Do you know what I love? To see God at work in the ministries that we are involved in. He's really doing some amazing things lately.
Park Free Pantry is a new ministry that will help serve the needs of those in our church community as well as those in the St. Louis Park Community with basic supplies such as toilet paper, laundry soap, tooth paste, diapers, etc. We put the word out among our church family and already the donations are pouring in and it's so exciting!! I can't wait to see how God will use these seemingly small items to reach people. These are the "filling shelves" I was referring to.
If you are interested in donating or being involved, let me know! You can email us at thehildens(at)gmail(dot)com.
Have a great holiday weekend!
a week of gratitude
This has been a good week for me to count joy because it has been a hard week to do so. Very up and down in a lot of ways. But one of my favorite of God's attributes is that He remains the same and He remains faithful. So I am grateful.
59. homemade rosemary flat bread
60. the calm after the storm (in a good way)
61. "the whole enchilada"
62. new plans
63. breakfast date (a repeat I know, but I will always be thankful for this)
64. clean carpet
65. freshly mowed grass
66. an evening walk with four friends, two babies, a sister and a dog
67. reassurance
68. comical answers from a young Sunday School participant
69. seeing shelves filling up (more on this later)
70. filled flower boxes
71. two for one candy bars from the vending machine
72. 95 and sunny ( I have to remember that in the dead of winter I long for this weather!)
73. a quick-to-forgive husband
74. new Australian friends
75. being one of hundreds of people singing along to familiar lyrics.
76. house guests who appreciate your efforts
59. homemade rosemary flat bread
60. the calm after the storm (in a good way)
61. "the whole enchilada"
62. new plans
63. breakfast date (a repeat I know, but I will always be thankful for this)
64. clean carpet
65. freshly mowed grass
66. an evening walk with four friends, two babies, a sister and a dog
67. reassurance
68. comical answers from a young Sunday School participant
69. seeing shelves filling up (more on this later)
70. filled flower boxes
71. two for one candy bars from the vending machine
72. 95 and sunny ( I have to remember that in the dead of winter I long for this weather!)
73. a quick-to-forgive husband
74. new Australian friends
75. being one of hundreds of people singing along to familiar lyrics.
76. house guests who appreciate your efforts
the graduate
My sister-in-law graduated from college last weekend. It seems ions ago when I turned in my last paper and answered the final question on my last test.
Although graduation ceremonies can be long and somewhat boring, they are also inspiring and make me long for further education. I always loved school. Fresh new classes every semester, school supplies, feeling academic. Ahh.....I remember wanting to bottle that feeling and keep it forever.
These graduates are on to bigger and better things. I'm sure someday they will look back and long for their school days.
Or maybe not. Maybe I'm the only freak who loved school.
Anyway- I took some pictures. Here are the highlights.
Although graduation ceremonies can be long and somewhat boring, they are also inspiring and make me long for further education. I always loved school. Fresh new classes every semester, school supplies, feeling academic. Ahh.....I remember wanting to bottle that feeling and keep it forever.
These graduates are on to bigger and better things. I'm sure someday they will look back and long for their school days.
Or maybe not. Maybe I'm the only freak who loved school.
Anyway- I took some pictures. Here are the highlights.
