It's a Boy!!

Scott and Amy the family that I babysat for had a baby boy yesterday. Drew Scott was born on March 20, 2007 at 7:00 am. Weighing in at 6 lbs, 12 oz. and 19 inches long. Drew was 4 weeks early too.

I stayed with Leah and Tiesha while Amy and Scott were at the hospital. Amy went in about 2:00 pm Monday. For most of that time the girls and I talked about all the fun stuff they would get to do with their new baby. Then about 9:30 pm Scott and Amy called to say good night to the girls. While Tiesha was on the phone with her mom her water broke. So to make a long story short Tiesha and I didn't get much sleep due to the fact that we were waiting for the phone call. It didn't come until 7:15am Tuesday.

After getting the phone call the girls and I got ready and went to the store to buy mom some flowers and it's a boy balloon. We also had to get Drew a toy. Daddy didn't get anything because we were not sure what to get him. Then I took the girls to meet Scott so they could go see Drew. Today is Wednesday and Leah keeps asking when mommy, daddy and her baby are going to come home. So to take her mind off it a little I decide that we would paint. We made a WELCOME HOME MOMMY AND DREW sign and hung it up. Here is the finished project and the artist Leah....

Leaving your comfort zone

While sitting in church on Sunday I was challenged to leave my comfort zone and walk across the room. Which is not the easiest for someone who is an introvert, but I am going to try it when the Holy Spirit leads me to.

Ok, to catch every one up the Pastor from my church back home is encouraging the congregation to get involved in a small group focused around the book "Just Walking Across the Room". He is also dedicating the next several Sundays to this book. I am sorry that I will miss both the studies and the sermons, but I am going to get the book and read it for myself. I will continue to up date you on my thoughts on the reading of this book as I get a chance to read it. But for now here is an exert from the book...

From the Publisher

If taking ten steps across a room could serve to point your friends and family members toward faith, it might just change the way you walk.
Just Walk Across the Room ushers in the next era in personal evangelism with a natural, relational approach that follows Jesus' own example. When Christ "walked" clear across the cosmos 2,000 years ago, he had no formulas and no script—just an offer of redemption to people like us, many of whom were neck-deep in pain of our own making.
Astounding things happen when you follow the model set by Jesus. Emphasizing the leading of the Holy Spirit, Bill Hybels invites you to step out of your "Circle of Comfort" and into encounters with people who long for someone to take an interest in them—men and women with stories to tell and hearts that yearn to experience God's love through your smile, your encouragement, your transparency, your friendship.
Find out how you can make the difference of an eternity for someone standing in your sphere of influence.
It all starts with a walk across the room.

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