Moving on.....

Moving on is hard to do in some areas and easy in others. Especially when you have been a part of something you feel like God orchestrated. We feel like its our baby in a lot of ways! For the health of Hub City Church and our health in our christian walk and dicipleship process, we feel it's time to move on. We wish only the BEST for Hub City.

God has given us a peace in our mutual decision, which makes it easier.

Love you guys.

Cancer Scare 2009

Having your children praying over you as you face the possible diagnosis of cancer is heart wrenching. My girls prayed over me so many times, knowing God was listening to their prayers as well as having full expectation of the outcome of being benign. As scary as it was, seeing my girls rely on God was an incredible experience that I trust will strengthen their testimony and therefore worth all the fear within me.

The outpouring of every one's concern really touched me.

Ladies, bluntly, if you are not cycling correctly, each month, go see your doctor. Don't just be happy! It is breeding ground for uterine cancer because your lining is getting thicker and thicker! Your body has to rid itself of the lining.

Sorry guys, but please pass the warning on to your wives, mothers, sisters, etc.

Home Schooling

We are in our second year of My Father's World curriculum. We are studying creation to greeks as our core for bible and history. We LOVE doing this together!

We started a new art curriculum this year, God and the History of Art by Barry Stebbing. We had our first lesson today. We discussed that art is a learned discipline. The more you practice, the better you will become. Yet we need to understand that frustration is a part of the process of becoming an artist. Throughout history, great artist were frustrated by their own artwork and destroyed it, artist like Monet and Michelangelo. We talked about Joni Eareckson Tada who became paralyzed when she dove in shallow water at the age of 17. As time passed, she committed her life to God and began doing artwork by drawing and painting with a brush held between her teeth.

The girls assignment was to draw a picture of a butterfly the way Joni does. I believe the girls had much more respect for Joni's art as well as the benefit of having use of their hands.

Movies in the Park 2009

We are kicking off our 2nd year of Movies of Park at Barnet Park. It is unbelievable the doors God has opened for this event. We have so many vendors donating items as well as gift certificates. On the third Saturday of May, June, July and August, please try to come. It is so much fun! FREE coke, bottled water, popcorn, and peanuts! The drawings will begin at 7:15 pm, with the movie beginning around dusk. Did I mention it is a FREE, fun, family event?

Easter 2009 Fun

Home School Fun

We're having fun in school learning
about different countries and cultures.

We have our Hub Group on Wednesday nights,
they get to try our different recipes from
the country we're visiting for the week.

Piano Recital April 30, 2009

The girls did a FANTASTIC job at their first piano recital. Emma played fourth, blundered in the beginning, said she prayed really quick, started again and feels great about her performance. Sara played ninth and was so glad it was over! They were great! Sara, Emma, and Nathan were the ONLY ones who played without their music books. They have a great teacher and I'm so proud of them.




Of course, they were treated to their first "Professional" manicures for the occasion.

Brandon McDaniel - We love you!

Brandon McDaniel

July 1, 1988 - March 17, 2009

Brandon's Words of Challenge

God is working. God is moving. God is convicting. God is breaking. God is building. God is doing huge things and He is using the country of India to show me how real those things are. We serve a God that is active. We serve a God that convicts and changes lives all over the world in all types of cultures. He is passionate about His people and desires for them to know Him and to live their lives for Him. It is a beautiful thing.

We live our lives waiting on God to tell us to go when he has clearly already done so. Seeing the need in this country for more disciples that can share the love of God has opened my eyes to how important this is... how important it is to go. Without you, someone may go without hearing. Without YOU, someone may go without hearing of God's love! We cannot go day by day relying and expecting others to take Christ to the world. We cannot continue to latch onto our comfort and our self-centered desires. We are clearly ordered and commanded to go. I believe that it is impossible to truly be a follower of Christ if this commandment is ignored because this is the main point in BEING a follower... to bring others to know HIM.

We have the life but we choose not to share it with those who need to hear. It is not a matter of how you can get there if it means distance for you. It is not a matter of why you should go because it is obvioius. It is not a matter of whether or not you should because if there was ONE thing you should do and just one it would be to GO. It is a matter of where your heart is. Do you care enough to go? Is yout heart for the world greater than your heart for yourself? Do you care enough to speak life into the lifeless? Hope into the hopeless? Healing into the broken? Love into the unloved? Someone cared enough to speak life into you.

It's very simple. Go. Make. Baptize. There is no excuse. We have been given all of the methods in doing so. Our heart will determine what we do with it. There is such a bigger picture than our safe and free America.

Go.

The lost are waiting.

The lifeless are eager to hear.

You have life. What will you do with it?

Be precise in what you say and be BOLD in how you say it. It's time for the "followers" to be leaders and truly follow Christ. It's time to be urgent. It's time for disciples to be made.

GO.