I wish I never learned what that word was

[Agnostic - One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist.]

How can one NOT believe that God made all that exists? How do you think the earth and all that is on it was created? Someone had to do it. It just really saddens me to know that I have friends who are Agnostics and just recently found out that a distant relative is also Agnostic. And the really sad thing is that my friends children are growing up the same way.

They'll never know what it's like to have the love of Jesus and know that there is someone who will always lova and protect them. And that they can live forever in heaven where there is no hurt, no pain, no cancer, no depression, none of the bad stuff we have to deal with everyday. There are so many people who think that just because they live a "good life" that they will go to heaven - well, sorry, it just doesn't work that way.

One Month Later.........

Wow, it's been a month since I wrote on here. I've been keeping up with the church blog pages and neglected my own.

Lets see, at work, we had a new bookkeeper named Sherri and she and I became really close friends. We had so much in common and kids really close to the same age. Well, she was fired because Rob didn't feel she was getting the hang of things quickly enough. I was devastated! I already lost one best friend a couple of years ago at work, and now I just lost another. I was not happy at all to see another person sitting at Sherri's desk the next morning. That was 2 weeks ago. I am now able to tolerate the new person. But I really miss Sherri. We email back and forth and keep in touch. I rant to her and then we laugh. My other friend helps get me through the ups and downs of work life too.

We are down to the wire for our concert on November 8th. I hope it goes well. I'm sure it will. We are having to hold it at our church since there was a conflict with Jefferson! Grrr.

Ashley is loving Show Choir! They've had a real performance with all the other show choirs around and got a standing ovation when they were done. Woo Hoo! Go Vocal Fusion!

On Sunday, October 26th, Ashley came forward at church telling her grandfather that she wants to be baptized. He was so proud of her, he was beaming with joy! So her baptism is set for November 23rd in the 11:00 service.

That's all for now, folks.

"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.