and for these i give thanks
43. munching on fancy cheese in the car
44. spider killing husband
45. a bit of downtime
46. pure excitement
47. making a dinner that Dave loves
48. people who are knowledgeable about computers
49. young graduates
50. husband made breakfast burritos
51. voices raised in worship
52. a walk down the parkway
53. generous donations
54. a puppy safe and sound after a backyard escape and a neighborhood adventure
55. warmth and sunshine
56. fresh fruit and real whipped cream
57. powerful prayer time with good friends
58. early morning dance party for two
"rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice!" Philippians 4:4
44. spider killing husband
45. a bit of downtime
46. pure excitement
47. making a dinner that Dave loves
48. people who are knowledgeable about computers
49. young graduates
50. husband made breakfast burritos
51. voices raised in worship
52. a walk down the parkway
53. generous donations
54. a puppy safe and sound after a backyard escape and a neighborhood adventure
55. warmth and sunshine
56. fresh fruit and real whipped cream
57. powerful prayer time with good friends
58. early morning dance party for two
"rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice!" Philippians 4:4
mother's day
jam was made
family time was spent
a farm was visited and flowers picked out
a garden was prepared
kids were adored
and fun was had
family time was spent
a farm was visited and flowers picked out
a garden was prepared
kids were adored
and fun was had
grateful
29. a working washer in the midst of a broken dryer
30. no gag relex
31. chicken bacon ranch pizza
32. beautifully written stories
33. inspiration
34. small skim latte with a half shot of vanilla
35. my moms - celebrating them
36. small, jam size mason jars
37. breakfast date
38. a twinkle in the eye and a "this is nice"
39. a harmonic playing grandpa
40. an old felt painting
41. pangs of conviction from a well preached sermon
42. a car full of friends
30. no gag relex
31. chicken bacon ranch pizza
32. beautifully written stories
33. inspiration
34. small skim latte with a half shot of vanilla
35. my moms - celebrating them
36. small, jam size mason jars
37. breakfast date
38. a twinkle in the eye and a "this is nice"
39. a harmonic playing grandpa
40. an old felt painting
41. pangs of conviction from a well preached sermon
42. a car full of friends
thankful
This exercise in counting joy has been so good for me. It's hard to have a bad attitude (at work for example) when you are trying to find things all day long to be thankful for.
16. a forgiving husband when the dog drives me to near insanity
17. answered prayer and forward motion for a new ministry
18. people willing to volunteer
19. warm weather
20. cleansing rain
21. unexpected blizzards (of the ice cream variety)
22. family time at a tiki bar
23. time to relax and finish sudoku puzzles
24. a conversation about God's mercy and grace
25. seeing siblings perform at a coffee shop. they are so talented.
26. holding Jackson
27. coffee with an old friend
28. a delicious dinner made from rummaging through the fridge
16. a forgiving husband when the dog drives me to near insanity
17. answered prayer and forward motion for a new ministry
18. people willing to volunteer
19. warm weather
20. cleansing rain
21. unexpected blizzards (of the ice cream variety)
22. family time at a tiki bar
23. time to relax and finish sudoku puzzles
24. a conversation about God's mercy and grace
25. seeing siblings perform at a coffee shop. they are so talented.
26. holding Jackson
27. coffee with an old friend
28. a delicious dinner made from rummaging through the fridge
monday, monday
Last week my little sister turned 24. Sigh. That makes me feel old. To celebrate we dined at Psycho Suzie's Motor Lounge and Tiki Bar. The atmosphere was tikitastic and the food was d-lish! Pictures to come.
Our dryer is still broken and I'm wearing my last pair of clean socks today.
Cutting Olive's nails is one of my least favorite activities. Especially when I cut one too short and she bleeds all over. Zero fun sir.
Do you want to know what is one of my favorite activities? Garage saling. We went to a big neighborhood garage sale this weekend and came home with lots of fun goodies.
rocking chair (for our porch re-do that is spanning into it's second year)
cast iron muffin pan (i heart cast iron)
backgammon set
two frames for an upcoming project
4 books
My brother's band played at a coffee shop on Friday and my sister joined them for a few songs on vocals. It was amazing. I'm related to such talented individuals.
Speaking of...they are playing a fairly large show May 10th at the 400 Bar in St. Paul. Tickets are only 5 dollars!! Let me know if you are interested.
Our dryer is still broken and I'm wearing my last pair of clean socks today.
Cutting Olive's nails is one of my least favorite activities. Especially when I cut one too short and she bleeds all over. Zero fun sir.
Do you want to know what is one of my favorite activities? Garage saling. We went to a big neighborhood garage sale this weekend and came home with lots of fun goodies.
rocking chair (for our porch re-do that is spanning into it's second year)
cast iron muffin pan (i heart cast iron)
backgammon set
two frames for an upcoming project
4 books
My brother's band played at a coffee shop on Friday and my sister joined them for a few songs on vocals. It was amazing. I'm related to such talented individuals.
Speaking of...they are playing a fairly large show May 10th at the 400 Bar in St. Paul. Tickets are only 5 dollars!! Let me know if you are interested.
