Thursday, January 31, 2008

Children In Action

Our Children In Action (CIA'S) at church have been learning about a missionary named Eric Bergquist. He started a ministry in San Francisco California called the Page Street Baptist Ministry. They help homeless people and runaways. They give them an opportunity to earn food and clothing by helping and serving others. Our CIA'S are collecting new socks for a mission's project to send to help with this ministry. Here are a few pictures of the kids decorating a sock box and a mural to conclude this months lesson. My class is 1st thru 3rd grade mostly boys and Mrs. Suzanne's class is 4th thru 6th grade and mostly girls. Last night before my class joined the older class to work on the project we were discussing donating the socks to this ministry. I gave each boy a pair of socks that I had purchased to put in the box. None of them wanted to carry the girls socks to the box. The boys were quite curious about who donates the rest of the clothing. I explained that other's helped this ministry as well and some might donate shoes, or pants or even underwear. You should of seen their eyes light up and they started giggling. I said well we all wear them right and they all agreed. Then one little boy with a very serious face said who has to donate the bra's? He was very glad that it wasn't us and it wouldn't be our next mission project.
Blessings

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

So much to do So little time

It seems since the New Year has began I have hit the pavement running and haven't stopped . Of course if you looked behind me you wouldn't believe it for one minute. Hunter tried to be my new exercise coach but I wasn't a very good student. I think I made it to class 3 days in a row before I dropped out. My friend Cindy invited us over to their house for a cookout last Saturday and she looked great. She is doing Jenny Craig and going to the gym every day. How do you people stay focused? I try and give up before I hardly get started. I'll try again tomorrow or the next day...
I have been subbing at a Middle School quite a bit lately. I really enjoy it and some classes are more challenging than others. I like that I am starting to know a lot of the students by name instead of face only. They are really a great bunch of kids. I do have to wonder how many parents actually check or at least ask their child if they have pencil and paper before they leave home or if they have homework when they get home.
Everyone is doing well and Hunter's burns have healed nicely. He is putting Maderma on them a few times a day.
Please put my friend Becky's son Jay Pope on your prayer list. He is having surgery April 1st and will have a lengthy recovery. He is such a sweet young man and I love him dearly.
Hope everyone is off to a great start this New Years and I look forward to hearing from ya.
Blessings,
Sherry

Friday, January 11, 2008

New Year, New baby Calf

Hunter and I went for a ride on the golf cart to check on the cows this afternoon and we found a baby calf had been born and he looked like a little lamb. I will take better pictures later it was starting to get dark on us but luckily I thought to grab the camera just in case we saw something fun to take a picture of. I have missed some great pictures on the farm of deer, coyote, turtles, owls and turkeys. Scott is really the picture taker in the family. He just seems to have a better eye when it comes to photography.

Hunter is recovering from 2nd degree burns on his chin and neck. He was frying something Sat night and dropped the tongs by accident in hot oil and they popped opened and splashed grease on him. We are thankful it was not any worse than it was. His burns are already starting to heal and I am greatful for all the prayers, phone calls and words of encouragement. He went back to school Wednesday bandaged up but I hope he won't have to wear them next week if all goes well.

Hope everyone has had a wonderful new start to 2008 and just wondering if anyone made any New Year's resolutions?? I use to say every year mine was to lose weight. Since that never worked I made a resolution not to make a resolution to trick myself into losing weight. That didn't work for me either. Sooooooooooo the saga continues...............
Blessings