I guess I’ve had it with rain. We’ve had at least a week’s worth — and on the prairies that is unusual. And somehow, all I can do is look at the weather channel and guess what will happen next.
Perhaps this type of weather is the best predictor of what I should think of God. I can’t control God! In a word from previous generations — God is sovereign.
So, for all the weather maps I can make, I don’t decide the content, I only sketch the happenings!!
That’s all that it takes! We have cancelled a ballgame scheduled for tomorrow night. Now, I have to admit a little water is actually around 2 inches in the last few days. I believe we have had rain every day for the last few weeks. For the dry prairies this is more than enough water.
And for those who play ball in prairie gumbo — any more than a covering of water can create problems. Last year we played ball and our shoes were weighted with gumbo. I could hardly life my feet, and you had to scrape the mud from the bottom of your shoes.
So, better part of wisdom. Cancel the game and put together a pickup game sometime in the summer!!
We celebrated today a successful fundraising for our youth missions team. In fact, we went over our goal! As part of the celebration, I wore a wig that could represent how my hair might have looked if it had been colored (one of the fundraisers). Someone said it should have had a hole in the top (my baldness showing through). I think a clown look is enough in and of itself!!
Two events today. One was a fundraiser, for a youth missions trip. A garage sale and a shave it/color it [OR not] finished at 12:00 noon. The "winner" of the shave it event was our illustrious church board chairman, Harvey Penner.
Later in the afternoon we headed to a 50th Anniversary for our friends Art and Sylvia Walde. Their kids did a great job of hosting! Music, remembrances and fun! Made for a great time. And afterwards, I sat at a table with two other younger pastors and "chewed the fat" — which really means talking church life.
