Weekend Glimpse

This mornings crisp air lured me into our backyard where the grass needs trimming and a couple parts of our fence need to be repaired from sweet hurricane irene. I sat there with my glass of fresh apple juice and J.R. Miller on my iPod. Today's Miller nugget ~

"True Religion is the great master-secret of all happy home life! The spirit of Christ alone will enable us to live together in perfect peace and love. The presence of Christ in the home is a perpetual blessing. We cannot be selfish, we cannot wrangle and strive, we cannot be bitter and unkind, we cannot be irritable and unreasonable, when conscious of the presence of Christ. If only we can make Christ an abiding guest in our home, and if we can keep ourselves aware of His being with us, our household life cannot help but grow wondrously sweet!" 

 Tony took the day off on Thursday and we were at Surf City by sunrise. See all the little specks in the water? They're surfers and Tony is one of those little specs. Hurricane Katia, although way out at sea,  has been creating some nice surfing conditions on our coast. I took an hour-long walk that morning and the specs were sprinkled all throughout the ocean. In the afternoon we met up with some friends and the surfing continued all the way 'til dinner. :)

I took video footage with Tony's iPod, read from one of my favorite books - The Search for God and Guinness, and worked on my first crocheted lace project. I love the delicacy that comes with working with thin cotton and a tiny, tiny hook. Twist here, twist there, and before you know it you have a beautiful flower.

Saturday we set up the white board in our local park - one means by which to share the gospel with someone. Tony wrote some keywords on the board accompanied with a simple drawing. This opened the door for missional conversation with a guy our age.

That's Miranda - all dressed for the Luau. :) After the park, Tony & I joined some family & friends for good conversation, great food, and live music!! We had a great time!!!

This is our friend James who is completely in his element above - burning the grass in our driveway with a blow torch. :) After church on Sunday we had a yummy lunch of Thai Pineapple Rice, then the guys tackled our driveway while I cleaned the kitchen and fixed a blueberry cobbler. <-- That is me in my element. :)

Happy Tuesday, dear readers! I hope it is a wonderful one!!