My husband can cook a mean pot of chili! He made chili for the whole crowd at the Crossroads Baptist Association’s annual meeting this week. Here’s a photo of him and the pastor’s wife, Kelly, who cooked white bean chicken chili for the event.

Doesn’t the apron make him look adorable? (Kelly’d just removed hers.) 

Here’s a small idea you might use at your church:

 If your church has a Wednesday night church dinner or a special church-wide dinner event,  why not add aprons?  Deacons at our church served Wednesday night dinners, and they wore personalized aprons each week.  Oh, they were quite a sight, wearing those aprons, and they had a blast chatting with church members as they served them.  Another church has printed several dozen matching aprons with their church logo on the front. Any event looks more “official” when those working in the kitchen are attired like that! 

Just returned from vacation in Colorado. Here’s a fun photo of my husband (right), son-in-law (left) and three adult children — all headed out for a day of fishing in the mountains.  We had a wonderful time together, and enjoyed the beauty of our great God’s creation.

Today I’ve been driving with my sister through New Mexico, then Arizona, then Mexico…just in awe of the mountains. Tonight I’m digging through dozens of Scriptures that mention mountains. Here’s a favorite:

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my mountain where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation,  my stronghold.  Psalm 18:2

What a strong, magnificent, creative God we serve!

You’re going to LOVE this story. It’s a follow-up on that last post about our daughter and son-in-law moving to Indianapolis. I’m just in awe of how God continues to put this all together. I pasted Autumn’s post on Facebook below. Enjoy!

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I am feeling so blessed. My daughter and new son-in-law are moving to Indianapolis! They’ll be here this weekend to find an apartment, and will be moving in just a few weeks. If you know Autumn and Yale, you understand what a delight it will be to have them nearby. What a miracle! What a blessing!  Isn’t God good?

If you missed my “occasional” newsletter this month, click below:

May 2009 Update Newsletter

Memorial Day weekend:

It’s a parade worth attending. The Indianapolis 500 parade is such a fun event! My sons came from Ohio and Fort Worth to watch it with me this year!

Actually, I think  they came for the golf with their dad!

Hope your Memorial Day celebration is great!

Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Here are two easy, fun ideas for Mother’s Day gifts:

- Find a really cute photo of you and your siblings as youngsters, frame it, and watch Mom smile.

- Use this idea my kids did this year:  Take a look at this cute Mother-of-the-Year award videoclip my kids sent. 

“Outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10)

“Honor your father and your mother…” (Ephesians 4:32)

He made it there! My husband is now in Kiev Ukraine, where he’ll teach a Christian Leadership class at Kiev Theological Seminary these next two weeks.   Steve’s a gifted teacher, and he loves the opportunity to assist our SBC missionaries (Mary Ellen and Joel Ragains) and encourage these young Ukrainian ministry students.  The last time he did this class, God truly blessed in many ways.  Please pray for him during these days.

I’m sure he’s having a yummy bowl of borsch for lunch right about now…

What a weekend!  My daughter, Autumn, came up from Texas, and we had the privilege of “tag-teaming” to lead our state mom/teen daughter event called Metamorphosis.

What a fabulous group of young women and moms! God truly blessed me as I observed those growing relationships and their sincere commitment to shine for Christ.

You should’ve seen all the special ways the host church, Calvary Baptist in Greenwood,  enhanced the event. They had gigantic, gorgeous butterflies everywhere, a coffee-house, video games, frame-making, butterfly cookies….

The fashion show was  fabulous, the laughter was loud, and moms and teens were from every end of Indiana. 

Autumn’s back in Texas; the girls and moms are back home, and I’m totally exhausted…just enjoying reflecting on a well-spent weekend with some of God’s precious daughters.