The little white Church on the side of my roadtrip

Just thought I would share my story about stopping for church on the way home.......

I was meditating while I was driving home sunday and evangelism was on my heart. I passed a little church just outside of the park and felt the tug to stop and attend service, all this while missions was on my heart, I looked at the clock and the long line of cars behind me and drove on. The whole time I was driving I kept thinking about why I hadn't stopped, it was bothering me and in the meantime I was praising God with K-Love and my windows rolled down. A big smiling passenger drove by me and hung out the window clapping at one point!! It made me feel groovy! I got off  I-75 in Valdosta and stopped by The Adkins' to visit but no one was home, so I kept going, I was driving on hwy 133 when I passed a little white church, thought about it, looked at the clock, slammed on brakes, did a U-turn and joined them for sunday morning service ( I wasn't willing to pass up the oppurtunity twice), looking like a dirty hippie, and just in time for meet and greet! WOOHOO... I sat in the very far corner on the last row and most of the congregation still found me and they were all very warm, giving concerned hugs, and welcoming hand shakes and when they made it back to their pews for the service everyone seemed to be good at using their peripheral vision and those who weren't had the don't make it obvious glance down pat!! They finally turned around to look at the preacher and I reached in my little bag and put on a little incense oil...just in case I smelled funny to them (and then thought Oh No! there is no telling what they're gonna think now cause I have broke out the oil), then we sang a hymn and I sounded like I was REALLY LOUD in comparison to the congregation AND the piano... then guess what?! They did a presentation with testimonies from a mission team that just got back from MEXICO!!! Isn't God amazing? Missions was on my heart and lo and behold the whole service was devoted to testimonies from a mission team with a slide show of God's beautiful children to boot!! I was very pleased with what the Lord showed me and there were great notes to take. I snuck out of the back door when the service was over because I didn't want everyone to have deal with my shaking my dirty hands but I was very blessed!!

Just a little taste of what's to come.....

It's been a really busy week since I got back from camping Sunday but, I promise there is more to come. I had a really great time, have some cool stories to tell. I stopped and had church with a little baptist church on the way home from the river, went to Eureka that night though and it was good. I came home to new sprouts and a dry garden with lots of little weeds trying to come up. I fertilized my garden, layed down newspaper , mulched and watered it. I have 3 birthday cakes to make this week and one of them is huge!! I also purchased some really cute fabric to make a baby dress for one friend and a skirt for the other and my check engine soon light is on in my car and I am scared to drive it not to mention the tires need to be rotated bc of all my roadtrippin'!! I have a wedding cake to make next weekend and the week after that I am going to see Carrie Underwood in concert!!! needless to say I am a busy girl right now but I am not giving up on this blogging thing.........oh yeah and I work full time

Life's a Garden. Dig It!

Soooo....I have been working on my first vegetable garden ever and it is so exciting. I have never grown my own vegetable garden ( although just the thought brings back many of memory of working in the garden as a child in the hot hot summer). I have tried my hand at herbs and flowers but it has been potted stuff aside. Gardening is great therapy. I decided to take a few shots of some of my sprouting seeds and plants and herbs today and ended up with over 60 pictures so, I made a collage......I will be posting more thoughts on this whole gardening process soon! I wish I had not waited so long to start back blogging but I believe this time will last! Beware...my post may be deep according to some of the thoughts I have had comparing nature, plants yada yada yada to life and spiritual growth! I do believe God intended for the world he created around us to be a gentle reminder yea, sometimes not so gentle (see my book I am reading on the side bar titled "WEEDS" of a disciplined LIFE......

p.s. headed out on a camping trip tomorrow and won't be back until Sunday therefore..I will have lots of catching up to do :)