Weekend Notes

Another fine weekend has come and gone. Actually, Saturday was pretty much of a wasted day since I was pretty wasted myself. After working the midnight shift from Thursday night to Friday morning, I usually try to stay up and busy with minimal sleep to get back on schedule for the weekend and normal sleeping hours. This turned out to be not such a good idea as I ended up being called in for an overtime midshift from Friday night to Saturday morn. After going the additional day with only a few hours sleep, I slept from about 8 am to 4 pm on Saturday. Chris and Hannah went to a movie Saturday night and I was left to veg-out in front of the TV alone.

Sunday, however, was another fine day. It was windy and warm and I had a great time. I was preaching in the morning at Living Waters Community Church in Nixa MO. Although I have been there several times in the past, this was the first time that I was there to preach. Living Waters is currently without a pastor and will be filling their pulpit from week to week or perhaps using an interim pastor until they call a new pastor.

Sunday night found me at my home church for just the second time in six weeks. We had a visiting music group--The Pitman Trio--as guests and they did a wonderful job of singing and praising God with great harmony and song. I hope that they were blessed to come and worship with us. I know that we were blessed by their presence at Hopedale.

Unless I get a last minute call to be away next Sunday morning, I'll be at Hopedale for the first Sunday morning in seven weeks. God has been good to me, blessing me with many opportunities to be sharing the Good News, but I do miss the friends (really family) that I have at Hopedale.

This week I'll need to find out about Aaron's car, see where the adjustment for hail damage on our roof is at and take care of what seems to be a million other nagging details of life! Time to get busy!

Later,
John