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.
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.
Yesterday was a beautiful day for C3 Church. I don’t really know how to verbalize “why”, but I’ll try…
For a long time, we - as a community of faith - have been fighting: fighting for change, fighting for a vision, fighting for a dream, fighting our Enemy and those who would be used by him to stir dissension, fighting against our own fears and doubts…fighting for love.
Yesterday, it felt like we were beginning to be…to be more of who we were always meant to be - not so busy having to defend or position…but just breathing the breath of a church that is now becoming…
The volunteers were beautiful in their efficiency, dependability and…welcoming smiles. The spirit in “the house” was one of expectancy and hope. The message was clear and creative. Everything was so…C3.
We’ve said that for quite a while now - about one thing or the other: “That’s so C3!”, or “He/She is so C3.”…we’ve said it with hopefulness…
Now we can say it with hopeful understanding…because C3 is coming into her own identity. You can feel it. We are becoming comfortable in our own beautifully diverse, incredibly unique skin.
We are becoming, and it feels great.
And…it’s so C3!
Peace.
Things I loved about this Easter:
- The focus upon Easter - that history itself has been altered because of the death and, more importantly, the resurrection of One Man.
- The fact that so many stores and businesses closed early last night and were closed today - people got to spend time with their families…and breathe - all because of Easter.
- Buying Easter lilies for my front porch…not out of obligation - not because I had to…not even because I was expected to buy a-gazillion for the church platform - but, because they’re beautiful, and because they remind me of the hope of salvation and the promise of spring. So, I bought two…and only two.
- Picking out an Easter dress…and feeling girlie. (But not getting my nails done…just to prove I’m not so high maintenance).
- Seeing the early morning volunteers, Crew, C3 Kids, and Staffers…wearing Easter outfits or jeans and C3 tees - Because, we are all about “Come as you are”.
- Little girls in their frilly dresses…I saw so many fabulous outfits - too bad they don’t make them in my size.
- Little men in their various attire - Jackson was my fave in his blue and white striped sear-sucker jacket…Fierce!
- Seeing brand new faces…and those that are growing more familiar each week.
- Being a part of the worship experience…feeling the Spirit moving people through praise.
- Hearing Byron “bring it”…twice - knowing he’s doing what he was born to do…and doing it well.
- Having lunch for 18! Hearing the chatter and noise of a full house…
- Wearing a polka-dotted apron…and feeling girlie.
- Watching the kids hunt for eggs and candy…in record time! (Ethan doesn’t move slowly when candy is involved).
- Going on a 2 1/2 mile walk with the kids.
- Sitting on the front porch with Byron, Kayleigh, Barry and Josh…talking and just being.
- Having a clean kitchen…after having lunch for 18!!!
- Putting on my “LOVE WINS” t-shirt - and knowing that it has won…again.
- Feeling absolutely exhausted…in a good way.
- Being reminded that there’s always hope…just like the sun keeps rising…just like springtime always returns - so it is with hope…Easter reminds me: Hope springs eternal. (Even when it’s Friday and it seems like Sunday will never come!).
- Remembering that this hope is possible because of Jesus.
There are many other things…many other blessings - too many to mention. And I am grateful…
As my “Oma” said today, “Well, you know all of these blessings are from God! God takes, sometimes, but then He gives back something even better…”
…and He has - over and over.
Peace.
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