A little culture

Holy Cow! Time has a way of flying by, whether you like it or not. My last bog post was almost a month ago. I guess I'm still adjusting to working full time, in addition to the many other motherly duties. So I'm trying to think of noteworthy news over the last month. Here's what I've come up with.

• Jordan took his first missions trip to eastern Kentucky. They helped some folks by redoing a roof, porch and other misc. needs. We have such a great group of teens and adults (who choose to spend their spring break with this gang). I'm glad our boys have been able to grow up with such a loving church family.
• Jor and his best friend advanced to the state level in History Day. (For those of you who don't know about History Day, it's kind of like a science fair where people have different exhibits, but all history related.) He was pretty excited!
• Dan and I got a little culture this weekend. Some friends of ours took us to a fancy restaurant in Indianapolis and to the theater. We saw "Twelve Angry Men." It was really pretty good. We don't get out much to do things like that, so it was a good change of pace. Our friends are like an adopted set of parents who live down the road; we had a great time hanging out with them for the evening.
• I love how God puts the things you need to hear in your path. I taught Sunday school yesterday, and the lesson was on joy. The premise was that you can find joy even when things don't go your way. We are constantly going through things in life that try to steal our happiness or joy. The truth is that no matter what is happening all around us, we can still have joy by knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and thanking Him for the sacrifices He's made for us. Funny how the lessons we are trying to pass along on to the kids today, are lessons we are still trying to master as adults.