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• Sep. 28, 2008
Day of Rest?
I can not say that this was the most restful day of rest I have ever had but it was fun. We started our morning at church (of course). After a wonderful service that was focused on the temple veil being torn in two allowing us access to God's throneroom (Praise The Lord!) it was off to the races.
We split up girls and boys for the afternoon. Jay and Timmy were invited to go to the Cardinal game with friends. They had great seats, only twelve rows back! On top of that the Cardinals won 11-4! The down side, Timmy has no idea what baseball is all about. He had no idea why everyone was sitting out in the blazing sun for so long. In the middle of the 1st inning he was begging to go home. Jay did a lot of walking with him. To his relief, Timmy fell asleep in the 5th inning and slept through the 8th.
Sarah and I had the opportunity to go to Six Flags with friends. Because of the crazy prices we haven't been to Six Flags since Sarah was 5. It was hot, but it was fun. 3 hours is not a lot of time to spend at Six Flags, so it was somewhat of a whirlwind. Sarah braved the Batman roller coaster for the first time. Though I thought she might pass out before she even got on, she ended up really liking it.
After our afternoon outings it was back to church for AWANA and women's bible study, followed by a service focused on the resurrection of Christ. Our pastor shared something I had not thought of before. In talking about the fact that the priests, with Pilate's help, posted a gaurd around the tomb; God used the enemies of Christ to prove His resurrection! How like God to use the foolishness of men to forward His plan!
After church was the only sad time of our day. Dear friends are preparing to move away to help out at another church. While we are excited at what God has in store for them, we are very sorry to see them go. It is never fun to say goodbye. We have only known them for 2 years now and it has not been long enough. It is times like this that it becomes more evident that God created us for eternity. Life was never meant to have the limits that were created by the fall. How good it is to know that one day we will never have to say goodbye again.
Shannon
