Hello friends!
It has been another busy month. Thank you all for your prayers as I went to Mayo last month. You are such a blessing to me! So it's August 18th and I feel like my summer is officially over. The summer softball games are over, our summer Bible study is over, the temperatures are getting cooler and we are planning like crazy for the fall activities at church. I had a moment of mourning as I realized my summer is pretty much over...but then I remembered that the end of summer means the start of football season! That cheered me up wonderfully :-)
Since I last wrote I have been keeping myself quite busy. I have celebrated many birthdays, took pictures of my brother driving the Vette at the drag strip, attended a farewell celebration for our pastor and his wife who served at our church almost 18 years, retreated with a bunch of amazing women to plan the women's ministries for the year, had game days and movie days, went to the county fair - twice, watched a friend compete in a rodeo and had a blast bowling with a bunch of ladies from church!
So here we go again into the fall. As I mentioned earlier, we have been hard at work planning things for this fall. I am so excited about the direction we are going and the things God has in store for us! As details fall into place, I'll let you know what my role will be in all of this.
This Sunday we have Celebrate Menomonie. At the end of summer our church puts on a big party for our neighbors. Free food, games, music, car show, all sorts of cool stuff. I will be having a ball serving cotton candy. I'll try to serve more than I eat!!
On Saturday, August 28th is Discover Downsville Day. I will be having a table in the town hall for my photography business Glory Displayed. If you're around that day, come see me...10-4!
This year I will be going to Labor Day Family Camp at Big Sandy Camp. I am SO excited! A bunch of single friends and I got a room to share and will spend four days hanging out around the campfire! Just what I need before the jubilant insanity called Fall begins!
Another opportunity I am quite excited about is for the whole month of September I will be the Featured Artist at Menomonie Market. I will have prints on the wall for sale as well as some cards. Stop by Menomonie Market any time in September and check it out!
This last one I need some major prayer for. October 8-10 is our District Women's Retreat. I love retreat and am so excited about this! But I need some prayer this year. I will be one of the workshop speakers and will be sharing about "God's Will and Your Life." I will be sharing my story and how I have seen God's will in my own life. I will also be taking the women to scripture to see what it has to say about what God's will is. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about God's will and I would really like to encourage these women and show them the great freedom and joy that is found in God's will for their lives. Please pray for me as I prepare for this. I have lots of ideas, I just need the time to sit down and put them all together!
I pray this finds you well and enjoying the last little bit of summer you have left!
"To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?"
-Katharine Graham (1917-2001) U.S. publisher of the Washington Post
