Rooted

Happy September 1!

It's hard to believe it's already September. But I've been looking forward to today for over a month now.

Why?

Because today is the day that we, at the River of Grace, begin our devotional, Rooted.

Why is that a big deal? Because it's by us, for us. We as a group (both past and current members) will be reading and studying through the Word together. Our small groups here will be using this daily devotional as the topic of our times together. The daily entries are being written by those who are or have been leaders within the River.

I have the privilege of previewing all the entries because I edit them before it goes to print. But even though I've already read them all, I'm still so excited to start this. In fact, I'm so excited that I was tempted to start on Friday when the books arrived in the office.

This month we'll be reading through 1 & 2 Corinthians. But the month starts off today with Psalm 1 and about being rooted in the Word.

Alright, I can't wait any longer...

Another gift!

Wow, this has been a week of blessings!

Sunday afternoon, as I was getting ready for our second service at the River, someone came up and handed me this new phone:

It was a gift from someone at the River. But let me back up a bit...

Up until a week ago, my phone served me without a problem (other than me texting too fast for it to keep up). But last Monday morning I woke up and my cell phone alarm went off as usual...but I was unable to turn it off. I had to remove the battery just to shut off the alarm. And the whole week was like that. I was only able to answer a couple calls and barely managed to squeek out a few text messages. My phone decided to become unresponsive countless times throughout the week.

But about the same time that my phone started acting up, my anonymous Gifter placed an order for this phone. You see, this phone is not a locally made phone. It's not some black market, bought out of a cardboard box on the side of the street phone. It's from Europe. It needed time to arrive here. The Gifter didn't even know my phone was acting up!

So Sunday I got another great gift. I love that the Father sees even the little things, the things that matter to us even though we know they shouldn't...and when all we're seeing is frustration, He's watching us thinking "just wait...something better is coming."