Prep Work

I always tell others they should blog, but never actually do it myself, so I'm gonna try to start. If I don't keep up with it, I'll just be one more who thought it was a good idea, but never took the time to blog.

I have decided God wants me to be more patient. As I have immersed myself in Celebrate Recovery (CR) I have found plenty of my personal faults. One of them has always been patience. I know that. I didn't need help being reminded. Apparently God wants to help me with that. We have been without a home for 2 months now. We have had family who were kind enough to take us in, and have been staying at Perth Bible for a month, but it isn't home. I want to be home. Anyway, for the upteenth time we have been told we will be in our house this week. I find it hard to accept. I am definitely learning the art of patience.

We start our CR at Sonrise this Friday. I am pumped because I know what the program can mean to our church and our community. I don't think there is one person out there who cannot benefit from CR, and I know some people absolutely will love it if they give it a chance. We have a group of leaders who are all about being there to help other people overcome their own hurts, hangups, and habits. It is Christian community portrayed to its fullest. I can't wait.

I, with the rest of Sonrise, am saddened for the Barkman family. I was only able to meet Randy once, but it was enough to give me peace. Randy boldly told Andrew, Ian and me that he had made peace with God and accepted His forgiveness. The knowledge that someone is in Heaven now makes things a lot easier, but there is still sadness and mourning to be done. I know our church family will continue to be there for Trish and Derek through this, and it will be a long, difficult process, but the peace that God gives us for eternity is an incredible thing.