Sunday Night Reflections

Today was an exciting day at Solid Rock Church. We renewed our Missions Faith Promises for the next twelve months, and once again, the families of SRC showed that they are serious about giving to missions. Thank you, Solid Rock! God will give us the seed if we have the faith to place all our trust in Him!
It's June 1st, and that means it's officially summer for me. Yes, I know summer doesn't actually start for another two or three weeks, but as far as I'm concerned, it's summer. That means that I have a little extra time for reading. I've already ordered three books from Amazon.com to go along with several others that have been on the back burner for a few months. I plan to do a lot of reading this summer, perhaps more than most summers. I can't wait to get started!
I have a confession to make. About 25 years ago, Lillian was reading through a series of books by Janette Oke about life on the frontier in the late 1800s. I would tease her about the books, mainly because she started speaking like the characters in the books, saying things like, "Yup, we'll be home right soon"! Well, now I find myself really enjoying the movies that have been made from the books. I guess I just enjoy imagining what life was like in simpler times. Tonight we watched the latest movie, Love's Unfolding Dream. Don't really care for the titles, but I really like the movies.
Have a great week! Don't forget about our InterMission service this Wednesday at 7:00 PM.

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