Good afternoon, ladies. I know this is a bit late in the day to get this out, but since I last talked to you last week I've hardly had time to catch my breath. I told you I had a busy week ahead of me, and I wasn't lying! Do you ever do what I found myself doing last Monday? I was driving to Tigard and was suddenly overwhelmed by the extreme busyness of the week. I found myself on the verge of tears without warning. I had to talk out loud to both myself and the Lord. "What is wrong with me? Here it is, only Monday, and I'm already looking ahead and imagining how drained and exhausted I'm going to be by Sunday night. Lord, this week is jam-packed, but it's all stuff I've volunteered to do and love to do. So please help me not get a resentful attitude but to serve in all these areas with a sense of gratitude and joy that I get to do so. I have no business thinking of how tired I'll be on Sunday, when that's nearly a week away. Please help me remember to just take things one day at a time, and to rely on Your strength." And you know what? He most definitely answered that prayer. I managed to take the week on day by day and fully live in the moment. I had unexpected curve balls thrown at me, but reminded myself I could handle them with His strength. And by the time I was finished with my Awana duties last night I was tired, but not spent. His grace was definitely sufficient, and His strength made perfect in my weakness. I hope you're finding the same to be true in your busy life!
This is a fairly quiet week as far as Women's Ministry is concerned, as we only have our regularly scheduled Bible studies going on this week. But don't confuse "regularly scheduled" with "boring." These are not your mother's Bible studies, you know! The Sherrie spin colors our sessions as we continue through Jesus The One and Only. This week we'll finish the last verse of Luke 2 and go on to Chapter 3, which deals with Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. As in all these lessons, I'm sure you'll find challenges and applications to your life. Common Grounds meets Wednesday at 6:30 PM at the church, and I teach the same lesson again at The Perk on Thursday at 9:30 AM, also at the church. (Childcare is provided on Thursday.)
Thanks to all of you who came to the WOW Movie Night on Friday. We had a great time as we visited and snacked together, and then got down to a serious movie--October Baby. This deals with the sensitive topics of both abortion and adoption, and generated a wonderful time of discussion and sharing afterward. It almost felt like we were at retreat! I absolutely love how supportive and understanding our women are of each other. My goal is to have all our women's events be places of safety and "realness", and each of you are helping bring that about. It's such a joy to work together with each of you!
So, I'm going to keep this short and sweet this week and bring this to a close. I hope you choose to make time to join us at one of the Bible studies. You won't be sorry!
Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@yahoo.com 971-285-6699
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