SOME KIND OF BUG.

GOT SICK LAST NIGHT, HUSBAND TOOK CARE OF ME AND THE BABY.

GOT UP THIS MORNING AND FEEL BETTER. THANK THE LORD THIS WASN'T THE FLU.

WE'RE WATCHING MARY POPPINS....I HAD NEVER SEEN IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN IT? THE DAD IN THAT MOVIE IS SO STINKIN' MEAN AND I CRINGE AT THE FACT THAT SO MANY HUSBANDS AND FATHERS ARE STILL LIKE THAT TODAY!!! UGH.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY SON SOME UNDEROOS.

I GET TO GET A NEW PHONE THIS MONTH...YAY!! THE OTHER ONE HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A WHILE.

I WILL ALSO BE GETTING NEW GLASSES...THESE CONSTANTLY GIVE ME A HEADACHE. I KNOW, I'M SO BAD ABOUT WAITING TOO LONG FOR EYE APPOINTMENTS. I THINK I'VE HAD THESE GLASSES NOW FOR....GET READY...FIVE YEARS. OH WELL, MY EYES HAVEN'T FALLEN OUT YET.

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING...I MISS MY FRIENDS. I REALLY WISH I COULD THROW A HUGE PARTY AND THEY WOULD ALL COME STAY WITH ME FOR A WHOLE WEEK. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. AND WE'D EAT LOTS OF JUNK FOOD, PAINT OUR TOENAILS, DO FACIALS, AND TALK ABOUT THEOLOGY. OH WELL, A GIRL CAN DREAM.

I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND. NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T FEEL UNDESERVING OF HIS LOVE FOR ME. HE ALWAYS PUTS MY NEEDS BEFORE HIS. I HOPE HE FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME. AND EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LOOK LIKE A SUPERMODEL, (BELIEVE ME, NOT EVEN CLOSE), HE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M THE MOST GORGEOUS WOMAN HE'S EVER LAID EYES ON...AND THAT I ALWAYS WILL BE. EVEN WHEN I'M NINETY-NINE YEARS OLD. I LOVE THAT MAN.

I AM HUNGRY. EATING ONLY A BOWL OF TOMATO SOUP AND CRACKERS FOR A FULL DAY AND PUMPING YOURSELF FULL OF JUICE MAKES YOU HUNGRY THE NEXT DAY! I HAVEN'T BEEN SICK IN FOREVER. I'M GLAD THIS BUG DIDN'T LAST TOO LONG.

FOR GRINS AND GIGGLES.

CHURCH BULLETINS....(ONE OF MY PET PEEVES...LOTS OF MISPELD WURDS...HEHEHE)

THE SENIOR CHOIR INVITES ANY MEMBER OF THE CONGREGATION WHO ENJOYS SINNING TO JOIN THE CHOIR.

NEXT SUNDAY IS THE FAMILY HAYRIDE AND BONFIRE AT THE FOWLERS'. BRING YOUR OWN HOT DOGS AND GUNS. FRIENDS ARE WELCOME! EVERYONE COME FOR A FUN TIME.

SAY "HELL" TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T CARE MUCH ABOUT YOU.

THE PASTOR WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THE LADIES OF THE CONGREGATION WOULD LEND HIM THEIR ELECTRIC GIRDLES FOR THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST NEXT SUNDAY MORNING.

THE CHURCH WILL HOST AN EVENING OF FINE DINING, SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT, AND GRACIOUS HOSTILITY.

AND SOME MORE IF THAT DIDN'T CRACK YOU UP...

BERTHA BELCH, A MISSIONARY FROM AFRICA WILL BE SPEAKING TONIGHT AT CALVARY MEMORIAL CHURCH IN RACINE. COME TONIGHT AND HEAR BERTHA BELCH ALL THE WAY FROM AFRICA.

LADIES, DON'T FORGET THE RUMMAGE SALE. IT'S A CHANCE TO GET RID OF THOSE THINGS NOT WORTH KEEPING AROUND THE HOUSE. DON'T FORGET YOUR HUSBANDS.

IRVING BENSON AND JESSIE CARTER WERE MARRIED ON OCTOBER 24TH IN THE CHURCH. SO ENDS A FRIENDSHIP THAT BEGAN IN THEIR SCHOOL DAYS.

