Monday, June 6, 2011 WOW-Zine

How is it possible that it's already Monday again? Since the sun is still shining as I write this, I figure I'm squeaking in under my self-imposed deadline of getting the blog posted on MonDAY. It ended up being a busy day starting with some Zumba in the morning, and then I must confess, I played the rest of the day. It's my dad's 83rd birthday and I would have been a terrible daughter not to go over to McMinnville and spend time with him and Mom, right?


Last week my blog was riddled with parentheses and I promised to try to write a whole issue without using any. So we'll see how I do today. :-)


The big news for this week is that our follow-up to Loving Well begins this Thursday, June 9th, 10 AM at the church. Most of you have the journal and the goal is to have gone through the questions contained in Week One. We won't be covering all the questions during our class time, but we'll discuss some of the most important ones. This week we'll try to hit these:


~Am I growing in my ability to love others more openly with more vulnerability?
~Do I love others better than I did five years ago?
~Do you really believe God loves you? Why or why not?
~Have you asked God to heal your heart from the inside out to keep you from becoming hardened and so your love will not grow cold?
~What positive changes might result if you allow God complete access to your heart?
~Have you avoided some potentially healthy relationship because you were afraid of getting hurt?


Next week I will be leading the same session--Lesson One--again, but it will be on Wednesday, June 15th, 6:30 PM at the church. So pick whichever day works best for your schedule, and join us, whether you've got the book or not. Remember that childcare is not provided, and we aren't furnishing coffee and dessert like we do at Common Grounds during the year. You'll need to bring your own goodies if you want them. Please try to be on time, as I'd like to keep each session no more than one hour and fifteen minutes. I'm really excited about the time we'll spend together, as I've found the questions to be challenging.


The evening of Saturday, June 18th, is one you'll want to mark on your calendar. The men's group will be hosting an Ice Cream Social at the home of Kent and Kathy Fordyce. This event is for all adults--single or double scoops. In other words, you don't have to have a date; you can come by yourself. I've heard that childcare will be provided at the church, but I don't know any other details. So be watching for more info in the church announcements, as well as next week on this blog.

The sun is getting low, so I'd better get this sent off to you. I think I did it--really did it--as I don't see any parentheses running around this week. Writing without parentheses is like talking without using my hands! It cramps my style, but is probably good for me to do every now and then. But watch out next week, as I may have to put twice as many in to make up for today.

For these next few monthsI'm going to resume the interviews I did with WOW ladies last summer. So be watching for a beautiful picture and inside info about one of your friends, coming soon to a blog near you!

Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@yahoo.com   971-285-6699