The Battle...

Not much time to Blog lately...I'm in a fierce battle with....my pool! We bought our house in November, so the pool was already "winterized" by the previous owners. What we found out is that meant they put the cover on it after about a ton of leaves had already fallen in it (God bless 'em!)! I am cleaning the filter daily, or more, and buying to many chemicals. We really don't have the money for it, but I'm looking at it like a great tool for us to gather around on hot summer nights...fellowship, fun, barbecue, maybe a beer or two....Sounds close to the Kingdom to me....

Saturday night we visited with The Oding's gathering again. It was so great just to sit back and watch the love that has blossomed in the past 5 or 6 months. These folks love each other, are caring for each other, and growing in love for Jesus.

Yesterday we had a small group "leadership meeting." We talked about what God is doing in our gatherings, challenges and succeses. I read a little bit out of The Jesus Style about love being the sole mark of a disciple, and leading by serving. It's great to be reminded about the core teachings of Jesus.

We have our first gathering this evening. We have people over all the time, but we decided to get intentional about asking some folks to gather. We have 7-8 couples coming tonight! Pray that God will multiply the space in our living room! It is awesome to see God working in ways that we have been dreaming and praying about for such a long time....