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The Remains of the Day…so far

so there’s still a good bit of the day “remaining” for me…but by the time it’s over i probably won’t feel up to writing about it…

so here goes…

it’s been a whirlwind the past few days…graduation parties, end-of-the-year concerts, financial learning experiences, baby showers…and baptism…at our house. i love all of the fun - i adore entertaining…

i’ve just been having a little trouble…lately…with…myself…

it happened again this morning…during the last service. i could feel it coming like a cold chill. i tried my best to shake it off. i was doing okay until i got back up under those crazy lights on the platform. my ears starting ringing so loudly that i couldn’t hear josh to harmonize with him…i had to try to harmonize with the ringing instead - sorry josh…sorry people who had to hear me…

i kept picturing myself taking a nose-dive off the platform. i kept praying…thinking that people needed to hear about God, they didn’t need to be distracted by crazy blonde woman flying into the front row…

at one point i steadied myself by leaning on the snake crate…that would be the tank holding a six foot python!…yeah, like i said there were all kinds of possibilities for “distractions”.

i don’t remember walking off the stage, i only remember standing in front of byron…trying to understand the words that were coming out of his mouth from the tunnel i was in…

…and all of this without drugs! who needs drugs when your morning can feel like a carnival ride…complete with reptiles and lots of psychedelic colors.

anyway, some little preschooler will now be without a juice box since it was all that was available to get my blood-sugar back up - sorry, preschooler but it’s better than if i had crushed you by falling on top of you…especially now that i’m not the skinny girl i used to be. :-)

but i digress…

now i’m just back to my “doozy” of a headache. lesson learned: i’ll carry raisins in my pocket or wear bubble wrap just in case…

now, c3ers and their friends and family will be here in a little while to be baptized…that’s so exciting to me - much cooler than the ringing in my head and all the pretty colors…

and on the up side - i now can explain the process of compounding interest thanks to c3’s financial learning experience with joe sangl…seriously, i think compounding interest is my new favorite thing!!

so it’s all good.

peace to you all…and to all the pretty colors. :-)

Feed the Children

This Friday (May 9th at 10 a.m. - VOLUNTEERS NEED TO ARRIVE AT 8:00 A.M…OR ASAP - Byron and I have kids to get to school too, so we understand…),

C3 has the privilege to work with Feed the Children to feed 400 needy families in our area.

If you are interested in helping out, please email Barry at barry@c3orlando.com.

This is going to be an awesome opportunity for C3 to come together and be…well, C3!

Byron and I will be there and we look forward to seeing you there too.

Thanks for your help.

Remember: Love Wins!

Peace.

The Remains of the Day

What a nice day. :-) And now we’re having a little “cold” snap!! The ten-day forecast for O’Town puts little notes next to the projected weather (like if it’s going to be really cold, it might say “don’t forget to protect your plants”), and next to Wednesday’s forecast of “73/54 and sunny” it said “plan a scenic drive!” :-) .

I think it’s awesome that the weather channel wants me to get more in touch with nature!

Church this morning was great. I appreciate the commitment of all the C3ers even more when it’s a beautiful spring day, like today.

Lauren was in church today, too! :-)
So, now it’s in the sixties and I’m pretty much freezing!! Oh well, as long as it doesn’t get cold enough to affect my plants or my birds, I’m good…I can always just put on some wool socks! It’s just a good excuse to drink some hot chocolate and put on a fuzzy sweater.

Anyway, it was a beautiful Sunday.

Peace.

The Remains of the Day

What a beautiful day.

C3 Day at Moss Park was wonderful! I’m too tired to properly express what it meant to see all of the C3ers come out to have fun and witness new Christ-followers professing their faith through baptism….

It was beautiful to stand on the beach and witness such a profound declaration….

It was beautiful to see families having time together….

It was beautiful to watch a community of faith connect with each other and deepen their friendships…

It was beautiful to watch children running and playing and learning that church is about love…and can also be about having fun…

It was beautiful to see the gorgeous tapestry of diversity that is C3….it was like a Florida sunset - breathtaking!

Moss Park is special to me. I remember going there as a child. When I hear the cranes, I’m right back…I’m 10 years old all over again. It brings back many happy memories…

Now it’s even more special to me. It forever will remind me of C3…of new Christ-followers being baptised on a day that was supposed to be filled with thunderstorms…of little children laughing and playing…of a church family just being

…and being happy just to be!

It was a day to remember.

Thank you so much to all of you who shared it with me…

Peace.