Merry Christmas

I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

It appears that I will not be getting to move into the sewing room as I had originally planned. 
My brothers step son and his wife need a place to live and they are going to be very happy living in that little trailer house. 

That is OK, I know that God has a plan and that everything will work out for the best. How can I be greedy and keep it for my sewing room.

Please keep my ministry efforts in your prayers.  We will have our first Dress a girl event sewing day in late January, at South Main Church of Christ in Weatherford, Texas.  I am currently looking for churches in the North Texas Area who would like to have an event I would love to share this ministry project with other ladies groups at area churches.

Exciting things happening

I have begun purchasing supplies to make dresses and shorts. 
I now have a ministry partner.  Connie, the owner of The Hen House Quilt shop in Mineral Wells Texas has offered to place my orders for elastic, thread and such from her suppliers, so that I will be able save on shipping cost.  I will just let her know what I am needing and she will place my orders along with her fabric orders so that I can save a little expense.  It is the little thing that make a huge difference.

Dress a Girl around the World

I have recently learned about a ministry that is right up my ally. Dress a Girl around the world.  This ministry makes simple little dresses for little girls in third world countries.

There is also a group who makes shorts for little boys.  It is called boys in the background.  Because in the pictures of the girls there always little boys in the background  looking at the girls in their new dresses. (We can't leave those sweet boys out. )

When I told my mom and dad about my plans for this ministry.  They told me I could turn a room in their old office into my sewing room.  I will be posting pictures as I progress on the clean out of the room.

My dad sold his company about 10 years ago.  Therefore this office has not been used in a while.  Lots of dust! 

Boxes of old files. An overflowing office supply cabinet.

Paint cans, samples of sheet metal. Instructions for old computers, old programs& Floppy disk.  My personal favorite was this one.

The word processor.  The bible on floppy disk!  

The really old big floppies from the 80's!

 Did I mention the lovely green shag carpet.  What can I say it is a 1972 mobile home.  At least it has A/C !

I have removed all of the old files and office supplies.  

 Now my brother will come in and remove all the desks, cabinets and boxes of office supplies.  

Then it will be adios green shag carpet!  

Prayer Walk

In August a few days before the beginning of school.  I started seeing plans on Facebook for a prayer walk that was to be held in a local community. I thought what a terrific

 idea.  I wish someone would do that for our Garner School. 

Then one day it hit me that I was that someone.  So I began planning and spoke to the principal of my children's school and got his approval. 

The walk was great.  I had a pastor from one local church do the opening prayer. Then we walked from the fire station, down to the school. 

 

We had parents, grand parents,  teachers, students the principal and school board members in attendance. 

It was a hot August evening but it was a wonderful experience to be able to walk the school grounds praying for our students.

 The highlight of the evening was the fact that the principal opened the school building and let us walk  down the hall praying in the school!

 Then we walked out onto the play ground and ended with another prayer. 

I used my contacts at the bank and got a couple cases of water donated by Comanche National Bank. 

 Our first annual Garner prayer walk was a great success.

Each day I'll do a golden deed

Each day I'll do a golden deed by helping those who are in need.  My life on earth is but a span and so I'll do the best I can.

I grew up singing this song, loving the way our voices blend as we sang it.  One Sunday as we were singing "A Beautiful Life" the realization hit me that that would be the perfect title for my ministry.  This is not going to be a large global relief effort. I don't plan to travel abroad on mission trips most of my mission efforts will be concentrated in Texas and surrounding states.  (Unless the Lord has other plans)

In the past few years our church has adopted a small community in our county that has many needy families. Our goal with this effort has always been to show the love of Christ to others.  We have delivered beds and bedding, and food to families in need.  We have organized a week long Camp/VBS Camp Hope.  During Camp Hope I was in charge of the dinner each evening along with my friend Pam.

My husband and I have organized bottle water drives, benefit volunteer fire fighters battling wild fires in Palo Pinto County.

A few years ago I helped coordinate the effort to help a kidnapping victim re build her life. You can read about that here.  http://nowmagazines.com/onlineeditions/editions/1011weatherford.pdf

Recently I have volunteered in West Texas helping sort clothing and donated items after the fertilizer plant explosion, devastated that small town.  It is hard but rewarding work.

If I could afford to miss work I would be in Moore Oklahoma volunteering to help in the clean up efforts following the tornado.

Hmmm… maybe this blog should have been I want to be a worker for the Lord!