Living With Purpose

This last week we had our first scheduled church revival in four years. The guests were none other than  Dr. and Mrs. Hodge. They were such a blessing to have near! Matt and I worked each day, so we didn't get to spend as much time with them as we would have liked. I guess we'll have to schedule a trip to West Virginia if we plan to get some quality Grandma and Grandpa time! The first message of the revival is what really stood out to me. Grandpa preached from Colossians 3:1-16. Many of these verses are very well known, but sometimes it's helpful to look at them from a different perspective. Colossians 3:2 says, "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." One would probably have a hard time finding a Christian who doesn't know this verse, but let's see if you viewed it the same way I did. What does the word set mean? In school I had to write sentences using certain words. Set - "I set the baby gently on the bed."...

Well, I've certainly taken a long enough break from writing! The last couple weeks have been fun - sometimes, but busy - all the time! We had our first VBS in our new building, and although we didn't fill the building quite to bursting this time, it was a great time with our kids and our visitors. I can't resist posting a couple pictures! We had so much fun! Our theme was building up We had a great group of people there to help! Pinterest inspired building snacks :) What a blessing our little church is! God has been very good to us! Matt and I celebrated our first anniversary together this month! We both worked on the 10th, so we took Thursday evening and all Friday just to enjoy being together. Thursday night we took Grandma and Grandpa Martin out for dinner. We owe them a HUGE thank you for fixing the air-conditioning in our car and room! We then spent the evening at their house and just enjoyed their sweet company. Matt and I pray that we will love ea...