November 14 - “Calmly backed away”

 

It was awfully cold when we woke up yesterday. 31 degrees. As Luke said, “that’s below freezing!”  Indeed it is, Luke. Indeed it is. 

We went to church at Columbus Avenue to worship and hear Josh preach. He did a great job in the midst of a few “interesting” events. First, the heater was on the blink, and it was 31 degrees outside. At least all the bodies warmed things up a bit. 

Next, as he entered his office and set down his Bible and briefcase, what should greet him but a flurry of movement near his feet.  You guessed it. A rat had made its way into the building. Josh first told us that he calmly backed away and out of the room and reported the matter to the proper people. Then he fessed up. “By ‘calmly backed away,’ I mean, ‘ran down the hall screaming like a little girl.’”  His staff didn’t know what the horrendous noise was. Great start to the morning. 

It was a scheduled baptism day, so Josh then headed to the baptistery to check things out there. Apparently, the tank wasn’t holding the water. Josh got someone on that problem and walked into the sanctuary. It was the Sunday for their quarterly celebration of The Lord’s Supper. And nothing was set up. That’s a pretty big deal. Again, Josh handed that one off and trusted it would get done. 

Finally, I forgot to mention that it was child dedication day. Why add that to the already busy schedule? One of the dads was a deployed Marine who had his leave extended by a day so he could attend. Whew!  

Lunch was Mexican food at a local place called Rosa’s. Pretty simple fare, and if nothing else … quick. Kel and Christina had arrived in town in the meantime, so they joined us at lunch. 

Next came a piano recital by Caleb and Luke and the rest of the students of their teacher. Surprisingly, it only took about 30 minutes. Of course Luke and Caleb were the stars of the show. 

After stopping by the house to change clothes, we then headed to Baylor’s football field (McLane Stadium) for the church’s annual youth ministry Turkey Bowl football tournament. They had around 80 kids signed up for the event. They also introduced their new youth pastor. Talk about a full day!

Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭16 says, “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

Father, thank you for getting the rest of the LaMarque Vaughan’s here safely. Amen.