Welcome to Thanksgiving Week, ladies. It's the start of an especially busy time of the year for most of us. I hope we're all able to slow down enough to take time to really think about the many, many blessings the Lord has showered on us this past year. We have so much to be thankful for, don't we? Sometimes it's just hard to see it! If you're a Facebook user you've probably seen all the people that are listing something every day that they're thankful for. Whether you do that, or have a piece of paper beside your bed that you can jot something down that you're grateful for every night before you go to sleep, or whether you just keep a running list in your heart and mind, be sure to take time to thank our Heavenly Father for all He has done for you, to you, and through you this year.
Because this is Thanksgiving week, our activities will be pared down a bit. ZUMBA meets today only. (4:15) You'll have to work your Thanksgiving dinner off on your own, but join us next week for our usual Zumba schedule of Monday/Wednesday at 4:15 and Tuesday/Thursday at 6:30.
This Saturday at 10 AM is our annual WOW Christmas decorating event . If you love to hang the ornaments just so, or drape the swags in just the right way, you're just who we're looking for! Or if you're like me and simply able to move a box of decorations from one room to another, just show up to help. We'll have some Christmas music playing, and maybe you'll want to drive through Scoggins Coffee and pick up a mocha to get you going. We'd love to see you there.
The next Common Grounds is November 30th, and The Thursday Perk will meet the following week, December 8th. We're going to jump over to a story in the New Testament (yes, there are Bad Girls there too!) and take a gander at a woman named Sapphira. You may not be quite so familiar with this story as some of the other ones we've covered, but it's a very interesting one. Read Acts 5:1-11 to prepare for this story. What to wear? Well, I don't really know on this one. Read it through and use your vivid imagination to come up with something that somehow ties in to this story. I know you can do it!
Schedule for Common Grounds: November 30th
December 14th
January 4th and 18th
February 1st, 15th, and 29th
March 14th
April 4th and 18th
May 2nd and 16th
Schedule for The Thursday Perk:
December 8th and 15th
January 12th and 26th
February 9th and 23rd
March 8th and 22nd
April 5th and 26th
May 10th and 17th
Don't forget our Christmas parties coming up soon! Common Grounds will be on December 14th, and The Thursday Perk on December 15th. We'll have a great time celebrating Christ's birth together. At both events we'll have a cookie exchange, $5 gift card exchange, and a video devotional. Plus lots of laughter and love. So put it on your calendar and don't miss out!
And don't forget, if you're interested in participating in an on-going coupon exchange, give Nicole Paz a call. She'd like to start this to help stretch your dollars.
I wish you all a most wonderful Thanksgiving. May you cherish your time with family and friends, and bask in the Lord's goodness to you.
Sherrie Ashcraft, Wapato's Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@yahoo.com 971-285-6699
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