05-06T19:10:00.000-07:002008-11-12T20:41:46.751-08:00Phebe Fellowship - Spring meetingI'm so excited to have our Phebe Fellowship underway again for the year! We take the Winter off here in cold and snowy Michigan! Yes, we're big chickens! Our poor ladies don't like to drive on the snowy, icy roads in the dark and I don't blame them. Our first meeting of the year was in April and we hosted a baby shower for the Levine family - they are from our home church and are missionaries on deputation to Tibet. They just had a sweet baby girl - Abigail Noel. The Levines weren't able to be here for the shower since they are finishing up missionary training school in TX. But the ladies brought in some really cute things for the baby and we had fun oohing and aaahing over them and then wrapping them. We had close to 30 ladies present for the first meeting and we played some funny games! I felt sorry for the poor ladies that volunteered in good sport and then had to end up eating a COLD Jr size jar of chicken & rice! Poor Jane's taste buds will never be the same!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywUvoD02FudAyBnz9T6n0qI_YMdKMwQzWtK5mro9FGkFlGc0ss-Xcb2_Fqn4Ssueob-Z7biIDWVTHkcIZJOLma_bSzlHVPlZT6Z5dwm7RptnJ3X5TV-ylzgaRZBAz6izqHz3nqWHYqbGZ/s1600-h/SD530503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywUvoD02FudAyBnz9T6n0qI_YMdKMwQzWtK5mro9FGkFlGc0ss-Xcb2_Fqn4Ssueob-Z7biIDWVTHkcIZJOLma_bSzlHVPlZT6Z5dwm7RptnJ3X5TV-ylzgaRZBAz6izqHz3nqWHYqbGZ/s320/SD530503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197455832556227250" border="0" /></a><br />Then we played a hilarious balloon game where you had to pair up with another lady and try to pop a balloon using only your behinds! I think there are pictures of that game too, but they are too scary to post! It was sure awful funny though!<br />After that game, surprisingly enough we actually had more volunteers for the next game of one handed baby diapering and dressing! They did it quite swiftly too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvuvx_nZnMBh9sQHr9MyQX7S5wmOC1ryAP-7QnrapZBoryZRH5mqkPgZhsC3LTtKUP4kVRzufnjaJWnXzG9yUmo0ASg9sOPfv6mGnrJ1T24xZtZ-uutkOlPnIRX71r7wDO2g84fcM9OXo/s1600-h/SD530514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvuvx_nZnMBh9sQHr9MyQX7S5wmOC1ryAP-7QnrapZBoryZRH5mqkPgZhsC3LTtKUP4kVRzufnjaJWnXzG9yUmo0ASg9sOPfv6mGnrJ1T24xZtZ-uutkOlPnIRX71r7wDO2g84fcM9OXo/s320/SD530514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197458357996997330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkIAkfh5_hbRrTnno275im9BP4P38cDMSGkEJBsG1vjY-aIMcdRDPuTLrELnf5B-YcM-El0QEFf0L90LsL9vNdxXXfSp2av-4ChqGIqoOFCZYfVL3OQD1U6O2dvP2M4y3sVD4YvP46EEO/s1600-h/SD530515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHkIAkfh5_hbRrTnno275im9BP4P38cDMSGkEJBsG1vjY-aIMcdRDPuTLrELnf5B-YcM-El0QEFf0L90LsL9vNdxXXfSp2av-4ChqGIqoOFCZYfVL3OQD1U6O2dvP2M4y3sVD4YvP46EEO/s320/SD530515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197458040169417410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The ladies had a great time and really got involved in lending a hand with the food. I had several helpers that brought in yummy sandwiches, tasty salads and tempting desserts. Carmen brought cream cheese filled strawberries! My soul were they ever good! Amy brought a beautiful looking chocolate trifle! I gained 5 lbs just looking at the dessert table!<br /><br />We were able to take a few minutes to look at our Spring / summer calendar and talk about some of the areas where help will be needed. We're joining with a sister church on May 24th for our Mother - Daughter banquet this year. That should be fun. The theme is "Friendship dipped in Love" and I have been asked to be the speaker for that. The theme is going to revolve around chocolate! YUMMO!<br /><br />After that we have our Family camp out and SS picnic on June 13 & 14 (my Birthday!) at a nice Bible camp not too far from here. Then the very next day - Father's day - June 15 we will be hosting our annual Father's day Brunch! The men LOVE this event! We lavish them with pancakes - cooked by me, their loving pastor's wife! :) sausage, breakfast casserole, hashbrown casserole, ham, bacon, chicken wings, biscuits, sausage gravy, bacon gravy, cinnamon rolls, muffins, coffee cake, etc.... the list goes on and on. Our ladies really spoil the men that day.<br /><br />Since this was our Spring meeting, I gave devotions on having a "Spring in our step" and shared some ways that we could do that. We ended the night with a sweet time of prayer for our missionaries.<br /><br />I love hearing our ladies laugh and fellowship together. I think it's healthy for a church family to do that. They were excited about the meetings starting back up and were already talking about the May fellowship meeting - "Seeds of Kindness." That one will be a flower theme, since we'll be planting flowers all around the church that night.Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060540498672605339noreply@blogger.com2