AT THE EVENING SERVICE TONIGHT, THE SERMON TOPIC WILL BE "WHAT IS HELL?" COME EARLY AND LISTEN TO OUR CHOIR PRACTICE.

THE SERMON THIS MORNING: "JESUS WALKS ON THE WATER". THE SERMON TONIGHT: "SEARCHING FOR JESUS".

NEXT THURSDAY WILL BE TRYOUTS FOR THE CHOIR. THEY NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET.

LOW SELF-ESTEEM SUPPORT GROUP WILL MEET THURSDAY. PLEASE USE THE BACK DOOR.

BARBARA REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AND NEEDS BLOOD DONORS FOR MORE TRANSFUSIONS. SHE IS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING AND REQUESTS TAPES OF PASTOR JACK'S SERMONS.

ACTUAL ONES I SAW IN THE TOWN WE PREVIOUSLY LIVED IN DURING CHRISTMASTIME...

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM THIS WEEK: "STRANGER IN THE MANGER".

ADULT CHRISTMAS PROGRAM NEXT WEEK: "IN ALL HIS GLORY".

AND MY FAVORITE...

DON'T LET WORRY KILL YOU---LET THE CHURCH HELP.

SOME THINGS I CAN’T WAIT TO DO IN THE SPRING:

-SEE PRETTY FLOWERS GROWING EVERYWHERE…ESPECIALLY THE WILD ONES ON THESE COUNTRY ROADS. THEY’RE ALWAYS SO BEAUTIFUL.

-WATCH DYLAN PLAY AND RUN OUTSIDE WITH GUS…IT’S THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THE WORLD.

-WATCH THE SUNRISE AND SET.

-GO TO THE ZOO LIKE A MILLION TIMES BEFORE NEXT WINTER COMES.

-TAKE DYLAN TO THE PARK LIKE EVERYDAY.

-PLANT SOME THINGS WITH DYLAN AND HOPE THAT THEY GROW.

-JUST BE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE FOR HOURS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT SLIPPING ON THE ICE!

-NOT HAVE TO SEE WINTER ANYMORE…IT’S ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF DEATH…AND THIS PAST WINTER ONLY MADE THAT MORE REAL TO ME. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE SOME LIFE.

LAST SPRING, DYLAN LEARNED TO SAY, “MOMMY, GOD WAKES EVERYTHING UP IN THE SPRING!”. MY HEART LONGS FOR THAT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

"EVERY EVENING SKY, AN INVITATION TO TRACE THE PATTERNED STARS.

AND EARLY IN JULY, A CELERATION...FOR FREEDOM THAT IS OURS.AND I NOTICE YOU IN CHILDREN'S GAMES AND THOSE WHO WATCH THEM FROM THE SHADE.EVERY DROP OF SUN IS FULL OF FUN AND WONDER, YOU ARE SUMMER.

AND EVEN WHEN THE TREES HAVE JUST SURRENDERED TO THE HARVEST TIME.

FORFEIT IN THEIR LEAVES IN LATE SEPTEMBER, SENDING US INSIDE.

STILL I NOTICE YOU WHEN CHANGE BEGINS AND I AM BRACED FOR COLDER WINDS.

I WILL OFFER THANKS FOR WHAT HAS BEEN AND WHAT'S TO COME, YOU ARE AUTUMN.

AND EVERYTHING IN TIME AND UNDER HEAVEN FINALLY FALLS ASLEEP

WRAPPED IN BLANKETS WHITE, ALL CREATION SHIVERS UNDERNEATH.

STILL I NOTICE YOU WHEN BRANCHES CRACK AND IN MY BREATH ON FROSTED GLASS.

EVEN NOW IN DEATH YOU OPENED DOORS FOR LIFE TO ENTER, YOU ARE WINTER.

AND EVERYTHING THAT'S NEW HAS BRAVELY SURFACED, TEACHING US TO BREATHE.

WHAT WAS FROZEN THROUGH IS NEWLY PURPOSED, TURNING ALL THINGS GREEN.

SO IT IS WITH YOU AND HOW YOU MAKE ME NEW WITH EVERY SEASON'S CHANGE

AND SO IT WILL BE, AS YOU ARE RECREATING ME SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER, SPRING."

-LYRICS BY NICHOLE NORDEMAN-