A whirlwind of a week!

I know it has been a long while since I have posted... I feel I either have had not a whole lot go on... or the opposite... I have a TON of stuff occurring, all at the same time, so my blog gets pushed to the bottom of the "to do list".

This last Friday we had our Zumbro Christmas Bazaar. Many weeks of planning, organizing, and setting up go into this one day event.. and then it is all taken down by 4:30 that same day. It comes and goes so fast! Everything from arts and Crafts, to a attic treasure room( garage sale at church pretty much), lefse table, baked goods room, coffee and cookie room, music performing all over the church... it is AMAZING! A HUGE lunch with meatballs, mashed potatoes, all the scanadavian fixins is served. I guess they served over 600 people. And the best part... all the money goes to local charities here in Rochester. WOW! My heart grew so much on this day... well and my tummy too... lol
All these pictures are from that day.




This month I am preaching 4 times. I just had one yesterday at Charter house, a building for assisted living... it was a very different atmosphere to preach in but I did it. I dont think I had the best delivery, but my preaching is a work in progress, but oddly enough I like preachin in the huge church with many faces looking at me... it is what I am used to. I preach again this Sunday. I remember preaching on this same text (John 1: 6-8, 19-28) in my preaching lab last year, but when I looked back at that sermon, it is no where near where I was going with it this time... so seeing that change, hopefully for the better, brightens my day. My friend Melissa from high school and her mom are coming down to hear me. I feel so blessed to have friends and their parents support me by visting me, hearing me preach, reading this blog, simply caring to what I am doing with my life! So... SHOUT OUT TO MELISSA and her MOM!

I preach again Christmas Eve, but it is more of a good news with children message, telling the story, with carols mixed in, while the nativity scene comes together- yes, acted out.. a live nativity... the families will LOVE IT! And then I preach again the 28th... man oh man.. lots of preaching but such great practice! I don't preach at all in January, so that will be a nice break.

Ok... Thats enough I think.
Have a blessed day!

Mollie