Sunday ramblings...

Saturday was a wonderful celebration of marriage as Ryan Alexander and Lyndsay Forth tied the knot at Filberg Park. I had the privelege of performing the ceremony. Pastor Corey did a great job of MCing the reception as fun was had by all. The family even had arranged for a kid appropriate table with colouring, games and such for the kids. it was the most fun that our kids had had at a reception!

After being away last week, it was wonderful to return to our church family this Sunday. Pastor Scott preached a great message. He talked about how important it is to be families that actually impact and shape the culture rather than being shaped by the culture. The bottom line was that a family needs to live on mission or it will be 'out of commission'! We cannot live lives that are simply for our benefit. They must be lived for and under the mission of Jesus. We must teach our children and families to live missionally rather than 'doing what is right in our own eyes!' A great challenge!

After church, we went out on the boat. We didn't even go out on it last summer. As you may recall, the weather was less than the best this past summer. I was not excited to put gas into it at $1.30 a litre! However, we were out with some friends (the Fitzgeralds) and went tubing. It was great fun as we saw our children laughing and screaming and enjoying time together. The water was F R E E Z I N G! Hopefully we will get some good hot weather and warm that lake up some.

In the evening, we played the board game, "blokus" . Chris and Esther Graham introduced us to this game and we went out and got it for ourselves. Great fun - even if I didn't win. :-)

Tomorrow is Canada Day and the parade and all that the day entails. Should be fun! Hopefully we all take time to pause and be thankful for what God has given us!