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My main assignment for the day is to stain our front porch. Within the past week, I've scrubbed the porch twice with a little bristle brush. I kind of felt like Cinderella out on the porch on my hands and knees, scrubbing away the packed on dirt. Too bad the birds and squirrels didn't come to help. Just a writing spider and a huge spider sack of some sort (ick!). Praise the Lord they hadn't hatched. Tony was so kind to scoop it up into a glass jar and put a lid on it. I think we're going to carry it over to show my dad, as he likes such things. We also purchased some liquid porch cleaner that has worked wonders. There are still a few spots on the porch that need to be scrubbed again. Then I'll start applying the stain. We're looking forward to seeing what it will look like when it's all said and done.
Edit: Didn't realize that there was a 60% chance of rain today. So staining the porch is out of the question. But I was able to get out there earlier and scrub the porch a bit more. God scrubbed my heart while I was at it - teaching me the importance of critiques, and even appreciating them. It wasn't an easy scrub. It really hurt. But God chastises those whom he loves. I am so grateful for a patient, forgiving God and a very gracious husband!!
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We have some very determined ants in our yard. Despite my efforts to get rid of them (aka kill them), they continue to build away. Within a couple days time they built this huge monument. And they continue to leave bite marks on my feet and ankles when I'm out in the garden. :(
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Saturday morning we went to Herman Park. Once again, not many people were out there. We actually left, ran a few errands, ate a yummy lunch at Aggies and then came back hoping more people would show up. We sat in the car for some minutes trying to decide what to do and where to set up. We prayed together that God would draw people. We set up the white board near the gazebo. A young couple was sitting up inside the gazebo and my initial thought was "oh, they will be the ones that will listen." But as they quickly walked away we handed them a gospel tract. Tony continued to set up the whiteboard. Several minutes go by and a young guy walked up toward us and asked if we had a phone that he could use; he was supposed to be meeting someone in the park. Tony let him use the cell phone, and then Tony started up a conversation regarding the questions written on the board [Are you a good person? How do you know?] Several minutes go by and that young couple from the beginning begin to walk back over toward the gazebo. That's who Zay was there to meet. God graciously brought them back to hear the gospel. The conversation was wrapped up and the three of them slowly walked away. Tony started to sketch a little bit more. Another couple walks over to us from the swing set. We exchanged "Hello's" and then they responded to the questions on the board. They listened for quite some time and even asked a few questions of their own at the end. It was a really good dialogue. May God do a work in their hearts.
We had a very relaxing Lord's Day - a day set apart from the previous six. In Sunday school we discussed 2 Samuel chapter 6; the account where they're carrying the ark of God to Jerusalem. It was a big celebration. Everyone is making merry before the Lord with songs and instruments. Then all of a sudden the party stops. Uzzah is lying on the ground, dead. The oxen had stumbled and Uzzah reached out to keep the ark from falling. In our finite minds we may think "that's not fair. Uzzah was just being helpful. Why was he struck dead for protecting the ark of God?" But when we realize that God had laid out very specific rules for how the ark was to be carried, and that on this day David and these thirty thousand men were not abiding by those rules, we should not be asking ourselves, "How could God kill Uzzah for touching the ark?" We in turn, should be asking "Why didn't God kill all of those men?" For they all deserved to die that day; they had all broken God's law. But God let them live. There was much, much grace demonstrated that day!!
During the main service, Tony & I had four children sitting with us, since their parents were serving in the nursery. It was such a good experience for us and we both really enjoyed it! I teased Tony and said we went from having no children to four children in one morning. :) We heard very small bits of the sermon; no notes were taken. We were occupied with keeping one child (in particular) quiet and still. I know Tony & I looked at each other several times during the service and silently laughed. It didn't put a damper on our desire to have children one bit. ;) We were able to attentively listen to the sermon online last night ... praise God for technology, huh?
We spent most of the afternoon and early evening visiting with Tony's family ~ celebrating September birthdays. The honey dipped chicken strips were very tasty (that's actually what we served at our rehearsal dinner over four years ago!! :), as well as all the sides and sweets. Then we had fun playing with the neices and nephews - hide-n-seek, tag, up and down the wavy slide, a few bike tricks, cart wheels, ballet lessons, and lots of spinning.
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