TUESDAY, 12/26/17
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” I Peter 4:10
Christmas Day 2017 has come and gone. Can you believe it? The year 2017 will soon be a memory as well as we count down these final six days. I so vividly remember thinking as a very young boy that if I could just live to the year 2000 then I would die an ancient man. I also remember very well all of the hoopla surrounding the arrival of 2000 with computers locking up, electric grids going down, et cetera and now we are almost eighteen years removed from that major calendar event.
We enjoyed a good day as a family. Gina, much to her mother’s anxiety, hit the road yesterday morning headed to Huntsville to spend a few days. She arrived safe and sound around 3:15PM and we are thankful for traveling mercies. The rest of the family gathered around the table once more for a great Christmas Day meal featuring ham, turkey and Ann’s dressing which is just as good as it comes!
Soy, Deidra, Lizzie, Sydney & Audrey left at 5:00AM this morning headed to Texas to visit Soy’s paternal grandfather who is celebrating his 80th birthday today. They will also see Soy’s parents, his brother and other family members. We will miss Deidra and the girls!
The Friendship family is free of anyone being a patient in the hospital at this moment. We are grateful!
This is designed to be a quiet week for the Friendship family. Yes, the church office will be open today through Thursday from 8:00AM until noon and then 1:00 – 5:00PM. I will be in and out of the office but am available 24/7. However, there will be no activities on our campus tomorrow morning or evening.
Each year we have an abbreviated schedule on the last Sunday of the year. We do this largely in part to give our bus workers a weekend off. So, we will only have one worship service this Sunday, 12/31, and that will begin at 10:30AM. It will be a regular worship service and we should be dismissed around 11:30 – 11:45AM. Pass the word and make plans to attend.
If you plan on giving to the Lord through the church in 2017 and want to receive tax credit then you have to do that by this Sunday, 12/31. You can mail a check (do not mail cash) as long as the check is dated no later than 12/31/17 and the envelope is postmarked in 2017. You can also bring your offering to the church office today, tomorrow or Thursday during regular office hours.
Dr. Rex, check on our daughter!
I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.