SUNDAY SUMMARY

We had a different sort of Sunday. We didn’t have RE (Religious Education) this past week at the chapel, due to spring break. I wonder if most churches take off for this. We have found that so many in the military travel during these breaks that it is very common to take the week off.

ALSO – this Sunday was the one year anniversary of the start of the Gospel Service. We skipped the service we normally go to and went to this one instead. It was a great service. They had a pastor from down town here and he was so REAL. He spoke on the verse from 2 Corinthians that says to “examine yourself and see if you are in the faith”. Wow – he was good. He shared what he personally found when he examined himself. His level of honesty was refreshing. I have been examining myself since yesterday afternoon and realize that I need to keep a close rein on “apathy”. There is really no excuse for apathy. Sometimes I feel like I should be excused for it because we are ministering in a setting that has unique services, blessings and challenges…but we all serve the same God and I dare not let apathy take root in my spirit and heart. Even if we don’t have all the facility and programs that some off base churches have.

Sunday night we sat out on the patio together watching a thunder storm. We are still new enough to this area of America to love the storms. The little ones and I huddled under a blanket on the porch swing and the big ones just sort of toughed it out. The rain began to really come down hard – I love that. I love a gully washer over incessant drizzle any day of the week.

Mike helped me figure out why I could NOT get the SAGE order to agree. The Composite order was $150 higher than the totals from individual orders. It turns out that I had somehow messed up the formula in one column on one order (happened to be OURS) and so the order total was reading $150 instead of $300 and something. Mike downloaded the software from the Shop Natural site for me to be able to order via the internet. That was cool…and much quicker than setting up the Composite order each month. I need to read the book that will get here eventually and figure out how to set up accounts for each of our members. Then THEY can input their own order and I will simply put them all together into one big order.