Fall clean up day....

Today is Columbus Day. That means I am not working, but the kids are in school. Poor Will is home too. That means........work, work and more work. We are able to get so much more done on days that the kids are not home. Lately, Will and I have not been home together. I sure get a lot of work done, but he gets frustrated because there is so much he needs to do, but he is stuck at work. You know how it is, while you are at work, things that you need to get done keep popping into your mind and you realize just how much you need to be doing. I pray today will be a great day with lots done.
God still is working with me on the "body of Christ" study. It seems that everywhere I turn people are talking about it. I keep finding more articles and books about it. When you look around at what is going on in the church, does it seem to you that God is separating the sheep from the goats? Our little church seems to be doing a bit of shaking itself. There really is a feeling of God's spirit in our services lately and they seem to be getting longer and longer, with no one really in any hurry to go home.
Have you ever really sat down and thought about what part of the body you are? What are your gifts? Where do they fit in with others? If we all have gifts, then they must work together in order to create the full body. Is one gift more important than another? Is one gift needed to fulfill another? It is interesting to me to sit down and contemplate how I fit into the scheme of things. Quite humbling actually.
This Friday night is a campfire cookout here at our house with the whole church invited. We usually meet for Family night on the first Saturday of each month, but this time put it off due to Cranfest. We were all too exhausted. This Saturday should be a blast! We all love to get together and catch up with what is going on in each other's lives. Family night is based on something my Aunt Glenda and her family do. On Wednesday nights they all eat at her house. Everyone that is that can make it. I'm not sure if they still do it every week or just once a month, but it was such a good idea to me. How can we be part of a "church family" when we don't know what is going on with each other? How can you offer support, prayer, insight or even share the good times, when we don't hear about them? It is a great time to invite people to church too, because they get to meet people during the fun and not feel pressured.
We try to eat together after church on Sunday with anyone who can in our family. We find it's easier in the cold months than it is in the summer.
Well, Jessa has to get on the bus and then work begins. Have a blessed day!