Tag Archive for 'sunday'

Good Thing…

So, I know I need to blog…not just out of obligation…I really do NEED to blog.

…and I’ve had so many thoughts lately.  But, when your husband - prize “fighter”, type-A, first born…English Mastiff of the human world - says, “Oh, yeah well, maybe you should just sleep on that blog…” after you tell him your thoughts, well, you think twice!

So, here I am…thinking twice.

And, that thinking involves a lot of pondering the goodness of God…instead of pondering the stupidity of others…..it’s just that they are both so overwhelming in their abundance!! :-)

I’m so often tempted to want to defend myself…my ministry…my church….the vision of my church….our passion.  Especially when I read statements (of the somewhat negative “persuasion”) about our “style” of ministry from others…..

But, instead, I’m trying tonight to remember….yesterday.  Sometimes that’s hard for me to do on a Monday…it wouldn’t seem so, since it’s only been 24 hours…but still.

You see, yesterday:

  • I woke up before the sun to get to C3....the only day of the week that I would be excited to be up so early!
  • I was greeted at the theater our church calls home by countless volunteers who had arrived much earlier than I - already putting in hours of work by the time I strolled in with my “Starbuck” in hand…
  • I practiced with the band - songs like “The Time has Come”, “Cannons”, “Sing My Love”……and “Stronger” - none of which are vacant of the majesty and wonder of God…or the person of Jesus Christ.  (Look ‘em up!)
  • I heard Byron preach…from the Word of God - straightforward yet, applicable….and from the Old Testament!!
  • I watched as lives were changed….8 adults praying to receive Christ as their personal savior.
  • I saw little children running to go to learn about Jesus…happy….the diversity among them staggering.
  • I saw a “sea” of Black, White, Asian, Hispanic…a tapestry of colors reflected in the faces.
  • I witnessed C3 members picking up “Feed the Children” boxes to deliver to families in need - many of these members struggling themselves under the weight of these economic times.
  • I welcomed other couples into my home for “Community Group”….and heard stories that made me weep.
  • I sat across from couples who were completely “unchurched” just months ago….listening to them discuss scripture!
  • I went to bed worn out, but humbled by such a day….to be surrounded by such a people….such a church as C3.
  • I went to sleep reminded of the awesomeness of God.

And, as I focus on these things….

…as I list them out - and there are so many others from just ONE DAY….

I can’t seem to remember what I was so bent out of shape about….something about the stupidity of….I can’t recall……

Oh well, must not have been that important after all!

Isn’t God great like that?

I guess I just needed to remember…

…good thing He’s more gracious to me than I am to others at times.

Peace.

Published
by
angiebledsoe
on March 23, 2009
in church, faith, grace and sunday
. 6 Comments

The Remains of the Day…

It was nice to be back at home at C3…

I’m ready to just be “at home” for a little while.  This morning was good.  Byron spoke about forgiveness…which is also what I heard last Sunday in Nashville - I guess I’ve got some work to do in that area (Ya think?!).  It’s definitely a daily struggle, at times.

I sang, “None but Jesus“, and for some reason find it hard to sing that particular song…it’s a bad key for me or something…

But, this morning - especially in the second service - I could hear the people singing along with me (sometimes that’s hard to do in the theaters… the acoustics seem to throw sound the other direction), anyway, I could hear the song of the people and it lifted me somehow…gave me strength to sing a song that my heart loves, but my voice…not so much.

It’s amazing how the energy in the room affects me.  I’ve been totally deflated by the room when it’s “cold” and unresponsive, no matter how the music turns out - but, I can be so lifted by feeling the Spirit and knowing people are with me as I worship…even if I’m having a bad day.

My back held out through both services, so that was great.  Then, after lunch, I got a short - but deep - nap…one of those where you aren’t sure where you are when you wake up….and no migraines yet today.  So, all in all - it’s been a banner Sunday.

It was just great to be back with my peeps again…it’s always good to come home.

C3 is for me….

Thanks to all of you who “invest and invite” to make it all possible…you’ll never know what your sacrifices mean. :-)

Peace to you all.

Published
by
angiebledsoe
on September 21, 2008
in church, faith, forgiveness, life, music and sunday
. 2 Comments

what happened…

…to the remains of the day?

i used to write on sunday evenings…thoughts on the day.  deep thoughts - like these.

what’s happened to me?  i wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that i think i bruised my brain this week in a freak “storage closet cleaning” accident….

or maybe the glitter is dumbing-down my thought process.

now all i have to say - in the remains of the day - is:

i love my church.

i love seeing my kids worship God.

i love makeup on sunday morning.

i love scrubbing my face on sunday night.

i love cinnamon crunch bagels…a lot.

i love when the room finally stops spinning - after eating “said bagels” and then standing under hot lights - …….but at least the colors are pretty and wavy…….

i love the fact that i can’t open my eyes while riding on the harley if we’re on a “big road”.

i love that my little sister’s boyfriend wore an “i love detroit” t-shirt to church this morning…and he fit right in! :-)

i love not having to be pretty on monday…

that’s it.  that’s all i have….maybe someday the profundity will return.

maybe.

p.s.:  just to illustrate what i’m talking about, i will tell you what i said to kayleigh friday night….my profound parental advice about being safe in this “tropical storm” weather:

Kayleigh:  “Mom, we’re going over to see some friends….”

Me:  “Okay, but you be careful because there are places on the ground with water”.

Kayleigh:  “What?!

Me:  “Umm….yeah, no - I’m sticking with what I said because I know what I meant!”

SEE!?!

maybe i should cut back on the glitter…and wear a helmet when i’m cleaning……

maybe.

peace.

Published
by
angiebledsoe
on August 24, 2008
in life
. 0 Comments

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. :-)

Published
by
angiebledsoe
on May 18, 2008
in church, life and random
. 0 Comments