So last week at church, Donnell knocked his sermon out of the park (as he often does) - if you get a chance, I highly recommend listening to it. He was talking about community and how important it is - especially in a church setting. It's hard to experience God without it - and it is more evident than ever when going through a difficult time (just ask anyone who has gone through some traumatic event recently).
Hind sight is always 20-20 right? Listening to him speak on Sunday hurled me back into self reflection and thinking back over this year - and all the many not so great events that have happened so far. It's always interesting to see who steps up in each situation and comes through in ways only your closest friends could do. I find it's not always who I thought it would be or who I would expect. Most of the time, I find myself scratching my head wondering what I missed...it's ok, I'm used to it...
Not sure what the point of this post is except to say he did an amazing job and I highly recommend listening to what he had to say.
On a side note, last week (not yesterday, but the week before) the kids took over the service and ran both of them. I couldn't have been more proud of J and Tay who gave it all they had and totally rocked it out. J kicked off the service and was the face of Children's ministry throughout the service with the help of another Jamie and Laura (they did an amazing job coordinating and pulling together Camp Creation - our version of VBS...sort of). Tay had the role of M.C. and was introducing each group as they came up with her own style - you should have seen her with the wireless mic...she was a pro. It was a great day for me and all I had to do was sit there and bask in the glow of my wife and daughter...even Nadia was cheering from the back of the church...what a great day.
Ok, I'm done for tonight. Josh, leave me alone, I have a newer post than you do now.
