"Chosen" in concert

Chosen is a gospel jazz group that I am in and we are having our first concert on November 8th. Hope you can come!

This event will take place Saturday November 8, 2008 at Charles Town Baptist Church. The program is scheduled to start at 5:00 pm and end at 8:00pm. The purpose of this event is to assist local area food banks with collecting food for families in need for the Thanksgiving holiday. Therefore instead of a ticket fee we are asking for each guest to bring a can or dry good to help our effort. For further information you may call Pamela Newell, Event coordinator at 304-616-6328 or email psnewell15@msn.com.

Trying something else new

We are all pretty sad that Bland and his family are moving and with that, Cheryl and I have decided to take over the blog pages for the church. I just hope we can continue to do a good job on it and keep it up to date. :p Check them out, they are listed over on the side with the other blog pages I like to visit.

The Secret of Letting Go

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY

“See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn’t work. Dare to let go and you won’t lose a thing except for a punishing idea.” -Guy Finley, Author “The Secret of Letting Go”

Well, It's No Wonder

Something else got me thinking last night. My daughter's boyfriend wonders why we don't want them lounging all over each other when they are together......it's what other teens do who are dating, he basically says. (I wasn't even allowed to have a boyfriend when I was 14 and when I got one when I was 16 my parents still weren't thrilled one bit with the idea.)

Well, I saw some pics from a recent youth retreat that my daughter could have gone on, but was invited to go somewhere else first. There are teen couples in some of those pics being snuggly with each other. No wonder Ash's boyfriend thinks its ok to do. One pic has one couple sleeping - the girl snuggled up on the guys chest.

Ash and her guy used to get a little too close while watching TV on the couch, but we've put a stop to that. They are barely allowed to hold hands now. But now I see why he would think it is all right to act that way.

I'm just a little irked

I wanted to write this somewhere, but I didn't know where, so I picked here to do it. I was reading a friend's blog comments and something bothered me. I don't want to make anyone mad, but.......someone made the a comment about the horrors of public schools. Children cannot be sheltered/protected forever. If you raise them right they will know the difference between right and wrong and be able to deal with the things that they see in a public school. I don't care if people want to homeschool their kids, but you shouldn't say do it so your kids aren't subjected to the horrors of things that happen in the public school system. It just bothers me that people put down public schools. I know things are different than when we adults were in school, but if your kids know what to look out for and who to stay away from, what's the harm? My daughter certainly did not come home everyday with a horror story to tell me. My daughter loves her school and is looking forward to going to the new high school this year. The principal is Judy Marcus and she is not going to take crap from anyone. Ok - rant is over.

Another Hole in her Head

ASHLEY GOT HER EARS PIERCED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WE WENT TO WINCHESTER! I GUESS WHEN SHE SAW THAT HER FRIEND BRITNEY FROM CHURCH GOT HER'S DONE, SHE DECIDED TO DO HER'S TOO. SO SHE ASKED IF WE COULD TO GO THE MALL AFTER WE ATE LUNCH SO SHE COULD GO TO CLAIRE'S. I ASKED IF SHE FINALLY WANTED TO GET IT DONE AND SHE SAID YES. SHE ONLY WINCED A LITTLE. HA HA. BUT SHE GOT A PAIR OF SILVER FLOWERS TO WEAR. I HOPE WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT 6 WEEKS OK.

Corinth Reunion Pics

Here are just some of the pictures from the reunion.
(Alpha's Family)

(2nd Cousins)

(Nick and his cousin Shaina, who he never left alone!)