The kids are coming home...

     The house is getting fuller by the minute.  When it is all said and done, we will have 8 adults and 4 dogs in the house and every room being utilized.  The puzzles are out, the craft table is up, the oven is a cooking, and the Christmas movies are playing.  We are hoping to make this a Christmas one to remember for years to come.  A special treat for us will be them all being in church on Sunday with Jason on the drums, Anna playing acoustic guitar and singing, Ben on the bass and singing, Abe playing electric guitar, Stephanie on the keys and singing and me throwing my voice in there too.  Health-wise, Stephanie and I are doing great with our more healthy eating.  Neither of us have succumb to the holiday sweets.  Of course, it sure is easier when they are not in the house.


     With a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day service this weekend, I have had to do double duty on the sermon end.  I found a great video for the Christmas Eve service that gives the whole gospel story with the focus on the Christmas events.  It is animated so I am going to explain that it is a little like Charlie Brown Christmas but with more details.  I will be talking about why we need Christmas in the realm of all of history.  Christmas Day we will be focusing on God's plan, which includes Christmas, and Satan's many foiled attempts to make it not happen.  The logic conclusion is now that we are waiting for Jesus to come again, God's plan, that Satan will attempt to stop it but it will be foiled like the first time.  Probably the hard sermon to prepare for will be next weekend when I work among a full house.


     We will be getting a full family photo this year so I hope to update my blog with it.  Also, a Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year!!!  Thanks for sticking with Stephanie and I through 2011.  We are sure appreciative of all the prayers and support.  We are sure that 2012 will have challenges of its own but thankful for the strength of God for getting us through 2011.


Adam
A simple man serving a great God and the local pastor of Stillwater Community Chapel (stillwater-chapel.org). We are in our 38th year of full time ministry. God directed us to this local body of believers on the Western Range of the Rockies to grow with them in mission and mindedness of Christ.

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